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LGBTQ+ community and allies to protest outside Hungarian Embassy in London after Budapest Pride ban

The LGBTQ+ community and allies are to rally in protest outside the Hungarian Embassy in London on Saturday, 21 June after Viktor Orbán’s populist government banned Budapest Pride. All welcome; placards, Pride flags and voices encouraged!

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

LGBTQ+ News

Jamie Lee Curtis among celebs to denounce proposal to eliminate funding for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline

Jamie Lee Curtis, a proud mum to a trans daughter, has joined more than 100 Hollywood stars, who have signed an open letter denouncing Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for a suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ young people.

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

LGBTQ+ News

LGBT Foundation launches "powerful" campaign - 'This is What a Woman Looks Like'

The campaign celebrates the beauty and complexity of what it means to be and look like a woman in 2025.

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

News

Amanda Barrie reveals she feared being sacked from Coronation Street over her sexuality

Amanda Barrie has opened up about her long-standing fear of being dismissed from Coronation Street due to her sexuality, shedding light on the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals in the entertainment industry during the 1980s and 1990s. Barrie, who played the beloved character Alma Sedgewick on the ITV soap from

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Community Corner

Sussex Beacon's St James's Street shop targeted by hate crime

The Sussex Beacon’s St James’s Street shop has become a target of hate crime, with an obscenity being sprayed on the wall adjacent to the shop’s entrance. Whilst Brighton & Hove City Council swiftly removed the graffiti, according to the charity “the message was clearly anti-LGBTQ+”. Rachel

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

News

Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ announces it will withdraw from Eurovision if Israel participates in 2026

Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ has announced it will withdraw from the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest if Israel is permitted to participate, citing grave humanitarian concerns over the ongoing conflict in Gaza. In a statement released today, RTÉ said that Ireland’s involvement in the contest would be “unconscionable” given

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Culture

Married at First Sight UK returns with landmark LGBTQ+ representation

Channel 4’s hit reality series Married at First Sight UK is set to return this September with a groundbreaking new season featuring four LGBTQ+ contestants. The show, which matches strangers to marry upon first meeting, will include two same-sex couples - one gay and one lesbian - in what

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Politics

Zack Polanski declares unwavering support for trans community: "Solidarity is non-negotiable"

Zack Polanski, newly elected leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, has made a powerful and unequivocal statement of support for the trans community, declaring that solidarity is "non-negotiable" under his leadership. In an exclusive interview with The Canary, Polanski emphasised that transphobia will not be

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Culture

Celebrating Black Lesbian History: Queer Britain to host Black History Month panel

On Sunday, 19 October, Queer Britain will host a landmark event honouring the legacy of Black lesbian activism in the UK. Titled Black History Month Panel: The Black Lesbian Movement in London, the panel will take place at Queer Britain’s museum in King’s Cross, spotlighting the pioneering work

By Graham Robson • 1 min read