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Rebel Wilson has opened up about being forced to come out not on her time but on the time of a journalist who, according to the actress, threatened to out her.The Pitch Perfect and Senior Year actor opened up about the circumstances surrounding her public announcement this summer that she was in a relationship with fashion designer Ramona Agruma. Speaking to The Australian, Wilson explained that she preemptively posted a snapshot on Instagram disclosing her relationship because journalist Andrew Hornery with the Sydney Morning Herald intended to publish Wilson’s intimate relationship details.In early June, she wrote, “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince … but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess.”She said she and Agruma didn’t hide their relationship, but the couple wanted to share the news at their own pace due to varying levels of family support.“Across our two families, not everybody is as accepting as what you’d hoped for, and we were trying to be respectful to those people and tell them in our own way,” Wilson told The Australian. “Basically, with the situation where a journalist is threatening to out you, you’ve got to hurry, and some people we didn’t get a chance to tell before it came out publicly.

Bring on the vomit!A pastor at a notorious anti-LGBTQ+ church in Texas labeled a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center told his congregation he would rather eat his own vomit than engage in anal sex with another man, and apparently, he’s not the only pastor in the denomination to feel that way. Author and blogger Hehmant Mehta tweeted excerpts of the sermons at the Steadfast Baptist Church in Watauga where pastor Jonathan Shelley made the claims.“If you said ‘hey, pastor Shelley, you’re going to have to eat Indian food and ranch dressing every day of your life or do that one time [engage in anal sex with another man],’” pastor Shelley said during a recent sermon, “it’s like bring on the Indian food.”Shelley then promised to recycle his food rather than engage in anal sex with a gay man.“‘Paster Shelley, what if you had to eat the Indian food and ranch dressing and then vomit it up and eat it again, or do that one time,’” Shelley continued, “it’s like bring on the vomit!” Later in the sermon, Shelley claimed gay men suffer from horrific medical consequences as a result of gay anal sex.“What men do with men is defiling their bodies, hurting their bodies, they’re hurting each other.

Taylor Swift has been praised for casting Laith Ashley, a trans model and activist, as her love interest in an upcoming music video.

MOUNT JULIET, Tennessee (WSMV) -- A Wilson County school board member says LGBTQ flags and stickers along with other symbols that represent a group or belief should be taken out of classrooms.And newly elected school board member, Joseph Padilla, said he is looking to create school policy around that matter.Padilla said the genesis of the move was concerns brought to him by parents who say those LGBTQ flags or stickers shouldn’t be in the classrooms.“This isn’t Joe’s opinion, this is Wilson County’s opinion,” Padilla said. “They elected me.

Getty Images, in collaboration with GLAAD, has announced $25,000 in grants for photographers and videographers who create images of chosen families, increasing visibility of the LGBTQ+ community while also challenging harmful, cliched visual stereotypes.“This grant will provide financial support and mentorship to content creators who are authentically showcasing and exploring celebrations, events’ and actions across a broad range of people and groups that are part of ‘chosen families,’ outside of stereotypical Pride celebration imagery,” according to a Getty Images press release. “This includes celebrations, new family norms, and cultural traditions as they relate to LGBTQ+ communities around the world.”“Our VisualGPS global research shows that less than 1 percent of visuals in media and advertising show members of the LGBTQ+ community and those mainly focus on Pride celebrations as a defining event across the community,” Dr.

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ALIQUIPPA, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — The LGBTQ+ community is taking a stand after a Beaver County teacher refused to refer to transgender students by their pronouns.Earlier this month, after a large showing of support for the high school biology and anatomy teacher, Daren Cusato was reinstated and allowed back on the job.The South Side Area School District also suspended its policy.Now, the LGBTQ+ community is taking a stand and showing its support for a transgender student.“Honestly, I thought it was ridiculous. How much effort does it take to respect somebody’s pronouns and to respect their identity,” said Branden Dudek of Central Outreach in Aliquippa.Cusato disagreed and doubled down, telling Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that it went against his religious beliefs and cited First Amendment rights.But Dudek called the teacher’s actions dangerous.“Trans youth sometimes are isolated.

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Meet Minerva, a 4-year-old shepherd mix who weighs 55 pounds and has a regal, light brown coat of fur. She loves treats, toys and snuggling up with a trusted friend. She was found as a stray wandering the streets of Ennis alone, so not too much is known about her earliest days. Minerva needed a little bit of medical TLC upon arrival and is still being treated for heartworms so she is on exercise restrictions but is otherwise a healthy gal. She is currently in foster care, so making an appointment in advance is necessary to meet with her in person.

Everybody knows that you don’t mess with Texas. That’s because you don’t have to; Texas will undoubtedly mess with you. Honestly, you could just be someone who needs, say, electricity on a regular and reliable basis, and T

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Stars of the Drag Race franchise quickly took to social media to show support for Baby after she opted to leave the UK’s fourth season in the latest episode.

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Sam Smith has announced the official UK and Europe tour for their upcoming fourth studio album Gloria.

Rebel Wilson has opened up about being forced to come out in a brand new interview.

Saucy Santana joined Lil Nas X on stage to perform their unreleased track from the latter’s upcoming album. 

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Around North Texas, the name “Linze Serrell” is nearly synonymous with “fundraising for a cause.” And on Sunday, Oct. 23, Linze’s work for the LGBTQ and HIV/AIDS communities continues with “Linze’s Big Gay Birthday Bash,” a show at Six Springs Tavern, 147 N. Plano Road in Richardson, to benefit Prism Health North Texas. Doors open at 1 p.m., and the show starts at 2 p.m., featuring emcee Korina DuValle, Miss Gay Texas State 2023 Kelly O’Neil, Miss Gay Texas State At Large 2023 Veronica Reyes, Dahlia, Robyn, Jayden, Sienna, Carmella, Sapphire, Marina, Aquarius, March and special guest Little Miss Birdie. Happy birthday sweet Linze, and thank you for all you do.

Where the hell has all the cat food gone? I mean, it’s not like we’re talking Beluga caviar here, or Alaskan King crab or Bluefin tuna — ordinary cat food, is all: The scraps of the scraps of the scraps! Are we living in Soviet Moscow, circa 1922? Why are all t

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Bros star Billy Eichner has revealed the hunky actor who almost appeared in the LGBTQ+ romantic comedy. 

Pop singer Becky Hill revealed that she went to an all-girls sex party to explore her sexual identity.

 

Why should the church talk about sexuality? For more than 16 years, CenterPeace has been building community for sexual minorities, hosting online and in-person retreats and other resources for nurturing the faith of LGBTQ individuals. Brian and Colman sit down with CenterPeace founder Sally Gary to answer the tough questions about why “sexuality” shouldn’t be a dirty word for Christians.

The latest episode of Drag Race UK season four delivered a shocking and emotional exit.

The Social Security Administration will now allow people to self-select their gender on their Social Security number record.The policy, announced Wednesday, is effective immediately.“The Social Security Administration’s Equity Action Plan includes a commitment to decrease administrative burdens and ensure people who identify as gender diverse or transgender have options in the Social Security number card application process,” Acting Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi said in a press release. “This new policy allows people to self-select their sex in our records without needing to provide documentation of their sex designation.”Those who update their gender marker in Social Security’s records will need to apply for a replacement Social Security card.

A new law will make it easier for older LGBTQ+ people in New York to access free meal deliveries, caregiver assistance, mental and physical care, and other services.As a result of the new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul this week, LGBTQ+ people in New York who suffer disproportionately from poverty and isolation now have access to more services.The state’s Office for the Aging now must take into account gender identity, sexual orientation, and HIV status when assessing the needs of older New Yorkers.

(CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 4:12 p.m. ET]In a victory for Kevin Spacey, a New York jury has found him not liable for battery on allegations he picked up actor Anthony Rapp and briefly laid on top of him in a bed after a party in 1986.[Original story, published at 2:50 p.m. ET]Closing arguments are underway in the civil sexual misconduct trial against Kevin Spacey, stemming from allegations made by actor Anthony Rapp.Best known for his role in "Star Trek: Discovery," Rapp claims that in 1986, Spacey, then 26, invited Rapp, then 14, to his Manhattan home where he picked Rapp up, laid him down on his bed, grabbed his buttocks and pressed his groin into Rapp's body without his consent.He is suing Spacey for battery.Judge Lewis Kaplan dismissed Rapp's claim of assault before the trial started and dismissed his claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress after Rapp's attorneys rested his case, leaving the jury to decide only the battery claim.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has closed a gap in survivor benefits for those who were not able to marry a same-sex, now-deceased veteran spouse before the Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality ruling and therefore weren’t married long enough to qualify.The VA’s minimum length-of-marriage requirement is one year, and higher benefits are available to survivors who were married to a veteran spouse for eight years or more.

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The popular League of Legends game is set to introduce a new Black LGBTQ+ character. 

(CNN) – Police officers stopped Eric André as he boarded a flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles in April 2021 and, a few months earlier, the same thing happened to another Black comedian in the same place, a lawsuit alleges.André and fellow comedian Clayton English filed the lawsuit claiming the stops were the result of racial profiling.“Police officers came out of nowhere in like, almost like an ambush style and started, singled me out. I was the only person of color on the jet bridge at the time,” André said in a news conference Tuesday.“They singled me out.

Hulu has released the first trailer for their upcoming miniseries Welcome to Chippendales.

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GEMMA Collins looked amazing as she stepped out for the launch of pal Jess Wright's baby range. New mum Jess, 37, has teamed up with My 1st Years for a collection and The GC was on hand to lend her support.

POP sensation Becky Hill has revealed she went to an all-girls sex party to work out if she was gay, admitting she "still doesn't know". The singer is due to open up about her sexuality on ITV2 programme Shopping With Keith Lemon tonight. Crazy What Love Can Do singer Becky, 28, admits that she tried to work out if she was gay before settling down with a man.

 

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and have spoken about their pansexuality. The superhero Deadpool is pansexual in the Marvel comics, something Ryan Reynolds wants the character to show more in the next film.