2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1614+ words) Matt left Crewe as soon as he could, aged 18, feeling that he wasn't accepted as a young gay man. The only LGBT scene to mention was a tiny, makeshift bar behind a curtain in the back of an out-of-town pub....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (704+ words) As Brighton Pride marks 35 years, those who were there in 1991 have been reflecting on how a small demonstration became one of the UK's biggest annual LGBTQ+ events. The first marches protested against Section 28, a controversial law introduced by Margaret Thatcher's…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (997+ words) A Roman soldier who was killed for his Christian beliefs, Sebastian has been a hero for gay men over the centuries – from Oscar Wilde to Keith Haring. Here's why. Tennant made a good point regarding Springfield, but attaining "gay icon…...

6+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (878+ words) Senegal's parliament has approved a new law doubling to 10 years the maximum prison term for sexual acts by same-sex couples and criminalising the "promotion" of homosexuality. The measure was supported by 135 MPs, none voted against it while three abstained. The…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1237+ words) This year marks Cleckheaton's third annual Pride. Dione Frost, organiser of the event in the small market town in West Yorkshire, says it's the biggest yet. But size is relative, and compared with the likes of London, Manchester or Brighton,…...

3+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (444+ words) An MP has said a council is "making a mistake" by not flying the LGBTQ+ flag at a historic location associated with Britain's "first modern lesbian". Calderdale Council will not fly the rainbow flag in the grounds of Shibden Hall,…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (307+ words) Hungarian prosecutors have dropped charges against Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony over his role in organising a Pride march last year. The event took place in June 2025, despite warnings of potential legal repercussions by Hungary's then-Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, whose government…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (461+ words) A Sydney court has doubled the discrimination payout for an Australian trans woman who was kicked off a female-only app. It comes almost two years after Roxanne Tickle successfully sued Sall Grover, founder of the Giggle for Girls app, for…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (420+ words) Father Ted co-creator Graham Linehan has had his conviction for damaging a transgender activist's mobile phone overturned. Last November, Linehan was convicted of criminal damage, but was cleared of harassing Sophia Brooks on social media. The criminal damage case related…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (156+ words) The organisation has been in a protracted legal battle with its former chief executive. The new law imposes a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail and criminalises the "promotion" of same-sex relations. It sided 8-1 with a therapist from Colorado Springs…...