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17-year-old charged with attempted murder in alleged homophobic hate crime
West Midlands Police said the victim was subjected to homophobic remarks during the attack
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Jamie Corbett and Adam Frisby address backlash over unrelated murder case involving gay couple
"I honestly can’t believe some of the things I’m reading. I’ve actually just had to come out for a walk and leave Adam at home," wrote Corbett
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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Over 100 MPs back bid to block Equality and Human Rights Commission’s trans guidance
MPs across multiple parties, including Labour, the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats, are calling for the final guidance to be revoked
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Protestors gather after Reform UK stops London borough Pride flag tradition
Opposition parties, unions, and community groups organised a Pride Month event outside Havering’s Town Hall in a display of defiance
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Reform UK urges Essex libraries to scale back Pride content
"What possible reason is there not to display Pride promotional material," said Save Our Libraries Essex
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Syphilis cases among gay and bisexual men fall to lowest level in a decade
Syphilis diagnoses among gay and bisexual men fell by 18.7 per cent in 2025 reversing a decade-long upward trend
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Dr Ranj Singh asks people to move forward after ex-wife breaks her silence on their split
"Identity and sexuality are complex, fluid and evolving things. Some figure it out early; others need longer," said Dr Ranj
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Thousands contacted Childline over sexuality and gender identity last year
New figures released ahead of Pride Month show the service delivered 2,457 counselling sessions on the issue during 2025/26
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Pat Bruce-Browne becomes Ipswich’s first Black gay female mayor
As mayor, Bruce-Browne will support local charities ActivLives and BME Suffolk Support Group (BSSG), raising funds throughout her term
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New HIV treatment could allow some people to stop medication for up to two years
Researchers at Imperial College London tested a treatment made from two broadly neutralising antibodies (bNAbs)
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Hertfordshire Pride event is cancelled after banners were torn down twice
Liz Needham, a Liberal Democrat councillor for London Colney, said the vandalism had left local LGBTQ+ people unsettled
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Gay and bisexual men are donating blood in greater numbers than ever before
Researchers found that 7.5 per cent of male donors identified as bisexual, gay, pansexual, queer, bicurious or sexually fluid, compared with 1.8 per cent in 2014
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Coven casts a spell on Soho with new queer nightclub at former G-A-Y Bar venue
Under the spell of Coven founder Matthew Jacobs Morgan, one of London’s most famous LGBTQ+ venues will bring queer joy to Soho once again
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How does the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s final draft affect trans people?
TransActual raises concerns that the guidance affects the whole of the LGBTQ+ community