General News EU sends warning to Polish ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones The EU has sent letters to five regional councils in Poland, urging them to discard their ‘LGBTQ+ free’ status or risk losing funding. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Church in Wales to bless same-sex unions The Church in Wales, which is the largest Christian denomination in the country, has voted to begin blessing same-sex unions. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Birmingham Pride General News Birmingham’s Gay Village sees another homophobic attack Two gay men were violently attacked in Birmingham’s Gay Village on June 18, with the incident only just being made public knowledge. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Free Rainbow Lottery tickets at this year’s Century Club Pride Party The Rainbow Lottery is to host its first ever Pride stand at the Century Club Pride Party in London this weekend By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health THT announces Understanding Stigma and Building Confidence and Resilience workshops These workshops are open to anyone living with HIV and resident anywhere within the UK and Northern Ireland By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Trans employees win healthcare discrimination lawsuit in North Carolina Six employees in North Carolina have won a lawsuit accusing the State Health Plan of discriminating against either them or their children. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Police appeal to LGBTQ+ community after gay man killed in London Police have called for LGBTQ+ people to help provide information about Ranjith “Roy” Kankanamalage, who was found dead in a London cemetery. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: BI THE WAY by Lois Shearing Shearing examines difficult subjects with a deft clarity of purpose, affirming and platforming real people’s experience throughout. It’s an engaging read, and if your head it turned by all sorts of folk, and your pulse quickened then the book supports an honest self-exploration of what that can mean By Eric Page • 2 min read
General News Lil Nas X named suicide prevention advocate of the year by The Trevor Project LGBTQ+ advocacy group, The Trevor Project, has named out gay musician Lil Nas X as its suicide prevention advocate of the year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Anti-LGBTQ+ preacher convicted of a hate crime Omar Mohamad, a 65-year-old Muslim preacher, has been convicted of hate crime after calling a gay man a “creature” in 2019. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Report: 85% of Brits supportive of LGB family members A newly released YouGov poll found the majority of British respondents would be supportive if a close family member came out as LGB. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
The attack occurred near the Hangar34 music venue General News Gay man attacked in Liverpool as wave of hate crime continues A 21-year-old gay man was left “covered in blood” after a “brutal” homophobic attack on Seel Street, Liverpool. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
