Allison Ponthier is the queer country star rewriting the rules
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Kristen Stewart makes red carpet debut with fiancée Dylan Meyer
Kristen Stewart walked the red carpet alongside fiancée Dylan Meyer for the first time at the Critics Choice Awards. The ceremony took place on 13 March in Los Angeles, California. Stewart was nominated in the category of Best Actress for her role as Princess Diana in Spencer, though lost out to Jessica Chastain for her appearance in The Eyes of Tammy Faye as Tammy Faye Bakker. Prior to the awards being handed out, she walked the red carpet with her soon-to-be wife for the first time. The two have always…
Read MoreChantale Wong becomes first out lesbian US Senate-confirmed ambassador
Chantale Wong has made history by being confirmed as the United States Director of the Asian Development Bank. She becomes the first openly lesbian, Senate-confirmed ambassador in America’s history after a bipartisan confirmation vote. Writing on Facebook on 8 February, the day of her confirmation, Ambassador Wong shared her “pride and humility” over the honour. She said: “22 years ago, Pres. Clinton appointed me to the Board of the ADB as the Alternate Executive Director. I was young and impressionable and had so much to learn. “Tonight the US Senate…
Read MoreGentleman Jack: BBC releases first images from “provocative” season 2
Gentleman Jack, a BBC One lesbian drama, has released the first pictures from its upcoming second season. After debuting in 2019, the show instantly became a fan favourite among the LGBTQ+ community for its queer themes and storylines. It is based on Anne Lister, an LGBTQ+ icon and diarist dubbed ‘the first modern lesbian’, who lived in the 1800s and wrote stories about her relationships with women in secret code. Set in Yorkshire with Suranne Jones (Doctor Foster) playing the lead, it tells the story of her character’s affair with…
Read MoreMan and woman arrested for “vicious” killing of lesbian couple in Mexico
Two people have been arrested by Chihuahua state investigators in relation to the brutal torture and killing of a lesbian couple. According to El Plaso Times, the attorney general’s office confirmed on 24 January that Jaqueline Isela C.R, aged 25, and David R., aged 24, were arrested on charges of aggravated femicide. Nohemí Medina Martínez and Yulizsa Ramírez were found roughly 17 miles apart from each other on a stretch of Juárez-El Porvenir Road on 16 January. The women, who were both 28-years-old and of El Paso, Texas, were discovered…
Read MoreLesbian couple found tortured, shot and dismembered in trash bags in Ciudad Juárez
Nohemí Medina Martínez and Yulizsa Ramírez were found roughly 17 miles apart from each other on a stretch of Juárez-El Porvenir Road. Content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable. The women, who were both 28-years-old and of El Paso, Texas, were discovered on 16 January the day after seeing family whom they had travelled to visit in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, El Diario reported. Speaking to the Daily Mail, Chihuahua Committee for Sexual Diversity director Karen Arvizo confirmed that the pair were parents to…
Read MoreLady Gaga and Salma Hayek almost had a “sexual relationship” in House of Gucci
Lady Gaga revealed that she and Salma Hayek’s characters in House of Gucci came close to being sexually involved. The movie saw the Fun Tonight singer portray Patrizia Reggiani in 1995 during the events and aftermath of the murder of Maurizio Gucci. The crime drama marked Gaga’s first major film role since her big-screen debut in A Star is Born, which won her an Academy Award for Best Original Song for Shallow and a nomination for Best Actress. Salma stars alongside Gaga as Giuseppina “Pina” Auriemma, Reggiani’s astrologer who arranged…
Read MoreMarisa Tomei wanted her Spider-Man character to have a lesbian lover
Marisa Tomei revealed that she wanted her Spider-Man: No Way Home character, Aunt May, to be in a lesbian relationship. The Wild Thornberrys Movie star opened up about her role in the blockbuster film in an interview with Geeks of Color on 19 December. “There was a moment, where I felt that May – maybe she should just be with a woman because Ben is gone,” she explained. “And who should she be with?” The 57-year-old shared that she wanted Amy Pascal, one of Spider-Man: No Way Home’s producers, to…
Read MoreLily Cade calls for violence against trans women after BBC article backlash
Lily Cade, a lesbian porn star featured in a controversial BBC article, has called for trans women to be “lynched”. Extreme content warning: This story may include topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable, including hate speech and explicit discussions of violence. The BBC is facing backlash for publishing an article about lesbian women allegedly “being pressured into sex by some trans women.” In the piece, the article’s author, Caroline Lowbridge, attempts to discover how “widespread” the issue is. She cites things such as social media, people’s opinions and…
Read MoreWoman rejected by foster agency because of being a lesbian sues US government
A lesbian woman is suing the US Department of Health and Human Services after her adoption application was rejected because of her sexuality. According to her lawsuit, which was filed on 13 October, Kelly Easter wanted to help unaccompanied refugee children by becoming a foster parent for them. Easter was sent to Bethany Christian Services, a federally funded foster care agency with a history of rejecting applications from LGBTQ+ parents, who denied her initial application. The policy of LGBTQ+ applicants being denied the chance to apply officially ended in March…
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