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1 week ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
Robert Prevost has been elected as pope following the death of Pope Francis last month – but he has previously expressed anti-LGBTQ+ views. Prevost, 69, is the first American to hold the position of head of the Catholic Church, and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Considered a moderate and reformer, Cardinal Prevost does not have an extensive public record of speaking on LGBTQ+ issues.
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1 week ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
While my co-author Jacqueline Kent and I were researching our biography of April Ashley, one of the most surprising people in her remarkable life was not Salvador Dali, Peter Sellers and even Michael Hutchence. It was John Prescott. The tributes to Prescott after his death have focussed on his support for the trade union movement and the Labour cause. But he should also be praised for his steadfast support of civil and specifically trans rights, inspired by his personal connection with Ashley.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
Trans Canadian singer Bells Larsen has been forced to cancel his US tour over the administration’s anti-trans visa rules. Larsen cancelled his tour following the Trump administration signing legislation that required IDs, including passports and visas, to show a person’s sex as “either male or female”. The requirement has already been implemented by US citizenship and Immigration Services.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
Wicked: For Good is set to make a change to the original musical’s plot in a bid to be “less harmful to disabled people”. Actress Marissa Bode, who portrays Nessarose, the sister of Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), in the film adaptation of the musical, took time to reflect on her role after being awarded ReelAbilities Film Festival’s Spotlight Award.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
The organisers of WorldPride in Washington, DC, could issue a travel warning for trans people who wish to travel to the US amid Donald Trump’s administration’s attack on the community. Since being sworn-in as the 47th president of the United States on 20 January, Trump has enacted a series of anti-LGBTQ+ executive orders, many of which target the trans community.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
The Last of Us season two star Pedro Pascal turned 50 earlier this month with a glittering London birthday bash that saw him sport a pro-trans t-shirt and an appearance from legendary trans DJ Honey Dijon. A decade after his breakout role as Oberyn Martell in season four of Game of Thrones, Pascal continues to reign as the internet’s most beloved ‘daddy’, and the return of dark apocalyptic drama The Last of Us on HBO on Sunday (13 April) is likely to renew Pedro pandemonium.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
As fans of Doctor Who wait to see the queer stars and characters showrunner Russell T Davies serves up when the new series begins, it’s worth remembering that the long-running BBC sci-fi series has a long LGBTQ+ history. For every John Barrowman, who played the recurring character of Captain Jack Harkness, and Russell Tovey (Alonso Frame in the 2007 Christmas special “Voyage of the Damned”), there were at least as many lesser-known names in and out of those famous TARDIS doors.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
Trans women in Thailand have gone viral after attending a military recruitment centre. Footage from Thailand’s annual conscription lottery went viral after a group of transgender women attended. As per Thailand’s 1954 Military Service Act, Thai men are eligible for compulsory military service at the age of 21 and will typically serve in the military for two years. Eligible men from the country must gather each year at a recruitment center to undergo a national lottery.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
Cynthia Erivo has announced her second album, titled I Forgive You, and thanked her fans “for coming with me on this journey”. The Wicked star announced on Thursday (10 April) that her sophomore album is set to arrive on 6 June via Verve Records/Republic Records. Following the performer’s involvement in co-writing and recording a new song in Wicked: For Good, Erivo is continuing her songwriting streak with co-writing credits on every track of her upcoming album.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
Eric Dane has revealed he has been diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and has delivered an update on his Euphoria role. The actor is perhaps best known for his role in the Max drama Euphoria as Cal Jacobs, the father of Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi). Dane shared on Thursday (10 April) that he has been diagnosed with the progressive neurodegenerative disease, which affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, as per the ALS Association.
