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Queer actors, including Elliot Page, Joe Locke and Miriam Margolyes, join growing boycott of Israeli film institutions

A growing number of queer actors have joined nearly 4,000 film industry professionals in signing a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions accused of complicity in what signatories describe as genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people. The open letter, published by the campaign group Film Workers for Palestine

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

UK

Margate Black Pride champions grassroots visibility for diaspora LGBTQ+ communities

Margate Black Pride returns this Saturday (13 September) with a powerful message of inclusion, visibility and community empowerment. Since its founding in 2022 by Gaëtan Gauthier, the event has remained entirely self-funded, rejecting corporate sponsorship to preserve its independence and ensure authentic representation for Black and diaspora LGBTQ+ people. Taking

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

INTERVIEW: The look queen of the Brighton scene, Mary O'Kart discusses finding drag, living in a fundamentally queer city and Ready Player 2? EP

"To make it as a drag queen in Brighton takes balls."

By Dale Melita • 8 min read

News

Queer actors, including Elliot Page, Joe Locke and Miriam Margolyes, join growing boycott of Israeli film institutions

A growing number of queer actors have joined nearly 4,000 film industry professionals in signing a pledge to boycott Israeli film institutions accused of complicity in what signatories describe as genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people. The open letter, published by the campaign group Film Workers for Palestine

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Features & Longread

What Charlie Kirk’s death tells us about rhetoric, extremism and risks for LGBTQ+ people

Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a tragic reminder of spiralling political violence. His anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric was deeply harmful, yet celebrating his death is wrong. We must turn down the heat before words breed more violence.

By Leslie Clarke • 6 min read

Community Corner

Stonegate Group raises £80,000 for Stonewall Housing

Stonegate Group has raised £80,000 for Stonewall Housing, the UK charity supporting LGBTQ+ individuals who are homeless or living in unsafe conditions. The fundraising total reflects a growing partnership between the pub and bar operator and the charity, which began in January 2022. Since then, Stonegate has supported Stonewall

By Graham Robson • 3 min read

North America

Trailblazing NBA star Jason Collins - the sport's first openly gay player - diagnosed with brain tumour

Jason Collins, the former NBA star who made history as the league’s first openly gay active player, is currently undergoing treatment for a brain tumour, his family has confirmed. The 46-year-old, who played 13 seasons in the NBA from 2001 to 2014, is being supported by loved ones and

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Community Corner

LGBTQ+ men and allies invited to join bold new national campaign in Manchester

The LGBT Foundation, the LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing charity, is once again bringing communities together through one of its iconic photoshoots, this time shining a spotlight on LGBTQ+ men and their allies from across the country. Set to take place on Saturday, 27 September 10am to 4pm at the Foundation’

By Graham Robson • 1 min read