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Colchester drag venue celebrates first full year of bringing colour, creativity and queer joy to the city

Colchester drag venue celebrates first full year of bringing colour, creativity and queer joy to the city

Colchester’s pioneering drag venue, The Dragonfly Lounge, has celebrated its first full year of bringing colour, creativity and queer joy to the city, marking the milestone with what organisers described as a night of “glitter, grit and community.” Located in Long Wyre Street, The Dragonfly Lounge was founded in

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

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

A Cheshire Women’s Institute branch has announced it will close at the end of March after members voted overwhelmingly to suspend the group in protest at the national organisation’s exclusion of trans women. Members of Social Lites WI gathered for a “Special Meeting” on 4 March attended by

South Australian LGBTQ+ community demands action after violent assault and comments from politician linking gay marriage to bestiality

South Australian LGBTQ+ community demands action after violent assault and comments from politician linking gay marriage to bestiality

South Australia’s LGBTQ+ community is calling for urgent legal protections after a series of homophobic and transphobic incidents, including the violent assault of a gay couple in Adelaide city centre and comments from One Nation’s state lead candidate Cory Bernardi linking gay marriage to bestiality. The attack, which

King Charles III heckled over "Britain’s homophobic past"

King Charles III heckled over "Britain’s homophobic past"

Around 50 activists from the Peter Tatchell Foundation and partner groups protested outside Westminster Abbey during the Commonwealth service, shouting for King Charles III to apologise for his "predecessor monarchs imposing anti-LGBTQ+ laws on colonies" across across the British Empire. Campaigners from Uganda, Bangladesh and other Commonwealth nations,

Yoko Ono ‘believed John Lennon might have been gay’, Paul McCartney reveals

Yoko Ono ‘believed John Lennon might have been gay’, Paul McCartney reveals

Yoko Ono once told Sir Paul McCartney that she believed her late husband John Lennon “might have been gay”, the former Beatle has confirmed in a newly resurfaced interview. The comments resurfaced this week after Vanity Fair published, in full, a 2015 interview with McCartney to coincide with the release

NHS England halts new prescriptions of cross‑sex hormones for under-18s

NHS England halts new prescriptions of cross‑sex hormones for under-18s

NHS England has halted new prescriptions of cross‑sex hormones for under-18s, prompting significant concern among trans‑led organisations and healthcare equality campaigners who say the move risks further marginalising an already vulnerable group of young people. The pause follows a series of evidence reviews into testosterone and oestrogen use

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

A major new heritage project exploring two centuries of Wiltshire’s LGBTQ+ history is set to begin after Swindon & Wiltshire Pride secured a £69,500 grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The scheme, titled We Were Always Here, aims to document the stories, struggles and achievements of LGBTQ+

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