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Lesbian astronaut was falsely accused of committing first crime from space

Anne McClain had been accused of identity fraud when aboard the International Space Station. Last year, lesbian astronaut Anne McClain was accused of committing the first crime in space, when her ex-wife, Summer Worden, claimed she stole her identity. When McClain was in an under-oath interview with NASA’s inspector general, she “strenuously denied that she did anything improper”, according to her lawyer Rusty Hardin, who said she was “totally cooperating”. McClain said she accessed her ex-wife’s bank account from space to make sure she had enough money to pay her…

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Who should’ve won this week’s Drag Race? Fans have their say

“The fact that Jan didn’t win is homophobic and a crime against the gays.” The latest episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 12 has divided fans. For this week’s maxi-challenge, the nine remaining contestants delivered one of the most sickening and jaw-dropping spectacles in Drag Race HERstory as they paid tribute to Madonna in an all-singing, all-dancing number. RuPaul declared Crystal Methyd, Jan and Gigi Goode as the top three queens of the week, and despite the edit setting up a win for Jan, the latter ultimately earned her third…

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Moana star Auli’i Cravalho comes out as bisexual

The Disney star came out on TikTok. Auli’i Cravalho, who plays the title character in Disney’s Moana has come out as bisexual on TikTok. The actress, who has also starred in The Little Mermaid Live!, came out by cleverly lip-synching to an Eninem song. Posting on her TikTok, she lip-synched to the hit, Those Kinda Nights, and she chose the part: “Seriously though, jokes aside, how you doin’? You straight? / She said: ‘No, I’m bi’ / She said: ‘Are you drunk?’ I said: ‘No, I’m high’ / I’m checkin’…

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Thor: Love and Thunder will not feature Korg’s sexuality

Marvel Comics feature Korg as a gay character. There was much excitement back in 2017, as it was announced that Thor: Ragnorok would feature the Marvel cinematic universe’s first openly LGBTQ character, Korg. However, when the film came around his sexuality was unaddressed. His sexuality also went unmentioned in Avengers: Endgame, and in a recent Instagram Live with Tessa Thompson, Thor Love and Thunder’s director, and Korg’s voice actor, Taika Waititi confirmed this will be the case in the upcoming film. On the live, he said that the reason Korg…

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Watch the first trailer for The Half of It, Netflix’s latest lesbian rom-com

The film has been described as a a modern day Cyrano-meets-Pygmalion. Netflix’s lesbian rom-com, The Half of It, has just dropped its first trailer, and it’s already proving popular, amassing over three million views in two days. The film is writer and director Alice Wu’s second film, after Saving Face, which was released back in 2004. “A shy, introverted, Chinese-American, straight-A student finds herself helping the school jock woo the girl they both secretly love,” reads the film’s official synopsis. “In the process, each teaches the other about the nature…

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Jade Thirlwall says Little Mix is writing a song for the trans community

Little Mix is about to scream ‘trans rights’! Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has confirmed how much of an LGBTQ ally the band is, as they’re writing a song dedicated to the trans community. Speaking on Gaydio, Jade said that she and Camille Purcell, who collaborated with the band on their latest hit Break Up Song, have penned an “important” song they hope will “raise awareness” for the trans community. “We wrote a song that me and Camille thought would be a great trans awareness song,” Jade said. “We haven’t…

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RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race trailer reveals premiere date

“R U ready for the most star-studded competition in HERstory?” Is there such a thing as too much Drag Race? Like Michelle Visage once said, “NO!” Today, VH1 unveiled the first sickening trailer for RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race and revealed when it will sashay onto our screens. The four-part event will debut 24 April after the main show and will follow 12 celebrity contestants as they vie for the title of America’s Next Celebrity Drag Superstar, as well as a cash prize, which will be donated to the charity…

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Calls grow for trans military ban to be lifted amid coronavirus pandemic

The Tr*mp administration’s hateful ban came into force last year. There are calls in the United States for the Tr*mp administration’s ban on trans people serving in the military to be lifted due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Some of those calls are coming from Lambda Legal, an organisation which fights for LGBTQ rights. A lawyer for the organisation, Peter Renn, said: “The dangers of discrimination come into sharpest focus in all-hands-on-deck moments like this, when we need every capable and talented person available. “But the government has excluded a…

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Manchester Pride holds virtual conference to bring LGBTQ people together

The conference looked to hear from voices in the community that go unheard. In the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Manchester Pride Conference was forced to become a virtual event. This year, the theme was “A Voice for All” as the conference aimed to hear from LGBTQ voices that often go unheard. The conference, which was held on 24 March, opened with a keynote speech from Gina Battye, an LGBTQ inclusion intersectionality consultant and trainer for multiple Fortunes 500s companies. Other speakers at the conference included non-binary writer,…

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South African actress Letoya Makhene confirms she has a girlfriend after local media outs her

The Sunday World outed Letoya by writing about her “lesbian lover.” South African actress Letoya Makhene, most famous for her role as Tshidi Phakade on soap Generations: The Legacy, has confirmed that she has a girlfriend after newspaper the Sunday World outed her. After the Sunday World ran a headline reading: “Letoya lesbian lover revealed” the actress took to Instagram to confirm the news. “Well, it was only a matter of time before the world found out about us @lebokeswa,” she wrote. “Here’s to our beautiful future together, my love.” Letoya’s…

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