Take That’s Howard Donald dropped from Pride event over anti-LGBTQ+ Twitter activity

Ron DeSantis is now personally defending the anti-LGBTQ ad his official 2024 presidential campaign promoted last week, which drew massive outrage from the left and the right for being homophobic and transphobic. The ad wrongly attempts to paint Donald Trump as being pro-LGBTQ by using some of his remarks from years ago, rather than his long record as president and presidential candidate of targeting and attacking the LGBTQ community.“Identifying Donald Trump as really being a pioneer in injecting gender ideology into the mainstream, where he was having men compete against women in his beauty pageants — I think that’s totally fair game, because he’s now campaigning saying the opposite,” DeSantis said Wednesday to  right-wing commentator Tomi Lahren, as NBC News reports.The video, which went viral on Twitter and currently has nearly 25 million views, includes this message from the DeSantis campaign attacking Trump: “To wrap up Pride Month, let’s hear from the politician who did more than any other Republican to celebrate it.”READ MORE: ‘Disgusting’: Pro-DeSantis Former GOP Lawmaker Pulls Support and Slams Florida Governor After Anti-LGBTQ AdTrump’s anti-LGBTQ record is extreme, despite his pre-presidential remarks and actions.

Matty Healy seems to be owning up to some of his past mistakes.

The “Heartstopper” cast had a message for anti-LGBTQ+ protesters as they were seen partying at London Pride over the weekend.

homoerotic ad indirectly criticizing the former president’s past statements claiming to support LGBTQ rights.Much of the ad, shared by the “DeSantis War Room” account on Twitter, highlights moments from the 2016 presidential campaign when Trump was either trying to distinguish himself from other Republican candidates or trying to peel away some LGBTQ support from Hillary Clinton after clinching his party’s nomination. Whether DeSantis’s campaign made the ad or simply shared it online is unclear.The ad shows a snippet of Trump’s speech from the 2016 Republican Convention vowing to “do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens,” a reference to Trump’s willingness to defend LGBTQ people from terrorism in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting, in which 49 people were killed.The gunman, who was killed in the shooting, had pledged allegiance to ISIS, reawakening concerns about national security and the threat of Islamic radicals carrying out attacks against Americans.It also shows Trump’s campaign selling LGBTQ-themed merchandise, photos of Trump with Caitlyn Jenner, a clip of Trump affirming that Jenner could use whatever gendered restroom she wanted if she came to visit him at Trump Tower, and a clip of Trump, at the time the owner of the Miss Universe pageant, telling the late Barbara Walters that transgender contestants would be able to compete in Miss Universe.The ad splices those video clips with screenshots of tweets and headlines showing Trump supporting — or at least purporting to support — LGBTQ rights, often while pandering to LGBTQ conservatives.

Heartstopper were seen raising their middle fingers to anti-LGBTQ+ protesters at London Pride today (July 1).The teen drama’s cast, among them Joe Locke (Charlie), Kit Connor (Nick), Will Gao (Tao) and Yasmine Finney (Elle), had their own float during the capital’s annual Pride parade, from which they hit back at a small group of religious protesters, as well as dancing along to the music  and blowing kisses to them.Check out footage of the moment below [filmed by PinkNews].Incredible: the #Heartstopper cast responded to religious protesters trying to disrupt this year's #LondonPride in the best way: by giving them the finger.

It has been a tumultuous few days at Nexstar Media Group-owned NBC affiliate WOOD-TV8 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has shared photos from his Pride event since he came out.The actor, who portrays Will Byers in the series, opened up about his sexuality in January. He wrote in a caption accompanying a TikTok video that that he was “more similar to Will than [he] thought” in reference to him previously confirming that Will was gay.Now, Schnapp has posted photos from a Pride event in NYC over the weekend, which he attended with friends and family.Check out the photos below.A post shared by Noah Schnapp (@noahschnapp)The news follows the writers of Stranger Things responding to a rumour that Jodie Foster will appear in the show’s fifth season.Production on the fifth and final season of Stranger Things was underway but has been paused due to the ongoing writers strike in Hollywood.Many of the show’s core cast will return for the final time, and rumours have swirled about new cast members being added.In a since-deleted tweet, Giant Freakin’ Robot (GFR) shared a rumour from an unidentified source that Foster would be joining the show.In response, the official Stranger Writers Twitter account, which responds to questions about the show from fans, said: “No she’s not.”We’ll mark it down in the loss column then and tell this source we won’t trust them going forward.

More than 250 LGBTQ and ally actors, notables, and other leaders signed a public letter created by GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) calling on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter to better enforce hate speech, harassment, misinformation, and other existing content policies aimed at protecting transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming users and all LGBTQ people.

A gardening expert has explained a crucial lawn mowing error that can starve grass of essential nutrients.

Taking a nap during the day can have huge health benefits for our brain, according to a new study. Researchers say a brief snooze can help keep the brain bigger as it ages - a marker of good brain health linked to a lower risk of dementia and other diseases.

Car insurance experts are urging drivers across the UK to avoid 10 common mistakes that could invalidate their policy cover, potentially leaving them unable to claim repair costs from their provider in the event of an accident. But all is not lost as Nicholas Shaw, Director of Operations at Dayinsure, shares simple measures drivers can take to ensure they don’t accidentally invalidate their insurance policy.

Many Brits will be planning a getaway abroad this summer. But if you are flying somewhere in the coming weeks it’s important to make sure that your passport is the right condition.

debut album Love, Sax and Flashbacks. In 2018 she was once again on TV partaking in I’m A Celebrity. .

Rebel Wilson is clearing up the comments that she made about weight loss and how people “only need about 600 calories a day.”

Take That member Howard Donald has said he is “deeply sorry” after making a “huge error” by “liking social media posts that are derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community”. Howard, 55, who performs in the pop group alongside Gary Barlow and Mark Owen, has been dropped from playing at Groovebox’s Nottingham Pride Festival event in July.

Take That’s Howard Donald has been dropped from an upcoming Pride festival after liking tweets he admitted were 'derogatory towards the LGBTQIA+ community'. After outraged fans shared screenshots of tweets he had 'favourited', organisers decided to remove him from the line-up, the Mirror reports.

just before the start of the game. The Sisters have long provided resources for vulnerable people within the LGBTQ community, including AIDS education, safe sex resources and help for people in need, particularly those living with HIV. The protest was organized by Catholics for Catholics, a conservative, Republican-aligned religious nonprofit that appears to have been founded in 2022.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band have announced further support acts joining them at their BST Hyde Park Shows.Announced today (June 16), the newly-announced acts will join The Boss for his upcoming shows in London on Thursday July 6 and Saturday July 8. They will also join previously announced special guests, including The Chicks, Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls — who will be performing at the first show — and James Bay, who will support the rock veteran at the Saturday slot.13 new artists have been named in the announcement, with The Coronas, STONE, Picture Parlour, First Time Flyers, Theo Lawrence and Attawalpa all set to take to the stage at the first show.Newly revealed names supporting the ‘Born In The U.S.A’  icon for the second of the two gigs are Brittney Spencer, Pa Sheehy, Kezia Gill and Kelly McGrath.

The stars are stepping out to celebrate Pride Month!

Adam Lambert, Billy Porter, JoJo Siwa, Raven-Symoné, Sasha Colby and many more LGBTQ stars and advocates gathered together on Thursday for P&G and iHeartMedia's, an evening to celebrate and create a more inclusive and equal world. As the LGBTQ community celebrates Pride, ET's Denny Directo spoke to many of the performers about the event, advice they've received or have for coming out and what it means to be loud and proud at a time like this.  «I am the hostess,» Siwa said of the lineup, acknowledging it was «crazy» to be back for a «second year [of] hosting.» The 20-year-old performer first came out in 2021, and has since become a prominent voice for younger members of the LGBTQ community.