Joe Biden shares message of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community
2020 US presidential candidate Joe Biden shared a message of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community on National Coming Out Day: Sunday 11 October.
COMMENT: Do not dismiss or explain away the rise in recorded homophobia
I experienced three serious incidents within the space of just over a year in 2017-2018 and following the public service and legal response to the first, I did not report the other two.
Brighton & Hove Pride awarded £643,100 as part of government’s Culture Recovery Fund
Brighton & Hove Pride awarded £643,100 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and ensure they have a sustainable future.
Four arrested after decorating Russian government buildings with rainbow flags
Four members of Russian feminist collective and punk rock art group, Pussy Riot, have arrested after decorating government buildings with LGBTQ+ flags on Vladimir Putin’s birthday.
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.
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.
‘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.