News Katie-George Dunlevy joins Crawley LGBT CIC as first Patron Crawley LGBT has announced that Crawley-born Paralympic champion and proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, Katie-George Dunlevy, has joined the organisation as its first ever Patron. Katie-George, an internationally recognised athlete and LGBTQ+ advocate, brings her extraordinary achievements, lived experience and passion for inclusion to the heart of Crawley LGBT’ By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News 'Christian Legal Centre' to lodge judicial review if Progress Pride flags are put up on Regent Street The Christian Legal Centre, which “provides legal support for those taking a stand for Jesus and the truth that flows from him”, has said it will lodge a judicial review against Westminster City Council and the Crown Estate if proposed trans-inclusive Progress Pride flags are put up along Regent Street By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Trans model and activist Munroe Bergdorf makes Vogue list, celebrating women who are shaping modern Britain Vogue has included trans model and activist Munroe Bergdorf in its annual “Vogue 25” list, celebrating women who are shaping modern Britain. Bergdorf, who began her transition in 2009, made history in 2017 as L’Oréal’s first transgender model and has served as an LGBTQ+ adviser to the Labour By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News The UK's first majority LGBTQ+ housing scheme gets underway in Manchester Earlier this week, Great Places Housing Group hosted partners at an event to mark the official start on site at its £37 million flagship majority LGBTQ+ Extra Care social rent housing scheme in Whalley Range, which is two miles outside Manchester city centre. Plans for the scheme have been co-produced By Graham Robson • 3 min read
UK High Court refuses application to ban trans rights protests outside offices of Equality & Human Rights Commission Today, the High Court handed down its full judgment, including the reasons for refusing an injunction application from the leaseholders of Tintagel House, the offices of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Good Law Project, a "non-profit that uses the law to build a fairer future", last By Graham Robson • 1 min read
UK Pride in London to kick off with Big Gay Brunch in Covent Garden For the first time, the Pride in London parade day will kick off with the The Big Gay Brunch in London’s West End. The free event will run from 11 am on Saturday, 5 July, at the Actors’ Church, which will throw open its gates to welcome visitors to By Graham Robson • 1 min read
UK Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has "refused to apologise for his force’s past homophobic witch-hunts" The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Stephen Watson, has "refused to apologise for his force’s past homophobic witch-hunts", which involved some of the most extreme unlawful victimisation of LGBTs by any UK force. His refusal comes nearly two years after he was first urged to By Graham Robson • 3 min read
UK Speak Up For Trans Rights: Stonewall encourages people to respond to EHRC consultation During Pride season, LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall has released a new ‘explainer’ to support individuals responding to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) consultation on its draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations. The Code was updated following the Supreme Court ruling on 16 April. The By Graham Robson • 2 min read
UK Gender-critical Green Party councillor booted from party Dr Pallavi Devulapalli, a West Norfolk councillor and former Green Party parliamentary candidate, has been expelled from the party following a nine-month investigation into comments she made about trans issues during a 2024 election hustings. Dr Devulapalli, who was the party’s national health spokesperson at the time, expressed support By Graham Robson • 1 min read
UK New portrait of Terry Higgins to be unveiled ahead of what would have been his 80th birthday A new portrait of Terry Higgins is to be unveiled later today, Monday, 9 June, at PWSH in Cardiff, ahead of what would have been his 80th birthday on Tuesday. The piece, by artist Darren Varnam, forms part of Prosiect Rhuban Rhudd ( Red Ribbon Project), a multidisciplinary exhibition exploring experiences By Graham Robson • 2 min read
North America Miley Cyrus says 'a month is too short' for Pride Month Grammy-winning pop star Miley Cyrus, who has just released the album Something Beautiful, has said “a month is too short” for Pride Month, adding, “It’s a lifetime. It’s a lifestyle”. “My Pride Month message would be that I don’t think Pride should be stuck to a month. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Europe 'Our visibility can no longer be ignored.' Thousands fill the streets for 20th Bucharest Pride Around 30,000 people filled the streets of Bucharest on Saturday, waving rainbow flags and chanting messages of solidarity and inclusion in Romania’s largest LGBTQ+ Pride march to date. Organisers say it marks the biggest turnout since the event began 20 years ago. The first Pride in Bucharest took By Graham Robson • 2 min read
