LGBTQ+ news from Europe
Latest LGBTQ+ news from across Europe.
Glee’s Chris Colfer worries he’ll be cancelled for ‘creepy gay’ novel
Chris Colfer has revealed he’s stepping into a bold new chapter by writing a “very gay” adult novel. Best known for playing Kurt Hummel in Glee, Colfer said his upcoming book will be “really spooky” and inspired by a personal experience, featuring queer themes with darker storytelling. The actor ...
72% of Americans support LGBTQ+ rights and protections
A new survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) has found that 72% of Americans support LGBTQ+ rights and nondiscrimination protections, with backing remaining strong, but deeply divided along political, religious and generational lines. The report, based on more than 22,000 respo...
House Republicans advance bill to ban strippers in schools despite no evidence
On Tuesday (17 March) House Republicans advanced HR 7661, a bill introduced by US Representative for Illinois’s 15th congressional district, Mary Miller, on 25 February. HR 7661 seeks to bar federal education funding from being used for what it defines as “sexually oriented material” in schools. ...
First-ever trans MMA world title fight ‘Femme World Championship’ is set to be ‘event of the year’
Critical Combat has announced the Femme World Championship, making history with the first MMA world title fight between two transgender competitors. MMA stands for Mixed Martial Arts, which is a full-contact combat sport combining techniques from boxing, wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and muay thai. The g...
All you need to know about GK Barry’s footballer girlfriend Ella Rutherford
GK Barry, podcast host, TikTok influencer and the youngest panellist on ITV’s Loose Women, is a bona fide UK queer icon these days, and she’s also one half of a couple that includes talented footballer Ella Rutherford. This weekend, she joins other famous faces in new ITV show Celebrity Sabotage....
Everything Marianne Faithfull said about her bisexuality as new movie Broken English released
With the announcement of Broken English, an innovative new film about Marianne Faithfull, here’s what the LGBTQ+ singer said about her bisexuality in the past. Music legend Marianne Faithfull is arguably best known for her hit single “As Tears Go By.” She went on to commercial success with her 19...
Kevin Spacey settles with sexual assault accusers ahead of London trial
Kevin Spacey has reached an out-of-court settlement with three men who accused him of sexual assault, avoiding a civil trial that had been scheduled at London’s High Court for later this year. The claims related to alleged incidents between 2000 and 2013, during his time as artistic director of t...
Director Alex Burunova on queerness as freedom in Satisfaction
In writer-director Alex Burunova’s Satisfaction, every character is queer. It was never a decision Burunova made for her narrative feature debut, but rather a reflection of channelling herself into this deeply personal tale set on a remote Greek island. “Every character is me and because I’m quee...
Judge rules that RFK Jr overstepped on trans care in major setback for Trump
The Trump administration’s anti-trans agenda suffered a major blow on Thursday (19 March), when a federal judge in Oregon ruled that Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr (RFK Jr) overstepped his legal authority when it comes to his previous statements on trans healthcare. In December 2025, his de...
Popular Thai actress ‘Piploy’ Kanyarat Ruangrung comes out as queer
Popular Thai actress Kanyarat Ruangrung, nicknamed ‘Piploy’, came out as queer in a recent statement posted to her Instagram story. The 25-year-old actress, known for roles in Hide & Sis, Soda in The Shipper, and Wednesday Club, was answering a fan who asked: “Are you straight, if you don’t mind ...
LGBTQ+ organisations urge US Senate to reject Trump’s anti-trans SAVE America Act
A collective of LGBTQ+ and civil rights organisations has warned that the US Senate must reject President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act to prevent “targeting of transgender people.” SAVE America stands for the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act. In an open letter, the organisations explai...
Who is Celebrity Sabotage star GK Barry and does she have a girlfriend?
TikTok sensation and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! star GK Barry is one of the tricksters let loose on the public in new ITV show Celebrity Sabotage. Barry, 26, joins Sam Thompson, Judi Love and Joel Dommett on the show. They are tasked with working together to make members of the public [...
Man sentenced after defrauding gay men on dating apps for over £28,000
A man who coerced gay men on dating apps and defrauded them for a total of £28,488 has been sentenced to three years in prison. Between July 2022 and November 2024, 26-year-old Thomas Godden was found to have tricked three men into thinking they were in romantic relationships with him. He then ex...
Drag Race UK’s Kate Butch and Fontana on incredible finale: ‘I was about to puke’
The high heels are off and the winner has been crowned after an incredible season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World came to a close this week. Drag Race Thailand‘s Gawdland became the first international queen to win UK vs the World, beating UK queen Kate Butch in the final lip-sync for the [...
Kind strangers raise $90k for trans man’s college tuition after parents cut him off
Hundreds of kind strangers have helped raise $90,000 so an MIT student could complete his college education after his parents cut him off for being trans. Matthew N, a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, lost his student housing when his parents financially cut him off when he c...
New US immigration rule could see trans people’s visas revoked for ‘misrepresentation’
Trans immigrants in the US could find themselves barred due to a new rule coming into play on April 10. The rule would mean immigration officers could revoke the visas of those with green cards or who are applying if they do not share their “biological sex at birth”. According to an update to the...
Honey Mahogany on politics and drag in Hunky Jesus: ‘We want trans people to be thriving’
For drag performer and political activist Honey Mahogany, being granted an Honorary Sainthood from the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence marked a career highlight. “I consider it one of the biggest honours of my life,” Mahogany says of her Sainthood to PinkNews ahead of the 2026 BFI Flare London LG...
Tennessee GOP advances bill that would create public list of trans residents
On 17 March, Republican lawmakers in Tennessee advanced a sweeping proposal that would require healthcare providers to submit detailed information about patients receiving gender-affirming care, data that would ultimately be published in a public state report. While House Bill 754 is put forward ...
Former NHL player deletes Pride Night rant as ‘bad mojo’ theory debunked
Former NHL player Ron Duguay deleted an angry rant aimed at the league’s Pride Night after backlash. The 68-year-old, who reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 1979 playing for the New York Rangers, took aim at the team after their 4-1 loss against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, 16 March. Duguay, w...
Miley Cyrus was ‘first’ to reach out to Chappell Roan amid fame issues
Miley Cyrus has shared that she was among “the first” to reach out to Chappell Roan when the latter began experiencing struggles with her rapid rise to stardom. In an 18 March interview with Variety publicising the upcoming 20th anniversary of Hannah Montana, Cyrus explained her worry for the “Pi...
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