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Pride of Britain Award nominations, almost a year ago, their lives have been, in their words, “bonkers”. First there was the shock of receiving trophies from Dan Walker at the Pride of Manchester awards which were hosted by Kym Marsh. Then Ant and Dec jumped out at them from a red phone box at the I’m a Celebrity Jungle Challenge in Manchester and surprised them with invitations to the Pride of Britain Awards in London.

Marjorie Taylor Greene making a transgender joke on A broadcast of MTG: Live has begun circulating on social media.The video, shared by the Twitter page Patriot Takes, showed the moment Greene joked about gender reassignment surgery with her intern Milo Yiannopoulos.The pair began joking about transgenderism after making reference to a Life Site report regarding a new bill in support of transgender people in California.Marjorie Taylor Greene and her intern, Milo, joked about people with the last name Wiener. MTG said some transgender people “want to get rid of the wieners” and do the “weenie chop thing.” pic.twitter.com/yyH3XmbKiX"California has advanced a bill to become a transgender sanctuary" Yiannopoulos said off-camera."It was introduced by Democrat Senator Scott Wiener.

A new generation of queer actors are stepping into the Hollywood scene, showcasing their talent and bringing their incredible performances to popular TV series and films.

Kari explores the aftermath of an attempted suicide by Kari, the protagonist, and her lover Ruth. This dark and gritty novel explores the themes of love and loneliness and is set against the backdrop of recession and the horrifying terrorist attacks of 2008.You can get the hardcover here.At the outset, Heartstopper may seem like your usual romance between Charlie, an openly gay but awkward British teenager, and his jock classmate, Nick.

Brittney Griner for an additional 18 days.The extension was ordered by the Khimki Court of the Moscow Region after investigators requested it, according to a report by Russian state news agency TASS and reported by The New York Times. Extensions are usually given in Russia leading up to a trial.Griner was arrested on February 17 at Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow after authorities allegedly found vape cartridges containing residue of hashish oil in her luggage.“Today’s extension is just further reinforcement that Brittney Griner - an Olympian and an American citizen - is being used as a political pawn,” Griner’s agent, Lindsay Kagawa Coles, posted to social media. “Her detention is inhumane and unacceptable.”Griner is reportedly under investigation for the “large-scale transportation of drugs” and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.

My Policeman starring Harry Styles as a queer man in mid-20th Century England has dropped.The film toggles between past and present, with Styles as the young Tom Burgess, a Brighton policeman discovering his identity at a time in England when queerness was criminalized and LGBTQ+ people were routinely jailed. The Crown star Emma Corrin is Tom’s wife Marion while David Dawson stars as Tom’s lover Patrick.

33-34 Parliament Street, Dublin- known now as Street 66 but remembered by many as the Front Lounge. Countless fans of the venue even still refuse to call it by its current name, keen to grip onto the memories too fond to erase. But how did a venue, which originally opened as a straight bar, come […]

Prime Video has shared the the first trailer for its new gay drama My Policeman, which stars former One Direction frontman Harry Styles.

De Gomarus Scholengemeenschap in Gorinchem wordt niet vervolgd vanwege dwang en discriminatie tegen homoseksuele leerlingen door medewerkers. Het Openbaar Ministerie in Rotterdam heeft dit besloten omdat de school zijn beleid heeft aangepast.

Lightyear.The animated film, about Toy Story’s Buzz Lightyear, features a brief same-sex kiss between two female characters. The segment was reportedly removed by Pixars’s parent company, Disney, but later reinstated after the company faced backlash for not speaking up soon enough against Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.The movie will hit theaters worldwide this week, although it’s been barred in at least 14 countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Saudia Arabia, because of the same-sex kiss.Related: “As a gay man, I…”: Did extreme right-wing troll Ben Shapiro just come out on Twitter?On Monday, Shapiro tweeted, “Disney works to push a ‘not-at-all-secret gay agenda’ and seeks to add ‘queerness’ to its programming, according to executive producer Latoya Raveneau.

A post shared by JOHNNY SIBILLY (@johnnysibilly)Though Johnny Sibilly has been acting for a while now, the last year has seen him achieve new heights of success, finally giving the Cuban and Dominican actor the spotlight he has long deserved.His most recent role in Peacock’s Queer As Folk reboot has him playing Noah, a lawyer and former meth addict who struggles to find connection after losing a loved one in a mass shooting.The role could’ve easily devolved into trauma-drama and self-pity, but Sibilly renders Noah as a flawed but earnest man one who retains his sense of humor and sex appeal, even in the face of grief.  A post shared by JOHNNY SIBILLY (@johnnysibilly)Sibilly grants similar humanity to Wilson in the HBO Max dramedy series Hacks, which entered its second season in May and received 15 Emmy nominations last July.Wilson is a gay water inspector who falls in love with Marcus, the workaholic personal assistant of an aging comedienne staging a comeback. When he encourages Marcus to break out of his shell and try activities like rock climbing, it’s not because he wants a fun boyfriend, it’s because he knows that the man he cares for has never really put himself first.Of course, it’s hardly surprising to see Sibilly portraying characters with such humanity.

Harry Styles‘ upcoming gay romance movie, My Policeman!But, before you get yourself too excited, know that the just-released trailer only features scant hints of the “gay romance” in question, and nary a glimpse of skin—unless you count that brief shot of Styles’ muscular back as he freestyle-strokes through the pool.Still, there’s quite a bit to be excited about packed into this gorgeous 40-second teaser.Directed by Michael Grandage and adapted from Bethan Roberts’ novel of the same name, My Policeman is described as a “sweeping romantic drama,” telling the story of a complicated, forbidden love triangle in 1950s Britain.Styles stars as Tom, a closeted policeman married to school teacher Marion (The Crown‘s Emma Corrin), whose relationship is complicated by dashing museum curator Patrick (Peaky Blinders‘ David Dawson).The narrative also flashes forward to the ’90s, with our central trio well into their adulthood—featuring Linus Roach as an older Tom, Gina McKee as Marion, and Rupert Everett as Patrick.

@Mariellaf1 on #TimesRadio her ex-husband Prince Andrew is a “good and kind man”. pic.twitter.com/YVcE504HVf— Times Radio (@TimesRadio) June 14, 2022Related: Sarah Ferguson signs a 22-book deal and no, that’s not a typoFerguson recently netted herself a 22-book deal with Australian publishers Serenity Press. She will co-author the books with established writers.

Related: Adam Lambert, Diana Ross and others perform at Platinum JubileeOn Instagram, Lambert posted a video of himself getting ready to go on stage at the O2. He’s singing the 2018 Brandi Carlile song, ‘The Joke’.  A post shared by ADAM LAMBERT (@adamlambert) In the accompanying caption, he says, “Getting ready backstage for one of ten sold-out nights at the 02 with @officialqueenmusic … the lyrics of this stunning song by @brandicarlile keep coming back to haunt me.“When I was an adolescent, I didn’t really have any friends at school.

Harry Styles‘ new LGBTQ+ drama My Policeman has been released – you can watch it below.Styles portrays the younger version of policeman Tom in the adaptation of Bethan Roberts’ 2012 novel, which centres on a love triangle between a man, a woman and a policeman.Set in the 1990s, the drama begins when an elderly man arrives at Tom and his wife Marion’s (Emma Corrin) home, kickstarting an exploration of “seismic events from 40 years previous”.This teaser trailer focuses solely on those past events, in which Tom and museum curator Patrick (David Dawson) first discovered their feelings for each other at a time when same-sex relationships between men were illegal.An official synopsis for the film reads: “My Policeman follows three young people – policeman Tom, teacher Marion, and museum curator Patrick – as they embark on an emotional journey in 1950s Britain.“Flashing forward to the 1990s, Tom (Linus Roache), Marion (Gina McKee), and Patrick (Rupert Everett) are still reeling with longing and regret, but now they have one last chance to repair the damage of the past.“Based on the book by Bethan Roberts, director Michael Grandage carves a visually transporting, heart-stopping portrait of three people caught up in the shifting tides of history, liberty, and forgiveness.”The film is further described as “an important and timely cultural story, shedding light on recent history while also being relevant to today’s current cultural landscape, where we are as a society and where we’re headed”.Amazon Studios have developed the film, which is directed by by Michael Grandage, with Oscar-nominated writer Ron Nyswaner adapting Roberts’ book for the big screen.Earlier this week, first-look images of the film were released online.

Tom’s voiceover plays over a sun-soaked montage of his courtship with Marion: the handsome pair frolics at the beach, sits by a pool and takes a drive through the countryside with Patrick. But Tom’s emotional dilemma soon becomes apparent between shots of him and Patrick in a close embrace, him and Marion on their wedding day, and other glimpses of the trio in various scenes.“You feel they could crush you, or take you under,” the voiceover continues as the music intensifies.

Carson Burton Harry Styles plays a closeted policeman in the teaser trailer for the romantic drama “My Policeman.”Released by Amazon Studios on Wednesday, the teaser finds Styles and co-stars David Dawson and Emma Corrin entangled in a complicated love triangle. The story — an adaptation of Bethan Roberts’ 2012 novel — follows Styles’ character Tom Burgess, a closeted policemen. Since it is illegal to be gay in 1957 Brighton, Burgess begins dating a schoolteacher named Marion (Corrin), but also has a secret love affair with a museum curator named Patrick Hazelwood (Dawson).The film jumps between two time periods: the 1950s and the 1990s.

Disney’s new movie “Lightyear,” an offshoot of the “Toy Story” franchise, faces bans or restrictions in parts of Southeast Asia and the Middle East over a scene that features a kiss between two women. The animated film opens around the world this week. The United Arab Emirates has banned “Lightyear” from public screenings, and Malaysia has asked Disney to cut several scenes from the film before it can be shown in local cinemas, according to officials in the Muslim-majority countries.

Last night Dublin Pride announced that it was terminating its media partnership with RTÉ with immediate effect. The move was prompted by a series of transphobic discussions which were broadcast on RTÉ’s popular phone-in radio programme Liveline. In their statement, Dublin Pride said they were “both angered and disappointed” by what they described as “the […]

Rebel Wilson and how she came out, publishing a picture with her girlfriend after a newspaper had informed her that they were planning to reveal her relationship, I thought: Why are we so interested in dabbling in other people's lives? Why should it matter?Why does someone care about who I'm sleeping with? Is it someone else's business? What year is it?Things have changed a lot since I came out over 20 years ago [with an appearance at the 1994 Gay Games]. Back in the day when I was diving and living in the spotlight, reporters were respectful.

Quick, define the word “metaverse.”

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Honestly, I had no idea LGBTQ+ couples could have children outside of adopting. Seeing two women have a child together in a more traditional way would've blown my mind and really showcase how queer couples can have children the same way straight people can.Listen, I'm so sorry to bring down the mood so early in the post, but, as someone who doesn't have a relationship with their parents solely because of my identity, this speech would've helped my younger self be more prepared when it comes to dealing with bigotry from the people who are supposed to love you the most.This was such a sweet way for Patrick to come out. He was so proud of his relationship even when he was absolutely terrified about how his parents would react.

argued in federal court against the Defense of Marriage Act, a law that prevented the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages. Obama had decided to cease defending the law, and his administration took the position that it should be invalidated.

Disney's latest animation "Lightyear," which features a same-sex kiss, has been denied release in more than a dozen mainly Muslim countries. Countries across Asia and the Middle East have refused to give Pixar's "Toy Story" spinoff a showing, in the latest development for parent company Disney as it tries to navigate differing public and political attitudes on LGBTQ issues.

The Edit that recruitment of prospective adopters has been targeted to achieve a more ‘diverse range including LGBT+ people’.‘In England it is against the law to refuse someone an application to register their interest to adopt based on their sexuality,’ she said. ‘There are some agencies who are more experienced on recruiting, training and approving LGBT+ adopters.Names of 72 victims of Grenfell Tower disaster read out at poignant memorialBlind Grenfell witness describes what horror felt like when you can't seePrince Charles leads royal procession at Ascot after Queen pulls out‘So it is important that if you are interested in adopting as an LGBT+ person that you find an agency that you feel is the right fit to support you in your adoption journey.’Ms Swanston-King explained that the process of assessment is the same for both straight and queer couples and singletons, and should last around six months.Since 2003 it is undertaken in two stages.

Shania Twain left her fans feeling emotional after she shared a heartfelt message to mark Pride Month on Tuesday.MORE: Shania Twain rocks tight leather pants for inspiring messageThe country music singer posted three photos of herself wearing a baseball cap with a rainbow-colored heart embossed on the front to show her solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community. She wrote: "Happy Pride Month!! My music has always been about inclusivity.

HIV Ireland has called on the Irish Government to increase the availability of PrEP in the country as cases of the virus continue to rise. The organisation released a statement on Irish AIDS Day (June 15), urging for further “funding and resources to ensure timely and barrier free access to PrEP services.” This comes as […]

This summer, the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, an international group of health care professionals, plans to release an update to its guidelines for giving care. The guidelines include a chapter on adolescents that is already generating heat from across the political spectrum. In the decade since the last update, two intersecting forces have transformed the field of transgender health care for preteens and teens.

Fox Sports opted not to air her throwing out the first pitch during its coverage of a baseball game on Saturday.Former Jeopardy! champ Schneider took the mound to throw out the ceremonial first pitch on Pride Day at San Francisco's Oracle Park, ahead of the San Francisco Giants facing off against rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers.However, her big moment was not aired by the broadcaster, which instead showed NASCAR driver Kurt Busch making a ceremonial toss—which he did at the same venue on Thursday, ahead of the hosts' game against the Colorado Rockies.The broadcasting of Busch's pitch was used to remind viewers that the network would be airing the NASCAR race at Sonoma Raceway, which took place on Sunday."Kurt Busch threw out the first pitch," said play-by-play announcer Adam Amin during the broadcast. "Of course, we've got the NASCAR race tomorrow coming up from Sonoma.

Naman Ramachandran Shailaja Padindala’s Kannada-language film “Naanu Ladies” won best narrative feature and Pedro Peira’s English and Spanish-language film “LA QueenCianera” best documentary feature at the 2022 Kashish LGBTQ+ film festival in Mumbai.Gujarati-language shorts “Muhafiz” by Pradipta Ray and “Dal Bhat” by Nemil Shah” won best Indian narrative short and the Riyad Wadia Award for best emerging Indian filmmaker respectively. “Muhafiz” also won best screenplay for Ray and Ashutosh Pathak.Padindala said: “ ‘Naanu Ladies’ is a film attempting to identify cis-het culture [as it] weaves itself into the queerness of everyday life.

Gina Yashere, and produced and directed by Topher.The film aired exclusively on My5 in the UK from June 1, to mark the beginning of Pride Month.‘Black British history in the UK always involves Windrush, it involves the uprisings in the 1980s, it involves all the kinds of campaigning that has been done, the great advances and some of the celebrities and faces we are used to seeing,’ Topher tells Metro.co.uk. ‘But it never really involves Black LGBTQ+ people.

Names of 72 victims of Grenfell Tower disaster read out at poignant memorialBlind Grenfell witness describes what horror felt like when you can't seePrince Charles leads royal procession at Ascot after Queen pulls outTrump, Ivanka and Don Jr lose appeal to block depositions over financesFor the first time in a very long time, I have thought about the future and not been filled with fear and dread. I’m looking forward to what life has in store for me. The main message I’d like to tell people is to open up.The person you speak to might not understand and you might not have a clear way forward after, but please just do it.They could be the person that helps you on the next stage of your journey, and you could help them on theirs.Immigration Nation is a series that aims to destigmatise the word ‘immigrant’ and explore the powerful first-person stories of people who’ve arrived in the UK – and called it home.

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We take a look at some fake news in France and elsewhere concerning Pride Month.

Scott Leibowitz is a pioneer in the field of transgender health care. He has directed or worked at three gender clinics on the East Coast and the Midwest, where he provides gender-affirming care, the approach the medical community has largely adopted for embracing children and teenagers who come out as transgender. He also helps shape policy on L.G.B.T.

Ukraine. Collins bagged his first goal for his country in his sixth international appearance during their 1-1 draw with Ukraine at the Stadion LKS in Lodz, Poland in the Nations League.

supports HTML5 videoThe creators of Love, Victor have addressed when they came to the decision to bring the curtain down on the show at season 3.On Wednesday, all episodes of the third season of the series are dropping on Disney Plus and on Hulu in the US, revealing whether Victor (Michael Cimino) decided to stay with his boyfriend Benji (George Sear) or embark on a new romance with Rahim (Anthony Keyvan) after becoming entangled in a love triangle.The show first launched in 2020 as a spin-off of the acclaimed 2018 film Love, Simon, and is set in the same universe, with Victor turning to Simon (Nick Robinson) for advice when figuring out his sexuality, eventually coming to the realisation that he’s gay.During a recent conversation with Metro.co.uk, executive producers Brian Tanen, Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker spoke about the programme coming to an end, with Isaac revealing that they decided the third season would be its last ‘well in advance’.‘It wasn’t always the plan, but it was something that we talked with Hulu and decided well in advance of the third season, which was really amazing,’ said Isaac, who also co-created Love, Victor with Elizabeth, having previously written the screenplay for Love, Simon with her.‘It allowed us to plan ahead and craft the ending of this story exactly as we wanted to.’He continued: ‘I hope people feel when they see it that it was a real full circle and there’s a real sense of completion for Victor and all his friends on their coming-of-age journeys.

Avengers star Chris Evans praised Pixar for restoring Lightyear’s same-sex kiss in a new interview. 

gun control and mental health care to solve America's gun violence epidemic.Fiore, who currently serves on the Las Vegas City Council, however, blamed the shooting on health care for transgender individuals—and secured the Republican nomination to become the next state treasurer.AP projects Fiore has won the race after she accrued more than double the number of votes as opponent Emanuel Kess with 65 percent of the vote counted. At the time of reporting, Fiore has 71,434 votes (61 percent of the vote) to Kess with only 34,531 (30 percent of the vote).She will now face incumbent state Treasurer Zach Conine, a Democrat who faced no primary challenger, in November in the swing state that will be home to several battleground races.While speaking at a campaign event on June 5, Fiore sought to dismiss calls for enhanced gun control measures, instead blaming the shooting on health care for transgender individuals—repeating a baseless claim spread in far-right circles online.In the wake of the shooting, she said the government should "ban pharmaceutical companies" that provide gender-affirming health care to the transgender community, including hormone therapy."You know what we have to ban? We have to ban the pharmaceutical companies that are giving these individuals pharmaceutical psychotropic drugs," she said, claiming the shooter was on drugs that would adversely affect his mental state, an allegation that has not been confirmed by any evidence.She added that he was "on a lot of different medications from transgendering, so his mind was quite defective."There has been no proof that Ramos was transgender.

supports HTML5 videoOh, no big deal, just Heartstopper’s Yasmin Finney getting a shoutout in the actual House of Commons!The 18-year-old actress made her screen debut in the LGBTQ+ coming of age series earlier this year, playing Elle Argent, a schoolgirl who is transgender and moves from an all-boys grammar school to a girls school.Since its release, Heartstopper has inspired countless fans across the world, with thousands finding courage in the show to come out to their own families.One particular aspect of the series – based on the graphic novels by Alice Oseman – that has been praised is its authentic representation, with Yasmin being at the forefront of those celebrations for how she portrays Elle.Yasmin was mentioned by Labour MP Luke Pollard recently as the House of Commons debated the government’s conversion therapy ban, which currently does not include trans people.Pollard – who is Plymouth’s first ‘out’ MP – has continuously expressed his love for Heartstopper, reflecting today on how it reminds him of his younger days.‘I am so pleased with all my heart that young people in school now not only have LGBT young people in the public eye, but they can see them onscreen as well,’ he began in the debate.‘Some of you will know that I’m an unapologetic fan of Netflix’s Heartstopper and I remember being both Nick and Charlie at school.‘But, for me, it’s Yasmin Finney who plays Elle in the show who is not only epic in her acting, but the class and visibility of her as as trans actor, and her transfer over to the Doctor Who universe, has not only inspired me, it’s inspired young trans people across the world and it has saved lives.

Tom Hanks is looking back on his movie, Philadelphia, which won him his first Oscar.

The Greens party in Victoria has once again been internally rocked by claims of transphobia – this time over the election of its new state convenor Linda Gale. Gale has been accused by Greens members of making anti-transgender comments in the past. Trigger Warning: This story discusses transphobic comments, which might be distressing to some readers. For 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention call Lifeline on 13 11 14. For Australia-wide LGBTQI peer support call QLife on 1800 184 527 or webchat.While Gale reiterated that she would uphold the Greens policy with regard to trans rights, many in the party pointed out that she hadn’t yet retracted or apologised for her past views, which remain in the public domain.

Love, Victor stars Michael Cimino and George Sear showcased their support for Kit Connor and his response to speculation around his sexuality.

Burger King Austria’s ad agency has apologised for their bizarre LGBTQ+ inclusive campaign. 

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When it comes to major gaming franchises, queer characters or stories are often still left out. Fortunately, the story is different with many smaller games from indie developers.

It seems somebody on the Skittles social media team got a bit too excited about tasting the rainbow.Earlier today, the official Skittles account briefly liked a tweet it had been tagged in by gay OnlyFans model Chris Stone that was a little more, um, revealing than anybody could’ve expected:how is THE OFFICIAL Skittles account gonna have a bio like THAT and then proceed to like a literal d*ck pic…