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Netflix has unveiled plans to create a Heartstopper Pride Flag, which will be displayed at Queer Britain to coincide with a new season of Heartstopper in October, and will feature personal messages from fans shared following a nationwide tour of this year’s Pride events, including Brighton & Hove Pride. Heartstopper fans across the UK and ..read more
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Erica Hann from Legends, one of Brighton’s premier LGBTQ+ venues, will have her running shoes on this weekend, as she does The Lap around the stunning Lake Windemere, all 47 miles of it! This run is part of her fundraising on behalf of local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon, which will culminate in Erica running ..read more
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10h ago
A family is asking for the murder of a Black trans woman to be investigated as a hate crime after she was shot dead on a Chicago street. Redd, 25, known to friends and family as Barbie, was pronounced dead at the scene after beiong shot multiple times in the back after a lone gunman ..read more
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12h ago
Queer East Festival: On The Road will head out across the country, including a trip to Brighton, from September to December, offering its biggest tour yet and showcasing a line-up of contemporary feature films, documentaries and shorts as well as special events that highlight a wide range of LGBTQ+ stories from East Asia, Southeast Asia ..read more
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12h ago
Chappell Roan, whose album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess reached number one in the UK chart, dedicated her best new artist gong at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) to the LGBTQ+ community. Accepting her award, the Good Luck, Babe singer said: “I dedicate this (award) to all the drag artists ..read more
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14h ago
Valentina Petrillo, the first trans athlete to compete in the Paralympic Games, has defended her participation in Paris and hit back after Harry Potter author JK Rowling called her a ‘cheat’ on social media. Petrillo represented Italy in the women’s T12 200m and 400m sprint events for partially sighted athletes after undergoing hormone therapy and ..read more
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1d ago
Luton North MP Sarah Owen and Jarrow & Gateshead East MP Kate Osborne have stated that trans women are women as they seek election to lead the Women & Equalities Committee – one of the most influential groups in the House of Commons. In a tweet marking Transgender Awareness Week in November 2020, Owen said ..read more
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Gok Wan, who performed at this year’s Brighton & Hove Pride, has shared graphic images following a homophobic attack on his assistant – who he considers ‘one of our family’. Taking to his followers on Instagram, the TV star, who also works as a DJ, shared the news and appealed for witnesses. He also posted ..read more
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The sexuality of one of the most important presidents of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation to end slavery and governed during the Civil War, has been explored in a new documentary Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln, which addresses the possibility that the former president was gay ..read more
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Head to one of Brighton’s premier LGBTQ+ venues, Legends, on Sunday, November 3 for iconic drag performer Davina Sparkle‘s Official Late Birthday Fundraising Show from 3.30pm. Hosted by Mary O’Kart, the event will raise funds for local HIV charity Lunch Positive and will feature lashings of top cabaret, including: Davina Sparkle, Lovinia Belle, Cosmic, Miles ..read more