Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Anna Paquin Shoots Down Trolls Who Think She's Not 'Queer Enough' Because She Married A Man

Anna Paquin Shoots Down Trolls Who Think She's Not 'Queer Enough' Because She Married A Man
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images

In a series of Instagram posts, Anna Paquin—known for her roles in True Blood and X-Men or her latest project Flack—called out the trolls on her posts acknowledging the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia.

Paquin posted to Instagram on May 17 with the caption:


"As always sending love to my #lgbtqia+ siblings."

Since then, she received hate comments and called them out on her Instagram story.

One commenter said:

"I don't know if it's just me but I am getting tired of seeing 'bi' celebrities consistently advocate for it only to end up conventionally married to men with multiple children living out the white picket fence life."

Paquin captioned that story post with:

"Ah yes.... The 'you aren't queer enough' BS"

@_annapaquin/Instagram

Paquin then came out with another Instagram post with a rainbow background:

"I'm a #proudbisexual who is married to a wonderful human who happens to be a man."

The caption read:

"If he doesn't have a problem with it why should anyone else? #loveislove #f*ckbierasure #bipride"

She also made an Instagram post exposing other bigoted comments a troll chose to leave on her post.

This isn't the first time Paquin has spoken up about equality for the LGBTQ+ community. Paquin initially came out as bisexual in 2010 during a campaign featuring other LGBTQ celebrities called Give a Damn to promote equality.

In 2012, Paquin told Zooey magazine:

"I'm sure for some people saying they're bisexual feels less scary than making a statement that they're gay."
"For me, it's not really an issue because I'm someone who believes being bisexual is actually a thing.
"It's not made up. It's not a lack of decision."

Then in 2014 she posted about being a "happily married bisexual mother," and promoted the NOH8 Campaign, It Get's Better, and Equality California.

Whether they were fans of Paquin or just started following her now, the comments from followers were supportive.

@cmepo/Instagram


@lovertits/Instagram


@moonknightgypsy/Instagram


@stonecolddaddy/Instagram


@lasell/Instagram


@monmon71/Instagram


@mohammad_mehz/Instagram


@hibaseager/Instagram


@luckbeagigi/Instagram


@scottyb_random/Instagram

Her last rainbow-clad post was a repost from @mattxiv about the term biphobia not really being a "fear," which sparked a great dialogue in the comments.

Her caption said:

"I would love for us to come up with a term that doesn't paint the bigots as victims of 'fear'.... thoughts?"

We cannot wait to see what Anna Paquin does next.

More from News/lgbtq

Melania Trump
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

Melania Just Held A Bizarre Press Conference To Debunk 'False Smears' Related To Jeffrey Epstein—And Everyone Had The Same Response

First Lady Melania Trump had everyone thinking the same thing after she held a bizarre press conference on Thursday to deny that she had anything but casual ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the late disgraced financier, pedophile, sexual abuser, and sex trafficker.

Mrs. Trump publicly denied any ties to convicted sex offenders Epstein and his procurer Ghislaine Maxwell, saying claims linking her to Epstein are “lies” meant to damage her reputation. She said she met her husband, President Donald Trump at a New York City party in 1998 and did not meet Epstein until 2000, contradicting a witness statement in the Epstein files that alleges Epstein introduced the couple.

Keep Reading Show less
Sarah McBride; Nancy Mace
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images; Heather Diehl/Getty Images

Dem Rep. Sarah McBride Perfectly Shames Nancy Mace For Her Transphobic Response To McBride's Condemnation Of Trump

Delaware Democratic Representative Sarah McBride pushed back at South Carolina Republican Representative Nancy Mace after Mace responded with transphobia to McBride's criticism of President Donald Trump's genocidal threat to kill the "whole civilization" of Iran.

Trump has insisted that God supports his war on Iran and declared—before a provisional ceasefire was announced—that "a whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again" ahead of a deadline to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges that legal scholars and world leaders have said would constitute war crimes.

Keep Reading Show less
Screenshot of JD Vance
News Nation

JD Vance Dragged After Making Bizarre 'Skydiving' Analogy About His Wife To Explain Iran Ceasefire Deal

Vice President JD Vance had critics raising their eyebrows after he used a bizarre analogy about his wife–Second Lady Usha Vance—going skydiving while attempting to explain the United States' position on Iran's right to enrich uranium.

Vance addressed reporters on the tarmac at Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport as he left Hungary, where he had voiced the Trump administration’s support for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán only days before the country’s elections.

Keep Reading Show less
Screenshots from @mikemancusi's Instagram video
@mikemancusi/Instagram

Comedian Explains How Millennials' Midlife Crises Are Different From Past Generations—And He's Spot On

Don't make promises you cannot keep, unless your goal is to hurt someone.

Millennials know that practically better than anyone. They were fed a long and impassioned series of advice, hyper-focused on the importance of getting a college degree in order to find a good job. They were also force-fed traditionalist ideals of getting married, having kids, and buying a nice house with the money they'd be making from that great job, of course.

Keep Reading Show less