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Coronation Street star Antony Cotton confronts homophobic protesters at Manchester Pride

While many celebrated, some tried to ruin the occasion. Manchester Pride held its march yesterday, and sadly some homophobes attempted to disrupt the event. Some of the picket signs that protesters were waving read: “Abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.” However, Corrie star Antony Cotton, who plays gay character Sean Tully, jumped off of the official Coronation Street float to confront the protesters. People who observed the event say that Antony Cotton approached the protesters with a Pride flag, before using it to touch their signs.…

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Demi Lovato joins the cast of upcoming Eurovision film

The film will also star Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams. It has been announced that Demi Lovato will be joining the cast of Will Ferrell’s upcoming film, which is based off of the phenomenon that is the Eurovision Song Contest. Announcing the casting, which coincided with Lovato’s 27th birthday, Ferrell said in an Instagram post on her account: “We want to make a very special announcement about a brand new cast member. “It just happens to be her birthday today and I made her this wonderful cake from scratch. So…

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Republican who compared same-sex marriage to rape seeks Senate bid

Jason Lewis is seeking election in Minnesota. Jason Lewis, who once compared laws against same-sex marriage to laws against rape, is seeking to be elected to the Senate for Minnesota. Lewis used to represent Minnesota’s 2nd district in the House of Representatives, and has a history of problematic comments, ranging from homophobia to racism to misogyny. He failed to be re-elected in 2018, being beaten by Angie Craig, who is openly lesbian. Before becoming a politician, Lewis was a radio host, and it was on his show in 2013 that…

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Teens charged with attacking same-sex couple on London bus deny charges

The couple were attacked in June. Four teenage boys, aged between 17 and 15, who can’t be named for legal reasons, have denied attacking a same-sex couple on a London bus in June. Two of the boys are 17, while another is 16 and the final one is 15. Melania Geymonat, a 28-year-old Ryanair flight attendant from Uruguay, was en route to Camden town on a bus with a woman called Chris when they were allegedly approached by the group. After allegedly harassing them with anti-gay slurs, they demanded they…

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Natalie Morales blames NBC’s lack of advertising for cancellation of Abby’s

Abby’s was cancelled after just one season. Star of Abby’s, Natalie Morales, has slammed NBC after the broadcaster cancelled the show, which featured a bisexual lead, after just one season. The series, which centered around an “unlicensed, makeshift bar” run from the title character’s backyard, was cancelled following a decline in viewership over its one season run. When asked about the cancellation of the series on The Daily Beast’s The Last Laugh podcast, Morales said: ” I was really disappointed. It sucked. It sucked really hard. I think we did…

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Trump administration now argues it should be legal to fire gay employees

The administration continues to do poorly for the LGBTQ community. Just a week after arguing that it should be legal to fire employees for being transgender, the Tr*mp administration is now arguing it should be legal to fire employees just because they’re gay. Some courts interpret the ‘sex’ characteristic under the Civil Rights Act 1964 to protect sexual orientation. However, the Tr*mp administration has filed briefings with the Supreme Court arguing against this. In the briefings, it says: “[The] prohibition on discrimination because of sex does not bar discrimination because…

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Kodi James plays an androgynous Elizabeth Taylor in debut music video

What a debut! Kodi James pays tribute to Academy Award-winning actress and Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor on his first single. In the visual for the 50s inspired track – directed by Julian Buchan (Carly Rae Jepsen, Kim Petras, Dorian Electra) – the LA-based performer recreates some of Taylor’s iconic moments from her career, but with an androgynous twist. It also includes several queer of men of colour in the video to “combat the white/straight washing of Hollywood”. According to the singer-songwriter, the song is about “a problematic relationship” that deals…

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It Chapter Two will feature Pennywise’s homophobic attack – with a twist

It’s been confirmed that a homophobic attack will feature in It Chapter Two. Stephen King’s original 1986 novel featured a character called Adrian Mellon, who is beaten up by a group of homophobic teens as his partner watches on, then thrown off a bridge into the water where he’s killed by the story’s monster Pennywise. The horrific scene was based on the real-life homophobic murder of Bangor, Maine resident Charlie Howard, and while it wasn’t featured in the 1990 TV miniseries, it will play an important role in the upcoming…

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The Vivienne teases a back-to-basics season for Drag Race UK

“What we’ve done is bring it back to drag.” The Vivienne says Drag Race UK relies less on “shock value or feuds” in comparison to the American original. We spoke with each contestant of the highly-anticipated British spin-off for a world exclusive interview and photoshoot, and they spilt the T on their drag journey and what we can expect from this British invasion. When we asked The Vivienne how it differs to its US counterpart, she explained: “I like to think what we’ve done is bring it back to drag.…

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The L Word: Generation Q unveils first official trailer

Meet the next generation. The first official trailer for the upcoming revival of The L Word has been released. The teaser for Generation Q – which is being hailed as a “sequel” to the fan-favourite series – sees the return of Jennifer Beals (Bette), Katherine Moenig (Shane) and Leisha Hailey (Alice), who are also on board as executive producers. The trailer opens with Bette’s announcing her mayoral run. “Los Angeles has been very good to me, and I believe it’s my turn to give back to the city that I…

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