Greta Gerwig’s film Barbie was released to great fanfare from the West with hoards of girls, gays and theys rushing to cinemas in their brightest pinks. But more traditional countries are seeing resistance from authorities. According to BBC, Barbie has been banned in Kuwait with other Middle Eastern nations such as Lebanon and Saudi Arabia...
Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp revealed to Variety that portraying Will Byers helped him accept that he’s gay. The show’s fourth season paralleled his own personal experience as Will grappled with his sexuality in silence while his friends appeared to navigate romance with ease. “You know what it never was? That serious.” Schnapp speaks about...
Cub Sport are an Australian indie band based out of Brisbane. Their latest album Jesus At The Gay Bar reached the top of Australia’s charts and they have just completed a tour of the USA. But it’s more than just their musical journey that we’re interested in. A new TikTok posted by lead singer Tim...
Social media influencer Jake Paul made a surprising segue to professional boxing a few years ago. On Saturday, August 05, Paul fought UFC combatant Nate Diaz in a gimmick boxing match and won. In the lead-up to the fight, Paul and Diaz were using homophobic and hateful slurs to psych each other out on social...
A suspect has been arrested by the New York Police Department in connection with the stabbing of 28-year-old O’Shae Sibley, reports The Guardian. On July 29, O’Shae Sibley was with friends at a gas station carpark in Brooklyn where they were vogueing. A group of teenagers approached the dancers starting an altercation which ultimately ended...
Singer Lauv has spoken about questioning his sexuality. He posted to TikTok, captioning the video, “when ur dating a girl but ur also a lil bit into men”. Since then, Lauv has posted more content about his sexuality and revealed how long he’s been struggling with his journey. “I feel things and i don’t wanna...
SPOILERS: Warning for the article to follow, there are spoilers for season two of Good Omens. The new season of Good Omens finally came out on Amazon Prime after a four-year hiatus. This season almost directly follows the events of the first season but dives deeper into the history of the angel Aziraphale and the...
After seeing his new Instagram post, we are dubbing Spanish actor, Manu Rios the king of the beach. Manu hit the mainstream with his role as Patrick in Netflix’s Elite. He’s since landed roles in Pedro Almodóvar’s upcoming film Strange Way Of Life and as Marcos in the murder-mystery series La edad de la ira....
Writer and star of the 2022 rom-com Fire Island has talked about his wildest experiences on the popular gay hotspot. Joel Kim Booster appeared alongside co-star Matt Rogers to discuss what, and who, he has done while visiting Fire Island and how it may have influenced the writing of his film, reports Q News. The...
On Tuesday, August 1, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced he was abolishing all diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the Walt Disney World governing district, reports AP. DeSantis has been engaged in a political face-off against Disney since the corporation rebuked the Don’t Say Gay bill that DeSantis made law. What does this mean? DeSantis...
Noah Beck is most widely recognised as a social media influencer and the ex-boyfriend of dancer Dixie D’Amelio. Beck became popular for being one of the members of the Hype House and is now facing rumours that he’s potentially queer and dating fellow social media star Vinnie Hacker, reports Out. Why so girly pop? The...
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ISSUE: DNA #283 – Pop, Pride, Politics | BUY Sometimes I like a deep dive into the unknown. I’m not abseiling or anything dramatic, but if it’s a deep dive into new music, films or books, I’m there. Recently, scrolling through my music app, I came across a track called Bisexual Awakening by an Australian punk...
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On Wednesday, July 26, actor Kevin Spacey was handed a not guilty verdict by a jury in Southwark Crown Court, UK. The charges facing Spacey were brought by four men who claimed they’d been sexually assaulted between 2004 and 2013, reports The Guardian. The actor maintains innocence against all allegations Since actor Anthony Rapp made...