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On Wednesday, Pedro Almodóvar’s queer Western romance Strange Way of Life released its first official trailer. The Last Of Us star Pedro Pascal and Black Phone lead Ethan Hawke will co-star in the 30-minute picture. The short film highlights the conflicted romance between two cowboys after a two-decade reunion. The Oscar-winning filmmaker provided a synopsis in a Cannes Film Festival interview. “After 25 […]
Dwyane Wade is discussing why he moved his family out of Florida on Headliners with Rachel Nichols. In the below clip from the forthcoming interview, the two spoke on how Florida politicians have negatively impacted the LGBTQ+ community with homophobic and transphobic rhetoric and legislation. “That’s another reason why I don’t live in that state,” said the NBA legend. “A lot […]
Rasheeda Williams, a Black trans woman who starred as Koko da Doll in the award-winning documentary Kokomo City, was shot and killed in Atlanta on Tuesday night. She was 35 years old. Variety reports police found Williams with a gunshot wound in Southwest Atlanta. She was pronounced dead at the scene. “Homicide investigators responded to the scene and are working […]
Kansas lawmakers have passed a bill that bans transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports. The Associated Press reports the state’s legislators this week overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the bill, titled The Fairness in Women’s Sports Act, which will now prevent transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports from kindergarten through college. Kansas is the […]
Pope Francis has seemingly co-signed the use of dating apps like Tinder, saying it’s a completely “normal” option to meet potential partners. The 86-year-old pontiff explained his position in a newly released Hulu documentary titled The Pope: Answers. As its title suggests, the film features Francis taking questions from 10 Spanish-speaking adults, who were between the ages of 20-25. The […]
As the NHL continues to fight for more inclusion in the league, multiple teams have scheduled Pride Nights, where players wear jerseys celebrating and honouring the LGBTQ2IA+ community during the warmups. Though many teams like the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames have celebrated Pride Night without a hitch, other teams have seen players withdraw themselves […]
Lil Nas X has faced criticism over a tweet asking about “gays in Africa” not long after Uganda’s parliament pased an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that criminalizes homosexuality. On Wednesday, the rapper shared a tweet in which he asked about the LGBTQ+ community in the continent. “Where do the gays be in Africa I wanna come there,” […]
Lil Nas X offered an apology that wasn’t entirely well received. The artist received criticism when he posted a joke on Twitter and Instagram about transitioning. “The surgery was successful,” the 23-year-old wrote alongside an image of a woman he later shouted out as IG user @glowprincess. In one reply, when asked why he was “making transitioning a punchline of a joke,” […]
Tennessee lieutenant governor Randy McNally, who has recently signed multiple anti-LGBTQ+ bills, has frequently been leaving comments on shirtless photos of a young gay man on Instagram. As reported by NBC News, the lieutenant governor has been found to be using his verified Instagram account to leave multiple supportive comments on photos from 20-year-old Knoxville performer […]
A Catholic nonprofit reportedly dropped millions of dollars on a digital gay witch hunt. According to an in-depth Washington Post piece, the Denver-based group Catholic Laity and Clergy for Renewal spent $4 million to identify priests who were using dating and hookup apps popular among gay and bisexual men. The organization claimed it used the money to purchase […]
