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Culture

SCENE: Manchester’s LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival to return - bolder, brighter, and bursting with Pride!

Manchester is set to sparkle once again this summer as SCENE: Manchester’s LGBTQ+ Film & TV Festival returns for its second edition, promising a vibrant week of screenings, panels, and performances from 15 - 21 August 2025. Following its dazzling debut in 2024, which saw sold-out screenings and tributes

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

UK

Trans and non-binary people face barriers at every stage of primary care, Healthwatch finds

Trans and non-binary individuals continue to face significant challenges when accessing primary care services, according to a new report published by Healthwatch. The findings, drawn from a survey of nearly 1,400 trans and non-binary adults, reveal systemic issues ranging from administrative hurdles to discriminatory practices. Only 53% of respondents

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

News

Tom Daley presents weather in knitted swimwear on This Morning as part of Don’t Drink and Dive campaign

Olympic gold medallist Tom Daley surprised viewers of ITV’s This Morning on Thursday (24 July) by presenting the weather forecast in a pair of tiny, knitted, heat-sensitive swim trunks. The segment, cheekily dubbed Tom’s Daley Weather Forecast, saw Daley strip off live on air to reveal the custom

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

UK

From Spitting to Hate Mail: Exeter councillors share LGBTQ+ abuse stories

Members of Exeter’s LGBTQ+ community continue to face hatred, abuse, public humiliation, and physical assault, councillors have warned during a deeply emotional full council meeting. Independent non-binary councillor Zoe Hughes shared their own harrowing experience of being spat on in the street, underscoring the very real dangers faced by

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Culture

14 HIV activists strip down to shatter stigma

HIV The Naked Truth is to present Nude Exhibit, a two-day gallery event spotlighting HIV activism, visibility, and the power of art to challenge stigma, ahead of World AIDS Day in November.   HIV The Naked Truth - a collective of “likeminded people with a mission to end HIV stigma through

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Europe

Berlin Metro station repainted in rainbow colours despite Reichstag Pride flag ban

In a bold and colourful act of defiance, Berlin’s municipal transport company has transformed the Bundestag U-Bahn station with a vibrant rainbow makeover, following a controversial decision by Germany’s conservative leadership to ban Pride flags at the Reichstag. The move comes just days before the city’s annual

By Graham Robson • 1 min read