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A post shared by David Archuleta (@davidarchie)Former American Idol contestant David Archuleta has posted a lengthy message to his Instagram followers, a year after he publicly came out.Prompted by Pride Month, Archuleta, 31, has a simple message for everyone: “Dare to be you.”Last June, the Mormon-raised singer, who came second on the seventh season of the show in 2008, publicly came out via an Instagram post. He said then he was uncertain of his sexuality and thought he might be bisexual.He has since talked about the challenges he faced accepting his sexuality, due largely to his faith and the messages he received from those around him.In his latest post, he talks at length about his attempts to be straight, including considering marriage with three different women.“A year ago I was pulling weeds and felt in my heart I needed to open up about something that before I always considered unthinkable. Unimaginable.

LGBTQ+ film and media organization, NewFest, announced the inaugural recipients of the New Voices Filmmaker Grant, a new initiative in partnership with Netflix to support emerging LGBTQ+ filmmakers that will distribute a total of $100,000 in funds.

The prequel of the beloved blockbusting Toy Story film series which explores the backstory of the character Buzz Lightyear has been banned in certain countries for LGBTQ+ content. In Lightyear, the main character (voiced by Chris Evans) has a best friend called Alisha Hawthorne (voiced by Uzo Aduba), who is queer. Hawthorne is married, and […]

Gemma Collins showed off her incredible weight loss in a tiny bra as she gave fans a look at her work-out. The TOWIE star has been shedding the pounds and looked incredible as she squeezed in a bit of exercise before heading off to work.

The LGBTQ+ community is an incredible tapestry of different sexual orientations and gender identities. Each of them is valid and should be celebrated. But practices exist which seek to change, cure, or suppress an LGBTQ+ person’s identity. These practices start from the position that a person expressing an LGBTQ+ identity should be challenged, and corrected. They are deliberately harmful and repressive.

pic.twitter.com/oWjpYQJVvv— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) June 13, 2022Idaho Police Release Mugshots Of Neo-Nazi Group – https://t.co/kA5S7ASNhW pic.twitter.com/HMWVh3qmOw— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) June 13, 2022Related: ‘Proud Boys’ try to disrupt drag queen story hour in CaliforniaKaren Amsden is the mother of alleged Patriot Front member and Springville, Utah resident Jared Michael Boyce, 27. She spoke exclusively to the Daily Beast, saying she’s now told her son to “Pack your stuff and get out of my house.”Amsden is a licensed clinical social worker.

Gemma Collins is continuing her health kick this week, posting a second motivational workout video to Instagram in as many days.The 41 year old former The Only Way is Essex star could be seen in a black crop top and blue gym leggings as she stood in the sun and lifted a pair of red weights. Aiming to inspire her 2.2million Instagram followers to exercise today, she captioned the post: "YOU can do it another fabulous start to the day I hope this video motivates you in some way small changes honeys small changes …." Speaking to the camera, the blonde star who recently lost over 3st, said: "Guys, I'm back at it again this morning, I'm going to work it a bit, nothing is gonna stop me, I am doing my exercises today.

Yasmin Finney has called MP Luke Pollard’s praise for Heartstopper’s transgender representation “a moment for the history books.”

A post shared by Neil Patrick Harris (@nph)Neil Patrick Harris has revealed that he has landed a role in the forthcoming season of the long-running British sci-fi show, Doctor Who.Taking to Instagram, Harris posted a photo of himself on set, captioning it, “My current gig. Never looked more dashing. Thank you for inviting me into your Whoniverse, @russelltdavies63 .

Coinbase Global says it plans to cut about 1,100 jobs, or approximately 18 per cent of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring in order to help manage its operating expenses in response to current market conditions.

lipstick effect’, and be a key component in how people choose to present themselves in the world.In the LGBTQ+ community, this experience can be heightened, helping to amplify features, explore a multi-faceted identity, or even be part of ‘finding’ oneself.Metro.co.uk spoke to a mix of people from the community to hear their makeup stories.There’s famed drag queen, Cherry Valentine, who has understood the confidence-boosting powers of makeup since childhood.Ben Pechey, who is out and proud as a non-binary person, and believes makeup has played a role in conversations around their gender identity.Then Alicia Connolly, a young lesbian exploring her sexuality while overcoming limiting ‘lipstick lesbian’ stereotypes, along with others.Read it and reach for your makeup bag, for it is a many-layered thing.Cherry Valentine, or George Ward out of drag, identifies as gender fluid. George’s pronouns are he/they, though when presenting in drag, she/her.Known for competing in RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, makeup is an important part of presenting as Cherry.‘I remember when I was about four years old and saw my mother wear lipstick and mascara.

It is the first time since 2019 that the LGBTQ+ community will be able to get back on the streets to celebrate Pride month. So, to get us back into the queer celebration mood (as we might be a little rusty, whether we like to admit it or not), check out this playlist with anthems […]

Netflix special, SuperNature. In a recent BBC News interview, his response to the backlash was, "These are just jokes. They don't mean anything.

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Shay Robertson, 51, who works in a garage, surprised fiancée Julie McLean, 53, with a ready-made wedding day.The couple, both parents from Northampton, tell the story of how Shay following his dreams led to true love and happiness… As his fiancée Julie walked down the aisle dressed in a beautiful lace gown, Shay Robertson, rocking a smart blue suit and a neatly trimmed beard, was bursting with pride.Their wedding was 11 years to the day since they first met. But back then they were Sally and Julie, both mums of two. Now they were about to become husband and wife after Sally underwent five years of gruelling gender reassignment surgery to become Shay, a man whose looks are based on the singer and actor Shayne Ward.

The RTÉ Radio 1 Liveline programme hosted by Joe Duffy has come under fire after broadcasting what listeners have described as transphobic hate speech. “Debates” spanning several days broke out on Thursday, June 9, after a group called in to oppose the removal of the word ‘woman’ from maternity legislation – a move which aims […]

supports HTML5 videoLove, Victor stars Michael Cimino and George Sear have shared how they feel regarding the pressure actors can feel to disclose their sexuality, emphasising that ‘forcing someone to come out’ is ‘the biggest no-no in the LGBT community’.This week, season 3 of their heartwarming, joyous show drops on Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK, with the latest episodes following the lead character Victor (Michael) as he navigates a complex love triangle, having come out as gay to his family in the season 1 finale.Kit Connor, who plays Nick in the widely acclaimed LGBT+ series Heartstopper, recently spoke out about why he doesn’t feel he needs to label his sexuality, after writing on Twitter in response to some fans who speculated on his sexual orientation: ‘Twitter is so funny man. apparently some people on here know my sexuality better than I do…’While speaking to Metro.co.uk, Michael and George – who plays Victor’s boyfriend Benji on Love, Victor – were asked how they feel about that discussion.‘I think you just hit the nail on the head there where you said, “It’s up to you, really,”’ said George, who’s 24.Referencing Kit, who’s 18, the English actor continued: ‘For all we know, he could still be figuring himself out.

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Manchester, my best friend patiently tried to paint the nails on my fidgeting hands.I had never painted my nails before, but that wasn’t why I was nervous: it was my first Pride, despite the fact I’d come out as gay seven years earlier.Vibrating with anticipation, I was unsure what to expect or how I would react. I felt uncomfortable but yearned to belong to the celebrations that were rattling the hotel’s windows.My friend squeezed my hand as we wandered towards the Pride parade and wormed our way to a good spot at the barriers.

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German football director Oliver Bierhoff has slammed Qatar over its treatment of the LGBTQ+ community.  

Long-overdue law reforms to ban religious organisations and faith-based schools in Victoria from refusing to hire or sacking teachers and staff for being LGBTQI came into effect Tuesday, June 14, 2022. The Equal Opportunity (Religious Exceptions) Amendment Act passed by the Victorian Parliament in December 2021 commenced on Tuesday. Victoria now joins other jurisdictions in Australia that have enacted laws to protect LGBTQI staff. Tasmania, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) already prohibit religious organisations and schools from sacking staff for being LGBTQI. LGBTQI advocacy organisations and unions said that the Victorian government’s law reforms protect not just school staff but also students.“This is a day to celebrate,” Debra James, General Secretary, Independent Education Union Victoria Tasmania told Star Observer.

Lady Gaga is reportedly in talks to join Joaquin Phoenix in the upcoming Joker sequel. 

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Rebel Wilson has responded to almost being outed by an Australian newspaper.

WALB. She also objected to the camp’s framing of her gender identity as a “life choice.”“If it was a choice, I wouldn’t choose to be a part of the LGBTQ community or be trans because I wouldn’t want to put myself through the struggles that other people don’t have to go through,” Clark said.Connie Bivens, the counselor at Connect Camps who sent the message, noted that the organization is a faith-based camp that travels around the world and holds week-long camp sessions for elementary school children ranging from kindergarten to eighth grade. But she denied that Clark’s gender identity had any influence on the decision.Rather, Bivens said, she had overheard other girls at the camp talking about Clark in a negative way, prompting the counselors to hold a meeting to discuss the situation.

Fire Island has brought a lot of attention to its dreamy queer stars, a cast of crush-worthy actors including Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, and Matt Rogers (to name a few). Among them is the hunky Phillips—best known for The Vampire Diaries spin-off, Legacies—who’s making the most of the limelight, and throwing his name in the ring for a splashy new role: Hercules.To paraphrase the great Mo’nique: We would like to see it!A quick trigger warning to those who may be upset by the acknowledgment of the passage of time, but today marks the 25th anniversary of the Disney Animation classic, Hercules, a colorful, musical spin on the story of the titular demigod.

Pixar’s new animated film Lightyear has been banned from cinemas in multiple countries over LGBTQ+ content.

Kamala Harris is showing her support for the LGBTQ+ community! The Vice President made a special appeareance at Capitol Pride in Washington where she was joined on stage by Rupaul’s Drag Race Season 13 winner Symone, becoming the first Vice President to attend a Pride event.During her speech, Harris talked about the 31 people arrested in Idaho during a Pride event, for conspiracy to riot. “No one should fear going to a Pride celebration because of a white supremacist,” she stated.The Vice President was accompanied by her husband Douglas Emhoff, and she took a moment to reference the deadly Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando where 49 people were killed, as it was the sixth anniversaty of the tragedy.“No one should fear going to a nightclub for fear that a terrorist might try to take them down,” Harris said, adding “No one should fear loving who they love.”“Our children in Texas and Florida should not fear who they are,” she delcared, denouncing the controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill.

Lele Pons has amazing role model parents, so much that the well known social media sensation could not feel more proud of them. This week, Lele has joined Pride month celebrations, which are close to her heart, since her father, Luis Pons, is part of the community.

So apparently it wasn't @RebelWilson's choice to come out... The @smh/@theage have admitted to giving her a heads up 2 days in advance that they were going to "out" her.

Ricky Martin opened up about the time Barbara Walters tried outing him in an interview.Speaking to People, the 49-year-old singer said he felt “violated” by the iconic journalist’s line of questioning when they sat down together in 2000.During the awkward chat, Walters told Martin he could he could “stop these rumors” about his sexuality by, oh, you know, coming out to her right then and there. He politely declined, telling her, “Barbara, for some reason, I just don’t feel like it.”Speaking to the Toronto Star in 2010, Walters said she regretted the way she interrogated him.“I pushed Ricky Martin very hard to admit if he was gay or not, and the way he refused to do it made everyone decide that he was,” she said.

Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed on Monday that a nationwide tampon shortage is being fueled by tampons placed in men's bathrooms for transgender people.Supply chain issues and inflation remain a problem millions of Americans are facing, and tampons have been affected due to the rising cost of materials used to produce menstrual products.However, the Georgia Republican claimed the shortage is being caused by tampons in men's bathrooms during an appearance on the conservative Right Side Broadcasting Network in her latest remarks against the transgender community."Now there's a shortage of tampons, and that's probably because men are buying tampons," Greene said during a discussion on the transgender community, denouncing what she called the "war on women."While some businesses, schools and other public venues have begun putting tampons in men's bathrooms, experts have pointed to inflation and rising production costs as instead causing the current tampon shortage.Cotton and plastic, two materials used in the production of tampons, have become more expensive due to the demand of making COVID-19 safety gear such as masks, according to a CNN report. The issue has been further exacerbated by the Russia-Ukraine war, as both countries are key fertilizer exporters.Inflation has also hiked the price of menstrual products.

By Josh PallasPride Month has become a celebration for the queer community. But it should always be deeply enmeshed with the ongoing struggle for queer liberation.

LGBT pride flags as part of a protest against the school's ban on allowing full-time staff to be in same-sex relationships.The video was posted Monday to TikTok by the account @EngaygeTheCulture, which is run by the Associated Students of Seattle Pacific (ASSP), the group leading the SPU protest.The clip—simply a montage of students handing over the flags and receiving their diplomas—is captioned "POV: the president of your university thinks being LGBTQ+ is a 'lifestyle choice' and a 'morality issue' so you decide to give him a gift at graduation," and has received nearly 2 million views.We’ve also been sleeping outside his office for 19 days in a gay sit-in but he usually doesn’t say hi to us. #pride #pridemonth #lgbtq #gay #graduation #fyp #seattle #changethepolicy #hiregayprofsHanding SPU President Pete Menjares LGBT pride flags isn't the extent of the protest.

The gays over on Twitter have gotten a lot of things trending over the years, but this one might be the wildest yet.It all started innocently enough, when an account devoted to U.S. presidents posted this old photograph of Dwight D. Eisenhower:Dwight D.

The Music Man. Producers announced that Jackman tested positive for COVID.“Once again, standbys and understudies save the day and, in this case, it’s Max Clayton to the rescue.

Colombian singing sensation Maluma used a ‘broken heart’ emoji to cover up his latest thirst trap (wouldn’t want to anger Instagram’s all-powerful censors), and it’s an apt choice.But while some fans will no doubt feel a tad crestfallen that the closest they’ll ever get to the original shot includes a pixelated icon, we’re just happy that the other icon in the photo decided to leave the hotel robe hanging on the wall.We’re assuming that’s Maluma’s girlfriend, architect Susana Gómez, behind him, but who can never be sure?Regardless, fans were certainly swooning:  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)Of course, this isn’t the first time Maluma has shown a little (or a lot of) skin.Here’s a trip down memory lane:  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)  A post shared by MALUMA (@maluma)

Seattle Times reports.Jeaux Rinedahl, an adjunct nursing professor, sued SPU in 2021, saying it denied him a tenured position because he’s gay. The case has been settled out of court, but the fight over anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination predated his lawsuit and is continuing.SPU’s Faculty Senate gave the trustees a “no confidence” vote last year, and this year a working group recommended that the trustees rescind the policy.

The 75th annual Tony Awards proved to be a spectacular night that was full of LGBTQ+ winners.

When she’s not warning people about the government ‘zapping’ people for eating meat, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene uses her webcast, MTG: Live, to discuss other, totally made up issues facing the nation.During a recent episode, Greene sat down with her GOP colleague Matt Gaetz, who harshly criticized Democratic Rep.

A Pride event in Arlington over the weekend was hit with protesters that one attendee caught on video and posted to Reddit.

Before Rebel Wilson, the Australian actress and comedian, publicly revealed her new relationship, an Australian columnist who covers celebrities had given her representatives less than two days to comment before he published a column about the new couple. In a since-deleted column published in The Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday, the columnist, Andrew Hornery, said that instead of “outing” Ms. Wilson, 42, he “erred on the side of caution” and gave her representatives two days to comment about her relationship with Ramona Agruma, a designer, “before publishing a single word.” “In a perfect world, ‘outing’ same-sex celebrity relationships should be a redundant concept in 2022,” Mr.

Kids attending a drag queen story hour at the San Lorenzo public library in the East Bay were confronted by right-wing protesters June 11, as alleged members of the Proud Boys barged in and harassed drag queen Panda Dulce as she was reading to the children."So who brought the tranny?" they yelled, according to KQED. They also called her "it" and a "pedophile."Dulce said she was shaken by the experience."I didn't know if they were armed. I was only acutely aware of the fact that neither myself nor any of the other librarians were," she told KQED, which also quoted Dulce saying on her Instagram account the men "totally freaked out the kids.

< 1 min read German airline Lufthansa has taken Pride month to the next level decking out one of their Airbus A320neo aircraft with a rainbow seating display and renaming the ship “Lovehansa”. The plane from Europe’s second-largest airline will be used on special destinations throughout Europe during the northern hemisphere summer.

My Fake Boyfriendis coming to Prime Video in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, LatAm, and Brazil on June 10, and all other territories on June 24.

WPVI reports. The trans woman’s companions were both shot, one in the arm and the other grazed in the head.

South Carolina, and now the governor, ignore the voices of thousands of South Carolinians — including parents, medical providers, students, faith leaders, and transgender people ourselves — who expressed loudly and clearly that this bill will harm young people in our state,” Ivy Hill, the executive director of Gender Benders and the community health program director of the Campaign for Southern Equality, said in a statement. “Transgender youth are not a threat to fairness in sports, and this law now needlessly stigmatizes young people who are simply trying to navigate their adolescence, make friends, and build skills like teamwork and leadership, winning and losing,” Hill added. “…Despite this setback, we will never stop fighting on behalf of trans and queer young people, and our coalition will explore every strategy possible to surmount every barrier to equality.”A 2019 report from the Campaign for Southern Equality found that more than two-thirds of all LGBTQ people in South Carolina reported experiencing depression and anxiety, with even higher rates among transgender individuals and people of color.The Trevor Project, the world’s top crisis intervention and suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ youth, noted that feelings of isolation and stigmatization can lead LGBTQ youth to consider or attempt suicide.