Gay Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy now has a ring to accompany his silver medal after becoming engaged to boyfriend Andrew Rigby. The couple, who have been together since 2024, shared the story of their romantic Mediterranean engagement with People on 5 August. Kenworthy proposed on 4 August while the pair were holidaying off the coast […]
An early ally to queer fans, a candid survivor of addiction and anxiety, and one of pop’s greatest live showmen, Robbie Williams has earned his return, this November, to Aotearoa’s biggest stages. THE ALLY When Robbie Williams began breaking away from Take That in the late 1990s, male pop stars were rarely encouraged to embrace gay […]
Christchurch developer Violet Bair talks to YOUR EX’s Oliver Hall about turning her dreams into reality and creating a new world for queer gamers After four and a half years of late nights, multiple jobs and periods of financial uncertainty, Christchurch-based American developer Violet Bair has released a video game that is unmistakably her own. […]
Adult performer Drake Von has reportedly been arrested for the third time in less than two months, this time over the alleged possession of a toxic substance in Los Angeles. Von, whose legal name is Dawson Bacon, was taken into custody by Los Angeles police on Tuesday, 28 July, and booked at the LAPD’s Van […]
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein allegedly arranged a same-sex marriage between his longtime girlfriend and one of his female assistants to help the Belarusian dental student remain in the United States, newly examined records suggest. A New York Times investigation reports that Karyna Shuliak married the American woman in 2013 after her student visa had […]
Heated Rivalry stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have been photographed together in Toronto as production on the queer hockey drama’s second season approaches. The actors will return as rival hockey players and secret lovers Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander, with filming expected to begin shortly across Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. Season two will continue […]
A Texas content creator says his beloved “I ♥ YAOI” personalised licence plate has been restored after the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles reportedly tried to cancel it for being “indecent”. The creator, who goes by aSpicyCow online and is known as Amber, first shared the unusual dispute in a video posted on 10 July. […]
Sam Smith has confirmed they are engaged to fashion designer Christian Cowan, describing the act of singing openly about queer love in today’s political climate as “radical”. The 34-year-old musician casually revealed the news during an interview with The New York Times, referring to Cowan as their fiancé while discussing their forthcoming fifth studio album, […]