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Gus Kenworthy and Matthew Wilkas have parted ways after four years. The Olympic freestyle skier and actor – whose credits include Gayby and Bonding – met over Instagram in 2015, shortly after Gus historically came out as gay to the world in an interview with ESPN. Last year during the Winter Olympics, Gus received massive praise after he memorably kissed Matthew on live television. It was lauded as being a significant moment in visibility of LGBTQ athletes. A representative for Gus confirmed to...

The singer has previously addressed his sexuality to fans. Shawn Mendes fans were sent into a tizzy earlier this week after a fake tweet that appeared to be from his account suggested that the singer is gay. Earlier this week, a screenshot of a tweet that looked like it came from Shawn’s account appeared across social media. The fake tweet read: “Guys my sexuality shouldn’t be anyone’s business. Yes, i’m gay and i’m proud.” The tweet, which did not come from his...

Actor suffered heavy bruising on his head, eyes and neck. His clothes were torn. The men had threatened to kill him A gay actor and public figure was attacked after a director told fans to rape him. Mahmoud Frites’ Facebook post calling for Adam Lahlou, known as Adouma, went viral in Arabic social media last week. With a picture of Adouma dressed in a kaftan and head scarf on his post, Frites said he had a ‘solution’ to the spreading problem of...

Popular show has only had two seasons Fans of Sense8 are not letting the canceled show go without a fight. They have launched a Change.org petition for a season three of the Netflix drama that has so far been signed by more than 440,000 people. ‘The cancellation of Sense8 Season 3 has been completely unexpected,’ reads the petition. ‘We don’t know any reasons yet, however it’s quite strange that a show that has received such positive response from a wide and heterogeneous audience,...

The loss of Sense8, which valued inclusion of LGBT people and people of color, is keenly felt in the real world, where these communities are in danger. Netflix announced that Sense8 — a series celebrated by fans for its diversity and LGBT inclusivity — has been canceled. Cindy Holland, the streaming service's vice president of original content, announced the end of the scifi drama created by the Wachowski siblings in a Thursday statement. “After 23 episodes, 16 cities and 13 countries, the...

"These strangers say the most beautiful things to me." Barry Manilow has paid tribute to his fans for their ongoing support since he publicly came out as gay. The legendary entertainer, who publicly acknowledged his sexuality for the first time in an interview with People earlier this month, choked up as he discussed his relationship with his fans on The Today Show on Thursday (April 20). 73-year-old Manilow, who married his partner of 40 years, Garry Kief, in 2014, was asked by...

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was once again the subject of homophobic bullying, this time at the hands of Barcelona fans. The Telegraph reports: If he was bothered by the slurs thrown at him by a small number of Barcelona supporters during a tense, see-sawing Clasico, in which Sergio Ramos maintained Real’s six-point advantage at the top of La Liga with a last-minute header, he had a curious way of showing it. One section of fans at the Nou Camp baited him...

Sports fans in Scotland are “persistently” homophobic, new research suggests. Stonewall Scotland has called for more allies after it found over 60 percent of supporters had witnessed homophobic behaviour in the last five years. The figure is nine percent higher than the national average. The report also found that homophobia is greatest in football with over 80 percent of respondents witnessing anti-LGBT rhetoric and behaviour. 15 percent of fans said they would be embarrassed if their favourite sports star came out as gay....

Cher’s gay mileage points rolled over to gold status this past weekend, as the legendary singer and Oscar-winning actress campaigned for Hillary Clinton in Miami Beach, Fire Island and Provincetown, Mass. in the space of two sun-filled days. NewNowNext reported tickets to one of the fundraisers went for a princely sum: $250 for admission and $1,000 for  a picture to prove “I’ve got her, babe.” She tweeted that she risked a mosquito bite to party atop one of the rooftops in Florida‘s gay mecca. https://twitter.com/cher/status/766797944121163776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Then Saturday night Cher...

The teen pop sensation is apparently refusing to sign up to Uber Girl unless a sex scene between himself and a male dancer is removed. Justin Bieber has been criticised by some of his LGBT fans for allegedly refusing a film role due to the character’s sexuality. Writer Pete O’Neill claims that the Sorry singer will only consider taking the role if the scene between his character and a male back-up dancer is removed from the script. “He won’t take the part...

Fans of Ben Hur remake of epic novel from 1925 have made some homoerotic scenarios between the main character and his pal played by Toby Kebell. But the actor doesn't mind. However, Charlton Heston, who portrayed the original, has been denying this kind of subplot, but screenwriter Gore Vidal revealed that the two were supposed to be exes. Kebbell talked to the Independent: “In the 1925 version, and the play before that, there was never that element,” he said. “I think that was...

After posting a photo on Instagram of him and out gay French fashion designer Olivier Rousteing, fans of Chris Brown reacted. https://twitter.com/balleralert/status/738381859177025536 The singer was not pleased with the commentaries and he reacted: ‘The crazy thing is that y’all used to call me homophobic… Now y’all calling me gay???? RESPECT IS RESPECT. WHO STILL HATES PEOPLE FOR THEIR DIFFERENCES OR PREFERENCES??? Grow up. People are abundantly simple-minded. “NIKE X OR,”‘ Rapper The Game came to suport Chris Brown: ‘Lol.. People kill me homie !!!...

One of the trendiest hashtags in U.S. these days is #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend, urging Marvel and Disney to include more gay characters into their movies. Jess Salerno was the one who started the #GiveCaptainAmericaABoyfriend hashtag on Twitter. “I feel like it sucks that people in the LGBT community don’t get the representation that they deserve and it would be so amazing for something like Captain America or Marvel to be able to portray that,” he said in an interview. Salerno highlights the importance of...

Do you remember gay couple who got engaged on the stage during Ellie Goulding concert? Now the same thing happened during Adele's show. Adele is a famous pop singer. But she not only pleases the audience with her vocal skills, she is always ready to help her fans take care of their personal relationships. For example recently on Tuesday, May, 3, she was performing her show in Copenhagen, Denmark. A couple of Adele's gay fans, André Söderberg and Simon Carlsson, who were enjoying this show decided to make a proposal. Adele...