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Queer MMA fighter Jessica Andrade has set the record as the woman with the most UFC wins following her bout in Las Vegas, Nevada. Andrade — who is openly lesbian and married — scored the title following her split decision victory against Marina Rodriguez on 13 April at UFC 300. Judges scored the fight 28-29, The post Queer MMA fighter Jessica Andrade sets the record as the woman with most UFC wins appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Country singer and LGBTQ+ advocate Maren Morris has hit back at bigots who are berating her for supporting the drag community and allowing her son to do so too. Morris, who apologised for country music’s historically poor relationship with its queer fans when she was a guest judge on season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, The post Maren Morris demolishes critics after taking son to drag show: ‘A lot of gowns in Catholicism’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Ahead of the Joker sequel, Joker: Folie à Deux, fans are pondering whether the Joker is bisexual, or otherwise queer in some way. The DC villain’s sexuality has been the topic of long-running speculation for years, with many noting that much of the character’s history is explicitly queer, or queer-coded. The Joker’s first solo comic series, The post Is the Joker from Batman actually queer? Here are some intriguing fan theories appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 star Dawn has shared the poignant reason why she chose to lipsync against her “best friend” Amanda Tori Meating during the Lip Sync LaLaPaRuza Smackdown. During the most recent Drag Race episode (12 April), the 11 eliminated queens were invited back to perform in a lipsync slay off against one The post Drag Race’s Dawn chose to lipsync against Amanda so she could ‘leave’ show appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Have you ever felt like you don’t fit into any of the conventional labels or classifications of sexuality, like gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or asexual? Then you might be pomosexual. Now what is pomosexual? There are so many different words and labels that can used to describe your gender or sexuality that it can be The post What is pomosexuality and how does it differ from pansexuality and polysexuality? appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Growing up as a trans person in Scotland isn’t what it used to be, according to an eye-opening report into the happiness of trans youth. A survey of over 1,200 LGBTQ+ young people aged 13-25 year olds in the region found that general happiness among trans people has dropped by a whopping 50 per cent The post Trans happiness falls by over 50 per cent in a decade in Scotland appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Challengers director Luca Guadagnino is the king of smouldering LGBTQ+ cinematic desire and his forthcoming film Queer, with Daniel Craig at the helm, is no different. From Call Me By Your Name to We Are Who We Are – and, of course, “deeply horny” new film Challengers – the Italian director has repeatedly focused on queer The post All the tea on hot and steamy upcoming Daniel Craig film, Queer – directed by Luca Guadagnino appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Lesbian poet and artist Etel Adnan has been given the honour of being a Google Doodle today (April 15) to celebrate her life and accomplishments. An illustration of the American-Lebanese creator writing at a desk surrounded by colourful paintings is being displayed on the homepage of Google all day, with April 15 being the date The post Legendary lesbian poet, author and artist Etel Adnan celebrated with Google Doodle appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have announced extra dates on their UK and European tour – and this is how to get tickets. Following demand for the originally announced shows, the group have added a string of arena shows to their 2024 tour. Tickets for the newly added dates go on sale from 10am The post Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds add extra dates to 2024 UK and European tour appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Jill Biden branded Donald Trump “bully” in a speech reiterating the Biden Administration’s support of LGBTQ+ people. The first lady described the former president as “dangerous” in a fiery speech during the Human Rights Campaign Equality in Action gathering. The three-day event is the HRC’s largest member-volunteer and board gathering of the year, featuring guest The post Trump ‘dangerous’ for the LGBTQ+ community and the US, says Jill Biden appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham has epically dragged a photographer at the Olivier Awards 2024 after he shouted a lewd request at her. Waddingham, who has a strong queer following thanks to her outstanding performances in West End shows such as Spamalot, A Little Night Music and Kiss Me, Kate, has once again proved she’s The post Hannah Waddingham destroys photographer at Olivier Awards 2024: ‘You’d never say that to a man’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Netflix’ newest hit series follows a writer and comedian as he deals with being stalked by a woman, and how it impacts him – and the whole thing is based on a jaw-dropping true story. The seven-part series, titled Baby Reindeer, is based on the one-man theatre show of the same name which debuted at The post The wild true story behind Baby Reindeer: how Richard Gadd’s real-life stalker inspired hit show appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

UK Black Pride has confirmed that it’s returning in August 2024, but lovers of the event are begging for a specific date.  In 2023, leading LGBTQ+ campaigner Lady Phyll Opoku-Gyimah stood down from UK charity Kaleidoscope Trust to become the first CEO of UK Black Pride. At the time, Opoku-Gyimah called on the UK government The post UK Black Pride confirms when it’s returning in 2024 appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Pair Eyewear have released a collection of Friends frames to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary – and this is how to get them. The brand has teamed up with the hit series to release a range inspired by Ross, Rachel, Chandler, Monica, Joey and Phoebe and the many moments from its decade-long run. The Pair The post Pair Eyewear release Friends-inspired collection to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing are taking legal action against MI5, the United Kingdom’s domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, lawyers have confirmed. Legal representatives of the injured survivors of the 2017 bombing following an Ariana Grande concert – which tragically claimed the lives of 22 people – said they had submitted a group claim The post Over 250 survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing are taking legal action against MI5 appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Jonathan Van Ness, grooming expert and one fifth of Queer Eye’s Fab Five, has shared a post with some cryptic lyrics in the caption, weeks after allegations about his on-set behaviour were reported. Last month, seven individuals who have worked on Netflix’s Queer Eye accused the 37-year-old hairstylist and podcast host of being a “nightmare” The post Jonathan Van Ness shares cryptic lyrics after Queer Eye behaviour reports appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar Trixie Mattel is the latest in a long line of queer celebrities to join Queen of Pop Madonna on stage during her Celebration Tour. During last night’s (14 April) stop in Austin, Texas, 65-year-old pop legend and “Frozen” singer Madonna invited Drag Race All Stars 3 winner Trixie Mattel to be The post Trixie Mattel gets lapdance after joining Madonna on Celebration tour appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Grimes’ Coachella set over the weekend was completely overrun by “major technical difficulties” that left the singer screaming in frustration on stage. On Saturday April 13, Grimes’ songs were playing at double speed which made it difficult for her to perform properly. On stage, she said: “All my tracks are double tempo and I can’t The post Grimes had to apologise for her disastrous Coachella set – and the internet made a lot of jokes appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Disney+’s animated preschool show Bluey has joined the likes of Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol as a kids’ show that includes LGBTQ+ characters and topics. If you have children, you’ve almost definitely seen it, so you can probably skip this information. If you don’t have children: the show chronicles the activities of Bluey, an anthropomorphic The post Iconic children’s show Bluey makes history with show’s first LGBTQ+ characters appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Italy’s far-right prime minister has called surrogacy “inhuman” after her party backed steeper penalties against the practice. Prime minister Giorgia Meloni, leader of the Italian populist party, Brothers of Italy, said she continues to support a bill that would make the act a “universal crime” while speaking at a conference in Rome on Friday (12 The post Italy’s far-right prime minister brands surrogacy ‘inhuman’ as she calls for greater penalties appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

The governor of Kansas has vetoed a bill which aims to prohibit healthcare providers from providing trans youth with gender-affirming care. After a concerning number of US states launched their 2024 legislative sessions by introducing bills targeting transgender healtcare, it’s a relief for advocates everywhere to see politicians like governor Laura Kelly taking a stand The post Kansas governor vetoes bill banning trans youth healthcare: ‘Not a Kansas value’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Mariah Carey has opened her Las Vegas residency – and this is the setlist for the show. The icon kicked off her show, The Celebration of Mimi at Dolby Live at Park MGM at the weekend (12 April), performing some of her biggest hits. Originally announced as an eight-date residency, a second leg of shows has The post Mariah Carey’s Las Vegas residency: setlist, tickets and dates appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Billie Eilish has teased new song “Lunch” and sent queer fans into a tailspin due to its sapphic and sexually explicit lyrics. Over the weekend, Billie Eillish hosted a Do Lab party on the grounds of Coachella music festival in California, hours after performing on stage with Friday’s headliner Lana Del Rey. At the party, The post Billie Eilish teases raunchy queer lyrics for new track ‘Lunch’ at Coachella appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Reneé Rapp invited Kesha onstage during her Coachella set to sing her song “Tik Tok”, where the pair shouted “f**k P Diddy”. The Mean Girls star and the “Timber” hitmaker joined forces to sing the 2010 hit from Kesha’s debut album, Animal at the festival, which was a celebration of queer music and performance. Introducing The post Kesha and Reneé Rapp shout ‘f**k P Diddy’ in iconic ‘TiK ToK’ lyric change at Coachella appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Megan Fox has taken a stand against bullies who she says “went way too hard” on Love Is Blind star Chelsea Blackwell.  For those of you who have been living under a rock, season six of the Netflix series was recently released and saw six couples making it out of the experiment engaged after dating The post Megan Fox defends Love Is Blind star over appearance comparisons: ‘No one deserves to get bullied’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

James Charles has teased his second single whilst in the crowd at Coachella, and the internet has thoughts.  The makeup mogul announced a big comeback in February with a surprising new pop career after facing accusations in 2021 about sending inappropriate messages to a 16-year-old.  Charles, who has almost 24 million subscribers on his YouTube The post James Charles teases new single at Coachella, and the internet has thoughts appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

While scrolling through TikTok, have you ever stumbled upon Witchtok? Specifically, Lesbian Witchtok? In this corner of the internet, sapphics from all walks of life gather for witchy activities and share their craft – including spells and potions, tarot readings, crystal collections and more. The lesbian dictionary demonstrates the abundance of lesbian identities – you’ve got the The post What is Lesbian Witchtok? Everything you need to know about the spooky sapphic trend  appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Online conspiracy theorists have falsely “accused” Kayla Harrison of being trans after she easily beat fellow American professional mixed martial artist Holly Holm at UFC 300. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company, and UFC 300 was held on 13 April. Harrison is a multiple Olympic gold medalist and The post Online bigots falsely claim UFC fighter Kayla Harrison is trans after stunning victory appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

The world’s oldest conjoined twins, Lori and George Schappell, have died. George was transgender, and came out in 2007 after hiding his trans identity for many years: even from his sister. Lori and George Schappell died in hospital on 7 April. They were born in 1961 in Pennsylvania with partially fused skulls and shared 30% The post Tributes paid to ‘inspiring’ oldest conjoined twins who passed away in April – one was transgender appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

The term transvestigating – a mash-up of trans and investigating – refers to conspiracy theories that falsely claim individuals, typically women, are transgender and are hiding their “true” gender identity. Celebrities, political figures and professional athletes have all been “accused” of being trans with no evidence other than the conspiracy theorists’ own warped, often misogynistic, The post What is transvestigating? The transphobic online conspiracy theories that harm all women appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.