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Culture Music

Music for Change to celebrate Transgender Day of Remembrance with 50 queer musicians

The evening will feature a keynote from What It Feels Like for a Girl creator Paris Lees and a poetry reading by Kaiden Ford, as well as several queer singers

Life Wellbeing

The drug-related deaths our community can’t let itself feel

Founder of You Are Loved Marc Svensson on how the gay scene is fuelling both connection and harm

News UK

One in four LGBTQ+ people surveyed have lost a loved one to a drug-related death (EXCLUSIVE)

Data also suggests that passing out from GBL is "extremely common and appears normalised"

Culture Theatre

Alexis Gregory announces return of queer hit SMOKE for 2026 UK tour

Each SMOKE performance will be followed by a panel discussion hosted by LGBTQ+ non-profit You Are Loved

Alexis Gregory (left) and Marc Svensson (right) for the The Silence Ends with Us campaign

News UK

LGBTQ+ non-profit You Are Loved launches suicide prevention campaign in memory of Strictly’s Robin Windsor

"Too many LGBTQ+ people are dealing with isolation, substance misuse and poor mental health, often behind closed doors," said You Are Loved founder Marc Svensson

Life Wellbeing

ONS statistics about drug-related deaths in LGB+ people are grim, but having them makes me hopeful

Marc Svensson, a social psychologist and expert in LGBTQ+ mental health and drug misuse, gives his opinion on mortality rates by sexual orientation