LGBTQ+ News Mural of RuPaul’s Drag Race star Divina De Campo vandalised with homophobic graffiti for the second time A mural of RuPaul’s Drag Race star Divina De Campo in Manchester’s Gay Village has been defaced with homophobic abuse for a second time. De Campo, who spotted the graffiti on Sunday, July 14 while walking back from the Sparkle trans festival weekend, said: “It does make you feel less safe. It brings By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Labour MP Rosie Duffield under fire after she criticises primary school for celebrating Pride Month Labour MP Rosie Duffied has come under fire after she criticised a primary school after it shared an image of young students posing alongside a Progress Pride flag during Pride Month in June. The MP for Canterbury, Whitstable and the Villages, who has been criticised from within Labour for her oppos By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Travel With Pride: Brighton & Hove Buses, a “Proud Partner” of Brighton & Hove Pride for 2024, announces Pride timetables and shuttle bus info Brighton & Hove Pride, one of the biggest calendar events of the year, takes place from Friday 2–Sunday, 4 August. With celebrations taking place all over the city, Brighton & Hove Buses has launched special Pride timetables for the weekend, with shuttle buses operating between Preston Park, Old Ste By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Gender Identity Research and Education Society commissioned to create online resource to support trans and gender diverse people with autism The Gender Identity Research and Education Society (GIRES) has been commissioned by NHS England to create an online resource directory to provide information to support trans and gender diverse people with autism and professionals who support them. The online survey asks for responses from trans and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Dance Ground-breaking queer Kathak dance production, ‘Waltzing the Blue Gods’, coming to Brighton during Pride on Sunday, August 4 Jaivant Patel Company is performing Waltzing the Blue Gods at South East Dance during Brighton & Hove Pride on Sunday, August 4 from 6pm. Part auto-biographical, part fantasy, the evening celebrates new possibilities for a rich and traditional North Indian art form, Kathak, in the context of modern By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News The Traitors UK star Diane Carson among TV celebs supporting new LGBTQ+ modern slavery campaign Famous faces from Coronation Street, The Traitors UK and Married at First Sight UK have come together for a new LGBTQ+ modern slavery campaign. These seven LGBTQ+ celebrities and allies are partnering with the charity Causeway, to raise awareness of the LGBTQ+ community’s increased risk of modern sl By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Funnyboyz from Liverpool among LGBTQ+ organisations shortlisted for Community Organisation: LGBT Award in this year’s National Diversity Awards Funnyboyz from Liverpool, Cornwall Pride, Transmanian Devils RFC and G(end)er Swap CIC – an LGBTQ+ clothing outreach organisation – are among LGBTQ+ organisations shortlisted for the Community Organisation: LGBT Award in this year’s National Diversity Awards. Winners will be announced on October 4, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride ‘We LOVE Because They Can’t’: Brighton & Hove Pride to celebrate diversity and raise awareness about oppressive anti-LGBTQ+ laws With under a month to go, Brighton & Hove City Council has announced it is excited to welcome back Brighton & Hove Pride and celebrate the “diversity, joy and unity of the city’s LGBTQ+ communities”. Taking place over the weekend of Saturday, 3 and Sunday, 4 August, Brighton & Hove Pride – the main By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Photography by Chris Cooper/ ShotAway/ www.ShotAway.com/ #shotawaydotcom Pride The sun shines on Bristol for 15th Anniversary of Bristol Pride The sun shone down on Bristol as the city celebrated the 15th Anniversary of Bristol Pride on The Downs on Saturday, 13 July, which was the culmination of over 40 events in the city. The events started with the Parade March in the city centre which saw over 20,000 people march for equality and stand By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Film This Friday – a DOUBLE BILL of awesome trans film at the Duke of York Cinema as part of the 11th Annual Brighton International Trans Film Festival This Friday it’s a double bill of trans film at the Duke of York Cinema in Brighton as part of the 11th Annual Brighton International Trans Film Festival, which received a record number of submissions this year. The first screening is of incredible short films from all over the globe with doors at 6 By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Screenshot News Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher comes out as gay Ralf Schumacher, Formula One driver and brother of Michael Schumacher, has come out as gay on Instagram. The brother of the seven-time F1 champion took to Instagram on Sunday, June 14 to post a picture of himself and another man standing arm-in-arm on a boat. The caption on the image read: ‘The most By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News “I’m done.” Ellen DeGeneres to quit show business after upcoming Netflix special Ellen DeGeneres is saying goodbye to show business and public eye after her upcoming Netflix special, which is set to premiere later this year. During the former talk show host’s Ellen’s Last Stand…Up stop in Santa Rosa, California, in July, DeGeneres announced that she’s leaving Hollywood after a f By Graham Robson • 1 min read
