Community News LGBTQ+ youth charity The Kite Trust awarded £1.7million to “tackle rise in LGBTQ+ hate” The Kite Trust, an LGBTQ+ youth charity serving communities in Cambridgeshire, has been awarded two grants amounting to £1.7million by the National Lottery Community Fund to “turn the tide” for LGBTQ+ young people. Last year, 4,780 transphobic hate crimes were recorded across England and Wales – mor By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Reform UK removes Pride Flag from Durham County Council headquarters Durham County Council, which is now controlled by Reform UK after victory in the local elections, has removed the LGBTQ+ Pride flag – and the flag of Ukraine – from its headquarters. Liberal Democrat councillor Ellie Hopgood said the decision is a “disrespectful, mean-spirited act” ahead of the city By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport LET THE DOLLS PLAY: Goal Diggers FC launches friendly tournament in solidarity with trans players amid FA’s “cruel and cowardly ban” Goal Diggers FC (GDFC), a non-ability womxn and non-binary football club in London, is inviting other trans and gender non-conforming, inclusive clubs to play in a friendly tournament on the first day of Pride Month, 1 June. The football club said on Instagram: “Join us on the 1 June to celebrate ou By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Sponsors “pull back” financial support for New York City Pride due to fear of “blockback” from Trump administration Multiple corporate sponsors, including Mastercard, Nissan and Pepsi, have “pulled back” financial contributions to New York City (NYC) Pride, leaving the event with a serious financial deficit just one month before the annual Pride event, which inspires, educates, commemorates and celebrates the cit By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Hastings-based drag queen Heather Duster to host ‘Church of Duster’s Alternative Sunday Service’ in St Leonards Church Heather Duster, the Hastings-based drag queen, will be hosting Church of Duster’s Alternative Sunday Service as part of A Curious Town Grows Festival at St Leonards Church, St Leonards-on-sea on Sunday, 25 May. Spend your Sunday worshiping drag idols, indulge in drinking the holy spirits and belt ou By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News “Where, exactly, are trans people supposed to go?” TransActual unveils installation outside Supreme Court demanding urgent answers and protections for trans people UK trans advocacy organisation TransActual, which shares facts about trans rights, UK law, NHS healthcare and transphobia, has unveiled an eye-catching installation outside the UK’s Supreme Court. The Third Toilet installation, created by BBH London, demands urgent answers and protections for trans By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Rob Sainsbury becomes CEO of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, has welcomed Rob Sainsbury as its new CEO. Writing on social media, Rob said: “Taking on the role of Chief Executive Officer at Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard is both a privilege and a profound responsibility. A By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV Welsh Rugby legend Gareth Thomas CBE and Tackle HIV’s show garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 aims to educate the public about HIV and challenge stigma Welsh Rugby legend Gareth Thomas CBE and Tackle HIV‘s show garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 aims to educate the public about HIV and challenge stigma. The Tackle HIV Challenging Stigma Garden is being exhibited at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Tackle HIV, which is funded and supported b By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Trans Is Natural, a coalition of trans, queer and ally climbers, unfurled a huge Trans Pride flag in the middle of the El Capitan rock formation Trans Is Natural, a coalition of trans, queer and ally climbers, unfurled a huge Trans Pride flag in the middle of the El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California on Tuesday, 20 May. The group, which hung the flag “in an act of solidarity and resistance”, said the trans pride fla By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Several LGBTQ+ swimming groups decide to skip this year’s WorldPride in Washington DC, citing Trump’s sustained attacks against LGBTQ+ communities Several LGBTQ+ swimming groups have decided to skip this year’s WorldPride in Washington DC, citing Trump’s attacks against LGBTQ+ communities. Toronto’s Purple Fins, a “gender free” swimming club, is one of several aquatics teams with bi, non-binary or trans athletes that made the difficult decisio By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Labour to formally declare “trans women are men” and ban trans women from all-women shortlists The Labour Party, led by Sir Keir Starmer, is set to formally declare that “trans women are men” and ban trans women from all-women shortlists in the wake of the Supreme Court‘s anti-trans gender ruling, which will affect the lives of trans people up and down the country. Stats For Lefties, which pu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television ‘I Kissed a Boy’ star Adam shares he is living with HIV In episode three of this season of I Kissed a Boy, Adam, a marketing manager from Reading, shared that he is living with HIV, which has helped spark an important conversation around what it’s like to live and date with HIV today. Adam – a fan favourite from the start – has impressed viewers with […] By Graham Robson • 2 min read
