General News British Cycling condemns homophobia and transphobia in sports The chief executive of British Cycling has condemned anti-LGBTQ+ hostility in sports following reports of discrimination from queer cyclists. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: 1 in 4 LGBTQ+ people have faced discrimination at work A new study found over a quarter of LGBTQ+ people have been fired from their job or denied a work opportunity because of their identity. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Juno Dawson will be speaking at the event Arts 11th September: Queer Bloomsbury Day Tomorrow, Queer Bloomsbury Day will see a host of exciting queer events including a talk by bestselling author Juno Dawson. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Iain Anderson is the UK’s first LGBTQ+ business champion Business News Government appoints first LGBTQ+ business champion Iain Anderson, executive chairman of public relations firm Cicero, has been appointed as the UK’s first LGBTQ+ business champion. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Philip Wilkinson General News Wiltshire Police bows out of Stonewall’s diversity champions programme Wiltshire crime commissioner Philip Wilkinson accused Stonewall of having a “potentially dangerous” ideology for supporting trans equality. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News EU sends warning to Polish ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones The EU has sent letters to five regional councils in Poland, urging them to discard their ‘LGBTQ+ free’ status or risk losing funding. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Church in Wales to bless same-sex unions The Church in Wales, which is the largest Christian denomination in the country, has voted to begin blessing same-sex unions. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Birmingham Pride General News Birmingham’s Gay Village sees another homophobic attack Two gay men were violently attacked in Birmingham’s Gay Village on June 18, with the incident only just being made public knowledge. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Trans employees win healthcare discrimination lawsuit in North Carolina Six employees in North Carolina have won a lawsuit accusing the State Health Plan of discriminating against either them or their children. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Police appeal to LGBTQ+ community after gay man killed in London Police have called for LGBTQ+ people to help provide information about Ranjith “Roy” Kankanamalage, who was found dead in a London cemetery. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Lil Nas X named suicide prevention advocate of the year by The Trevor Project LGBTQ+ advocacy group, The Trevor Project, has named out gay musician Lil Nas X as its suicide prevention advocate of the year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Anti-LGBTQ+ preacher convicted of a hate crime Omar Mohamad, a 65-year-old Muslim preacher, has been convicted of hate crime after calling a gay man a “creature” in 2019. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
