LGBTQ+ News Cynthia Erivo honoured for raising visibility and empowering the LGBTQ+ community Cynthia Erivo was one of the winners at the 2025 GLAAD Media Awards – honouring the best in LGBTQ+ media – on Thursday, March 27. Wicked star Erivo took home the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, which is presented to an “openly queer member of the entertainment or media community for their work toward elimi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ venue calls for boycott of Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s after brewing company terminates 30-year relationship with St Louis Pride An LGBTQ+ venue in St Louis, US has called for a boycott of Anheuser-Busch products, including Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck’s, after the brewing company terminated their 30-year relationship with St Louis Pride. Writing on Instagram, Pride St Louis said: “For 45 years, Pride St Louis has been a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Mayor of Bolton welcomes six drag queens to Mayor’s Parlour to “promote inclusion” The Mayor of Bolton, Councillor Andy Morgan, has welcomed six drag queens – Kristal Kane, Jackie Love, Viva la Diva, Shazza Fierce, Pixy Lation and Mona Moans – to the Mayor’s Parlour to “promote inclusion”. Also present at the meeting were Rob and Kev Wright, organisers of Bolton Pride, which is a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Queer Britain, the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum, has announced that Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, have become patrons Queer Britain, the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum, has announced that Elton John and his husband, David Furnish, have become patrons. Queer Britain is a museum of British LGBTQ+ history and culture located in Kings Cross, London. It is the first dedicated LGBTQ museum in the UK. Elton and David s By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News University of Sussex to legally challenge a decision by the Office for Students after it was fined a record £585,000 for “failing to uphold freedom of speech” The University of Sussex has said it will legally challenge a decision by the Office for Students (OfS) after it was fined a record £585,000 by the higher education regulator, which criticised the university’s policy statement on trans and non-binary equality. The policy has a requirement to “positi By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Thousands protest in Budapest against law banning Pride march and the use of facial recognition software to identify attendees An estimated 2,000 people protested in Budapest on Tuesday, March 25 against a new law that aims to ban the annual LGBTQ+ Pride march and allows the use of facial recognition software to identify attendees. Hungary’s parliament passed a law proposed by ruling party lawmakers on Tuesday, March 18 to By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on the health of LGBTQ+ people The Trump administration has cancelled at least 68 grants focused on the health of LGBTQ+ people, as it continues to target what it describes as “ideologically driven science”. The US government terminated at least 68 grants to 46 institutions totalling nearly $40 million when awarded. While some of By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News “There are some non-negotiables in my world.” Louise stands up for trans rights after former bandmates’ transphobic comments Pop star Louise has stood firm after she, along with fellow bandmate Kelle Bryan, was accused of throwing former Eternal bandmates Easther and Vernie Bennett under a bus after they made transphobic comments and refused to play certain Pride events. In 2023, Eternal was set to regroup as a four-piece By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Award-winning drag competition Draggieland to go ahead as planned after judge blocks university drag show ban A federal judge has temporarily blocked Texas A&M University System, a state university system in Texas, from enforcing a ban on drag shows being held across its 11 campuses, which means the 2025 edition of award-winning drag competition Draggieland will go ahead as planned. Draggieland is an annual By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Italian TikToker takes their own life after internet bullies allegedly targeted them for changing their gender identity An Italian TikToker who came out as trans and then non-binary has taken their own life after internet bullies allegedly targeted them for changing their gender identity. Davide Garufi, 21, came out as a trans woman and asked their followers to call them Alexandra. After a few months, the content cre By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Californian LGBTQ+ venue bans MAGA gear from its premises Badlands, a popular LGBTQ+ club in Sacramento, California, has banned all “MAGA-related attire” after a patron wore a ‘Make America Great Again’ hat to the venue. The phrase and its acronym have been popular among Donald Trump’s supporters since the president’s first term. Badlands owner TJ Bruce an By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Terry Higgins Memorial Quilt to go on display in the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum Marking what would have been Terry Higgins’ 80th birthday, Queer Britain will host the Terry Higgins Memorial Quilt. The quilt was produced by Terrence Higgins Trust and the Quilters’ Guild and will be on display in London at the UK’s first and only LGBTQ+ museum from June 11 -15. Since opening its By Graham Robson • 2 min read
