Arts FEATURE: Hove-based film judge urges support for local independent cinemas Brian Butler talks to the Brighton-based film executive who’s just judged the prestigious Iris Prize By Brian Butler • 3 min read
General News Cycling champion comes out as trans Welsh cyclist Emily Bridges, 19, came out as trans on National Coming Out Day with the hope her message will inspire other trans athletes. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Black trans woman killed in Louisiana Brooklyn DeShuna Smith, 20, is the 32nd known transgender person to have been killed in the US this year after she was found dead last Wednesday in Shreveport, Louisiana. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Joe Biden shares message of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community 2020 US presidential candidate Joe Biden shared a message of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community on National Coming Out Day: Sunday 11 October. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Authors sign open letter in solidarity with the trans community World famous writers including Margaret Attwood, Stephen King and Neil Gaiman have signed an open letter in support of trans and gender non-conforming people. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Live theatre comes back with a vengeance Brian Butler looks forward to a veritable feast of live theatre By Brian Butler • 3 min read
General News Four arrested after decorating Russian government buildings with rainbow flags Four members of Russian feminist collective and punk rock art group, Pussy Riot, have arrested after decorating government buildings with LGBTQ+ flags on Vladimir Putin’s birthday. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Women’s prize for fiction nominee speaks out against cisnormativity Non-binary writer Akwaeke Emezi, longlisted for the women’s prize for fiction with her novel Freshwater, said they would no longer be submitting entries due to a lack of gender non-conforming inclusivity. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 2023 European Games to be held in Polish LGBTQ+ free zone European politicians have criticised the Olympics committee over the decision to let Kraków, Poland host the third international European Games after the city has become one of the country’s so called ‘LGBTQ+ free zones’. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community World Rugby rules against trans players World Rugby, the global union for the sport, published a new series of guidelines on Friday 9 October preventing transgender women competing at the highest levels of the game. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News First LGBTQ+ nominee for California’s supreme court Martin Jenkins, 66, has been nominated for the position of Justice in California’s supreme court; if successful, he would become first openly gay member of the court. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community Light a candle for International Day of Hope & Remembrance on Sunday, October 18 Organisers of National Hate Crime Awareness Week encourage all to light a candle and share a video/picture of it on social media at 6pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
