Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents Rugby Club has spoken out against new participation rules introduced by England Touch, saying the changes will restrict some trans, non-binary and intersex people from tak...

Two LGBTQ+ arts organisations in South Carolina have been denied state funding after a contentious vote by the South Carolina Arts Commission, prompting accusations of discrimination and concerns over...

Chappell Roan has announced a two-night charity event in Los Angeles to raise money for trans youth and LGBTQ+ advocacy groups. The singer-songwriter will headline The Super Graphic Spectacular at Th...

More than 70 works by trans and non-binary artists will go on display across four London venues this autumn as the Trans Rage Exhibition returns for its fourth year. Organised by activist arts collec...

Three leading UK trans rights organisations have staged a protest outside the Labour Party conference, displaying messages addressed to Prime Minister Andy Burnham and warning of a decline in the UK's...

Pop star Ellie Goulding has been praised by LGBTQ+ fans after publicly calling out an anti-trans comment from one of her followers on social media. The singer responded after a fan account tagged her...

York arts organisation QueerArts has announced the location of its new permanent community space, describing it as a place where LGBTQ+ people can be creative, connect with others and "truly be you". ...

London's iconic LGBTQ+ venue Heaven has been recognised as an Asset of Community Value (ACV), in a move campaigners hope will help safeguard the future of one of the capital's most important queer nig...

Australian singer and Eurovision star Delta Goodrem has been hailed as “one to watch” after delivering a standout performance on her first live episode of Strictly Come Dancing.  The 41-year-old sing...

An Irish drag performer is preparing to scale Ireland’s tallest mountain in full drag to raise money for displaced families in Gaza. Krystal Queer from Cork will tackle Carrauntoohil, County Kerry's ...

Actor Naomi Watts has once again shown her support for her trans daughter, Kai Schreiber, after the pair made a high-profile appearance during Milan Fashion Week. Schreiber, 17, has quickly emerged a...

A Devon Pride group has transformed a 1,000-year-old Norman castle with a giant rainbow flag, creating a striking celebration of LGBTQ+ history, visibility and community. Around 400 people gathered a...

We spoke to a young TNBI person, and their parent about what gender-affirming support in Brighton & Hove schools has meant to them, and what they wish the people arguing about them from a distance un...

I am writing to you en route to Liverpool, where Labour's annual conference is taking place. I’m not attending in my capacity as publisher of Scene Magazine, but as CEO of Pride Community Foundation. ...

RuPaul’s Drag Race star Alyssa Edwards has publicly rebuked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton after he used the performer in a campaign advert attacking Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.  T...

A Labour councillor has responded with humour and defiance after screenshots of his Grindr profile were shared on social media alongside calls for him to resign. Paul John O’Neill, who represents Nor...

Award-winning Brighton venue Ironworks Studios has announced an expanded programme of LGBTQ+ club nights and community events following recent upgrades to its sound and lighting systems. The venue, w...

Brighton & Hove City Council is inviting residents, businesses and visitors to share their views on this year’s Pride Street Party at a community feedback session next month. The meeting will give pe...

The Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run has donated £7,834.65 to local good causes this year, taking the event’s total charitable contributions over five years to more than £26,000. Organised by Brighton & H...

Sugababes have officially launched a new chapter in their career, announcing a self-titled album due for release on 12 February 2027 and sharing its latest single, Ghost.  The album marks the first f...

A Pride organisation in Lakefield, Ontario, Canada has vowed to replace a series of vandalised signs after more than a third of its display boards were damaged within days of being installed. Lakefie...

The Mayor of Brighton & Hove paid a visit to the city’s Trans Pride Centre this week, meeting with organisers to discuss community building and the centre’s role in supporting trans and non-binary peo...

Neil Patrick Harris has joked that his childhood love of WWE wrestling should have been an early clue about his sexuality. The How I Met Your Mother star made the remark during an appearance on Siriu...

Three men have been charged following a stabbing incident that left three people injured outside a prominent LGBTQ+ venue in Liverpool city centre.  Merseyside Police were called to Tithebarn Street ...

Darts sensation Beau Greaves has spoken candidly about the homophobic abuse she faced after publicly sharing details of her relationship with girlfriend Shan Reeves.  The 22-year-old from Doncaster s...

LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall has welcomed the Welsh Government's renewed commitment to advancing LGBTQ+ equality, while urging ministers to strengthen protections and improve outcomes for LGBTQ+ pe...

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten has warned that LGBTQ+ rights are coming under increasing pressure around the world after visiting the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City. Jetten, who is in the U...

More than one in three LGBTQ+ people in Britain would be willing to conceal their identity in order to visit a bucket-list destination, according to new research highlighting the challenges many still...

The Hart, a cornerstone of Eastbourne's LGBTQ+ scene for almost a quarter of a century, has announced it will close permanently next month, in the latest blow to queer venues on the Sussex coast. The...

RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Cheryl The Queen will headline a major fundraising event in Liverpool next month in support of the campaign to create a permanent statue honouring late drag icon The Vivienn...

Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard joined LGBTQ+ organisations, activists and community members at a networking event held alongside the Liberal Democrats' Autumn Conference in Brighton this weekend. R...

One of Brighton's best-known LGBTQ+ venues has closed its doors for the final time, with its owners warning that queer spaces are disappearing at an "alarming rate" and calling on the community to hel...

Conference season opens in Brighton today. Over the next four days the Liberal Democrats will fill the Brighton Centre and The Grand, and by the time the Conservatives wrap up in Birmingham on 7 Octob...

Author Juno Dawson helped raise money for Trans Pride Brighton this week as Brighton's Birdcage Bar launched a new fundraising initiative supporting LGBTQ+ and HIV charities. The bestselling author a...

Brighton Bear Weekend has announced its return for 2027, with organisers promising an even bigger celebration after receiving overwhelmingly positive feedback from this year's event. The popular LGBT...

A trans social worker has been awarded A$35,000 (£17,000) in damages after a tribunal found that a recruitment process used by Australia's New South Wales Health Service effectively outed him as trans...

MPs are set to examine the UK's recent Eurovision Song Contest record as part of a parliamentary inquiry into the state of the nation's cultural life. The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has confi...

Solidarity protests are set to take place across Europe today, Friday, 18 September, in support of LGBTQ+ activists and human rights defenders detained in Turkey, following what campaigners have descr...

LGBTQ+ campaigners in Mauritius are renewing calls for marriage equality after the country's National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) concluded that there is no explicit legal ban on marriage between t...

Brighton & Hove Liberal Democrats have backed a new five-point plan from the city’s LGBTQ+ venues to protect Brighton’s world-renowned queer nightlife. The plan, unveiled by the Brighton LGBTQ+ Busin...

Ireland's national broadcaster has confirmed that the country will boycott the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, citing Israel's continued participation in the competition amid the ongoing war in Gaza.  ...

Drag Race UK star Divina de Campo is set to take centre stage in a new musical exploring identity, transition and self-discovery at London's Bridge House Theatre. Amanda – The Night Before Me, based ...

The Metropolitan Police has confirmed that legendary San Francisco drag performer Heklina died as a result of acute mixed drug toxicity, bringing an end to a more than three-year investigation into he...

Good Law Project has warned that schools remain legally obliged to protect trans pupils from discrimination, despite new government guidance that came into force at the start of the academic year. Th...

More than 50 LGBTQ+ artists, designers and makers will showcase their work in south London next month as Queeriosities, billed as the UK's largest queer art and makers fair, returns for its fifth edit...

Cheryl and Kelly Rowland delighted fans with an impromptu singalong during a night out at one of Manchester's best-known LGBTQ+ venues. The pop stars, who are currently filming the latest series of T...

Big Brother contestant Harry Symonds has found himself at the centre of online debate after viewers discovered he is married to former Conservative MP Scott Benton, who is now linked to the right-wing...

A major new survey of LGBTQ+ people in London has found that those using drugs commonly associated with chemsex are almost three times more likely to view their drug use as harmful than people using o...

A coalition of Brighton's LGBTQ+ businesses has unveiled a five-point action plan aimed at protecting the city's queer nightlife, warning that the future of Brighton's LGBTQ+ scene is at a "critical p...

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