The Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Qatar announced it seized a line of rainbow-coloured children’s toys, claiming the toys are “un-Islamic”. (Twitter/@MOCIQatar) Officials in Qatar have seized rainbow-coloured children’s toys – similar to LGBT+ flags – for bearing “slogans” contrary to “Islamic values”. The country’s ministry of commerce and industry said on Twitter that
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Peter Tatchell in the documentary Hating Peter Tatchell. (Netflix) When Peter Tatchell was a 17-year-old growing up in Australia, he started writing letters to the press arguing that homosexuality should be decriminalised. It was by no means an easy fight for him to take on. Looking back, he admits that he was “terrified” that his
London Mayor Sadiq Khan during the parade at Pride in London 2019 on 6 July 2019 in London, England. (Tristan Fewings/Getty for Pride in London) LGBT+ leaders have called on Sadiq Khan to reform Pride in London following accusations of racism and bullying, ahead of its 2022 return. The non-profit has been bombarded with demands
Peter Tatchell. (Oli Scarff/Getty) Peter Tatchell has pulled out of a controversial debate with trans-exclusionary professor Kathleen Stock following criticism from the trans community. On Monday (23 August), the veteran LGBT+ activist announced on Twitter that he was set to appear on the Blackballed podcast alongside Stock, a University of Sussex professor who once branded LGBT+ rights charity Stonewall
The Pride in London 2019 Parade passes through Piccadilly Circus. (Photo by Matthew Chattle/Barcroft Media/Barcroft Media via Getty Images) The LGBT+ community and allies will “Reclaim Pride” with a new march to take the place of Pride in London and bring the community-led parade “back to the roots of Pride”. The first-ever Reclaim Pride march
Exterior view of Broadcasting House, the BBC headquarters in Central London. (Photo by Vuk Valcic/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Concerns have been raised over the “censorship” of trans issues after the BBC unpublished a doctor’s heartbreaking fears for young patients in light of last year’s controversial puberty blockers High Court ruling. The broadcaster said it
The closure of the Pink Broadway gay sauna could have implications for other adult venues (Stock photo: Envato Elements) An historic gay sauna may be forced to close its doors forever after insurers inexplicably denied it coverage. The Pink Broadway sauna has welcomed customers to Southampton’s East Street for the past two decades and had been