Lush terminates partnership with Download Festival amid controversy surrounding the festival’s anti-trans toilet policy Graham Robson June 05, 2025 – 1 min read Share this post The Liberation bath bomb Trans Rights Now Simone Biles calls anti-trans activist’s comments “sick” Seven-time gold medallist Simone Biles - the most decorated gymnast in history - has called former US swimmer and anti-trans activist Riley Gaines "sick" over online comments made about a trans woman softball player. Gaines, who has regularly spoken out about trans women athletes competing in women' By Graham Robson • 1 min read Trans Rights Now Pride in Labour expresses "serious concerns" about Labour's endorsement of "gender-critic" to lead EHRC Pride in Labour, a group “championing LGBTQ+ rights within the Labour Party”, has expressed “serious concerns” about the endorsement from the Labour Government of Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson to lead the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) due to having aligned herself with gender-critical ideologies – “a position that raises serious doubt By Graham Robson • 2 min read Trans Rights Now The Equality and Human Rights Commission is “silencing trans rights activists” Good Law Project (GLP) has said it plans to intervene after revealing the landlord of the offices of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has sought an injunction against protests outside its London offices at Tintagel House, Vauxhall, for the entire period for which the EHRC has a licence By Graham Robson • 2 min read Photo by Ralf Knüfer / Unsplash Europe Beats in the Underground: How Berlin is Using Techno and Art to Reclaim its U-Bahn Stations Berlin is turning to techno and art to make its U-Bahn stations safer — not with more police, but with beats, art and light. It’s a bold, very Berlin move, rooted in the city’s queer spirit and belief that culture can build community where fear once lingered. By Leslie Clarke • 4 min read News Gay icon Kim Woodburn dies after short illness Kim Woodburn, the iconic British television personality best known for co-hosting How Clean Is Your House? and appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, has died at the age of 83 following a short illness, her representatives confirmed on Tuesday. Born in Hampshire, Kim overcame a difficult early life marked by hardship By Graham Robson • 1 min read News Elon Musk’s trans daughter Vivian Wilson makes debut drag performance to raise funds for immigrant rights Vivian Wilson, the 21-year-old trans daughter of Elon Musk, made her debut drag performance last week at a Los Angeles fundraiser supporting immigrant rights. Performing under the stage name Vivllanious, Wilson took to the stage at The Bellwether in a striking black catsuit and metallic corset, proudly waving a trans By Graham Robson • 1 min read Culture Nick Frost to star alongside trans comedian Jordan Gray in new comedy Transaction Nick Frost, who drew controversy when he was cast in HBO’s forthcoming Harry Potter series, is to star in new trans comedy, Transaction, which features a trans lead. Transaction centres on Liv (played by Jordan Gray), a self-described “transgender egomaniac” who causes nightly chaos during her supermarket shift. Gray, By Graham Robson • 2 min read Asia National Museum of the Philippines lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) has been lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month. NMP shared on its social media pages photos of the lit-up facade of the National Museum of Fine Arts, basking in the colours of the rainbow. “The National Museum of the Philippines By Graham Robson • 1 min read Culture Queer Britain launches new exhibition - 20 Years of UK Black Pride Queer Britain, the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum, has announced a new exhibition celebrating 20 Years of UK Black Pride at the museum in Granary Square, Kings Cross. Curated in collaboration with UK Black Pride and their founder Phyll Opoku- Gyimah (Lady Phyll), this exhibition, which runs till By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Trans Rights Now Simone Biles calls anti-trans activist’s comments “sick” Seven-time gold medallist Simone Biles - the most decorated gymnast in history - has called former US swimmer and anti-trans activist Riley Gaines "sick" over online comments made about a trans woman softball player. Gaines, who has regularly spoken out about trans women athletes competing in women' By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Trans Rights Now Pride in Labour expresses "serious concerns" about Labour's endorsement of "gender-critic" to lead EHRC Pride in Labour, a group “championing LGBTQ+ rights within the Labour Party”, has expressed “serious concerns” about the endorsement from the Labour Government of Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson to lead the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) due to having aligned herself with gender-critical ideologies – “a position that raises serious doubt By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Trans Rights Now The Equality and Human Rights Commission is “silencing trans rights activists” Good Law Project (GLP) has said it plans to intervene after revealing the landlord of the offices of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has sought an injunction against protests outside its London offices at Tintagel House, Vauxhall, for the entire period for which the EHRC has a licence By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Photo by Ralf Knüfer / Unsplash Europe Beats in the Underground: How Berlin is Using Techno and Art to Reclaim its U-Bahn Stations Berlin is turning to techno and art to make its U-Bahn stations safer — not with more police, but with beats, art and light. It’s a bold, very Berlin move, rooted in the city’s queer spirit and belief that culture can build community where fear once lingered. By Leslie Clarke • 4 min read
News Gay icon Kim Woodburn dies after short illness Kim Woodburn, the iconic British television personality best known for co-hosting How Clean Is Your House? and appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, has died at the age of 83 following a short illness, her representatives confirmed on Tuesday. Born in Hampshire, Kim overcame a difficult early life marked by hardship By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Elon Musk’s trans daughter Vivian Wilson makes debut drag performance to raise funds for immigrant rights Vivian Wilson, the 21-year-old trans daughter of Elon Musk, made her debut drag performance last week at a Los Angeles fundraiser supporting immigrant rights. Performing under the stage name Vivllanious, Wilson took to the stage at The Bellwether in a striking black catsuit and metallic corset, proudly waving a trans By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture Nick Frost to star alongside trans comedian Jordan Gray in new comedy Transaction Nick Frost, who drew controversy when he was cast in HBO’s forthcoming Harry Potter series, is to star in new trans comedy, Transaction, which features a trans lead. Transaction centres on Liv (played by Jordan Gray), a self-described “transgender egomaniac” who causes nightly chaos during her supermarket shift. Gray, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Asia National Museum of the Philippines lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month The National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) has been lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month. NMP shared on its social media pages photos of the lit-up facade of the National Museum of Fine Arts, basking in the colours of the rainbow. “The National Museum of the Philippines By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture Queer Britain launches new exhibition - 20 Years of UK Black Pride Queer Britain, the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum, has announced a new exhibition celebrating 20 Years of UK Black Pride at the museum in Granary Square, Kings Cross. Curated in collaboration with UK Black Pride and their founder Phyll Opoku- Gyimah (Lady Phyll), this exhibition, which runs till By Graham Robson • 1 min read
