London Queer Footie Fans and Players Wanted!

2026-08-17 19:12

LGBTQIA London Scene magazine QX reports that among a plethora of queer teams now playing in London's amateur football leagues, Chartlon Invicta are busy ahead of the new footie season. In the world of grassroots football, Charlton Invicta FC stands out as a club built on a simple but powerful idea...

Good Law Project Success in Opening Investigation into GB News' Extremist Guests

Television can be a force for good and education, and the majority of news channels are known in Britain for their high standards and accuracy. But GB News is not part of that tradition. Inspired by the worst excesses of American right wing TV shock content, the network has in recent months aired all sorts of bizarre conspiracy theories, including one as old as the hills - that gay men are paedophiles and that LGBT+ parents will abuse children they have adopted. But thanks to work by campaigners led by the Good Law Project, the broadcast regulator OFCOM, have finally been persuaded to interview. The Good Law Project explains in a press release: "Together with campaigners Bimini, Liam Rondi, and Love Queers, we’ve forced Ofcom to investigate GB News over LGBTQ+ slurs – again. Earlier this summer, the rightwing influencer Based and Bougie was on GB News, claiming that gay men are “more prone” to “sexual deviancy” and “child sexual assault with their adopted children”.And Caroline…

2026-08-16 11:15

Opinion and Commentary

Team GB Paralympic Lesbian Hero Robyn Joins BBC Radio 4 to Raise Funds for Kids Charity

DIVA Magazine, Europe's best selling Lesbian and Bi women's magazine, reports that paralympian hero Robyn Love is helping promote the National Childbirth Trust on BBC Radio 4, after she and her loving partner, Laurie Williams, turned to the Trust for help preparing for the birth of their daughter. Becoming a parent for the first time brings a real mix of thrill, worry and pressure, and many expectant couples turn to trusted organisations for guidance. That is exactly what Robyn and Laurie did, reaching out to the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) for antenatal advice and reassurance during their own journey into parenthood.Now, three years on, Robyn is lending her voice to the UK charity, fronting its BBC Radio 4 Appeal. The broadcast, due to air this Sunday, 16 August, aims to generate much-needed funding for NCT’s free infant feeding support, which is available to families up and down the country.The appeal will focus on the charity’s wider feeding work, including its network of more…

2026-08-16 10:15

Sports and Athletics

LGBTQIA Faith Groups Unite to Campaign on "Conversion Therapy"

During the debate on ending anti-queer pseudoscientific "conversion therapies", we have sometimes seen the issue presented as one between the LGBTQIA Community and the religious. However, it is only…

2026-08-15 21:46

Identity and Personal Stories

Croydon Pride Celebrates South London LGBTQIA Communities

South London community media, including Croydon FM, Radio Jackie and Riverside Radio are all reporting on Croydon Pride taking place this Saturday, 15th August. The event takes place at Box Park in…

2026-08-15 13:43

Society and Community Life

Drag Night Life Icon Joins "Newsnight" Panel to discuss economy

Earlier this week. Drag legend Bimini Bon-Boulash or Bimini for short, appeared on the prestigious sofa of BBC-2 Television's evening current affairs magazine programme Newsnight.…

2026-08-13 22:50

Business and Workplace

Community Broadcaster Championing Female and Non-Binary Talent Comes to Bristol DAB Radio

We are always pleased to be able to report on events and developments in LGBTQIA Media and allied outlets. In Bristol, community youth broadcaster NOODS Radio, which recently…

2026-08-12 20:12

Entertainment and Pop Culture

Lesbian MP Gets Prestigious Assignment

The Irish Post, a community newspaper for the Irish in England, Wales and Scotland, reports that Dublin born trade unionist and Labour Member of Parliament for Ealing Southall,…

2026-08-12 05:32

Politics and Legal Rights

Gay Hero Presenter Rob Rinder Joins Archaeological Show on UK TV.

Gay television host Rob Rinder has been exploring the lives of rich and poor people throughout history on Tuesday nights, for Channel 5 Television in the UK. Rich Lives Poor…

2026-08-11 23:07

Entertainment and Pop Culture

Free Community Street Party in Chiswick, 30 August

West London Queer Project (WLQP) is preparing to welcome residents and visitors alike to its most expansive celebration to date, as the organisation marks six years of supporting…

2026-08-11 20:38

Society and Community Life

New Queer Club Night Busts Open Body Snobbery

As we have reported before, the body size acceptance movement is deeply influenced by feminism, trans feminism and queer theory. Indeed, many of the body acceptance blogs see…

2026-08-11 20:04

Society and Community Life

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