When Sheffield Pride announced a few months ago that its parade was going to be a celebration and not a protest, there was widespread outrage. They had completely misunderstood the history of Pride...
This week, the UK’s Supreme Court ruled that opposite-sex couples should have the right to have a civil partnership as well as marriage. This has been a controversial ruling that has been resisted...
As yet another month of LGBTQ+ Pride history and celebration rolls around to a close, let’s talk about gatekeeping. No, not from the cis het folks. But from within the queer community. Gatekeeping...
About 3500 thousand attended the LGBT Pride March on Equality in Ukraine’s capital, making it the record largest Pride demonstration in Kyiv. The number of participants was said to be roughly...
Welcome to LGBTQ+ Pride Month, the month of “hey, have you seen…?” and “did you ever read…?” Yes, we’ve all seen And the Band Played On and read The Celluloid Closet. My beef with a lot...
30 years ago, a group of four lesbians slipped into the BBC studios and started yelling on the flagship Six O’Clock News. One presenter tried to keep going, while the other sat on one of the...
In 2016, Shahmir Sanni volunteered with the Vote Leave campaign, which was aiming to convince British voters to leave the European Union. He was unusual amongst his university peers for being a...
I was excited about Netflix’s Grace and Frankie from the moment I heard about it in late 2014. If you haven’t watched the show, it is a dramedy featuring Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston...
At Sheffield Pride in July, a small group of evangelical Christian protesters set about disrupting the event. Reading obnoxiously from the Bible, the Potter’s House Church cherry-picked...
For those who believe that LGBTQ people have essentially got equality now and no more campaigning is required, yet more evidence has proven this to be wrong. Research carried out by the Trades...
