Community News Fundraiser launched for political campaigner and trans pioneer Charlie Kiss, who died in 2022 Family and friends of the late political campaigner, trade unionist and trans pioneer Charlie Kiss have launched a fundraiser in his name, which will raise funds to support counselling services for the trans community through a collaboration with CliniQ – a trans-led not-for-profit organisation base By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Screenshot Film Documentary on iconic trans British boxing promoter, Kellie Maloney, available on digital download Knock Out Blonde: The Kellie Maloney Story, the upcoming documentary on iconic trans British boxing promoter, is now available on digital download. As the boxing manager who led Lennox Lewis to championship glory, Kellie Maloney was no stranger to the spotlight. However, her greatest fight was yet t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News This year’s National Hate Crime Awareness Week candle to be lit in solidarity with those affected by anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes The annual Act of Hope and Remembrance for those affected by Hate Crime will be taking place at Regent Hall in London on Sunday, October 13. This year, the National Candle will be lit in solidarity with those affected by anti-LGBT+ Hate Crime. During National Hate Crime Awareness Week, the 10 victim By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell Foundation’s executive officer Pliny Soocoormanee wins prestigious National Diversity Award for Positive Role Model The Peter Tatchell Foundation, the human / LGBTQ+ rights organisation, has announced that Pliny Soocoormanee, the Foundation’s Executive Officer, has been honoured with the prestigious National Diversity Award for Positive Role Model in the LGBT+ category. Originally from Mauritius and residing in t By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News EU court rules member states must recognise trans people’s change of name and gender identities The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that member states must recognise legal documents from other countries that reflect a person’s changed name and gender identity, regardless of the member state’s own laws on changing one’s name and identity. This decision comes in light of By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Martina Navratilova once again wades into trans debate, saying she is “sick” of trans women entering women’s toilets Retired tennis player Martina Navratilova has yet again come under fire for broadcasting her frustration about trans women, saying she is sick of them entering women’s toilets. Responding to a comment made by controversial Harry Potter author JK Rowling on trans women using women’s toilets, Navratil By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Take Courage: LGBTQ+ community needed for new project commemorating queer London of the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s Duckie, a group of veteran LGBTQ club runners that emerged out London’s Vauxhall a quarter of a century ago, has launched queer history project Take Courage, which is asking those who attended Vauxhall’s gay pubs in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s to share their thoughts on the “heyday” of London’s queer By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Bangladeshi man, who identifies as gay, claims he’ll be “killed” if he’s “forcibly” returned to his home country After 15 years in the UK, Bangladesh national Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury, who identifies as gay, is seeking asylum in the UK from his home country, where he claims, he would face persecution due to this sexuality. Despite having made several asylum claims, Chowdhury has been refused each time as the Hom By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Reform UK MP under fire after saying Progress Pride flag should be banned from public buildings Rupert Lowe, the Reform UK MP, has come under fire on X, formerly Twitter, after saying the Progress Pride flag should be banned from public buildings, including hospitals and schools. In the July 2024 general election, Lowe won Reform UK a seat in Parliament after standing for the Great Yarmouth co By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Memorial Quilt Unveiled at National Museum of the Royal Navy, two years after ban on HIV+ personnel serving in Royal Navy was lifted A special exhibition of the Terrence Higgins Memorial Quilt has been unveiled at the National Museum of the Royal Navy in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. This poignant and powerful memorial quilt is dedicated to Terrence Higgins, who served in the Royal Navy from 1963 – 1968 and was the first named pe By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Georgian Nightmare: Georgia’s ruling party passes law curbing LGBTQ+ rights, banning gender transitions and outlawing Pride marches Shalva Papuashvili, a Georgian parliamentary speaker, has signed into law a “family values” bill curbing LGBTQ+ rights, just weeks before a high-stakes parliamentary election. Lawmakers from the ruling Georgian Dream party, which says the law is necessary to protect Georgia’s Orthodox Christian chur By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV Terrence Higgins Trust launches survey with Marie Curie to explore experiences of palliative care support for people living with HIV Terrence Higgins Trust, Marie Curie, the Mary Stevens Hospice and University College London have launched a research study, approved by the UCL research ethics committee, to understand barriers and experiences of people living with HIV around planning for and receiving palliative and end of life car By Graham Robson • 1 min read
