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Lil Nas X makes history as first openly gay man to receive nomination at Country Music Awards

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Lil Nas X has made history (again). The American rapper has become the first openly gay man to receive a nomination at the Country Music Awards. He has been nominated for Musical Event of the Year for his viral, country hip-hop track Old Town Road (Remix) with Billy Ray Cyrus, which recently became the longest-running number single of all time on the Billboard Hot 100. It logged nineteen consecutive weeks at the pole position, surpassing the previous record of sixteen weeks achieved by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men with One Sweet Day…

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Gay politician in New Zealand goes viral after taking baby into Parliament

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“The speaker’s chair is only used by presiding officers, but today a VIP took the chair with me.” Tāmati Coffey made headlines after taking his six-week-old son Tūtānekai to Parliament with him (21 August). The openly gay politician – who represents the Māori electorate of Waiariki – attended a debate with his baby for the first time after returning from paternity leave. The baby was born via a surrogate and is the biological son of Coffey’s partner, Tim Smith. Trevor Mallard, the speaker of New Zealand’s parliament – was seen…

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Aaron Porter bares his soul in the video for break-up anthem Sorry

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Aaron Porter has unveiled the video for his personal new single, Sorry. On the R&B/pop anthem, the East Grinstead singer, songwriter and dancer reminisces on a failed relationship. Aaron said in a statement: “How many times can you be apologised to before the word sorry starts to lose its meaning?” “I wrote Sorry at a time when I refused to accept another apology from my ex, a bunch of roses couldn’t cut it by that point. Words without intent are literally just a bunch of meaningless letters. If you mean…

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We got Bianca Del Rio to interview Adore Delano and it was hilarious – read in full here

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Adore Delano in conversation with Bianca Del Rio. It’s been five years since Adore Delano sashayed into the Drag Race werkroom for the show’s sixth season (which is widely considered its peak) and introduced fans to her “hog body” and brand of Courtney Love-esque punk. The Libra, Azuza-born performer eventually placed runner-up, released three studio albums – one of which became the highest-charting release by a Drag Race alumni on the Billboard 200 – and garnered the biggest Instagram following of any contestant. Well, she actually shares that title with…

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Drag Race stars reveal the questions they hate getting asked in interviews

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As Latrice Royale famously said, “The level of unprofessionalism… far too much!” Now that RuPaul’s Drag Race is entering the mainstream, more and more publications are trying to secure interviews with the biggest stars to emerge from the show – and while that’s great for the queens, we imagine it can become quite repetitive. So to try and make things a little easier for them, we asked some of our favourite queens at DragWorld UK for the questions they’re sick of hearing (and you should never ask) from ‘Will you appear…

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Kim Kardashian West interviews beauty expert Chris Appleton

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British beauty expert Chris Appleton’s first client ever was his mother. His latest muse is Kim Kardashian West. The Leicester-born talent has gone from his living room to the Hollywood Hills in a flight to fame that’s found him a favourite in the world of show business. With many of his clients from the top of the music and fashion – and him being the creator of some iconic looks for J.Lo, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande – Chris understands the pressures of being in the public eye as the…

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Jamie Windust joins LGBTQ youth charity akt as an ambassador

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“I hope to ensure that their message continues to be highlighted, especially for young trans and non-binary people who currently need our love and support the most.” akt has welcomed non-binary model, writer and activist Jamie Windust on-board as their newest ambassador. The LGBTQ youth charity (formerly Albert Kennedy Trust) aims to provide safe homes and better futures for young queer people. Since it was established in Manchester in 1989, akt has supported over 50,000 members of the queer community. Jamie marched with akt in the 2019 Manchester Pride Parade…

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Sum Ting Wong says Drag Race UK is “nowhere near as serious” as the original

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“I told Baga I wanted her to bleed from the undersides of her armpits.” We cannot wait to see what Sum Ting Wong brings to the Drag Race UK werkroom. When we spoke to the Manchester-born performer, she described herself as a “gross man” who “sits around in my pants smoking cigarettes whilst scratching my knob through my tights” – which we love and totally relate to. Sum Ting is inspired by pop artists such as Little Mix, Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey, and auditioned for the series to represent…

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Lesbian astronaut accused of committing first crime in space

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NASA astronaut Anne McClain has reportedly committed the first crime outside of Earth. She has been accused of stealing the identity of her ex-wife, Summer Worde – a former Air Force intelligence officer – while she was on a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Worden told NBC News: “I was shocked and appalled at the audacity by her to think that she could get away with that, and I was very disheartened that I couldn’t keep anything private.” When McClain was in an under-oath interview with NASA’s inspector general, she…

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Cheryl speaks to us about her message of love for her electrifying Manchester Pride performance

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Thousands of Manchester Pride festival-goers got their lives on Sunday night when Cheryl gave a hit-packed performance at the celebrations. The British star walked out on stage draped in a rainbow flag adorned the inclusive Pride colours, as well as the trans flag stripes to an empowering message of support to her fans. “Love is described as a ‘profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person’. The description has no clauses or rules. It does not state the gender or sexuality of whom we must choose to love – only the…

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