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Eurovision is back – and in 2025, it’s louder, queerer, and more heartfelt than ever. Hosted in Basel, Switzerland, this year’s contest has debuted its new theme – and it is very apt considering the queer and camp history of Eurovision: “Unity Shapes Love.” Think pulsing hearts, alpine-inspired stage design, and a sonic fusion of The post What is the theme for Eurovision 2025 and just who the heck is ‘Lumo’? appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

9-1-1 has been drumming up the hype for the last week for episode 15, “Lab Rats”, the second part of season 8’s two-part “Contagion” event, and, Jesus Christ, I need a minute before I start this recap. Warning: major spoilers for 9-1-1 season 8 episode ‘Lab Rats’ ahead…  “Lab Rats” jumps straight into it, after The post 9-1-1 season 8 episode 15 recap: Why we’re convinced [spoiler] isn’t actually [spoiler] appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Primavera Sound Barcelona is back for 2025, with one of its strongest line-ups to date.  Across three days this June, the 2025 festival will feature last year’s holy trinity of pop music, with Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter, and lesbian pop goddess Chappell Roan all set to perform. Charli will be revitalising her Brat summer for The post Primavera Sound’s most iconic queer performances, from Troye Sivan to Ethel Cain appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Police in Oxfordshire in the UK are investigating a local council candidate’s political leaflet after a complaint was made about the anti-LGBTQ+, anti-migrant and ableist language it contained. David Roy Cox is set to stand as an independent candidate for Burford and Carterton West in Oxfordshire County Council’s election on 1 May, having previously stood The post Police investigate slur-filled local election leaflet calling LGBTQ+ folks ‘mentally ill fanatics’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Huge protests against the recent trans Supreme Court ruling will be held across the UK this weekend. On Wednesday (16 April), the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case brought by gender-critical group For Women Scotland against the Scottish government that the the legal definition of a woman excludes trans women and the protected characteristic of ‘sex’ under the The post Dozens of protests against the Supreme Court’s trans ruling to be held across the UK this weekend  appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Eurovision will be back to our screens soon and as we gear up for the campiest, glitziest, most iconic music event of 2025 let’s take a look at the three celeb hosts who will be leading the festivities. Taking place in Basel this year following a historic win from non-binary star Nemo, it was announced The post Everything you need to know about the talented celebs who’ll be hosting Eurovision Basel 2025 appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

“I’ve recently discovered the horrifying truth about Barbara Walters. I think she’s dead, but she was a hack,” says Katya Zamolodchikova, world-famous drag icon turned celebrity interviewer. Walters, who did in fact die in 2022, was known for her ruthless, often immoral questioning, including interrogating Ricky Martin on his sexuality and probing Celine Dion on The post Katya on sex, self-esteem and her ‘magical’ relationship with Trixie Mattel: ‘She’s stuck with me through dark times’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Following the UK’s Supreme Court ruling, trans women held in custody by the British Transport Police (BTP) will now be strip searched by male officers, not female. On Wednesday (16 April) the Supreme Court ruled in a landmark case brought by gender-critical group For Women Scotland against the Scottish government that the the legal definition The post Trans women to be strip searched by male transport police after UK court ruling appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

RuPaul’s Drag Race has taken over the muthatucking world. The past few years have seen new seasons crop up across the globe, from Mexico to Australia, Brazil to the Philippines. In 2025, the spotlight is getting even brighter, as RuPaul’s drag empire continues to expand, with a dozen new seasons already confirmed. But it’s the The post Start your engines! All 17 seasons of RuPaul’s Drag Race US ranked from worst to best appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

The Substance actress Margaret Qualley is teaming up with Agatha All Along star and sapphics’ favourite Aubrey Plaza for a dark lesbian comedy film. Qualley will lead Honey Don’t! in role as the titular character Honey, a lesbian detective investigating a suspicious church and potential cult. Captain America star Chris Evans will play the cult The post The Substance star Margaret Qualley set to play lesbian detective alongside Aubrey Plaza appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Activists have sent an unmissable message to the US government: people will die without the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). In January, secretary of state Marco Rubio announced that PEPFAR – the United States governmental initiative, set up by George W Bush to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the developing world – would be The post Activists stack 200 coffins outside US state department to protest deadly AIDS relief cuts appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has hit back at internet dwellers who have dubbed the new series of the sci-fi series too “woke”. Speaking to BBC Radio 2 earlier this week, gay TV writer Davies said he has “no time for” accusations of “wokeness” because he is simply reflecting “life” in his writing. “Someone The post Russell T Davies has ‘no time’ for anyone calling Doctor Who ‘woke’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

US vice president JD Vance has reportedly told the UK government that it must roll back its LGBTQ+ hate speech laws to get a trade deal over the line. As markets across the globe reel from Donald Trump’s unprecedented tariffs, Vance said a trade deal between the two nations is close to being agreed with The post ‘Roll back LGBTQ+ hate speech laws to secure a US trade deal’, UK government reportedly told appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Doctor Who and Bridgerton actress Nicola Coughlan has helped raise more than £60,000 for trans charity Not A Phase in the wake of the UK’s Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman. In a landmark judgement on Wednesday (16 April), the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that the legal definition of a woman The post Nicola Coughlan raises £60k for trans charity after Supreme Court ruling: ‘You don’t speak for me’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned that the NHS will be ‘pursued’ if it doesn’t change its gender policies on single-sex spaces. Following this week’s Supreme Court ruling that the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman is defined by biological sex, public bodies – including the health service – will be receiving The post NHS will be ‘pursued’ if it doesn’t change gender policies, says equalities watchdog boss appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Health minister Karin Smyth has called on the Conservatives to apologise for the party’s pro-trans stance under Theresa May. The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday (16 April) that the 2010 Equality Act’s definition of a woman was based on biological sex, not gender.  The government said the ruling “brings clarity and confidence”, while Tory The post Labour minister says Tories should ‘apologise’ for pro-trans stance under Theresa May appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Celebrity Big Brother’s Ella Rae Wise has revealed that she thinks she might be gay. Wise, best-known for appearing in The Only Way Is Essex, opened up to housemates JoJo Siwa and Drag Race UK’s Danny Beard, saying: “I do want a girl experience.” Dance Moms star Siwa responded: “They say if you have thought, ‘I The post CBB’s Ella Rae Wise opens up about sexuality: ‘I do want a girl experience’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Updated betting odds for the current series of Celebrity Big Brother (CBB) are predicting that the show will likely be won by a queer star. If the CBB betting odds remain consistent and end up being correct, it would mark four queer winners in a row since the original social experiment TV series was relaunched The post Who is the favourite to win Celebrity Big Brother? Here’s what the betting odds say appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Dylan Mulvaney has once again expressed her hope that she will one day play Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the musical, but her dream is seemingly getting closer to becoming reality. Speaking to PinkNews ahead of her West End debut later this month, where she’ll star in new musical We Aren’t Kids Anymore, the trans The post Dylan Mulvaney might be one step closer to making a trans Legally Blonde appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Police are investigating after an LGBTQ+-themed bench in Hitchin, Hertfordshire was set ablaze. North Herts Pride wrote on Facebook on Tuesday (15 April): “[We are] devastated and deeply saddened to learn that the North Herts Pride bench on Windmill Hill was set on fire last night.” The rainbow-coloured bench was installed in Hitchin in March The post Police investigate after Pride bench set on fire appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

JK Rowling has celebrated the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that the legal definition of a woman excludes transgender women, and confirmed that she donated money to the gender-critical group which brought the case forward. In a post on X/Twitter yesterday (16 April) following the ruling, JK Rowling shared a photo of two glasses together with The post JK Rowling toasts ‘TERF VE Day’ and confirms donation to group behind Supreme Court case appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

The UK “might not be meeting its human rights obligations”, in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on transgender rights, a lawyer has said. The court ruled on Wednesday (16 April) that the legal definition of a woman under the Equality Act is based on ‘biology’ alone. Reading out the ruling, judge Lord Patrick The post Supreme Court trans ruling could mean UK ‘not meeting its human rights obligations’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Gender dysphoria will no longer to be a disability protected under US federal law and won’t be recognised by the Department of Health and Human Services. The clinical diagnosis has been recognised by the American Psychiatric Association since 2013, when it was included in the fifth edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), according The post Trump administration removes gender dysphoria from protected list of disabilities appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Chappell Roan has responded to Bowen Yang’s Saturday Night Live sketch, telling fans that she doesn’t “know the line anymore”. Back in September, the comedian took to SNL to dress up as the viral Thai pygmy hippo Moo Deng, where he appeared to poke fun at Roan’s public plea for privacy. At the time, Yang The post Chappell Roan responds to Bowen Yang’s SNL Moo Deng sketch: ‘I don’t know the line anymore’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

The queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race did not come to play with their blue carpet finale lewks that are equal parts sickening and splashy – here’s the review. Ten eliminated queens, two dips for Michelle Visage in the Badonka Dunk Tank and one set of stolen Roast jokes later, season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race The post Every sickening RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 finale look, reviewed appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Sapphic icon Chappell Roan has delivered an update on when fans can expect a studio version of her unreleased track “The Subway”, and it seems we might have to wait a bit longer for the track.  The “Pink Pony Club” hitmaker has delivered a series of stunning performances of the unreleased ballad, including at Lollapalooza The post Chappell Roan explains why there’s a delay in releasing ‘The Subway’ studio version appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

RuPaul’s Drag Race star and Lip-Sync Lalaparuza champion Suzie Toot has revealed that she gave Kori King a thousand dollars of her winnings for this iconic reason. With just a few days to go until the winner of season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race is crowned, with either Lexi Love, Onya Nurve, Jewels Sparkles or The post RuPaul’s Drag Race star Suzie Toot gave Kori King a thousand dollars for this iconic reason appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

British trans icons have issued powerful words to the trans and non-binary community in the wake of the UK Supreme Court ruling, which states that the legal definition of a woman excludes trans women.  The ruling was passed on Wednesday (16 April) after a two-day hearing in London in 2024, with the 88-page judgement by The post Powerful words from British trans icons in wake of UK Supreme Court ruling: ‘We will carry on’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

Celebrity Big Brother host and hunk-for-the-ages Will Best has gagged fans by giving Tiffany Pollard a brief lap dance on recap show Late & Live. Celebrity Big Brother is well underway, featuring an already ejected Housemate in the form of Mickey Rourke following ‘unacceptable’ behaviour, JoJo Siwa openly discussing her gender identity for the first The post CBB host Will Best drives viewers wild with live lap dance: ‘Bookmarked’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the protected characteristic of ‘sex’ as outlined in the Equality Act refers to ‘biological’ women and not trans women – and stars of the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise are firing back. The ruling was passed Wednesday (16 April) after a two-day hearing in London in 2024, with the 88-page The post Drag Race UK stars slam Supreme Court trans ruling: ‘The fight back starts today’ appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | LGBTQ+ news.