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This is pretty messy so we’ll try to explain it as painlessly and succinctly as possible… Model/reality star/make-up influencer Blac Chyna was just slapped with a $2 million lawsuit by her former BFF after he says she outed him as gay. In the lawsuit, Pilot Jones, whose real name is Justin C. Jones, alleges that after a photo of him and Blac Chyna kissing surfaced online, she and her then-fiance? Rob Kardashian accused him of selling the photo to the tabloids....

It’s been 12 years since Equus last graced the West End stage, with the 2007 production causing a flurry of media excitement, starring Daniel Radcliffe in the lead role during the height of his Harry Potter fame. Time may not have been kind to Peter Shaffer’s 1973 work – the language seems laboured in places, while the psychology feels dated and full of clichés – but this version, with director Ned Bennett at the reins, has breathed new life...

Trans dad and documentary star Freddie McConnell has opened up about his legal fight to be listed as the father on his son’s birth certificate. McConnell, who lives in the UK, shared his experience of giving birth as a transgender man in the documentary Seahorse (which we covered, along with the philosophical questions it raises, here on Queerty). Per UK law, whoever gives birth to a child is automatically listed as the mother on a birth certificate. McConnell wants to...

Brandon Austin, also known as his drag alter ego Sophia Stardust, has arrived. The teen graduated vocational school in his native UK this week amid scores of cheers. As he strode onto the stage giving his best queen wave, he collected his diploma and launched into a full-on death drop before a stunned college president. Of course, a video clip of the drop has gone viral, attracting Austin fans from all over the world. He told GayStarNews: “I just said to...

(image via YouTube screenshot)During a mass service in São Paulo, Brazil on Sunday afternoon, a woman came onstage and pushed Father Marcelo Rossi offstage. Rossi is an anti-gay priest and one of Brazil’s most famous priests, but her attack doesn’t seem to have anything to do with his anti-gay stances. Although the attack was humiliating — it occurred on TV and an audience of over 50,000 people — the priest was reportedly unharmed, returned to the stage minutes later and...

“A change certainly has to happen, and it’s begun to happen in the US in terms of a lot of younger people, people of colour, women running for office,” she passionately continues in regards to representation. “It feels like there’s this incredible disconnect between people who have political power and the people who are governed by that political power.” Since her debut in the industry, K.Flay has used her platform to speak out on political issues and to advocate for...

The Argentinian actor, singer and director – who plays Fernando on Netflix sitcom Fuller House – spoke about his sexuality for the first time earlier this year during a TedX talk, but has now told People he’s been out in private for two decades years. “I’ve been out for 20 years. It’s not like this is a secret that all of a sudden I needed to bring out to the surface,” he said. “I live my life freely. I told the...

A reformed homophobe told all of Reddit how a coworker turned him into a card-carrying gay ally, and commenters are raving about the “amazing,” “wonderful,” and “beautiful” story. The user started off by confessing that he was a “vocal and hateful gay basher” in his teen years. “I didn’t know just how many of my close friends were gay because, let’s face it, people who think they’re smart tend to be somewhat out of touch until life gives them an...

Pop star and genderqueer icon David Bowie has returned…as a Barbie doll. Toy company Mattel unveiled the new doll this week, inspired by Bowie’s iconic Ziggy Stardust persona. Barbie now sports a replica Ziggy Stardust costume and hairdo, complete with platform shoes and glitter make-up. “In a definitive celebration of two pop culture icons, Barbie honors the ultimate pop chameleon, English singer, songwriter and actor, David Bowie, whose dramatic musical transformations continue to influence and inspire,” Mattel said in a statement....

We like to think that police officers exist to protect and serve our community and keep us safe. But, let’s face it, that’s not always the case. Most law enforcement officials are good and honest people, but occasionally you get a bad seed. It’s part of why there has been an ongoing debate over whether cops should be allowed to march in Pride parades. This week, two members of law enforcement made the news for their antigay antics–Beverly Hills police chief...

Being catfished — i.e. being duped by someone who uses a fake online persona — is typically a frustrating experience. Unless, of course, you’re the lucky Reddit user who said the guy who catfished him “was even better looking than the fake pics he sent.” “Happened about two weeks ago,” the Redditor wrote. “It was really odd. The guy was not the same guy in the photo at all, but he was more muscular and looked like a f*cking model....

Rev. Dr. Amy Butler has been ousted from her $250,000-a-year job at Manhattan’s famed Riverside Church after pressuring a group of people under her leadership to accompany her into a sex shop. The sex toy shopping spree happened on May 15 while Butler, known as “Pastor Amy” by congregants, was in Minneapolis for a religious conference with two assistant ministers and a congregant from Riverside Church. During a break from the conference, Pastor Amy suggested they check out the Smitten Kitten,...

We certainly didn’t see this one coming. Gus Kenworthy and his boyfriend Matt Wilkas have called it quits after four years together. “Gus and Matt are taking time apart,” the rep for the couple tells People. “They love and support each other and remain close friends.” A source tells Page Six that the couple, who began dating in 2015, broke up about a week ago, just before the July Fourth holiday. “They drifted apart,” says the source. Not only that, but Wilkas has purportedly...

Ronald Trey Peters (image via Facebook)Atlanta police have arrested 21-year-old Joshua Ellis as a suspect in the June 4 robbery and murder of 28-year-old gay social worker Ronald Trey Peters. Police continue seeking two other unnamed suspects. Police arrested Ellis in at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on June 6. According to Project Q, “He’s being held on three charges – aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, aggravated assault and armed robbery – from an unrelated case, according to jail records.” The...