Two openly gay gymnasts stood out at the 2026 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championships in the United States over the weekend, with both Sam Phillips and Charlie Larson finishing in the top four and earning All-American honours. Phillips, competing for the University of Illinois in his final season of eligibility, helped his team to a fifth-place […]
Tim Cook is stepping down as chief executive of Apple after 15 years in the role, bringing to a close one of the most consequential leadership periods in the company’s history. Apple has confirmed that Cook will hand over to longtime Senior Vice President of Hardware Engineering John Ternus on 1 September 2026. Cook will […]
A resurfaced clip of Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney is drawing praise online for his candid discussion about living with HIV and the stigma that still surrounds it. For many viewers, Heated Rivalry has already become a talking point for the way it approaches gay sex with unusual honesty. It sparked plenty of conversation about […]
Heartstopper star Kit Connor has been revealed as one of the lead voices in a surprising new take on the world of Willy Wonka. Connor will star alongside Taika Waititi in Netflix’s upcoming animated feature Charlie vs. the Chocolate Factory, a project that appears to be taking the Roald Dahl classic in a much stranger […]
From sporting spectacles and exclusive members clubs, to the nostalgia of celebrating Disneyland’s 70th year, Oliver Hall checks out what Anaheim offers for adults. Arriving in Anaheim, we message our Karmel Shuttle driver at LAX to let her know we’ve landed, and she shoots back a text that instantly lowers the blood pressure: “Don’t worry, I’m not going anywhere.” It […]
St Kilda forward Lance Collard has been suspended for seven matches after an AFL tribunal found he used a homophobic slur during a Victorian Football League match. The 21-year-old was given a nine-week sanction, with two weeks suspended until the end of the season, leaving him with an effective seven-game ban for the vilification offence. […]
Oliver Hall discovers vibrant queer nightlife and rich LGBTQ+ history in Los Angeles’ most walkable and proudly defiant neighbourhood. Los Angeles is vast — a sprawl of freeways, palm trees and possibility — but West Hollywood feels like its secret village. In just a few walkable blocks, you can move from world-class dining to queer nightlife, from rock ’n’ roll history to progressive art spaces, from […]
WNBA player Brianna Turner has criticised the International Olympic Committee’s new gender testing rules, arguing that women athletes like herself should not be used to police who gets to take part in women’s sport. In an opinion piece published by USA Today, Turner said the IOC’s updated policy is invasive and exclusionary, and that “the […]