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Noah Schnapp is reflecting on Will's journey. The 17-year-old actor addresses his character's sexuality and season four arc, confirming that it's «100 percent clear» that Will is gay and in love with his best friend, Mike (Finn Wolfhard).«Obviously it was hinted at in season one: It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing,» the actortells in a new Q&A. «Now it is 100 percent clear that he is gay and he does love Mike. But before, it was a slow arc.

The past few days have seen the internet delighting in the gorgeous images NASA released July 12, the first seen from the James Webb Space Telescope. For some, though, the incredible discoveries the telescope can make are tainted by its name, thanks to the complicity of James Webb in government homophobia. Webb directed NASA during […]

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Pop culture guru David Ferguson is back with a review of The Con Artists – the new graphic novel by the Irish LGBTQ+ creative Luke Healy. I’m a fan of Luke Healy’s previous work, especially his graphic novel Permanent Press, which is one of my favourite graphic novels ever. He writes astute, funny, often autobiographical, stories […]

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser on Thursday denied she is in the closet after someone who identified themselves as an activist asked her if she is a lesbian.

Mx Burlesque Ireland is a unique competition, bringing modern burlesque to life by combining its rich historical tapestry with the modern performance-based art form, situating itself within the neo-burlesque revival. In 2022, the Miss Burlesque and Mr Boylesque Ireland competitions merged, relaunching as Mx Burlesque Ireland. With the final only two weeks away, GCN caught […]

Award-winning out gay Australian country music singer Michael Waugh has revealed that he hid his sexuality for years after being subjected to homophobia as a young person. Waugh, won the Golden Guitar award presented by the Country Music Association of Australia in April, for his latest album The Cast, which was released last year. Waugh told the Daily Telegraph that he was bullied and bashed in school for the way he looked and walked. “For me, it was the way that I walked and the way that I talked and that I could not hide who I was,” Waugh said, adding, “I hated my body for betraying me because it literally put me in positions of danger; there were places in the school that I couldn’t go to without fear of being beaten up.

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Joan Collins is on the mend after a pinched nerve in her leg saw her airlifted to Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco.The 89-year-old actress was taken by helicopter to get medical help as a precaution and is now ‘doing fine’.A spokesperson for the Dynasty legend said: ‘The pain has been excruciating, but fortunately she’s dealt with it, and she’s OK now. She’s in the South of France enjoying the rest of her holiday.‘She’s recovering and doing fine but those pinched nerves are brutal.’They added: ‘It’s the most painful thing.’However, despite the injury, the fashion icon has no plans to box away her famous vertiginous heels anytime soon.The rep added: ‘As we speak, this will not inhibit her fashion whatsoever.

Universal’s Bros, the gay romantic comedy starring, co-written and executive produced by Billy Eichner, is heading to the Toronto International Film Festival for its world premiere ahead of its Sept. 30 release.

Earlier this week, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences kicked off Hollywood’s second “Awards Season” of the year with the announcement of its nominations for the 74th Annual Emmy Awards, with actors JB Smoove and Melissa Fumero doing the honors in an early morning virtual ceremony on July 12.

READ MORE: Stranger Things Season 5: Will there be another season of Netflix series?But since the start of the series, fans have been wondering about the sexuality of Noah's character in particular and only now is the star revealing the truth behind all the rumours and speculation.Previously, the Waiting for Anya actor has always traditionally dodged speculation on his character despite strong hints, saying it up to the "audience's interpretation". But in a new interview with Variety, Noah confirmed this was just to avoid spoilers as he opens up about the personal aspects of his character, especially after the popularity of the show's latest season.

Related: Man pleads guilty to shooting gay teen eight times after he made a pass at himAccording to an indictment, Pruden’s been charged “with five counts of assault on federal land, one count of impersonating a federal officer, and a hate crimes sentencing enhancement alleging that Pruden assaulted four of the victims because of their perceived sexual orientation.”The Department of Justice wants anyone who may have witnessed an attack in the park, or who may have been the victim of a similar attack, to contact the FBI tipline on 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324).Pruden faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years for each assault count and a three-year statutory maximum sentence for impersonating a federal officer. The hate crimes enhancement could see extra time added on the assault charges, if he is found guilty.Related: 3 people stabbed inside of Washington D.C. gay bar, and the slasher remains at large

Release date: July 19thWhat's it about: Taylor's greatest dream in life is to write for Saturday Night Live, and she gets an incredible chance to achieve it when she applies for a diversity internship there. But if she wins it, everyone will know what made her eligible, and given that she's white and not disabled, she also knows it means coming out to the entire world as a lesbian.

“Stranger Things” Season 4, one of the more personal mysteries concerned Will Byers’ (Noah Schnapp) sexuality and his potential romantic feelings for his best friend Mike (Finn Wolfhard). And while Will doesn’t explicitly profess his feelings for his friend in the season, fans came away with a pretty good understanding of how Will actual felt.Now, actor Noah Schnapp is confirming what’s been teased through the series for years now: Will is gay and he’s in love with Mike.Season 4 looked to be directly addressing Will’s feelings in some form or fashion through the first batch of episodes, and in Volume 2, Will gives his best friend Mike a pep talk about saving Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) that, subtexually, serves as something of a confession for how much Mike means to him.While Will doesn’t officially come out in Season 4, Schnapp told Variety the arc for his character is clear.“It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing.

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Stranger Things spoilers incoming.If you haven't already binge-watched the epic finale of Stranger Things 4 then quite frankly, why are you reading this? Get yourself to Netflix, stat! The long-awaited volume 2 of dropped on July 1 and saw Eleven go head-to-head with the villainous Vecna, who is hell-bent on destroying Hawkins and taking over the world. That said, the internet is also alight with conversation about a certain scene between Will Byers () and Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard). Fans think it confirms speculation that Will is gay. In an interview with , Schnapp has waded into the debate. “It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends?" he said.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Bros,” one of the first romantic comedies from a major studio to feature an almost entirely 2SLGBTQIA+ cast, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.The film stars Billy Eichner of “Billy on the Street” fame. Eichner wrote the script for “Bros” with Nicholas Stoller, who also directs. Stoller also directed “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Get Him to the Greek,” and, like those films, “Bros” is produced by Judd Apatow.

Love Island star Amber Gill has opened up a previous tweet where she declared 'switching teams' was the 'best decision' she's ever made.The reality star, who shot to fame on the ITV2 dating show in 2019, recently alluded to her sexuality after watching this year's Casa Amor antics.At the time, Amber was live tweeting her response to the male contestants straying from their other halves in the infamous second villa.READ MORE: Love Island's Amber Gill sends fans wild as she showcases her 'juicy' bum onlineCommenting on their behaviour, the 24-year-old Geordie said: "Switching teams was the best decision I made in my life."“Watching men makes me feel ill, I couldn’t put myself through it again," Amber also tweeted, sparking a frenzy with her online followers.During an appearance on Loose Women today (July 15), Amber went on to address her previous tweet with show anchor Kaye Adams.The pair were also joined by fellow panellists Linda Robson, Stacey Solomon and Nadia Sawalha.She told them: "I tweeted straight after saying, 'that one should have stayed in my drafts.'"On my Instagram and Twitter I’m just being myself and sometimes I forget that I have 400,000 followers. I tweet as if I'm tweeting to my friends.

Rani Ko-HE-Nur says the world ‘needs and deserves’ an Indian adaptation of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

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non-binary. Growing up I knew that I wasn’t a boy, and it seemed quite apparent to me from an early age that being a girl resonated far more. I came out as a trans woman at age 17, which was over ten years ago, and the term non-binary wasn’t nearly as commonly known as it is now. While being a woman is something that’s always fitted me best, being non-binary is also something that I deeply connect to, as I have never experienced my gender in a simple, clear cut way. So for me it’s a complex relationship, but it makes me so happy that society is opening up to different ways of seeing gender.That’s why I’m happy we have things like non-binary awareness week this week, which is where we give focus and voice to non-binary people and encourage people to learn more and hear the stories of non-binary people. Being non-binary simply means identifying outside of the gender binary of men and women — it means that you can experience your gender as a mix of both, neither or fluid in between.Growing up, I wish there had been a lot more awareness about the term ‘non-binary’ because it would’ve undoubtedly helped me and other people come to terms with our identities sooner.

Should you buy a house despite higher interest rates? Well, that depends on where you want to put your money. 

Raveena is here to share more of her spiritual journey.

Provincetown, Massachusetts once before during the winter season and even then, I enjoyed my time there. Of course, P-Town is much slower during the colder months than it was during my most recent visit, but I still enjoyed the small-town charm of this iconic coastal destination.Provincetown is one of the most LGBTQ-friendly destinations in the country, if not the world. From the moment you arrive by ferry or by car, you are quickly transported into a rainbow oasis which makes it seems as if you are on an island where you are free to express yourself in any way you please.As soon as I stepped foot off the Bay State Cruise Company ferry from Boston, I checked in to the Foxberry Inn, a beautiful property located less than a mile from the heart of P-Town.

Meet Windi, a 3-year-old domestic shorthair mix. She’s a pretty little kitty with striped gray fur and a white underbelly and paws. Windi appeared to be a little shy when she first arrived at the SPCA of Texas, but that turned out not to be the case at all. She loves attention and is generally affable to meeting new people. She is energetic, loves to play and is a fierce hunter of toys. Windi came to the SPCA of Texas from Kaufman County where she was found living with other animals in less-than-ideal conditions. She was pregnant at the time and has subsequently given birth to a healthy litter of kittens. Those kittens have been adopted, now it’s Windi’s turn to find a forever home. Like all pets from the SPCA of Texas, Windi is now spayed, microchipped and current on all her necessary vaccines. She is housed at the Jan Rees-Jones Animal Care Center in Dallas and available by appointment.

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The latest CDC numbers show that Washington, D.C. ranks 30th of all U.S. metropolitan areas in HIV transmissions and the same study showed 2.4 million sexually transmitted infections (STIs) across the U.S., with some STIs like syphilis increasing by 254 percent! And while COVID-19 has garnered the lion’s share of media attention, the new CDC report indicates it is just one of many public health crises facing the U.S.

According to data published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), the number of recorded sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cases in Ireland has increased by almost 45% in the first half of 2022, compared to the same period last year. The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) is the State’s infectious diseases monitoring body, which publishes […]

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Brussels has launched legal action against Hungary over its ‘LGBTQ+ propaganda’ law which bans content that ‘promotes’ LGBTQ+ themes.

Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for “Stranger Things” season 4.

You’re about to be erased, but rather than focus on the real enemy, you’re wasting time frightening off the people who might be the foot soldiers willing to fight at your side. Let me ask a question: What is important to you? Your marriage? Your right t

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has revealed his character Will Byers is gay.After previously addressing fan speculation around Will’s sexuality and saying it was “up to the audience’s interpretation”, Schnapp has since confirmed rumours.“It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? Now that he’s gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing,” the actor told Variety.“Now it’s 100 per cent clear that he is gay and he does love Mike [Finn Wolfhard]. But before, it was a slow arc.

Page Six, adding that she's still strutting in her famous "six-inch heels".They added that the "pain has been excruciating but fortunately she's dealt with it, and she's OK now."It comes as Joan sparked concern among her fans as she shared a sunny snap from her Monaco trip.The award-winning actress told her fans that she had since been rushed to hospital after having a "trapped nerve" in her leg.She penned: "Enjoying a great day out, one week before I had to go to the Princess Grace Hospital in Monaco for a trapped nerve in my leg."Not fun! But they were great!"#monaco #princessgracehospital #princessgrace #hospital #trappednerve #funinthesun #imonaboat," Joan added at the end of her post.A pinched nerve occurs when excessive pressure is applied to a nerve by the surrounding muscles, bones or cartilage, according to the Mayo Clinic.In the post, the Hollywood actress put on a leggy display in white shorts, teamed with a blue and white shirt.It's not the first time that the Hollywood legend has been rushed to hospital in pain.Dame Joan previously credited pilates for getting her in “the best shape [of] my life”However, three years ago the star told how she was left needing medical assistance after a “clash” in Los Angeles.The Dynasty star said she “didn’t let anybody know” about what happened following her being rushed to hospital.On her pilates woes, Dame Joan commented: “I woke up just screaming in agony in the middle of the night and I was rushed to hospital.”Luckily, Joan told how it was likely an injury she sustained from doing pilates.She said: “It was worse than childbirth, but it was just a pulled muscle.“I didn’t let anybody know.

As drivers flock to SUVs and crossovers, it’s as if the ubiquitous four-door sedan—poof!—has suddenly disappeared. Yet some steadfast sedans remain, including two absolutely fabulous rides below. 

Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has called on the government to “rapidly ensure that an appropriately coordinated and resourced approach” is taken to combat the monkeypox outbreak.

Elon Musk, music artist Grimes, has split up with transgender activist and WikiLeaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning after just four months together.Singer Grimes, 34, and Chelsea Manning, 34, were revealed as an item just four short months ago but reports indicate that the pair have now split.The couple had started dating after Grimes split from the father of her two children, Musk, 54, for the second time.READ MORE: World's 'most inhumane' jail where 'prisoners eat bodies of dead lags to survive'But sources now claim that the Wikileaks whistleblower and Delete Forever singer have split up despite reports that they had been getting "pretty serious" after Grimes had split with the SpaceX CEO.Grimes and Manning had reportedly been living together in Austin, Texas, where the singer is raising her two young children with Musk.Despite the move to Texas for Manning, the WikiLeaks whistleblower had kept hold of her Brooklyn-based apartment.It is unclear how the couple had met or when they began dating, but sources have claimed that the pair have ended their relationship with one another after "breaking up for a while".

Owain Wyn Evans came crashing into our lives in April 2020 when he posted a video of himself drumming his heart away to the BBC News theme tune.The weather presenter quickly went viral and has proved to be an unstoppable force ever since.That summer, he was announced as a patron of the LGBT Foundation, and he went on to have appearances on Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel and Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof.Today, we’re thrilled to announce that Owain is taking on the role of Metro.co.uk’s LGBTQ+ Agony Aunt.Dear Owain, I came out to my family during the pandemic, but we still haven’t really spoken openly about it face to face. My family is so open and kind and has supported me all the way but for some reason, I still freeze when it comes to my sexuality and them – and them only. I recently got a boyfriend and I really want to tell them about him but I’m struggling to find a way I feel comfortable with – can you help?What you must be feeling at the moment is what so many LGBTQ people have felt at some stage in their lives, although that doesn’t make it any easier.

Netflix has released the first trailer for Neil Patrick Harris’ new gay dramedy, Uncoupled.

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LOVE Island viewers have accused Gemma Owen of bullying after making a catty comment about her villa best pal. The Islanders scrambled around the villa last night as they desperately tried to stay out of the way while Tasha Ghouri's plot to make Andrew Le Page her boyfriend played out.

Stranger Things and that hints about his sexuality have been there from the beginning.The beloved Netflix show's fourth season has just come to an end and throughout the series, Will alluded to the fact that he is in love with his friend, Mike Wheeler (played by Finn Wolfhard)."It was hinted at in Season 1. It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? Now that he's gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing," the 17-year-old said in an interview with Variety."Now it's 100 percent clear he is gay and does love Mike."Fan theories that Will is gay have long been circulating on social media and the character gives a touching speech in Season 4 that heavily hints at this when he explains how Eleven feels to Mike, but he is actually describing his own feelings.This representation in Stranger Things has prompted a lot of appreciation from fans, Schnapp said."People have come up to me [and said,] 'This Will character made me feel so good.