All brands should offer an ‘Mx’ option on online forms for non-binary people like me

Neil Gaiman reflected on the tweet that led to the casting of non-binary actor Mason Alexander Park in Netflix’s The Sandman. 

TORONTO: There is a well-known saying shared by both crypto experts and sceptics: “Not your keys, not your coins.”

Love Island star Paige Thorne has finally set the record straight regarding the nature of her relationship with Dami Hope as rumours continue to swirl around the pair even after leaving the villa. The Welsh paramedic who is currently happily dating fellow Islander Adam Collard, has frequently been the subject of much speculation from fans as they thought she was getting a bit too friendly with microbiologist Dami in the villa, despite him being coupled up with Indiyah Polack.

Eddie Izzard has opened up on the moment her pronouns ‘changed’ to ‘she/her’, explaining that while it wasn’t deliberate on her part, she regards it as ‘a ‘great honour’.In December 2020, the actor and comedian appeared on the Sky Arts programme Portrait Artist of the Year to have her portrait painted by a group of artists.During the episode, she requested that she be referred to by the pronouns ‘she/her’ after being asked for her preference, sparking high praise from viewers, as she said at the time: ‘This is the first programme I’ve asked if I can be she and her, a little transition period.’In a new interview on the My Seven Wonders with Clive Anderson podcast, Eddie explained that she identifies as ‘gender fluid’, and is ‘now based as a trans woman’.Speaking about the aftermath of her Portrait Artist of the Year episode airing, the Ocean’s Twelve star said: ‘My pronouns… I didn’t change my pronouns. I was thinking of changing them.’The 60-year-old recollected how she was asked what pronouns she would prefer during filming as casually as if she’d been asked for her coffee order.‘I went on a programme called Portrait Artist of the Year, Sky Arts, very nice, go on there,’ she said.‘Some young artists painting me, they ask me, like a coffee thing, they said, she/her or he/him? I was wearing a dress and I’m based as a trans woman now, so she/her, I’ll have a latte – it was that kind of lack of stress.’Eddie said that after the episode aired a year and a half ago, ‘in two days in America and Britain where I’m best known, all my pronouns were changed’.‘Which is fantastic, a great honour.

2 min read Mr Gay World 2022 will take place in Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 16 October 2022. In the wake of the lifting of international Covid-19 restrictions, this will be the first time in three years that Mr Gay World will be presented as an in-person event.

Emmy winner Zendaya has opened up about what she wants to see in Euphoria season 3.

Elana Dykewomon, a gregarious, cerebral author, poet and activist who spent decades exploring her identity as both a lesbian and a Jew while working to foster communities of “chosen families” at a far remove from the patriarchy among her fellow lesbians, died on Aug. 7 at her home in Oakland, Calif. She was 72.

It’s warm this weekend so what better way to enjoy the warm weather than with a celebrity pal in their luscious garden. And it seems that Love Island’s Nathalia Campos got the memo as she spent the day sunning it up with Gemma Collins. Gemma, 41, gushed over her reality TV pal, telling Instagram followers: “This girl is a supermodel.

What’s on your gay agenda today? You must have one—the Christian Right says we all do!After putting up with this popular phrase for 30-some-odd years, Twitter certainly has some thoughts about the gay agenda, as you’ll see below.Anti-LGBT groups like the Family Research Council and Springs of Life Ministries popularized the idea that there’s a “gay agenda” in the 1990s, as Didi Herman wrote in The Antigay Agenda: Orthodox Vision and the Christian Right. Springs of Life even produced a video series on the topic, which was “intended to be an exposé of the lesbian and gay movement’s secret plans for America,” Herman added.Related: Someone tell this conservative there’s no such thing as “Big Gay”As the Los Angeles Times reported in 1993, Springs of Life officials claimed at the time that they had shipped out more than 25,000 copies of its videotape “The Gay Agenda” across the nation.

the docuseries that puts the final nail in Armie Hammer’s coffin, then catch up on the latest from Gay TikTok:Teacher demonstrated for the girls.Lil Nas X got the Monkeypox vaccine.Jonathan Groff cried tears of joy.A dad gave the speech of the century.The Boston Crusaders practiced outside.Kevin realized he was at a gay bar.Mister Sydney worked on Fireman Sam.Joe Hegyes and Andrew Muscarella discussed their year books.Aaron Carter gave a show.And Bad Bunny danced with a fan.

harrowing crash where he cracked two ribs—he’s ready to hit the pavement with the mission of bringing visibility to the wider LGBTQ racing community.Thankfully, he’s got the perfect vehicle to do it: With sponsorship Visit Topeka and Pride Kansas—the home of this weekend’s races—Shumake will be debuting his pride-themed dragster, a 24-foot rocket emblazoned with a rainbow hood and parachutes to match. It’s a slay on wheels.Ahead of the NHRA Nationals in Topeka, Queerty has the opportunity to run Shumake through a different kind of race: our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin’ It. Like most gays, Shumake is obsessed with Drag Race and The Real Housewives, so he touched on his favorites from both franchises.

Is it wrong for a Gen Z-er to be attracted to a Gen X-er, and is the converse creepy? Those are the questions Reddit user recently asked the sages of the r/AskGayMen subreddit. This user, whom we’ll nickname Z, says he’s 21 years old and is “mainly attracted” to men in the 35-to-50-year-old range.“Although it feels totally natural to me, I sometimes cannot refrain from thinking whether there might be something slightly wrong with it,” he wrote.Z said that if he were the older one, he’d feel predatory dating someone 20 years younger. But he doesn’t feel that way about the older men he dates.

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When it comes down to it, speaking a foreign language isn’t a prerequisite for hooking up with a foreign guy. With a few gestures and grunts, one can administrate sex for oneself, just like a caveman. It’s called thinking outside the box! But over time, the experience of standing naked and confused in front of a man who is shouting and gesticulating in Danish can feel less like a fun time and more like one is about to be murdered.

Gemma Collins has put her killer curves on full display as she stripped down to a swimsuit in a post uploaded to her Instagram on Saturday (August 13). The ex-TOWIE star, 41, has been enjoying the scorching August weather and spent her Saturday alongside former Love Island contestant Nathalia Campos.

emerging threat to public health. The World Health Organization recently declared the current outbreak a global public health emergency.For decades, several African countries have experienced ongoing outbreaks of MPXV, driven primarily by contact with animals and transmission within households. However, before last year, most people in Europe and North America had never even heard of the disease.

Dogs are some of the most loyal and expressive creatures on the planet. They demonstrate unending love and affection for their owners and will even affectionately snuggle up to other dogs.

Scottish pop star Edwyn Collins has donated a drum to a group of young Motherwell fans, after hearing that they were using a catering tub.

GEMMA Collins stripped to a swimsuit in the scorching weather yesterday alongside her Love Island pal. She praised Nathalia Campos saying: "This girl is a supermodel.

In a massive blow to LGBTQ+ rights, Florida officially banned Medicaid from covering gender-affirming care for transgender recipients. 

Beloved actress and LGBTQ+ trailblazer Anne Heche has sadly passed away at 53 years old. 

Lin-Manuel Miranda slammed The Door church over their unauthorised and homophobic version of Hamilton.

Attention Beyhive! Beyoncé has finally released a teaser trailer for her Renaissance visuals. 

parent – because in my mind she’ll always be the kid I forced into doing Spice Girls-themed radio shows (I was Ginger, she was Baby) and full-on dance routines to Britney for the babysitter. How is that chubby faced little thing now a mother? I worried a lot in the weeks leading up to the birth: what if something went wrong? I didn’t think I quite fathomed what it meant for the bump to become an actual human being until I saw it happen in front of me – well, not literally.

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A German court has rejected an emergency application to lift a quarantine order on the roommate of a man who has monkeypox in the northwest state of North Rhine-Westphalia even though the man was vaccinated.Because he had been vaccinated, the roommate argued that he did not need to isolate himself. The court, however, upheld the decision of the Düsseldorf health department, which imposed a 21-day quarantine order on him, the German newspaper Rheinische Post reports.On Wednesday, the court decided that the vaccination was invalid since the European Union has not approved the JYNNEOS vaccine for use, and there have not been any accepted efficacy data for the vaccine in the EU.As per a court spokesman, according to a statement released by the court, the court's decisions were based on findings and guidelines generated by the Robert Koch Institute in Germany, which is the equivalent of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. The Robert Koch Institute says a high-risk contact is someone who has spent at least one night in the same living quarters as someone with an MPV diagnosis during the infectious period of MPV.

(CNN) — After 15 years teaching second and third grade at Burney Elementary, a 350-student school 30 minutes outside Tampa, Emily Lee set up her classroom this month to welcome three- and four-year-olds for pre-K. It's a change she has embraced, she said, a chance to get kids on the right path in their educational journey from a young age.But as instruction began in most of Florida this past week, there are other changes that make Lee anxious about the new school year.

Dame Joan Collins has sent fans wild after sharing footage of her frolicking in a swimming pool. The 89-year-old posted the video to her 283,000 followers as she showed off her blue swimwear.

We believe it was Maya Angelou who once said: “Youth is thinking Michael Carrington is hot, but adulthood is knowing Louis DiMucci can get it.”This famous quote rang in the heads of many New Yorkers who were seated for a recent 40th anniversary screening of the other film about T-birds, Pink Ladies, and Eisenhower-era quasi-feminism, Grease 2. Incidentally, this screening took place the day of Olivia Newton-John’s passing, a round-about but ultimately fitting tribute to a legend.Related: That time Olivia Newton-John gifted us with a totally gay music video for “Physical”Though much maligned, Grease 2 is the urtext to many a homosexual origin story.

American Horror Story debuted its gayest cast yet, Carly Rae Jepsen dropped a new summer anthem for the boys, and Ellen discussed her relationship with Anne Heche.

A D.C. Superior Court judge on Friday, Aug. 12, appointed the Wanda Alston Foundation as the city’s receiver for the LGBTQ community services center Casa Ruby in a role in which the Alston Foundation will assume full control over Casa Ruby’s operations and finances.  

Pakistan is a country that is notorious for its human rights violations, and the LGBTQ and intersex community is one of the most vulnerable groups in the country. Despite the challenges, the community is fighting for their rights and slowly making progress.

Though it may not feel quite like fall weather quite yet in some parts of the country, as students return to school, we know that it means fall is right around the corner. Without question, fall is usually a wonderful season – it is the perfect time to enjoy beautiful weather, and plenty of festivals and fun. The return to school also means, for many, a return to routine – to getting organized and beginning again to check things off the to-do list after the lazy days of summer are over. 

(CNN) -- If you're planning to travel to Hawaii, here's what you'll need to know and expect if you want to visit during the pandemic. The basicsThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lifted its requirement for travelers to test negative for Covid-19 before entering the United States.Hawaii's entry policy for international travelers aligns with the federal rules for air travelers that went into effect on November 8, 2021, requiring noncitizen or nonlegal permanent resident international arrivals 18 and older to be fully vaccinated.Arriving US citizens and legal permanent residents are not required to be fully vaccinated.While the CDC still recommends everyone 2 and older wear a well-fitting mask on public transportation, masks are no longer required on airplanes, trains and other means of public transit. What can you see and do?Spectacular surfing, sandy beaches, traditional Pacific culture, and rugged volcanoes await Hawaii visitors. Hawaii's geographical position and proud history make it unlike anywhere else in the United States. Who can go?Fully vaccinated travelers are now allowed entry into the United States, including Hawaii.As of November 8, unvaccinated travelers from abroad are no longer allowed, with very limited exceptions.

I’ve been getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases almost my entire adult life. It’s weird to think I haven’t existed as a grown human without worrying about catching something, but that’s what happens when you start having sex at a young age. If this lowers your opinion of me, I acted even more reckless in high school. I was not only having sex, but even worse, it was with females instead of males.

One guy is restricting his boyfriend’s right to bare arms—so to speak—and Reddit isn’t having it.In an August 9 post on r/askgaybros, the latter guy—who disclosed that he’s 18 years old—wrote that he posted a photo of himself shirtless to his Instagram Stories while on vacation with his family. For the sake of clarity, we’ll call him Chester.“I’ve been working on my body this summer, and I was really happy with the results,” Chester explained. “For the first time, I felt comfortable with my body.”But Chester’s boyfriend then messaged him to say he shouldn’t post photos like that without the boyfriend’s permission and that Chester shouldn’t be topless in public in the first place.

Provincetown, Sitges, and New York City, he also has a new video coming out. And the setting is, of course, Fire Island.The video is a parody of the Theme from San Francisco as sung by Judy Garland. In addition to witty lyrics, Seth managed to get some stunning views of the area.

The second Sunday in August brings with it that lesser-known annual celebration: Gay Uncles Day!This national day began life back in 2016. The notion of a specific gay uncles day was first suggested by Florida-based Facebook user CJ Hatter earlier that year.Related: Parents don’t invite gay uncle to daughter’s wedding as groom’s folks disapprove“Virtually every family had that relative, often an uncle, who spent his life as a ‘confirmed bachelor,” Hatter elaborated in a later post.“‘Oh, uncle Johnny will settle down when he finds the right girl.’“Families have denied the truth of these gay relatives for centuries.

If you love gaming and watching player streams, you may have come across the term “dreamsexual” on Discord channels and comments sections. But instead of being welcomed with open arms, many of these “dreamsexuals” are treated with disrespect and outrage.Why is the term “dreamsexual” so controversial, and how is it related to Minecraft? Read on to learn more about the true meaning of this term, its origins, and how to use it correctly.RELATED: Being A Panromantic Asexual: What It Means And What You Should KnowDreamsexuality, also known as sognaresexuality, somniosexuality, or yumesexuality, describes feelings of sexual attraction to other people when asleep.

Dear Newsweek,I came out late in life as a lesbian. My parents ignore that I am lesbian, they don't support me, but they don't bash me either. Six years ago when I married a woman, my parents offered very little support.

Hace unos años estaba viendo memes de psicoterapia en Instagram cuando Hannah apareció en mis solicitudes de amistad. Teníamos nuevos apellidos y nueva apariencia. Yo había decidido que, como tenía que usar pelucas de todos modos (al ser judía ultraortodoxa), también podían ser rubias en lugar de optar mi castaño apagado natural.

Reddit's popular "Ask Reddit" thread where it received more than 6,000 upvotes and 4,300 comments. The post can be found here.Many users said their social interactions changed after their transition, while others said they needed time to get used to the lack of pockets in women's clothing.According to data analyzed by Pew Research Center, an estimated 5 percent of young adults in America identify with a gender different than the sex they were assigned at birth.More than four in 10 Americans report knowing someone who is transgender compared to three in 10 Americans in 2017.Americans under 30 are more likely than their older counterparts to identify as trans or nonbinary, according to Pew Research.The National Center for Transgender Equality defines a gender transition as: "the time period during which a person begins to live according to their gender identity, rather than the gender they were thought to be at birth."It is important to recognize that gender transitions differ depending on the individual, with some opting to change their name, pronouns, appearance, and sometimes identification documents.Others choose to undergo hormone therapy while others choose to get gender-affirming surgery."No specific set of steps is necessary to 'complete' a transition—it's a matter of what is right for each person," NCTE said.

Ashley James has reflected on how far LGBTQ+ visibility has come as she admits she had nobody to talk to when she questioned her own sexuality.The DJ and presenter recently performed at Metro’s 50 Years of Pride party in Soho, describing it as ‘so fun’ as well as ‘so important.’Now, speaking to Metro.co.uk, the former reality star has reflected on how things have changed since she was a teenager – both good and bad.‘It’s important for me to support Pride, especially at the moment with what we’re seeing, the constant attack and vitriol aimed against the trans community,’ she said.‘I wish when I was a teenager that there’d been some more discussion and visibility and pride.’She explained: ‘I grew up in the Lake District. When I questioned my sexuality I didn’t know anyone or anything.

An estimated 20,000 gathered in Brighton in protest for trans liberation on Saturday (16 July). Trans Pride Brighton returned last weekend for the first time since before the pandemic. 

The vast majority of LGBTQ+ people believe it is ‘very important’ to have representation in politics, a joint survey from GAY TIMES and Channel 4 News has found.

Ashley James has reflected on how far LGBTQ+ visibility has come as she admits she had nobody to talk to when she questioned her own sexuality. The DJ and presenter recently performed at Metro’s 50 Years of Pride party in Soho, describing it as ‘so fun’ as well as ‘so important. ’Now, speaking to Metro.

non-binary. Growing up I knew that I wasn’t a boy, and it seemed quite apparent to me from an early age that being a girl resonated far more. I came out as a trans woman at age 17, which was over ten years ago, and the term non-binary wasn’t nearly as commonly known as it is now. While being a woman is something that’s always fitted me best, being non-binary is also something that I deeply connect to, as I have never experienced my gender in a simple, clear cut way. So for me it’s a complex relationship, but it makes me so happy that society is opening up to different ways of seeing gender.That’s why I’m happy we have things like non-binary awareness week this week, which is where we give focus and voice to non-binary people and encourage people to learn more and hear the stories of non-binary people. Being non-binary simply means identifying outside of the gender binary of men and women — it means that you can experience your gender as a mix of both, neither or fluid in between.Growing up, I wish there had been a lot more awareness about the term ‘non-binary’ because it would’ve undoubtedly helped me and other people come to terms with our identities sooner.

Harry Potter empire remains an expanding behemoth, but as a trans person it's been difficult to get excited about any new films because of the anti-trans views of the writer. The big question is how Warner Bros., the studio behind the films, can square its patronage of J.K.