Macron admirer, young & openly gay: Ireland poised to appoint Leo Varadkar as new PM

Ireland’s likely next prime minister Leo Varadkar will be the nation’s youngest, and one of the world’s only openly gay leaders. Commentators say that his blend of fiscal conservatism and social liberalism is what will make him stand out in modern Ireland, however. Varadkar beat his rival Simon Coveney in the race for leadership of […]

Doctor Who season 10: Steven Moffat SLAMS ‘fuss’ at first openly gay companion

Actress Pearl Mackie – who plays Bill – revealed in a recent interview that her character was a lesbian, promptly much discussion and speculation.  During an interview with the BBC, she said that Bill’s second line of dialogue referenced her sexuality but that it did not “define” her character. Showrunner Steven, 55, blasted the intense […]

‘Doctor Who’ to Feature Its First Openly Gay Companion

Doctor Who may go down in history as the longest-running British sci-fi show, but it will make history again in its upcoming 10th season of the new Who franchise that began in 2005. The Doctor’s newest companion (the designated title for his permanent sidekick) played by Pearl Mackie, will be the first openly gay one […]

Doctor Who: New Companion Is Openly Gay, But It Is 'Not the Main Thing That Defines Her,' Says Pearl Mackie

Ahead of the Season 10 premiere of Doctor Who (Saturday, April 15 at 9/8c on BBC America), franchise newbie Pearl Mackie has revealed that her character, new companion Bill Potts, is openly gay. “It shouldn’t be a big deal in the 21st Century,” Mackie said in a recent interview with the BBC, which first broke the […]

‘Power Rangers’ Reboot Features the First Openly Gay Movie Superhero Character

Lionsgate may be adapting a property from the ’90s with their new Power Rangers reboot, but the studio is also giving the movie a modern overhaul. Sure, it’s dark and gritty, but that’s not the only way the film is designed to connect with 2017 audiences: it’s also the first to feature an openly gay superhero. Learn more about […]

The reporter who got Trump’s 2005 tax return openly questioned whether Trump could have leaked it himself

AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Speculation about who released President Donald Trump’s 2005 federal tax returns began swirling almost immediately after the documents were announced on Tuesday night. The documents were originally leaked to Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter David Cay Johnston. While talking about the pages with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Johnston suggested Trump himself could have leaked the documents […]

South Carolina elected its first openly gay lawmaker from a historically deep-red district

Sean Rayford/AP GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s first openly gay legislator hails from the unlikeliest of places: an ultra-conservative part of the state that is home to the Christian fundamentalist school Bob Jones University. Republican Rep. Jason Elliott, a 46-year-old divorce attorney, said his sexual orientation was not an issue in his campaign and […]