Hilary Mitchell

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Hilary Mitchell

The Vatican conclave of cardinals is currently in full swing, and the world is waiting with baited breath to find out who will be the next pope… with many LGBTQ+ people concerned that it will be Cardinal Robert Sarah. Several cardinals have emerged as possible front-runners for the papacy. Bookmakers believe that Cardinal Pietro Parolin is most likely to be elected as the new pope, with Filipino prelate Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in second place.

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Hilary Mitchell

This May, there’s a huge camp competition taking LGBTQ+ social media by storm: and no, we’re not talking about Eurovision. We’re referring to the Vatican conclave: the assembly of cardinals electing the new pope. Like Eurovision, the 2025 papal conclave features an array of jazzy outfits: although they’re quite samey.

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Hilary Mitchell

Bookmakers have identified two front-runners who are likely to become the next pope, following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday (21 April), and one is 67-year-old Filipino prelate Luis Antonio Tagle. But is he pro-LGBTQ+? The other front-runner is 70-year-old Cardinal Pietro Parolin, from Veneto. Bookmakers are offering 11/4 odds on Parolin becoming pope, which equates to a 26.7 per cent chance.

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Hilary Mitchell

Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday (21 April), a front-runner has emerged who bookies believe will be the next leader of the Catholic church: 70-year-old Cardinal Pietro Parolin, from Veneto. But will he be pro-LGBTQ? Bookmakers are offering11/4 odds on Parolin becoming pope, which equates to a 26.7 per cent chance. His closest rival is currently Luis Antonio Tagle, with 7/2 odds: a 22.2 per cent chance of securing the papacy.

2 weeks ago | thepinknews.com | Hilary Mitchell

Nigel Farage’s hard right party Reform UK have won another parliamentary seat in the May 2 local elections, despite (or more likely, because of) their extreme anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-migration policies. The party won the Runcorn & Helsby seat by just six votes, after the incumbent Labour MP Mike Amesbury was convicted for assault, an incident that triggered the by-election. Reform candidate Sarah Pochin got 38.7% of the vote, the BBC reports. The Conservatives came third, and the Green Party fourth.