Hong Kong's LGBTQ-friendly carnival Pink Dot has been held outdoors again for the first time since 2018, but organisers were requested by police to follow new rules – including barricading the venue, conducting bag checks, banning alcohol sales and ending the event earlier than planned. Held by registered society Pink Dot at the Art Park at West Kowloon Cultural District on Sunday, the event coincided with the city's “patriots-only” District Council election. Brian Leung, a spokesperson for the organiser, told HKFP that more crowd control and safety measures were required for Sunday's Pink Dot…

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YouTubers Shane Dawson and Ryland Adams recently became proud fathers to twin boys whom they welcomed via a surrogate. The couple announced the big news via their social media on Sunday, December 10. But their post made many fans realize what Shane's real name is.The two met on Bumble in 2016 and have been together ever since. The OG YouTube star Shane Dawson and his husband Ryland Adams have become fathers approximately 11 months after tying the knot. The long-time couple revealed the jolly news via their Instagram. In an emotional post, the fathers of twin boys announced their newborns' name…

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Daniel Franzese is probably best known for playing Damian Leigh (and uttering the always quotable line “You go, Glen Coco”) in the 2004 film Mean Girls but there's so much more to this talented performer. In addition to Mean Girls, Daniel also appeared on the HBO series Looking and has toured the country with his stand-up comedy tour, titled Yass You're Amazing! He brought his drag alter ego Donna Bellissima to life on season two of RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race and was a contestant on the Snatch Game on Drag Race season 12. Daniel is also an advocate and activist, working with organizat…

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Three gang members have been arrested after they allegedly tortured and killed a man on a hiking trail in Arizona, then sent photos of his body to his relatives, authorities said. On Nov. 26, Bernardo Pantaleon, 30, was found fatally shot and mutilated with “significant trauma” on a hiking trail at Mountain View Park in Phoenix, according to court documents obtained by KTVK-TV. Pantaleon was reportedly beaten, tortured and stripped of his clothing, officials said. One of the suspects, 21-year-old Leonardo Santiago, allegedly killed Pantaleon because “an unwanted advance made [Santiago] uncomfo…

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WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland has violated the right to respect for a private life by failing to offer legal recognition for same-sex couples, the European Court of Human Rights said on Tuesday, putting pressure on Donald Tusk's new government to quickly change the law. Ten Poles argued that the vast majority of Council of Europe member states offered same-sex couples a right to marry or to enter into registered civil unions, and asserted that they were disadvantaged, for example in the fields of taxation, social rights and family law. “The Court considered that the Polish State had failed to compl…

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The co-founder of the anti-LGBTQ Moms for Liberty group could soon be ousted from a Florida school board over a sexual assault investigation into her husband. The Sarasota County School Board will vote Tuesday on a resolution asking her to resign, because the panel cannot directly remove her, and chairwoman Karen Rose said she was “shocked and deeply saddened” by the rape allegation against husband Christian Ziegler, who's the state Republican Party chairman, and the couple's admissions about having a three-way sexual encounter with the accuser, reported WFOR-TV. “I personally care about Bridg…

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Last year Donald Trump dined with two anti-Semites, Kanye West and Nick Fuentes, at his Mar-a-Lago resort and residence, drawing massive outrage while revealing to many Americans for the first time who Fuentes is: a white supremacist, Christian nationalist, anti-LGBTQ, authoritarian extremist who supports Trump's “America First” doctrine. In his livestream show on Sunday titled, “The Great Replacement is about White GENOCIDE,” Fuentes called for the “death penalty” for non-Christians, according to Right Wing Watch (video below). “Antisemitic white nationalist Christian fascist Nick Fuentes say…

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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case challenging the state of Washington's law banning anti-LGBTQ conversion therapy for minors, but in the 6-3 decision Justices Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, and Clarence Thomas said they would have taken the case. Justice Thomas vehemently objected to the Court's decision, using his dissent to declare the practice – denounced as dangerous by major medical organizations and as torture by organizations and some who have been subjected to it – a First Amendment issue. NBC News reports, “the court left in place a state law that bars therapists from …

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The Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls returns in 2023 with a Christmas special featuring a new cast lineup from the best of British TV. Nothing screams British Christmas more than a batch of celebrities getting naked for charity. 10 famous faces will be stripping down for a good cause this festive season in ITV‘s two-part special, The Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls, starting Monday, December 11, 2023. Cast of The Real Full Monty: Jingle Balls 2023 Ashley BanjoAshley CainPaul BurrellBen CohenElla Vaday aka Nick CollierPete WicksGemma CollinsJulia BradburySherrie HewsonVanessa BauerVictoria EkanoyeCo…

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Insiders tattled that loose-lipped Caitlyn Jenner is allegedly planning a bombshell tell-all to exact revenge against the Kardashians for icing her out and settling scores with her famous foes, RadarOnline.com has learned. The former Olympian, 74, recently revealed that she doesn't speak to ex-wife Kris Jenner, 67, the House of Kardashian matriarch, and is no longer “close” to the reality TV family. Caitlyn fathered daughters Kendall Jenner, 27, and Kylie Jenner, 26, with the 67-year-old momager during their 23-year marriage, which ended in 2014. During their marriage, Caitlyn was stepfather t…

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Sophia Bush and Ashlyn Harris' newfound love blossomed out of friendship. After the pair first connected at the Cannes Lions Festival in June, the One Tree Hill actress, 41, and the former soccer player, 38, quickly confided in each other over their respective splits from Ali Krieger and Grant Hughes, and “the sparks flew,” according to an insider. “Both Sophia and Ashlyn insist they were pals at first, but by all accounts, it was instant chemistry. They have a lot in common,” an insider explained of Bush and Harris' budding relationship. “Ashlyn and Sophia are both starting over,” the source …

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JoJo Siwa “lost a lot” after coming out aged 17. The 20-year-old dancer and social media star – who came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in 2021 – admitted at the time she “didn't understand why that was scary” and “what a big deal” it was being part of the first ever same-sex couple on ‘Dancing With The Stars' the same year. Speaking on her new podcast ‘JoJo Siwa Now', she said: “Of course there was a lot of positivity and love and acceptance but then there was a lot of negativity, and I did lose a lot. “I didn't care, and I still don't care [about] the things I lost and the people th…

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A Florida man has been arrested after he allegedly killed his husband and then staged a fake crime scene while disposing of actual evidence, RadarOnline.com has learned. On March 25, police found 59-year-old Timothy Smith dead during a wellness check after he failed to show up for work, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said Smith was the victim of a “violent attack,” Front Page Detectives previously reported. Days later, the victim's spouse, Herbert Swilley, created a GoFundMe, writing his husband's death was a “tragic loss for everyone, family and friends,” WINK re…

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Kim Kardashian's hairstylist Chris Appleton is calling it quits with his husband of six months, Lukas Gage, RadarOnline.com has learned. The celebrity beauty guru filed the docs on Monday, revealing they separated Friday and have chosen to split over “irreconcilable differences.” Court documents obtained by RadarOnline.com show their wedding date of April 22, noting they do not share any children. The parties waived their right to spousal support, pursuant to their postnuptial agreement executed just weeks later on May 3, also determining that all assets and obligations of each party are his s…

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By Laura Rodini When it comes to mainstream gay personalities, RuPaul Andre Charles — known to the world as just RuPaul — is a household name. So just how much money does her empire of glam bring in? What is RuPaul's net worth? Charles' drag persona RuPaul shot to stardom through her music videos in the early 1990s. She's been credited with bringing drag, an exaggerated performative style that challenges gender norms, into mainstream pop culture. Related: Taylor Swift net worth 2023: The most successful entertainer joins the billionaire's club Ru is best known for producing and hosting the Emm…

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Lily-Rose Depp looked happy as she walked hand-in-hand with her partner, Danielle Balbuena, in Los Angeles following a dinner date. Their sighting came a few months after the two were spotted together in New York City. Johnny Depp's daughter is living life to the fullest with her girlfriend, Danielle Balbuena, also known as 070 Shake. The promising actress was recently spotted strolling in Los Angeles, California, with her partner. The duo came from an evening of enjoying good Italian food and company. They were later photographed strolling around with their arms wrapped around each other. Lil…

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By James Desborough Taylor Swift's Eras Tour has made history by becoming the first to make more than $1billion. After just nine months on the road, the US pop superstar's show is now officially the highest earning tour of all time. Taylor, 33, has smashed the old record held by Sir Elton John, whose Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour raked in $939.1million over five years. Data from music analytics firm Pollstar revealed Taylor has earned $1.04billion – or £828million in UK money – after selling 4.35 million tickets across 60 dates. Each show generated nearly £14million, with fans paying an aver…

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Photographs of Pope Francis wearing a rainbow-coloured cross which many claim represents the LGBTQ+ community have recently gone viral on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. “And before our astonished eyes, the pope has just invented the LGBT Cross,” quipped one user. “Today Pope Francis wore, along with his cross, another that was given to him with LGBT colors and started a controversy,” tweeted another account. After doing a reverse image search, the Cube found the photograph is not a recent one. It was taken in 2018 during the Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the S…

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Russian authorities on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian-American journalist and writer Masha, who earlier this year was charged with spreading “fakes” about Moscow's war in Ukraine. Russia's Interior Ministry lists the 56-year-old by the full name Maria Alexandrovna Gessen, as well as her date of birth, gender and nationality. The ministry does not provide details of the allegations against Gessen. Gessen — who uses they/them pronouns — is a nonbinary and transgender person. They moved to New York in 2013, when Russia started imposing restrictive policies against the LGBT community….

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By Emma Dooney Boy George has confessed he's had three hair transplants in three years, after previously revealing on I'm A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here he's had undergone the procedure. The 62-year-old singer hit headlines last year after removing his hat on the ITV reality series to unveil a full head of thick, blonde hair, leaving viewers admittedly stunned to see he wasn't bald. The Culture Club hitmaker told campmate Jill Scott that he'd had surgery to achieve his luscious locks, after being impressed by Wayne Rooney's results from the treatment. The footballer shared in 2011 that he'd …

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SEATTLE — Seattle Parks and Recreation is canceling its proposal to build a new children's play area funded by an anonymous private donor at a beach park known as an unofficial nude hangout, a spokesperson said Friday morning. The project faced growing opposition in recent weeks from people who have viewed the $550,000 plan as a discriminatory attempt to change the way the small, secluded space on Lake Washington has been used for decades, especially by LGBTQ+ swimmers and sunbathers. Seattle Parks pitched the project as an opportunity to address a playground deficit in the upscale Denny Blain…

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COCONUT CREEK, Fla. — When Daisy was 10, she stood in front of a microphone in a green dress, her long hair pulled back in a purple headband. “Living in Broward County has given me the sense of safety,” she said to the Broward County School Board members, who were honoring LGBTQ History Month, “knowing that the school board has my back.” Daisy, a transgender girl, seemed to be growing up in an era of unprecedented acceptance. That was 2017, two years before Gov. Ron DeSantis would take office. In a short time, she crossed a cultural chasm. Schools in Florida — and even Broward, the most Democr…

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By Darren Wells For much of his life, Michael Gunning has had to become accustomed to standing out from the crowd. A keen swimmer who excelled in the pool from the age of four, Gunning possessed a natural talent and passion for a sport that would eventually take him to new heights. But it wasn’t his ability which immediately separated him from his peers, but the colour of his skin. Few black swimmers have ever broke into the mainstream of a sport still trying to shake some longstanding stereotypes. And as a black boy growing up in Orpington, Kent, with a dream of representing his country, Gunn…

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By Anne Kauranen and Attila Cser HELSINKI (Reuters) – As Finland's foreign minister for the past four years, Pekka Haavisto helped overturn decades of neutrality to bring Finns into NATO. Now, as ‘DJ Pexi', he is spinning records to get them onto the dancefloor – and win an election to be president. On Friday night in a trendy Helsinki neighbourhood, Haavisto drew some 200 students to a club. The 65-year-old centre-left Liberal Green frontrunner got the young crowd up on its feet with an unapologetically old school playlist, mostly of hits from his own generation, like the Beatles jaded politi…

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By Jasmine Allday Layton Williams broke down in tears tonight – as his Strictly Come Dancing partner made a cryptic comment about his hardships. The theatre star and actor danced alongside Nikita Kuzmin this evening as they performed two routines in the hope of making it through to the final next week and a chance to lift the Glitterball trophy. Asked why he thought Layton should make it into the final, Nikita heaped praise on Layton and hinted at the personal hardships he had faced over the past few weeks, making a cryptic comment before telling him they were the best of friends. Speaking on …

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