The L Word: Generation Q has four new cast members, joining original cast Kate Moennig, Jennifer Beals and Leisha Hailey in the upcoming sequel. Showtime announced the new cast on Monday June 24th, saying in a press release that “The L Word: Generation Q continues to follow the intermingled lives of Bette Porter, Alice Pieszecki and Shane McCutcheon, along with new characters Dani Nùñez, Micah Lee, Sarah Finley and Sophie Suarez as they experience love, heartbreak, sex, setbacks and success in L.A.Arienne Mandihas been cast as high-flying PR exec Dani Nùñez, “a powerful and calculating PR exec ..read more

Image from Taylor Swift's You Need to Calm Down Lyric Video (VEVO)On Monday, Taylor Swift released the music video for her new single You Need To Calm Down, which is intended as an LGBT+ anthem and is packed with queer cameos. Ellen DeGeneres, Adam Lambert, Laverne Cox, Billy Porter, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Justin Mikita, Todrick Hall, Hayley Kiyoko, Adam Rippon, Chester Lockhart, Dexter Mayfield, Hannah Hart, RuPaul and more appear as neighbors ignoring anti-LGBT protesters and living their most vibrantly coloured lives in a LGBT+ caravan park. There are drag queens, a Cher reference - her quot ..read more

On Wednesday 13th June, the Constitutional Court of Ecuador ruled in favour of marriage equality in a 5 – 4 decision.Five of the nine judges argued that all people are equal and the current legislation is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Four judges believe the issue should be decided by the parliament. The verdict is binding and the court now has 10 days to notify the local government of the decision.The verdict comes from two court cases bought by same-sex couples who want to be able to legally marry. Ecuador currently allows civil unions for same-sex couples, however these offer less ri ..read more

Image: Lillen from PixabayThere was jubilation at the Botswana High Court on Tuesday, June 11, as the Justices ruled unanimously in favour of decriminalising consensual same-sex relations. The justices found that sections of the penal code violated the constitutional rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to dignity, liberty, privacy and equality. Under the Colonial era laws, consensual same-sex relations were punishable by up to seven years in prison.Delivering the much-anticipated decision, Justice Michael Leburu said "A democratic society is one that embraces tolerance, div ..read more

Melania Geymonat, right, & her girlfriend Chris after they were attacked on a bus in London. Image:Melania Geymonat FacebookFive teenage males aged between 15 and 18 have been arrested on suspicion of robbery and causing grievous bodily harm after a lesbian couple were savagely beaten on a London night bus on May 30.Four teenage boys were arrested on Friday June 7 and another was arrested on Saturday morning. Police have a number of enquiries underway to trace other individuals suspected of being involved in the incident. Melania Geymonat, 28, and her partner Chris, 29 were heading home f ..read more

In an interview with Adweek, Ruby Rose and Batwoman writer/showrunner Caroline Dries give new details about their groundbreaking show, which debuts on the CW on Sunday nights in Autumn. According to Dries, during the casting process she thought Rose wouldn't be interested in playing Kate Kane/Batwoman. “We always joked, ‘We need a Ruby Rose,’” Dries recalled. “And it was like, ‘That would be great, but that’s not going to happen. She’s a movie star.’” But Rose told Adweek that she’s thrilled to be making history as the first out-lesbian superhero in a live-action show. “When people see the sho ..read more

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has voted to adopt new diagnostic guidelines that no longer classify gender nonconformity as a mental disorder. The changes were first announced last year and officially adopted on May 25, 2019. In the latest edition of WHO’s International Classification of Diseases, the ICD-11, "gender incongruence" is classified as a sexual health condition instead of its previous classification as a gender identity disorder in the mental and behavioural disorders chapter. According to the ICD-11, gender incongruence is "characterized by a marked and persistent incongruenc ..read more

We have another L Word sequel update. On Wednesday May 22, Deadline reported that the new show will be called The L Word: Generation Q and debuts this Autumn on Showtime, running for eight episodes.The pilot will be directed by Steph Green, who has directed episodes of The Americans, The Deuce and Billions. Her 2007 Irish short film New Boy was nominated for an Academy Award for best short film, live action. As well as executive producing, Jennifer Beals, Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey will return as their original characters, alongside “a new generation of self-possessed LGBTQIA characters ex ..read more

Image: SuppliedWatch the music video for 27-year-old out lesbian rock singer Anastasia Luna’s new single Hourglass. The song is true to the classically trained singer’s style – it merges different styles of music and dance into something like a collision between rock and EDM (electro dance music). New York-based Luna grew up in Russia, the daughter of an opera singer who also had his own rock band.She spent her childhood training in ballet and classical music. "I was singing arias during the day and listening to rock music at night, there were just so many similarities between these two styles ..read more