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September 5, 2019

Pope Francis just named a pro-LGBT+ bishop as a cardinal

LGBT+ advocates are celebrating after the Pope elevated a leading pro-gay bishop to the College of Cardinals. On Sunday, September 1, Pope Francis made the surprise announcement that he would promoting 13 clerics to the rank of cardinal. Among them was Matteo Zuppi, 63, an Italian archbishop who encourages “a new...

September 5, 2019

A drag queen just accused Ariana Grande of copying her look and ‘stealing from queer artists’

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Farrah Moan has accused Ariana Grande of imitating her look. The drag queen claims that Grande ripped off a look that she debuted on season four of Drag Race All Stars in December 2018 for the ‘7 Rings’ music video, which dropped a month later. Farrah Moan shared a side-by-side...

September 5, 2019

Donald Trump is tweeting about Debra Messing again – because he clearly has nothing better to do

President Donald Trump has continued his feud with Will & Grace actress Debra Messing, calling for her to be dropped from NBC. The leader hit out at Messing in a Twitter storm on Thursday, September 5, branding her “The Mess”. Donald Trump wants Debra Messing ‘thrown off television’. He wrote:...

September 5, 2019

Iceland is rolling out the rainbow carpet for Mike Pence – literally

US vice president Mike Pence was greeted by a sea of rainbow flags on his visit to Iceland. Trump’s deputy, who is known for his anti-LGBT+ politics, was given an exceptionally queer welcome during his visit to Iceland on Wednesday, September 4, as businesses across Reykjavík flew rainbow flags for the occasion. A...

September 5, 2019

What’s the best way to protest a Mike Pence visit? A big gay disco, obviously

Irish civil rights groups left Mike Pence in no doubt about what Ireland thinks of him by staging a gay disco outside the parliamentary building during his state visit. Members of Amnesty International, Dublin LGBTQ Pride, the Irish Refugee Council and other activist groups held a ‘Disco at the Dáil’ on...

September 5, 2019

Teenage girl is the 17th trans person to be killed in the US in 2019

A teenage girl has become 17th trans person known to have died by violent means in the US in 2019. The 17-year-old was found by on Monday evening, September 2, with gunshot wounds to her torso in Parkwood Avenue, Baltimore. She later died in hospital. Homicide detectives at Baltimore Police are appealing for anyone with...

September 5, 2019

Newly-out football player pens wonderfully romantic love poem for his boyfriend

American football player Ryan Russell, who recently made headlines by coming out as bisexual, has shared a wonderfully romantic love poem he wrote for his boyfriend. The 27-year-old NFL veteran previously played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but is currently a free agent and hoping to be signed by a...

September 5, 2019

13 unashamedly queer moments from Freddie Mercury

September 5, 2019

Absolutely nobody turned up to support Mike Pence in Ireland

US vice president Mike Pence didn’t exactly receive a warm welcome on his official visit to Ireland, with videos showing not a single person turning out to greet him at his family’s ancestral home. While in Ireland, Pence stayed at Trump’s five-star private golf resort and hotel. Pence has connections...