1+ hour, 43+ min ago   (1261+ words) An estimated 150,000 people marched through central London in the world’s largest trans pride event, organisers have said. Protesters voiced anger at the new guidance on single sex-spaces and called on Prime Minister Andy Burnham to make a positive difference to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (612+ words) Trans rights campaigners in Edinburgh have said they’re “quite angry” as the scrutiny period for updated guidance has ended. Approximately 80 people gathered at the Resisting Transphobia in Edinburgh event at the top of the middle Meadows near Teviot Place on…...

4+ week, 16+ hour ago   (315+ words) A host of student-led Pride celebrations have been held at Heart of Worcestershire College. To mark Pride month in June, student ambassadors organised a series of events and activities across the college’s Redditch, Bromsgrove and Worcester campuses, aiming to raise…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (361+ words) A CROWD of people took to the city centre to protest against proposed guidance that they say will put transgender people at greater risk of discrimination. Members of Worcester City Pride and other LGBTQ+ groups gathered outside Worcester Guildhall on…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (497+ words) Sir Ian McKellen launched a march against the criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people in Commonwealth countries, branding it an “appalling situation”. The actor and activist joined protesters in central London to highlight laws in 29 Commonwealth countries where same-sex relationships remain illegal....

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (702+ words) The owner of a fire-ravaged LGBT+ nightclub in Milton Keynes has said he is grateful that nobody was hurt, but announced the “institution” had been completely destroyed. Firefighters were still tackling the blaze at Pink Punters in Bletchley on Monday…...

3+ mon, 4+ day ago   (477+ words) A WORCESTER LGBT group that was caught up in a BBC investigation into immigration claims made by asylum seekers pretending to be gay has permanently closed. The community support organisation thanked members and supporters as it shut, saying the “harm…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (537+ words) AN asylum support group in Worcester said it has taken immediate action after a 'community contact' was caught advising an undercover reporter to pose as gay to gain asylum. Worcester LGBT said it has removed a legal adviser who was…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (179+ words) A national conference exploring the science behind the paranormal is coming to the University of Worcester. St John’s campus will host the 45th anniversary conference of the Association for the Scientific Study of Anomalous Phenomena (ASSAP) from August 21-23. An ASSAP spokesperson…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (389+ words) A leader of the city's gay and lesbian community says immigration reforms will hurt asylum seekers fleeing persecution because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Worcester LGBT founder Mazedul Hasan Shakil has criticised some of the immigration and asylum…...