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Jacob Tierney praised for frank discussion of HIV diagnosis in resurfaced clip
In a 2022 podcast episode, the Heated Rivalry creator spoke about becoming seriously ill after acquiring HIV at 34 and later developing Type 1 diabetes. The post Jacob Tierney praised for frank discussion of HIV diagnosis in resurfaced clip appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and...
Man ‘likely cured’ of HIV thanks to brother’s genetic mutation in transplant
The 64-year-old stopped antiretroviral medication 24 months after a transplant for bone marrow cancer, after his brother was found to carry a rare mutation. The post Man ‘likely cured’ of HIV thanks to brother’s genetic mutation in transplant appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi a...
Birmingham Pride boss announces plans to make event completely free by 2027
Birmingham Pride boss Lawrence Barton has announced his goal of making the city’s annual celebration completely free to attend by next year. Barton has been the director of Birmingham Pride since 2009, but has revealed he intends to leave after the 30th anniversary comes in 2027. This year, the P...
Jorginho ‘regrets’ Chappell Roan security guard drama as he clears her name
Chappell Roan has been cleared of blame over an incident between footballer Jorginho’s step-daughter and a security guard in Brazil last month. In late March, the sportsman claimed on Instagram that his daughter saw the singer at their hotel in São Paulo, which they were staying at for Lollapaloo...
Katy Perry brands Ruby Rose ‘sexual assault’ allegation a ‘dangerous reckless lie’
Ruby Rose‘s allegations of sexual assault by Katy Perry are “categorically false” and “dangerous reckless lies”, a representative for the singer has said. Orange is the New Black star Rose, 40, claimed on Threads that Perry, 41, “sexually assaulted” her in a nightclub in Melbourne almost 20 years...
James Charles almost gets into fight with girl after ‘stepping on her shoe’ at Coachella
Beauty influencer James Charles has said he almost got into a fight with a girl at Coachella, after she refused to move for him to get past. The 26-year-old attended the first weekend of music festival Coachella (10-12 April), with Justin Bieber headlining on Saturday night. He uploaded a “Get Re...
Nurse reaches settlement with NHS after referring to trans patient as ‘Mr’
Nurse Jennifer Melle has reached a settlement against the NHS, after she was warned for using a transgender patient’s incorrect pronouns and suspended over an alleged breath of patient confidentiality. Melle, from Croydon in London, said the patient, at St Helier Hospital in Carshalton, racially ...
Wyoming quietly becomes ninth US state to ban gender marker changes on ID
Wyoming has quietly become the ninth US state to effectively ban gender marker changes on driver’s licences, doing so without any public announcement. The policy change, first reported by Transitics via Substack on 9 April, weeks after it took effect, requires residents to present an amended birt...
Pete Buttigieg hints at 2028 presidential race ambitions: ‘Save me a seat’
Pete Buttigieg has hinted that he might be interested in running in the 2028 US presidential race. He explored the idea while speaking at the National Action Network convention in New York on 10 April. Civil rights advocate and MS NOW host Rev. Al Sharpton asked him: “When you ran for president, ...
Euphoria fans brand Sydney Sweeney scene a ‘humiliation ritual’ as Cassie enters adult industry
Euphoria is back for its long-awaited third season – but the first episode has left some fans feeling uncomfortable as Sydney Sweeney‘s character Cassie turned to the adult industry. Season three of the hit HBO show picks up five years after the events of the second, with Cassie, now engaged to J...
Gay adult star banned from US for 10 years after airport interrogation
Adult film star Milo Miles has alleged that he was “detained and questioned for eight hours” about his sexuality by US border control in January and banned from the United States for 10 years. Miles, who is Latino-Canadian, told LGBTQ Nation on 7 April that he was travelling from Toronto to Las V...
Billionaire producer David Geffen reaches divorce settlement with model ex-husband
The billionaire and his ex-husband were declared legally single in November, but financial issues still needed to be resolved. The post Billionaire producer David Geffen reaches divorce settlement with model ex-husband appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ n...
Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry says sexuality is ‘not black and white’
Euphoria star Chloe Cherry is opening up about how her perspective on sexuality has been shaped by her time on the HBO series, praising the show for depicting queer experiences in a way she hadn’t seen before. In a 10 April interview with Out, Cherry said the series reflects a more honest version...
Staffordshire Police issues ‘heartfelt apology’ for past ‘ill-treatment’ of LGBTQ+ people
Staffordshire Police’s Acting Chief Constable has apologised for the past “ill-treatment’ of LGBTQ+ people in response to the Peter Tatchell Foundation’s “Apologise Now!” campaign. Acting Chief Constable Becky Riggs said in a letter to the Peter Tatchell Foundation that while police officers had ...
Péter Magyar beats Viktor Orbán in Hungary – is it a win for LGBTQ+ rights?
Péter Magyar has declared “we over threw the Hungarian regime” after defeating Viktor Orbán in the Hungary election. Orbán, a close ally of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, had introduced a number of unpopular policies during his time as Hungary’s Prime Minister. His party, Fidesz, lost by a land...
Britney Spears checks into rehab after DUI arrest as she ‘realises she hit rock bottom’
Britney Spears has voluntarily checked into a rehabilitation facility for substance abuse, after she was arrested for an alleged DUI in March. The pop superstar is said to have entered an undisclosed facility in the US last week, according to TMZ. The publication claimed that people close to Spea...
Everything we know about Luke Evans’ long-time boyfriend Fran Tomas
Fast & Furious star Luke Evans has spoken warmly about his relationship with his boyfriend: entrepreneur and construction project manager, Fran Tomas, many times. Speaking to People, the out gay actor and Hollywood heartthrob revealed that he considers his boyfriend Tomas, who he has been with si...
The must-watch films at Queer East: London’s East Asian LGBTQ+ film festival
Queer East, London’s East Asian LGBTQ+ film festival, is back for 2026, and we’ve got a rundown of all the highlights. The festival’s seventh edition will run from 1 May to 6 June, and the programme includes features, shorts, fiction, documentary, UK premieres, restorations and two rare 35mm prin...
Can trans women be drafted? Everything you need to know about the new US army rules
Yesterday (9 April) it was announced that all qualifying US citizens and immigrants living in the US will be automatically registered for the military draft from December 2026. The Selective Service System (SSS), the government agency responsible for maintaining draft records, has changed the rul...
Heated Rivalry’s Hudson Williams is a ‘madman’ in this new music video
Heated Rivalry star Hudson Williams latest project is playing a madman in Laufey’s music video. The enemies-to-lovers ice hockey show was a massive hit, thrusting Williams and his co-stars – Connor Storrie, François Arnaud and Robbie GK – into the spotlight. There has been a lot of talk about wha...
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