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June 29, 2022

Lizzo stuns wearing her inclusive shapewear brand for hilarious Carpool Karaoke appearance

Lizzo finally took part in Carpool Karaoke and it’s instantly iconic. The singer joined James Corden for the fan-favourite segment of the The Late Late Show, which saw the pair chat and sing some of her biggest hits. During her appearance Lizzo looked stunning, while repping her revolutionary shapewear brand, Yitty....

June 29, 2022

Olympic swimmer Daniel Jervis comes out as gay: ‘I look in the mirror and like who I am’

Pro swimmer Daniel Jervis has come out as gay in the hopes he can be a role model for young LGBTQ+ people. Having just competed at the World Championships in Budapest, the Welsh Olympian opened up about his struggle with his sexuality and discovering who he is. “It took 24 years to be who I … Continued The...

June 29, 2022

Monkeypox: 90-minute PCR test developed as UK cases surge past 1,000

Scientists have developed a fairly quick and cheap test to diagnose monkeypox as cases in the UK surge to more than 1,000. South Korean test manufacturer Seegene announced Tuesday (28 June) that it had developed a polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, test for monkeypox. With just a $12 price tag, the Novaplex MPXV Assay can...

June 29, 2022

Flight attendant proposes to pilot girlfriend 35,000ft in the air. She proposed right back at her

A flight attendant proposed to her pilot girlfriend mid-flight – before she proposed back to her. Veronica Rojas proposed to newly hired pilot Alejandra Moncayo over the PA system whilst travelling on Alaska Airline’s “Pride in the Sky” flight. Being 35,000 feet in the air on a Pride-themed flight...

June 28, 2022

Brazil Johnson: Black trans woman violently killed is 17th trans person murdered in US this year

A Black trans woman, who was a passionate cook, is the 17th known trans person to be violently killed in the US thus far this year. Brazil Johnson, a 28-year-old Black woman, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds near Teutonia Avenue and Garfield Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 15 June, CBS 58 reported. Milwaukee...

June 28, 2022

Umbrella Academy boss rewrote entire season after Elliot Page came out: ‘It’s a credit to Elliot’

The Umbrella Academy showrunner has revealed that he rewrote the latest season of the hit Netflix series after Elliot Page came out. In March, Page revealed to eager The Umbrella Academy fans that their character Viktor would come out as trans in season three, and the show depicted Viktor’s transition narrative gracefully...

June 28, 2022

Australia reveals how many same-sex weddings have taken place since marriage equality

Nearly 24,000 same-sex marriages have been reported in the Australian 2021 census. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) published the first round of results from its 2021 census, revealing that 23,914 same-sex marriages have taken place since marriage equality was legalised in 2017. Sadly, this is about all the data...

June 28, 2022

Queer women and trans folk need abortion rights too: ‘We’re being left out of the conversation’

Members of the LGBTQ+ community in the United States have spoken out about their own abortion experiences after Roe v Wade was struck down. The Supreme Court overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade ruling which legalised abortion across the country, on 24 June, meaning that it will now be up to individual states to …...

June 28, 2022

Gay men’s choir drowns out vile anti-LGBTQ+ protest that crashed family Pride event

A Pride event designed to educate children and families on queer history was crashed by anti-LGBTQ+ protestors calling to “protect white children.” The Sacramento event, which took place on Saturday (25 June), aimed to celebrate “love and families”, with Pride-related art activities, museum play and...

June 28, 2022

Hocus Pocus 2 first trailer reveals return of the Sanderson Sisters and fans are under a spell

Disney has unleashed the official first trailer for the long-awaited Hocus Pocus 2. Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy return as the Sanderson sisters in the 80-second trailer, which comes almost 30 years after the release of the first film. “This Halloween season, some legends never die,”...