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At one point, Cat Burns was feeling defeated because of having “no money” and “no following” – making her question whether or not she was “meant to do music” at all.

Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest “cannot be held in Ukraine” and discussions are underway for the UK to “potentially” host, it has been confirmed.

Deborah Birx has praised the LGBTQ community for helping prevent the spread of monkeypox. The physician and diplomat told Newsweek the community is "extraordinary responsible" that the American public can trust to report new cases, despite the stigma surrounding the latest outbreak.Monkeypox is currently spreading throughout the globe, with current CDC data showing over 2,100 cases in 37 countries.

Sydney Morning Herald. In a now-deleted article, gossip columnist Andrew Hornery revealed that he had offered Wilson two days to comment on her relationship with Agruma “before publishing” the news in the Herald. Wilson decided to manage her own narrative and shared the news that she has a girlfriend herself on her personal Instagram, much to the chagrin of Hornery.

A League of Their Own inspiration and baseball icon Maybelle Blair has publicly come out as gay at 95.

Pride In Leigh is back for the second time ever this year with lots planned for the Wigan -based town. The Spinners Mill will be hosting a number of events and activities to celebrate the occasion starting off with a viewing of ‘Everybody is talking about Jamie’ in their brand-new Film Factory on August 12.

pic.twitter.com/bSl3Cyiq9pNow, the advertisement company behind the campaign has apologised and admitted it messed up. The Austrian branch of German agency Jung von Matt posted a statement on Linkedin saying they had listened to the criticism.

London’s most successful LGBTQ+ nightclubs could close, after owners admitted they ‘don’t know what the future holds.’G-A-Y, with venues across the capital, has been in business for decades, and have welcomed guests such as Spice Girls, Lady Gaga and Adele.But the venues closed on June 12 for a ‘true break’ to protect the mental health of staff, owner Jeremy Joseph announced this week.He also revealed he is considering shutting down them for good.Mr Joseph told Virgin Radio Pride UK: ‘There are probably three or four options on the table, including closing and selling up.‘I’m not saying that’s what I’m going to do. I don’t know what I’m going to do.

Victoria Beckham is one proud mother after taking to social media on Friday to reveal her middle son Romeo's latest career high.MORE: Victoria Beckham reveals stunning details of date night with David BeckhamThe 19-year-old is the face of a stylish video campaign for fashion house Yve Saint Laurent and the fashion mogul shared the clip with her 30.1 million followers.WATCH: Victoria Beckham stuns in VB body cut-out midi dressCaptioning the chic clip on Instagram VB penned: "Proud of you @romeobeckham! @ysl @anthonyvaccarello."SEE: David and Victoria Beckham's enduring love story in photosREAD: Victoria Beckham exudes glamour in luxe pyjamas for coffee date with her BFFThe glamorous video saw the son of David Beckham from an intimate, close-up angle and captured the dark nail polish and fur denim jacket he donned.A post shared by Victoria Beckham (@victoriabeckham)Victoria was so proud of her sonFriends and fans couldn't wait to weigh in on the elevated clip. Girlfriend Mia Regan left a red love heart emoji for her boyfriend on the video whilst Creative Image Director of YSL Anthony Vaccarello also penned a simple red love heart emoji.One fan replied: "He has his mom’s face." A second added: "Beauty." A third said: " "Such a handsome young man."One fan said they thought he looked like his former footballer father and penned: "So much like his Dada."  The mother-son duo are so similar Romeo isn't the only member of the Beckham family who had Victoria beaming.

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Joan Collins looked relaxed and radiant as she shared a snap from her sun-kissed holiday in the south of France wearing a large fedora. The 89-year-old is known for her glamorous appearance and her holiday posts kept this up - without lashings of make-upIn her selfie posted on Instagram, she could be seen wearing her hat, along with a coral necklace and matching earrings.She captioned the snap in view of her 278,000 Instagram followers: "I love a fedora! Best for the heat and keep the sun off your face!"Social media users complimented the star.

Raja has opened up about her lip-sync performance against Jinkx Monsoon during last week’s All Stars 7 episode. 

Drag queens may be getting all the headlines these days, but the drag kings are ready to shine too, and Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Season 3 winner Landon Cider will be shining bright this weekend at Urban Cowboy Saloon, 2620 E. Lancaster Road in Fort Worth. The show starts at 9 p.m. Landon Cider is the third in a series of special guest performers Urban Cowboy has brought in to help celebrate Pride Month. The bar’s celebration continues with Drag Race Canada winner Priyanka on Friday, June 24, and the Pride After Party, following Trinity Pride from 3-10 p.m. at Magnolia Green on Saturday, June 25.

Legitimate summer’s here, at last, and right on cue, too. One can always tell June’s official mating season has arrived when people’s collective worries turn from planet Earth to penile girth. As if cast adrift upon a melting iceberg, all the usual daily news horror stories — Ukraine, Putin, climate change, Rona and the ever-looming specter of WWIII — suddenly take back-burner to an escapist tide of sexual eschewal rolling in (think the Depp/Heard trial). All my usual foa

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If FIRE ISLAND doesn’t get Joel Kim Booster and Bowen Yang a million more movie roles EACH, I’m gonna need the FBI to investigate what went wrongBowen Yang is giving ACTOR. Matt Rogers is a SCENE STEALER.

The beloved dark-comedy Hacks has been officially renewed for season 3.

We know the commercialization of Pride season knows no end, but one TikTok creator is feeling specifically targeted this Pride month in a big way.Gay chef Alex Hall runs The Bottom’s Digest TikTok page alongside his husband Mike Floeck, where they’ve been putting out “bottom-friendly” recipes for over a year. Meanwhile, Postmates introduced what they touted as “the world’s first Bottom-Friendly Menu” just a week ago.You shouldn’t miss a good meal for a good time.

These two Macaroni penguins are living their best lives at the Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo in Pembrokeshire, now that their close friendship has blossomed into a romantic relationship.6-year-old Vinnie and 12-year-old Frankie are celebrating Pride Month with their zookepers, with Penguin Keeper Caroline Davies explaining that they “kind of knew they were a proper couple because they were allopreening and that basically is penguin kissing.“ “Like all great romances, they started off as friends, and they kind of got a little bit closer, a little bit closer, and now they are an absolute amazing couple together,” Davies revealed.The pair enjoy spending time together, going on dinner dates and having the best time during their beach walks in their closure.Located in the UK, Folly Farm’s Penguin Coast is the only place where visitors can see Macaroni penguins in the UK, and just one of three zoos in Europe, as the population of penguins worldwide has decreased by approximately 30 per cent over the last 30 years.Zookeepers for Vinnie and Frankie have also said that they would like for the love birds to become parents in the future.

Savannah Chrisley took to Instagram on Thursday vowing to stand by her family in the wake of her parents Todd and Julie Chrisley being found guilty in connection with bank fraud and tax evasion earlier this month.Savannah, 24, asked her followers to 'be kind' as 'it’s been a few weeks' amid the family turmoil, as she shared a quote from writerZanna Keithley.'This life is so cruel and we’re all doing the best we can,' the Atlanta native said. 'I will continue to stand by my family and fight for justice.

Pop superstar Rina Sawayama has dropped her brand new country-inspired music video for her track This Hell.

One, two, three strikes, she’s out!Former baseball player Maybelle “Mae” Blair — a.k.a. “All the way Mae” came out publicly for the first time this week following the premiere of the Amazon series A League of Their Own at the Tribeca Festival.Blair played in the All American Girls Professional Baseball League that the original A League of Their Own film and new series are based on.Related: ‘A League of Their Own’ is getting a TV series, and this iconic Peach is returningDuring a Q&A about the series, Blair expressed her happiness that players no longer have to hide their sexual orientations in the league.For the majority of her life, sports legend 95-year old @AAGPBL player, Maybelle Blair felt like she had to hide her authentic self.

Actor Chris Evans has spoken out in response to criticism about the same-sex kiss that’s featured in the latest Disney and Pixar animated film Lightyear. Evans voices the main character, Buzz Lightyear in the film and has been nonplussed by those who have expressed anger towards a scene which shows Buzz’s fellow astronaut Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba) kissing her partner of the same sex.  In an interview with Variety, the actor said that “there’s always going to be people who are afraid and unaware and trying to hold onto what as before. But those people die off like dinosaurs.

Game of Thrones’ Arya Stark likes the D — but that was apparently news to Maisie Williams when she was filming the final season of the series!

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCharlie Carver doesn’t leave much to the imagination in his new ad campaign for queer-owned fragrance and candle company Boy Smells.The video and print campaign, a queer parody of the Garden of Eden called “Nurture Your Nature,” stars “The Batman” actor as “Gay Adam” and “Hacks” standout Meg Stalter as “Bisexual Eve.” Carver wears nothing but a pair of gold booty shorts. His toned body glistens as he and Stalter feed each other pieces of fruit.

became chairman of the board of the National Organization for Marriage, a group with the primary mission of opposing marriage equality, although it has taken up some other conservative causes too. NOM’s website still lists him as chairman and the well-known anti-LGBTQ+ activist Brian Brown as president.The website hasn’t been updated in some time, but NOM remains active on social media, even though the U.S. extended equal marriage rights to same-sex couples through a Supreme Court ruling seven years ago.

The cast of Circle Theatre’s ‘Young Frankenstein.’ (Courtesy photos)

Peter Pan, but your moms say no. Ugh, so frustrating!Yup, even queer parents can be unaccepting of their children who just want be true to themselves.

Billy Eichner has dropped the second trailer for his highly anticipated LGBTQ+ film Bros.

Ryan Heath 06/16/2022 06:10 PM EDT Link CopiedSecretary of State Antony Blinken says he brings up LGBTQI rights with his Saudi counterpart “invariably, in every conversation,” but defends President Joe Biden’s planned July visit to the kingdom — where homosexual acts carry the death penalty.“There are a lot of different things” that constitute America’s interests in the country, Blinken said.Speaking at the State Department’s first-ever briefing for LGBTQI reporters, Blinken told POLITICO that “we have real engagement” with Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud when he raises his LGBTQI-themed complaints. But he said human rights are only one part of America’s foreign policy and “everything has to be reflected in what we do.”It’s hardly the concerted effort to treat the Saudis “like the pariah they are” that Biden promised as a candidate, but Blinken insists that was never the administration’s plan.

Fortunately, there is no shortage of movies featuring tear-inducing moments between fathers and their kids. So before the big day, watch any of these 16 movies and you will be guaranteed to appreciate your old man and give him the love that he deserves on his big day.Spoilers below. Click is secretly the saddest father-son film ever made thanks to one heartbreaking scene where Michael (Adam Sandler) uses his magical, reality-warping remote control to visit the final time he saw his father Ted (Henry Winkler) before he died.

San Francisco health officials have now identified three confirmed and three probable cases of monkeypox, the SF Department of Public Health announced Wednesday, June 15. Alameda County reported its first case on June 9.While the San Francisco health department is not providing details about the cases, citing patient confidentiality, Dr.

Funny Girl.A week after Beanie Feldstein announced on Instagram that she had tested positive for COVID and would be missing more performances, the highly-anticipated musical revival failed to win a single Tony Award. The plot thickened on June 15, when the show’s Twitter account enthusiastically announced her return — but only through September 25. Co-star Jane Lynch, who plays Feldstein’s mother, will depart the production on the same day.Beanie returns tomorrow! 14 weeks left to see Beanie Feldstein & Jane Lynch now through September 25th.

There are 140 million poor and working-class people in the United States – with 22% of LGBTQ people living in poverty. As an organization that fights for LGBTQ people and families, economic justice is a vital aspect of our movement. It is because of that that we are answering the call from the National LGBTQ Anti-Poverty Action Network for the LGBTQ community to show up for the Poor People’s Campaign’s Moral March on June 18th.  As we take to Washington, joining side by side with those affected by the inequalities present in this nation, we’re reminded that despite the progress made in our

Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin kissing days before an LGBTQ pride parade.Street artist Andrea Villa hung a large poster of Putin and Zelensky kissing each other by the side of a city street in Turin on Wednesday, three days before the Turin Pride Parade on June 18. The artist previously hung an image that depicted Putin as Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in protest of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which began February 24.The new poster shows Putin and Zelensky, both dressed in suits and backed by their respective national flags, locking lips while embracing one another, with Putin's arms shown perched on Zelensky's shoulders.

In a new profile for GQ, Jerrod Carmichael addressed the nature of “cancel culture,” Dave Chappelle, and the fallout with his family after coming out in his intimate comedy special, Rothaniel, which premiered on HBO earlier this year.During his frank conversation with the magazine, the typically private comedian reflected on the encouraging response from his niece and why he has faith in the younger generation, which led to him opening up about his thoughts on the way certain big-name comedians use the idea of cancel culture as a “boogeyman” scare tactic: “I love this generation. I actually f*ck with them, and f*ck all those comedians that are going so hard against them.”Though he didn’t initially mention Chappelle by name, it was pretty clear who Carmichael was referencing.

Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Pride flags on its campus.Bishop Robert J. McManus of the Diocese of Worcester announced on Thursday that the Nativity School of Worcester is "prohibited" from branding itself as Catholic moving forward.This comes at a time when the majority of American Catholics support gay marriage, a percentage that has continuously increased since 2006, according to Gallup, and Catholics across the nation are speaking out about the relationship between the BLM movement and the church, according to Catholic News."As Diocesan Bishop, it is my sacred duty and inherent responsibility to determine when a school claiming to be 'Catholic' is acting in such a way that is contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church and disregards my legitimate authority as the guardian and overseer of Catholic education in the Diocese of Worcester," Bishop McManus said in the statement on the Diocese of Worcester website."Despite my insistence that the school administration remove these flags because of the confusion and the properly theological scandal that they do and can promote, they refuse to do so.

The Daily Beast, Wilson’s tweet may have resulted from a recent U.K. public health service guide that encouraged more inclusive language for trans parents, specifically in regards to midwifery.Wilson is not the only celebrity to have recently apologized for insensitivity around language.Earlier this week singer and songwriter Lizzo apologized for an offensive lyric in her new song “GRRRLs” after fans pointed out she used an ableist slur.

press release says. As of this week, Chicago health authorities have identified seven confirmed cases of monkeypox.While cases have been reported among gay and bisexual men, the disease is not limited to that population, nor are queer men more prone to monkeypox than other people. “It’s dangerous to pin a virus and how it is transmitted on an identity because it can affect knowledge, treatment, and research associated with how the virus is spreading,” Dr.

Comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who came out earlier this year in his much-praised HBO special Rothaniel, had some words for fellow stand-up Dave Chappelle about the latter’s stances on gender, trans rights and cancel culture.

Related: “Comically evil” Marjorie Taylor Greene & Lauren Boebert voted against bone marrow transplantsPeople in the replies had fun turning her tweet’s format back at her.Dear Lauren Boebert, you will never be smart enough to be clever— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) June 15, 2022Dear Lauren, you will never be honorable enough to be a decent human being.— Mrs.

The third installment of the House select committee’s hearings on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is underway, and viewers are being presented with evidence of former President Donald Trump pressuring then-Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the results of the 2020 election.As anyone could have predicted, Trump is less than thrilled with the national spotlight focused on his attempted coup.Hours before the hearing kicked off, Trump took to his Truth Social account to vent his frustration, railing against the news networks for failing to give him equal screen time to present his evidence of “massive Voter Fraud & Dem Security Breach!”Related: Ginni Thomas may need a “great f***ing criminal lawyer” after latest revelation“The Fake News Networks are perpetuating lies, falsehoods, and Russia, Russia, Russia type disinformation (same sick people, here we go again!) by allowing the low rated but nevertheless one sided and slanderous Unselect Committee hearings to go endlessly and aimlessly on (and on and on!),” he wrote.

Music icon Beyoncé has revealed the release date for her highly anticipated seventh studio album.

Representation matters. Although the world of reality dating shows focuses overwhelmingly on heterosexual couples, there are some series that have challenged that norm.

“Teen Vogue” Firsts interview, “Game of Thrones” actress Maisie Williams revealed that she thought her character Arya Stark was queer.Williams expressed this opinion while describing the first time her character surprised her.“The first time that I was surprised by Arya I guess was probably in the final series where she whips off her clothes and sleeps with Gendry,” she said. “I thought that Arya was queer, you know? So… yeah.

Rep. Julie Johnson, left, and Rep. Jessica Gonzalez