Day: September 4, 2025
Rugby league’s first openly gay player, Keegan Hirst, talks to Oliver Hall about coming out, coaching gay men, and confronting heart failure. We speak in early August over Zoom from Keegan Hirst’s home in Devon, a perfect spot for Britain’s hot summer. The former professional rugby league player grins as he pans his laptop camera […]
Young Sheldon star Raegan Revord has come out as non-binary at the age of 17, describing the milestone as a full-circle moment inspired by gender-fluid celebrities before them. Revord, best known for portraying Missy Cooper — Sheldon’s younger twin sister in The Big Bang Theory prequel — spoke about their identity in an interview with […]
On Sunday 31 August, Auckland’s Karangahape Road was awash with sequins, beats, and emotion as Family Bar marked its 20th anniversary in spectacular fashion. The iconic venue, renowned as Aotearoa’s longest-running LGBTQ+ bar, welcomed hundreds of partygoers through its doors for a night filled with nostalgia, love, and pride. From the moment the music started, […]
Christopher Joell-Deshields, chief executive of Pride in London, is under internal investigation following allegations of financial misconduct and inappropriate behaviour — though he remains in post. According to The Guardian, whistleblowers have accused Joell-Deshields, who has led the organisation since 2012, of misappropriating or misusing company gifts and funds, engaging in conduct that could damage […]
The wait for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season seven is nearly over — and the BBC has begun teasing fans with the reveal of this year’s celebrity guest judges. Twelve new queens will battle it out for the crown of the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar. The line-up, announced in late August, includes Catrin Feelings, […]
Luigi Mangione — the high-profile suspect in the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson — is now at the centre of an entirely different kind of investigation: one involving fast fashion. As first reported by TMZ on Tuesday, Mangione appeared to be featured as a model on Shein’s website, wearing an $11 summer button-down […]
In a striking cultural salvo, the White House released a statement titled “President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian” on Thursday, accusing the Smithsonian Institution of promoting so-called “woke” ideology through its federally funded museum exhibitions. The article, published on an official government platform, lists 22 examples from various Smithsonian museums which, according to the […]
Adelaide Crows player Izak Rankine has publicly apologised after receiving a four-game ban from the Australian Football League (AFL) for using a homophobic slur during a recent match against Collingwood. The initial penalty could have been five matches, but AFL CEO Andrew Dillon confirmed that a “compelling medical submission” from the Adelaide Football Club influenced […]