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3 weeks ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
Chappell Roan sent Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona into a frenzy on Thursday night (5 June) after unexpectedly appearing in the crowd during Charli XCX’s headline set – and performing the now-iconic ‘Apple Dance’ live on the big screens. The moment took place during Charli’s joint “Sweat” set with Troye Sivan, as part of their collaborative tour celebrating Charli’s Brat era and Sivan’s 30th birthday.
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
‘Pets of Pride’ competition in partnership with Staysure and Petgevity: Terms and conditions May 29 Written by PinkNews Staff Share Save for later Listen
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1 month ago | 
thepinknews.com | Will Stroude
The second Grand Slam event on the 2025 tennis calendar, the French Open, or Roland Garros, got underway in Paris on Sunday (25 May), and there are several gay tennis players offering some vital rainbow LGBTQ+ representation.
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1 month 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 month 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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.
