EXCLUSIVE: Renée Zellweger reveals touching moment she knew she had to be a LGBT ally
Fresh from playing gay icon Judy Garland, Renée Zellweger reveals the moment she knew she had to be a LGBT+ ally. Speaking exclusively to PinkNews as part of our First Times series, Zellweger also shares what it was like attending Pride in London and her first time going to a gay bar. “The first time I …...
Young Tories say they’re called homophobic for political beliefs in viral video – and the internet has thoughts
A viral video of young UK Tories outlining the discrimination they face for their political beliefs has split Twitter in half. The three supporters of the ruling party spoke out to The Telegraph about the assumptions people make of them, with one recounting: “People assume that we aren’t allies to the LGBT+...
Bernie Sanders claims queer and trans people ‘fit into his campaign the same way everyone else fits in’
US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has told an audience in North Carolina that queer and trans people are part of his campaign “the way that everyone else fits in”. Speaking in Greensboro, North Carolina, Sanders was accompanied by actor Danny Glover, Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen and the...
Laverne Cox wants you to know she’s done debating the existence of trans people
US actress Laverne Cox says trans people exist and she’s “not interested in debating [her] identity or existence anymore”. The Orange Is The New Black star, who appeared on the cover of Time magazine in 2014 with the headline ‘Trans Tipping Point’, made the comments in an interview with weekly...
Lord Alan Sugar says those who ‘promote’ non-binary pronouns should be ‘shipped out of the country’
Lord Alan Sugar has slammed those who “promote” non-binary pronouns, adding that they should “shipped out of the country”. The Apprentice kingpin told The Sun that there is a “small bunch of people” and should be deported “to Mongolia”. The 72-year-old billionaire...
Jonathan Van Ness responds to backlash over his Ronald Reagan HIV/AIDS comments: ‘As a comedian I do joke sometimes’
Queer Eye‘s Jonathan Van Ness has responded to the backlash over his comments about former president Ronald Reagan, reminding his critics: “As a comedian I do joke sometimes.” The controversial comments were made in a 2018 video in which the Fab Five go to town on Bernie Sanders’ fashion style. The...
Peter Andre slams gender-neutral categories at the Brit Awards despite never actually being nominated for one
TV personality Peter Andre has slammed the idea of ditching male and female categories at the Brit Awards in favour of non-binary-inclusive ones. The 46-year-old singer, who has never been nominated for a Brit, lashed out against the alleged move saying people get “offended way too easily nowadays”....
Lady Gaga says she’s calling her next album ‘Adele’ and the internet has gone into meltdown
Lady Gaga tweeted that her long-awaited sixth album will be called Adele, and fans can’t work out whether she’s being serious or just trolling in the deep. Three years after the release of Lady Gaga’s stripped back and personal Joanne, the singer has hinted that her next effort will take her in an...
