LGBTQ+ News #LoveWins: Thailand becomes first country in South East Asia to legalise same-sex marriage Thailand has become the first country in South East Asia to legalise same-sex marriage after the country’s king, Maha Vajiralongkorn, signed a marriage equality bill into law. The bill, which will come into effect on January 22 next year, has been hailed by activists as historic for Thailand, which By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport “I’m not ruling out anything for the future.” Trans athlete Valentina Petrillo hints at competing at the next Paralympics in Los Angeles in 2028 Valentina Petrillo, the first trans athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games, has expressed her interest in participating in the next Paralympics, which will take place in Los Angeles in 2028. Petrillo made her debut on the grand stage at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, reaching the semi-finals of the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television Meet LA VOIX – one of the fierce new queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 6 International drag icon, RuPaul, is back in Blighty with his cult competitive reality show. Rooted in camp, British pop culture, and famed for its unpredictability, Drag Race UK fans will be delighted with a rambunctious new cast, and a competition with even more twists, more laughs and more sass. S By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Simon Blake LGBTQ+ News “Achieving equal rights for some, does not mean reducing the rights of others.” Simon Blake OBE becomes Chief Executive of Stonewall In June 2024, LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall announced the appointment of Simon Blake OBE as its new chief executive, a post he filled in September 2024. Writing at the time, Cat Dixon, the charity’s Chair of Trustees, said: “We are incredibly proud to welcome our new CEO, Simon Blake OBE. LGBTQ+ p By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Corey DeAngelis, an anti-LGBTQ+ education activist, exposed for past involvement in gay porn Corey DeAngelis, an American anti-LGBTQ+ education, has been exposed on social media for past involvement in gay porn. A frequent Fox News contributor, DeAngelis, who is a self-described “school choice evangelist,” has been accused of hypocrisy online, given his long-standing public stance against L By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Cast of upcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race – Charra Tea, Actavia and Saki Yew – join A’Whora at the Tequila Rose Pink Gala in Manchester RuPaul’s Drag Race star A’Whora dazzled on the dancefloor as she partied at a glamorous gala with the cast of the upcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race – Charra Tea, Actavia and Saki Yew – at the Tequila Rose Pink Gala in Manchester on September 19. Loose Women star GK Barry hosted the event at […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport ‘The weird thing about coming out is you never come out once.’ Sky Sports reporter Mark McAdam opens up on their experience of being the broadcaster’s only openly gay male journalist Mark McAdam, a Sky Sports reporter who came out as gay in 2014, has opened up on their experience of being the broadcaster’s only openly gay male journalist. Speaking on the All Out with Jon Dean podcast, Mark admitted that he feels he has to repeatedly come out, but this has not stopped him having By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Theatre THE MAD GAY KING: A queer retelling of the life and love of one of history’s most scandalous kings makes its debut in London The Mad Gay King is a modern retelling of the life and love of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, a decadent 19th century monarch who funded the operas of Richard Wagner, built a flight of fairy tale castles, and was ultimately deposed by his conservative government on the grounds of homosexual insanity. Th By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Transgender News “I don’t like what he be saying about his trans child, that made me mad.” Marlon Wayans, who has a trans daughter, says it’s hard for him to hear Elon Musk’s comments disproving his trans daughter American actor and comedian Marlon Wayans, who has a trans daughter, has said it is hard for him to hear Elon Musk’s comments disproving his trans daughter. Wayans, who was speaking about his child, Kai, coming out as trans on a recent episode of the podcast Club Shay Shay, joked “I have a Tesla tha By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television Meet Kyran Thrax – one of the fierce new queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 6 International drag icon, RuPaul, is back in Blighty with his cult competitive reality show. Rooted in camp, British pop culture, and famed for its unpredictability, Drag Race UK fans will be delighted with a rambunctious new cast, and a competition with even more twists, more laughs and more sass. S By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News “My sexuality was a secret horror swelling inside me.” Stephen Fry opens up about being gay as a teenager Stephen Fry, who publicly came out as gay in the 1980s, has opened up on being gay as a teenager, saying there was “a horror swelling inside me”. In an interview with The Times, the actor said: “In the 1980s, I was known as Celibate Stephen. I was so excited by my work that I […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Hold My Hand: LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall launches campaign to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an Aggravated Offence LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall has launched a new campaign to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an Aggravated Offence so LGBTQ+ people have the same protections as people who face hate crime due to racism or religious discrimination – in line with the Law Commission’s recommendations. Stonewall, which ha By Graham Robson • 1 min read
