LGBTQ Entertainment News

Joyce Carol Oates, writer, Ronchi Di Percoto, Italy, 2010. (Leonardo Cendamo/Getty) Acclaimed writer Joyce Carol Oates has apologised after she suggested that the singular “they” pronoun will never become “part of general usage”. On Wednesday (6 October), Oates tweeted a link to a New York Times op-ed by linguist John McWhorter. In his article, McWhorter argued in favour
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Sajid Javid delivers his keynote speech during the Conservative party conference on 5 October 2021 (Ian Forsyth/Getty) UK health secretary Sajid Javid has reportedly claimed that using trans-inclusive language in healthcare settings could literally cost lives. Javid made the shocking claim at the annual Conservative party conference on Tuesday (5 October), at a fringe event
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Prosecutors are considering bringing forward obscenity charges over LGBT+ themed books. (Envato Elements) Librarians in Wyoming could face criminal “obscenity” charges for stocking LGBT+ books in sections aimed at teenagers. Prosecutors are reportedly considering whether to bring charges against Campbell County Public Library staff over their decision to stock young adult books about sex education
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Tory culture secretary Nadine Dorries has belatedly admitted she regrets opposing same-sex marriage, saying she now wishes she could “turn the clock back”. The woman who supposedly has her finger on the UK’s cultural pulse has repeatedly voted against marriage equality and once compared it to incest. “If the gay marriage bill takes sex out
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British actor Harry Andrews on the set of the film ‘The New Spartans’ on June 01, 1975 in Derbyshire, England. (Getty/Anwar Hussein) Journalist and author Tim Walker is reflecting on a poignant interview he had with British actor and cinema star Harry Andrews, who never went public about his sexuality or his relationship during his
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The woman described the inclusive ads as “disgusting propaganda”. (Twitter) OkCupid has hit back at the bigot who attacked an inclusive campaign poster in a now-viral video. The dating site launched its ‘Every Single Person’ campaign in July to spotlight love in all its forms, and put out adverts with taglines like “every single bear”,
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The memo said games featuring queer relationships or ”effeminate males” should not be approved for release. (Envato) China will ban video games featuring same-sex relationships, ‘effeminate’ men and moral choices, according to a leaked memo. The internal memo from a recent internal training by the state-backed gaming association was revealed by the South China Morning Post, lays out
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The effervescently vibrant singer, songwriter, actor and award winning activist Ryan Cassata lit up the Bellport Brewing Company like fireworks plunging into the night sky and shattering the darkness. Like a seductive alchemist Ryan artfully transformed private anguish into a native of truth…. To say Ryan dazzled the crowded venue is an understatement. He seduced
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President of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro. (Andressa Anholete/Getty Images) Brazil’s homophobe-in-chief Jair Bolsonaro is back at it again with the homophobia, this time sending cruel, anti-LGBT+ texts. On the instant messaging app WhatsApp, the president privately on a new number made homophobic remarks as he mocked LGBT+ rights demonstrators. He blasted to his contacts, according to
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