Tag: Queen Elizabeth II

The Bank of England has chosen to honor Alan Turing on the £50 note. Alan Turing was a gay mathematician whose theories were highly influential in the development of computer science, and his work during World War II helped Allied forces crack coded Nazi messages and defeat Axis forces, a crucial part in winning the war. After World War II, he was prosecuted because he admitting to having a relationship with another man and was forced to take feminizing hormones. In...

Prince William said that he would be “nervous” for his children if they turned out to be LGBTQ. He was visiting the Albert Kennedy Trust in London, a nonprofit that works with homeless LGBTQ youth, when he was asked what he would do if one of his kids came out. “It is something I’m nervous about,” he said. “Not because I’m worried about them being gay or anything, it’s more about the fact that I’m worried about the pressure, as you...

Donald Trump called singer Bette Midler a “washed up psycho” in a Twitter feud. Midler posted a meme with a fake quote attributed to Trump, where he supposedly insulted Republicans in 1998 by telling People, “They’re the dumbest group of voters in the country…. I could lie and they’d still eat it up.” Trump never actually said that, but the meme has been appearing on social media since 2015. Midler, after posting it, apologized: “I apologize; this quote turns out to be...

Arthur Chatto is 23rd in line to the throne Arthur Chatto is the former page boy for Queen Elizabeth II and it seems isn’t afraid to show us his crown jewels. He’s also 23rd in line for the throne, as the grandson of Princess Margaret. https://www.instagram.com/p/5mxkPiRzji/ Liz’s 18 year old grand-nephew took a revealing selfie and posted it to Instagram and the internet’s gone wild. One commentor joked: ‘The daily mail is going to have a great time with this one.’ Another said: ‘That moment...

Queen Elizabeth’s favorite dance song has been revealed. Her Majesty the Queen’s favorite tune, according to reports, is Abba’s 1976 europop classic Dancing Queen. The unexpected personal detail was recently revealed by BBC DJ Chris Evans as he recounted an anecdote from a posh dinner party held at Windsor Castle. According to the Mirror, Mr. Evans is quoted as saying that when the ABBA classic was played, the Queen apparently said, much to the crowd’s delight, “I always try to dance when...

As any good, competent global leader should. It seems like common sense that national leaders, governmental figureheads, and global influencers should care about all of the people they govern and whose lives their decisions affect. That’s why, during her annual address to Parliament today, Queen Elizabeth II adapted to the times and, for the first time ever, included LGBTQ rights in her outline for the United Kingdom’s policies moving forward. “My government will make further progress to tackle the gender...

Queen Elizabeth II isn’t having any of the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric being spewed by Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and other Republicans. In an address to the UK parliament today, the 91-year-old monarch publicly pledged to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. Said the Queen: “My government will make further progress to tackle the gender pay gap and discrimination against people on the basis of their race, faith, gender, disability or sexual orientation.” But it didn’t stop there. The Queen also informed the public–in her reserved, British...