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Two gay men assaulted in South London, a week after Two Brewers stabbing

Two gay men have been assaulted in South London, just over a week after the homophobic stabbing that took place outside The Two Brewers bar in Clapham.  The couple, Michael Smith and his boyfriend Nat Asabere, were assaulted whilst waiting for a bus at around 11pm in Brixton on Saturday (19 August), after spending the […]

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Riley Gaines anti-trans remarks linked to library bomb threat

Anti-trans harassment pedalled on social media by former US college swimmer Riley Gaines has been linked with a bomb threat at a California library.  On Monday (21 August), Mary L. Stephens library, in Davis, a city about 14 miles from Sacramento, received an anonymous bomb threat in a phone call that included anti-LGBTQ+ speech. The building […]

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Theater Camp: This joyous mockumentary is essential viewing for queer stage kids

With the actors’ strike currently putting new interviews and red carpet premieres on hold, promotion for Molly Gordon and Nick Lieberman’s Theater Camp has been fairly muted as of late.  Cinema aficionados will know it for its award-winning debut at film festivals earlier this year; at Sundance Film Festival back in January, it received two […]

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John Whaite says heart was ‘torn into two’ over Johannes as he reflects on Strictly curse

Strictly Come Dancing star John Whaite has shared his thoughts on the show’s curse, after opening up about falling in love with his dance partner Johannes Radebe. Winner of The Great British Bake Off winner and 2021 Strictly runner-up Whaite has found a silver lining after his romantic entanglement with Radebe, spelled trouble for his […]

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Nike to finally sell Mary Earps goalkeeper shirt after fury from Lionesses fans

Nike is making a limited number of Mary Earps shirts available to buy after massive backlash to its decision not to sell replica England goalkeeper jerseys with her name and number on. Since the Women’s World Cup kicked off in July – with England’s Lionesses making it to the final, where they were beaten by […]

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