Community News Gareth Thomas awarded CBE for services to HIV & sport Sexual health/HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust responds to announcement that newly appointed patron of the charity Gareth Thomas is to be awarded a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours for services to health and sport. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Light a candle for International Day of Hope & Remembrance on Sunday, October 18 Organisers of National Hate Crime Awareness Week encourage all to light a candle and share a video/picture of it on social media at 6pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Annie Lennox to re-release remastered version of A Christmas Cornucopia Annie Lennox announces release of a digitally remastered version of her sixth solo album, A Christmas Cornucopia By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community National Hate Crime Awareness Week: Race Hate Crime Webinar on Monday, October 12 On behalf of the Metropolitan Police, organisers of National Hate Crime Awareness Week (#NationalHCAW) invite you to a free National Hate Crime Awareness Week webinar on Race on Monday, October 12 from 2pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Trans woman beaten and stabbed in Puerto Rico Puerto Rican trans woman Nicole López, 33, was hospitalised on Thursday 8 October after being beaten and stabbed in the latest incident of violence against the trans community on the island. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Business News Trans man sues Amazon after pregnancy discrimination Shaun Simmons, a transgender man living in New Jersey, is suing his workplace – international corporation Amazon – after claiming he was denied a promotion due to telling his manager he was pregnant in June 2019. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Musical Dance drama Wait For Me Brian Butler is blown away by the emotional energy of this lockdown dance experience By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts ‘No Place for Hate’ – new poem from Andreena Leeanne for National Hate Crime Awareness Week Organisers of #NationalHCAW announce they have commissioned a new poem by Andreena Leeanne, No Place for Hate, for National Hate Crime Awareness Week, which takes place from Saturday, October 10 to Saturday, October 17. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Trans activist Monica Roberts dead at 58 Houston (Texas) based LGBTQ+ activist and trans pioneer Monica Roberts has been pronounced dead at 58; the cause of her death has not yet been confirmed. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Hear Us Out – a new digital performance celebrating LGBTQ+ elders Hear Us Out, a digital performance courtesy of New Writing South, to premiere on Saturday, November 28, celebrating LGBTQ+ elders. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Trans woman stabbed 16 times in hate crime Daniela Hernandez, a 42-year-old trans woman, was attacked and had her throat cut by a group of men at 9.30am as she was sat on a bench in MacArthur Park, Los Angeles. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Thousands celebrate international lesbian visibility day Thursday 8 October was international lesbian visibility day, which saw thousands of queer women celebrate their sexuality. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
