News Boston United fined £700 over homophobic chanting incident Boston United Football Club has been fined £700 by the Football Association (FA) following an incident of homophobic chanting during a home fixture against Woking on 8 March. The offensive phrase, reportedly shouted from the North Stand, was deemed a breach of FA Rule E21, which prohibits language that is By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture 66 main pop ghoul bops that’ll make your Halloween playlist scream It's Halloween, Witch! Well, soon it is.🎃 By Dale Melita • 6 min read
UK #SaferToBeMe: UK’s first global LGBTQ+ human rights summit taking place this week Lead Picture: #SaferToBeMe unveiling event Newcastle Lit & Phil building 20 February 2025. Photo credit: Haydn Brown 2025 The UK’s first ever global LGBTQ+ human rights summit, #SaferToBeMe, is taking place in Newcastle-Gateshead, North East England, bringing together hundreds of delegates from over 40 countries. This gathering will focus By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Culture Snoop Dogg drops new children's song 'Love Is Love' after criticism over LGBTQ+ comments Snoop Dogg has released a new children's song titled Love Is Love, aimed at celebrating diverse families and promoting inclusivity. The release follows backlash Snoop received earlier this year for comments made during a podcast appearance, where he expressed discomfort over a same-sex couple featured in Pixar’s By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture Emerging Swiss-Indian singer BombayMami releases new single, Curse "When someone can’t see your worth, you stop running back and start putting yourself first." By Dale Melita • 2 min read
The Little I Knew Review: The Little I Knew by Chiara Valerio, translated by Ailsa Wood A meditation on small-town life, female relationships, and the secrets that pulse beneath seemingly placid surfaces. This novel unwinds with careful intensity, its narrative architecture mirroring the slow, sun-drenched rhythms of southern Italian coastal existence. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Europe Turkey proposes sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ reforms in controversial judicial overhaul The Turkish government has unveiled a sweeping set of proposed legal changes that critics say represent a severe escalation in its crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights, sparking international condemnation and fears of further marginalisation of LGBTQ+ communities. Part of the country’s 11th Judicial Reform Package, the draft legislation includes a By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture Drag Race UK star Ginger Johnson joins star-studded line-up for BBC’s Celebrity MasterChef 2025 The BBC has confirmed that celebrated drag performer and television personality Ginger Johnson will be donning an apron for the 20th series of Celebrity MasterChef, set to air this autumn on BBC One and iPlayer. Hailing from Lanchester in County Durham, Ginger rose to national fame after winning the fifth By Graham Robson • 1 min read
UK Police watchdog faces bias allegations over Pride support The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), the UK’s police watchdog, is facing a legal challenge from a 'free speech campaigner' who claims its support for Pride events undermines its impartiality. The move has sparked concern among LGBTQ+ advocates, who see the case as part of a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Moonflow Book Cover Culture Book Review: Bitter Karella’s 'Moonflow' is the Queer Horror book to read this month Moonflow is a book which revels in all that is weird and all that is strange, and in many ways, although it is true to many horror tropes like the ‘bury your gays’ trope it is also a celebration of everything different and everything queer. By Hannah Simpson • 2 min read
Community Corner INTERVIEW: Tayris Mongardi on paying homage to black female pop culture and upcoming post-Drag Race homecoming show 👀👀👀 By Dale Melita • 6 min read
Culture Jason Gould, son of Barbra Streisand and openly gay artist announces new album and releases lead single Where We Fall arrives after years of dedication to craft By Dale Melita • 2 min read
