Community News HAVE YOUR SAY: Help protect Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ venues Brighton & Hove‘s vibrant LGBTQ+ venues are more than just pubs and clubs – they’re essential cultural spaces that provide safe havens, foster community connections, and preserve our city’s proud queer heritage. The current licensing policy consultation presents a crucial opportunity for our LGBTQ+ By Contributor • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Hundreds of gay couples to tie the knot in Thailand after same-sex marriage laws come into effect Hundreds of gay couples in Thailand, the largest Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriage, say they’re planning to get married on Thursday, January 23 as the kingdom’s marriage equality laws come into effect. The new marriage equality laws, which passed last year and come into effect on January 23 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trump to launch unprecedented attack on America’s trans communities after being sworn back into office President Donald Trump is to launch an unprecedented attack on America’s trans communities after being sworn back into office. One of Trump’s first executive orders will require federal agencies to define sex as strictly either male or female, thus eliminating recognition of transgender and nonbinar By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Drag Race UK star La Voix to headline Isle of Wight Pride 2025 La Voix, star of season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, has been announced as one of the headliners of Isle of Wight Pride, which takes place on Saturday, July 19. The global superstar, who is also a Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist, will bring her dazzling talent to the IW Pride stage. Expect razor s By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Big Gay Wedding: LGBTQ+ couples rush to tie the knot before Trump’s inauguration LGBTQ+ couples have rushed to Unitarian churches in New York to tie the knot before Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Big Gay Wedding event was a free opportunity for LGBTQ+ couples, many of whom are fearful that marriage equality will be in jeopardy under the next administration, to get married befo By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News LGBTQ+ community of Forest Gate, London reacts after local council removes Pride flags after they were repeatedly vandalised The LGBTQ+ community of Forest Gate in London have reacted after the local council was forced to remove Pride flags after they were repeatedly vandalised. Flags, including the Progress Pride flag and Trans Pride flag, painted on the ground outside Forest Gate station, were vandalised four separate t By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Megyn Kelly criticised after a bizarre rant, saying “we want a strong man to rescue us” from the LA fires, not an “obese lesbian” Conservative media personality Megyn Kelly, a former Fox News presenter and anti-LGBTQ+ activist, has been criticised after saying “we want a strong man to rescue us” from the LA fires, not an “obese lesbian”. The bizarre rant was made during an episode of the 54-year-old’s podcast, which focused on By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News RACING PRIDE: New exhibition to explore hidden LGBTQ+ histories in motorsport The National Motor Museum in Beaulieu, Hampshire has collaborated with Racing Pride for a new exhibition, which explores hidden LGBTQ+ histories in motorsport. The exhibition, Racing Pride: Celebrating the LGBTQ Community in Motorsport, will spotlight the personal journeys of LGBTQ+ individuals with By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New LGBTQ+ venue announced on site of XXL gay club, which closed its doors in 2019 despite opposition from LGBTQ+ community Southwark Council has announced it is investing £1.5million towards the opening of a new LGBTQ+ venue in Bankside, on the site of the former XXL gay club that closed in 2019. The funds will be used to fit out the LGBTQ+ space, which will open in 2026 between two railway arches at Bankside Yards. The By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Brighton & Hove City Council to discuss adopting revised version of Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit Councillors will discuss adopting a revised version of the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit at the meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council’s (BHCC) Cabinet on Thursday, January 23. According to BHCC, the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit has been developed to empower staff and governors in Brighton & H By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Film History maker! Karla Sofía Gascón becomes first openly trans woman to be nominated in Leading Actress category at the BAFTAs Karla Sofia Gascón, star of the film Emilia Pérez, has become the first openly trans woman to be nominated in the Leading Actress category at the BAFTAs. The actress has been recognised in the Leading Actress category for her role in Emilia Pérez, in which she stars as a Mexican drug kingpin who tra By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Republicans, and two Democrats, vote to ban trans women and girls from school sports Republicans, and two Democrats, have voted to ban trans women and girls from school sports. The Bill would rewrite current legislation to define sex as “reproductive biology and genetics at birth” – effectively banning trans athletes from competing on teams matching their gender identity at any scho By Graham Robson • 1 min read
