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Benito Skinner gives huge Overcompensating season 2 update with shirtless pic
Overcompensating creator and star Benito Skinner has confirmed a big update about season two with a smiling shirtless shot. The actor and comedian, who plays Benny in the Prime Video drama, posted on Instagram on 28 April: “Back 2 school… Overcompensating season 2 is now filming!” In the image, h...
Researchers debunk myth that up to 90% of trans children ‘grow out of it’
New research has debunked the right-wing argument that most trans children eventually grow out of identifying as trans. The study, titled ‘Desistance: A multimethod review of the literature on gender identity variability in transgender and gender diverse youth,’ comes from researchers from Virgin...
Trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper wins discrimination settlement after ban from sport
Gender Justice announced the agreement on 28 April, after a years-long dispute that began when Cooper was barred from two women’s events in 2018. The post Trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper wins discrimination settlement after ban from sport appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and t...
Hudson Williams teams up with Harry Potter star for culinary thriller film
The Amazon MGM film also stars Julia Garner and Demi Moore, with Paapa Essiedu and Nara Smith newly confirmed. The post Hudson Williams teams up with Harry Potter star for culinary thriller film appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.
Helena Bonham Carter denies Sandra Bernhard clash is reason for White Lotus exit
Helena Bonham Carter‘s team has denied claims that a behind-the-scenes clash with Sandra Bernhard is the reason for her exit from The White Lotus. The Sweeney Todd actress was this week confirmed to have left The White Lotus just a week into the production of season four. A HBO spokesperson told ...
Elliot Page talks struggle of growing up queer: ‘You’re carrying these bricks of shame’
The actor and producer says the film is “funny” and “beautifully made”, while spotlighting animal behaviour often left out of biology lessons. The post Elliot Page talks struggle of growing up queer: ‘You’re carrying these bricks of shame’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and ...
Christine McGuinness admits she masturbates before a date: ‘Keep yourself under control’
Model and reality star Christine McGuinness, who dates men and women, has admitted she masturbates before a date, saying it’s her “number one rule”. The mum-of-three, who is open to having a wife following her divorce from comedian Paddy McGuinness, shared her pre-date ritual with Amy Spalding an...
Texas university bans all LGBTQ+ topics in classrooms
Texas Tech University has introduced a new policy which bans the teaching and research of LGBTQ+ topics across its academic programmes. Adopted on 9 April, the new rule requires professors to replace course materials that focus on gender and sexuality with alternatives that don’t, reports the Tex...
Trump administration proposes rollback of LGBTQ+ housing protections
The Trump administration has proposed a sweeping rollback of LGBTQ+ housing protections, including one that could force trans women into men’s shelters and strip away federal anti-discrimination safeguards. The new rule from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would eliminate pro...
Matilda’s Mara Wilson says fake CSAM images left her feeling ‘ashamed’
Mara Wilson has opened up about the lasting impact of discovering fabricated CSAM images of herself online as a child, warning that such abuse is easier than ever to create and spread with AI. Speaking to Channel 4 News, the former child star recalled being just 12 years old when she searched her...
WNBA player Paige Bueckers has one thing to say about Azzi Fudd relationship
Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player Paige Bueckers has addressed the comments around her relationship with her new teammate Azzi Fudd. Bueckers was the first overall pick by her team Dallas Wings in the 2025 WNBA draft, while Fudd was this year’s first overall pick for the same ...
Ellen DeGeneres to return as Finding Nemo’s Dory in first acting job in five years
Ellen DeGeneres is returning to the world of acting to reprise her voice role of forgetful tang Dory, in a new Finding Nemo project. Talk show legend DeGeneres voiced Dory in Finding Nemo in 2003, and then returned to the role for Finding Dory in 2016. This will be the star’s first acting role (o...
‘I survived a violent attack for being queer in Nigeria, and I’m still learning how to live after it’
Queer Nigerian man Teddy Meks (writing for PinkNews anonymously to protect his safety) survived a horrific attack after a Grindr sting from a man he thought he was excited to meet… I’ve always had a very creative imagination, but I didn’t expect that searching for connection would almost cost me ...
Trans people in UK dying by suicide at higher rates than any other demographic
New data suggests trans people in the UK are dying by suicide at disproportionately higher rates than the general population. An investigation by the Good Law Project and Trans Lives found that, between 2019 and 2025, trans people made up less than 1% of the population but accounted for 7% of all...
Botswana anti-sodomy law officially repealed after it was ruled unconstitutional
Botswana has officially removed its anti-sodomy law, closing the chapter on a colonial-era provision that criminalised same-sex intimacy. Section 164 of the country’s Penal Code had already been ruled unconstitutional in 2019 by the High Court of Botswana, with Judge Michael Leburu saying at the ...
Gay footballer Josh Cavallo says more players want to come out now
Australian footballer Josh Cavallo has said he gets messages from other players wanting to come out publicly, after he did the same. In 2021, Cavallo, 26, became the first active male professional football player to come out as gay publicly. At the time, he said: “I hope that in sharing who I am,...
Trans pro wrestler Kidd Bandit in tears as she exits ring to chanting after last match
The trans indie star ended her WrestleMania-week run in Las Vegas by leaving her kickpads in the ring as the crowd applauded. The post Trans pro wrestler Kidd Bandit in tears as she exits ring to chanting after last match appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ...
Heartstopper’s Joe Locke ‘to play’ pregnant sex worker in new film and fans can’t cope
A viral X claim about a “mysterious creature” pregnancy plot is colliding with unsettling alien set photos from the film’s director. The post Heartstopper’s Joe Locke ‘to play’ pregnant sex worker in new film and fans can’t cope appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news ...
Christine McGuinness says she’d ‘love to have a wife’ after Paddy divorce
Model and reality star Christine McGuinness has said she “would love to have a wife one day” following her divorce from Paddy McGuinness. The 38-year-old married the comedian in 2011 and together they share three children, who are all autistic. The couple split in July 2022 and their divorce was ...
Kieron Moore says he ‘bawled his eyes out’ during Blue Film audition
Kieron Moore has revealed he was in tears during his audition for Blue Film, which will follow the story of sex worker Aaron Eagle and his unexpected reunion with a former teacher, played by Reed Birney. Moore, who appeared in cancelled Netflix military drama Boots, is set to play Aaron. The film...
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