Mal O'Hara becomes first openly gay political party leader in Northern Ireland

Gemma Collins has squashed relationship split rumours that she'd broken up with fiancé Rami Hawash.The former TOWIE star, 41, had fans concerned about her relationship after she confessed that she "doesn't need a man to live" while on Instagram live.The split speculation began when the reality TV legend shared a number of cryptic social media posts, including a video of music icon Cher who had been discussing men.READ MORE: Gemma Collins claims 'drones' following her as she dons plunging swimsuit on getawayThe Believe singer said in the old interview: "I love men. I think that men are the coolest, but you don't really need them to live."My mum said to me, 'You know sweetheart, one day you should settle down and marry a rich man.

I’m in New Hampshire for a couple of months. For someone who’s lived in a bastion of liberalism, New York City, for almost 30 years, it’s been a rude awakening to see all the Trump flags rippling on the back of pickups and unnerving to notice the plethora of bumper stickers that blare “Fuck Biden” and “Let’s Go, Brandon” among other profanity-filled paraphernalia.One of the more jolting things I see daily as I keep CNN and MSNBC on in the background while I work is a primary ad for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Morse.

Out in Colombia, a gay-owned tour company that won the 2021 Impact Award from the IGLTA Foundation, in recognition of its dedication to responsible tourism development. We’ve teamed up with Out in Colombia and came up with a few ideas to inspire your next trip.A picturesque colonial port city on the Caribbean coast, Cartagena has long been a top draw for tourists, thanks to its historic walled downtown, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that dates to 1533.

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Two popular gay contestants from The Great British Bake Off (known as The Great British Baking Show in the U.S.) say the show needs to do more for LGBTQ+ inclusion.The competition show has “embraced gay men very comfortably and highlighted them a lot,” but the “rest of the queer community has been slightly sidelined,” David Atherton, who won the program’s 2019 season, recently told PinkNews.His season, in which fellow gay contestant Michael Chakraverty placed sixth, marked a “turning point” for inclusion, he said. After downplaying LGBTQ+ visibility in previous seasons, in their season the show’s staff “let us wear T-shirts that were pro-LGBTQI+, and right at the end of the whole series is me and Nik [his fiancé] kissing,” he explained.But it’s time for the show to have a transgender competitor, Chakraverty told PinkNews.

Erin Doherty felt "a lot of pressure" to conceal her sexuality when she landed a role in The Crown. The actress portrayed the young Princess Anne in the third and fourth seasons of the Netflix drama, which delves into the reign of British monarch Queen Elizabeth II.

The sugary sweet gay teen romance series Heartstopper has quickly become a sensation, launching multiple cast members to stardom and earning itself two more season orders at once.Though the show took streaming by storm just earlier this year, it seems the future installments may not be too far off. In fact, most fans suspect that filming for the second season has just begun.After all, the cast is dropping major hints that they’re back together.Corinna Brown quickly posted and deleted an Insta story entry:heartstopper s2 era has Begun pic.twitter.com/Ohikr1yfXn— heartstopper comfort (@luvheartstopper) September 13, 2022The picture features her and costar Yasmin Finney in their characters’ signature hairstyles.Kizzy Edgell also posted a cheeky tweet about a castmate:Kit Connor literally has the loveliest juiciest bum— kizzy edgell (@kizzy_edgell) September 13, 2022Related: ‘Heartstopper’ stars dance in front of anti-LGBTQ bigots at Pride LondonAlso serving as evidence is the world’s blurriest TikTok allegedly showing a scene being filmed.Naturally, the dedicated stans of Heartstopper have had their hearts suitably stopped:heartstopper season 2 is filming Right Now nobody move pic.twitter.com/m1cAsgd8fn— mills (@Ioverspring) September 13, 2022i need a boyf before heartstopper season 2 comes out because i don’t think i can mentally cope watching it single #Heartstopper #HeartstopperSeason2— harvey (@harveyyjamess) September 11, 2022this will be us for the next few months as content from the second season of #Heartstopper comes out .

I don’t like this new “queer baiting” word.I feel like it pressure artist to talk about their sexuality or their experiences that they don’t feel comfortable speaking about.If a artist kiss a girl on a video does that means she gotta show videos & text wit wit other women?Uuummmm @RollingStone queer baiting? You do know we was trying to hide a whole baby bump right ?Also I’m married to a man but I have express soo much about my bisexuality and my experiences wit girls .All of a sudden “queer baiting” is the new word & people use it to the ground ! https://t.co/M3kn4NyJBsI don’t usually pay any mind to things like this, but something has to be said. This dangerous, toxic, internet screaming match between ‘fandoms’ has to stop.

Transgender people born in Montana will no longer be able to change the sex listed on their birth certificate to accurately reflect their identity under a new state rule that is among the most restrictive in the country, according to transgender rights groups. Under the rule, which took effect on Saturday, transgender people may change the sex listed on their birth certificate only if it was recorded incorrectly as a result of a clerical error or if the person’s sex was “misidentified” on the original certificate and they can prove it through DNA or other scientific testing.

In news that should surprise no one, Donald Trump‘s relationship with Queen Elizabeth II wasn’t as rosy as he always imagined it to be.The former president’s warped ego was dealt another blow when he did not receive an invitation to the late queen’s funeral, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.Related: Will Harry and Meghan’s kids get prince and princess titles following the Queen’s death?RawStory points to an intervew Haberman gave on CNN earlier this week, in which she told host John Berman:“Trump and people around Trump believe he had some sort of special connection to the queen. There’s, for some reason, some expectation around people close to Trump that he should be getting an invitation.

Out actor David Dawson says he and fellow Brit pop singer Harry Styles promised to support each other during the sex scenes featured in the upcoming film My Policeman.Speaking with People and Entertainment Weekly at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival Monday, Dawson said he and Styles worked to reach a certain level of comfort before filming the scenes."Very quickly you have to get rid of any kind of notion of what you knew of the musician before and just deal with him as a fellow actor. And he makes that incredibly easy to do," Dawson, 40, said of Styles, 28.

Lady Gaga touring her latest album was bound to be a rollercoaster, and Miss Germanotta is delivering.The world of Chromatica has proven to be a strange place where folks get apprehended, secretly recorded, and somehow forget how to spell.While we may never replicate the “Scheiße fan” moment (or god forbid, the hip injury moment), this latest stint on the road has given us plenty of fun, surprising, memeable events.Here are just a few of the Chromatica Ball things the Little Monsters will remember, for better or worse:52,000 people. Sold out.

The much awaited queer period drama My Policeman debuted at TIFF this weekend, and it’s certainly got folks talking. Among them is lead actor David Dawson, Harry Styles‘ scene partner for those most intimate moments.Dawson sat down with Entertainment Weekly at the festival to talk all things intimacy on-set.“[Director] Michael Grandage was wonderful in that respect,” he says.

A bar in Texas was forced to cancel an all-ages drag show after receiving a barrage of threatening messages from online conservatives.Cool Beans Bar and Grill in Denton reports receiving “aggressive phone calls and hateful comments” over a Disney-themed drag brunch open to all ages. The event was scheduled for Sunday, until right-wing figures began falsely attacking them for “grooming children” in the days before the event was scheduled.Located in a town 40 miles from Dallas, on the campus of the University of North Texas, Cool Beans caters mostly to college-age students.

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit accusing a Milwaukee property manager of discriminating against a gay tenant with a disability by making sexually harassing, homophobic comments and more.The suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, alleges that Dennis Parker, the onsite manager, harassed the man both verbally and through numerous text messages during his tenancy.

De Servische autoriteiten hebben, enkele dagen voor de pan-Europese bijeenkomst van de lhbti-gemeenschap, definitief een streep gezet door de EuroPride. Dat heeft de organisatie van het evenement in Belgrado dinsdag bekendgemaakt via de sociale media.

tweet on Monday. “I only ever wish to share some stories and hopefully entertain some people. I personally have friends within my close circle who are gay, and I would never wish to offend anyone.

An Ofsted report has described a formerly 'outstanding' grammar school as a place where racism, homophobia, and misogyny have flourished. The school, in Lancashire, has been downgraded to 'inadequate' by the inspector as incidents such as 'harmful sexual behaviour went unchallenged’ and said some pupils had ‘lost confidence’ in the ability of staff to protect them from harm.

As Pete Buttigieg, secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT), continues his push for broader adoption of electric vehicle use, he was again targeted with homophobic attacks online.  

Officials from EuroPride and Belgrade Pride commemorated the start of EuroPride 2022 in the Serbian capital with a ceremonial flag raising Monday as the event gets underway this week.

The Disney-themed drag brunch scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 11 was abruptly cancelled last week after an onslaught of threats of violence to the venue, the Cool Beans Bar and Grill, an LGBTQ+ friendly establishment.

Maybelle Blair, the 95-year-old baseball player who was an inspiration for A League of Their Own who came out this year; Solomon Bates, the second minor league baseball player to come out and was signed by the Sioux City Explorers; Lia Thomas, who came out and stood up to her Republican lawmaker dad; Megan Rapinoe, who educates her followers about wildlife and whose emu stole the show; his followers on TikTok and Instagram about life as a trans dad and promoted protests against anti-trans laws; and Justine Lindsay, who uses her large platform on to show what it’s like to be Black, queer, and Muslim.The nominees for LGBTQ Nation’s Sports Hero of the Year 2022 confirm that what counts, win or lose, is how you play the game. Vote now for LGBTQ Nation’s 2022 Sports Hero. Maybelle BlairIn June, Maybelle Blair, who inspired the character played by Madonna in Penny Marshall’s 1992 comedy A League of Their Own, came out as gay.The occasion was the premiere of a new Amazon series based on the film.

Nearly 40 years ago, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration put a lifetime ban on the use of blood donations from men who have sex with men (MSM).

Billy Strayhorn wasn’t too keen on the limelight. Maybe it was a desire to still keep his open homosexuality close to his chest; maybe he was just a bit shier than most.Around his friends and bandmates, however, little “Sweet Pea” Strayhorn shone.The prodigy came to know legendary jazz pianist Duke Ellington in 1938 after a show in Strayhorn’s native Pittsburgh.

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The pandemic is over (in award show world anyway,) and glitz and glamour have returned. That is the prevailing impression from this year’s 74th annual Emmy Awards. The show was stunning and exciting from the outset, but even with the pomp and loud noise of celebration, a queer presence was not to be drowned out.

These fierce young adults are creating their own destinies, and we love to see it.

(CNN) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards has apologized for a recent social media post in which he used homophobic language.On his Instagram story, which was recorded and shared by others before it was deleted, a person is apparently inside a car with the window partially rolled down and records a small gathering of men standing together at a short distance away.Some of the men are hugging. A voice can be heard saying "look at these queer a** n***ers.""What I said was immature, hurtful, and disrespectful, and I'm incredibly sorry," the 21-year-old wrote on his verified Twitter account on Sunday.

[This article originally published in January of 2012.]A diva? Sheryl Lee Ralph acts the part, dresses the part, and talks the part. Discussing her most recent Divas Simply Singing fund-raising spectacular a few days before the curtain rose on the October event in Los Angeles, Ralph spoke loudly and clearly — like she was on back on Broadway getting ready to belt out her hit song "One Night Only.""It's hard to see that here we are going into the 31st year of AIDS in January 2012 and people still don't want to know about a disease that is all around them," Ralph says.

Malta’s prime minister confirms that the country will have free gender affirming surgery for trans people, under reformed laws.

The Music Man has posted its closing notice and will play its last performance on January 1, 2023. The big-budget show attracted screaming Wolverine fans and Broadway groupies clamoring to see effervescent Tony winner Sutton Foster opposite Jackman, but even their combined star power couldn’t keep the musical, capitalized at $24 million, afloat.The pandemic delayed the production’s opening, followed by allegations of workplace abuse against lead producer and notorious Broadway bad boy Scott Rudin, who was quickly replaced with British producer Kate Horton.

Yesterday, September 12, The Coalition Against Hate Crimes (CAHC), formed by several organisations and led by the Irish Council of Civil Liberties (ICCL), launched the new campaign Hate Crimes Hurt Us All to raise awareness about the rising number of incidents of hate crime in Ireland and to demand a specific action plan from the […]

. This is a truly exciting time for queer cinema, with high-caliber films like “The Inspection” and “Fire Island” that will surely stand the test of time. Not only are the genres diverse, the stories also elevate the voices and experiences of gay men of color who have been neglected in mainstream representation for way too long. “The Inspection” opens in U.S.

 Saturday Night Live stalwart Kenan Thompson presided over a loose but fun show that spread the love, with major awards going out to Abbott Elementary, Squid Game, The White Lotus, Ted Lasso, and Succession, just to name a few.And, you know what? The whole evening was pretty queer! Below, we’ve assembled a list of the night’s gayest, can’t-miss moments, from LGBTQ winners and presenters, to the biggest gags, to the looks that we were living for.You can see a full list of the night’s winners on the official Emmys website. But re-live the best of the show below:The queer Hacks star arrived on stage to present the night’s second award, but let her co-star Jean Smart do all the talking.

Related: ‘Religious freedom’ now threatens PrEP coverage thanks to a Texas judgeAccording to the NY Daily News, Thompson, who has still been enjoying her annual salary of $210,900 while not hearing cases, is alleged to have said, “I hate these gay white men” and “being gay is an abomination to mankind.” She also allegedly referred to an openly gay judge as “fat now, from all of the evil of what he’s doing.”And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.On another occasion, she reportedly said, “I do not like Hispanic people. They have a deceitful trait that goes way back to biblical times.

Famed record producer William Orbit recently spoke to The Mirror about his falling out with Madonna after working together on her 2012 album MDNA.“She dives into everything with such gusto,” Orbit, who also worked with the singer on her 1998 album Ray of Light, said. “I was drinking too much and I said stupid things.

Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic is accused of hypocrisy after her government banned Saturday’s EuroPride march

Pete Buttigieg.Meshawn Maddock is the co-chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party. She’s also the wife of State Rep.

ABOVE: Complaints of queerbaiting are ridiculous. I always remember the first time I heard a passionate attack of a star for queerbaiting, it was Chadwick Moore attacking Nick Jonas for having the temerity to speak up for LGBTQ rights at Stonewall. Then Moore became a far-right Republican.

Below are our picks for some of the most fun and creative things to do this week in the DMV that are of special interest to the LGBTQ community.

An investigation by the Inspector General for New York state courts has allegedly substantiated charges of racism and anti-LGBTQ+ bias by a judge in Brooklyn.According to the NY Daily News, which claims to have seen the IG report, Brooklyn Surrogate’s Court Judge Harriet Thompson used highly offensive language and disparaged others based upon their ethnicity and sexual identity. Thomas, who was kicked off the bench in December of 2021 pending an investigation, has denied all allegations and filed suit demanding she is reinstated.“I hate these gay white men” and “being gay is an abomination to mankind,” Thompson allegedly said.In another incident, Thompson was alleged to have said one gay judge was “fat now, from all of the evil of what he’s doing.”Thompson also reportedly displayed animosity towards members of the Hispanic community.“I do not like Hispanic people.

A post shared by Anthony Edwards (@theanthonyedwards_) An NBA player has faced immediate backlash and condemnation after a social media posting. Anthony Edwards, 21, plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves. On the weekend he posted a brief video to his Instagram stories.In it, he filmed a group of men outside his car window.

Ahead of their new play Absent the Wrong, staging as part of the Dublin Fringe Festival 2022, writer Dylan Coburn Gray told GCN about the process of making a show about adoption. I didn’t meet my birth grandmother until I was in my twenties. The thing I fixated on was that she had a tattoo, […]

Montana officials at the state’s Department of Public Health and Human Services made a permanent rule on Friday that not blocks trans people from changing their gender on their birth certificates.The rule went into effect on Saturday, according to CNN.Now, birth certificates in Montana can only be changed if something was incorrect on it due to “a scrivener’s error or a data entry error” or if“the sex of the individual was misidentified on the original certificate and the department receives a correction affidavit and supporting documents, … including a copy of the results of chromosomal, molecular, karyotypic, DNA, or genetic testing that identify the sex of the individual.”It also states that sex is “immutable,” and described gender as a “social construct” that changes, the Associated Press reports.The rule change by GOP Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration was made less than a week before the state will face LGBTQ+ rights groups in court over the legality of another similar rule made by health officials in May.

Gemma Collins has dismissed engagement break-up rumours after posing in a loved-up snap with fiancé Rami Hawash.The former TOWIE star, 41, had alarmed some fans that her romance with Rami had come to an end after she said she '"doesn't need a man to live" on Instagram .The concern started when Gemma had posted a video of icon Cher discussing men.The singer said in the old interview: "I love men, I think that men are the coolest, but you don't really need them to live. "My mum said to me, 'You know sweetheart, one day you should settle down and marry a rich man'.

Trans women have been banned from competing in the category that aligns with their gender identity by the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).

Brigham Young University removed pamphlets with LGBTQ resources from welcome bags for new students last month, according to Today.Created by the student-run group RaYnbow Collective, the pamphlets directed students to resources for safe housing, therapy, scholarships, gender-affirming clothes, and political action opportunities, as well as events students could attend.The Honor Code Office at BYU, a Utah university sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, prohibits “same-sex romantic behavior.” The RaYnbow Collective, which supports safe spaces for LGBTQ students and staff, isn’t technically affiliated with BYU, even though students run the non-profit.Maddison Tenney, the group’s executive director, told TODAY she started RaYnbow Collective to help others avoid the loneliness she felt her freshman year as a gay student at BYU.“I remember sitting in my white dorm room with these cement walls and breaking down,” Tenney said. “I didn’t know anyone who was like me, who wanted to be faithful and embrace the fullness of themselves.”To develop the pamphlets, Tenney said RaYnbow Collective collaborated with BYU student paper The Daily Universe and paid a $200 fee.

About 100 youth activists and their supporters from throughout the country turned out for a rally on Monday, Sept. 12, at D.C. ‘s John Marshall Park near the U.S. Capitol to call on Congress to pass the LGBTQ nondiscrimination legislation known as the Equality Act.