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Eleven World Cup nations face scrutiny over anti-gay laws ahead of Pride Match
Peter Tatchell writes to FIFA seeking written confirmation from each country that no player will be excluded or punished for being gay
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Gay wrestlers to enter the ring at HEAVEN & G-A-Y this Pride month
Attendees can expect muscle daddies in tight wrestling underwear flying through the air, sparkly sports bras, and an all-round gay-on-gay brawl
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Liverpool council leader vows to ‘cherish’ Pride Quarter amid fears it is ‘disappearing before our eyes’
"When we know that these things have been challenged in other places, it's Liverpool's role for us to raise our voices even more," said Liverpool council leader Liam Robinson
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Seven men arrested in India over alleged gay dating app blackmail scheme
Police in Surendranagar district said the man had downloaded the app, Polo, where he had arranged to meet one user in person
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Trans woman Kalena ‘Peaches’ Croskey dies in custody at Birmingham City Jail
Croskey was discovered unresponsive by correctional staff during the afternoon of 11 June. She was pronounced dead later that day, aged 32
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Rare skin infection investigated after cluster of cases linked to same gay sauna
Researchers say the infection, dermatophilosis, is caused by the bacterium Dermatophilus congolensis, which is normally found in animals
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From conversion therapy in Colombia to a new life in Britain, one gay asylum seeker’s story of finding freedom (EXCLUSIVE)
“For years, I learnt to disappear. Now I am learning to exist without fear," writes an anonymous gay Colombian, supported by Rainbow Migration, for Refugee Week
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Pride in Surrey postpones 2026 festival citing funding cuts
Despite the 2026 celebrations being delayed, Pride in Surrey has already set a date for 2027
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London Underground gets new Pride audio tour featuring LGBTQ+ voices
Available until the end of June, the project has been developed by Art on the Underground in partnership with OUTbound, TfL's LGBTQ+ staff network
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JD Vance laughs as Fox News hosts make jokes about gay people
Vance appeared on The Five and Gutfield! while promoting his new book Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith
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Lush Pride tiger artist says ‘trans bodies are beautiful’ amid backlash over top surgery scars
The display, installed at the chain's Chelmsford store ahead of Essex Pride, features a tiger alongside the slogan, "Proud of My Stripes"
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Trump administration to restore LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline service after axing it
Officials say the Press 3 option, which connects callers with LGBTQ+ trained counsellors, could return before the end of 2026
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Japan to launch nationwide LGBTQ+ education programme
The plans would see schools, universities and other institutions given new guidance and resources on sexual and gender diversity
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Extreme athlete who appeared with Madonna at Super Bowl dies
Lewis was widely recognised within the worlds of BASE jumping, slacklining and tricklining
News UK
Impact of Section 28 to be addressed by UK Government after petition passes 10,000 signatures
The Section 28 Justice Coalition draws on information suggesting that history is repeating itself: "We are not going to let it"
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David Geffen and ex-husband David Armstrong yacht together after divorce
The pair were pictured sitting opposite Ellen DeGeneres and what appears to be her wife, Portia de Rossi
News UK
Pioneering gay artist David Hockney dies aged 88
Hockney is survived by his long-time partner, Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima, who was by his side when he died
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Pride in London afterparty events guide: Where to party after dark
From hot and sweaty queer raves, red-head go-go dancers and drag cabaret campness, London’s nightlife is not staying quiet for any Reform UK supporter this year
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President Volodymyr Zelensky urges Ukraine to normalise LGBTQ+ topics
“I believe we need to speak openly with society about everything, and that is absolutely normal," said Zelensky
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Police chiefs face High Court challenge over pro-trans strip-search policy
The case has been brought forward to the High Court by gender-critical women’s rights group Sex Matters