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"I'm actually fuming!": Fans react to the #Oscars snubbing #Wicked: For Good
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"I'm actually fuming!": Fans react to the Oscars snubbing Wicked: For Good

Fans have expressed their disappointment over the Academy Awards shutting out Wicked: For Good from this year's nominees.

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January 23, 2026 at 3:57 AM

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New Stonewall Hotel Consortium Buys #Kuleto's Ahead Of #Newtown Expansion | #Australia
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New Stonewall Hotel Consortium Buys Kuleto's Ahead Of Newtown Expansion - Star Observer

A new consortium of Stonewall Hotel has purchased Newtown cocktail bar Kuleto's, only days after they announced a second Sydney location.

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January 23, 2026 at 3:54 AM

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Swiss Pavilion at the Venice Biennale presents The Unfinished Business of Living Together
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January 23, 2026 at 3:51 AM

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The #Albanese Government announced it is delivering on its $78,000 election commitment supporting #Australia’s largest #LGBTQIA+ publications, including #QNews.
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Government delivers on $78k for QNews & other LGBTQIA+ media

QNews LGBTIQA+ News

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January 23, 2026 at 3:45 AM

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#EEOC rescinds #LGBTQ -inclusive harassment guidance
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EEOC rescinds LGBTQ-inclusive guidance on workplace harassment

Activists and Democratic politicians are outraged.

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January 23, 2026 at 3:41 AM

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A Gay #Mexican Rodeo Film?! 9 #LGBTQ+ #SundanceMovies You Can Watch at Home | Them @them.us
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A Gay Mexican Rodeo Film?! 9 LGBTQ+ Sundance Movies You Can Watch at Home

The storied festival has long played home to the best of queer cinema.

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January 22, 2026 at 3:35 AM

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Former #NBL star #AJOgilvy comes out as gay: "There's now a place for us to have this conversation"
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Former NBL star AJ Ogilvy comes out as gay: "There's now a place for us to have this conversation"

Former National Basketball League (NBL) player AJ Ogilvy has publicly come out as gay in a new interview with Isaac Humphries.

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January 22, 2026 at 3:32 AM

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2026 #LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame inductees announced at Center on Halsted in Chicago
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2026 LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame inductees announced at Center on Halsted in Chicago

It's been 13 years since the LGBTQ Sports Hall of Fame was founded in Chicago.

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January 21, 2026 at 1:28 AM

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Contentious Hate Speech & Gun Laws Passed In Late-Night Marathon Sitting #Australia #News
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Contentious Hate Speech & Gun Laws Passed In Late-Night Marathon Sitting - Star Observer

In the late hours of Jan 20, parliamentarians passed the controversial suite of hate speech laws and gun laws in a lengthy late-night vote.

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January 21, 2026 at 1:20 AM

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Three Lions Pride boycotts 2026 #WorldCup over safety concerns
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England's official LGBTQ+ supporters boycott 2026 World Cup over US safety concerns

Three Lions Pride’s boycott highlights growing tensions between LGBTQ+ advocacy groups and authorities as the 2026 tournament approaches.

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January 20, 2026 at 12:54 PM

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#DonLemon calls for people to stop buying #NickiMinaj's music following 'homophobic' rant
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Don Lemon calls for people to stop buying Nicki Minaj's music following 'homophobic' rant

Don Lemon has clapped back at Nicki Minaj after she called him "disgusting" for his coverage of an anti-ICE protest.

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January 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM

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#LGBT #HistoryMonth 2026: When is it and what is it for?
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When is LGBT History Month 2026 – and what is it for?

LGBT History Month 2026 sees the queer community reflect on its shared history - but the event is held in different months in the UK and US.

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January 20, 2026 at 11:30 AM

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Queer man’s face slashed on train after kissing boyfriend
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Queer man's face slashed on train after kissing boyfriend

A man in New York City had his face slashed in an anti-LGBTQ+ attack, after he allegedly kissed his boyfriend on the subway.

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January 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM

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‘I love that there’s this big gay thing in the middle of #Scotland’: #IanMcKellen and #GrahamNorton join #AlanCumming for Out in the Hills | Pitlochry Festival theatre | The Guardian @theguardian.com
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‘I love that there’s this big gay thing in the middle of Scotland’: Ian McKellen and Graham Norton join Alan Cumming for Out in the Hills

New LGBTQ+ festival included McKellen in a fiery monologue and Norton in conversation, as well as a queer ceilidh and ‘kilted yoga’

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January 19, 2026 at 1:00 PM

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Deeply concerning’: Drug and alcohol deaths significantly higher among queer people, study finds
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Drug and alcohol deaths higher among queer people, study finds

Drug and alcohol related deaths are significantly higher among queer people, a “ deeply concerning” study has found.

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January 19, 2026 at 12:50 PM

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I told my son I was trans - nothing prepared me for the response
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I told my son I was trans - nothing prepared me for the response

Living as a man was killing me, but I feared transitioning would harm my son’s chances at growing into a man.

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January 18, 2026 at 3:01 PM

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#AlanCumming and #GrahamNorton slam #SNP conversion therapy inaction | The National
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Graham Norton and Alan Cumming slam SNP's inaction on conversion therapy

PRESENTER Graham Norton and actor Alan Cumming have sharply criticised the Scottish Government's failure to ban conversion therapy, telling an…

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January 18, 2026 at 2:57 PM

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'He was going to punch me in my own shop - until people came in from the street'
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'He was going to punch me in my own shop - until people came in from the street'

A thug entered the queer indie shop working to create a community hub for the LGBTQ+ community - but their customers wouldn't stand for it

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January 18, 2026 at 8:49 AM

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I was born intersex but it was kept secret from me my whole life
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I was born intersex – but it was kept secret from me my whole life

Channel 4 documentary The Secret of Me will tell the story of Jim Ambrose, who was born intersex but not told by his parents.

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January 18, 2026 at 8:45 AM

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‘They’re here to antagonize us’: trans advocates say hostility at rallies is up as supreme court hears key case
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