Music Chappell Roan makes history with ‘The Giver’ becoming the first ever openly queer country song to top the Hot Country Songs chart in the US Chappell Roan has made history on the American Billboard charts with her new queer single, The Giver, which marks the artist’s first foray into the country genre. The song, which parodies conventional country lyrical norms by candidly talking about lesbian intimacy, has earned Chappell a history-mak By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Cynthia Erivo honoured for raising visibility and empowering the LGBTQ+ community Cynthia Erivo was one of the winners at the 2025 GLAAD Media Awards – honouring the best in LGBTQ+ media – on Thursday, March 27. Wicked star Erivo took home the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which is presented to an “openly queer member of the entertainment or media community for their work toward elimi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trans is Human photography exhibition for Trans Day of Visibility Europe’s biggest shopping centre, Westfield London in Stratford, invites you to experience Trans Is Human, an inspiring and thought-provoking photography exhibition honouring Transgender Day of Visibility on March 31. Running till April 2, this event showcases the richness and diversity of trans liv By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Local Labour MPs banned from attending this year’s Trans Pride Brighton Trans Pride Brighton has announced on social media it has banned local Labour MPs from this year’s event due to the “damage they are doing to the trans and nonbinary community”. Writing on social media, Trans Pride Brighton organisers said: “We at Trans Pride Brighton have watched in horror over the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Kevin Penrose, an active Gaelic football (GAA) player, who publicly came out in February, has urged other sports people to come out Kevin Penrose, an active Gaelic football (GAA) player, who publicly came out in February, has urged other sports people to come out. Kevin, who also works as a travel blog influencer, is among a small cohort of openly gay sportsmen – a small list, which includes Jake Daniels and Donal og Cusack. Kev By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport World Athletics to initiate mandatory genetic testing of women athletes to ban trans women from competing Sebastian Coe, President of World Athletics has announced the organisation will initiate genetic testing of women athletes to ban trans women from competing. While full details have yet to emerge, female athletes will likely be required to undergo a one-time cotton swab or dried blood spot test befo By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ venue calls for boycott of Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s after brewing company terminates 30-year relationship with St Louis Pride An LGBTQ+ venue in St Louis, US has called for a boycott of Anheuser-Busch products, including Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s, after the brewing company terminated their 30-year relationship with St Louis Pride. Writing on Instagram, Pride St Louis said: “For 45 years, Pride St Louis has been a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Mayor of Bolton welcomes six drag queens to Mayor’s Parlour to “promote inclusion” The Mayor of Bolton, Councillor Andy Morgan, has welcomed six drag queens – Kristal Kane, Jackie Love, Viva la Diva, Shazza Fierce, Pixy Lation and Mona Moans – to the Mayor’s Parlour to “promote inclusion”. Also present at the meeting were Rob and Kev Wright, organisers of Bolton Pride, which is a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Queer Britain, the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum, has announced that Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, have become patrons Queer Britain, the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum, has announced that Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, have become patrons. Queer Britain is a museum of British LGBTQ+ history and culture located in Kings Cross, London. It is the first dedicated LGBTQ museum in the UK. Elton and David s By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Laurence Fox, who filmed himself burning LGBTQ+ Pride bunting during Pride Month, has been charged for sharing an explicit image of a TV personality Laurence Fox, who filmed himself burning LGBTQ+ Pride bunting during Pride Month in 2023, has been charged for sharing an explicit image of TV personality Narinder Kaur on social media without her consent. The former actor and politician, who was condemned by Holocaust charities over posting a rainb By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Members of Liverpool’s trans communities to come together on Trans Day of Visibility to share stories and call for a more accessible and inclusive world A series of events to celebrate Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV), which is held annually on March 31, will be taking place at the end of March in Liverpool. TDoV marks a time to celebrate trans and non-binary people, and to raise awareness of the discrimination faced by the community worldwide. The aw By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News University of Sussex to legally challenge a decision by the Office for Students after it was fined a record £585,000 for “failing to uphold freedom of speech” The University of Sussex has said it will legally challenge a decision by the Office for Students (OfS) after it was fined a record £585,000 by the higher education regulator, which criticised the university’s policy statement on trans and non-binary equality. The policy has a requirement to “positi By Graham Robson • 2 min read
