LGBTQ+ News American Idol star David Archuleta opens up about his queer identity, saying he once attempted to do everything he could to deny his sexuality American Idol star David Archuleta, who came second in the 2008 season, has opened up about his queer identity and how he once attempted to do everything he could to deny his sexuality. In an exclusive interview with People to discuss his upcoming memoir, Devout, Archuleta, who has over 600,000 foll By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus becomes new charity partner for Komedia’s ‘Down the Hatch’ comedy night Komedia has teamed up with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, the biggest gay men’s chorus in UK outside of London, to raise funds and awareness at Komedia’s monthly night of queer and alternative comedy Down the Hatch. The venue will be collecting donations at checkout on their website which will be donate By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBT History Month The Linden Archives to open its queer archive on Northern England in the ‘90s at special exhibition and panel discussion The Linden Archives will open its queer archive on Northern England in the ‘90s at special exhibition and panel discussion for LGBT+ History Month 2025 on February 13 at York St John University. The event, which will focus on the 1990s club and pub scene across northern England, will include a curat By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News GLAAD launches Weather Watch with RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Salina EsTitties, your new favourite queer ‘meteorologist’ American LGBTQ+ charity GLAAD has launched the GLAAD Weather Watch, a new initiative with RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Salina EsTitties as an LGBTQ-policy focused ‘meteorologist’. GLAAD, with Salina at the wheel as everyone’s new favourite weather girl, will educate LGBTQ+ people and allies about pro- an By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride Pride in the Port, Newport’s community-led Pride organisation, has been chosen to host UK Pride 2026 Pride in the Port, Newport’s community-led Pride organisation, has been chosen to host UK Pride 2026, which will take place September 2026. Founded in 2022, Pride in the Port will be celebrating its fifth year championing the city’s LGBTQ+ community when it hosts this historic event. The honour of h By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Havering Council raises Progress Pride Flag to mark LGBT+ History Month Havering Council in east London has raised the Progress Pride Flag to mark the start of LGBT+ History Month. The flag raising, which took place this morning (3 February), outside Havering Town Hall, Romford, signals the start of a month of activities to celebrate LGBTQ+ history. Nationally, this yea By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television BUTTON UP! It’s time for ‘Sew Fierce’ season three OUTtv, the LGBTQ+ TV and streaming service, is bringing back its acclaimed competition series Sew Fierce, commissioning a third season of the OUTtv Original produced by Sonic Nursery Creative. The new season starts production in autumn 2025 and is set to launch on OUTflix later in 2025. The eight-ep By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Music Lady Gaga speaks out in support of trans community while accepting Grammy Award Lady Gaga spoke out in support of the trans community while accepting the trophy for best pop duo/group performance at the 67th Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 2 alongside her Die with a Smile duet partner Bruno Mars. ‘I just want to say tonight, that trans people are not invisible,’ the 38-year-o By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBT History Month ‘The Identity Project – Paris Edition’ comes to the UK for the first time for LGBT+ History Month The Identity Project – Paris Edition, a striking photographic exhibition celebrating LGBTQ+ identities, is on display in the UK for the first time this February at Hove Hands and online at Proud Studios. The exhibition, created by Proud Studios CIC and award-winning photographer Chris Jepson, offers By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport “Football must confront the changing face of homophobia.” Football v Homophobia campaign launches annual Month of Action Football must confront the changing face of homophobia and recommit to tackling the root causes of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. That is the message from the Football v Homophobia (FvH) campaign which has launched its annual Month of Action with a special event at Bolton Wanderers FC. In February, whi By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Pride Thame, a small town in Oxfordshire, has announced its first ever Pride will be “inclusive” and “welcoming” Thame, a small town in Oxfordshire, has announced its first ever Pride will be “inclusive” and “welcoming”. Thame Pride, which will celebrate the market town’s LGBTQ+ community, is due to take place on June 21 with a Pride Village, complete with stalls and a main stage hosted by drag queens. The Lon By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Jo Ellis posts video on social media as “proof of life” to reassure people she is alive and had not piloted crashed Washington DC helicopter Jo Ellis, a trans National Guard helicopter pilot, who was misidentified as the captain of the Black Hawk which crashed in Washington DC, has posted a video on social media as “proof of life” to reassure people that she is alive and had not piloted the crashed helicopter. The claims that Ellis was t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
