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Thame, a small town in Oxfordshire, has announced its first ever Pride will be “inclusive” and “welcoming”

Thame, a small town in Oxfordshire, has announced its first ever Pride will be “inclusive” and “welcoming”. Thame Pride, which will celebrate the market town’s LGBTQ+ community, is due to take place on June 21 with a Pride Village, complete with stalls and a main stage hosted by drag queens. The Lon

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

LGBTQ+ News

Jo Ellis posts video on social media as “proof of life” to reassure people she is alive and had not piloted crashed Washington DC helicopter

Jo Ellis, a trans National Guard helicopter pilot, who was misidentified as the captain of the Black Hawk which crashed in Washington DC, has posted a video on social media as “proof of life” to reassure people that she is alive and had not piloted the crashed helicopter. The claims that Ellis was t

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

LGBTQ+ News

“I’d love bullies to ask for forgiveness.” Luke Evans talks to Jamie Laing about his first crush and growing up gay in Wales

Speaking with reality TV star Jamie Laing, gay Welsh actor Luke Evans recalled his first ever crush and how he wants childhood bullies to apologise for being “horribly intolerant, evil little bastards”. In his best-selling memoir, Boy from the Valleys: An Unexpected Journey, the actor recalled being

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

LGBTQ+ News

Rylan Clark says it is an ‘honour’ after being announced as host of inaugural Metro Pride Awards

Rylan Clark has said it is an ‘honour’ after being announced as the host of the inaugural Metro Pride Awards, which take place in London on February 26. The awards ceremony will bring together the most influential and inspiring LGBTQ+ individuals and organisations to honour the extraordinary talent,

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Music

London-based pop singer Rhian! breathes new life into LGBTQ+ icon, Sylvester’s, track ‘I Need Somebody To Love Tonight’

London-based singer-songwriter Rhian! delves into the catalogue of LGBTQ+ icon Sylvester on the sexy dance track I Need Somebody To Love Tonight set to be released on January 31.  Rhian! is no stranger to a club banger, his summer single Vitamin D was a hit on the dance floors in London and made its

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

LGBTQ+ News

Stonewall Housing hosting archive display, celebrating its legacy and ongoing mission to ensure no LGBTQ+ person faces homelessness or housing insecurity alone

Stonewall Housing has supported LGBTQ+ people facing homelessness for over 40 years. To mark LGBTQ+ History Month, it’s hosting a free archive display at VFD’s Outsiders Gallery in Dalston, London this Saturday (February 1), celebrating its legacy and ongoing mission to ensure no LGBTQ+ person faces

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

LGBTQ+ News

More young adults than ever in the UK identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual

More young adults than ever in the UK are now identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual, new figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have revealed. The proportion of 16 to 24-year-olds who are LGB has almost quadrupled in a decade and now stands at over one in 10. Roughly 10.5 per

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

Community News

Joe Wilkinson announced as race starter of the Brighton Half Marathon, which is the main fundraiser for the Sussex Beacon

Brighton Half Marathon, the annual fundraiser for local HIV charity Sussex Beacon, has revealed that comedian and actor Joe Wilkinson will be the official race starter of the main race. This year’s event will be held on the first weekend in March from its new home on Hove Lawns, with the Youth Races

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Sport

Rainbow Saints, the official LGBTQ+ supporters’ association of Southampton FC, running LGBTQ+ Football Sessions

Rainbow Saints, the official LGBTQ+ supporters’ association of Southampton FC, are a group for everyone under the LGBTQ+ Rainbow who are fans of Southampton FC and allies. The goal of Rainbow Saints is to support the inclusion for fans, staff, and players, at Southampton FC. The LGBTQ+ Football Sess

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

LGBTQ+ News

Two in three Scots support banning conversion therapy

According to a new YouGov opinion poll, commissioned by LGBTQ+ organisation Equality Network, two in three adults in Scotland support a ban on so-called “conversion therapy” where people seek to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Sixty-six per cent of those asked support a ban o

By Graham Robson • 3 min read

International News

Reykjavik ranked top queer-friendly capital in the world

Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, has emerged victorious in a recent global study that ranked the top queer-friendly capital cities in the world. A study by Emisil, a company that supports the Female to Male (FTM) community, showed that Reykjavik outshines other capitals, exhibiting how progressive

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Community News

Detectives investigating the death of a ‘legendary’ drag queen who was found dead in Soho have released CCTV of three people they wish to speak to

After almost two years, detectives investigating the death of a ‘legendary’ drag queen who was found dead in Soho have released CCTV of three people they wish to speak to in relation to the case, in the hope they may hold vital clues to the drag queen’s final hours. US-born Steven Grygelko, 55, who

By Graham Robson • 1 min read