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Here’s your first look at Maisie Williams on the Drag Race UK runway

Category is: Westeros realness! It was recently announced that Andrew Garfield will be the special guest judge on the first episode of the highly-anticipated Drag Race UK, which is set to premiere Thursday 3 October on BBC Three (here’s where you can watch in America). While we impatiently wait for that, the BBC have given us our first look at the judging panel for the second episode, which sees British style icon and Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams sit side-by-side with Graham Norton, Michelle Visage and Mama Ru. See…

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Helen Mirren says there is “no such thing as binary sexuality”

Dame Helen Mirren says she believes everyone is a “wonderful mix of male and female”. The legendary actress, who’s currently starring in Sky Atlantic mini-series Catherine The Great, has argued against the notion that people are strictly male or female, a view she says is a result of her years in the acting world. “I came to the conclusion an awfully long time ago that there is black and there is white, and we’re all somewhere in the middle in a wonderful mix of male and female,” she told Radio…

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Exploration: Char and Helen discover new destinations on Celebrity Edge

What happens when you put eight leading LGBTQ creatives on a luxury cruise ship? We found out when we followed some familiar faces onboard Celebrity Edge as they travelled around some of the Mediterranean’s most beautiful destinations this past summer. As part of a new five-part series titled Trailblazers, the eight queer creatives set sail to key LGBTQ European destinations including Barcelona, Valencia, Ibiza, Nice, and Rome. The series culminates in the third annual Pride at Sea onboard Celebrity Edge, featuring a guest interview from Adam Rippon. Presenter Helen Scott…

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Wicked composer reveals how Defying Gravity helped save one LGBTQ teen from religious oppression

American lyricist and composer Stephen Schwartz will never underestimate the power music can have on changing lives. “As a writer, any time you feel that you’re reaching not really to an individual that, in some way, something you’ve written is helpful, inspiring or empowering to them, that is the highest achievement that one can have. It makes you feel better than anything,” the Academy Award-winning writer of Godspell, Pippin, and, of course, Wicked tells us. Stephen is in London to mark the launch of The Prince of Egypt stage musical.…

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Zoe Ball’s son Woody Cook opens up about being bisexual on The Circle

A contestant on The Circle has opened up about being bisexual. 18-year-old Woody Cook, son of TV personality Zoe Ball and producer Fatboy Slim, is one of the players competing to win £100,000 on Channel 4’s popular reality social media game show The Circle. During Sunday (29 September) night’s episode, Woody decided to open up about his bisexuality after fellow contestant Georgina asked if he ‘had his eye on anyone’ during an intimate late night conversation. “Being bisexual on The Circle, I thought I was gonna have loads of chat,…

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Ms Carrie Stacks is the British fashion scene queen fighting for queer PoC representation

From enrolling at Central Saint Martins and discovering their queer voice through the art of fashion and personal style, Ms Carrie Stacks has become a formidable creative force – now rightfully synonymous with the London fashion and nightlife scene. She’s also one of the co-founders of East London’s notorious party PDA, a space for the queer/non-binary PoC community to come together as one and showcase their true creativity and freedom. A place that champions the importance of the individual – something Carrie applies to her fashion, however challenging at times. “I’ve never…

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Lil Nas X reveals he used to ‘pray’ that he would become straight

Lil Nas X has opened up about his coming out journey. The rapper, who’s hit single Old Town Road became the longest-running number one single on the Billboard Hot 100, broke new ground when he came out earlier this year. But while he’s proud in his identity now, that wasn’t always the case. “I knew [I was gay], especially around my teenage years,” he explained in a new interview with Gayle King on CBS’ This Morning. “I was just praying and praying and praying that it was like a phase,…

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Setting sail: Riyadh and Josh meet queer creatives as they embark on Celebrity Edge

What happens when you put eight leading LGBTQ creatives on a luxury cruise ship? We found out when we followed some familiar faces onboard Celebrity Edge as they travelled around some of the Mediterranean’s most beautiful destinations this past summer. As part of a new five-part series titled Trailblazers, the eight queer creatives set sail to key LGBTQ European destinations including Barcelona, Valencia, Ibiza, Nice, and Rome. The series culminates in the third annual Pride at Sea onboard Celebrity Edge, featuring a guest interview from Adam Rippon. For broadcaster and…

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Here’s your first listen to brand new Frozen 2 song Into The Unknown

Could we be any more excited for Frozen 2? The first movie in the Disney franchise became a runaway success when it released in 2013, thanks in no small part to the iconic anthem Let It Go, which went on to win Best Original Song at the Academy Awards. So, of course, expectations for the sequel are high, but expectations for its original songs are even higher – and we’ve been given our first taster of what’s to come as a new sneak peek features a clip of new track Into…

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The UK’s first Pride event for LGBTQ Muslims is taking place in 2020

British Muslims are launching their first ever Pride festival. LGBTQ charity Imaan will celebrate its 20th anniversary of supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer Muslims by hosting a festival in London next year to celebrate what it means to be both queer and Muslim. As well as continuing their mission to help people reconcile their sexuality and gender identity with their Islamic faith, the charity hope Imaan Fest will “bring some joy into the world” – which is especially important for those who face discrimination and prejudice. “Often LGBTQI Muslims…

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