Founder of Drag Queen Story Hour UK Aida H Dee, known off-stage as Sab Samuel. (Sab Samuel) Drag performer Aida H Dee says Rochdale Borough Council has cancelled her Drag Queen Story Hour event for children “without discussion”. According to Rochdale Online, the storytelling event for children due to take place in the borough on
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Tom Daley has warned that “something monumental will happen” if the so-called “debate” over trans athletes in elite sport escalates further. The diver, who won his fourth (and first gold) Olympic medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has previously spoken out against bans that prohibit trans athletes to compete in elite sports. FINA (the administrative
The Wickes float at Brighton Pride. (Twitter/ FlouncyMcGee) Hardware store Wickes has been praised by the queer community for its powerful float at Brighton Pride. A Wickes float joined the Brighton Pride parade on Saturday (6 August), featuring two huge signs – one which read, “No LGB without the T, we stand by our trans
Justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab. (AFP via Getty/ NIKLAS HALLE’N) Justice secretary and deputy prime minister Dominic Raab is reportedly planning to house trans prisoners based on their genitals. A story released by The Mail on Sunday quoted a host of “sources” and “insiders” who reported that Raab had developed a policy
Archbishop of Canterbury responds to Sandi Toksvig after criticism over church’s LGBTQ+ stance. (Hollie Adams and Joe Maher/Stringer via Getty Images) The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has asked to meet with presenter and activist Sandi Toksvig after she criticised his stance on the LGBTQ+ community as a “horrible mistake”. Over the past two weeks,
Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury, speaks at the 2022 Lambeth Conference held at The University of Kent. (Neil Turner for The Lambeth Conference) A influential group of Anglican bishops are calling for “homosexual practice” to be “rejected” at the Lambeth Conference, insisting that “God’s power” will help gay people with the “ordering of relationships”. On
Jill Scott of England celebrates with the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 Trophy during the England Women’s Team Celebration at Trafalgar Square on August 01, 2022 in London, England. (Leon Neal/Getty) England hero Jill Scott interviewed the Women’s Euro 2022 trophy in a hilarious clip. The England team descended on London’s Trafalgar Square on Monday (1
Kemi Badenoch speaks during Britain’s Next Prime Minister: The ITV Debate on 17 July. (ITV via Getty/ Jonathan Hordle) Liz Truss “empowered” Kemi Badenoch to push back against trans rights during her time in government, the former equalities minister has claimed. Writing in The Sunday Times on Sunday (31 July), Badenoch detailed how she sought to hear
Police attended a protest staged by the far-right at a Bristol library. (Twitter) A family-friendly Drag Queen Story Hour event in Bristol was rescheduled at the last minute due to “aggressive” anti-LGBTQ+ protesters. Drag queen Aida H Dee was due to read stories to children at Henleaze Library on Thursday (28 July), but the event
Tavistock Centre. (YouTube) NHS England is to close its sole dedicated youth gender clinic and open new regional centres in a move to a “holistic and localised approach” to trans youth healthcare. The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust will shut down its Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) by next spring, NHS England said Thursday (28
Allison Bailey, the lawyer who founded LGB Alliance. (Allison Bailey/ Twitter) Allison Bailey has lost her lawsuit against Stonewall but has won her employment tribunal case against her employer Garden Court Chambers. Bailey, a lesbian barrister and co-founder of the anti-trans lobby group LGB Alliance, sued LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall and Garden Court Chambers, of which
Monkeypox, a once rare virus, has spread worldwide in recent months. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Single genital lesions on the anus and mouth have been identified as symptoms of monkeypox as researchers better understand the virus. On Monday (25 July), the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) updated its definition of monkeypox to say symptoms now include a lesion
Adam Beales, known as Adam B on YouTube, says he felt the “best I’ve felt in my entire life” since coming out as gay. (YouTube/Adam B) Adam B, a popular children’s TV presenter from Northern Ireland and YouTuber, has come out as gay in a heartfelt and “vulnerable” video. The YouTuber – whose real name
Manchester mayor Andy Burnham. (Getty/ Ian Forsyth) Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has slammed the Conservative party for “playing to culture war issues”, and has called for a general election. The race for leadership of the Conservative party, and to become Britain’s next prime minister, was whittled down to two candidates this week – Liz Truss
A pregnant same-sex couple. (Pexels/ Mikhail Nilov) Cis female same-sex couples will no longer face steep financial barriers to access NHS fertility treatment in a landmark shift. Until now, cis female same-sex couples in England have been forced to go through several rounds of expensive intrauterine insemination (IUI), costing some couples as much as £25,000,
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive at the United Nations Headquarters on July 18, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) A new biography has claimed Meghan Markle challenged Prince Harry’s friends “without hesitation” after they told sexist and transphobic jokes. The book Meghan, Harry and the War
Tom Tugendhat has become the latest leadership hopeful to be voted out. (Jonathan Hordle / ITV via Getty Images) Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt have continued their lead in the Conservative Party leadership contest as Tom Tugendhat is knocked out of the race to replace prime minister Boris Johnson. After the third round of voting
Protesters at Trans Pride Brighton. (PinkNews) Trans Pride Brighton saw its largest turnout ever on Saturday (16 July), with around 20,000 protesters marching for trans liberation. Trans Pride Brighton, the first and largest trans Pride event outside of the US, has been running since 2013. This year, it finally returned in person, after two years of
Sarah Osborne and Helen Arnold were told that they both can’t be listed on their child’s birth certificate because. (Supplied) A queer mother who was forced to adopt her own child after a registrar refused to put her on the birth certificate has won her legal battle. Sarah Osborne, 48, and Helen Arnold, 48, welcomed
Russell T Davies accepts It’s a Sin’s award for best TV drama at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. (Instagram/ russelltdavies63) Russell T Davies described the Tory government as a “wounded, rabid dog” in his acceptance speech at the South Bank Sky Arts Awards. Davies’ acclaimed Channel 4 drama It’s a Sin won best TV
Attorney general Suella Braverman is the latest person to be eliminated from the Tory leadership race. Attorney general Suella Braverman is out of the Tory leadership race as the field narrows to find the next prime minister. Braverman, who launched her leadership bid with an anti-trans dogwhistle, was eliminated after finishing last in the second round of
Non-binary parent shares heartwarming story of how he came out to his young children (Dave Moore) A non-binary parent from Cardiff has shared the “hugely positive” reaction their young daughter has had to their coming out, with a colourful drawing of the family at Pride. Dave Moore, 35, said he came out to his two
John Nicolson speaks at the PinkNews Westminster Summer Reception. (Alistair Veryard) Gay lawmaker John Nicolson has called out Tory leader hopefuls for resorting to anti-trans “nonsense” to kickstart their bids to become the next British prime minister. On Wednesday evening (13 July) for the PinkNews Westminster Summer reception, the Scottish National Party (SNP) MP for
Phillip Schofield has made a joking jab against Boris Johnson. (Getty Images) British prime minister Boris Johnson should swap Number 10 for Dancing of Ice to “fill extra time”, Phillip Schofield has said. As the coronavirus engulfed and battered Britain, government officials were asked to a “bring your own booze” for bash in the backyard
A flag bearer waves a Chelsea FC flag with the LGBT+ Progress flag design. (Clive Rose/Getty Images) Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said the “Chelsea rent boy” chant is a homophobic hate crime and not “harmless banter”. For decades, fans of teams playing against football titan Chelsea FC have lobbed the cruel chant from
Police officers during Birmingham Pride. (Jim Wood / Barcroft Media via Getty Images / Barcroft Media via Getty Images) A Birmingham police officer is recovering after being injured in an alleged homophobic assault. The officer was responding to reports of a fight on Hurst Street, in Birmingham’s Gay Village, when she was hurt at around
Minister for Women and Equalities Liz Truss. (NurPhoto via Getty/ David Cliff) British equalities minister Liz Truss has faced fresh criticism for failing to set up a new LGBT+ advisory panel some nine months after scrapping it. Anneliese Dodds, Labour Party MP and shadow equalities minister, expressed her frustration at the government’s sluggish attitude to
Jack Green. (Kent Police) A teenager just 16 years old plunged a knife into a woman’s chest in a startling biphobic attack in Canterbury, England. In a crime that the victim says “scarred” her for life, Jack Green met student Megan Murphy and her friends at a Direct Pizza in Northgate during the early hours
Harvey Parker. (Met Police) Police have confirmed that a body recovered from the River Thames this week is missing student Harvey Parker. Having been missing for three weeks, this week the Met Police were contacted by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) about the discovery of a body in the River Thames, which was later recovered
Harvey Parker. (Met Police) Police searching for Harvey Parker, who was last seen outside London’s Heaven nightclub on 17 December, have discovered a body in the River Thames. While the body has not formally been identified as the 20-year-old student, their family have issued a statement addressing the discovery. They said: “We are so very
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