LGBTQ+ News Gaydio announces shortlist for 2025 Pride Awards Gaydio has announced the shortlist for the Gaydio Pride Awards 2025, a ceremony dedicated to recognising and celebrating the efforts made to better LGBTQ+ lives in the UK. Those shortlisted for the award categories will be honoured at a glitzy ceremony on March 14 at Manchester’s Hilton Hotel, where By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News “Don’t send LGBTQ+ people into danger.” Email your MP to protect LGBTQ+ asylum seekers Rainbow Migration, a charity providing practical and emotional support for LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum, said: “LGBTQ+ people come to the UK in need of protection. But this government wants to punish them by sending them to countries where they will face yet more persecution.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Lady Phyll hosts panel on LGBTQ+ Asylum & Immigration Detention at National Student Pride National Student Pride, in association with Rainbow Migration, platformed a panel of individuals with knowledge and experience of asylum and immigration detention, calling for the audience to use their voices to stop “the government’s dehumanisation of asylum seekers”. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton study reveals risks facing LGBTQ+ people in immigration detention New research from the University of Brighton – funded by the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender and the Centre for Digital Cultures and Innovation – has revealed that LGBTQ+ people continue to face harassment, bullying and deteriorating mental health while in immigration detention. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Report: UK Home Office targets negatively impacting LGBTQ+ asylum seekers A report has found that Home Office productivity targets are preventing queer asylum seekers from having their cases assessed in detail. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
