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NHL bosses are already concerned about Heated Rivalry season 2
Is the National Hockey League (NHL) ready for Heated Rivalry season 2? One of the ice hockey bosses has said there is work to do for NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. While the first season focused on the illicit romance between ice hockey rivals Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie) and Shane Hollander (Hu...
Eight Democrats voted with Republicans on bill that could out trans students
Eight Democrats voted with Republicans to help pass a bill that could force teachers to out transgender students to their parents and ban the acknowledgement of trans identities in school settings. HR 2616, also known as the ‘Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act’, was passed in the Hou...
Vermont passes landmark bill protecting trans prisoners’ rights
Vermont lawmakers have passed a sweeping, first-of-its-kind bill expanding protections for transgender people in prison, marking one of the strongest state-level responses yet to the Trump administration’s escalating prison policies targeting trans people. The legislation, titled H.550, which was...
Rami Malek says he ‘had to address the fear’ of playing gay in The Man I Love
Rami Malek has admitted he was hesitant to sign on for new film The Man I Love because he feared its gay theming was “too similar” to his portrayal of Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. Malek, who previously dated non-binary star Emma Corrin, said there “was a certain sense of fear” when it ca...
Hocus Pocus star Thora Birch comes out as bisexual
Hocus Pocus actor Thora Birch has opened up about her sexuality, coming out as bisexual. On Wednesday (20 May), Birch attended the 35th anniversary of legendary West Hollywood queer hotspot The Abbey. “As a hometown girl, I’m always here to show my support for the community, which shaped so much ...
Jessie J announces she is cancer free: ‘I sobbed for hours’
Jessie J has announced that she is now cancer free following her most recent yearly check-up. The Price Tag singer shared the news in an Instagram video posted on 21 May. “RESULTS ARE IN AND I AM CANCER FREE!” she wrote in the caption, with a string of crying emojis. “I sobbed for hours and […] T...
‘I wrote an article about peas and got accused of “neutering women”‘
Writing for PinkNews, Dr Rachel Woods shares how an innocent article about the health benefits of peas caused an unexpected controversy… I recently wrote an article about the health benefits of peas. If I am honest, I did not expect it to generate much interest, let alone controversy. In fact, th...
A history of Steven Colbert’s LGBTQ+ allyship as last Late Show airs
After 33 years, Stephen Colbert hosted the last episode of The Late Show on Thursday (21 May) night. The Late Show’s final instalment comes after Colbert criticised the network’s parent company, Paramount, over a $16million settlement with President Donald Trump. The final show saw the 62-year-ol...
TransActual says EHRC Code of Practice ‘weakens protections for LGBTQ+ people as a whole’
TransActual and other LGBTQ+ charities have reacted to the updated EHRC draft Code of Practice, which has said it is lawful to exclude trans people from gender-specific spaces, among other guidelines. The update, which essentially treats trans people as a “third gender”, as Not A Phase describes ...
Trans people can be barred from gendered spaces in EHRC’s updated draft code
Bridget Phillipson, Minister for Women and Equalities, has presented the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) draft updated guidelines to Parliament. Following the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling that said that in the Equality Act 20210, sex referred to “biological sex”, the EHRC’s guide...
Morrisons bring sanitary bins into men’s toilets and the anti-woke brigade can’t cope
Supermarket chain Morrisons has introduced a new toilet rule, installing male sanitary bins in its customer bathrooms. The move was done to meet “The Bog Standard” guidelines from phs Group and Prostate Cancer UK, which aims to educate organisations on providing support for men with incontinence,...
Judge renews block on Trump administration moving trans women to men’s prisons
A federal judge in Washington, DC has once again blocked the Trump administration from transferring transgender women in federal custody into men’s prisons, extending emergency protections for several incarcerated trans women who say they faced rape, assault and ongoing abuse in men’s facilities....
Thank you, gay gods! Real Housewives of Melbourne ‘to return’ with icon Gina Liano
Gays, our prayers have been answers, as The Real Housewives of Melbourne is reportedly making a comeback – and the icon that is Gina Liano is set to return. RHOMelbourne debuted in 2014 and, like its American and now UK versions, followed the lives of a group of fabulously wealthy women in the Au...
Leeds gets its first out gay Lord Mayor and Consort as couple make history
Leeds has appointed its first openly gay Lord Mayor and Lord Mayor’s Consort in a historic milestone for the city. Councillor Stephen Holroyd was confirmed as the 132nd Lord Mayor of Leeds on Wednesday, with his partner Simon Mapals serving as Lord Mayor’s Consort for the 2026/27 civic year. The ...
Courtney Act reveals RuPaul blocked her after chat about transphobic slur
Drag Race royalty Courtney Act has ruvealed that RuPaul herself blocked her on X following a conversation about the use of a transphobic slur on the show. The drag queen, who was announced as a headliner for 2027’s Don’t Tell Mama weekend at Bognor Regis Butlin’s, told of the incident on the 13 M...
Reform councillor faces backlash over posts mocking trans people and LGBTQ+ acronym
A newly elected Reform UK councillor in Kirklees is facing mounting backlash over alleged social media posts that target LGBTQ+ people and Muslim people, including one post that appeared to add “pedosexual” to the LGBTQ+ acronym. As reported by Yorkshire Live, Tracy Clayton, who won a seat repres...
Pedro Pascal vows to protect Bella Ramsey from Celebrity Traitors co-stars
Pedro Pascal has vowed to protect his The Last of Us co-star Bella Ramsey, who has been in Scotland filming for the second series of Celebrity Traitors. In an interview with Kiss on 20 May ahead of the release of his new film, The Mandalorian and Grogu, Pascal was asked about non-binary actor Ram...
Mum of woman killed driving to see girlfriend shares devastating moment she found car
Kelly Bartell hugged her daughter goodbye before she went to see her girlfriend, then never got to hug her again. Alexa Bartell, 20, had been on her way to see her girlfriend Jenna when three boys drove past her at 80-90mph and threw a 4kg rock through her windscreen. The rock hit her, and she […...
Transgender youth orgs urge new Health Secretary James Murray to reverse NHS care restrictions
Mermaids and FFLAG want the PATHWAYS trial resumed and NHS waits brought back in line with the 18-week standard. The post Transgender youth orgs urge new Health Secretary James Murray to reverse NHS care restrictions appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.
UK Christian charity under fire for anti-gay sermon on ‘boys raping boys’
A UK-based Christian charity is facing backlash after resurfaced sermons linked homosexuality to pedophilia and bestiality, while claiming boys “no longer rape girls” and instead “rape boys.” The remarks were made in a 2022 sermon uploaded to YouTube by the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Daniel Ce...
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