Business News London loses another LGBTQ+ venue London is to lose yet another LGBTQ+ venue after plans to turn the The Apple Tree, a “quirky, non-conformist” pub in the heart of Clerkenwell, into an eco-decking firm’s showroom were presented to the council. The Apple Tree, which failed to return after Covid, offered a safe haven to those living a By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News #SaferToBeMe summit, the only global LGBTQ+ summit held in the UK, to take place in Newcastle in October The 2025 #SaferToBeMe summit, the only global LGBTQ+ summit held in the UK, returns this year and promises to be the biggest one yet since its inaugural launch in 2023. Taking place in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, the 2025 #SaferToBeMe summit promises an ambitious and exciting programme of events from Octob By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Florida considers banning Pride flags from flying from government buildings, including schools and city halls Politicians in Florida are considering banning schools, city halls and other government buildings from flying Pride flags. The bill, if signed into law, would make the annual practice by governments of flying a rainbow flag during Pride Month illegal. The legislation also covers Black Lives Matters By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television Drag Race UK icon Tia Kofi to host Big Eurovison Party on BBC on March 7 The Big Eurovision Party – a celebratory concert, filled to the brim with Eurovision legends and epic performances – will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Friday, March 7 at 11.40pm. Hosted by Eurovision royalty, Edsilia Rombley and Drag Race UK star, Tia Kofi, the Big Eurovision Party sho By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sponsored Content Trans activist likens treatment of trans people to gays during AIDS epidemic Support for trans people and trans issues remains strong despite fear mongering, trans activist Jenny Maguire has stated. Despite the Trump administration attacking trans people, banning them from the military and sports, and the UK banning puberty blockers for kids, Maguire said that while trans ri By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBT History Month Remembering Justin Fashanu: the world’s first openly gay footballer On Wednesday, February 19, 2020, former Norwich and Nottingham Forest striker Justin Fashanu was inducted into the National Football Museum‘s Hall of Fame. As part of the LGBT+ History Month celebrations, the event also coincided with what would have been his 59th birthday. Fashanu was Britain’s fir By Contributor • 4 min read
Pride Trans Pride Hastings 2025 to launch on Trans Day of Visibility Trans Pride Hastings 2025, which won Grassroots Pride of the Year at the Gaydio Pride Awards 2024, is to launch this year at the Observer Building on Trans Day of Visibility on Monday, March 31. Head to the bar area on the ground floor from 6pm to hear organisers share plans for this year’s events, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Exhibitions Queer Britain, the UK’s only LGBTQ+ museum, to present exhibition on Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat Queer Britain, the UK’s only LGBTQ+ museum, will present an exhibition on Jimmy Somerville and Bronski Beat, launching March 13 and running till May 25. In 1984 Jimmy Somerville’s first band, Bronski Beat released their debut album, The Age of Consent. The album title was a response to the age of co By Graham Robson • 1 min read
(C)ChrisJepson Theatre REVIEW: ‘The Strange Case of Dr Dillon’ at The Actors Theatre, Brighton “Nothing in life can hurt you if you can only learn not to react.” So says Dr Michael Dillon at the opening of this heartwarming, episodic journey through the life of the first recipient of female to male reassignment surgery. It’s a true-life story and a fascinating one – made all the more so by [… By Brian Butler • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Kennedy Center “abruptly cancels” performance from Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC A performance from the Gay Men’s Chorus of Washington DC in the United States on May 21 has been pulled from the programme of events at the Kennedy Center in the capital city. The gay men’s chorus was set to perform at this year’s World Pride Washington DC, which brings together a programme of event By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Lucky Roy Singh, a non-binary activist and drag queen from Manchester, calls for more stories of “pivotal” queer icons to be taught more widely in UK schools Lucky Roy Singh, a non-binary activist and drag queen from Manchester, has called for more stories of “pivotal” queer icons who “laid the foundations” for the LGBTQ+ community to be taught more widely in UK schools as the country marks LGBT+ History Month. The LGBTQ+ campaigner from Manchester says By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News OULGBTQ+, University of Oxford’s LGBTQ+ Society, criticises university for “elevating anti-trans campaigners without meaningful opposition” OULGBTQ+, University of Oxford’s LGBTQ+ Society, has criticised the university for “elevating anti-trans campaigners without meaningful opposition”. On February 10, the university hosted gender-critical professor, Michael Briggs, a director of an anti-trans pressure group, Sex Matters, for an LGBT+ By Graham Robson • 2 min read
