LGBTQ+ news from Europe
Latest LGBTQ+ news from across Europe.
Stephen Fry launches £100k lawsuit at tech festival after falling off stage
Stephen Fry has hit the organisers of tech conference CogX Festival with a lawsuit after he was injured falling off stage while making a speech in September 2023. The 68-year-old is seeking up to £100,000 in damages, after filing a personal injury claim against CogX Festival Ltd and the creative ...
RuPaul’s Drag Race legend Katya hospitalised with mystery illness: ‘Hell on Earth’
RuPaul’s Drag Race icon Katya Zamolodchikova has revealed she is in hospital, after sharing a photo hooked up to machines. On Wednesday (29 April), she posted a photo to her X account, saying: “Girl I’m in body jail,” adding the hashtag “hell on Earth”. In the photo, Katya – real name Brian McCoo...
Move over Red, White and Royal Blue – Alexis Hall’s Boyfriend Material is getting a TV show
Alexis Hall’s gay romance novel Boyfriend Material is set to get the television treatment. On 29 April, Deadline confirmed that production company A24 UK has optioned the TV rights to it. The 2020 novel follows Luc O’Donnelly, son of two rock stars from the 1980s, and his unlikely romance with ba...
High court overturns £585k University of Sussex fine and rejects free speech claim
The High Court has ruled in favour of the University of Sussex in the case of a legal challenge issued by university regulator the Office for Students in a landmark ruling. The OfS attempted to impose a fine of £585,000 on the university for its policies surrounding trans and non-binary inclusion...
TOWIE star Bobby Norris unveils facelift after ‘abusing fillers for 10 years’
The Only Way is Essex star Bobby Norris has revealed the results of a recent facelift, sharing the reason behind the surgery on ITV’s This Morning. The 39-year-old gay reality star told fans previously that he had gone under the knife and shared photos of his bandaged face. He showed off his newl...
Police drop ‘globalise the intifada’ case against Peter Tatchell after protest arrest
The Metropolitan Police have dropped a case against Peter Tatchell, after he was arrested at a pro-Palestine protest for a “Globalise the intifada” placard. Human rights campaigner Tatchell was arrested on 31 January at a march, after carrying a placard which read: “Globalise the intifada. Non-vi...
Netflix’s cult thriller series Unchosen features a big gay secret
Netflix released culty thriller Unchosen earlier this month, and it’s been on the Top 10 Series list in the UK since. And while from the outside it looks to be a dark story of a love affair between a highly religious woman and a mysterious outside, it actually includes a big, gay secret. Spoilers...
Dylan Mulvaney talks the ‘unkind’ criticism of her being trans Broadway star
Dylan Mulvaney has opened up about being a trans Broadway star, including some of the less kind comments she has received around her voice. Speaking in a Get Ready With Me-style video posted to her social media channels on 24 April, the actress shared what it’s like to be cast in a long-running B...
Renée Good’s wife demands feds return SUV for state investigation
The wife of Renée Good is demanding the return of the SUV in which she was killed on 7 January by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, accusing the federal government of blocking efforts to conduct a state investigation over her death. Becca Good filed a motion on Friday (24 April) seeking access to the vehi...
Cynthia Erivo stops one-woman show Dracula after catching fan filming her
Cynthia Erivo has been praised for stopping her one-woman show Dracula after catching an audience member filming the performance. A TikTok video posted on 28 April by user jesusontour_ shows the curtain coming down during the performance while an in-house tannoy announcement thanks the audience f...
Virgin Island star thought she had to ‘convert’ gay friends – until she had big realisation
A Virgin Island cast member has confessed her religious upbringing made her think she had to “convert” her gay friends, until she had a very big realisation of her own. Channel 4 show Virgin Island returned to screens this week for a second series, with 12 brave participants hoping to gain experi...
Helena Bonham Carter’s White Lotus season 4 replacement confirmed as queer icon
Queer favourite Laura Dern is replacing Helena Bonham Carter on The White Lotus season four, after the Harry Potter star exited production. Earlier this week, it was confirmed that Bonham Carter had left the show. Soon after, she was forced to deny that a behind-the-scenes clash with Sandra Bernh...
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...
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