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Jeremy Corbyn to make cameo in North London drag panto

Jeremy Corbyn to make cameo in North London drag panto

Jeremy Corbyn, the MP for Islington North and former Labour leader, is set to swap the political stage for the theatrical one this Christmas, making a surprise cameo in a festive drag pantomime at the Pleasance Theatre in north London. Corbyn will appear as the “Wizard of Oz-lington” in Wicked

Pay Your Queers! Petition launched to pay dozens of performers after collapse of Manchester Pride

Pay Your Queers! Petition launched to pay dozens of performers after collapse of Manchester Pride

A petition has been launched demanding justice for dozens of performers, creatives, and small businesses left unpaid following the sudden collapse of Manchester Pride, one of the UK’s largest LGBTQ+ events. The charity behind the festival announced it had entered voluntary liquidation earlier this month, citing rising costs, declining

Protect the Dolls: Glamour UK names nine trans women among its 2025 Women of the Year honourees

Protect the Dolls: Glamour UK names nine trans women among its 2025 Women of the Year honourees

Glamour UK has named nine trans women among its 2025 Women of the Year honourees, spotlighting their contributions to activism, fashion, media and community empowerment. The cover, featuring Munroe Bergdorf, Ceval Omar, Taira, Munya, Bel Priestley, Maxine Heron, Dani St James, Mya Mehmi and Shon Faye, was unveiled as part

Openly gay MP Peter Swallow condemns Reform UK's anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric

Openly gay MP Peter Swallow condemns Reform UK's anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric

During Thursday’s Points of Order debate in the House of Commons, Labour MP for Bracknell, Peter Swallow, delivered a passionate defence of LGBTQ+ rights, condemning recent remarks made by a Reform UK politician that conflated support for LGBTQ+ communities with backing for terrorism. Swallow, who is openly gay, responded

Former Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar declares EU at forefront of LGBTQ+ rights

Former Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar declares EU at forefront of LGBTQ+ rights

Former Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has declared that the European Union is now at the forefront of the global movement for LGBTQ+ and intersex rights, citing recent developments and growing solidarity across member states. Speaking at a conference on LGBTQ+ rights at Central European University in Budapest, Varadkar emphasised

TransActual publishes new report on harms to gender non-conforming individuals in wake of EHRC interim code of conduct

TransActual publishes new report on harms to gender non-conforming individuals in wake of EHRC interim code of conduct

TransActual has published a new report setting out in detail the "devastating impact of legally questionable advice" delivered by the Equality & Human Rights Commission (EHRC) The report - The Gendered Spaces Review - is co-authored by academic and researcher Dr Jack López, and Florence Corvi, and is

Human rights organisations express concern after 25 arrested at alleged "gay wedding" in Nigeria

Human rights organisations express concern after 25 arrested at alleged "gay wedding" in Nigeria

Religious police in northern Nigeria have arrested 25 individuals for allegedly attending a same-sex wedding ceremony, in a move that has drawn sharp criticism from human rights organisations. The arrests took place on Saturday, 25 October, in the city of Kano, where members of the Hisbah - a religious police

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