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September 12, 2019

There’s a very important point to be made about that video of Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello kissing

Many of the Twitter users who woke up today to a video of singers Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello kissing “like fish” all seem to have had the same thought. But it’s a thought that, for LGBT+ people in particular, is of major importance. The couple, who have been repeatedly snapped by fans and paparazzi...

September 12, 2019

Dennis Rodman thinks ’10-20% of pro-athletes are gay’

Retired basketball player Dennis Rodman suspects 10-20 percent of professional athletes could be gay, even though none have come out while competing in any major American sporting league. Rodman enjoyed a 20-year career playing for the Detroit Pistons, San Antonio Spurs, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas...

September 12, 2019

TV chef James Martin is getting roasted by the internet for saying he now identifies as an otter

TV chef James Martin is getting roasted by the internet after getting very upset about Fireman Sam and claiming that he identifies “as an otter”. The former Saturday Kitchen presenter, who left the BBC in 2016, was apparently angered by reports that children’s character Fireman Sam is being phased out as...

September 12, 2019

‘Lesbians’, ‘bisexuals’ and ‘same-sex marriages’ are being blacklisted as unsafe for advertisers

Around three-quarters of articles on LGBT+ topics are flagged as “inappropriate” for advertisers by brand safety toolkits, a damning study has revealed. To the filtration systems, words such as “lesbian”, “bisexual” and “same-sex marriage” are considered brand-busting...

September 12, 2019

Mean Girls star wants more sexy plus-size gay men on screen

In a world of tiled torsos and plastic biceps, Mean Girls star Daniel Franzese has called for more sexy plus-size gay men on screens. Chatting to TMZ outside LAX airport, the actor broke down a recent Instagram post of him shirtless enjoying life to the max in a swimming pool. The actor said that gay … Continued The...

September 12, 2019

Olivia Colman backs LGBT-inclusive education in Vogue interview

Olivia Colman backed LGBT+ inclusive education in a quick-fire video interview with Vogue for its ’73 Questions’ series. Colman was revealed as American Vogue’s October cover star, photographed by Annie Leibovitz, and will soon take over from Claire Foy to play the queen in the third season of Netflix...

September 12, 2019

Sacked Emmerdale star Asan N’Jie used homophobic slur in unearthed tweets

Embattled Emmerdale star Asan N’Jie sent tweets using anti-gay slurs, it has been revealed. The Sun unearthed anti-gay messages from the actor, who joined the soap in 2018 as Ellis Chapman. In one tweet, he wrote: “I’ve got a missed call from him, give me a text when you’ve been sun beds…. You...

September 12, 2019

Tan France nearly turned down Queer Eye because he was worried his family would be ‘attacked’

Tan France has revealed that he was close to turning down his part on Queer Eye, fearing that his family and friends would be “attacked”. France grew up in South Yorkshire to Pakistani parents, and told NPR that the idea of being one of the first openly gay South Asian men on TV was “massively …...

September 12, 2019

Who’s the best queen in RuPaul’s Drag Race herstory? We count down our favourites

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is around the corner and to celebrate we have ranked our favourite queens from season one all the way to season 11. To date, the cult TV competition has seen 140 queens on the runway since Logo aired it in 2009. Most queens have sashayed away but 16 – including those … Continued The...

September 12, 2019

Laith Ashley reveals shocking experiences of transphobia, urges cis gay men to call it out

Trans model Laith Ashley has spoken about the shocking transphobia he has experienced and has urged gay men in particular to do more to call it out. The 29-year-old covered the October issue of Attitude alongside actor Gus Kenworthy for a sun-splashed photoshoot. In an interview with the publication, the trailblazer...