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Over 100 detained in Baku queer nightclub raid and left allegedly humiliated by police
“We are deeply concerned,” said LGBTQ+ rights group ILGA-Europe
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Mickey Rourke denies creating GoFundMe page to cover rent amid house eviction
Rourke was removed from the Celebrity Big Brother 2025 house after making homophobic remarks to JoJo Siwa
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Stonewall left with £92k in reserves as charity warns of ‘significant turbulence’ for LGBTQ+ rights
“The UK used to be a world leader in LGBTQ+ rights. Sadly, that is no longer the case," a spokesperson said
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US skater Conor McDermott-Mostowy makes Milan Olympic team after trials win
The 23-year-old became the fastest skater in the final on Saturday (3 January), earning automatic qualification for his first Olympic Games
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Ten convicted over transphobic cyber harassment of Brigitte Macron
A Paris court ruled that the group deliberately circulated untrue claims suggesting France’s first lady is a transgender woman
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Ricky Gervais responds to criticism over trans jokes: ‘I think I’m right’
“I have a right to talk about those things," said Gervais
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Irish athlete Dónal Óg Cusack announces engagement to fiancé Nathan Adams in romantic Christmas post
“25-12-25 Dónal Óg Cusack Happy Christmas to all," wrote the caption
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Trump administration faces complaints over the removal of gender-affirming care from federal health insurance plans
“This policy is not about cost or care – it is about driving transgender people," says Human Rights Campaign Foundation president Kelley Robinson
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Terrence Higgins Trust CEO: ‘Why 2026 must be the year we unlock PrEP through community pharmacies’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"We have the tools, the evidence and the opportunity. Now we need the courage to act," Richard Angell OBE writes for Attitude
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Two men jailed over Grindr robbery scheme targeting gay men in London
Investigators said the men used Grindr to initiate contact, arranging meetings at victims’s homes
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In 2025, there was plenty of good news outshining a brutal year for the LGBTQ+ community
Even as institutions stalled, hedged, or turned openly hostile, queer communities organised, and found ways to survive anyway
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Andy Burnham apologises for Greater Manchester Police’s history of homophobia
"I apologise to all LGBTQ+ people in Greater Manchester and across the UK for the past failing of GMP," Burnham wrote
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Keir Starmer faces legal challenge from Christian charity over Pride marches
"No one can deny that the LGBTQ+ Pride movement and its hard-line gender ideology," wrote the deputy director of The Christian Institute
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Gus Kenworthy makes promising bid for 2025 Milan Winter Olympics after brief retirement
"One step closer to Milan 2026," says Kenworthy
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Luigi Mangione may not face the death penalty due to US attorney general’s ‘mistake’
"That should have caused her to recuse herself from making any decisions on this case," state the defence
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What did Nicki Minaj say about trans people during her Turning Point Q&A with Erika Kirk?
“There’s nothing wrong with being a boy… How powerful is that?" said Minaj
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Show me the receipts: Examining Pope Leo XIV’s history of LGBTQ-related statements and actions
Are Leo’s gestures towards inclusion genuine steps forward, or carefully measured moves to preserve unity in a divided church?
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Tom Daley and husband Dustin Lance Black to renew their wedding vows in touching tribute to late friends (EXCLUSIVE)
"May 2027," Tom confirmed the date
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Tom Daley reveals he was scammed ordering 10-foot skeleton on Halloween: ‘I even read the fine print!’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"He buys everything he sees on his feed," says husband Dustin Lance Black
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Louise Sandher-Jones MP: ‘We’ve awarded £31m to dismissed LGBT+ veterans in one year – please keep coming forward’ (EXCLUSIVE)
"We owe them nothing less than our sustained commitment to delivering the justice Lord Etherton's review envisioned," Sandher-Jones writes for Attitude