Chappell Roan is set to perform at Sir Elton John’s Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party, which raises money for AIDS prevention and helps to fight LGBTQ+ stigma. The annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party will take place on 2 March in West Hollywood, California, and will be co-hosted by Jean Smart, Sheryl Lee […]

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Awards season is well and truly here, and with it often comes the premise of historical firsts. This year, Karla Sofia Gascón has made history as the first out trans performer to be nominated at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards in a solo category. The Spanish actress has been nominated at the SAG Awards […]

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The co-chair of Meta’s Oversight Board has said she and others are ‘very concerned’ by the company’s decision to drop independent fact checkers and moderation, citing the potential impacts on minority groups. On Tuesday (7 January) Mark Zuckerberg – chief executive of Facebook and Instagram parent Meta – announced huge changes to the company’s content […]

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