Rupaul’s Drag Race U.K. Season 4 Is on the Way

Elton John‘s touching tribute to Princess Diana, then catch up on the latest from Gay TikTok:Lady Gaga saw Shangela.Brendan Jordan relived his moment.Jacob Max Lopez explored the gay resort.The birthday girl got her wish.Leslie Jordan stopped the car.Brody channeled Madonna.Hot dad did some things.A closeted Red Sox fan went viral.Dylan Adler gave directions.And Ross Lynch said bussy.

Bad Bunny after the Puerto Rican trap star locked lips with a male backup dancer at the MTV VMAs.And in 2019, a straight male concertgoer apparently shouted out that he’d turn gay for singer Troye Sivan. (“Troye was like, ‘I don’t think that’s how it works, but OK,’” an eyewitness tweeted.)These homo-curious hall passes might just be empty promises, of course, or they might be expressions of heteroflexiblity, an increasingly popular sexual identity.Or these comments might be dispatches from deep in the closet, as one Twitter user observed.

She’s a winner, baby! RuPaul has won her seventh Creative Arts Emmy award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program.

Day 1 of the Creative Arts Emmys 2022 had a distinctive group of celebrities and creators that make up some of the best in television. They all gathered at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate everyone involved in the creative process.

Perennial fave RuPaul just took home another Emmy.

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Tucked away in the California desert, where windmills line the sprawling hills and rainbows adorn the crosswalks, a sizable progressive L.G.B.T.Q. community has turned a once reliably Republican stronghold into a battleground in the fight for control of Congress, giving Democrats hope for picking up a House seat that has long been beyond their reach.

GEMMA Collins spilled the tea on marrying Rami Hawash saying she has found her venue and has her dress all planned out. The reality TV diva previously said she wanted a "no fuss" wedding but has changed her tune. Former Towie star Gemma, 42, revealed she and Essex businessman Rami Hawash are planning to get married abroad.

Gemma Collins wasn't holding back on the latest episode of Channel 4's Big Breakfast.The former TOWIE star, 41, appeared on the programme alongside Loose Women star Judi love for a tell-all chat about her up and coming wedding to fiancé Rami Hawash.More recently, Gemma and Rami jetted off on a romantic getaway to Mykonos in Greece and it appears there was more than meets the eye when it comes to their holiday.READ MORE: Gemma Collins claims 'drones' following her as she dons plunging swimsuit on getawayThe loved-up pair were not just visiting the country for some needed rest and relaxation but were actually on tour to scout-out a venue for their big day.Confirming they'd found just what they were on the hunt for, Gemma dished all of the dirt to Judi as the pair gathered on the sofa together.Being real, Judi said: "Listen I want to get some juice with you.

Gemma Collins has shared details on how her wedding plans are going as she prepares to tie the knot with fiancé Rami Hawash.The 41 year old has just returned back to the UK following a lavish sun-soaked holiday abroad in Mykonos, Greece, where she confirmed she scouted venues for her nuptials to her 48 year old other half Rami. Speaking on Channel 4's The Big Breakfast show as she sat next to fan-favourite presenter Judi Love, 42, Gemma explained that she's found the perfect venue and the wedding will be "everything everyone expects basically".

Club Cumming Presents A Queer Comedy Extravaganza.Related: 5 queer male comedians making stand-up a more accepting (and hilarious) placeThe special is hosted by Cumming himself, and the line-up features seven LGBTQ acts on the rise. Collectively, this exciting roster of talent represents “not only the diversity of the queer spectrum, but also of comedy styling—from stand-up to characters to musical performances.”Ahead of the special’s premiere, we’ve assembled a quick rundown of each of these queer entertainers, letting you know a little bit more about them and sharing some of our favorite work of theirs, whether it be tweets, a TikTok, a music video, or just some darn good stand-up.Watch the trailer for Club Cumming Presents A Queer Comedy Extravaganza below—which premiere Friday, Sep. 2 @ 10pm on Showtime—and then read on below to learn about these eight queer comedians you need to know.  A post shared by joe castle baker (@joecastlebaker)This comedian/actor/writer has been called “The Mr.

Welcome to the weekend, Queerty readers! Can you smell what the bop is cookin’?It’s been a long week, and it seems like it’s had folks feeling pretty sensitive: JK Rowling spent all week backpedaling, Sarah Palin felt the defeat in Alaska, and Lea Michele was appalled when her friends read her all the Twitter jokes.This weeks drops were a little more sensitive than usual, too — mostly we mean introspective, though one of the entries did add in a little extra sensation of the physical kind.From self-reflection to extra protection, here’s your weekly bop roundup:Charlie loves nothing more than a heavily layered vocal on a synthpop ballad (other than getting a little thotty for the masses, that is). This definitely isn’t a huge departure for the post-Voicenotes sound he’s cultivated in “Girlfriend” or “Light Switch”, but it’s a perfectly fun sadboy bop to tide us over til Charlie drops in October.

Ross Lynch is having his ab-bearing, hip-shaking moment in the sun, and we’re all the better for it.The former Disney star has turned full shirtless band heartthrob, making The Driver Era’s audiences fight to hold it together along every stop of the tour.Buzzfeed recently sat him down to read a few of the thirsty tweets folks have been sending out about him recently. Some of them are almost too tame, while others can NOT be repeated in mixed company.Halfway through the video, he has an adorable realization:“i think half of these tweets are from boys” BYEpic.twitter.com/00OHgtYopT— ִ (@dilfsverse) September 2, 2022Knowing the gays, it could be wayyyy more than half.Related: Singer Ross Lynch gives an eyeful in viral clip and fans are completely parchedThe video’s selection is a cute mix of adoration and absolute mess.

Members of Elm Fork John Brown Gun Club standing guard as security for the event. (All photos courtesy of Steven Monacelli)

Luke Macfarlane “decided” to not follow through with one sexual scene in the upcoming comedy Bros.

Drag Race UK legend Tayce opened up about homophobia still being "rife" across the country, claiming she was blocked from having gay friends visit her hotel rooms while on tour by "judgey" reception staff.

The fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK hasn’t even aired, yet casting for season five is already open!

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Gregg Goldstein Since 2007, Venice’s Queer Lion Award has reflected and elevated the best in LGBTQ cinema. Fifteen years later, founder Daniel N. Casagrande said this year’s Venice Film Festival will be “the most queer edition ever.” Among the fest’s 30 LGBTQ-themed titles, 19 are competing for the Queer Lion, including a record six films from the main competition. They include Todd Field’s orchestra conductor drama “Tár,” starring Cate Blanchett; Darren Aronofsky’s estranged gay father study “The Whale,” featuring Brendan Fraser; Laura Poitras’ doc “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” chronicling bisexual artist Nan Goldin’s life and anti-opioid crusade; Andrea Pallaoro’s trans woman family drama “Monica”; Emanuele Crialese’s “L’immensità,” starring Penélope Cruz as the mother of a transgender child; and Gianni Amelio’s “Il signore delle formiche,” the true story of an Italian artist jailed under an infamous anti-gay law.

Russian lawmakers have introduced a proposal that would significantly increase fines for individuals that violate the country’s ‘gay propaganda’ law. 

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Russia is considering doubling fines for violation of its so-called gay propaganda law.The law, adopted in 2013, bans any positive discussion of LGBTQ+ issues or identities in venues accessible to minors. It has been used to ban Pride events and punish LGBTQ+ activists.

When “Better Call Saul” aired its finale last month, it was the end of an era. The critically lauded prequel series to “Breaking Bad” had amassed a loyal following by offering fans a chance to return for a deeper dive into the morally ambiguous universe Vince Gilligan had created around teacher-turned-meth-kingpin Walter White (Bryan Cranston) nearly 15 years ago.

Bad Bunny fans have come out in defence of the Latin rapper over claims of “queerbaiting”.

Hollywood has-been/Donald Trump loyalist Kevin Sorbo managed to briefly trend on Twitter this morning after posting another dumb tweet, this time attacking the entire state of California for some unknown reason.Related: Former actor Scott Baio’s attempt to own libs with photo of rearranged mugs in craft store backfires“California is a joke,” the 63-year-old Bernie the Dolphin star griped without providing any additional context that might help illuminate why he feels this way. We could try to speculate but, honestly, what’s the point?California is a joke.— Kevin Sorbo (@ksorbs) August 31, 2022Sorbo, who has over 1 million Twitter followers, is no stranger to saying incredibly stupid things online.

Concern is growing that the scramble for scarce supplies of monkeypox vaccines could see some nations and high-risk groups miss out – recalling unequal global access to COVID-19 vaccines and HIV medication.

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: We finally have a release date for the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

Whitney Rose vehemently denied having anything to do with her Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City costar Heather Gay's black eye on Wednesday morning.The 36-year-old country singer addressed the shocking injury, which was unveiled in the latest trailer for the series, after a fan account tweeted at her.'Did you do this yes or no,' wrote the account while including a closeup of Heather's face.  Wasn't me! Whitney Rose, 36, vehemently denied having anything to do with her Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City costar Heather Gay's black eye on Wednesday morning Ouch! Heather, 40, revealed the shocking injury in the season three trailer for RHOSLCWithin minutes, Whitney replied, 'NO! Of course not.' Heather, who is Whitney's cousin and has written about her painful experiences with the Mormon church after getting divorced, had a sizable black eye that was completely swollen shut in the clip. However, there weren't any obvious injuries on her aside from the swollen eye.Despite her denial that she had anything to do with the black eye, the musician was an obvious culprit, as she appeared to have a physical altercation with Heather in the series' latest trailer.

There has been much progress for LGBTQ+ Americans in recent years, but equality remains elusive, says the United Nations’ independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity.Victor Madrigal-Borloz made the remarks at a press conference Tuesday after spending 10 days traveling around the United States. The U.N.

 

Congrats, Nick Adams, you’re Kid Rock’s biggest fan. Now can you please stop tweeting about him? It’s starting to make us uncomfortable.Noted MAGA mouthpiece and—apparently—”Trump’s favorite author” (not the ringing endorsement he thinks it is) Nick Adams has repeatedly taken to Twitter to sing the praises of country-rap croaker Kid Rock. How and why this obsession started remains unclear, but the dude’s incessant stan-dom is single-handedly starting to rival Nicki Minaj’s Barbz and the BTS A.R.M.Y.

brief from the world’s top crisis intervention and suicide prevention organization, LGBTQ youth with one parent in the military face 17% higher odds of experiencing anxiety symptoms, 14%  higher odds of contemplating suicide, and are nearly 40% more likely to have reported attempting suicide in the past year.The data backing up these findings was drawn from The Trevor Project’s 2021 National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health, which surveyed nearly 35,000 LGBTQ youth ranging in age from 13 to 24 years old.Overall, 5% of LGBTQ-identifying youth reported having a parent currently in the military, a figure that rises to 7% when just counting those youth who are under 18 years old. Geographically, LGBTQ youth in the South report higher rates of having a parent in the military, at 7%, compared to only 4% in the Northeast and Midwest and 5% in the West.

With August 31 marking the 25th anniversary of her untimely death, we are resharing one of our favorite anecdotes about the beloved former princess. This story not only illustrates what a great ally Diana was — it also gives us a peak into the lesser known humorous and fun-loving side of her personality. In the late 1980s, at the height of fear and stigma around HIV, Diana regularly visited AIDS wards in hospitals.

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Drag Race fans, World Of Wonder’s WOW Presents Plus is the one-stop destination. They simply have it all—and they’re about to have even more this fall. As a wise person once said: “Gagatrondra!”Queerty is thrilled to share an exclusive sneak peek at the months ahead on WOW, a wig-snatching lineup that will have you laughing, learning, and shablam-ing all season long.

BBC Three has revealed an insane line-up of guest stars for the fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

Rose Ayling-Ellis gave a powerful speech during the Alternative MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival this past weekend, where the actress opened up about the challenges those who cannot hear face daily.MORE: Rose Ayling- Ellis breaks silence following breakup reportsIn a new Instagram post, shared on Tuesday, the current Strictly Come Dancing winner shared the full video of her powerful speech and revealed it was the "hardest thing I ever done".WATCH: Strictly star Rose Ayling-Ellis unveils first Barbie doll with hearing aids"The video of my full speech is now up. The link is in my bio," she began to write alongside a picture of her up on stage at the festival.MORE: Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis confirms exciting new role after EastEnders exitREAD: Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis reveals transformation for very special reason"What you seen so far is only a glimpse of whole speech.

nations and high-risk groups miss out — recalling the unequal global access to both COVID-19 vaccines and HIV medication.The outbreak, which has reached nearly 100 countries outside of Africa, where the virus is endemic, is overwhelmingly being transmitted among men who have sex with men. They are getting priority for vaccination globally, but some face a longer wait than others.This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.

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(CNN) — Mikhail Gorbachev -- the last leader of the former Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991 -- has died at the age of 91.Gorbachev died after a long illness, Russian state news agencies reported."Mikhail Sergeevich Gorbachev died this evening after a severe and prolonged illness," the Central Clinical Hospital said, according to RIA Novosti Tuesday.The man credited with introducing key political and economic reforms to the USSR and helping to end the Cold War had been in failing health for some time.With his outgoing, charismatic nature, Gorbachev broke the mold for Soviet leaders who until then had mostly been remote, icy figures. Almost from the start of his leadership, he strove for significant reforms, so the system would work more efficiently and more democratically.

Ann Coulter has broken up with Donald Trump again… again.In her latest podcast, posted to her Substack, the 60-year-old Republican troll declares the ex-president “done” and says his influence over the GOP is waning, citing his dwindling poll numbers and shrinking crowds at his rallies.“They’re like Deadheads,” Coulter calls people who still attend MAGA rallies. “They’re following him from place to place.

Why are Kimberly Guilfoyle, Elvira, and some alleged Russian spy all trending together on Twitter? Read on (and bear with us!)…Guilfoyle has been trending since going on Newsmax and bitching about President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program.Related: Why has Melania been radio silent about the Mar-a-Lago raid? She’s “annoyed”, sources say.“Enough of this nonsense!” Guilfoyle ranted on Rob Schmitt Tonight on Sunday evening. “Paying off loans for people that want some bizarre basket weaving degree and they want all of us, people watching all across this country, to subsidize their laziness.”Ironically, Guilfoyle, who graduated from the University of California, Davis, doesn’t have a job… aside from occasionally giving paid speeches (like the time she pocketed $60,000 for a three-minute diatribe at Donald Trump‘s pre-insurrection rally on January 6, 2021) and being Don Jr.’s fiance, which, to be fair, is probably a fair amount of work.Kimberly Guilfoyle on $10,000 student loan cancellation:"Enough of this nonsense.

He recorded over two dozen Top 40 hits. He appeared on programs from What’s My Line to The Ed Sullivan Show.

Ouch!The accident befell Varla Jean Merman on Friday whilst she was undertaking her summer season at the Crown and Anchor in Provincetown. We love Provincetown but as anyone who’s been will know, it’s not exactly overrun with hospitals.

Promo has officially started for the upcoming fourth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

Elected officials gathered outside Hillcrest House to honor former ASD CEO Don Maison with sign toppers. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

Gigi Era has revealed her planned character for Drag Race Philippines’ first-ever edition of Snatch Game.

Dr. Roy Tan remembers the fear of being a gay man in Singapore in the 1980s and 1990s. Having consensual sex with another man was punishable by imprisonment.