LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ community and allies to protest outside Hungarian Embassy in London after Budapest Pride ban The LGBTQ+ community and allies are to rally in protest outside the Hungarian Embassy in London on Saturday, 21 June after Viktor Orbán’s populist government banned Budapest Pride. All welcome; placards, Pride flags and voices encouraged! By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Jamie Lee Curtis among celebs to denounce proposal to eliminate funding for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline Jamie Lee Curtis, a proud mum to a trans daughter, has joined more than 100 Hollywood stars, who have signed an open letter denouncing Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for a suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ young people. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBT Foundation launches "powerful" campaign - 'This is What a Woman Looks Like' The campaign celebrates the beauty and complexity of what it means to be and look like a woman in 2025. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell “forcibly ejected” from Birmingham Pride after calling for West Midlands Police to apologise for past homophobia Peter Tatchell has reported he was “forcibly ejected” from Birmingham Pride and “threatened with arrest” after calling for West Midlands Police to apologise for past homophobia. The LGBTQ+ rights campaigner said: “My crime? carrying a placard and using a loudhailer to criticise past West Midlands po By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Belfast’s LGBTQ+ communities celebrated with new stained glass window at City Hall The contribution of Belfast’s LGBTQ+ community has been marked by Belfast City Council with the unveiling of a new stained glass window at City Hall. The design of the colourful window, which shows pivotal moments in the community’s development and was designed in partnership with representatives fr By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Reform UK removes Pride Flag from Durham County Council headquarters Durham County Council, which is now controlled by Reform UK after victory in the local elections, has removed the LGBTQ+ Pride flag – and the flag of Ukraine – from its headquarters. Liberal Democrat councillor Ellie Hopgood said the decision is a “disrespectful, mean-spirited act” ahead of the city By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Hastings-based drag queen Heather Duster to host ‘Church of Duster’s Alternative Sunday Service’ in St Leonards Church Heather Duster, the Hastings-based drag queen, will be hosting Church of Duster’s Alternative Sunday Service as part of A Curious Town Grows Festival at St Leonards Church, St Leonards-on-sea on Sunday, 25 May. Spend your Sunday worshiping drag idols, indulge in drinking the holy spirits and belt ou By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Several LGBTQ+ swimming groups decide to skip this year’s WorldPride in Washington DC, citing Trump’s sustained attacks against LGBTQ+ communities Several LGBTQ+ swimming groups have decided to skip this year’s WorldPride in Washington DC, citing Trump’s attacks against LGBTQ+ communities. Toronto’s Purple Fins, a “gender free” swimming club, is one of several aquatics teams with bi, non-binary or trans athletes that made the difficult decisio By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of the Nazi regime unveiled in Paris A memorial to LGBTQ+ victims of the Nazi regime – and to all LGBTQ+ people persecuted throughout history – was unveiled in the heart of Paris on Saturday, 17 May. The monument, a massive steel star designed by French artist Jean-Luc Verna, is located in France’s capital, in public gardens close to t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ communities and allies make a lot of noise for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ communities and allies made a lot of noise for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Saturday, 17 May. This year’s event took place at the stairs of the Brighton Unitarian Church from 12-1pm and featured music from Brighton Gay Men’ By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pope Leo XIV affirms that family is founded on the “stable union between a man and a woman” Pope Leo XIV has affirmed that family is founded on the “stable union between a man and a woman,” which will offend many LGBTQ+ Catholics worldwide. The 69-year-old, who was appointed on 8 May, made the comments when he met the Vatican diplomatic corps at St Peter’s Basilica for the first time. At t By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run – a colourful celebration of pride and community – to return in August! Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run – a 5K fun run in support of local LGBTQ charity, Allsorts Youth Project – returns to Hove Park on Friday, 1 August at 7pm. Hosted by drag queens Snow White Trash and Dame Burley Chassis – and with a live DJ set to get the atmosphere pumping – this […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
