Political pundit and occasional comedian Bill Maher seems to think that nobody has ever had to cope with a backlash for saying something “woke.” He shared a post on social media showing a clip of his talk show, Real Time with Bill Maher, in which he comments on statements made by businesswoman, Katherine Maher (no relation). Katherine, the chief executive of National Public Radio, has been the central figure in a conservative backlash against the station since she took over last month. Right-wing pundits have accused her of a bias towards Democrats and progressive ideas, which she has said is ..read more

RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist Mistress Isabelle Brooks has seemingly disinherited her season 15 sisters and drag daughters, Sugar and Spice. During last year’s season 15, biological twins Sugar and Spice entered the Werk Room and opened up about wishing to be part of a real-life drag scene, having begun their drag careers as social media infleuncers. Then, shortly after the season started, contestant Mistress Isabelle Brooks issued an update on Instagram, declaring that she had adopted the drag duo into her own drag family. “Getting the opportunity to expand my drag family has been the greatest ..read more

US basketball star Michael Porter Jr has claimed that other NBA players are having sex with trans women and men, and says that porn is partly responsible. During an episode of his YouTube show “Curious Mike”, Michael Porter Jr spoke to former adult Lana Rhoades about the “dark side of the porn industry”.  Rhoades told him that pornography can have the effect of making men “numb to regular sex, or just women”.  This can lead to them having “really intense fetishes because they can’t get off to normal things any more,” she added. Denver Nuggets forward Porter responded by saying: “Even ..read more

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – Live In Concert is heading across the UK as part of a tour – and this is how to get tickets. The music from the smash-hit film will be brought to life by a full orchestra, turntables and electronics. Fans can get their hands on tickets for the live concert series from 10am on 26 April via Ticketmaster. This article contains affiliate links, PinkNews may earn revenue if you click through and purchase products through the links. The live concert will have its world premiere in London at the Royal Festival Hall on 30 June. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ..read more

To celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week, here’s an archive clip of three women in the 1980s, discussing what it was like to be a lesbian at the time. The 1986 film, Lesbians, was directed by Pam Walton and shows a discussion between Diane Porath, Dianne Rhudy and Marilyn Watkins, who address some of the stereotypes associated with being a lesbian and pointing out that they “don’t need a man to be loved”.  The footage has been digitally preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive. “We’re women who care to express our love with a member of the same sex,” one of them says.  Responding ..read more

Heartstopper actor and Celebrity Big Brother housemate Bradley Riches has hit back at trolls claiming he is pretending to be autistic. In March, the 22-year-old actor, who plays James McEwan in Netflix’s queer teen drama Heartstopper, stepped into the Big Brother house for the first season of ITV’s Celebrity Big Brother revival. He explained that one of the reasons he wanted to go on the show was to bring better autistic representation to TV, and spoke openly about the challenges of being neurodivergent while in the Big Brother house. In one moving conversation, he spoke to West End actress Ma ..read more

My Neighbour Totoro is heading to the West End in 2025 – and this is how to get tickets. The production will open at the Gillian Lynne Theatre for a 34-week run from 8 March to 2 November. Priority booking will open from 29 April, with the general sale starting on 3 May both via lwtheatres.co.uk. This article contains affiliate links, PinkNews may earn revenue if you click through and purchase products through the links. Adapted by Tom Morton-Smith (Oppenheimer) from Hayao Miyazaki’s 1988 animated feature film, the production is directed by Phelim McDermott.  The show originally open ..read more

Beloved RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Katya has confirmed that planned tour dates with co-star Trixie Mattel are to ‘proceed as planned’ after she checked into a treatment facility earlier this month. Katya and Trixie, who both appeared on season seven of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2015, were due to embark on The Bald and The Beautiful tour in support of their podcast of the same name when Katya shared that she was checking into treatment on 10 April, amid struggles with addiction. But in a statement posted to Katya’s socials today (25 April), she has happily revealed that although tour dates for Albuque ..read more

Self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew Tate has taken his self-proclaimed misogyny to a new level after claiming men having sex with a woman for pleasure is “gay”. Influencer Tate, who last month claimed that YouTube star Mr Beast supporting his trans friend Ava Kris Tyson was part of a ‘psyop’ to increase trans acceptance, made yet another wild remark after claiming that sex is only for “making children.” “Any man who has sex with women because it ‘feels good’ is gay,” he said in a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday (24 April). “Oh my pee pee feels good this is great! In fact you are 40 with less than ..read more

Lesbian representation on TV has come on leaps and bounds in the last decade, but some characters are simply unforgettable. We’ve met butch baddies, unlucky in love lipstick lesbians, sapphics with superpowers – the whole lot. Beloved TV shows from Buffy The Vampire Slayer to Heartstopper have included lesbian characters who’ve helped countless queer women to discover who they are. Of course, the huge increase in lesbian visibility on screen hasn’t been without hiccups. According to LGBTQ+ publication Autostraddle, around 250 lesbian and bisexual women have been killed off from our favourite s ..read more