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September 23, 2019

Billy Porter makes history as first openly gay black man to win acting Emmy

Billy Porter has made LGBT+ history by becoming the first openly gay black man to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Porter’s first-ever Emmy win was for his role playing Pray Tell, the ball MC and a male lead in FX’s groundbreaking musical drama Pose. Dressed in his typical show-stopping...

September 23, 2019

Bi Visibility Day: Bisexual people on why it’s not just a phase

For Bi Visibility Day, we asked bisexual people what their favourite things about being bisexual are. We asked three bisexual people to share, on camera, what they love about their bisexual identities and why you should stop believing it’s a phase. Vaneet Mehta, 27, is an Indian bisexual blogger, first came out to a...

September 22, 2019

People are busting common and ridiculous myths around bisexuality for Bi Visibility Day

To celebrate Bi Visibility Day, loud and proud bisexuals are sharing the common fallacies about their sexuality. YouTube stars Elle Mills, Megan Dijkman, Taylor Behnke, Stephan Kyriacou and blogger Vaneet Mehta are spreading bi positivity. Coming from all over the world, they have all heard the same bisexual assumptions on...

September 22, 2019

Brazil prosecutor orders five indictments over gay councilwoman assassination

Brazil prosecutor general Raquel Dodge announced on her last day in office (September 17) that she would charge five people with obstructing investigations into the assassination of gay, black councilwoman Marielle Franco. Franco was an openly serving lesbian politician who fought for minorities across Rio de Janeiro, and...

September 22, 2019

Black trans women keep being murdered. So this New Yorker decided to do something about it

At least 19 transgender people have been violently killed in the US this year, with all but one of them – Jordan Cofer, who was shot by his own brother in the Dayton mass shooting – being black trans women. The life expectancy for a black trans woman in the US is just 35 years … Continued The post Black trans women...

September 22, 2019

Angelica Ross says Bernie Sanders made “huge misstep” in skipping LGBT forum

Angelica Ross has said that Bernie Sanders made a “huge misstep” by not attending Friday’s Presidential Candidate Forum on LGBTQ Issues (September 20). The forum was hosted by Ross, and saw ten Democratic presidential hopefuls talk about their plans for improving LGBT+ rights in the US, but Sanders was...

September 22, 2019

Gay fashion designer assaulted and called ‘f****t’ in front of children at Make-a-Wish fundraiser

A gay fashion designer was beaten and called a “f****t” in front of children at a charity fashion show raising money for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. Designer Pol’ Atteu and his husband Patrik Simpson are the stars of Amazon Prime’s reality show Gown and Out in Beverley Hills. The children’s fashion...

September 22, 2019

Jonathan Van Ness reveals there were protests when Queer Eye visited his old school

Jonathan Van Ness has revealed that there was more to the story when the Fab Five visited his old high school in a Queer Eye season four episode. Van Ness opened up yesterday about living with HIV, just one of the difficult topics he will cover in his new memoir Over The Top. He also said that he … Continued The...

September 22, 2019

Stonewall founder opposes trans rights, may form breakaway group

22 people, including Stonewall co-founder Simon Fanshawe, have signed an open letter stating that the charity undermines “women’s sex-based rights.” The letter, published in The Sunday Times, said the signatories are considering forming a “new organisation” which would oppose Gender Recognition Act...

September 22, 2019

The BRIT Awards considers gender-neutral award categories

The organisers of the BRIT Awards, Britain’s biggest music awards, are reportedly considering making their award categories gender-neutral. According to The Sunday Times, the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) which organises the awards might ditch separate awards for Best Male Solo Artist and Best Female Solo...