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The third season of Netflix’s critically acclaimed fantasy horror series, Stranger Things, has recently been released and the post-binge watch blues are very real. After a two-year break, some critics and fans are declaring it the most riveting and charming season so far. Netflix has revealed that 40.7 million accounts had watched Stranger Things 3 in the first four days since its July 4th premiere. The season follows the main cast as they navigate puberty, love, rabies-ridden rats and a Russian conspiracy. Oh and of...

Remember last year when BenDeLaCreme eliminated herself on the third season of Drag Race All Stars and made herstory as the only contestant to do so on the main stage? Yeah, it was a gag, but… we’re not here to talk about that. This year, the terminally delightful two-time Snatch Game winner launched her fourth critically-acclaimed solo show, Ready to be Committed, which follows her character as she embraces her inner bridezilla (sorta) for her upcoming nuptials. “The fight for marriage...

Black Mirror might return to the world of San Junipero, according to creator Charlie Brooker. The episode, which aired during the show’s third season, told the story of Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis) and Kelly (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), two women who fall in love in a town called San Junipero, a simulated reality the elderly can inhabit. It was critically-acclaimed for the chemistry between its two leads, and for the surprisingly uplifting tone in a series usually plagued by tragedy. It won two Emmy...

Facebook Denali Berries Stuckey, 29-year-old South Carolina woman, was found fatally shot last week in Charleston, marking the 12th identified black transgender woman to be killed in the US this year.Her death is not currently being looked at as a hate crime, North Charleston Police Deputy Chief Scott Deckard told BuzzFeed News, but that could change later on.Stuckey was also initially misgendered in initial reports from...

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. says he was not offended by people speculating that he is gay, a rumor that got turbocharged in 2015 when various Carolina Panthers used gay slurs against him in a game when he was with the New York Giants. In a wide-ranging interview with GQ, writer Mark Anthony Green asked Beckham about the speculation about his sexuality. GQ: There was a period of time when a lot of gossip sites — specifically black gossip...

The two figure skaters had been engaged for two years before they married in a beautiful ceremony in northern Spain, the country where Luis was born. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain since 2005. Eric became the first openly gay male athlete to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics when he competed in the 2018 sporting event in Pyeongchang, South Korea alongside partner Meagan Duhamel. He retired shortly after. Luis is a former national champion in his home...

Being queer can be tough, and that’s often reflected on screen when our stories are told through the medium of film. That’s great, because it’s important to see realistic representation. But what if we want to see a message of hope instead? They may be hard to find, but there are some LGBTQ films out there with happy endings. We’ve rounded up 10 of our favourites below. Enjoy! Cast: The Way He Looks is an award-winning Brazilian coming-of-age teen rom-com that...

Canadian drag performer slash professional ballet dancer Brooke Lynn Hytes made HERstory earlier this year when she become the first ever queen from the North to sashay into the Drag Race werkroom. After winning a total of three challenges and providing fans with one of the most gag-worthy lip syncs in recent memory (Sorry Not Sorry), Brooke earned a position in the coveted top two and fought for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar alongside Yvie Oddly in the...

On June 8, 2019, the love of my life, Emery Ford, became my wife. It was the most perfect, beautiful wedding in Columbia, South Carolina, with all of our family and friends in attendance. Of all the attendees, 13 of them were particularly special — they were my former college teammates from my time playing Division I women’s tennis at Wofford College. Jokingly renaming my wedding the “Tennis Team Reunion,” my teammates cried tears of joy as I walked...

Yvie Oddly has issued an apology to her fans over recent “controversial” tweets. The queen – who won the eleventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race – caused “quite the stir” on Twitter after telling fans that she will refuse to take photos after she finishes a show, saying: “Don’t be selfish.” “Imagine that you’re a very passionate chef who landed your dream job at a prestigious restaurant,” she wrote. “Imagine that you just spent a long day on your feet cooking...

Shawn Mendes has been criticised (and praised) for telling a fan he won’t help her come out as bisexual to her parents. During the Canadian singer-songwriter’s pre-concert Q&A session in Oakland, California, a fan told Shawn about her sexuality and said she’s refrained from telling her parents because they’re “strict”. She then asked if he could record a video to help her come out to her parents, but he politely declined. “This is what I want to tell you, your parents are...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his attacks on four liberal Democrats in Congress, all women of color who have criticized his policies, calling on them to apologize as he himself faced charges of racism. The Republican president’s incendiary comments dovetail with the anti-immigrant stance he has embraced since his 2016 campaign for the White House, which included saying Mexico was sending rapists into the country and seeking to ban people from Muslim-majority nations....

Goodman Theatre uncovers The Music Man The classic musical The Music Man from 1957 is being brought back to life currently at the Goodman Theatre. Based on the book by Meredith Wilson, the plot revolves around Harold Hill, a con man who poses as band organizer in a small Midwestern town. The five time Tony Award winner went on to have both movie and television adaptations. Jeremy Peter Johnson plays several characters in the production, making this his Goodman Theatre debut. His...

After what feels like forever, with Marvel executives constantly promising that an LGBTQ superhero is coming, the studio has revealed who the first one will be. Bosses had previously hinted that the character might already be part of the cinematic universe, and that has been confirmed as it was revealed that Valkyrie will have a same-sex storyline in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder. At the San Diego Comic Con, Tessa Thompson, who plays Valkyrie, said: “As new king, she needs...