Out in the World: 60 LGBTQ Afghan refugees arrive in Canada

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticWatching the trailer for “First Kill,” it was tempting to assume that Netflix’s new teen show got lost on its way to The CW. After watching the actual episodes, however, it’s necessary to apologize to The CW for the insult to a genre it’s done well for years, and which “First Kill” spends an inordinate amount of energy trying to duplicate without much success.Based on the short story by V.E. Schwab, who also wrote the first episode and produces the series, “First Kill” dutifully sets up its YA supernatural show bingo board.

I remember arranging a picnic at the park with a date and got in trouble for cycling there. Needless to say the date didn’t go well, I got ignored.

@shaktischild gained attention on social media as the user recalled the horrific aftermath of a past douching experience while visiting Cancun, Mexico.“Douched in Cancun… I bled for days,” @shaktishcild wrote. “I had to wait until I landed back in NYC to go to the hospital and they pulled a tapeworm out of me. Horrific experience.” Over the years, it’s become pretty common advice for travelers to avoid drinking tap water during international trips.

Terry Garner and Keith Dowler festooned their Corsicana home, Love Story Mansion, with Pride flags to celebrate Pride Month.

County Judge Clay Jenkins and three of four commissioners at Dallas County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, June 7, with members of the LGBTQ community declaring June Pride Month in Dallas County. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

More than 1 million people are expected to participate in México City’s Pride parade on June 25. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

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A post shared by Darren Hayes (@darrenhayes) Australian singer Darren Hayes, formerly of Savage Garden, has been recalling some of his previous romantic liaisons. It turns out that he dated two people previously in Madonna‘s inner circle, including one of her brothers, Christopher Ciccone.Christopher, who is gay, used to be very close to his big sister.

About 1.6 million people in the United States are transgender, and 43 percent of them are young adults or teenagers, according to a new report providing the most recent national estimates of this population. The analysis, relying on government health surveys conducted from 2017 to 2020, estimated that 1.4 percent of 13- to 17-year-olds and 1.3 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds were transgender, compared with about 0.5 percent of all adults. Those figures revealed a significant rise among younger people: The estimate of transgender people 13 to 25 nearly doubled since the researchers’ previous report, published in 2017, though the reports used different methods.

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Husbands DR Hanson and Jamison Sacks reopened Common Ground Games in its new, larger space in April. (Rich Lopez/Dallas Voice)

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We all know and love Rebel Wilson for her lead roles in the hit films Pitch Perfect and Senior Year, but we are so excited to learn about her announcement of joining the Queer family! The 42-year-old revealed her girlfriend, Ramona Agruma, in an adorable Instagram post yesterday. “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but […]

Pride season is already in full swing, and to add to the buzz, Dublin Pride organisers have unveiled the parade route and theme for 2022. Following two years of restricted celebrations, the event on June 25 will be back with a bang, and guess what? You’re all invited. Kicking off at midday, marchers will assemble […]

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Meet White Tail, one of the smartest dogs you will ever meet. White Tail is a mature dog at 7 years of age, but he still has a lot of energy in the tank. He is an Australian cattle dog mix who weighs in at 48 pounds and has dappled white fur with a black head and black spots. White Tail came to the SPCA of Texas from a hoarding case in Hunt County. He was very fearful when he got here but has made Olympic-level strides since then. In fact, White Tail is now the only dog at the SPCA of Texas who is considered staff — and has his own name badge to prove it. He has excelled at not only coming out of his shell but helping the behavior staff calm the nerves of new fearful dogs coming into the program. He is absolutely adored by the staff but deserves to find his own forever home, too. He is housed at the Russell E. Dealey Animal Rescue Center and requires an appointment.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentLos Angeles-based Dark Star Pictures has acquired North American distribution rights to Colombia-based Spanish director Ruth Caudeli’s Tribeca title “Petit Mal” from Italian sales company The Open Reel. “Petit Mal,” in which Caudeli also stars, is centered around three young women, Martina, Laia, and Anto, who are in a passionate, playful three-way relationship — the dynamic of which is reshaped when one is called away for a long-term project.The pic, which premieres in Tribeca’s Viewpoints section, is loosely based on the director’s personal life experiences.“Petit Mal” is Caudeli’s third feature segueing from her exploration of somewhat similar themes in “Eva + Candela” (2017), in which a female filmmaker falls in love with her leading lady, and “Second Star on the Right” (2019), about a 30-something bisexual woman who refuses to grow up. During Cannes, the Rome-based Open Reel, which is headed by Cosimo Santoro, also sold rights to “Petit Mal” for Germany and all German-speaking territories to Cinemien.de/Pro-Fun Media; and for Benelux to Cinemien.nl.

It has become obvious over the last, oh, six years or so that Texas Republicans have become masters of misdirection. Let’s look at the Texas GOP track record, shall we: In 2016, when he got called out for accepting a $35,000 donation from Donald Trump AFTER dropping a fraud investigation into

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Instagram.In a very sweet post, the actress said she had found "her Disney princess" and officially came out as being part of the LGBTQIA+ community.Following the post, many have been wondering who Ramona Agruma is, as well as how long the pair have been an item.You can see the post below:A post shared by instagramAgruma is a jewelry and fashion designer, she founded the sustainable and luxury fashion brand Lemon Ve Limon. She also created the jewelry brand DeLys.

Steph McGovern is one of the UK’s leading television presenters, jumping from BBC Breakfast to launching her own daytime TV show, Steph’s Packed Lunch – and, impressively, in a pandemic.Metro.co.uk’s Entertainment Guest Editor John Whaite is a staple on the programme, joining his close mate Steph to interview guests and introduce viewers to simple and delicious recipes.Just this year, Steph’s Packed Lunch was nominated for a TV Bafta Award, National Television Award, RTS Award, a Tric Award, and continues to go from strength-to-strength.Here, John speaks to Steph about the important of LGBTQ+ friendships as Metro.co.uk celebrates 50 years of Pride.There’s something powerful in just having an LGBTQ+ person at the centre of a daytime TV show and actually we often have LGBTQ+ stories and guests on. How important is it to you to have a broad representation of everyone on your programme?When I had a vision in my head of what I wanted the show to be, it was about a place where everyone is equal, like whether you’re a superstar celeb, or you’re somebody who’s sat in the studio watching the show – your opinion, your background, your voice is just as important as anyone else’s.I think we can all learn from each other.

London on the 1st July 1972. This year’s Pride in London parade is on Saturday 2nd July.This wasn’t an instant national movement, however, as Scotland had to wait until 1995 for its first pride march, in Edinburgh.

RuPaul dropped another bombshell on this week’s episode of Drag Race All Stars 7.

Metro.co.uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month.MORE: Find all of Metro.co.uk's Pride coverage right hereAnd we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too. From a list of famous guest editors taking over the site for a week that includes Rob Rinder, Nicola Adams, Peter Tatchell, Kimberly Hart-Simpson, John Whaite, Anna Richardson and Dr Ranj, we’ll also have the likes Sir Ian McKellen and Drag Race stars The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofi offering their insights. During Pride Month, which runs from 1 - 30 June, Metro.co.uk will also be supporting Kyiv Pride, a Ukrainian charity forced to work harder than ever to protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community during times of conflict.

Manchester United think Liverpool have made a mistake with Darwin Nunez transferSchoolboy, 14, stabbed to death and mother badly injured in 'ferocious' knife attackPrince Andrew's accuser Virginia Giuffre now faces sex abuse allegationAs for her relationship with Rhona, however, Mary will hope that her daughter will come round to the shock.But, at the same time, this is not all about Rhona so it may take some time for Mary to accept what she has done too. With everything that Mary has been through in the past, telling Rhona about her sexuality was no easy task.

Raheem Sterling ready to join Chelsea in £60million transfer on one conditionPutin 'needed urgent medical help after video call with military chiefs'Neighbours shuts down forever as last scene is filmed after 37 yearsCasualty’s Arin Smethurst shares a piece on how their non-binary identity is reflected in the show and Emmerdale’s producer Kate Brooks discusses the show’s new storyline in which the older demographic is represented when a character over 70 comes out as gay to their daughter.Alongside these stories and others, we have also sought opinions and first person accounts from fans, experts and columnists to make this a day in which everyone can find something.Joshua Halm discusses the importance of representation in soaps and how LGBTQ+ characters can never be tokens, while Maisie Spackman tells us how a Coronation Street episode prompted her to come out as gay to her family.And doesn’t that reflect Pride in its purest form? A notion that everyone has a place there which is right for them and, in celebration, the community comes together to try and ensure every single one of us feels validated and supported wherever we find ourselves?There is much progress still to be made and many voices which still fear they won’t be heard; I hope that the growing openness of discussion, a snippet of which you will find here today, will help close that gap and inspire not just those celebrating this month, but those who will one day be able to celebrate in the future.This year marks 50 years of Pride, so it seems only fitting that Metro.co.uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness

HOW YOU GET FAMOUS: Ten Years of Drag Madness in Brooklyn, by Nicole Pasulka Nicole Pasulka’s “How You Get Famous” opens in 2011, with a scene of two teenage queens racing to catch the subway as they embark on their first night in drag in Manhattan. Aja and Esai are 17 and 14 years old, Black and Latinx, “two Brooklyn teenagers in search of attention, cash and adventure in the big city.” Esai stumbles along in gold shoes Aja bought him with a few dollars earned from reading tarot cards.

confused by the array of different terms, or aren’t sure how to identify someone you know.Rather than worrying about it, however, we’ve got a handy guide for you.Here’s what each letter of the LGBTQ+ initialism stands for, as the UK marks 50 years of Pride.L – This letter stands for lesbian, which refers to women who are attracted to women. Lesbian can sometimes be written as wlw, which means women who love women or woman-loving-woman.G – The G refers to gay, which can either mean men attracted to men, or refer to anyone who identifies as a homosexual.

Metro.co.uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month.MORE: Find all of Metro.co.uk's Pride coverage right hereAnd we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too. From a list of famous guest editors taking over the site for a week that includes Rob Rinder, Nicola Adams, Peter Tatchell, Kimberly Hart-Simpson, John Whaite, Anna Richardson and Dr Ranj, we’ll also have the likes Sir Ian McKellen and Drag Race stars The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofi offering their insights. During Pride Month, which runs from 1 - 30 June, Metro.co.uk will also be supporting Kyiv Pride, a Ukrainian charity forced to work harder than ever to protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community during times of conflict.

Metro.co.uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month.MORE: Find all of Metro.co.uk's Pride coverage right hereAnd we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too. From a list of famous guest editors taking over the site for a week that includes Rob Rinder, Nicola Adams, Peter Tatchell, Kimberly Hart-Simpson, John Whaite, Anna Richardson and Dr Ranj, we’ll also have the likes Sir Ian McKellen and Drag Race stars The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofi offering their insights. During Pride Month, which runs from 1 - 30 June, Metro.co.uk will also be supporting Kyiv Pride, a Ukrainian charity forced to work harder than ever to protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community during times of conflict.

By Renee Lou Dallow“God was in his heaven, and there were sausages for breakfast.”Terence Davies’ new film, Benediction, is about the life, loves and the poetry of queer World War 1 British poet Siegfried Sassoon.In the film, he is asked by a military tribunal if he is pro-German, to which Siegfried played by Jack Lowden replies,  “I’m pro-human.” Sassoon, a decorated war hero who became disillusioned with the endless conflict and casualties, was anti-war and spoke out against the powers of the day failing to state conditions for peace.The film then moves to another conflict – his life and struggles with his homosexuality. A long passionate affair with actor Ivor Novello (Jeremy Irvine) and a somewhat more sensitive and empathetic relationship with Stephen Tennant (Calm Lynch) follow before Sassoon marries Hester Gatty (Kate Phillips) and has a son, George (Richard Goulding).

Pop superstar Britney Spears has tied the knot with her longtime partner Sam Asghari.

Manchester, on Wednesday.When she went to use the bathroom, she chose the one labelled ‘inclusive’ with a sign depicting a male, a female and a mix of the two.She claims to have walked in on a man using a urinal, who she would have had to pass to get to a cubicle.Sarahjane, who researches patient safety at Staffordshire University, later tweeted about her bathroom experience saying: ‘This is not an example of inclusively! And is wholly unacceptable.’More than 1,000 people have since commented on the post, with one commentator calling it ‘insane’ and another writing: ‘Funny how this inclusion always excludes women’.The museum has since confirmed it accidentally labelled this gender-neutral toilet as ‘inclusive’ when it was supposed to be just for men.While the museum does indeed offer gender-neutral facilities, these bathrooms are typically made up of cubicles for privacy – and no urinals.But workers had to ‘adapt the space’ used for the HRA event and a male bathroom was incorrectly labelled as gender-neutral, a spokesperson said. The HRA said it has apologised to Sarahjane ‘for the distress caused’ and explained that it had requested for the museum to be made ‘inclusive of all genders’.A spokesperson for the public body said: ‘The signs were replaced as soon as we became aware of the issue.

Raheem Sterling ready to join Chelsea in £60million transfer on one conditionBaby missing for 40 years after her parents were murdered is found aliveBritney Spears and Sam Asghari marry in starry wedding after ex-husband crashes event‘Having been homeless when I was a teenager I am more than happy to be involved with something as important as The LGBTQ+ Outside Project,’ he said proudly.Director and actress Jeanie Crystal also had a portrait taken, and she believes ‘thinking about methods to distribute wealth to those that need it the most should be one of society’s main priorities.’Got a story?If you’ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we’d love to hear from you. MORE : Rebel Wilson reveals relationship with new girlfriend: ‘Thought I wanted a Disney Prince – what I really needed was a Disney Princess’ MORE : Get your corsets out: Christina Aguilera ‘to stage Lady Marmalade reunion at LA Pride’ This year marks 50 years of Pride, so it seems only fitting that Metro.co.uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month.MORE: Find all of Metro.co.uk's Pride coverage right hereAnd we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too.

Love Island bosses branded LGBTQ+ people a ‘logistical difficulty’, suggesting a series with queer couples would not be possible. Sadly, watching the contestants this year isn’t giving me much hope that overall attitudes towards lesbian relationships are changing,either. From what I’ve seen so far, it seems that the boys in the villa in this series are also incapable of wrapping their heads around female-female relationships.During the first episode on Monday, when the islanders were playing a game and getting to know each other, Amber was asked to deliver a chat-up line to the girl she fancied the most, before a visibly shocked Luca quickly told her she ‘can’t do that.’Of course, she could, and the realisation seemed to hit him like a tonne of bricks when it registered that she didn’t only have to be attracted to him.It didn’t stop there as, in the following episode, Paige revealed that she had kissed 10 girls in one night – good for her!However, once alone, the boys couldn’t wait to gossip in disbelief that, not only might she have had more action than them on a night out, but that it wasn’t with a man.The most soul-shattering comment though, came when Luca said Paige should ‘send the pictures’.Women-loving-women are not your porn – women can kiss and fancy other women without seeking gratification from straight menI would like to say two things to this year’s boys. Firstly, bisexuality exists and you don’t need to be involved somehow.

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two years away, ‘hibernating’, as he puts it (hence the whole bear and Jesus thing), the 30-year-old delighted fans by promising to make YouTube his home once more in his new comeback video – plus he’s going on a world tour, with his show We’re All Doomed. So how did we get here?In 2020, after a year away, Daniel returned to YouTube with what is now one of his most famous videos, Basically I’m Gay.

A new lawsuit from three Texas families has been filed in an effort to halt child abuse investigations into parents of trans youth.

#foryourpride #soho #gaysoho #pridemonth #londonpride #london #gentrification #prideinlondon #blackpride #lgbt #lgbtqia #queer #queerlondon #gaylondon #sociology‘When you’re a developer whose only goal is to maximise profit, it is more financially advantageous to cater to a wider demographic beyond the LGBT+ community,’ explains Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor Joris Lechêne on TikTok.When you break that down to more granular groups within the LGBT+ community, that potential for profit becomes even smaller. But it would be remiss to look at this issue purely in terms of business and money.‘These spaces are so important as the queer community deserve a space where they are safe to be completely and unapologetically themselves, without threat to their safety,’ says Tina.

Stonewall Riots which took place at the end of June 1969, while also celebrating and recognising LGBTQ+ people and the impact they have had on society.This year is extra special, as the UK marks 50 years of Pride.And what better way to celebrate than watching some of the best queer-related films?With so many movies out there, it can be hard to know which ones are worth streaming.So, Metro.co.uk has rounded up the best LGBTQ+ movies to watch this June – and how to stream them.Described as a ‘sensual and transcendent tale of first love’, this coming-of-age story set it in 1980s Italy was released in 2018 to much acclaim. It stars the much-loved Timothée Chalamet as Elio, a teenager who ends up falling for 24-year-old graduate Oliver, played by Armie Hammer.Where to watch: NetflixDesperate to pursue his dream of becoming a famous drag queen, teenager Jamie has to overcome many obstacles.

A new lawsuit from three Texas families has been filed in an effort to halt child abuse investigations into parents of trans youth.

Happy Pride month y’all! This is such a fun and exhausting time of the year. I am lucky enough to be double booked many days this month. Daytime shows plus nighttime shows equal great sleep, when I can get it. All this running around, gig to gig, keeps me young — although some days I feel like a young 98. Did y’all watch the latest seas

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Summer’s here. And so is Summers — Mystique Summers, that is. Mystique hosts the Disney Drag Brunch on Sunday, June 12, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. at Troy’s, inside Texas Live!, 1650 E. Randol Mill Road. In addition to Mystique, the event will feature DJ Al Farb, Candi Carroll, Shasta Montana, Kathy O’Connor and Eliza Rocks. General admission and VIP tickets are available through the event’s Facebook page The event is presented by the HELP Center for LGBT Health and Wellness and the Arlington Museum of Art, and a portion of the proceeds will go to those organizations. The brunch follows Arlington’s first-ever Pride show, happening Saturday, June 11, from noon-4 p.m. at the HELP Center, 602 E. South St., with drag shows at 1 and 3 p.m. Admission to the Pride party is free.

racism also impacts how they are perceived and treated by wider society. So, people from the LGBTQ+ community who do not have to also worry about racism, possess ‘white gay privilege’.