LGBTQ+ News MindOut shortlisted for award at inaugural Metro Pride Awards MindOut, the LGBTQ+ mental health charity, has been shortlisted for an award at the inaugural Metro Pride Awards, which bring together the most influential and inspiring LGBTQ+ individuals and organisations to honour and celebrate the extraordinary talent, resilience and passion that defines LGBTQ+ By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Walmart’s “war on woke” as it pulls LGBTQ+ products from its website American retailer Walmart has been criticised after it removed some LGBTQ-themed items from its website in a “war on woke”, with many seeing it as a reaction to Donald Trump winning the US presidential election. The company also confirmed it would phase out terms such as “diversity, equity and inclu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News WORLD AIDS DAY 2024: Brighton & Hove communities to come together to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS on Sunday, December 1 BRIGHTON AIDS MEMORIAL CANDELIGHT VIGIL, New Steine Gardens, Brighton on Sunday, December 1 at 6pm. All welcome to attend the remembrance event of those lost to HIV/AIDS in Brighton & Hove. There will be a reading of the names and a candle light vigil. Space will be available for anyone seeking quie By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Chair of Children in Need resigns, after reports that she protested over grants awarded to LGBT Youth Scotland Rosie Millard, chair of the BBC‘s Children in Need, has resigned, after reports that she protested over grants awarded to LGBT Youth Scotland (LGBTYS), whose former chief James Rennie was convicted of child sex assaults in 2009. Millard, who accused the charity of “institutional failure” in her lett By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News “I am not ashamed of my sexuality”. Singer-songwriter Khalid comes out as gay American singer-songwriter Khalid, 26, has come out as gay on social media, saying he’s “not ashamed” of his sexuality. The 26-year-old El Paso native – born Khalid Donnel Robinson – took to X (formally Twitter) on Friday evening to address his sexuality, posting a short tweet with a Pride flag and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television TV legend Tiffany Pollard to host sizzling new OUTflix competition series, ‘Slayers: Wheel of Fate’ OUTflix, the LGBTQ+ streaming service, has commissioned a sizzling new competition series, Slayers: Wheel of Fate, with reality TV legend Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard as Executive Producer and host. This eight-episode series is slated to premiere on OUTflix in Spring 2025. An OUTtv Original, Slayers: By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Former EastEnders star Declan Bennett marries partner Fra Fee Former EastEnders star Declan Bennett got hitched to his partner Fra Fee – in a ceremony attended by gay Hollywood star Luke Evans. The loved up pair scrubbed up well in tailored suits with Declan and Fra in blue and maroon. A series of pictures and videos showed the pair walking down the aisle of t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport New research shows many LGBTQ+ people still don’t feel welcome in sport as Rainbow Laces kicks off As Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport kicks off, the charity is releasing new research revealing a significant number of LGBTQ+ people still feel unwelcome and unsafe playing or watching the sports they love. The statistics show: 1 in 4 LGBTQ+ people (27%) do not feel w By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Dua Lipa dedicates Mental Health Champion Award to LGBTQ+ community Pop star Dua Lipa has dedicated her Mental Health Champion Award, awarded by The Trevor Project, to the LGBTQ+ community. The British hitmaker, whose songs include Physical, Don’t Start Now and Levitating, won the Mental Health Champion of the Year Award from the non-profit suicide prevention organi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Durham Constabulary becomes 21st UK police force to formally apologise for past, historic persecution of LGBTQ+ community Durham Constabulary has become the 21st UK police force to formally apologise for its past, historic persecution of the LGBTQ+ community – making Britain the world leader in police apologies for anti-LGBTQ+ witch-hunts in previous decades. Chief Constable Rachel Bacon issued the apology in response By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Local HIV charity Lunch Positive to host World AIDS Day Community Lunch on Sunday, December 1 A special community event is happening on World AIDS Day, Sunday, December 1, and everyone is invited! HIV charity Lunch Positive will be hosting a community lunch where everyone is welcome, inviting all from LGBTQ+ communities, friends and allies. The annual World AIDS Day Community Lunch is provid By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Discrimination and familial rejection the highest driver of homelessness within LGBTQ+ communities Stonewall Housing, which provides specialist housing advice, advocacy and support for LGBTQ+ people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, has published its Impact Report, which reveals a 33% increase in demand for its services, supporting 3,202 LGBTQ+ individuals who were homeless or at risk By Graham Robson • 1 min read
