General News 33rd trans person killed in the US Tierramarie Lewis, a black trans woman, is the 33rd known trans or gender non-conforming person to have been killed in the US this year. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Elliot Page receives Annual Achievement LGBTQ+ award Actor and trans rights advocate, Elliot Page, has won the Annual Achievement Award at the Outfest LGBTQ+ film festival in Los Angeles. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Books Hungary imposes further restrictions on LGBTQ+ children’s books New regulations in Hungary will require the sellers of any LGBTQ+ children’s book to package the books in “closed wrapping”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community Scene wishes everyone of our readers a Safe & Happy Brighton & Hove Pride Weekend 2021 Scene wishes everyone of our readers a Safe & Happy Pride Weekend By Scene Editorial Team • 4 min read
New Zealand Pride General News New Zealand set to ban conversion therapy New Zealand has introduced a national bill that would prohibit LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in nearly all contexts. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Laurel Hubbard makes history as the first trans Olympian Despite not winning a medal, Laurel Hubbard has made Olympic history by becoming the first-ever out trans athlete to compete in the event. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Polish activists sued by ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones A group of activists who created the Atlas of Hate have been sued by a handful of so-called ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones in Poland. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: More Americans than ever know someone who is trans or gender non-conforming A new report from the Pew Research Center found 42% of Americans know somebody who is trans compared to 37% in 2017. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
International News LGBT International Powerlifting Championships to be held in Manchester in 2022 The LGBT International Powerlifting Championships (LGBT IPC) will next be held in Manchester in July 2022. By Contributor • 2 min read
Maria Walsh General News Irish MEP warns of LGBTQ+ rights rollback in Hungary Maria Walsh has warned European leaders that Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, has only “just started” his crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Chile set to legalise marriage equality Chile is closer to marriage equality than ever before after the national Senate passed a bill to legalise same-sex unions last week. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts News From Nowhere exhibition Walking through Brighton’s North Laine, if you look into one of the windows of the new LGBT+ Ledward Centre on Jubilee Street you’ll be confronted with Boris Johnson’s face staring out from the bum of a Leonardo de Vinci’s drawing By Jaq Bayles • 3 min read