Anne Health says it plans to subsidise gender-affirming care for a portion of trans people in the UK after raising over £42,000. The private medical group, which helps trans people access gender-affirming treatments such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT), announced it would fund healthcare costs for a set of transContinue Reading
While attending the Palm Springs International Film Festival Creative Impact Awards, Kristen Stewart spoke with Entertainment Tonight about making her directorial debut with The Chronology of Water. “Everything has been kind of building to this moment… it’s what I’ve wanted to do my whole life,” Stewart said. While reflecting onContinue Reading
Black-and-white photography has a way of stripping an image down to its emotional core, and in the hands of Ukrainian photographer Dmytro Komissarenko, it becomes something transportive. His portraits don’t just present the male body, they reshape it into something mythic, intimate, and slightly unsettling in the best way. AcrossContinue Reading
KATSEYE did not expect their Gap denim campaign to resonate quite as powerfully as it did. The global girl group, Sophia Laforteza, Manon Bannerman, Daniela Avanzini, Lara Raj, Megan Skiendiel and Yoonchae Jeung, starred in Gap’s “Better in Denim” commercial released in August of last year, a high-energy spot thatContinue Reading
Audio platform Quinn issued a public apology after fans criticized the app for editing out a reference to trans women in a video interview featuring Heated Rivalry stars Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams. The controversy unfolded over several days and prompted renewed discussion about inclusion, representation and accountability within queerContinue Reading
Ariana Grande stepped onto the 2026 Critics Choice Awards carpet with more than couture on her side. The pop superstar and actor used her first major public appearance of the year to offer fans a long-awaited update on her upcoming Eternal Sunshine Tour, marking her return to the stage afterContinue Reading
Kazakhstan has officially enacted a sweeping law banning what officials describe as LGBTQ+ “propaganda,” a move that human rights advocates say marks a sharp turn away from democratic commitments and mirrors Russia’s long-criticized crackdown on queer visibility. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the legislation into law on Dec. 30, following monthsContinue Reading
Comedian Ricky Gervais has responded to criticism about his anti-trans jokes, stating he has “a right” to make such comments. The 64-year-old comic appeared on BBC This Cultural Life and was interviewed by host John Wilson. In the wide-ranging conversation, Wilson specifically asked Gervais about his stand-up targeting disabled people, transContinue Reading
Stephen Schwartz, the celebrated composer behind Wicked , is stepping away from a planned gala appearance at the Kennedy Center, citing concerns that the once nonpartisan arts institution has become politically charged following its takeover by the The Traitor administration. Schwartz said he could not participate in an event atContinue Reading
There’s a good chance you may have heard the term homonationalism used in political or public debate recently. In fact, just a couple of days ago, Spiked published an article claiming that homonationalism is “on the rise” and suggesting that it is linked to the fact that “across Europe, gayContinue Reading
Claudia Winkleman has pitched up at Ardross Castle for another season of The Traitors. This time though, there’s an extra, secret Traitors’ cloak in her suitcase – and it’s a red one. As the six million – six million! – viewers saw during the first episode last night (1 January),Continue Reading
Inside LES CHAISES, Sébastien’s Sculptural Photo Book Sébastien, the artist behind Etat d’Homme, doesn’t simply photograph bodies; he constructs quiet, deliberate compositions where form, light, and emotion meet. Working exclusively with natural light, his images are restrained and minimal, yet charged with tension and intimacy. The result is a bodyContinue Reading
UK equalities minister Bridget Phillipson has said trans people should not be “used as a political punchbag”, while also reaffirming her support for trans people being excluded from single-sex spaces. Phillipson, who is also the government’s education secretary and in the autumn sought to be Labour’s deputy leader, made theContinue Reading