Daniel Welsh: Now More Than Ever, It Is Time to Be Our Best Queer Selves
If this horrendous tragedy has taught us anything, it’s that there are real people who will show up to our front door uninvited, and will gun us down because they’re p*ssed off at us having a snog on the dance floor. We need to support each other, because when all’s said and done, we truly are all in this together. We each need to stand up and be counted, put our fist in the air and prove we’re not going anywhere. We need to channel the bravery, strength and courage of those who came before us, and use it to remain defiant, even when that feels like the scariest and most difficult thing in the world.

Read more: UK Gay News, Orlando, Orlando Shooting, Pulse Nightclub, Homophobia, Queer Voices, UK News

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'Corrie' Star Candidly Discusses His Parents' Reaction To His Coming Out
‘Coronation Street’ actor Dan Brocklebank had a candid chat with the ‘Loose Women’ panel on Tuesday (7 June), opening up about how his parents…

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Indian Parents Throw Beautiful Hindu Wedding For Gay Son
Rishi Agarwal is gay. But it’s not something that’s typically accepted within his culture.
In his youth, Agarwal – who is from India – knew a gay Sikh…

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Dr Helen Webberley: The Right to Unbiased Healthcare
A recent report from the Women and Equalities Commission revealed that for members of the transgender community, the significant discrimination they face in day-to-day life does not always stop when they step into the consultation room.

Read more: Nhs, Transgender, Doctor, Minorities, Transgender Issues, Transgender Rights, UK Gay News, UK News

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Juno Roche: Bathrooms – Our Space, Their Space
As a trans woman I had many years of having to use the ‘wrong’ toilet facility and it was terrifying. I always felt exposed, vulnerable, like something dangerous could happen. I didn’t want to see men peeing or hear men’s’ conversations, my friends went into the women’s and I prayed for an empty men’s bathroom.

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Stuart Lorimer: Transgender Opinion: Coming Out to Family
There is no Perfect Time. This means that those with a tendency to procrastinate (and, as a supreme procrastinator myself, I can understand this) can find reasons to put it off indefinitely. If you’re repeatedly telling yourself the time isn’t right, a little self-examination may be in order.

Read more: Transgender, Transgender Issues, Queer Issues, Transbritain, Gay Issues, UK Gay News, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

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Stephen Bailey: All the Good Ones Are Straight
Lately, I have noticed myself really fancying straight boys – whether it’s my colleagues in comedy, the boy I’ve made have a dance-off with me in the club or my uncle…. Just kidding, I don’t fancy my uncle. He’s not attractive!

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Jody Thompson: How Gay Culture Made Me the (Hetero) Woman I Am
Things were hard in the Eighties when it came to being openly gay and even pop stars – and most celebrities in the entertainment world – were forced to live a lie for fear of public opprobrium. Freddie Mercury strutted his stuff at Live Aid in a singlet, Tom of Finland moustache and tight trousers, and still the general public didn’t guess he was gay.

Read more: UK Entertainment, Loud and Proud, UK Film, UK Music, Eighties, Gay Culture, UK Gay News, UK Entertainment News

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'Simpsons' Writer Reveals Personal Story Behind Smithers' Coming Out
‘The Simpsons’ writer Rob LaZebnik has revealed why long-running character Waylon Smithers’ coming out was so personal to him.
In Sunday night…

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Geng Le: Change LGBTQ People's Life With Science and Technology in China
When I look back on the past decade and a half that I have spent promoting LGBT issues in China, I see that so much has changed for the better. Fifteen years ago, I could have never imagined that I would be one of the British Councils 33 Global LGBT Influencers.

Read more: Lgbtq, Lgbt, Gay Rights, Gay Issues, Homosexuality, Homophobia, China, Blued, It, Same-Sex Marriage, UK Tech, UK Gay News, UK Tech News

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