Leaked character reveals ‘Fortnite’ is about to get more inclusive

blog post, the update prompts players to choose the gender of their character (or Sim) when entering Create a Sim mode. Among the options are he/him, she/her and they/them, but the update also adds a custom option that allows players to enter any pronoun choice they desire.

From left: Bill Maher photo by Rich Fury/VF22/Getty Images for Vanity Fair; Dave Chappelle photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images; Ricky Gervais photo by David M. Benett/Getty ImagesViews expressed in The Advocate’s opinion articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The Advocate or our parent company, Pride Media.This is like the fifth article I’ve had to write about this subject.

It’s the last weekend music drop before Pride month kicks off, and the girls, gays, and theys of pop are getting their entries in just under the wire. We don’t know what was in the water this week, but some of the girls seem to be very… excited, in a word! Honestly, after Jonathan Bailey’s modesty thong story, Chris Hemsworth’s clothes flying off, and that oddly interesting Time Traveler’s Wife scene this week, we’ll have what they’re having.Here’s this week’s certified bop roundup!Please, everyone, join your hands in prayer as we ask Sky Ferreira not to give us false hope once again.

Southern Baptist leaders have responded to the exposure of sexual abuse allegation mishandling within their organizations in a big way–but it looks like the full story may be even bigger.Rather than continue the cover-up, the Executive Committee for SBC has released a list of abusers with the Baptist church system, and it is crushingly extensive.Even though it only covers abuses from February of 2007 onward, the list is 205 pages long with anywhere from two to five entries on every page, meaning there have been hundreds and hundreds (and hundreds) of sexual abuse allegations within the Baptist church system reported just within the past fifteen years.Related: Turns out the Southern Baptist Convention is even worse than we thoughtThe document contains partially and/or fully redacted entries throughout (presumably based on pending litigation for some), but the unredacted text and sheer scale of entries are enough to paint of picture of the enormity of the documented abuses.A report on many of the instances was published in the Houston Chronicle in 2019, while a number of the accused abusers were still in active ministry.

Isaiah Rashad is speaking his truth, and this time it’s on his own terms.The 31-year-old rapper has had had a wild ride of a year. In February, an alleged gay sex tape featuring him with another man was leaked on Twitter.The 26-second clip first surfaced on an Atlanta-based account called The Vault, which specializes in celebrity gossip and, apparently, outing people by sharing their private videos.If there was silver lining to the gross invasion of privacy, it was the massive show of support from Rashad’s fans.The outpouring of love was not lost on the “West Savannah” singer, who addressed the leak during the intro to his Coachella set two months later.Isaiah Rashad’s intro video at Coachella: “The purpose of doing that was to embarrass him.

KTVU. “However, if the Pride Board does not reverse its decision, I will join our city public safety departments that are not participating in the Pride Parade.“Let’s be very clear about who we are talking about: brave women and men who not only have the courage to put on their uniforms and go out and risk their lives every day to serve our city, but who also have the courage to do so as openly out women and men in uniform,” she added.Breed’s decision to opt out of the parade highlights a growing controversy regarding Pride events held in many major cities, where organizers have either sought to ban LGBTQ officers from marching in the parade altogether or to ban them from wearing uniforms while at Pride events.

Heartstopper star Yasmin Finney has opened up about the importance of trans actors playing any type of role. 

San Francisco Pride organisers have been told by the city’s Democratic Mayor London Breed that she will boycott the annual Pride parade, if police officers are not allowed to march  in uniform. Police presence in pride marches have been a contentious issue across the world, including in Australia. In 2020, in the wake of protests over the murder of George Floyd, SF Pride organisers had banned the police from marching in the parade in uniform.

Pride Month, and the history and achievements of LGBTQ communities will be celebrated across the TV landscape with series and specials, including live streaming coverage of Pride parades in Los Angeles and New York.In addition to a slew of new content tied to Pride month, older titles centered on queer people and characters will become newly available in June. For one, after being out of the streaming world for about six months, all six seasons of “Glee” will debut on Hulu and Disney+ on June 1.

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Laverne Cox is in her plastic fantastic fantasy this week after Mattel released an official Barbie doll in her likeness as part of their Tribute Collection. Featuring a red leather bodice that flows into a light tulle gown all covering a silver bodysuit, the doll is the first of its kind to be modeled after a trans woman.

GEMMA Collins has confessed a very X-rated bedroom confession with fiancé Rami Hawash. The reality star, 41, took to Instagram to share he sex-positive motto and to break down the stigma of self-love.

The Vivienne has embraced her inner All Stars 4-era RuPaul by declaring a tie between her two favourite Drag Race winners.

For the first time, the rainbow flag has been flown on Robben Island where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 18 years.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed will include a $3 million increase for HIV services in her two-year budget she is set to release June 1. The funding request has the support of the city's two gay members of the Board of Supervisors, which will make its own adjustments to the budget before adopting it by July 1.The mayor's funding proposal is far short, however, of the $10.5 million in new city funding that a coalition of HIV advocates and service providers is seeking as part of its HIV Community Budget Proposal.

EX-EASTENDERS' Cheryl Fergison shared a very happy and smiley snap with her son Alex behind the scenes of his latest play. Actress Cheryl recently revealed Alex's dad disowned him when he came out as gay as a 16-year-old.

London artist and activist Dominique Holmes, it is inscribed with the words protest, visibility, unity, and equality – Pride in London’s key values.The coin won’t enter general circulation, but will be available to buy in a range of metals this summer.It comes weeks before Pride month, a time dedicated to celebrating LGBTQ+ communities across the world.It is held in June as this was the month the Stonewall riots erupted in New York, triggering the rise of LGBTQ+ rights movement across the world.Asad Shaykh, director of marketing and communications at Pride in London, said it was ‘a privilege to visit The Royal Mint and see our coin being made’.‘It humbles me greatly that the words that I coined for the brand … will be on an actual coin, opposite the Queen’, he said.‘This queer brown immigrant has come a long way, powered by hope, love and this city.’Clare Maclennan, director of commemorative coin at The Royal Mint, named the 50th anniversary of Pride UK ‘a milestone celebration’.She said: ‘This is the first ever UK coin dedicated to Britain’s LGBTQ+ community, with colour printing technology capturing the spirit of Pride UK with its iconic rainbow colours.‘It was an honour to host representatives from Pride in London at The Royal Mint recently to strike their own coins as part of the launch and discuss with them our commitment to diversity and inclusion within the business and show how we are reinventing for the future.’Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.For more stories like this, check our news page.Not convinced? Find out more »

Real Time With Bill Maher, it feels like 1993 all over again, although this time it’s different and even more frightening.On last Friday’s Real Time With Bill Maher, Maher said the number of youth identifying as LGBTQ+ is rising because it's “trendy,” while he spewed other harmful, homophobic and transphobic rhetoric. Maher continued his vitriolic commentary by taking several more potshots at LGBTQ+ youth, including claims that society was “experimenting” on children through the use of puberty blockers and genital surgery as a means to perpetuate culture wars.

Butch Pal for the Straight Gal had a humble but oh-so-relateable beginning. “[It] wasn’t a pandemic project, but it was definitely a project that came out of having way too much time on my hands,” series writer, creator, and star Ally Johnson recalled to The Advocate. “I had just been fired from my job at a radio station, and I started watching the new Queer Eye reboot while crying over my Fruit Loops.

For many people, “The Sims” is a playground—a life simulator where you can get any job you can imagine, get married, and get abducted by aliens all from your dream house. For queer people, “The Sims” can be a safe, virtual space to explore your identity without judgement or fear.

ABOVE: Breaking point.

The Sims 4 has rolled out an inclusive new update that allows players to add customisable pronouns for all Sims.

She went public with their four-year romance after years of speculation last week.Now Becca Tilley is opening up more about her relationship with singer Hayley Kiyoko.The reality star, 33, talked the decision to reveal their relationship, her sexuality, and attending several Bachelor Nation weddings with Hayley on herpodcast, Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad. 'Hayley has really made me feel brave': Becca Tilley is opening up more about her relationship with singer Hayley Kiyoko'So I was prepared for anything and everything, but I was not prepared for the amount of love and support that we got,' Becca said of going public with Hayley.'Hayley has really made me feel brave, and she was always like, "People love you and they want to see you happy."' Becca, who went public with Hayley by making an appearance in herqueer-Bachelorette themed music video For the Girls, also talked confirming their romance.'I've always said, "I'll go public — we can go public if I can be in one of your videos, like, be the video girl." And I'm not an actress and she always hires actors, like, legit actresses.

Oliver Sim, vocalist and bass player for The xx, recently revealed that he’s been living with HIV since he was 17 years old.In a recent Instagram post, Sim explained the meaning and content surrounding his brand-new solo song, “Hideous.”“I’ve been living with HIV since I was 17 and it’s played with how I’ve felt towards myself, and how I’ve assumed others have felt towards me, from that age and into my adult life. So, quite impulsively, I wrote about it on a song called ‘Hideous,’” he wrote.Sim continued:“Since writing ‘Hideous,’ I’ve spent the last two years having conversations, which was difficult and uncomfortable to start with, but has allowed me to feel a lot freer and has only strengthened my relationship with myself and with the people in my life.” Despite still being an active part of The xx, Sim has also been releasing music in 2022 as a solo artist.

Here For It — described by The Advocate as "one of the funniest books of the year" — returns with Kings of B'more, a new, joyfully queer celebration of friendship."I think the way that a lot of us learn about love is by loving our friends," Thomas says, "And for queer people, I think that has been the lifeline for a lot of us. Family of choice is a huge component of queer life. Family of choice starts with finding one person who is your friend and your introduction to a larger scene or a larger way of understanding yourself." Kings of B'more follows two Black, queer 16-year-olds who have to figure out what their friendship will look like when one of them breaks the news that he's suddenly moving out of state.

Fire Island star Conrad Ricamora says the upcoming comedy “does a great job” of capturing queer joy.

ABOVE: Legend.

Peaky Blinders’ Sophie Rundle as Ann Walker, with the pair now living together at Anne’s family home in Shibden.Anne and Ann are continuing to navigate the trials and tribulations of a secret lesbian romance in 1834, whether that’s Ann’s mental health struggles, appearances from Anne’s former flames, or disapproving comments from their relatives.As the episodes continue there is, understandably, a great deal of interest in where the show is filmed, with some truly picturesque locations popping up on our screens in recent weeks.Luckily, we have all the answers for you, which might come in handy should you find yourself near York and wanting to see the filming locations with your own eyes.Series 2 of Gentleman Jack is set in Halifax with the episodes filmed widely across Yorkshire, including at the iconic historic home where Anne Lister (known now as the first modern lesbian) actually lived.The Hall is shut down for public visits during filming months but, at all other times of the year, fans of Gentleman Jack are free to take a stroll around its beautiful gardens and see the very room where Anne and Ann slept.Ms Lister inherited the medieval manor on the outskirts of Halifax from her aunt and she lived there until her death in 1840.Vigil star Suranne has spoken previously about what it was like to film in the diarist’s home, saying: ‘When I’m walking in Anne Lister’s footsteps, I am literally walking into her house, eating in her dining room, doing business deals where she did business deals, surveying the same land, and walking where she walked.’However, not all scenes based at Shibden were shot in the original house.

years. The first time was when my husband left me for my friend – and the second was when my first female partner, after I discovered my true sexuality, abused me.In 1998, my husband of 16 years sat me down and told me that he was leaving me for his secretary.As my life unravelled around me, things started to click into place. He was always out late, working or having ‘drinks with friends’ while I stayed home, unemployed, and looked after our two children – one of whom was disabled and needed around-the-clock care.My only friend was the bottle of wine my husband would buy for me before he headed out for the night. I’d never been a big drinker, but it was my only solace when I felt so alone.Still, stupidly, I never saw it coming.

KGO. “We want to be able to show the members of our community that there are people just like you who put on these uniforms every day and are out there to support, help, and protect you.”But Pride organizers say they put the restriction on uniforms in the parade because some in the LGBTQ+ community, particularly people of color, don’t feel supported and protected by police.

An air of mystery has always surrounded the music of The xx, the British indie trio known for sparsely arranged electronic songs and their all-black attire. But in his first solo outing, the band’s bassist and vocalist Oliver Sim is opening himself up to the world, revealing he’s been living with HIV since he was 17.His new single, “Hideous,” states it plain in its closing moments: “Been living with HIV since 17 / Am I hideous?” It’s a moment of radical honesty that shifts the track from synth-laden self-doubt to cathartic confessional, paving the way for a new era in Sim’s life and career.The 32 year-old queer musician recently took to Instagram to share a note about his HIV status, the conception of the song and his forthcoming solo album, Hideous Bastard, which he says is largely about “fear and shame.”“Two thirds in, having a good idea of what the record was about, I realized I’d been circling around one of the thing that has probably caused me the most fear and shame,” he explains.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed will not participate in this year's Pride Parade over the controversial ban on law enforcement uniforms, citing solidarity with LGBTQ police officers who can't march in uniform."I've made this very hard decision in order to support those members of the LGBTQ community who serve in uniform, in our Police Department and Sheriff's Department, who have been told they cannot march in uniform and in support of the members of the Fire Department who are refusing to march out of solidarity with their public safety partners," Breed said in a Monday statement."I love the Pride Parade, and what it means for our LGBTQ community and for our city. It's one of my favorite events of the year," she said.

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and gay District 6 Supervisor Matt Dorsey have joined the city's LGBTQ first responders in saying they will not march in the Pride parade if organizers continue to prohibit police from marching in uniform.Earlier Monday, members of the San Francisco Police Officers Pride Alliance, the San Francisco Sheriff's Department, and the San Francisco Fire Department announced that, following 18 months of discussion with SF Pride, the organization that oversees the massive, yearly event, they had been unable to come to a mutually acceptable agreement about the presence of uniformed officers participating in the parade. Consequently, the first responders would not be marching in the parade if they weren't allowed to do so in uniform.

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Here’s The Deal which is due to hit bookstores tomorrow.In the run-up to its publication, Conway has been teasing excerpts in several publications.Over the weekend, several outlets revealed some of the more noteworthy details.Related: The 5 most ridiculous quotes from Kellyanne Conway’s new tell-all (so far)Conway was famously one of former President Donald Trump’s most ardent supporters and loyal advisers, coining the term “alternative facts” for some of his utterances. However, her husband, George Conway, was publicly critical of Trump and left-wing in his political leanings.

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Zane Phillips’ character in Fire Island is a far cry from his brooding yet loveable demigod on Legacies.

A post shared by @harinefIt’s official: Hari Nef, the scene-stealing transgender actor, model, writer and activist, has accomplished more in the last seven years than most people will in a lifetime… giving us no choice but to stan.Nef initially rose to fame for her musings online. In 2015, Dazed Magazine declared her a “Tumblr icon” and “New York it girl that’s speaking out against the struggles of the trans community, particularly the violence against trans women of colour that’s poisoning America.”But her online activism was only the beginning.

ABOVE: Hatch's boobies.

Writer’s note: Casey Rackham, who cowrote Crush, is a managing editor at BuzzFeed.

The Swedish Film Institute today launched its annual gender equality report. The survey ‘406 Days’, which looks at gender disparity in the development and production process, demonstrates that the average female-led fiction feature spends over one year longer in development than projects led by male filmmakers.

Bill Maher touched one of society’s third rails tonight on his HBO show Real Time, taking on the rise of the LGBTQ community in his “New Rules” editorial at the end of the show.

In fact, you need only look to the show's incredible ratings on Rotten Tomatoes for proof of its success with viewers AND critics alike.Leads Kit Connor and Joe Locke have become overnight stars, seeing their Instagram followings climb from 100K to 3.4M and 2.5M, respectively. On TikTok, #heartstopper has now amassed over 4.3B views, and the series has been a stalwart entry in Variety's Trending TV chart, topping the list for the fourth consecutive week from 9 - 15 May.I've never been this happy in my entire lifeHow many more ?

Congratulations sailor, you made it to Friday! This week has honestly been a refresher; we’ve got a whole bevy of queer films to look forward to, and we may finally hear the end of Madison Cawthorn. Now the weekend is upon us, and that means another chance to cut loose to the hottest hits of today–and we literally mean today. From the lightest of disco jams to a country pop shredder, welcome to the weekly bop roundup…In a sentiment that seems to be on the rise in the community (think Lil Nas X‘s “Montero” video), Rina is ready to sashay straight into hell with a switch in her step.

Stonewall Democrats President Jatarious Frazier told Metro Weekly that all candidates who received a spot on the primary ballot were invited to attend and participate in the forums, in keeping with the club’s bylaws, but some individual candidates may have chosen not to participate, which in turn may have affected their chances of winning the club’s endorsement.For instance, in the Attorney General’s race, Bruce Spiva and Ryan Jones participated in the forum. But even though candidate Brian Schwalb did not, he was invited, and ended up getting the second-highest number of votes from club members when it came to deciding on an endorsement.Incumbent Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, who had been seeking the AG post, was left off the primary ballot after a three-judge panel of the D.C.

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Related: Madison Cawthorn reacts to losing GOP Primary in North CarolinaWhen his defeat became apparent, in a show of magnanimity, Cawthorn congratulated his victorious opponent, State Senator Chuck Edwards, and encouraged Republicans to rally behind him.It seems that magnanimity did not last long.Cawthorn, whose one-term career as a representative was marked by controversy and scandal, was back on social media yesterday.First, he posted a cryptic message stating: “The best is yet to come.”The best is yet to come.— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) May 19, 2022He followed this with a lengthy message thanking fellow far-right lawmakers and other so-called patriots who had supported him, even “when it was not politically profitable.” An accompanying image of names included Tucker Carlson, Steven Bannon, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, President Donald Trump, Rand Paul, Charlie Kirk, and the NRA, among others.“These are honorable men and women who are the type of friends anyone yearns to have,” Cawthorn claimed.“There are other National figures who I believe are patriots, but I am on a mission now to expose those who say and promise one thing yet legislate and work towards another, self-profiteering, globalist goal.“The time for gentile politics as usual has come to an end. It’s time for the rise of the new right, it’s time for Dark MAGA to truly take command,” he continued, invoking the spirit of Darth Vader.“We have an enemy to defeat, but we will never be able to defeat them until we defeat the cowardly and weak members of our own party.