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Heartstopper star Sebastian Croft has landed a lead role in the upcoming teen rom-com How To Date Billy Walsh.

Not Speaking in Metaphor, described as “part-punk, part-heartbreak, part-dance mix — inspired by unexpected breakups, depression cycles, and a few questionable decisions.”Also on the bill is Boy Meets Pearl, a “carousel punk quartet” led by multi-instrumentalists Christian Crowley and Sea Griffin, the latter of whom you may also know as the wildly imaginative drag act Lucretia Blozia. (Crowley and Griffin also occasionally perform in The Diane Scream Show, billed as “the DMV’s only Diane Rehm-themed Talking Heads tribute band.”)Styled as a kind of nontraditional carnival funhouse act, Boy Meets Pearl performs rather eccentrically themed original songs — exploring, among other things, “time rifts, conjoined twins, tiger sharks, and the meaning of life” — with truly eccentric instrumentation, including “accordion, glockenspiel, autoharp, Chapman stick, trumpet, baritone saxophone, cajon, cello, and violin.”For this special evening event, the café and bookstore, which normally closes daily at 2:30 p.m., will be open for business.Saturday, Aug.

Hunger Games: Catching Fire star Jena Malone has come out as pansexual in a heartwarming statement.

Welcome to Curtain Call, our mostly queer take on the latest openings on Broadway and beyond.Harvey Fierstein and Cyndi Lauper’s Tony Award-winning musical Kinky Boots returns, this time to Off-Broadway, in a recycled production that attempts to address queer language and perceptions, which have evolved since the show’s 2013 Broadway opening. Unfortunately, sequins, thigh-high boots, and a stellar cast distract from a storyline that confusingly melds trans and drag identities to create a head-scratching premise that turns a failing shoe factory into one that manufactures for niche market “trans dressers.”Related: From Broadway to burlesque, San Francisco’s queer theater scene has it allAfter crossing paths during a street brawl, Lola (Callum Francis), a “heterosexual transvestite with a killer voice and winning ways,” joins forces with Charlie (Christian Douglas), the heir to a failing shoe factory in Northampton, England, to save the business by shifting its production line from standard footwear to products for a different kind of consumer.“If you trans-dressers are all around, like you say, then maybe you’re the niche market we need,” Charlie says to Lola.

New York City gay nightlife entrepreneur Michael J. Cohen is being accused of sexual misconduct by numerous young queer men, NBC News reported Thursday.These include “accusations that he groped or pressured men to have sex or send nude photos, as well as a claim of sexual assault,” according to NBC.

Edinburgh Fringe – he’s well and truly an open book.Do not be deceived by the name of his show, Straight Jokes. If anything, it’s the opposite of what that title might suggest, as James opens up about his own harrowing experiences as a queer person, but is able to see them through a humorous lens and make light of them in a bid to have the last laugh.James graces the stage with charm and confidence, but he’s under no illusion that watching a newbie comedian perform can be awkward for audience members.

Jena Malone revealed the range of emotions she experienced after coming out as pansexual and polyamorous.The Hunger Games star, 37, shared that it 'felt so nice,' though she hinted at regret at not doing it sooner. 'I feel like I’m a little bit late to the game in being able to have less shame,' she said in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. It comes after she revealed that she felt like 'a heterosexual man in a woman’s body' in a lengthy Instagram post on Saturday.  Identity: Jena Malone revealed the range of emotions she experienced after coming out as pansexual and polyamorous on Saturday; Pictured August 22, 2022'The sexual journey is so beautiful.

Internalized transphobia case study Caitlyn Jenner is a decorated former decathlete. After her latest eye-rolling Fox News segment, it’s clear that her true sporting talent is mental gymnastics.The former Olympian has been very vocal on her opposition to trans women (or as she calls them, “biological boys”) in athletics.

Dear Plus reader,As a Latina born and raised in East L.A. (yes, just like the movie), I am very proud to present Plus magazine’s annual Latinx issue — in both English and Español. HIV has disproportionately affected our community since the epidemic’s beginnings in the early 1980s.

Violet Chachki has finally opened up about “stealing” Sharon Needles Drag Race crown in a new interview.

A transgender man was shot to death by police in McLean, Va., in July, and his family is saying there was no justification for the killing.Jasper Aaron Lynch, 26, was having a mental health crisis when police were called to his home the evening of July 7, The Washington Post reports. Lynch, who went by Aaron, lived with his sister and parents in McLean, a D.C. suburb.

Notorious Arizona Baptist hate preacher Steven Anderson is at it again. The minister banned from Ireland and elsewhere around the world for being too extreme in his homophobic views and who infamously called for an LGBTQ+ holocaust that would wipe out AIDS in weeks has made his latest round of outrageous commentary.Atheism activist Hemant Mehta tweeted a video Wednesday of Anderson seemingly speaking to parishioners assembled to be proselytized about the horrors of homosexuality."These people are going to take you down a dark path!" he begins.In the 40-second-long clip, Anderson gesticulates wildly and in an almost cartoonish way, adjusting his voice's inflection as if to make LGBTQ+ people seem especially vile and nefarious. "You start hanging around with a bunch of faggots and lesbians; you know what they're going to do? They're going to ply you with alcohol or ply you with drugs, and they're going to abuse you.

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Earlier this month, the collective Internet lost it over a TikTok of actor/musician Ross Lynch singing with his band, The Driver Era, at a recent live show. But get this: He was shirtless!“Singing while shirtless?,” you might exclaim.

Jena Malone is celebrating her decision to come out! Last weekend, the 37-year-old actress announced on Instagram that she identifies as pansexual. In a post that featured her dancing, she made the announcement to her over 300,000 followers. In an interview with, the actress shared why she felt it was the best time to come out.  “It felt so nice.

Professional cricketer Ben Stokes made international headlines in 2018 after he was arrested for defending a gay couple being attacked outside a Bristol nightclub. Now, in the new documentary Phoenix From The Ashes, he addresses that incident for the first time since it happened.The brawl took place outside the Mbargo nightclub in the early morning hours of September 25, 2018. Stokes and his teammate, Alex Hales, were out celebrating their team’s win over the West Indies earlier that day.“Nothing good happens after midnight,” he explains in the doc.

The cast of Garland Civic Theatre’s ‘Carnival!’ (Courtesy photo)

HELP Center for LGBT Health and Wellness has “secured a limited number of doses” on the monkeypox vaccine, and will be following the Centers for Disease Control’s recommendations for administering the vaccine to high-risk individuals at upcoming Saturday clinics at HELP’s two locations — 1919 8th Ave. in Fort Worth and 602 S. St. in Arlington — on Aug. 27 and Sept. 10. There will also be limited availability on weekdays at both clinics.

When it comes to this homophobic church’s unauthorized Hamilton adaptation, the show must not go on.The word “adaptation” is pretty generous, actually. The Door church in McAllen, Texas decide to put on a full stage production of the founding father musical, but jerry-rigged a storyline of the titular character gradually accepting Jesus in there.Folks on social media caught wind, and the hilariously embarrassing clips of what they dubbed as “Scamilton” blew up.

RuPaul may have legions of squirrel friends, but Mark Longo is more than content with just one.The New York-based engineer has become an unlikely TikTok sensation by documenting his unique relationship with Peanut the squirrel, though some fans appear to be scratching multiple itches as they follow the duo’s exploits.As one gay fan put it in the comments, “Come for the nuts, stay for the meat.”We don’t know how Longo identifies, but he doesn’t appear to mind the attention.Sadly, this “squirrel dad” initially bonded with Peanut under unfortunate circumstances. Longo witnessed the squirrel’s mom get hit by a car, leaving baby Peanut orphaned.

A series of leaked videos of prominent men engaging in same-sex relations has led to a widespread homophobic backlash in the Maldives, and real danger for the men involved.While it markets itself as an idyllic honeymoon destination for gay couples, the island country in the north-central Indian Ocean does not extend the same acceptance towards LGBTQ residents. Homosexuality there is still illegal, with penalties that can include years in prison and lashings.The videos were recorded by M.D.

Hulu and Spyglass Media have shared a sneak peek of Jamie Clayton as Pinhead in the upcoming Hellraiser film.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday legislation seeking to codify same-sex marriage, left by the Senate as unfinished business before adjourning for August recess, continues to be “incredibly important” to President Biden.

In March of 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) — a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution aimed at preventing discrimination on the basis of sex — passed the U.S.

A transgender student from Peru has died in police custody in Bali after being arrested at Denpasar airport. Rodrigo Ventocilla, 32, was detained August 6 while going through customs after agents searched his luggage and found what they deemed to be “suspicious items,” the BBC reports. He died August 11, having been hospitalized two days earlier for severe vomiting.Ventocilla was a prominent transgender rights activist and a founder of the Peruvian advocacy group Diversidades Trans Masculinas.

Providing gender-affirming care via telemedicine, a Colorado-based health-tech start-up founded by a transgender doctor has raised millions of dollars in investor funding. Denver's Plume has raised $24 million in series B, or second round, funding to expand its virtual platform to transgender patients across the country.For $99, Plume allows users to use its platform.

Idaho Capital Sun.In 2017, two transgender women, F.V. and Dani Martin, two transgender women who are native-born Idahoans, sued over the state’s refusal to allow them to change the sex on their birth certificate to match their gender identity.In March 2018, Magistrate Judge Candy Dale, of the U.S.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — In a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union and the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction blocking enforcement of Arkansas’ ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender adolescents. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of four transgender youths, their parents and two Arkansas doctors.

Gemma Collins has shared her epic hair transformation with her fans and tells them that she is a "new woman".The former Towie star, 41, showed off her glamorous new look on social media after heading to her favourite hair salon. Wearing huge sunglasses and tossing her head to and fro, Gemma could not help but to indulge in the "therapeutic" moment. Adding a full head of long, wavy blonde extensions that had been attached to her naturally short locks, the body-positive advocate told her 2.2 million Instagram followers of how she had been feeling under the weather lately.

Gemma Collins, 41, had fans in awe as she flaunted her gorgeous new hair transformation on Instagram. The TOWIE sweetheart, who recently sparkled in a tight minidress, says she felt like a “new woman” after she visited the salon for a new makeover.

GEMMA Collins has declared that she is a "new woman" after undergoing a seriously glamorous hair transformation. The former Towie star, 41, revealed her fabulous new look to fans on Instagram having spent hours sitting in the salon chair. Tossing her head back, Gemma showed off a full head of long, wavy blonde extensions that had been added to her naturally short locks.

Read More : A Welsh language version of Gogglebox coming soon. As well as The Only Way is Essex star Ms Collins, more high-profile celebrities and influencers will be announced shortly. Viewers will be guided through the format by presenter Miriam Isaac.

Gemma Collins was spotted looking very happy while carrying her sleeping stepson earlier this week.The former The Only Way Is Essex and Celebrity Big Brother star, 41, is currently engaged to her fiancé Rami Hawash, who has son Tristan from a previous relationship.The couple first began dating 2011 and have been off-and-on again. However, they reconciled last year in 2021. And arriving at Novikov restaurant in Mayfair for Tristan's birthday, Gemma looked over the moon to be celebrating her stepson's big day and was spotted carrying him into the restaurant.

Gemma Collins looked dazzling as she showed off her impressive weight loss in an eye-catching sequinned mini-dress. The TOWIE star - who is thought to have lost a whopping three-and-a-half stone in total - was sleeker than ever as she slipped into the fitted number during her and fiancé Rami Hawash's stay at the plush Fairmont Windsor Park.A snap shared on Instagram showed the TV beauty striking a pose in the short dress, which was covered in large silver sequins and had a fringe of glam feathers around the bottom.READ NEXT: Dancing on Ice's Jason Gardiner slams 'unprofessional' Gemma Collins after public feudIt clung to Gemma's curves and stopped mid-thigh to give fans a peek at her shapely legs.The GC had teamed the show-stopping dress with chunky heels and she wore a cross necklace and huge hoop earrings, while a white Yves Saint Laurent bag dangled from one shoulder.Her blonde hair was done in huge curls and Gemma went for a glitzy makeup look, with shimmery eyeshadow and a slick of shiny pale pink lipstick.

Gemma Collins wowed in a white swimsuit in a snap she posted from a recent sun-soaked holiday in Marbella. The 41 year old former TOWIE star showed off her recent 3st weight loss in the swimwear pic as she posed with her hand on her hip in front of a beach with sparkling blue sea in the background. The TV personality wore her blonde hair loose around her shoulders and beamed as she showed off her deep golden tan from a summer of vacationing.

Read More : A Welsh language version of Gogglebox coming soon. As well as The Only Way is Essex star Ms Collins, more high-profile celebrities and influencers will be announced shortly. Viewers will be guided through the format by presenter Miriam Isaac.

Gemma Collins delighted fans as she flaunted her weight loss in a white swimsuit and offered them advice on being happy. The 41-year-old businesswoman shared a snap of herself on he beach during a trip to Marbella, Spain. She told her Instagram followers: “Don’t worry BE HAPPY.

GEMMA Collins delighted her fans as she stripped off to a white swimsuit and offered them some words of wisdom. The 41-year-old looked tanned and happy in the snap taken as she posed on the beach during a trip to Marbella.

The Only Way Is Essex star Gemma Collins has vowed to join the Lionesses as the England women's national football team won the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final on Sunday night. The 41 year old has been championing the England team throughout their efforts in the UEFA Women's EURO 2022, which was watched by Prince William on Sunday night, where England beat Germany with an incredible 2-1.

GEMMA Collins has given fans a glimpse at her stunning kitchen in her £1.3m mansion. The Essex barn owned by the reality star has a huge garden and floor-to-ceiling windows, but inside is even more impressive.

Gemma Collins has posted a photo from her kitchen wishing fans a "happy summer", but some couldn't help but notice the former TOWIE star seemed to be missing something. The reality star, 41, shared a photo of herself standing behind her kitchen counter wearing a blue floral blouse as she flashed a smile at the camera. In the caption, the blonde beauty wrote: "Wishing you all the best summer", before suggesting fans take a look at her new clothing collection if they wanted to "feel fabulous".

Gemma Collins looked sensational as she took to Instagram with another inspirational post.The 41-year-old proved that she had no time for filters or trousers when it came to her latest scorching display on the popular platform.Even though the GC had attempted to hide the fact she was bottomless by strategically placing herself behind the kitchen island in her fabulous Essex home, she'd forgotten to cover up some obvious flesh.READ MORE: Dancing on Ice's Jason Gardiner slams 'unprofessional' Gemma Collins after public feudLooking stunning, Gemma rocked a floral green and white wrap top from her own collection with New Look.The garment showcased her killer curves with the top boasting a belted waist.Fortunately for the TV star, the summer-time item fell long at her hip and concealed most of her modesty - with the exception of a cheeky flash of thigh still visible to the eye.Captioning the reveal, the ITV star said: "Wishing you all the best summer."If you want to look and feel fabulous this summer then check my collection out @newlook."She included the hashtags: "Ad," and "no filter or edits just happiness".One eagle-eyed fan also highlighted the fact she'd forgotten to dress her bottom-half within the comments section.They penned: "Where's your trousers. This is how I walk round the house lol."Others however, were loving Gemma's newly found confidence and instead decided to heap their praises.One person said: "Looking fab here Gem," a second remarked: "You look beautiful.

GEMMA Collins looked incredible as she continued to flaunt her impressive weight loss while modelling her clothing collection. The GC, 41, has teamed up with high street giant New Look for a fashion collaboration and today she showed off a stylish floral top.

GEMMA Collins has been spotted looking unrecognisable in epic unseen snaps from her younger years. The former The Only Way Is Essex star could be seen sporting darker locks and a youthful visage as she posed for the snaps at home.

Gemma Collins has been compared to Alicia Silverstone's Clueless character after she posted a throwback snap to her Instagram.The reality TV personality, 41, shared the photo on Tuesday showing, and the snap shows her in a glittery mini dress and opera gloves, as well as opting for bright red lipstick and smoky black eye shadow. Gemma's dark blonde tresses were styled in a slick straight style, combed over to one side, and Gemma completed the look with glittery scarlet shoes.

Gemma Collins has taken the internet by storm after posting a throwback picture from when she was younger.The former The Only Way Is Essex star showed her 2.2 million Instagram fans the sweet snap and they went wild for her unrecognisable look.Gemma could be seen stood in front of a wooden door and cream dotted wallpaper as she posed with one hand in her hair and another by her side. READ MORE: Dancing on Ice's Jason Gardiner slams 'unprofessional' Gemma Collins after public feud She looked completely different to how her loyal fans know her now, sporting a sleek straight brunette hair ‘do and bright red lipstick.She also wore heavy black eyeliner and flashed a subtle smile to the camera with one leg sassily poised out in front of the other.The reality star was dressed to the nines in a short black mini dress covered in sequins and a pair of classy black elbow-length gloves.Over the gloves, Miss Collins wore two silver bangles and topped off the look with a pair of sheer tights.The second picture showed the lower half of her outfit, which featured a pair of strappy red block heels.In the caption, the former TOWIE star wrote: “What a throwback,” in capital letters with a raised hands emoji.Fans couldn’t believe the epic transformation and took to the comments to share their thoughts on the throwback snap.One keen fan said: “Those gloves! Brilliant! All you need is a cigarette holder now,” and called her a vamp.Multiple followers complimented the star and admitted that they thought the picture was of 90s acting starlet Alicia Silverstone, while one also joked that they “remembered” the dated style of wallpaper.A kind follower wrote to Gemma: “And look at the blonde, successful bombshell you’ve turned into! That girl made