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Trump laughed when briefed that Iran's new supreme leader may be gay, reports claim

Trump laughed when briefed that Iran's new supreme leader may be gay, reports claim

Unverified US intelligence reports are circulating this week claiming that Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, may be gay, in what would be a deeply ironic development for a theocratic regime that criminalises homosexuality and can impose the death penalty for it. Khamenei was formally appointed as

Comedian Dian Cathal brings bold new tour to the UK this spring

Comedian Dian Cathal brings bold new tour to the UK this spring

Police Scotland scraps self-ID guidance and will now record biological sex

Police Scotland scraps self-ID guidance and will now record biological sex

Amnesty calls on Turkey to drop charges against 11 LGBTQ+ activists

Amnesty calls on Turkey to drop charges against 11 LGBTQ+ activists

Rising K-Pop breakouts 82MAJOR are headed to London🏆

Rising K-Pop breakouts 82MAJOR are headed to London🏆

London Dyke March set to return to the capital this June

London Dyke March set to return to the capital this June

Man who pretended to be gay on dating apps jailed for £28,000 romance fraud

Man who pretended to be gay on dating apps jailed for £28,000 romance fraud

Features & Longread

INTERVIEW: Dan Fulham on queer legacy, inclusivity, and why the future of Musical Theatre must welcome everyone

INTERVIEW: Dan Fulham on queer legacy, inclusivity, and why the future of Musical Theatre must welcome everyone

Lights, learning, action! 🎬✨

“We’ve always been here”: How a lost 1960s queer novel found its way back

“We’ve always been here”: How a lost 1960s queer novel found its way back

INTERVIEW: Natasha Hamilton unveils new single Fantasy, opens up about creative freedom, the music industry and her vision for Morpho Records

INTERVIEW: Natasha Hamilton unveils new single Fantasy, opens up about creative freedom, the music industry and her vision for Morpho Records

Drag Race queen Veronica Green on coming to terms with MS diagnosis and getting back on the stage

Drag Race queen Veronica Green on coming to terms with MS diagnosis and getting back on the stage

Rev Jesse Jackson remembered as a pioneering ally in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

Rev Jesse Jackson remembered as a pioneering ally in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

Portrait of Helmut Metzner, Chair of the Federal Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and patterned bow tie, standing against a plain light background.

Helmut Metzner on memory, visibility and the fragility of progress

Opinion: Even Trump couldn't resist watching Bad Bunny's powerful halftime show

Opinion: Even Trump couldn't resist watching Bad Bunny's powerful halftime show

News

Trump laughed when briefed that Iran's new supreme leader may be gay, reports claim

Trump laughed when briefed that Iran's new supreme leader may be gay, reports claim

Unverified US intelligence reports are circulating this week claiming that Iran's newly appointed Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, may be gay, in what would be a deeply ironic development for a theocratic regime that criminalises homosexuality and can impose the death penalty for it. Khamenei was formally appointed as

Comedian Dian Cathal brings bold new tour to the UK this spring

Comedian Dian Cathal brings bold new tour to the UK this spring

Police Scotland scraps self-ID guidance and will now record biological sex

Police Scotland scraps self-ID guidance and will now record biological sex

Amnesty calls on Turkey to drop charges against 11 LGBTQ+ activists

Amnesty calls on Turkey to drop charges against 11 LGBTQ+ activists

London Dyke March set to return to the capital this June

London Dyke March set to return to the capital this June

Man who pretended to be gay on dating apps jailed for £28,000 romance fraud

Man who pretended to be gay on dating apps jailed for £28,000 romance fraud

English footballer Tony Powell speaks publicly about hiding his sexuality for decades

English footballer Tony Powell speaks publicly about hiding his sexuality for decades

LIVE

Sugar, grief and a lot of laughs: Sam Morrison brings Sugar Daddy to Soho

Sugar, grief and a lot of laughs: Sam Morrison brings Sugar Daddy to Soho

There are comedy shows that make you laugh. There are theatre pieces that make you reflect. And then there are rare performances that somehow manage to do both at the same time, leaving audiences laughing one minute and quietly wiping away a tear the next. Sugar Daddy, the new solo

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA-winner Jordan Gray on turning fear into laughter in her new tour

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA-winner Jordan Gray on turning fear into laughter in her new tour

YouTube thumbnail for the Still Here podcast showing Helmut Metzner in a blue suit and bow tie beside host Leslie Clarke wearing headphones. Bold text reads “Progress Is Never Permanent”.

Still Here: Helmut Metzner reflects on memory, politics and LGBTQ+ rights

Balls Deep… With Laughter: Brighton’s new queer comedy night finds its voice

Balls Deep… With Laughter: Brighton’s new queer comedy night finds its voice

Inside Brighton Birdcage: Where Glitter, Drag Art, and Community Meet

Inside Brighton Birdcage: Where Glitter, Drag Art, and Community Meet

Coffee, Sea Swims and Connection: Meet Tonic! Gay Sober Socials

Coffee, Sea Swims and Connection: Meet Tonic! Gay Sober Socials

Inside The Pod: How Crawley LGBT+ Is Building Community, One Conversation at a Time

Inside The Pod: How Crawley LGBT+ Is Building Community, One Conversation at a Time

Culture

Comedian Dian Cathal brings bold new tour to the UK this spring

Comedian Dian Cathal brings bold new tour to the UK this spring

Award-winning trans comedian Dian Cathal is hitting the road this spring with his brand-new show, Trans*Atlantic, a sharp and funny exploration of what it means to be both trans and American in Britain right now. Known for his previous show Deadnamed, Cathal uses the tour to pose a pointed

Rising K-Pop breakouts 82MAJOR are headed to London🏆

Rising K-Pop breakouts 82MAJOR are headed to London🏆

Thailand’s Gawdland crowned winner of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World’

Thailand’s Gawdland crowned winner of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World’

INTERVIEW: Dan Fulham on queer legacy, inclusivity, and why the future of Musical Theatre must welcome everyone

INTERVIEW: Dan Fulham on queer legacy, inclusivity, and why the future of Musical Theatre must welcome everyone

Russian ballet banned for ‘gay propaganda’ finds new stage in Berlin

Russian ballet banned for ‘gay propaganda’ finds new stage in Berlin

“We’ve always been here”: How a lost 1960s queer novel found its way back

“We’ve always been here”: How a lost 1960s queer novel found its way back

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REVIEW: Handsome Devil (2016)

Politics

Nepal hails “historic milestone” as Bhumika Shrestha becomes country’s first trans lawmaker

Nepal is celebrating a “historic milestone” after prominent activist Bhumika Shrestha joined the national parliament, becoming the country’s first trans lawmaker. Shrestha, 37, has been appointed to the 275‑member House of Representatives through the proportional representation system, representing the centrist Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP). She has long been

Reform UK accuses West Norfolk Council of “pushing Pride down people’s throats”

Reform UK accuses West Norfolk Council of “pushing Pride down people’s throats”

More in Common poll suggests Reform UK leading amongst gay and bisexual men

More in Common poll suggests Reform UK leading amongst gay and bisexual men

Green MP Hannah Spencer targeted by anti‑trans activists in Manchester

Green MP Hannah Spencer targeted by anti‑trans activists in Manchester

Emily Thornberry says Keir Starmer ‘in the wrong place’ on trans rights

Emily Thornberry says Keir Starmer ‘in the wrong place’ on trans rights

House of Lords backs amendment to classify anti‑LGBTQ+ hate crime as aggravated offence

House of Lords backs amendment to classify anti‑LGBTQ+ hate crime as aggravated offence

Home Secretary unveils major overhaul of asylum system as LGBTQ+ charity warns changes are “cruel” and risk returning people to danger

Home Secretary unveils major overhaul of asylum system as LGBTQ+ charity warns changes are “cruel” and risk returning people to danger

Pride

Pride in London announces bid to host WorldPride 2032

Pride in London announces bid to host WorldPride 2032

Pride in London has formally declared its intention to bid for WorldPride 2032, positioning the capital to welcome one of the world’s most significant LGBTQ+ events at a pivotal moment in its own history. The proposed year aligns with the 60th anniversary of London’s first Pride march, which

Mayor of York backs York Pride to be biggest Pride celebration in the city yet

Mayor of York backs York Pride to be biggest Pride celebration in the city yet

LGBTQ+ coalition stages first anti‑corporate Pride march in Florida

LGBTQ+ coalition stages first anti‑corporate Pride march in Florida

Scunthorpe Pride 2026 at risk following unsuccessful National Lottery application

Scunthorpe Pride 2026 at risk following unsuccessful National Lottery application

Swindon & Wiltshire Pride secures £69,500 from National Lottery to explore county's LGBTQ+ history

Swindon & Wiltshire Pride secures £69,500 from National Lottery to explore county's LGBTQ+ history

Pride in Luton to close, bringing an end to annual Pride festival and wider community work

Pride in Luton to close, bringing an end to annual Pride festival and wider community work

Trans Pride Brighton shortlisted for Pride Organisation of the Year at 2026 Gaydio Awards

Trans Pride Brighton shortlisted for Pride Organisation of the Year at 2026 Gaydio Awards

Trans Rights

LGBTQ+ charities launch new framework for trans‑inclusive housing services

LGBTQ+ charities launch new framework for trans‑inclusive housing services

Three leading LGBTQ+ charities - Stonewall Housing, akt and Gendered Intelligence - have jointly launched a new resource designed to help housing and homelessness organisations navigate their responsibilities towards trans and non‑binary people. The framework follows the UK Supreme Court’s April 2025 ruling that the term “sex” in

Fresh inquest ordered into death of trans man, Aiden Longmuir, following legal challenge

Fresh inquest ordered into death of trans man, Aiden Longmuir, following legal challenge

Trans feminist scholar Dr Ruth Pearce honoured with prestigious Emma Goldman Award

Trans feminist scholar Dr Ruth Pearce honoured with prestigious Emma Goldman Award

Patricia Arquette voices solidarity with trans community at Oscars event

Patricia Arquette voices solidarity with trans community at Oscars event

Landmark EU court ruling forces Member States to guarantee legal gender recognition for mobile citizens

Landmark EU court ruling forces Member States to guarantee legal gender recognition for mobile citizens

Olly Alexander hits out at UK government's anti‑trans rhetoric ahead of huge fundraiser for trans community

Olly Alexander hits out at UK government's anti‑trans rhetoric ahead of huge fundraiser for trans community

Cheshire Women’s Institute branch to close in solidarity with trans women

Cheshire Women’s Institute branch to close in solidarity with trans women

Health & Wellbeing

Drag Race queen Veronica Green on coming to terms with MS diagnosis and getting back on the stage

Drag Race queen Veronica Green on coming to terms with MS diagnosis and getting back on the stage

Drag Race UK star Veronica Green, real name Kevin Grogan, is opening up for the first time about his diagnosis with multiple sclerosis (MS). Kevin announced to fans via Instagram in October 2024 that he’d been diagnosed with MS following an unexplained period of numbness across the body. When

New cross-sector report urges the government to meet the challenges of HIV care in prisons

New cross-sector report urges the government to meet the challenges of HIV care in prisons

Report exposes challenges facing young people living with HIV

Report exposes challenges facing young people living with HIV

End HIV Stigma and Get to Zero – community stakeholders event on Tuesday, 17 March

End HIV Stigma and Get to Zero – community stakeholders event on Tuesday, 17 March

Mpact Global marks 20 years as a leading global organisation in the continued fight against HIV

Mpact Global marks 20 years as a leading global organisation in the continued fight against HIV

ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity: Ways To Cope Long-Term

ADHD and Rejection Sensitivity: Ways To Cope Long-Term

UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms

UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms

Community Corner

More

Record breakers! Brighton Half Marathon runners raise more than £300,000 for Sussex Beacon

Portrait of drag legend David Raven aka Maisie Trollette to feature in National Portrait Gallery exhibition

The Saturdays' Una Healy to headline Out Out!, Revenge Brighton's flagship over‑25s queer club night

University of Brighton to exhibit UK AIDS Memorial Quilt in powerful tribute to lives lost

Plaque linked to Brighton’s gay bikers club discovered at Sussex Beacon

UK

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Man who pretended to be gay on dating apps jailed for £28,000 romance fraud

Fresh inquest ordered into death of trans man, Aiden Longmuir, following legal challenge

Trans feminist scholar Dr Ruth Pearce honoured with prestigious Emma Goldman Award

INTERVIEW: Natasha Hamilton unveils new single Fantasy, opens up about creative freedom, the music industry and her vision for Morpho Records

Record breakers! Brighton Half Marathon runners raise more than £300,000 for Sussex Beacon

North America

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Trump laughed when briefed that Iran's new supreme leader may be gay, reports claim

NASCAR suspends Daniel Dye after mocking fellow IndyCar driver with ‘gay voice’

LGBTQ+ coalition stages first anti‑corporate Pride march in Florida

Zohran Mamdani announces creation of New York City's first Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs

Gay Venezuelan asylum seeker ‘disappeared’ to El Salvador launches legal action against White House

Europe

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Landmark EU court ruling forces Member States to guarantee legal gender recognition for mobile citizens

‘Ex‑gay’ activist Matthew Grech cleared of promoting gay conversion therapy in Malta

Europe reaches new low as LGBTQ+ people face renewed criminalisation, report warns

INTERVIEW: Lady Red Velvet spills the royal tea on upcoming Brighton Fringe debut, exporting panto to Spain and her almost-encounter with Jonathan Bailey

NBC criticised after repeatedly misgendering trans Winter Olympic skier Elis Lundholm

Asia

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Chinese authorities arrest dozens of women for writing and publishing gay erotic fiction

National Museum of the Philippines lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month

Tens of thousands gather in Seoul for South Korean Pride

LOVE WINS: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples marry in Thailand as country becomes first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions

Queer East Festival: On The Road to bring LGBTQ+ stories from Asia to the UK, including a trip to Brighton

Scotland

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Police Scotland scraps self-ID guidance and will now record biological sex

The Cut Up: Louise Welsh

Twenty-three Prides across Scotland call on politicians to stop using LGBTQ+ community as “political pawns”

Trans equality charity calls Scottish Parliament decision to implement trans toilet ban “rushed, unworkable and exclusionary”

Nicola Sturgeon says lives of trans people are at risk of being made “almost unliveable” following Supreme Court’s anti-trans judgement

Northern Ireland

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Justice at last for LGBTQ+ police officer subjected to two years of homophobic abuse

Belfast Pride bans political parties in Northern Ireland from marching over support for ban on puberty blockers

Multiple Pride events across Northern Ireland ban political parties that support ban on puberty blockers for trans children

Gay Project, which supports gay, bi, trans and queer communities in Ireland, purchases community centre building

Northern Ireland sees homophobic attack amid wave of hate crime

Wales

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New portrait of Terry Higgins to be unveiled ahead of what would have been his 80th birthday

Welsh Government announces £9million boost to end new HIV cases

Inquest opens into the death of a Welsh drag queen with a “heart of gold”

Pride in the Port, Newport’s community-led Pride organisation, has been chosen to host UK Pride 2026

Founder and chief executive of Welsh counselling charity dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ people awarded OBE in King’s New Year’s Honours list

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