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Brooklyn man charged with attempted murder after stabbing man in the neck in suspected homophobic crime

Emmanuel Dash could face up to 25 years in prison. Police in Brooklyn have charged Emmanuel Dash with attempted murder, after he allegedly stabbed a man in the neck with a suspected homophobic motive. On 22 June, Dash is alleged to have approached a man and his gender non-conforming partner at their apartment. He is said to have told them: “I’m glad I know where you live, because I don’t like gay people.” Dash is said to have harassed the pair, and threatened them with a knife before they closed…

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Rouge a subversive night of adult circus – review

Fresh from a run at the Edinburgh Fringe, this risqué Australian show has opened at the Underbelly festival on London’s Southbank, directed by Elena Kirschbaum. Rouge brings together a troupe of six performers in what it describes as a night of acrobatics, operatic cabaret and tongue in cheek burlesque. We’d say that description is a little misleading – there are only a handful of cabaret or burlesque scenes, with the focus of the evening predominantly being circus performance (albeit with an adult flavour). Unfortunately on press night, opera singer Issie…

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Cayman Islands launches legal bid to ban same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage was legalised in the Cayman Islands earlier this year. The government of the Cayman Islands have launched a legal bid to ban same-sex marriage, after a judge ruled them to be legal back in March. In his initial ruling, Chief Justice Anthony Smellie said: “This Court is… bound not to allow the violation of the Petitioners’ rights to continue without redress. “The Constitution, in its mandatory requirement that the Law be brought into conformity, must prevail. The Petitioners and their daughter are entitled to the indignities to which…

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Rotterdam has been announced as the host city for Eurovision 2020

Rotterdam will host Eurovision 2020. The Dutch city of Rotterdam will be hosting the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest, after it beat out Maastricht. Amsterdam had previously ruled itself out of contention. The contest will be held at the Ahoy Rotterdam Arena, which has a capacity of 16,000. Tickets are expected to go on sale toward the end of this year. It was also announced that the semi-finals for the contest will be held on May 12 and May 14, with the Grand Final being held on May 16. Shula Rijxman,…

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Italian woman prescribed an ex-gay book to ‘cure’ her homosexuality by GP

The woman had gone in for a physical issue. An Italian woman was prescribed an ex-gay book by her GP in Verona after she went in complaining about physical difficulties. Speaking to the equal rights blog, MaiMa.online, she said: “Between December and January I had a dark period in my life. I turned to my primary care physician, first of all, because I was physically ill due to stress and, secondly, because I realized that I needed someone to talk to. “The doctor in question, besides having declared that he had always…

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Strictly Come Dancing “open” to idea of same-sex couples competing

Many have campaigned for the show to introduce same-sex dancing. The BBC has said it is “completely open” to the idea of same-sex couples competing on Strictly Come Dancing. The move would come after years of campaigning for the show to make the move. A BBC spokesman said: “Strictly Come Dancing is an inclusive show and we are proud to have featured same-sex dancing amongst the professional dancers in group numbers in previous series. “We are completely open to the prospect of including same-sex pairings between our celebrities and professional…

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Silky Nutmeg Ganache reveals the abuse she’s received since Drag Race

“What is it going to take? Is it going to take a queen to kill herself?” Silky Nutmeg Ganache has had a hell of a time since her stint on the 11th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The LA-based performer – who came in joint third/fourth place after winning two maxi-challenges – has been subjected to online abuse and death threats from ‘fans’ of the show, with some even threatening the lives of her family. This would continue at events such as DragCon, where fans would ‘look down their nose…

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Eastenders boss says the show is ‘trying to change homophobia in our society’

“We’re glad to use our voice to try and change that.” Eastenders boss Kate Oates says she’s looking forward to when the show receives “zero complaints” for airing a same-sex kiss. In an interview with Radio Times, she said the show still faces “obstacles and obstructions” from audiences at home because society is still not entirely accepting of LGBTQ characters and homosexual storylines. “There’s a paradox there because one of the things that makes viewers root for the couple and makes the story compelling is actually the thing we’re trying…

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Jessica Lange reveals the one American Horror Story character she’d return to play again

Jessica Lange might not be done with American Horror Story yet. The legendary actress was the lifeblood of the first four seasons of the hit FX series, playing some of the show’s most iconic characters: Constance Langdon in Murder House, Sister Jude in Asylum, Fiona Goode in Coven, and Elsa Mars in Freak Show. Jessica left the show after just four seasons, but later made an unexpected return for 2018’s Apocalypse, reprising her original American Horror Story role of Constance Langdon – the nosy neighbour and mother of anti-christ Michael Langdon.…

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Fleabag on stage starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge is everything – review

She might be one of the most in demand women in the world – through Star Wars, Killing Eve and soon-to-be James Bond – but for Phoebe Waller-Bridge, the stage is where all this madness began.  As one of the hottest tickets to get of the 2019 season, it’s little surprise audience members getting to see Fleabag live lap it up. And while those of us that have seen the BBC series know what might come next, it takes nothing away from the brilliance of seeing Phoebe deliver it live…

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