© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedWaylon Smithers finds love with his new boyfriend Michael De Graaf, a billionaire fashion mogul, in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons. (20th Television/The Simpsons)A writer on The Simpsons has explained how he worked with his gay son to make Smithers a “three-dimensional gay character”.As viewers of the long-running…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedNorth Carolina’s lieutenant governor Mark Robinson said the trans rights movement is “demonic” in a video at the Upper Room Church of God in Christ in August. (Twitter/@RightWingWatch)Straight people are “superior” to gay people, who serve no purpose in society, a Republican lieutenant governor has said.Mark Robinson, North Carolina‘s…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedKate Bush and Big Boi have recorded a song together. (Jean-Jacques BERNIER/Rick Diamond/Getty)Outkast star Big Boi has confirmed that he and Kate Bush have recorded a song together – and he thinks fans are going to “f**king love it”.The rapper is a longtime fan of Kate Bush, he told…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedAdele has released 30, and fans are having a lot of feelings. (Instagram)Adele has finally dropped her long-awaited fourth studio album 30, meaning fans are once again weeping into their pillows and knocking back wine like it’s going out of fashion.The British singer released the hotly-anticipated album on Friday (19…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedThese are the trans books you need. (PinkNews)For Transgender Awareness Week 2021, why not choose one – or two, or three, or more! – of these superb books by trans and non-binary authors, and immerse yourself in a different world.There is something for everyone on this list. From novel…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedA billboard reading “protect trans youth” in Austin, Texas. (Folx Health)The only public gender clinic for young trans people in the US state of Texas has closed after attacks by anti-trans activists.The move comes amid rising tensions in the state over gender-affirming care for young trans people, with transphobic…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedBritain’s home secretary Priti Patel. (Oli Scarff/Getty)With the Conservative government set to give itself the power to strip people of British citizenship without notice, Green Party migrant and refugee support spokesperson Benali Hamdache warns what this latest power grab could mean.I’m the owner of two passports. One British one…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedLabour’s shadow secretary of state for women and equalities Anneliese Dodds addresses delegates at the Labour Party conference 2021. (Getty/ Leon Neal)Labour’s Anneliese Dodds has pledged to no longer allow those guilty of anti-LGBT+ hate crimes to “dodge longer sentences”.Dodds, who was appointed shadow secretary of state for women and…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights Reserved(PinkNews)Trans people are used to fighting for access to gender-affirming health care – but for some, fatphobia is yet another barrier.Running the gauntlet of NHS gender identity clinics for hormone replacement therapy and surgeries has become a trans rite of passage – one that’s especially fraught if you’re a…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedHarry Styles accepts his award for British Single during The BRIT Awards 2021 (Getty)Since the singer launched his solo career in 2017, Harry Styles has continued to toe the fine line of gender with his sartorial choices: especially his nails.From donning bold printed suits onstage to stepping out in…