Based on the comic book of the same name by The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman, Dead Boy Detectives arrived on Netflix today (25 April) – and the reviews are in. Starring Jayden Revri and George Rexstrew as Charles and Edwin respectively, the two dead boys are joined by their psychic friend Crystal Palace (Kassius Nelson), her friend Niko (Yuyu Kitamura), and Ruth Connell in her Doom Patrol role of Night Nurse. The White Lotus‘ Lukas Gage also stars, as the (weirdly sexual) Cat King. Following the first full-length teaser, fans were hoping – maybe expecting – at least some queer romance ..read more

Lesbians who are leading the way for representation within the community have explained why it’s “essential” to celebrate Lesbian Visibility Week. Lesbian Visibility Week , which takes place from 22-28 April this year, aims to celebrate sapphics while uplifting and showing solidarity with LGBTQ+ women and non-binary people from all generations, fields and countries. As such, here are some lesbians who are using their platform to change the world. Stephanie Suesan Smith  Stephanie Suesan Smith is fighting against the status quo that she sees as dividing people. (Stephanie Suesan Smith/Get ..read more

Fighting with Pride has been awarded a grant to help create the UK’s first memorial to LGBTQ+ veterans, but the charity has called on the government to be quicker to repay the compensation promised. The LGBTQ+ veterans charity, which campaigned to get justice for servicemen and women affected by the pre-2000 ban on homosexuality in the armed forces, has been awarded a £350,000 government grant to create the memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. Up until 2000, LGBTQ+ people were banned from serving in the British military. Many veterans were court-martialled or forc ..read more

Political pundit and former actor Laurence Fox has been ordered to pay a total of £180,000 to two men he called paedophiles, during an argument on social media. Fox was sued by former Stonewall trustee Simon Blake and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Crystal in 2020 after an exchange on X/Twitter. During the argument, sparked by Fox’s disdain for the supermarket chain Sainsbury’s after a Black History Month celebration post, the Reclaim Party founder called the two men, as well as Coronation Street star Nicola Thorp, paedophiles. In January, high court judge Mrs Justice Collins Rice ruled Fox’s stat ..read more

The shadow justice secretary is reported to have said she agrees with JK Rowling that “biological sex is real and immutable”.  During a speech on Monday (22 April), Shabana Mahmood reportedly backed so-called gender-critical women, saying they are “perfectly entitled” to voice their views.  Harry Potter author JK Rowling has become well-known in recent years for expressing her views on the trans community, often criticising gender-neutral language and advocating for cisgender-women-only spaces. “Hashtag movements are sometimes used to shut down debate and often many women have had to ..read more

Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey has been confirmed for a role in Heartstopper‘s third season, alongside Hayley Atwell and Eddie Marsan. With the snowball effect of the Netflix phenomenon Heartstopper showing no signs of slowing down following the series’ second outing, the rumour mill has been in overdrive in recent weeks, with whispers that one Jonathan Bailey would be appearing in the third instalment of the coming-of-age drama. The upcoming series will continue to follow Joe Locke and Kit Connor as schoolboys Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson as they navigate their feelings for each other, tak ..read more

Charli XCX and Troye Sivan recently announced details of a joint North American tour – and these are the ticket prices. The two pop stars will embark on the Sweat Tour in late 2023, stopping off at arenas across the US and Canada, with special guest, Shygirl. It’ll be in support of Charli’s upcoming album, Brat and Sivan’s recently released LP, Something to Give Each Other. This week (24 April) it was confirmed by Charli XCX on her Instagram account, @360_brat that more than 150,000 fans have signed up for presale tickets. The Instagram post also revealed that there would be 220,000 tickets av ..read more

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