This isn’t the first time Braverman has shared her thoughts on policing. (Image: WikiCommons) Home Secretary Suella Braverman has once again made comments about so-called “woke” policing. Braverman has demanded police chiefs to stop “playing politics” and “wave flags at parades.” The 43-year-old politician appeared to target the way LGBTQ+ and Pride events are policed in the Commons on Monday (18 September). Braverman expressed that chief constables and elected police and crime commissioners should be “cutting crime and rebuilding confidence, not playing politics.” We do not pay the police ..read more

Crystal’s weekend performance has become a topic of discussion. (Image: BBC/ITV and Instagram/@adventureisland.uk) Canadian-British drag performer Crystal has responded after the Daily Mail published an article claiming parents were ‘horrified’ at a recent performance of hers. The performance in question was at Adventure Island in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, on Saturday (15 July). It was a “special event for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies, celebrating love, diversity, and inclusivity,” according to Adventure Island. Crystal, who starred in season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, addressed the art ..read more

Trixie Mattel speaks out against politicians. (Image: Instagram/@trixiemattel) Trixie Mattel left no crumbs when addressing the current anti-drag legislation movement in the US.  Trixie has slammed politicians for using drag as a “scapegoat” to push their own agendas. The clip currently has 2.9 million views on one post of the viral interview. Trixie is known from RuPaul’s Drag Race and regularly appears as a duo with Katya Zamolodchikova. Speaking to Good Morning America at the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, Trixie said: “This art-form I’ve devoted my life to is being used as a scapego ..read more

Sue Gives a F*ck at Bitchin Brunch. (Image: Provided) If you fancy a glamorous treat this Pride month, get Bitchin’ Brunch‘s event at Savage Garden in your diary. With a ‘savage’ two-course brunch, plenty of drinks and brash entertainment, it is sure to be a fabulous weekend. The Pride event also includes a selection of fierce comedy queens, a glamorous DJ and incredible lip-syncing acts that promise to elevate the brunch experience. Sue Gives a F*ck at Bitchin Brunch. (Image: Provided) Hosting the proceedings is comedian and lip-syncer, Sue Gives a F*ck. Sue’s fun and involving comedy act is ..read more

Has Drag Race lost it's sparkle? (Image: Jack Pengelly) A force of nature which is the principal driver of LGBTQ+ empowerment across the world. Predictable, formulaic, and somewhat contrived. A show that consistently highlights important LGBTQ+ issues in the mainstream, which in turn ignites conversations and brings about change. A brand that has commodified drag to the nth degree and is inextricably linked with consumer capitalism. The perfect avenue for LGBTQ+ artists to turbo-boost their career and reach a whole new audience, which can be utilised for social activism. The hegemony of drag ..read more

Melissa McCarthy as Ursula in The Little Mermaid. (Image: Twitter/@DisneyStudios) Melissa McCarthy’s The Little Mermaid hair and makeup artist has received heavy criticism for his work creating the villainous Ursula. The character is famously inspired in part by the iconic drag performer, Divine – the star of John Waters’ Pink Flamingos. Disney’s Twitter account shared a time-lapse of Melissa undergoing her Ursula transformation for the new live-action rendition of the 1989 animation. Melissa McCarthy becomes… ?#Ursula? pic.twitter.com/OEcX2ccytp — Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) May 1 ..read more

Marcia Gay Harden in Netflix's Uncoupled (Image: Netflix) The Mist actress Marcia Gay Harden has revealed all of her children are queer The Oscar-winning actress has three children with her ex-husband, director Thaddaeus Scheel: Eulala, Julitta, and Hudson. Marcia shared the revelation during a fundraiser to fight anti-LGBTQ legislation, Drag Isn’t Dangerous: A Digital Fundraiser, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  More than $500,000 was raised. The fundraiser targeted the current 467 bills in the United States legislature targeting the LGBTQIA+ community. Stars like Jesse Tyler Fergu ..read more

Hayley Kiyoko with LiberTea and Ivy St James. (Image: @theladylibertea and @jivy85) Hayley Kiyoko has shared that she was threatened with legal action before a performance with drag queens in Nashville, Tennessee. The ‘Girls Like Girls’ singer took to the stage on Monday (1 May) with two drag performers despite the threat. The 32-year-old lesbian musician posted a tearful video to Instagram on Tuesday (2 May) explaining the situation.  Kiyoko recounted attending a drag show on a day off in Nashville and inviting drag queens to perform with her the next day. Frustratingly, an undercover c ..read more

Tennessee Republican Bill Lee faces opposition for an anti-drag bill. (Image: Human Rights Campaign) Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the US’s largest LGBTQ+ rights organisation, has retaliated against Tennessee Governor Bill Lee a week after he signed an anti-drag law. On Thursday (2 March), Tennessee became the first state to explicitly ban drag shows in public spaces. It will take effect from 1 July. Lee signed into law a bill restricting “adult cabaret performances” which it defines as including “male or female impersonators.” These performances are banned in locations “where the adult cabare ..read more

A memorial concert to celebrate the life of late RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Cherry Valentine will take place in London in November. Organised by Valentine’s production company, Throne Events, ‘Iconic: The Cherry Valentine Memorial Concert’ will pay tribute to the “life, artistry and laughter of the amazing George Ward/Cherry Valentine”. Read next Drag Race star Peppermint was originally eliminated from season nine before the finale Tayce and Munroe Bergdorf on Queerpiphany season 2 and the importance of queer joy ICONIC: The Cherry Valentine Memorial Concert takes place on Monday 28th Nov ..read more