Simon Blake LGBTQ+ News “Achieving equal rights for some, does not mean reducing the rights of others.” Simon Blake OBE becomes Chief Executive of Stonewall In June 2024, LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall announced the appointment of Simon Blake OBE as its new chief executive, a post he filled in September 2024. Writing at the time, Cat Dixon, the charity’s Chair of Trustees, said: “We are incredibly proud to welcome our new CEO, Simon Blake OBE. LGBTQ+ p By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Corey DeAngelis, an anti-LGBTQ+ education activist, exposed for past involvement in gay porn Corey DeAngelis, an American anti-LGBTQ+ education, has been exposed on social media for past involvement in gay porn. A frequent Fox News contributor, DeAngelis, who is a self-described “school choice evangelist,” has been accused of hypocrisy online, given his long-standing public stance against L By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Cast of upcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race – Charra Tea, Actavia and Saki Yew – join A’Whora at the Tequila Rose Pink Gala in Manchester RuPaul’s Drag Race star A’Whora dazzled on the dancefloor as she partied at a glamorous gala with the cast of the upcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race – Charra Tea, Actavia and Saki Yew – at the Tequila Rose Pink Gala in Manchester on September 19. Loose Women star GK Barry hosted the event at […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport ‘The weird thing about coming out is you never come out once.’ Sky Sports reporter Mark McAdam opens up on their experience of being the broadcaster’s only openly gay male journalist Mark McAdam, a Sky Sports reporter who came out as gay in 2014, has opened up on their experience of being the broadcaster’s only openly gay male journalist. Speaking on the All Out with Jon Dean podcast, Mark admitted that he feels he has to repeatedly come out, but this has not stopped him having By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Theatre THE MAD GAY KING: A queer retelling of the life and love of one of history’s most scandalous kings makes its debut in London The Mad Gay King is a modern retelling of the life and love of King Ludwig II of Bavaria, a decadent 19th century monarch who funded the operas of Richard Wagner, built a flight of fairy tale castles, and was ultimately deposed by his conservative government on the grounds of homosexual insanity. Th By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Transgender News “I don’t like what he be saying about his trans child, that made me mad.” Marlon Wayans, who has a trans daughter, says it’s hard for him to hear Elon Musk’s comments disproving his trans daughter American actor and comedian Marlon Wayans, who has a trans daughter, has said it is hard for him to hear Elon Musk’s comments disproving his trans daughter. Wayans, who was speaking about his child, Kai, coming out as trans on a recent episode of the podcast Club Shay Shay, joked “I have a Tesla tha By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television Meet Kyran Thrax – one of the fierce new queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 6 International drag icon, RuPaul, is back in Blighty with his cult competitive reality show. Rooted in camp, British pop culture, and famed for its unpredictability, Drag Race UK fans will be delighted with a rambunctious new cast, and a competition with even more twists, more laughs and more sass. S By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News “My sexuality was a secret horror swelling inside me.” Stephen Fry opens up about being gay as a teenager Stephen Fry, who publicly came out as gay in the 1980s, has opened up on being gay as a teenager, saying there was “a horror swelling inside me”. In an interview with The Times, the actor said: “In the 1980s, I was known as Celibate Stephen. I was so excited by my work that I […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Hold My Hand: LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall launches campaign to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an Aggravated Offence LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall has launched a new campaign to make anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime an Aggravated Offence so LGBTQ+ people have the same protections as people who face hate crime due to racism or religious discrimination – in line with the Law Commission’s recommendations. Stonewall, which ha By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Survey finds 40% of bisexuals don’t feel accepted by the LGBTQ+ community A new survey by HER, a dating app for lesbian, bi, and queer individuals, has revealed that 40% of bisexual people feel invisible in LGBTQ+ spaces. Collating the responses of 2,000 users, the survey, which is published to coincide with Bi Awareness Week, highlights challenges in the bi community, in By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Teen sentenced to five years for kicking trans woman in the head in Swansea Alex Edwards, a 19-year-old far-right extremist, has been jailed for more than five years for kicking a trans woman in the head. The teen from Swansea was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court for causing actual bodily harm, disseminating terrorist material and having a bladed article in a public plac By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Brighton & Hove City Council seeks views on revised draft Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit Brighton & Hove City Council is seeking views on the revised draft Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit, which is designed to empower staff and governors in the city’s schools and colleges to develop inclusive policies and practices that specifically support trans children and young people. The council s By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News “Brighton & Hove is exactly the wrong type of place to try and pull stunts like that.” Transphobic group kicked out of the Southern Belle pub in Brighton A group of transphobes, calling themselves Free Speech Union, were ejected from the Southern Belle pub in Brighton on September 17. The group, which met to discuss “safeguarding children against pervasive gender ideology”, were told to leave by management after a complaint was made about their impro By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Actress and influencer Kesaria Abramidzem, the first person in Georgia to publicly come out as trans, is “stabbed to death” in “premeditated attack” A man has been arrested after Kesaria Abramidze, 37, a Georgian trans model and prominent public figure, was stabbed to death in her apartment in a “premeditated” attack, amid criticism of a government crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. The actress and influencer was killed in a knife attack on Wednesday, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film Plans for London’s first LGBTQ+ cinema approved by Southwark Council Plans for what is believed to be London’s first LGBTQ+ cinema have been approved. Simon Burke and Piers Greenlees, who opened the area’s first LGBTQ+ pub, The Rising SE1, in April last year, plan to open The Arzner, comprising a cinema and cocktail bar, which is named after Dorothy Arzner, a pioneer By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Screenshot News CCTV footage released of men wanted in connection with rape and sexual assault on Brighton beach on September 8 Police have released CCTV images of three men after reports that a teenage girl was raped and a woman was sexually assaulted on Brighton beach at around 6am on September 8. The alleged incidents took place in an area between the two piers at the beach and the two victims know each other, according t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television Meet Kiki Snatch – one of the fierce new queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 6 International drag icon, RuPaul, is back in Blighty with his cult competitive reality show. Rooted in camp, British pop culture, and famed for its unpredictability, Drag Race UK fans will be delighted with a rambunctious new cast, and a competition with even more twists, more laughs and more sass. S By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Marlborough Productions celebrates 15 years of pioneering intersectional queer culture and performance This September, Marlborough Productions celebrates 15 years of creating and supporting boundary-pushing, cutting-edge queer performance, parties, heritage and radical gatherings. A catalyst for queer culture and community, Marlborough Productions has worked alongside writers, performers, activists, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey announced as JustGiving’s Celebrity Fundraiser of the Year after raising an incredible £33,452 for LGBTQ+ youth charity, Just Like Us Bridgerton actor Jonathan Bailey has been announced as JustGiving‘s Celebrity Fundraiser of the Year after raising an incredible £33,452 for LGBTQ+ youth charity Just Like Us, of which is patron! “If Just Like Us were around when I was at school, it would have been a lot easier and I would’ve had a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Hundreds of plaster casts of trans and non-binary people unveiled as latest installation on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square Hundreds of plaster casts of trans and non-binary people have been unveiled as the latest installation, Mil Veces un Instante (A Thousand Times in an Instant), on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square, London The sculpture, created by Mexican artist Teresa Margolles, features the faces of 726 trans, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Lady Gaga Transgender News Lady Gaga refused to deny trans rumours as she had a responsibility to trans kids who “might be accused of that” Bad Romance singer and actor Lady Gaga has broken her silence on trans rumours in a new episode of What Next? In The Future With Bill Gates, a show which “delves into pressing global issues”. The multi award-winning singer and actor, sat down for a candid interview on the show, saying she didn’t fee By Graham Robson • 1 min read
(c) Alex Brenner Musical Theatre ‘Fizzing, fiery…’ Breach Theatre’s AFTER THE ACT at Brighton Dome is the story of Thatcher’s Section 28 and how a moral panic gripped a nation Thatcher’s Section 28, which banned the ‘promotion’ of homosexuality in schools, was the landmark legislation that silenced a generation, offered a global blueprint for LGBTQ+ oppression and galvanised a movement. Showing at Brighton Dome in November, After the Act: A Section 28 Musical is funny, ca By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television Meet Dita Garbo – one of the fierce new queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 6 International drag icon, RuPaul, is back in Blighty with his cult competitive reality show. Rooted in camp, British pop culture, and famed for its unpredictability, Drag Race UK fans will be delighted with a rambunctious new cast, and a competition with even more twists, more laughs and more sass. S By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Drag queen Brigiding says they are going to “keep on dancing” after performance stirs up “differing opinions” on social media Filipino drag queen Brigiding has said they are going to “keep on dancing” after one of their performances “alluded to menstruation”. im gonna keep on dancing… 🌈💃🍷@ChappellRoan pic.twitter.com/FwbdBnFJzx — brigiding (@brigiding) September 19, 2024 The performance, which has been viewed over two m By Graham Robson • 2 min read
