Alex Edwards, a 19-year-old far-right extremist, has been jailed for more than five years for kicking a trans woman in the head. The teen from Swansea was sentenced at Winchester Crown Court for causing actual bodily harm, disseminating terrorist material and having a bladed article in a public place. Edwards and another man attacked the […]
Staff at Welsh bookshop, Browsers Bookshop in Porthmadog, Gwynedd, say they have been sworn at and verbally abused because of a window display celebrating Pride Month. Browsers Bookshop decorated its two front windows with Pride rainbow flags and books celebrating LGBTQ+ communities. Staff said most people have been supportive, but a small number have shouted […]
Memories From The Dancefloor season 2 has launched, celebrating Pride Month with guests including Welsh BBC broadcaster Owain Wyn Evans, drag royalty Dr Bev, DJ Ian Cottrell, former director of Welsh Women’s Institute and MP for Swansea, Sian James, and many more. Over four episodes, journalist and host Damian Kerlin, celebrates LGBTQ+ venues, shining a […]
Welsh historian and author Norena Shopland, who specialises in researching, recording and promoting LGBTQ+ history, has announced the complete Welsh County LGBTQ+ Timeline Collection, which shares the queer history of every county in Wales, is now available. In 2021/22 and 2023 the Welsh Government commissioned training in LGBTQ+ Language and History for local museums, libraries […]
Gwent Police‘s Chief Constable, Pam Kelly, has made a formal apology to the LGBTQ+ community, acknowledging past “homophobic witch-hunts and discriminatory law enforcement”. In a letter to LGBTQ+ campaigner Peter Tatchell, Kelly expressed regret for the harm caused by the often abusive way the police enforced historic anti-LGBTQ+ laws: “We recognise that our LGBTQ+ communities […]
Llandovery Pride takes place on Saturday, July 29 from 10am for a day full of family friendly celebrations.
“We want to improve equality and inclusion for all LGBTQ+ people, so as a community we feel safe to be ourselves free from fear, discrimination and hate.”
Rhys Goode becomes Head of Terrence Higgins Trust Cymru to help ensure the country meets its goal of ending new HIV cases by 2030.
‘The uniting factor in all 36 films is an exhilarating celebration of lives of LGBTQ+ people across the world’
Submissions now open for the Film Festival that has its heart set on developing new queer filmmakers
