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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 10h

Trans swimmer is latest public figure to be targeted with false anti-LGBTQ+ quotes on social media
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/13/mollie-ocallaghan-lia-thomas-swimming-fake-quotes-trans-lgbtq/?utm_content=1760478000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Trans swimmer is latest public figure to be targeted with fake anti-LGBTQ+ quotes

Swimming Australia has shut down fake anti-LGBTQ+ quotes attributed to Mollie O’Callaghan about trans athlete Lia Thomas.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 10h

LGBTQ+ football club lead the way in tackling homophobia after Millwall fined for anti-gay chants https://bit.ly/4oi9c1i

Millwall Romans lead the way in tackling homophobia after parent club fined

LGBTQ+-friendly team the Millwall Romans are determined to set an example for inclusivity in football, following their parent club Millwall FC being fined for anti-gay chants.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 10h

Diane Keaton had a brilliant reaction to learning she was a gay icon https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/13/hunting-wives-snl-amy-poehler-aubrey-plaza/?utm_content=1760475603&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Aubrey Plaza and Amy Poehler delight sapphics with SNL Hunting Wives parody

Aubrey Plaza and Amy Poehler sent sapphics wild with SNL's very horny parody of Netflix's The Hunting Wives, and the cast of the original loved it too.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 11h

Aubrey Plaza and Amy Poehler thrill sapphics with #SNL parody of MAGA drama The Hunting Wives https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/13/hunting-wives-snl-amy-poehler-aubrey-plaza/?utm_content=1760474400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Aubrey Plaza and Amy Poehler delight sapphics with SNL Hunting Wives parody

Aubrey Plaza and Amy Poehler sent sapphics wild with SNL's very horny parody of Netflix's The Hunting Wives, and the cast of the original loved it too.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 11h

Long-running UK soap #Hollyoaks recasts fan-favourite trans role with trans actor https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/hollyoaks-recasts-fan-favourite-trans-role-with-trans-actor/?utm_content=1760473201&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Long-running UK soap Hollyoaks recasts fan-favourite trans role with trans actor

Hollyoaks has recast the fan-favourite trans character Ro Hutchinson, with transgender actor Leo Cole now playing the role.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 11h

Chappell Roan recently gave a heartwarming speech at her final ‘Visions of Damsels & Other Dangerous Things’ show in LA.
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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 12h

After the Hunt review: Julia Roberts and Ayo Edebiri go head to head in taut thriller
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/after-the-hunt-review-julia-roberts-and-ayo-edebiri-go-head-to-head-in-taut-thriller/?utm_content=1760469603&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

After the Hunt review: Julia Roberts and Ayo Edebiri go head to head

Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri go head to head in Luca Guadagnino's thriller After the Hunt.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 12h

Riot Women: Everything you need to know about rising trans actress Macy Seelochan
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/riot-women-everything-you-need-to-know-about-rising-trans-actress-macy-seelochan/?utm_content=1760468421&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Everything you need to know about Riot Women star Macy Seelochan

The BBC's new series, Riot Women, introduced everyone to the fierce women creating a rock band as well as trans performer, Macy Seelochan.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 13h

Katy Perry reacts to closure of G-A-Y bar: ‘They can’t shut down the gays’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/katy-perry-g-a-y/?utm_content=1760467203&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Katy Perry reacts to closure of G-A-Y bar: 'They can't shut down the gays'

Katy Perry has added to the voices despairing at the recent news that London's famous G-A-Y Bar has closed its doors.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 13h

When even monsters do a better job

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 14h

#911onabc star heads to trial over claim he was fired due to anti-vaccine religious beliefs
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/9-1-1-rockmond-dunbar-vaccine-trial-religious-exemption/?utm_content=1760463604&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

9-1-1 star claims he was fired due to anti-vaccine religious beliefs

9-1-1 actor Rockmond Dunbar is going to trial after claiming he was fired for refusing to get a Covid-19 vaccine due to religious beliefs.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 14h

Zohran Mamdani pledges to deploy ‘hundreds of lawyers’ to combat Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ policies
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/zohran-mamdani-trump-lgbtq-trans/?utm_content=1760462403&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Zohran Mamdani pledges 'hundreds of lawyers' to combat Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ laws

Zohran Mamdani has vowed to "deploy hundreds of lawyers" to combat US president Donald Trump's anti-LGBTQ+ policies

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 14h

Rocky Horror star Tim Curry touches on his sexuality: ‘It was the 70s’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/rocky-horror-star-tim-curry-touches-on-his-sexuality-it-was-the-70s/?utm_content=1760461228&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Rocky Horror star Tim Curry touches on his sexuality: 'It was the 70s'

Tim Curry, the star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has touched on his sexuality in a new interview looking back at his life and career.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 15h

Eurovision organisers postpone vote on whether to exclude Israel as Gaza ceasefire holds
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/eurovision-israel-vote-postponed/?utm_content=1760460003&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Eurovision organisers postpone vote on whether to exclude Israel

Eurovision Song Contest organisers have delayed a vote on excluding Israel from next year's event following a ceasefire in Gaza.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 15h

Republican candidate says firing someone for being gay is ‘not discrimination’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/winsome-earle-sears-republican/?utm_content=1760458806&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Republican candidate says firing someone for being gay is 'not discrimination'

A Republican candidate claimed opposing marriage equality or firing someone simply for being gay is "not discrimination".

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 16h

Boots on Netflix: When did the US army stop banning gay people?
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/boots-on-netflix-when-did-the-us-army-stop-banning-gay-people/?utm_content=1760456405&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

When did the US army stop banning gay people?

The queer military drama Boots has many looking into historic US Army rules, which for a long time banned gay people from serving.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 16h

Ex-CBBC star Andrew Hayden-Smith joins Coronation Street for dramatic storyline
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/andrew-hayden-smith/?utm_content=1760455204&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Ex-CBBC star Andrew Hayden-Smith joins Coronation Street

Andrew Hayden-Smith is treading the cobbles of Coronation Street as he joins the show as part of a dramatic domestic abuse storyline.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 16h

Trans actor Elliot Page has opened up about reuniting with legendary director Christopher Nolan for the first time since transitioning.
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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 16h

EHRC accused of trying to impose segregation ‘rarely seen outside of fundamentalist regimes’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/ehrc-trans-transactual/?utm_content=1760454041&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

EHRC gender guidance 'discriminatory and unworkable', says charity boss

The Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) proposed Code of Practice changes have been labelled "discriminatory and unworkable".

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 17h

Miriam Margolyes declares she’s ‘unapologetically woke’: ‘I’m a left-wing d*** and I love it’
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/miriam-margolye/?utm_content=1760451603&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Miriam Margolyes says she's 'unapologetically woke': 'I'm a left-wing d***'

Miriam Margolyes has described herself as "unapologetically woke" and said she loves being a "left-wing d***," and we love her for it.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 17h

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Three individuals dressed as characters Buffy, Willow, and Anya from the TV show "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" sitting on a subway train, with one holding a pizza box.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 18h

HSTikkyTokky threatens to sue over ‘zesty’ AI clips depicting him as gay
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/hstikkytokky-threatens-to-sue-over-zesty-ai-clips-depicting-him-as-gay/?utm_content=1760448002&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

HSTikkyTokky threatens to sue over gay AI clips

Social media influencer Harrison ‘HSTikkyTokky’ Sullivan has threatened to sue over “zesty” AI clips depicting him as gay.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 19h

The US Department of Homeland Security has responded after Chappell Roan declared “f**k ICE forever”.
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/us-department-of-homeland-security-responds-after-chappell-roan-declares-f-ice/?utm_content=1760444400&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Homeland Security responds after Chappell Roan declares 'f*** ICE'

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has responded after Chappell Roan declared “f**k ICE forever”.

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 19h

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is offering words of reassurance to transgender youth.
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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 20h

Stonewall veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies aged 78
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/14/stonewall-veteran-miss-major-griffin-gracy-dies-aged-78/?utm_content=1760442303&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Stonewall veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies aged 78

Legendary Stonewall veteran and icon Miss Major Griffin-Gracy has died “in the comfort of her home” aged 78.

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