© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedThe Queen looking out of her window at Buckingham Palace. (Getty)Hundreds of years ago, there was likely to have been a gay brothel on the site where Buckingham Palace now stands, historians believe.According to LGBT+ historian Norton Rictor’s 2013 essay The Gay Subculture in Early Eighteenth-Century London, gay cruising spots and…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedVincenzo Spadafora at the 15th Rome Film Festival in 2020. (Andreas Solaro/ AFP/Getty)The prominent Italian politician Vincenzo Spadafora has come out as gay on primetime TV, saying it is his responsibility as a visible public figure.Spadafora, 47, is one of the most influential members of the populist, anti-establishment Movimento…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedA person leaves a bouquet of flowers at the interim Pulse memorial on the fifth anniversary of the tragic Pulse nightclub shooting. (George Wilson Foto 2021/DeFodi images via Getty)A memorial for the victims of the tragic 2016 mass shooting inside the Pulse nightclub was set on fire in a…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedJames Corden in The Prom. (Netflix)Thousands of people have signed a petition demanding that James Corden be kept far, far away from the movie adaptation of Wicked.Universal’s live-action remake of the hit musical will star Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande as Elphaba and Glinda, and will be directed by Crazy Rich…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedRight-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos attracted heavy protests at Penn State university (Getty/Twitter/@OnwardState)Hundreds of students came out in force to condemn Milo Yiannopoulos at his controversial “Pray the Gay Away” event.The so-called “ex-gay” alt-right troll gave a speech at the Penn State University on Thursday (4 November), in part to promote…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedFormer First Lady Melania Trump in 2020 (Tasos Katopodis/Getty)Log Cabin Republicans are tripping over themselves to honour Melania Trump in a bizarre tribute video that claims the gays all “love” her.The gay Republican group presented the former First Lady with their annual “Spirit of Lincoln” award at Trump’s Mar-A-Lago…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedA miniseries based on the book The Hidden Case Of Ewan Forbes is coming to our screens. (Synchronicity Films)A series based on the “hidden” life of trans man, Ewan Forbes will shine a light on “how far human rights for trans people have regressed from 50 years ago”.Based on…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedSNL’s Heidi Gardner played a conservative parent who banded together with other parents to create a list of books that should “never be allowed in the classroom”. (YouTube/Saturday Night Live)SNL has returned with a brilliant spoof of Fox News that hit out at conservatives’ fury over LGBT+ books in…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedLorraine Kelly (L) grilled Kathleen Stock. (Screen capture via Lorraine/ITV)In her most critically acclaimed role yet, Lorraine Kelly has absolutely shut down academic Kathleen Stock over their clashing support for trans rights.Kelly, known for her ongoing role as Lorraine Kelly on the British morning talk show Lorraine, starring Lorraine Kelly…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedParents of LGBT+ kids open up about the impact that anti-trans legislation has had on them and their families. (Provided)Texas lawmakers are mounting relentless legislative attacks on young trans people, but parents and activists aren’t backing down from the fight.Last week, lawmakers heard public testimony about House Bill 25,…