Attack on gay couple in London, new anti-gay insults from The Vatican, the ‘Lego Batman Movie’ in gay propaganda controversy, and the gays in the new ‘Alien’ film… here’s your Friday queer news.

Justin Vivian Bond to join the cast of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City: The Musical (pictured), playing trans mama, Anna Madrigal for one night only in New York City, reports Time Out.

A GAY couple holding hands in London became the victims of a vicious homophobic attack when a stranger screamed: “You fucking gay boy,” reports The Sun.

Could gay mayor Pete Buttigieg become the next leader of the Democratic Party in America? The Guardian evaluates his chances.

The Vatican’s president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Cardinal Coccopalmerio, says being gay is “not a natural condition,” reports The Catholic Herald.

The LEGO Batman Movie under fire for being ‘pro-gay propaganda,’ according to The Independent

“Alien” Introduces Its First Gay Couple In New Scene From “Alien: Covenant”. newnownext.com