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September 5, 2019

Kylie Minogue makes powerful speech about cancer battle and being an icon

Kylie Minogue gave a candid speech at the GQ Men of the Year Awards, where she opened up about her battle with breast cancer and what it means to be an icon. Fresh from her recent Glastonbury appearance and her acclaimed summer tour, Minogue was named a GQ Icon at a glittering awards ceremony on … Continued The post...

September 5, 2019

Lizzo is trying to trademark the phrase ‘100% that bitch’

US singer Lizzo is reportedly trying to trademark the phrase “100% that bitch” from her 2017 hit ‘Truth Hurts’. The Houston-based artist filed a trademark application for the phrase in June 2019, according to The Blast. Lizzo reportedly wants to use the phrase on an upcoming range of clothing...

September 5, 2019

Elton John shares tear-jerking story about Freddie Mercury’s final days

Today (September 5) marks what would have been the 73rd birthday of the late Freddie Mercury. To mark the occasion, we look back on a tribute from Elton John, one of Mercury’s closest friends, in his 2013 book. Mercury passed away from complications from AIDS on November 24, 1991, having only revealed to the public...

September 5, 2019

Sam Smith wears heels for the first time at an awards show

British singer Sam Smith, who came out as non-binary in March this year, said “it felt so good” to wear heels to an awards show for the first time. The ‘Too Good at Goodbyes’ singer wore the Gucci heels on 4 September to the GQ Men of the Year awards. “Tonight I wore heels for …...

September 5, 2019

Kevin Hart talking to Lil Nas X about his sexuality really couldn’t have gone any worse

Lil Nas X was forced to explain the existence of homophobia to Kevin Hart after the actor repeatedly interrupted a conversation about his sexuality. Hart has previously come under fire for his attitude towards LGBT+ people and stepped down from hosting the 2019 Oscars over comments about beating his children if they came...

September 5, 2019

Transgender woman, bi woman and non-binary lesbian make Tinder’s top 30 singles for 2019

A transgender woman, bisexual woman and non-binary lesbian have all made the cut for the top 30 singles of 2019, according to Tinder. The three singletons shared why they love being single and their Tinder bio lines in an interview for Cosmopolitan about the 30-strong list of the top users across the UK and Ireland....

September 5, 2019

Woman arrested for misgendering a trans person on Twitter charged with trolling

Police have charged a mother in the UK for malicious communication after she referred to a trans woman as man on Twitter in a “campaign of targeted harassment”. Authorities arrested Kate Scottow, 38, in December 2018 in her home in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. She will soon face magistrates charged with malicious...

September 5, 2019

The Brexit Party just revealed its second transgender candidate for the next general election

The Brexit Party has announced its general election candidate for South Northamptonshire is transgender hairdressing teacher Rachel Warby. The 52-year-old, from Stamford, Lincolnshire, is the second trans woman that the Brexit Party has announced will stand for them in the event of a general election. Warby told the...

September 5, 2019

Majority of Brits back primary-school kids being taught about LGBT families

The British public clearly backs primary-school teachers telling students about LGBT+ families, according to new research from Stonewall. Three days after a BBC audience said that a book about a gay penguin couple raising a chick was “disturbing”, “corrupting”, “unnatural” and had...

September 4, 2019

Pioneering gay Netflix comedy Grace and Frankie to end after seventh season

Pioneering gay sitcom Grace and Frankie is set to come to a dignified end after seven seasons, having earned the distinction of being Netflix’s longest-running show. Stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda confirmed in a statement alongside the show’s creators that the show would be drawing to a close. The statement...