Coventry and West Midlands Walsall Pride to host Pride Picnic in the Park on Sunday, July 30 The picnic is completely free to attend, and guests are encouraged to bring their own food and drink, as well as blankets and chairs to sit on. Some chairs will also be provided by Walsall Pride for those who don’t have their own, and guests are also welcome to make use of the steps in the area too. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Music London pop artist Rhian! released self-empowering anthem, You Got This, featuring UK’s first trans choir Fresh on the heels of his top 10 dance single NO!, London-based singer-songwriter Rhian! is set to release You Got This on June 30 – just in time for Pride in London. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News StoneCrabs Theatre awarded National Lottery Heritage Fund for ‘Out On An Island: Pride in Self, Pride in Place’ The grant will help it continue its Out On An Island activities, which includes researching the heritage and history of the Isle of Wight’s LGBTQ+ community with its new project OUT ON AN ISLAND: PRIDE IN SELF, PRIDE IN PLACE. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Mexican artist Teresa Margolles to cast faces of TNBI community for 4th Plinth installation at Trafalgar Square Mexican artist Teresa Margolles will be casting 850 plaster casts from the faces of transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people, which will be placed on the 4th Plinth in Trafalgar Square as a show of resilience and humanity from TNBI migrant communities. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Exhibitions Brighton Box to host local artist Christopher Crawford Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon is charity partner for the event, which will be a great opportunity to meet the artist and admire his work. After the Brighton Box event, head to Grosvenor Bar in Hove for an after party with cabaret from the sensational Lovinia Belle. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Photos released after community centre that has become a lifeline for LGBTQ+ Ukrainians is broken into and vandalised Since February 2022, Insight, a feminist organisation that provides medical care, legal aid, and psychosocial services to queer community members, has housed hundreds of people in three emergency shelters and distributed more than 25,000 emergency aid parcels. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Worthing Borough Council marks Pride Month with Big Listen event The Council has also given the town a colourful make over for Pride Month and Worthing Pride By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride Loganair launches UK’s first-ever Pride Jet Loganair is Northern Pride’s official airline partner and is supporting their health and wellbeing zones with volunteer staff, which have become one of the festival’s main attractions. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Women criminalised for historic same-sex activity to be pardoned Fighting With Pride, the LGBTQ+ veterans’ charity, has reacted to an announcement from the Home Office that a scheme pardoning those criminalised for historic, alleged same-sex activity will be expanded to women convicted or cautioned under any repealed or abolished offences. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Trans Pride Brighton & Hove drops Supporter Wristbands Trans Pride Brighton & Hove has dropped beautifully designed fabric souvenir wristbands to wear and keep. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Birmingham Bulls LGBTQ+ rugby team captain Andy Tsui wins Rugby Writers Lifetime Achievement award following Union Cup success The award is among the most respected prizes in UK rugby, and Andy’s win recognises his work and the wider work of all the Birmingham Bulls committee to promote LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the sport. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
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