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Pansexual pop star Mike Taveira teams up with Drag Race queens for Curious video

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Mike Taveira is here to deliver your latest queer pop fix. While we’re seeing more and more queer representation in pop music from the likes of Troye Sivan, Hayley Kiyoko and Sam Smith, one area of the LGBTQ community that remains sorely underrepresented is pansexuality. Mike Taveira wants to change that. With his new single Curious, he’s delivered a pansexual pop anthem which celebrates queer identity and the beauty of connection between people of all genders and identities. The sensual music video, meanwhile, sees Mike flirt with a number of…

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Dwyane Wade reveals how the cast of Pose helped support his trans daughter

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“We wanted to make sure we didn’t get it wrong.” Dwyane Wade has revealed how the stars of Pose helped him and his wife Gabrielle Union support their transgender daughter. The NBA star recently appeared on Watch What Happens With Live with Andy Cohen, and was asked by a fan about the “biggest lesson” he’s learned from the cast of the critically-acclaimed Ryan Murphy series. “We didn’t have a lot of information and we reached out about pronouns,” Wade answered. “We wanted to make sure we didn’t get it wrong. We…

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Netflix release first trailer for dark lesbian comedy Feel Good

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Netflix are continuing to lead the way with LGBTQ representation. The streaming service has just unveiled the first trailer for Feel Good, a dark comedy written, created and starring Mae Martin as a comedian and addict whose “behaviours and intense romanticism dominate every single part of her life”. During a stand-up show, Mae meets George – played by Charlotte Ritchie – and the two “embark on an intoxicating romance”. The series will follow Mae as she “juggles relationships with her parents, fellow addicts in a drugs support group, her colleagues…

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Sarah Paulson stars in terrifying first trailer for horror film Run

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The first trailer for Run has been released. The upcoming horror-thriller stars American Horror Story alum Sarah Paulson as an overbearing mother caring for her 17-year-old disabled daughter (played by newcomer Kiera Allen) by keeping her isolated. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Allen said the film is historic because it “will be the first studio movie ever starring a wheelchair user, and just to be part of a historical moment like that is really, really exciting.” Allen added that she was excited to play a character that isn’t defined by their…

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Allie X on her fresh new sound and being a lifelong friend to the gays

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With her alternative anthems and avant-garde sensibilities, Canadian singer-songwriter Allie X has made a name for herself as an icon for queer music fans. Her songs have always embraced the big pop staples – as far as irresistible hooks and beats you want to bump in the club go, she’s got it down – but there’s always been something slightly off-the-wall and unconventional about Allie’s music. Early dark-pop standout Bitch with its distorted vocals and eery synths sounded like it belonged in a low-budget 80s sci-fi series, while the sugary-sweet…

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How a schoolboy’s train journey led to a change in LGBTQ law

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On a dark February evening in 1954, a 17-year-old schoolboy met a man on the Exeter to Taunton express. Within weeks, that schoolboy was on trial. According to his prosecutor, Mr Kenneth Bain: ‘He got into conversation with a man in his compartment and made improper approaches. The man was a railway policeman and at Taunton took him into an office for questioning.’ The boy, Geoffrey Patrick Williamson, told them, ‘You may consider things morally wrong. I don’t.’ But Geoffrey had fallen into a trap laid by a ‘pretty policeman’…

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Marvel star Rosario Dawson officially comes out as LGBTQ

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 “I never did come out come out. I mean, I guess I am now.” Rosario Dawson has officially come out as a member of the LGBTQ community. In a recent interview, the American actress was asked about a post she made in 2018 to celebrate Pride season, in which she sent love to her “fellow LGBTQ+ homies” and urged her followers to stay “strong in the face of adversity”. “People kept saying that I [came out]… I didn’t do that,” she admitted during a conversation with Bustle, before going on to say: “I…

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This legendary Buffy star wants to return for the reboot

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“Of course I would. It was so formative.” Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Anthony Stewart Head is interested in returning for the show’s upcoming reboot. The British actor, who played Rupert Giles on the widely-acclaimed fantasy series – was asked if he’d like to return in some capacity by The New York Post, to which he responded: “Yes. I wouldn’t know what as, because Giles has aged a little bit. “Maybe I’m the head of the Watcher’s council now. But to be honest, of course I would. It was so…

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Stranger Things star addresses rumours of his character’s sexuality

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“He wasn’t ready to face this maturity.” Noah Schnapp has addressed whether his Stranger Things character could be gay. In the third season of the critically-acclaimed Netflix sci-fi series, it was rumoured that his character, Will Byers, was closeted and a future LGBTQ icon after a scene in which he argues with Mike (Finn Wolfhard) over his girlfriend. After Will storms out, Mike follows him and tries to make amends, before shouting at him: “It’s not my fault you don’t like girls!” Will is visibly upset with Mike’s comment, but…

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Vampire Diaries star Rick Cosnett comes out as gay in heartfelt post

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“Dramatic pause… I’m gay.” Rick Cosnett has come out as gay. In a heartfelt post on Instagram, the American actor tells his followers: “Dramatic pause…. I’m gay. I just wanted everyone to know because I made a promise to myself to live my truth everyday. “Sometimes, that is a really hard thing to do when you have all these subconscious things you don’t even know about, from childhood and from society and from being, you know, just life. That’s all I wanted to say.” He then joked: “I also have…

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