Tory minister Nadine Dorries accused of comparing homosexuality to paedophilia in debut novel
Culture secretary and Tory MP Nadine Dorries has been accused of comparing homosexuality with paedophilia in her 2014 novel The Four Streets. Despite her presumably large workload as MP for Mid Bedfordshire and secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, Dorries has a second job as a fiction writer. The MP,...
The Ultimatum contestant comes out as proudly bisexual after breaking up with boyfriend
Star of new Netflix reality TV show The Ultimatum, Rae Williams, has come out as bisexual in the show’s reunion episode. Hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey, The Ultimatum follows six couples who are considering marriage. When one half of the couple is ready to tie the knot but the other is less sure, they …...
Pennsylvania governor says trans sports ban vote is a ‘waste of time’: ‘It won’t get past my desk’
Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House have passed a bill that would ban trans students from competing in girls’ and women’s sports – despite the governor’s promise to veto it. House Bill 972 (HB 972) would prohibit trans girls from participating in girls’ and women’s athletics at publicly-funded schools, “public...
Drag Race winners to return for All Stars ‘queen of queens’ season and it’s the gag of the century
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7 will be an all winners “queen of queens” season. The worst-kept secret in the RuPaul empire has finally been confirmed, with confirmation that Drag Race All Stars 7 will see previous winners return to compete for the ultimate crown. The cast for the all winers season is Raja...
Turner Prize nominates ‘boundary-pushing’ non-binary artist for queer drag dreamscape
For the first time in the Turner Prize’s 37-year history, an out non-binary artist has been named on the shortlist for the lucrative prize. Canadian artist Sin Wai Kin, a drag performer, was named in the four-strong shortlist for the art prize. The London-based performer was nominated for their involvement in the British...
Tory government wants police to ‘misgender’ most trans crime victims: ‘More culture war cruelty’
The government has asked police across England and Wales to record trans victims of crime by the sex recorded on their birth certificate. The concept of “legal sex” is foggy in the UK, although it is often thought of as the sex listed on a person’s birth certificate, which can be changed with a Gender...
Murder arrest after two gay men found ‘mutilated’ in own homes in suspected homophobic killings
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after two men were killed in Sligo, Ireland with an apparent homophobic motive. The Irish Examiner reports that a man in his twenties was arrested on Wednesday morning (13 April) in connection with the deaths of Michael Snee, 58, and Aidan Moffitt, 42. Snee was found …...
Couple drop restraining order against Ezra Miller after claiming actor threatened to ‘bury’ them
A Hawaii couple who filed a restraining order against Ezra Miller, claiming the actor threatened to “bury” them, have dropped their petition. The couple had been granted a temporary restraining order after alleging that the star of The Flash threatened to kill them, but have now dropped their case before a...
Family charged with attempted murder after gay man blinded in gruesome ‘homophobic’ attack
Three family members are facing hate crime charges in connection to a brutal attack that left a gay man permanently blind. The Broward State Attorney’s Office in Miami announced on Tuesday (12 April) that Inna (44), Yevhen (43) and Oleh Makarenko (21) had been formally charged on counts of first-degree attempted murder,...