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May 27, 2022

Skagen release a rainbow watch for Pride Month to raise funds for an LGBTQ+ organisation

Skagen has released its 2022 Pride collection with all proceeds going to an LGBTQ+ charity. The watch brand has unveiled its colourful design inspired by the inclusive Pride flag to mark Pride Month. They’re partnering with InterPride and will donate 100 percent of sales to the organisation. The collection is now...

May 27, 2022

Netflix adds warning to ‘violent’ Stranger Things season 4 premiere after Texas school shooting

A warning has been added to the Stranger Things season four premiere following the tragic Uvalde school shooting in Texas. Tragedy took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday (24 May), when 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos opened fire inside the school. Ramos killed 21 people – 19 children and two...

May 27, 2022

ABBA’s jaw-dropping virtual concert is nothing short of a modern, magical miracle

When Swedish pop supergroup ABBA first announced that they were to release a new song after 39 years, few people could have imagined, let alone dreamed, that a full album would follow. Including, perhaps, the group themselves. So the chances of ever seeing ABBA perform in their original line-up would surely be zero – it...

May 27, 2022

Star Wars bosses warned Obi-Wan Kenobi star Moses Ingram to expect racism from fans

As the Star Wars fandom celebrates the release of the Obi-Wan Kenobi series on Disney Plus, the ugly undertones of racism that’s rife within the fandom has emerged once more. Moses Ingram plays Reva, an Inquisitor working to track down any remaining Jedi, in Obi-Wan Kenobi, released on Friday (27 May). Ingram is a...

May 27, 2022

‘Face of Qatar’ David Beckham says ‘more work to be done’ on homophobia in football

David Beckham has said he’s glad football has made strides on homophobia and racism since his 90s heyday. In an interview with Evening Standard, Beckham said: “I played for 22 years, I saw a lot of racism and homophobia and do think it has changed.” However, he added: “But there’s still a lot of work …...

May 27, 2022

Drag Race’s Elektra Fence explains why LGBTQ+ folk need Pride more than ever

Drag Race UK star Elektra Fence discusses why the LGBTQ+ community needs Pride and to “look after each other” after experiencing an horrific “homophobic” assault. The “pocket rocket of UK drag” sashayed away from the Drag Race UK season three after two electrifying lip syncs, being beaten in a...

May 27, 2022

Father Ted musical scrapped while disgraced writer Graham Linehan still attached

The Father Ted musical has reportedly been put on ice while Graham Linehan is still attached – and he, of course, blames trans rights activist for it. Linehan, the disgraced Irish television writer who co-created Father Ted, has seen his personal life in turmoil and his career falter over the last six years as he has...

May 27, 2022

Ex-police officer jailed after claiming expenses for Pride in London trip without actually going

A gay former Staffordshire Police inspector has been sentenced to a year in prison for fraud after he pretended to attend Pride in London and claimed the journey through expenses. Darren Oakey, 52, said he had attended Pride in London on 1 July 2016, where he was supposed to represent the force, according to Staffordshire...

May 27, 2022

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warns fight for LGBTQ+ equality is far from over as UK slips backwards

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the UK’s first-ever Pride march in London, the city’s mayor Sadiq Khan writes for PinkNews about the rise in far-right hate across Europe, London being a beacon of hope and how the Tory government is letting LGBTQ+ people down. As mayor, I’ve always been a vocal supporter of the...

May 26, 2022

Right-wing extremist Ethan Schmidt vows LGBTQ+ ‘hunting expedition’ during Pride month

Right-wing extremist Ethan Schmidt, who founded the group The Anti-Maskers Club, has announced that he will be “hunting” LGBTQ+ people and their supporters during Pride month, adding: “They’re not safe.” Schmidt is a racist, anti-vax, homophobic, transphobic, Trump-supporting social media user...