History made with decisive Sinn Féin win in Northern Ireland

A Republican lawmaker said he wants to ban minors from attending queer-inclusive drag shows.

Four years after a Catholic man was hounded out of the San Diego Church for being gay, he met Pope Francis last month and spoke at a conference at the Vatican. Aaron Bianco,  a professor of theology at the University of San Diego and a pastoral associate at St. John the Evangelist Church in the Diocese of San Diego, received death threats from right-wing Catholic organisations and had “no fags” spray painted on a wall in his office at the parish.

Billy Eichner said that there is a dearth of support for the LGBTQ community in show business - despite how it professes to be.The 43-year-old actor-comedian, speaking on Sunday with Page Six at the MTV Movie and TV Awards, spoke about why he feels there are not many romantic comedies geared for the LGBTQ community.'Hollywood has often been very accepting on the surface but very homophobic underneath the surface and very hypocritical,' the New York City native said. 'And a lot of decisions have been made based on fear - fears that I think are often irrational - and yet, people were scared.' The latest:Billy Eichner, 43, said that there is a dearth of support for the LGBTQ community in show business, despite how it professes to be.

important to recognize their impact among the LGBTQ community. From living their truth and authentical selves, to openly sharing their emotions in their music and art, these entertainers and artists have empowered generations over the years.

Miss Vanjie performs at RuPaul Drag Race Live in Las Vegas. The queen hosts the new ‘Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love’ on WOW Presents Plus this month. (Rich Lopez/DV)

And Just Like That showrunner Michael Patrick King said he wants to show more of Che Diaz in the series’ upcoming second season.

It’s an understatement to say that Zendaya is one of Hollywood’s biggest stars. After all, she’s part of an elite club of celebrities only known by one name, alongside Cher, Madonna, and Lorde. But while Zendaya’s superstardom has helped her land interesting acting gigs (like HBO’s Euphoria), it also comes with a few drawbacks. The biggest one is that everybody wants to know more about her personal life, including her sexuality.As a result, many people have asked: is Zendaya bi? Is she gay? Lucky for you, we have the answer.

Texas Republican state Rep. Bryan Slaton

Dallas police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect in a hit-and-run early Sunday morning, June 5, in Uptown that left a pedestrian hospitalized in critical condition.

A few players from the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team opted out of wearing an LGBTQ+ inclusive logo during a Pride Night game. 

Just weeks after the mass school shooting in Uvalde, Bryan Slaton of the Texas House of Representatives has announced intent to file a bold new ban to protect Texas’ children. Not a ban on assault weapons, of course; Slaton has proposed a ban on drag shows in any proximity to minors.Slaton, who has been endorsed by the NRA and Gun Owners of America, is doing his best to make sure Texas voters focus on queer performers rather than the gun violence that’s been terrorizing their children’s schools.Drag shows are no place for a child.I would never take my children to a drag show and I know Speaker Dade Phelan and my Republican colleagues wouldn’t either.I will be filing legislation to address this issue in the new #txlege .

Washington Examiner and the left-leaning Daily Beast. “So I have an intern that was raped by a priest as a young teen, was gay, has offended everyone at some point, turned his life back to Jesus and church, and changed his life,” she said. “Great story!”She spoke after Yiannopoulos had shared a photo to his Telegram account showing him with a congressional intern badge.“I’ve finally been persuaded out of retirement.

Ivan Gonzyk (Credit Ivan Gonzyk / Instagram). Used with permission.LGBTQ soldiers representatives within the Ukrainian army are rarely portrayed.

Milo Yiannopoulos has announced his latest gig, and something about it feels so right…and wrong.The 37-year old right-wing provocateur is now an unpaid intern in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene‘s congressional office.Yiannopoulos took to Telegram to share the news, along with a photo of his intern’s badge.Relate: Milo Yiannopoulos just threw his wedding ring in the ocean…along with his dignity“I’ve finally been persuaded out of retirement.

The Greg Dollgener Memorial AIDS Fund brought back its signature fundraising event to open up Pride Weekend in Dallas: the 15th anniversary MetroBall at S4 featuring Chris Chism, dance music legends Martha Wash and Thea Austin and the headliner, ’80s pop queen Tiffany.

The 2022 MTV Movie & TV Awards took place on 5 June, and it was filled with LGBTQ+ winners.

In celebration of Pride Month, The Shops at Park Lane is showing its support of equal rights for all with its massive ‘Locked in Love’ 7 x 18-foot custom chain link fence, adorned with over 150 locks in rainbow colors.

Scream 6 isn’t set to hit theaters until spring 2023, but the highly anticipated film is already delivering jump scares with the shocking news that Neve Campbell—a.k.a. series heroine Sidney Prescott—won’t be returning.Please respect our privacy at this time.Originally created by gay writer Kevin Williamson, the franchise has long been a favorite of queer audiences, who immediately latched on to its wry, meta humor and its not-so-subtle metaphors about “gay survival.” A large part of the appeal has been Campbell’s anchoring performance, and Sidney’s story of triumph as she overcomes bloody, high school trauma to become a scream queen for the ages.Related: All the hidden (and not so hidden) gay culture happening within the ‘Scream’ universeThe first question that comes to mind is: “How?” How can the series possibly go on without her? While the well-received 2022 Scream “legacyquel” (commonly known as “Scream 5”) did a fantastic job setting up a new generation of young protagonists—and suspects—Sidney’s legacy loomed large over the narrative.

Texas House of Representatives in the coming days that would ban children from drag shows.Slaton says his move is a reaction to a local drag show in Dallas that allowed children to attend.The legislation would protect "kids from drag shows and other inappropriate displays," according to a news release by Slaton.“The events of this past weekend were horrifying and show a disturbing trend in which perverted adults are obsessed with sexualizing young children,” Slaton said in the release. “As a father of two young children, I would never take my children to a drag show and I know Speaker Dade Phelan and the rest of my Republican colleagues wouldn’t either. Protecting our own children isn’t enough, and our responsibility as lawmakers extends to the sexualization that is happening across Texas.”The release also stated that Slaton would continue "his fight" to have gender-affirming health care considered "child abuse" in the state.  Following Slaton's announcement, Equality Texas CEO Ricardo Martinez said in a statement to The Advocate,  “In spite of Rep.

ESports giant FaZe Clan sent out an innocuous post on Twitter acknowledging Pride month, and team member FaZe Virus came out of the woodwork in a since-deleted tweet to let people know he is NOT with that gay stuff.Wtf is this? pic.twitter.com/51BE2xiXIB— Nat and 149 others (@Deestinyer) June 2, 2022The statement stirred up immediate controversy, with some are voicing their support of the streamer.

Ohio House of Representatives passed the measure close to midnight last Wednesday as an amendment to an unrelated bill, Cleveland TV station WEWS reports. It will not be considered in the Senate until it reconvenes in November.The legislation, officially titled the Save Women’s Sports Act, was tacked onto House Bill 151, which deals with residency requirements for Ohio teachers.

here As a result of answering that ad, Haydn came along. Six years old, with cerebral palsy and a wheelchair, he was full of sadness and questions. He was the first child we fostered, and after a couple of years, became the first one we adopted, too. Over the next few years, we realised we were not particularly good foster carers – we kept adopting the children that were meant to stay just for a short time. Curtis, or Curly as we call him, came along after Haydn when he was just 12 weeks old.

Hollywood Houselift with Jeff Lewis, in which the former house flipper has become home designer to the stars — and for fans of its mercurial star, it’s a welcome return to form.Lewis has made the jump from Bravo to Amazon’s Freevee service, but the formula of his new series is very familiar. The series functions more like a sequel to Bravo’s Flipping Out than a reboot.

Related: Madonna vs. Cyndi Lauper: What their careers taught me about artMadonna wore the original dress to the premiere of Sleepless in Seattle in 1993.

The Living End getting made.After a chance encounter, hunky drifter Luke (Mike Dytri) and shy film critic Jon (Craig Gilmore)—both HIV positive—go on the lam when Luke kills a homophobic cop. With no destination in mind, they adopt the motto “F*ck everything” and follow the road wherever it takes them, discussing their status, having plenty of sex, and even plotting to kill the President along the way.

Every June since 2015, the Tyler Public Library has given space in its downstairs display case to PFLAG Tyler/East Texas (Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians And Gays) for a Pride Month display promoting support and advocacy for and education about LGBTQ people and their families.

The Nostalgia Tapes podcast, is used to telling other people’s stories, but on Sunday he opened up about a more personal one — his grandfather’s gay love story — on Twitter.The love story threat has been liked almost 200,000 times.“My Grandpa Dave told me he was sure he was gay when he was moving into his dorm room freshman year of college and there was a boy ‘with the prettiest eyes,’” Ashrawi began. It wasn’t until his grandfather had passed away that he learned who that boy was — and so much more about his grandfather in his college years.“His name was John Kander,” revealed Ashrawi. “After college, John, along with his partner Fred Ebb, would go on to compose two of the greatest Broadway musicals of all time.

Cardi B is showing love to the LGBTQ+ community during Pride Month. The Dominican descent singer, actress, and businesswoman traveled to Los Angeles to meet with fans and join the celebration.The “Bodak Yellow” rapper rocked a rainbow jumpsuit to represent the pride flag.

Even though Liarmouth is his first novel, John Waters doesn’t think that the experience of writing it is any more difficult than writing movies, even though he’s been doing the latter for over fifty years. “You just have to go in that room and make it up,” he says.

Tampa Bay Times reports.“Our Pride Nights continue to grow both in terms of visibility and participation,” the team’s president Matt Silverman told the paper. “By doing this, we extend an invitation not just for this game but for all of our games that the LGBTQ+ community is invited, welcomed, and celebrated.” The Rays’ manager Kevin Cash said he didn’t think the player’s decision would affect the team negatively, the Associated Press reports.

Our favourite Dublin Bears are back to celebrate Bear Pride with a loud and proud growl this year. Starting with a party on June 24 in the Wiley Fox and then joining the parade and street party on June 25, this amazing group is sure to provide some much-needed hairy fun. Save the dates on […]

Health bosses have reiterated that the risk of Monkeypox is low despite cases now surpassing the 300 mark in the UK. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said 73 more cases have been confirmed in England, alongside two more in Scotland and two more in Wales.

The always-classy Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene took to Twitter on Sunday to attack Parkland shooting survivor and gun control activist David Hogg.Greene’s tweet was bad enough on its own, but it looked even more desperate next to 22-year-old Hogg’s reply.

Rupaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7 is well underway, and with it has come the return of one of our favorite All Stars twinners, Monét X Change. This three-time competitor and former Miss Congeniality is in it to win it, and with her subtle mind-game to back it up, she just might take it!We caught up with Monét to discuss her All Stars 7 master plan, her recent encounter with the platinum plunger at the hands of The Vivienne, and to hear once and for all whether her or her sister Bob the Drag Queen is the better Pit Stop host.When a hypothetical Monét X Change biopic finally enters production, who are you going to cast to play you and why?That’s a hard one, with these Gen Z’s… I don’t know anything about who the young Monét X Changes in the house are. At first glance, someone who I feel like would really do me justice in terms of beauty and physicality? Probably Normani.Now when they do the Sylvester biopic, I am definitely playing Mr.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett has been trending on Twitter all morning after The Guardian published a bombshell report about People of Praise, a Christian collective where she once served as a handmaid female leader.People of Praise was founded in South Bend, Indiana in 1971 by Kevin Ranaghan and purports to be “a charismatic Christian community” that “provides a natural support for marriages and families” and is “led by the Holy Spirit.”In reality, it’s a cult that expects women to be docile and subservient and believes homosexuality is a sin and gay marriage is evil.

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‘My first Pride after I transitioned socially was London Trans Pride, in July 2021. I finally felt at home.’ When I was 16, I got the train to Exeter with one of my friends, to go to the local Pride in the town hall. I wasn’t out at that point, not even to myself. I felt terrified, as this was my first time being around openly queer people.The event was tiny – there were a few stands, a charity, some performers and some face painting, and I got a Pride flag painted on my face.I grew up in South Devon, which is very middle class, straight and white.

Pride Month tee with proceeds supporting The Center, an LGBTQ+ center in Southern Nevada. While some fans were vocally upset about Molina’s allyship, others were excited by the fighter’s support of the LGBTQ+ community — and took the opportunity to shoot their shot with him, while he let them down gently.“To all the dudes sliding in my DM’s I’m a straight guy but pshhh I’m flattered! For all the homophobic dudes upset by me repping pride month on my fight kit y’all some fruit cups,” he tweeted.Undeterred by the backlash, Molina wore his rainbow shorts during his bout against Zhalgas Zhumagulov in Las Vegas on Saturday, which he won.The subject of the shorts and fan reaction came up during the post-fight press briefing. Molina didn’t hold back on his thoughts about the hate and hypocrisy of those who oppose his support of the LGBTQ+ community.  “You’re gonna get me riled up.

Claire Byrne Live he may never again be able to play rugby again because of the horrific attack.Somers posted to social media the attack happened along Dame Street in Dublin in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 10. He said he was trying to flag a taxi after visiting The George gay bar when he was approached by a man hurling antigay slurs.“Last night a stranger called me a faggot before beating the shit out of me,” Somers tweeted from the hospital after the attack.

ABOVE: Happy birthday to Ed Fury. I'm sure Joey HAS seen all his movies.

Students at River Valley High School in rural Ohio were shocked when a graduation ceremony speaker told seniors to choose heterosexual relationships.On June 3, “distinguished alumni speaker” Jim McGuire addressed the 105 graduating students and advised them to “choose biblical principals” when entering into relationships.“Choose a spouse, I suggest,” he said.He continued: “I also strongly suggest to make sure to choose biblical principles, you know, a male with a female and female with a male.”LGBTQ students in particular were understandably taken aback by the remarks. 18-year-old graduate Cassidy Osipow, who identifies as a lesbian, told 5 News “it was supposed to be the day that I was finally free from all the stuff that I’d experienced in high school.

short story by V. E. Schwab and follows teenage vampire Juliette (Sarah Catherine Hook, “American Crime Story”), who sets her sights on new girl Calliope (Lewis) when it’s time to make her first kill.

London.I was born on 1 September 1936 in Paris – of Polish-Jewish parents. My brother Albert was born five years earlier in Warsaw.My parents sought to escape the dreadful conditions for Jews in Poland by moving to Paris.

here My work was going well, I knew I warranted stepping onto the lowest rung of the judicial ladder by being appointed an assistant Recorder. However, I was summoned to see the then Lord Chancellor’s officials to be told that Lord Chancellor Baron Hailsham would never appoint me, a gay man, to sit as a judge at any level.  I left the meeting crestfallen, but I was cheered by the indication that although I was apparently unsuitable to sit as a judge I could still be considered for Silk.  After more years of endless paperwork, and trial upon trial as a junior barrister, I rather fancied the more measured life of a QC.  With fewer but bigger cases, I looked forward to the financial security that evades most juniors, especially those working in the publicly funded sector.  Wrong again!  Although by that time I unquestionably had a practice deserving of Silk, I was blocked by an influential senior judge whose ‘over my dead body’ attitude prevailed over civil servants. It was now 1993. Lord MacKay, by then Lord Chancellor, was entirely oblivious of what was going on behind his back and has always treated me with courtesy and fairness.  At the time, I could have continued in the ever demanding life of a junior - behind on paperwork, juggling court diaries, and being shamed by self-regarding judges if a minute late.  Fortunately I had an ally.

Thailand's capital sees an explosion of glamour, gilt, and glitter on Sunday, June 5, as the country's LGBTQ+ community celebrates their first Pride parade in almost 16 years, but attendees warn true equality is still distant.

A post shared by @otroedgargomezWriting a memoir that countless readers say is impossible to put down is a pretty strong indicator that a writer has succeeded in what they set out to accomplish. For it to be described as a “breath of fresh air” by the New York Times is an even bigger indication.Edgar Gomez’s powerful new memoir “High-Risk Homosexual”, released in January of this year, not only achieved those things, but it also resonated with the experiences of many queer or trans Latinx/a/o folks… including the journalist writing this profile.My book is out today.

Ireland and the UK alike are still digesting the history-making Sinn Féin win at the recent Northern Irish elections, in which they secured 27 seats in the 90-seat legislature. This means the Democratic Unionist Party, having won just 25 seats, has now been pushed out of its position of power, with many members of the […]