Eyewitnesses say a the centre was attacked by a man with a golf club (Facebook/Oakland LGBTQ Community Centre) Police have launched an investigation after a vandal attacked a local LGBT+ community centre on Pride weekend, leaving staff and volunteers stunned. At around 10.05am on Saturday (June 27), bystanders watched in horror as a man with
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Sarah Hegazy was jailed and tortured for holding an LGBT+ flag. She died by suicide in June 2020. (Twitter) Two Egyptian lawyers are suing Noor Hesham Selim, the transgender son of film star Hesham Selim, for an Instagram post that supported Egyptian LGBT+ activist Sara Hegazy, who died by suicide earlier this month. The lawyers
The US embassy in Moscow sends a clear message ahead of an anti-LGBT+ vote in Russia (Instagram/@usembru) The US embassy in Moscow, Russia has raised a Pride flag in clear defiance of an upcoming vote that will effectively stop same-sex marriage ever being legalised. Millions of Russians are expected to head to the polls on
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
Sara Hegazy took her own life after enduring torture in Egypt (Twitter/@karimshot) A candlelight vigil is being held in honour of Sara Hegazy, an Egyptian LGBT+ activist who died of suicide after being tortured for raising a Pride flag at a concert. Hegazy took her own life on Sunday, leaving behind a handwritten note in
LA Pride 2019. (AGUSTIN PAULLIER/AFP via Getty) LA Pride has stepped away from its “All Black Lives Matter” protest, after organisers were revealed to have been working “collaboratively” with police. LA Pride was cancelled almost two months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic, but organisers announced last week that they intended to replace it with a
In 2016, after a long fight from LGBT+ activists, gay sex was finally made legal in the Central American country of Belize. That change would never have happened without the tireless campaigning of Caleb Orozco. As executive director of the United Belize Advocacy Movement (UNIBAM), Orozco filed a case with the country’s Supreme Court in
LA Pride’s Black Lives Matter solidarity march has been widely condemned by activists after it was alleged that organisers are working with police. LA Pride was cancelled almost two months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic, but organisers announced this week that they intended to replace it with a Black Lives Matter march. However, the
Divina De Campo did a drag make-up tutorial as part of the PinkNews Pride for All Drag Race UK icon Divina de Campo gives a masterclass in drag eleganza and a powerful statement on gender identity as she helps PinkNews celebrate Pride for All. If you’ve always wanted to do drag but haven’t taken the plunge,
British supermarket chain Marks & Spencers launched a “Rainbow Sale”, the latest “rebranding” of the LGBT+ Pride flag. (Marks & Spencers) In the sequel absolutely nobody asked for, Marks & Spencer launched a “Rainbow Sale” to raise money for the National Health Service and it’s the infamous “LGBT Pride sandwich” 2.0. The sale, launched May
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
The Stonewall Inn. (Getty/Ben Hider) Who threw the first brick at Stonewall? Depending on who you ask, the answer ranges from Stonewall trailblazers Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera to Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga’s CGI’d ponytails in the “Rain on Me” video. On any given day, Twitter might congratulate Mariah Carey, or Laura Dern’s
Pabllo Vittar strips off for Clavin Klein. (Twitter/Calvin Klein) Pabblo Vittar, Tommy Dorfman and Chella Man are among the stars who’ve stripped off for Pride in Calvin Klein’s latest campaign. Pride month may be cancelled this year, but Calvin Klein is still celebrating the LGBT+ community. Today Calvin Klein released a new campaign, featuring nine
Queer museum staffer Sacha Coward broke down the semiotic history of the rainbow in a tidy 60 seconds. (Screen capture via Twitter) Noah considered it a sign from God, Aristotle grappled with its geometry and Dorothy sang about soaring above it. To Gilbert Baker, it was an enduring international symbol of the LGBT+ community. The
Pride Edinburgh – the stalwart of Scotland’s LGBT+ celebrations – has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Stewart Kirby/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Scotland’s Pride calendar suffered a devastating blow after Pride Edinburgh organisers announced Tuesday evening that the celebration will be cancelled, citing the swelling coronavirus pandemic. For the last 24 years, the Pride
Thousands of people spell out the word “Love” in lights at Singapore’s annual Pink Dot rally in 2015. (FYROL/AFP/Getty) Singapore’s epic Pink Dot Pride rally has been cancelled and replaced with a livestream as the coronavirus sweeps across the globe. The huge event usually attracts thousands of spectators to Singapore’s Hong Lim Park, but for the
Linda Harvey said LGBT+ people are “naturally ungrateful”. (Twitter) It’s no secret that plenty of religious folk hate LGBT+ people, but this woman hates them so much that she wants to trademark the rainbow. Writing for WND.com, Linda Harvey of Mission: America claimed that the “sweet rainbow image” has been “violated” and “raped” by the