_ LGBTQIA+ identifying people are fearing for their lives after the Taliban gained control of Afghanistan’s capital city, Kabul, last week, reports Insider. Gay man Rameen (whose name has been changed to protect his identity), said that everyday has felt like a “nightmare” and that he hopes that “somebody comes and wakes me up from...
The Spider-Man movie franchise has been a smash hit since Tobey Maguire donned the iconic blue and red suit in the 2002 Spider-Man. Since then we’ve seen two revivals of the franchise with Andrew Garfield and, most recently, Tom Holland. The first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home has dropped and fans have already set...
State Representative Brian Sims, has announced that he has received a record-making amount of fundraising and support in his bid to become Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, reports Victory Fund. Sims has received donations from all over the US, signally a large amount of support and enthusiasm behind the candidate as he heads toward the primaries early...
Billy Porter has announced he’ll be working alongside Gabrielle Union to create a queer teen comedy for Amazon, reports Them. The project is tentatively titled To Be Real, and will be directed by Porter in his second directorial feature, after his first film What If? began filming last month. According to the movie’s logline, To...
Robby Hogarth, known on stage as Leasa Mann, has used his online following to help people struggling to pay their bills during Australia’s ongoing lockdowns, reports The Age. Hogarth, 39, who works full-time in a corporate position on top of his career as a drag queen, began to help those in need at the start...
OnlyFans, an online platform synonymous with sex work, has announced that from October 1st all sexually explicit content will be removed to, “protect the long-term sustainability,” of the business, reports ABC News. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the platform’s popularity has skyrocketed with over 130 million people using the service, and catapulted many sex workers to...
If you’re in need of a little feel-good wholesomeness today, look no further than Adam Levine’s new single Good Mood, featured in PAW Patrol: The Movie. Although the collaboration between the hunky Maroon 5 singer and the wildly popular (and adorable) children’s show Paw Patrol may seem unusual, the new single seems like the perfect...
Culture writer and DNA favourite, Matt Phillp, shares the mic with his co-hosts Elizabeth Thompson and Erin Hosier in a heartwarming, hilarious and down to earth podcast called Tell Me About Your Father (TMAYF). The podcast covers a number of different topics, but particularly dives into all things father-related; whether that’s a guest discussing their...
Police have arrested and charged a man with murder in the fatal 1987 bashing of Sydney man, Raymond Keam, reports ABC News. A member of the public found Keam’s body in a Sydney park in 1987, with a coronial inquest the next year finding that the father-of-four died from severe head injuries. At the time,...
Omari Douglas, breakout star of It’s A Sin, and Russell Tovey, of Looking fame, star together in the West End play Constellations. Speaking to Attitude, Douglas said, “the stars aligned,” about the chemistry between himself and Tovey. Constellations is a revival of the 2012 romantic drama by Nick Payne. With a revolving cast, the play...
U.S. Secretary Of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, have announced on Twitter that they are in the process of adopting their first child. Buttigieg tweeted that the “process isn’t done yet” but that they were “overjoyed to share” their news. In a recent profile by the The Washington Post, Chasten shared how difficult...
Biotechnology company, Moderna, is preparing to begin human trials of two possible HIV vaccines as early as this week, reports Popular Science. The first phase study will test the safety of these vaccines, collect data and measure the success of inducing immunity in its patients before hopefully continuing on to phase two and three studies...
Starring gay legends Sean Hayes and Wanda Sykes, plus a stacked LGBTQIA+ cast, Netflix’s new adult animated series, Q-Force, flips the spy genre on its head. Speaking to ET Online, creator Gabe Liedman, said Q-Force was inspired by the idea of a gay James Bond and set out to tell the story of a queer...
Two men, Ting Tse-yen and Guzifer Leong, have won their case against the Taiwanese government and will be able to legally marry after they were initially barred from doing so, reports Gay Times. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Taiwan since May 17, 2019. Since then, over 6,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot. However, couples like Ting and Leong were prevented from marrying by the Taiwanese government due to...
DNA is saddened by the passing of Sydney-based Kiwi actor, Francis Mossman, at the age of 33. Francis starred in the US TV series Spartacus and played Stevie in the long-running Australian gay web series, The Horizon. The Horizon director Boaz Stark told DNA, “My strongest impression of Francis, apart from him being incredibly lovely...