30 LGBTI MPs and Peers call for Britain to stay in the EU
Thirty LGBTI MPs and members of the House of Lords have today signed a cross-party letter urging Britain to vote to stay in the EU to protect the rights of the LGBTI community.
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Manchester Pride announce parade theme
Applications are open for Manchester’s biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) street celebration as the charity announce they hope to turn the streets of Manchester into a fairytale with the theme – Once Upon A Time.
Stonewall awards celebrate ten years of achievements
Actor and Stonewall co-founder, Sir Ian McKellen, hosted the tenth and final Stonewall Awards last night (November 5). Stonewall, the national LGBT equality charity was founded in 1989 by a small group of people who wanted to break down barriers to equality and works to create a world where everyone
Manchester Pride raise £137,000 for good causes in 2015
Sir Ian McKellen & Dannii Minogue help make this years LGBT celebration in Manchester one to remember. Manchester Pride, The charity that delivers Manchester’s annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) festival, raised £137k for donation to charitable causes this year.
Victory for Royal Vauxhall Tavern campaigners
Following a community campaign, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (or RVT), the UK’s oldest LGBTQ pub, becomes a listed building. The RVT is the first building in the country listed for its significance to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) heritage.
Sir Ian McKellen welcomes new patrons to Albert Kennedy Trust
Actor Russell Tovey, singer and actress Heather Peace and Paralympian Claire Harvey become patrons of The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), the LGBT youth homelessness charity.
McKellen and O’Grady back RVT campaign
Sir Ian McKellen and Paul O’Grady back Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT) Future’s campaign to make the RVT a listed building. On Wednesday, (June 24), New York’s Stonewall Inn was awarded Landmark Status in recognition of its role in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) history.