Photo: Instagram @anubisfinch Arts Brighton Kween Anubis confirmed for Drag Race UK Season 3 19-year-old Brighton-based drag queen Anubis Finch has been announced as one of the contestants for the UK edition of Drag Race season 3. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News March for LGBTQ+ rights in Romania Thousands attended Bucharest Pride to demand equality for Romania’s LGBTQ+ community, making it the first Romanian Pride march since 2019. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Brooks had attended the Missing Bar before the attack General News Couple attacked in Birmingham’s gay village Rob and Patrick, a married couple in their 30s, were the victims of a homophobic attack in Birmingham’s gay village on August 14. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Black trans woman killed in Texas 44-year-old Miss CoCo is the 34th known trans or gender non-conforming person to have been violently killed in the US this year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Two teens attacked in homophobic hate crime Two teenage girls, aged 17 and 19, were the victims of a suspected hate crime in Hitchin, Hertfordshire after being beaten and robbed. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: LGT politicians still facing electoral discrimination A new study found that LGT politicians are still facing electoral discrimination in United States, United Kingdom, and New Zealand. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Report: Majorities in 10 countries support legal protections for trans rights The Williams Institute has found the majority of people in 10 countries support the notion of non-discrimination policies for trans people. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Russian MP says LGBTQ+ people should be ‘sterilised’ Vitaly Milonov has been criticised by the country’s Human Rights Council after saying that gay people should be “sterilised”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Two men victims of homophobic attack in Bishop’s Stortford Two men, aged 22 and 25, were beaten in a Waitrose car park on August 8 in the town of Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 33rd trans person killed in the US Tierramarie Lewis, a black trans woman, is the 33rd known trans or gender non-conforming person to have been killed in the US this year. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Elliot Page receives Annual Achievement LGBTQ+ award Actor and trans rights advocate, Elliot Page, has won the Annual Achievement Award at the Outfest LGBTQ+ film festival in Los Angeles. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Two gay men attacked in Edinburgh Three people have been arrested after two gay men, who are thought to be a couple, were violently attacked on Edinburgh’s Leith Street. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Books Hungary imposes further restrictions on LGBTQ+ children’s books New regulations in Hungary will require the sellers of any LGBTQ+ children’s book to package the books in “closed wrapping”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Black Rock renovation offering opportunity for two local art commissions The Brighton and Hove City Council is planning to commission two local artists as part of the transformation of the Black Rock site where The Bushes are… By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Trans woman killed in New Jersey Shai Vanderpump, a 23-year-old black trans woman, is the 32nd known trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community Brighton and Hove Pride update The Brighton and Hove Pride organisation has shared a message ahead of what would have been the weekend of the annual parade and festival. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
New Zealand Pride General News New Zealand set to ban conversion therapy New Zealand has introduced a national bill that would prohibit LGBTQ+ conversion therapy in nearly all contexts. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Laurel Hubbard makes history as the first trans Olympian Despite not winning a medal, Laurel Hubbard has made Olympic history by becoming the first-ever out trans athlete to compete in the event. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Home Office failed to provide HIV medication to asylum seeker The UK Home Office breached European Convention of Human Rights by not providing an asylum seeker with vital HIV medication. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Man hospitalised after suspected homophobic attack in St James Street A 44-year-old man has been hospitalised after being attacked in St James Street, Brighton, at around 1am on Saturday July 31. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Laurel Hubbard General News Sports expert criticises transphobia at Olympic games Amanda Jones has spoken out against the “long-standing scrutiny of all women’s bodies in sport” that has been seen throughout the Olympics. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Polish activists sued by ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones A group of activists who created the Atlas of Hate have been sued by a handful of so-called ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones in Poland. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: More Americans than ever know someone who is trans or gender non-conforming A new report from the Pew Research Center found 42% of Americans know somebody who is trans compared to 37% in 2017. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Daily Telegraph criticised for publishing ‘biphobic’ letter The Telegraph has come under fire after publishing a letter from a father who called his bisexual daughter a “snowflake Gen Z”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
