JJ Abrams defends feeble Star Wars same-sex kiss
Director JJ Abrams has defended the ridiculously subtle same-sex kiss in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, saying that he didn’t want to make it “heavy-handed.” The low-key moment between two women may...
View ArticleQueer black furry SonicFox is the first-ever Outsports Non-Binary Person of...
Queer black furry e-sports champion SonicFox has been named the first-ever Non-Binary Person of the Year by Outsports. The gamer, real name Dominique McLean, is the first person to win the new...
View ArticleHolly Willoughby is ‘proud’ of the first same-sex dance partners on Dancing...
Holly Willoughby has said that she is “very proud” of the first-ever same-sex dance partners to feature on Dancing on Ice. Former Steps member Ian ‘H’ Watkins and professional skater Matt Evers will be...
View ArticlePop singer Slayyyter exposed for racist tweets sent from Camila Cabello fan...
Singer Slayyyter has been forced to apologise after countless racist tweets were unearthed on her since-deactivated Twitter account. Years of offensive tweets were excavated by a user on December 26 on...
View ArticleKirsty MacColl opted not to sing ‘f****t’ during a 1992 ‘Fairytale of New...
A families up and down the UK tucked into turkey and basked in the warm glow of their television boxes, queer people got the Christmas gift they always wanted: Hearing a homophobic slur. Imagine how...
View ArticleGeorge Michael’s sister Melanie Panayiotou dies on Christmas Day, exactly...
George Michael’s sister Melanie Panayiotou has died aged 55 on the third anniversary of her brother’s death, police said. The hairdresser was found at her London, England, home by her sister Yioda on...
View ArticleJerry Herman, Broadway composer who penned LGBT anthem ‘I Am What I Am’, dies...
Leaving behind a rich, rousing track record of Broadway hits, American composter Jerry Herman has died aged 88. His death was confirmed by Jane Dorian, his goddaughter, to the Associated Press. Across...
View ArticleElton John wins highest accolade in Queen’s new year honours list
Musician Elton John has bagged himself quite the Christmas gift – the highest acknowledgement in the new year honours list. Each year, the Queen enshrines an array of people by marking them as new...
View ArticleKevin Hart admits he was ‘immature’ in handling the backlash against his...
Up next in ‘Things nobody asked for, seriously, who actually asked for this?’ Kevin Hart was ready to tell all during his Netflix documentary which aired yesterday. In the comedian’s new six-part...
View ArticleBBC’s new Dracula is ‘bi-homicidal’ not bisexual. Yes, really
As countless viewers prepare to tune into BBC One on New Year’s Day to watch Dracula, PinkNews just wanted to run a short public service announcement that the count is not bisexual. He is, according to...
View ArticleElton John’s address as well as hundreds of other New Year Honours recipients...
Elton John was just one of more than 1,000 recipients of this year’s New Year Honours to have their address published in error. For 90 minutes, the private details of 1,097 people were made public...
View ArticleCritics clawed Cats so badly that the film is no longer being considered for...
We live in a world where Australia and the rainforest are burning, where right-wing polemics are rocketing and where they actually made a Cats movie. What proved to be one of the most anticipated films...
View ArticleIan ‘H’ Watkins would ‘have bowed out’ of Dancing on Ice if he wasn’t allowed...
Dancing on Ice star Ian ‘H’ Watkins has revealed he would have “bowed out” of the show if producers said no to his idea to skate with another man. Gliding into millions of televisions screens up and...
View ArticleSinger Tinashe was ‘queen of the gays’ even aged 16 and we have no choice but...
While several stars have been baked in controversy after past problematic tweets came to light, singer Tinashe continues to be a beacon of hope. This month, pop artists Slayyyter and Camila Cabello...
View ArticleBand cancels gig after transgender guitarist is denied access to women’s toilet
A punk rock band cancelled their entire show at the last minute – after the manager of the venue they were performing at told their guitarist to not to use the women’s toilet. Mel Pereira, the...
View ArticleOscar Isaac says ‘Disney overlords’ vetoed gay Star Wars romance
Oscar Isaac has suggested that Disney bosses were not on board with including a major same-sex romance in Star Wars. The actor played Poe in the sequel trilogy, and had expressed support for fans who...
View ArticleEddie Murphy says his old anti-gay jokes were ‘within the context of the times’
Eddie Murphy has distanced himself from his old anti-gay jokes. The comic had a decidedly homophobic start in comedy, with his 1983 special Delirious opening with a five-minute anti-gay rant. The...
View ArticleGavin & Stacey explained gay character’s fishing trip mystery ‘in unaired scene’
After Gavin & Stacey‘s controversial Christmas special teased the answer to the long-running fishing trip mystery, it has been alleged that an unaired season two scene would have revealed exactly...
View ArticleGeorge Michael just broke a major streaming record, three years after his death
Three years on from his death, George Michael has broken a major streaming record in the UK. Wham! track ‘Last Christmas’ rocketed up the during Christmas week, claiming the number three slot – behind...
View ArticleDrag Race UK winner The Vivienne defends herself against ‘transphobia’...
Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne went on an impassioned Twitter rant, claiming she’d been accused of being “transphobic” for using the term “fishy.” The Vivienne spoke out after she appeared on Channel...
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