The Palace of Culture is illuminated with rainbow colours in a gesture of solidarity with the LGBT community in Warsaw (Maciej Luczniewski/NurPhoto via Getty) Cities in Poland have illuminated buildings in rainbow colours in a powerful display of solidarity with the country’s embattled LGBT+ community. Parts of Poland have become harsh and unwelcoming places for
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G-A-Y bar in Soho, London. (JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty) Jeremy Joseph, the owner of G-A-Y nightclubs in London and Manchester, has vowed to keep fighting after the courts refused to hear his legal challenge against the coronavirus curfew. Joseph launched a legal challenge against the UK government’s 10pm curfew for pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants
Bayard Rustin was criticised for being gay, while Angela Davis came out publicly in the late ’90s. (Getty) Queer Black agitators, thinkers and organisers have always been a crucial part of the fight for Black liberation – only now, the rest of the world is catching up. On May 25, George Floyd was murdered in
J.M. Barrie writing letters to his great friend Robert Louis Stevenson at his desk in Adelphi Terrace House. (Sotheby’s via Getty Images) Never-seen-before letters reveal JM Barrie telling Robert Louis Stevenson “I have discovered that I love you” – and the only possible explanation is that they were “the greatest of friends”. It’s the first
Amazon is spicing up your November with a whole lot of new programming to stream. Heading to Prime Video next month are series you love, like Seasons 1-6 of Community, all of which lands on the platform on Nov. 8, and new shows and movies to check out, including the new anthology film series Small Axe, from
Coming out can be a tricky business at the best of times. But for many, living through an unprecedented pandemic has made it that much harder. A new poll of LGBT+ youth found that COVID-19 is making living situations much more stressful, as it limits people’s ability to be themselves and contact their support systems. More
A 94-year-old grandmother and lifelong Republican has pledged to vote for Joe Biden in the presidential election, after her gay grandson tearfully explained to her the risk doing otherwise poses to his future, and the safety of the LGBT+ community. After congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asked Democrats to speak to their Republican-voting loved ones about the
Gold Coast bar sat on the southeast corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and North La Jolla Avenue.(Picture from Gold Coast facebook page) Gold Coast, one of West Hollywood’s most popular gay bars, has closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, its co-owner confirmed Thursday (24 September). With many queer bars already in decline or having to permanently
Billie Day Wakefield was an LGBT+ activist from Bristol. (Supplied) One of Bristol’s most prominent LGBT+ campaigners, Billie Dale Wakefield, has tragically passed away at the age of 78. Described by local leaders and loved ones as a “hero”, Dale Wakefield founded the Bristol Gay Switchboard in 1975, and became one of the founders of
More than six in 10 queer people from Iran have been assaulted by anti-LGBT+ family members, and almost half have been sexually assaulted in public, according to a new report. The report, titled Hidden Wounds: A Research Report on Violence Against LGBTI in Iran, details the shocking violence queer people in the Western Asian country face
The gay bar was raided after rival drag queens sent fake complaints, according to the bar owner (Envato Elements) A gay leather bar in Baltimore was raided by a “COVID SWAT team” after a group of drag queens rivals allegedly sent fake complaints claiming the establishment was violating coronavirus rules. The Baltimore Eagle was raided
A gay asylum seeker has opened up about the terror he felt while sharing accommodation with two homophobes in the Irish refugee system. Preet Tahul, originally from Mauritius, told Hot Press magazine that he fled his homophobic family and sought asylum in Ireland – but the country’s harsh refugee system, known as direct provision, has left him
Harpies, billed as Britain’s only LGBT+ strip night. (harpiesstripclub/ Instagram) The founder of a queer-inclusive strip night is rallying to raise funds for two Black dancers who, in the throes of an economy cratered by the coronavirus, are facing eviction and homelessness. Held at Metropolis, an east London strip club that regularly hosts queer nights,
This grandmother came out to her granddaughter in a touching video (Twitter/@jackremmington) It’s never too late to live your truth, as one adorable grandmother proved when she came out to her granddaughter on camera. When the woman began speaking about her attraction to other women, her granddaughter promptly whipped out her phone to capture the
A dad who reacted badly when his son came out as gay now wishes he could “turn the clock back” and make things right – but it might already be too late. The father wrote to The Sun’s advice columnist Deidre Sanders about his harsh reaction when his son first came out as gay. “I reacted badly
Photo of Ukrainian nationalists burning a Pride flag in 2017 (Vladimir Shtanko/Anadolu Agency/Getty) A Pride flag has been set on fire in what human rights activists are saying was a deliberate “act of hate” against the LGBT+ community. The Pride flag was flying at a home in Rye City in Westchester County, New York State,
An ancient Viking warrior who was given a hero’s burial may have been “transgender, non-binary or gender fluid”, according to researchers. Three years ago, the ornately dressed remains of a high-status Viking warrior from the mid-900s were discovered alongside swords, spears and two slaughtered horses in Birka, Sweden. Following studies, it was assumed that the
Dominique Rem’mie Fells was remembered at a vigil with candles, flowers and a mural bearing her name. (Facebook) Philadelphia’s Black LGBT+ community has remembered murdered trans woman Dominique ‘Rem’mie’ Fells with flowers, candles and a vigil. Fells, a Black trans woman whose dismembered body was found in a river in June, was 27 when she
Stock image of a female academic. (Envato/poungsaed_eco) When Theresa Jean Tanenbaum changed her name last summer, she realised she was now deadnamed in two decades worth of professional accomplishments. A trans woman who transitioned in her 40s, Tanenbaum is a designer and scholar of human-computer interactions who’s been published in dozens of journals. Not only
A man produced a knife and hurled homophobic slurs during a robbery in New York City – but he was subsequently wrestled to the ground by the gay couple he attacked. Ricky Bellevue and Trevel Parrish approached gay couple Kelson Akomolafe and Edward Hoard and started shouting homophobic abuse at them last Tuesday (July 7),
Intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis has shared their heartbreaking story of how they learned about their medical history. In a Twitter thread shared earlier this week, Pagonis – who has reclaimed the word “hermaphrodite” – said that they had recently discovered new information about their body that they hadn’t previously known. When they were 18-years-old, Pagonis
Transgender people and their supporters gather in Parliament Square to protest against potential changes to the Gender Recognition Act on 04 July, 2020 in London, England. (Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) The trans and non-binary community has officially had enough, after JK Rowling launched yet another unprovoked and unnecessary tirade – this time branding
Tanya Compas, Otamere Guobadia and Electra Pain (L-R) taking part in the TikTok Pride campaign. Pride Month has drawn to a close for another year, and street parties are still out of the question, but that shouldn’t stop us from coming out together to celebrate our queerness. June 2020 was a Pride Month unlike any
Brennan Gregg came out to his parents in the most ingenious way. (Screen captures via TikTok) A guy came out as gay to his family during a quarantine quiz night and if your heart doesn’t race while watching it, well, we recommend seeking medical attention immediately. Brennan Gregg took to TikTok Wednesday morning (July 1)
Peppermint was among the first queens to come onboard. (James Michael Avance) Since the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race aired more than a decade ago, 153 queens have shantayed, sashayed and sissied that walk. And only one of those 153 queens has been openly trans. Her name is Peppermint, the legendary queen from NYC
Joe Ritchie-Bennett, David Wails and James Furlong have been named as the Reading victims. (Facebook) The three Reading victims killed in a suspected terror attack have been remembered as “true gentlemen” and proud members of the city’s LGBT+ community. James Furlong, Joe Ritchie-Bennett and David Wails tragically lost their lives on June 20, stabbed to
A gender-questioning teenager from India has died by suicide after their classmates ridiculed them for their feminine looks and suggested they were trans. The 16-year-old, who has not been named, lived in Uttar Pradesh, India, and said in a suicide note to their father that they had started to question their gender identity. “Papa, I’m
Justice Smith posted photos of him with boyfriend Nicholas L Ashe after chanting ‘Black Trans Lives Matter’ at a New Orleans protest. (Instagram) Jurassic World actor Justice Smith has come out as queer by sharing photos of him and his boyfriend in solidarity with Black Trans Lives Matter. Smith, 24, shared the powerful statement on
Madonna at London’s Black Lives Matter protest, June 6. (Twitter) Madonna showed up to a Black Lives Matter march on crutches to protest racism, chanting “No justice, no peace” in central London. The pop star and longtime LGBT+ ally, on crutches because of a recent knee injury, was reportedly at the June 6 Black Lives
Starbucks has launched a new campaign to raise funds for the trans youth charity Mermaids. (Starbucks) People who have been “exposed” to LGBT+ people in adverts and other media are more likely to accept them, according to a new study. The research into consumer attitudes towards LGBT+ people was carried out by Proctor & Gamble