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 News Police appealing for information after man "seriously injured" during Brighton & Hove Pride Police are appealing for identification of a person seen on CCTV after a man was "seriously injured" during Concorde 2's Pride Party during Brighton & Hove Pride. On 2 August 2025, just after 8pm, it was reported that a man in his 20s was assaulted by By Graham Robson • 1 min read Features & Longread Trans Awareness Week - Beyond the Binary: A History of Trans Rights in the UK As Trans Awareness Week (13–19 November) unfolds, it’s a moment not only to celebrate and uplift trans and non-binary voices but also to reflect on the long, complex journey toward equality in the UK. This week culminates in Transgender Day of Remembrance on 20 November, honouring lives lost By Graham Robson • 2 min read Community Corner Sussex paramedic Steph Meech elected Deputy Chair of National Ambulance LGBT+ network Sussex Paramedic Steph Meech, has been elected to the position of Deputy Chair of the National Ambulance LGBT+ Network, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has announced. Steph, a Paramedic Practitioner and Operational Team Leader, who works out of Polegate, took up the position this month following a decade of By Graham Robson • 1 min read North America Aspen Gay Ski Week LGBTQ+ fundraiser to return to Aspen Snowmass in January 2026 The longest-running Gay Ski Week in America, Aspen Gay Ski Week will celebrate its 49th year in 2026, taking place from 11-18 January. Visitors to the Rocky Mountain towns of Aspen and Snowmass Village can expect vibrant festivities, including après, drag brunches, nightly parties, comedy shows, group ski days, the By Graham Robson • 2 min read Culture Quintessentially Scottish gay icon Coinneach MacLeod makes TV presenting debut in 'The Hebridean Baker' Gay cookbook author Coinneach MacLeod, aka Hebridean Baker, has made his television presenting debut in a brand new culinary travel series, Hebridean Baker: Nordic Islands, which launches today (13 November). The four-part series sees Coinneach swap the Scottish islands for a Nordic foodie adventure and is released in two versions: By Graham Robson • 2 min read News Trans Awareness Week: New game takes aim at transphobia in the British media Ahead of Trans Awareness Week (13–19 November), creative agency Joint and national anti-hate crime charity Stop Hate UK launched Have I Got Phobia For You – a shareable online game that takes aim at transphobia in the British media. Inspired by Have I Got News For You, the parody quiz 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
News Police appealing for information after man "seriously injured" during Brighton & Hove Pride Police are appealing for identification of a person seen on CCTV after a man was "seriously injured" during Concorde 2's Pride Party during Brighton & Hove Pride. On 2 August 2025, just after 8pm, it was reported that a man in his 20s was assaulted by By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread Trans Awareness Week - Beyond the Binary: A History of Trans Rights in the UK As Trans Awareness Week (13–19 November) unfolds, it’s a moment not only to celebrate and uplift trans and non-binary voices but also to reflect on the long, complex journey toward equality in the UK. This week culminates in Transgender Day of Remembrance on 20 November, honouring lives lost By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Corner Sussex paramedic Steph Meech elected Deputy Chair of National Ambulance LGBT+ network Sussex Paramedic Steph Meech, has been elected to the position of Deputy Chair of the National Ambulance LGBT+ Network, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has announced. Steph, a Paramedic Practitioner and Operational Team Leader, who works out of Polegate, took up the position this month following a decade of By Graham Robson • 1 min read
North America Aspen Gay Ski Week LGBTQ+ fundraiser to return to Aspen Snowmass in January 2026 The longest-running Gay Ski Week in America, Aspen Gay Ski Week will celebrate its 49th year in 2026, taking place from 11-18 January. Visitors to the Rocky Mountain towns of Aspen and Snowmass Village can expect vibrant festivities, including après, drag brunches, nightly parties, comedy shows, group ski days, the By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture Quintessentially Scottish gay icon Coinneach MacLeod makes TV presenting debut in 'The Hebridean Baker' Gay cookbook author Coinneach MacLeod, aka Hebridean Baker, has made his television presenting debut in a brand new culinary travel series, Hebridean Baker: Nordic Islands, which launches today (13 November). The four-part series sees Coinneach swap the Scottish islands for a Nordic foodie adventure and is released in two versions: By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Trans Awareness Week: New game takes aim at transphobia in the British media Ahead of Trans Awareness Week (13–19 November), creative agency Joint and national anti-hate crime charity Stop Hate UK launched Have I Got Phobia For You – a shareable online game that takes aim at transphobia in the British media. Inspired by Have I Got News For You, the parody quiz By Graham Robson • 1 min read
