Drag star La Voix to announce UK jury points at Eurovision 2026
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Drag star La Voix to announce UK jury points at Eurovision 2026

Drag performer and singer La Voix will announce the United Kingdom’s jury points at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the BBC has confirmed. The performer will become the UK’

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Nigel Farage backs Christian street preacher whose sermons described homosexuality as an “abomination” and warned of eternal punishment
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Nigel Farage backs Christian street preacher whose sermons described homosexuality as an “abomination” and warned of eternal punishment

Brighton Pride Street Party unveils 2026 line‑up led by Bimini and Gok Wan
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Brighton Pride Street Party unveils 2026 line‑up led by Bimini and Gok Wan

Spain tops Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights ranking, with UK 22nd
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Spain tops Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights ranking, with UK 22nd

Equity presents Durham Pride with £7,000+ donation after Reform UK cuts funding
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Equity presents Durham Pride with £7,000+ donation after Reform UK cuts funding

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Paris named top destination for queer travellers in 2026, just ahead of London

Drag star La Voix to announce UK jury points at Eurovision 2026
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Drag star La Voix to announce UK jury points at Eurovision 2026

Durham Pride to go ahead later this month despite Reform UK withdrawing council funding
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Durham Pride to go ahead later this month despite Reform UK withdrawing council funding

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Social night aimed at queer gamers to launch in Brighton this month

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Pockets of Joy: Trans Pride Hastings launches new participatory project

Trans woman Roxanne Tickle wins historic appeal in Australia’s 'Giggle for Girls' discrimination case
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Trans woman Roxanne Tickle wins historic appeal in Australia’s 'Giggle for Girls' discrimination case

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INTERVIEW: From Bangkok to Brighton, The Ladyboys are back!

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Zodiac Bar, one of north London’s only trans‑founded LGBTQ+ venues, relaunches with bid for protected status
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Zodiac Bar, one of north London’s only trans‑founded LGBTQ+ venues, relaunches with bid for protected status

One of north London’s only trans‑founded and LGBTQ+ community‑run venues is relaunching this weekend as it seeks formal protection through community ownership powers. Zodiac Bar, Club and

Paris named top destination for queer travellers in 2026, just ahead of London
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Paris named top destination for queer travellers in 2026, just ahead of London

Social night aimed at queer gamers to launch in Brighton this month
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Social night aimed at queer gamers to launch in Brighton this month

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Regina Fong Terrace relaunch a resounding success at The Black Cap

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Russian woman sentenced over Stray Kids fanfiction featuring gay relationship

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Drag star La Voix to announce UK jury points at Eurovision 2026
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Drag star La Voix to announce UK jury points at Eurovision 2026

Drag performer and singer La Voix will announce the United Kingdom’s jury points at the Eurovision Song Contest 2026, the BBC has confirmed. The performer will become the UK’

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INTERVIEW: From Bangkok to Brighton, The Ladyboys are back!

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Nigel Farage backs Christian street preacher whose sermons described homosexuality as an “abomination” and warned of eternal punishment
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Nigel Farage backs Christian street preacher whose sermons described homosexuality as an “abomination” and warned of eternal punishment

Nigel Farage has come under fire after publicly backing a Christian street preacher whose sermons described homosexuality as an “abomination” and warned of eternal punishment. The Reform UK leader appeared

Gay pornstar Reform UK councillor into "bears" and "stocky blokes" quits
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Gay pornstar Reform UK councillor into "bears" and "stocky blokes" quits

Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who said an indefinite ban on puberty blockers for trans youth was "uncomfortable" but "ultimately right", resigns from Government
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Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who said an indefinite ban on puberty blockers for trans youth was "uncomfortable" but "ultimately right", resigns from Government

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Finnish "Christian Democrat" convicted of hate speech over pamphlet about homosexuality to appeal decision

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Brighton Pride Street Party unveils 2026 line‑up led by Bimini and Gok Wan
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Brighton Pride Street Party unveils 2026 line‑up led by Bimini and Gok Wan

Brighton Pride has unveiled the line‑up for its 2026 Street Party, promising two days of music, drag and celebration on the city’s seafront as part of this year’

Durham Pride to go ahead later this month despite Reform UK withdrawing council funding
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Durham Pride to go ahead later this month despite Reform UK withdrawing council funding

Pockets of Joy: Trans Pride Hastings launches new participatory project
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Pockets of Joy: Trans Pride Hastings launches new participatory project

Drag acts at Durham Pride to benefit from Equity agreement - setting minimum standards on pay
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Drag acts at Durham Pride to benefit from Equity agreement - setting minimum standards on pay

Cambridge Pride to return next month
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Cambridge Pride to return next month

Labour urged to protect Parkrun from ‘American interference’ over trans inclusion
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Labour urged to protect Parkrun from ‘American interference’ over trans inclusion

Labour has been urged to act to protect Parkrun from what campaigners describe as “American interference”, after a US-based religious organisation issued a legal threat over trans inclusion in the

Pockets of Joy: Trans Pride Hastings launches new participatory project
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Pockets of Joy: Trans Pride Hastings launches new participatory project

Trans woman Roxanne Tickle wins historic appeal in Australia’s 'Giggle for Girls' discrimination case
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Trans woman Roxanne Tickle wins historic appeal in Australia’s 'Giggle for Girls' discrimination case

Hampstead ponds to remain trans‑inclusive
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Hampstead ponds to remain trans‑inclusive

Trans student stabbed to death at University of Washington
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Trans student stabbed to death at University of Washington

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

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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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INTERVIEW: From Bangkok to Brighton, The Ladyboys are back!
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INTERVIEW: From Bangkok to Brighton, The Ladyboys are back!

The world‑famous cabaret spectacular has touched down at Preston Park for a strictly limited season inside the Sabai Pavilion

Brighton to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May
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"Kevin will be deeply missed by so many". Kevin Coyle, founder of Drag Bus, has passed away

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‘I lived in the shadows’: Former Corrie star Amanda Barrie on coming out later in life
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‘I lived in the shadows’: Former Corrie star Amanda Barrie on coming out later in life

A former Coronation Street star has revealed she believed she would have been sacked if her sexuality became public, as she reflects on decades spent hiding her identity and says

Two arrested following BBC probe into ‘fake gay’ asylum advice
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Two arrested following BBC probe into ‘fake gay’ asylum advice

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

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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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

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First openly gay NBA player, Jason Collins, dies aged 47
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First openly gay NBA player, Jason Collins, dies aged 47

Jason Collins, the former National Basketball Association (NBA) centre who became the first openly gay player in a major North American professional sports league, has died at the age of

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”

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

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Paris named top destination for queer travellers in 2026, just ahead of London
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Paris named top destination for queer travellers in 2026, just ahead of London

Paris has been ranked the world’s number one destination for queer travellers in 2026, according to new global data released by dating app Grindr. The French capital topped the

Germany accused of failing to protect queer people from rising hate crime
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Germany accused of failing to protect queer people from rising hate crime

Spain tops Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights ranking, with UK 22nd
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Spain tops Europe’s LGBTQ+ rights ranking, with UK 22nd

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

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

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

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

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