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“Really disheartening”: Charli XCX defends Sam Smith from “hateful” trolls

Charli XCX has doubled down on her support of Sam Smith, just days after the announcement of their first song together. Ahead of the release ‘In the City’ (20 October), the pop songstress released a TikTok video defending Sam against an onslaught of online hate. Charli opens the video and says: “I’m about to release a song with Sam Smith, and the experience so far has been really interesting because never in my life have I seen somebody receive so many hateful comments online. “It’s been really disheartening, but at…

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Articles Culture Interview With The Vampire Interview With The Vampire season 2 LGBTQ+ TV News Television Uncategorised

Interview With the Vampire: Sink your fangs into first look at season 2

Interview With the Vampire fans rejoice! Spooky season is off to a great start – AMC has released the first trailer and images of the second season of the bloodthirsty drama. The second season of the TV adaptation of Anne Rice’s novel was first screened at New York Comic Con 2023. The fan favourite drama stars Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones), Sam Reid (The Newsreader), Delainey Hayles (Something In The Closet), Eric Bogsian (Succession), Assad Zaman (Hotel Portofino) and Ben Daniels (The Exorcist). The new season will see Louis (Anderson)…

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Articles Culture Drag Race Jade Jolie News Taylor Swift The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula Uncategorised

‘Deciding to choose myself’: Drag Race star Jade Jolie proudly comes out as trans

Jade Jolie has announced on Twitter that she is transgender. Jade rose to fame on RuPaul’s Drag Race season five, where she finished in eighth place, appearing on The Boulet Brothers Dragula season four and being a Taylor Swift impersonator. In a simple one line statement she said: “Deciding to choose myself and move forward with my transition.” Deciding to choose myself and move forward with my transition 🥹❤️ — Jade Jolie (@QueenJadeJolie) October 8, 2023 The announcement was met with swathes of support. One fan said: “So happy and…

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AJ Odudu Articles Big Brother Big Brother UK Culture News Uncategorised Will Best

‘It’s giving classic Big Brother’: Fans react to the launch of rebooted UK series

Sixteen housemates have entered the (new) Big Brother house. The verdict is in, and – drum roll please – the response is triumphant. On 7 October, the ultimate social experiment on TV returned to screens with more than 2.5 million viewers tuning in. The BBC reported that two million viewers watched on ITV1 and a further 527,000 on ITV2. After returning from a five year hiatus, the pre-recorded show was aired simultaneously on ITV and ITV2, taking the prime 9pm slot. The Big Brother refresh gave a glimpse of the…

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Articles Conservative Party Conference LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics Rishi Sunak Steve Barclay Suella Braverman Uncategorised

Transphobic hate rises in England and Wales as Conservatives continue to spread anti-trans ideology

The Prime Minister is standing by the transphobic rhetoric made at the Conservative Party conference, whilst a new Home Office statistical bulletin shows a concerning rise in transphobic hate. Rishi Sunak has continued to double down on his transphobic rhetoric, despite stoic backlash from LGBTQIA+ organisations, individuals and their allies. The comments made are presented amidst new hate crime statistics being revealed that show England and Wales continues to become less safe for LGBTQIA+ people. In Sunak’s closing keynote speech at the Conservative Party conference on Wednesday (4 October), he…

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Articles Conservative Party LGBTQ+ News Life News Politics Rishi Sunak Uncategorised

LGBTQ+ activists and organisations condemn Rishi Sunak’s transphobic comments

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been widely condemned for stating “a man is a man and a woman is a woman, it is just common sense” in his closing speech at the Conservative Party Conference, in Manchester (4 October). In Sunak’s closing keynote speech he addressed the audience and said: “It shouldn’t be controversial for parents to know what their children are being taught in schools about relationships. “Patients should know when the hospitals are talking about men or women. We shouldn’t get bullied into believing that people can be…

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Articles Culture News Se The Umbrella Academy Uncategorised

The Umbrella Academy teases the release date of the fourth and final season

The release window for the highly anticipated return of the fourth and final season of Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy has been announced. A promotional video, posted to Twitter, has tantalisingly teased the final season with the caption: “On October 1, 1989, our extraordinary super-powered babies were born. In 2024, they return [umbrella emoji] happy birthday brellies.” on october 1, 1989, our extraordinary super-powered babies were born. in 2024, they return ☂️ happy birthday brellies 🖤 pic.twitter.com/Ubep3fUJpP — Umbrella Academy (@UmbrellaAcad) October 1, 2023 The video depicts the cast from the…

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African Rainbow Family LGBTIQ Equality Articles David Furnish Elton John LGBTQ+ News Life News Pride in London Suella Braverman MP Uncategorised

“Stand Against Suella”: Protest announced following Home Secretary’s gay asylum comments

Pride in London, in association with the African Rainbow Family LGBTIQ Equality, has announced the date and location of a protest “to protect our community from the government’s anti-LGBTQ+ agenda.” On Sunday 1 October, it will be held at Parliament Square at 3pm. The protest was announced in response to Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s prior comments and address at the American Enterprise Institute, a centre right think tank in Washington DC, where she noted fear of being persecuted over being gay and/or a woman is not reason enough to claim…

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Articles HBO LGBTQ+ Characters LGBTQ+ TV Max News Our Flag Means Death Uncategorised

Our Flag Means Death: Season 2 trailer teases awkward Stede and Blackbeard reunion

Max has released another jampacked and heartbreaking trailer for Our Flag Means Death season two. Spoilers ahead. On 14 September, the popular streaming service surprised fans when they dropped an official trailer for the show’s new batch of episodes.  At the start of the eye-opening sneak peek, a shot of Stede Bonnett (Rhys Darby) lying on the floor flashes across the screen while he reflects on his fractured relationship with Blackbeard (Taika Waititi). “I’ve let him down, I should have just told him how I feel. I will find him,” he…

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Articles Culture Doja Cat LGBTQ Music LGBTQ+ Music Artist LGBTQ+ Rapper Music News Pop Rapper Uncategorised

Doja Cat releases new single Paint The Town Red

American pop-rap sensation Doja Cat has released her second single of the year, with an accompanying music video. The soul-infused ‘Paint The Town Red’ is a blend of the artist’s playful lyricism, trap beats and affinity for soul samples, with dulcet background vocals and a trump riff from Dionne Warwick’s ‘Walk On By’. The music video is co-directed by Doja Cat and Nina McNeely and is based around three paintings the singer designed herself, with each scene recreating one of the paintings. She painted the song’s artwork on Instagram Live…

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