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April 5, 2022

World’s first LGBT+ head of state elected in San Marino, one of the oldest nations on earth

The microstate of San Marino has just elected an openly gay head of state, becoming the first country in the world to do so. Paolo Rondelli, 58, was elected one of two “captains regent” of San Marino, one of the world’s oldest and smallest republics which has just 34,000 inhabitants. He was elected on 1...

April 5, 2022

Drag Race confirms new European spin-off as RuPaul’s quest for world domination continues

RuPaul’s Drag Race is set to sashay its way to Scandinavia, as Sweden becomes the latest country to have its own version of the hit franchise. Drag Race Sweden will air on STV in Sweden and WOW Presents Plus in the UK, US and other territories. Although details of the new spin-off are yet to be confirmed — …...

April 5, 2022

Labour MP Nadia Whittome: Tory conversion therapy U-turns are a plot to divide our LGBT+ community

Nadia Whittome, Labour MP for Nottingham East, explains why Boris Johnson is playing a “game of divide-and-rule” with conversion therapy. For four years, the Conservative government has consistently promised that conversion therapy for LGBT+ people will be banned. That was until last week, when it performed not...

April 5, 2022

Trans MP Jamie Wallis ‘bitterly disappointed’ by Boris Johnson dropping trans conversion therapy ban

The UK’s first openly trans MP, Jamie Wallis, has said he is “bitterly disappointed” by the government’s decision to ban conversion therapy, but not for trans people. The decision came about after a series of U-turns on Thursday (31 March), with news first leaking that the conversion therapy ban...

April 5, 2022

Britney Spears confirms ‘healing’ tell-all book and promises ‘uncomfortable conversations’

Britney Spears has confirmed that she is working on a “therapeutic” book that will reveal what she has “never been able to express openly”. Britney let slip about her tell-all memoir in a lengthy and since-deleted Instagram post Monday evening (4 April). While she didn’t reveal any details...

April 4, 2022

Gay Marvel boss calls out Disney CEO: ‘Take a stand’

Gay Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso had some choice words with Disney CEO Bob Chapek regarding anti-LGBT+ legislation across the US. Alonso revealed that she had a “45-minute sitdown” with Chapek while accepting the GLAAD Media Award for “Outstanding Film” for Eternals on Saturday (2 April), Deadline reported. ...

April 4, 2022

Kansas becomes latest state to approve trans sports ban – but it’s unlikely to become a realty

Kansas lawmakers have sent a cruel bill banning trans girls and women from playing on school sports teams matching their gender identity to the governor’s desk. The bill would prevent trans students from participating in girls’ and women’s sports at publicly-funded schools from elementary through to college, Kansas...

April 4, 2022

Pose icon Michaela Jaé Rodriguez explains the power in telling your queer child that you love them

Michaela Jaé Rodriguez has explained how telling queer kids that they’re loved can ‘make all the difference’ in their life in an emotional speech. The Pose star received the Stephen F Kolzak Award, which is presented to an LGBT+ media professional who had made a huge difference in promoting queer...

April 4, 2022

Survivor icon Zeke Smith proposes to boyfriend Nico Santos on awards show stage

Survivor contestant Zeke Smith surprised boyfriend Nico Santos with an adorable proposal at the GLAAD Media Awards – where they met years before. Smith pulled off the wonderful proposal as the couple came on stage at the awards on Saturday night (2 April). Santos said the GLAAD Media Awards held a special place for the...

April 4, 2022

Mike Pence thinks transphobia will get him back in the White House

Former US vice president Mike Pence has launched a list of policy suggestions ahead of the midterms and of course, plenty of them are anti-LGBT+. Pence recently published his “Freedom Agenda” – his blueprint for Republicans to win future elections, which reads like a prelude to a 2024 run. It’s...