Trans+ History Week 2026 returns with national events and calls for ‘narrative shift’
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Trans+ History Week 2026 returns with national events and calls for ‘narrative shift’

Trans+ History Week has returned for 2026 with a programme of national events, exhibitions and commissioned storytelling highlighting the long and often overlooked history of trans and gender‑diverse communities.

Brighton Bear Weekend and Pride Community Foundation announce grant-giving partnership
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Brighton Bear Weekend and Pride Community Foundation announce grant-giving partnership

The Saturday Scene: King Charles steals the show in Washington, and what he didn't say out loud
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The Saturday Scene: King Charles steals the show in Washington, and what he didn't say out loud

European Parliament backs EU‑wide conversion therapy ban as UK continues to delay legislation
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European Parliament backs EU‑wide conversion therapy ban as UK continues to delay legislation

LGBTQ+ organisations, including Mermaids and TransActual, urge Wes Streeting to reverse restrictions on trans healthcare
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LGBTQ+ organisations, including Mermaids and TransActual, urge Wes Streeting to reverse restrictions on trans healthcare

The Black Cap to unveil Regina Fong Terrace in tribute to drag trailblazer
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The Black Cap to unveil Regina Fong Terrace in tribute to drag trailblazer

Two Women’s Institute branches close after 72 years following resignations over trans membership policy
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Two Women’s Institute branches close after 72 years following resignations over trans membership policy

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Brighton to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May
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Brighton to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May

Florida man charged after allegedly targeting five-year-old child “for being gay”
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Florida man charged after allegedly targeting five-year-old child “for being gay”

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Divina De Campo lifts lid on Gemma Collins feud - “Where was she? On Instagram selling cheap clothes made in China.”

Trans+ History Week 2026 returns with national events and calls for ‘narrative shift’
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Trans+ History Week 2026 returns with national events and calls for ‘narrative shift’

Alex Consani makes history as first trans woman on Met Gala host committee
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Alex Consani makes history as first trans woman on Met Gala host committee

Trump administration launches inquiries into LGBTQ+ lessons in Illinois schools
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Trump administration launches inquiries into LGBTQ+ lessons in Illinois schools

The file marked ‘Sexual Offences’: inside the BBC’s long-buried first documentary on homosexuality
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The file marked ‘Sexual Offences’: inside the BBC’s long-buried first documentary on homosexuality

In 1953 the BBC made a secret programme about homosexuality and locked it away. Historian Professor Marcus Collins found the transcript buried in a Reading archive. He tells Scene what it reveals about who we were, and why it still matters.

Josh Cavallo on love, lust and living authentically: “I just wanted to be me”
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Josh Cavallo on love, lust and living authentically: “I just wanted to be me”

Josh Cavallo made sporting history in 2021 when he became the first active top-flight male professional footballer to come out as gay. Five years on, the Adelaide United player, who

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European Parliament backs EU‑wide conversion therapy ban as UK continues to delay legislation
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European Parliament backs EU‑wide conversion therapy ban as UK continues to delay legislation

The European Parliament has voted to support an European Union‑wide ban on so‑called conversion therapy, increasing pressure on national governments - including the UK’s - to bring

Divina De Campo lifts lid on Gemma Collins feud - “Where was she? On Instagram selling cheap clothes made in China.”
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Divina De Campo lifts lid on Gemma Collins feud - “Where was she? On Instagram selling cheap clothes made in China.”

Pink Punters LGBTQ+ nightclub fire was accidental, investigators say, as owner vows it will return
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Pink Punters LGBTQ+ nightclub fire was accidental, investigators say, as owner vows it will return

Rugby player banned after homophobic social media post mocking opponent for wearing pink top and leggings
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Rugby player banned after homophobic social media post mocking opponent for wearing pink top and leggings

Man released on bail following blaze at Pink Punters LGBTQ+ nightclub in Milton Keynes
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Man released on bail following blaze at Pink Punters LGBTQ+ nightclub in Milton Keynes

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A Decade of Pride, Power and Rugby: Celebrating 10 Years of the Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC
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A Decade of Pride, Power and Rugby: Celebrating 10 Years of the Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC

When I walked into the Sea Serpents’ 10th anniversary celebration, at The Old Ship Hotel in Brighton, the atmosphere was instantly electric - the kind of buzz that only happens

Brighton star Lizzie Bea joins the West End cast of Les Misérables
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Brighton star Lizzie Bea joins the West End cast of Les Misérables

Sugar, grief and a lot of laughs: Sam Morrison brings Sugar Daddy to Soho
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Sugar, grief and a lot of laughs: Sam Morrison brings Sugar Daddy to Soho

EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA-winner Jordan Gray on turning fear into laughter in her new tour
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EXCLUSIVE: BAFTA-winner Jordan Gray on turning fear into laughter in her new tour

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Still Here: Helmut Metzner reflects on memory, politics and LGBTQ+ rights

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Elliot Page reflects on the ‘shame’ he felt growing up queer
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Elliot Page reflects on the ‘shame’ he felt growing up queer

Elliot Page recently spoke about the deep sense of shame and loneliness he felt as a queer child, recalling a formative period marked by isolation and the belief that “something

Alex Consani makes history as first trans woman on Met Gala host committee
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Alex Consani makes history as first trans woman on Met Gala host committee

Get Real: The Return! Brighton Fringe
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Get Real: The Return! Brighton Fringe

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They said we were finished. They were wrong
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They said we were finished. They were wrong

A landmark global report confirms what LGBTQ+ people already knew: the backlash is real, coordinated, and funded. But so is the fightback and it's winning more than anyone is being told.

Trump administration launches inquiries into LGBTQ+ lessons in Illinois schools
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Trump administration launches inquiries into LGBTQ+ lessons in Illinois schools

EU ruling puts pressure on Péter Magyar to scrap anti‑LGBTQ+ law
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EU ruling puts pressure on Péter Magyar to scrap anti‑LGBTQ+ law

Official LGBTQ+ wing of Scottish National Party criticises Scottish Labour manifesto ahead of Holyrood election
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Official LGBTQ+ wing of Scottish National Party criticises Scottish Labour manifesto ahead of Holyrood election

Stonewall wins change to Crime & Policing Bill on LGBTQ+ hate crime
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Stonewall wins change to Crime & Policing Bill on LGBTQ+ hate crime

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HIV The Naked Truth: Nude photography exhibition on HIV stigma to debut in Brighton during Pride Week
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HIV The Naked Truth: Nude photography exhibition on HIV stigma to debut in Brighton during Pride Week

A new photography exhibition challenging stigma around HIV is set to open in Brighton during Pride Week this summer. HIV The Naked Truth will be presented at Phoenix Art Space

Large and Loud: Falmouth brims with Pride for Falmouth Pride 2026
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Large and Loud: Falmouth brims with Pride for Falmouth Pride 2026

INTERVIEW: Conleth Kane on grief, joy, becoming his truest self and his Andy Bell approved EP, Erasure-esque
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INTERVIEW: Conleth Kane on grief, joy, becoming his truest self and his Andy Bell approved EP, Erasure-esque

Israel to host "largest-ever" Middle East LGBTQ+ festival at the Dead Sea
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Israel to host "largest-ever" Middle East LGBTQ+ festival at the Dead Sea

Margate Pride to celebrate 10th anniversary with expanded programme
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Margate Pride to celebrate 10th anniversary with expanded programme

Trans+ History Week 2026 returns with national events and calls for ‘narrative shift’
Trans Rights

Trans+ History Week 2026 returns with national events and calls for ‘narrative shift’

Trans+ History Week has returned for 2026 with a programme of national events, exhibitions and commissioned storytelling highlighting the long and often overlooked history of trans and gender‑diverse communities.

Trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper settles legal dispute with USA Powerlifting
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Trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper settles legal dispute with USA Powerlifting

Miss Universe Puerto Rico announces second trans contestant, Gabriel Rodríguez Velázquez
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Miss Universe Puerto Rico announces second trans contestant, Gabriel Rodríguez Velázquez

"A year of chaos and harm": Alex Parmar‑Yee, director of the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, marks one year anniversary of anti-trans Supreme Court ruling
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"A year of chaos and harm": Alex Parmar‑Yee, director of the Trans+ Solidarity Alliance, marks one year anniversary of anti-trans Supreme Court ruling

'Lesbian rights' group granted appeal in court case over excluding trans women
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'Lesbian rights' group granted appeal in court case over excluding trans women

HIV The Naked Truth: Nude photography exhibition on HIV stigma to debut in Brighton during Pride Week
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HIV The Naked Truth: Nude photography exhibition on HIV stigma to debut in Brighton during Pride Week

A new photography exhibition challenging stigma around HIV is set to open in Brighton during Pride Week this summer. HIV The Naked Truth will be presented at Phoenix Art Space

Rule change allows thousands more LGBTQ+ Australians to donate blood
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Rule change allows thousands more LGBTQ+ Australians to donate blood

The hidden cost of executive dysfunction when you're queer and trying to stay afloat
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The hidden cost of executive dysfunction when you're queer and trying to stay afloat

Scotland ‘could be first country in world to end HIV transmission’ by 2030, say charities
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Scotland ‘could be first country in world to end HIV transmission’ by 2030, say charities

The Silence Ends with Us: National LGBTQ+ campaign and tour launches in response to suicide and drug related deaths
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The Silence Ends with Us: National LGBTQ+ campaign and tour launches in response to suicide and drug related deaths

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Brighton to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May
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Brighton to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May

Brighton is set to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) with a community‑led vigil on Sunday, 17 May, as LGBTQ+ organisations and supporters gather in

Brighton Bear Weekend and Pride Community Foundation announce grant-giving partnership
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Brighton Bear Weekend and Pride Community Foundation announce grant-giving partnership

Next to donate 100% of profits from Hamish the Highland Cow doorstop to Terrence Higgins Trust
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Next to donate 100% of profits from Hamish the Highland Cow doorstop to Terrence Higgins Trust

"Kevin will be deeply missed by so many". Kevin Coyle, founder of Drag Bus, has passed away
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"Kevin will be deeply missed by so many". Kevin Coyle, founder of Drag Bus, has passed away

HAVE YOUR SAY: Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard invites LGBTQ+ communities to take part in community survey
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HAVE YOUR SAY: Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard invites LGBTQ+ communities to take part in community survey

Crawley LGBT announces plans to better serve LGBTQ+ people across Crawley, Horsham and wider Sussex
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Crawley LGBT announces plans to better serve LGBTQ+ people across Crawley, Horsham and wider Sussex

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Hate crime probe launched after man left critically injured in suspected homophobic attack in Bristol
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Hate crime probe launched after man left critically injured in suspected homophobic attack in Bristol

Police have launched a hate crime investigation after a man was left critically injured in a suspected homophobic attack in Bristol city centre. Emergency services were called to St Nicholas

Man released on bail following blaze at Pink Punters LGBTQ+ nightclub in Milton Keynes
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Man released on bail following blaze at Pink Punters LGBTQ+ nightclub in Milton Keynes

Ruel releases new single from forthcoming part two of double album Kicking My Feet & Screaming and announces UK/EU tour
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Ruel releases new single from forthcoming part two of double album Kicking My Feet & Screaming and announces UK/EU tour

INTERVIEW: Conleth Kane on grief, joy, becoming his truest self and his Andy Bell approved EP, Erasure-esque
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INTERVIEW: Conleth Kane on grief, joy, becoming his truest self and his Andy Bell approved EP, Erasure-esque

Brothers go on trial over 1984 killing of "kind, gentle" civil servant in homophobic attack
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Brothers go on trial over 1984 killing of "kind, gentle" civil servant in homophobic attack

Cardiff City fined £15,000 over homophobic chanting
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Cardiff City fined £15,000 over homophobic chanting

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Florida man charged after allegedly targeting five-year-old child “for being gay”
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Florida man charged after allegedly targeting five-year-old child “for being gay”

A Florida man has been charged with aggravated child abuse after police alleged he attacked a five-year-old boy because he believed the child was gay. Andre Brown Jr., 33, was

Trump administration launches inquiries into LGBTQ+ lessons in Illinois schools
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Trump administration launches inquiries into LGBTQ+ lessons in Illinois schools

Trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper settles legal dispute with USA Powerlifting
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Trans powerlifter JayCee Cooper settles legal dispute with USA Powerlifting

Former First Lady Jill Biden bids $35,000 for Heated Rivalry role at LGBTQ+ benefit auction
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Former First Lady Jill Biden bids $35,000 for Heated Rivalry role at LGBTQ+ benefit auction

Philadelphia opens LGBTQ+-dedicated Philly Pride Visitor Centre
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Philadelphia opens LGBTQ+-dedicated Philly Pride Visitor Centre

Tennessee declares June as 'Nuclear Family Month', a move widely seen as sidelining Pride Month celebrations
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Tennessee declares June as 'Nuclear Family Month', a move widely seen as sidelining Pride Month celebrations

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Pro‑LGBTQ+ broadcaster Rainbow TV set for launch in Hungary
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Pro‑LGBTQ+ broadcaster Rainbow TV set for launch in Hungary

A new LGBTQ‑focused television channel, Rainbow TV, is being planned for launch in Hungary, with its founders promising inclusive programming, independent journalism and a platform for voices often marginalised

EU ruling puts pressure on Péter Magyar to scrap anti‑LGBTQ+ law
Europe

EU ruling puts pressure on Péter Magyar to scrap anti‑LGBTQ+ law

More than 8,500 sign up for Gay Games Valencia 2026
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More than 8,500 sign up for Gay Games Valencia 2026

Amsterdam celebrates 25 years of same-sex marriage!
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Amsterdam celebrates 25 years of same-sex marriage!

INTERVIEW: From I Kissed a Boy to Universal Music. Meet Joakim Kleven, Norway's fierce new pop star
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INTERVIEW: From I Kissed a Boy to Universal Music. Meet Joakim Kleven, Norway's fierce new pop star

Munich elects its first openly gay mayor in historic Green Party victory
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Munich elects its first openly gay mayor in historic Green Party victory

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Protesters in Hyderabad demand scrapping trans identity bill
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Protesters in Hyderabad demand scrapping trans identity bill

Crowds chanted "Our Body – Our Rights," with multiple speakers describing the bill as both inhumane and a violation of fundamental rights.

Chinese authorities arrest dozens of women for writing and publishing gay erotic fiction
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Chinese authorities arrest dozens of women for writing and publishing gay erotic fiction

National Museum of the Philippines lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month
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National Museum of the Philippines lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month

Tens of thousands gather in Seoul for South Korean Pride
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Tens of thousands gather in Seoul for South Korean Pride

LOVE WINS: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples marry in Thailand as country becomes first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions
Asia

LOVE WINS: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples marry in Thailand as country becomes first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions

Queer East Festival: On The Road to bring LGBTQ+ stories from Asia to the UK, including a trip to Brighton
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Queer East Festival: On The Road to bring LGBTQ+ stories from Asia to the UK, including a trip to Brighton