Opinion News

Remembering Gay Hero George's Political Acts

Posted on 21 Apr 2024 in Opinion

In the current issue of the centre left to left wing magazine Tribune, the voice of the progressive faction within Labour, Shahla Omar praises the late great gay hero pop star George Michael, who was outspoken in his opposition to the Blair and George W Bush government's "War on Terror" twenty years ago. In a wide ranging essay, Shalhla, a Kurdish-British journalist, notes "in the days before the 2003 war, a usually media-averse Michael stepped up his television presence.

Devon Strikes Blow for Bodily Autonomy

Posted on 20 Apr 2024 in Opinion

David Oliver at USA Today, a top selling broadsheet in the States, meets with Devon Price, who wants to open up discussions around the politicised issue of transition pauses and temporary detransitioning amongst transgender people. Devon says that he transitione

British Public's Mixed Opinions on Sex Work

Posted on 29 Mar 2024 in Opinion

Pink News reports on a new survey of public attitudes towards sex work conducted by the respected opinion following website YouGov. The results are positive for sexual freedom activists, with a majority believing that it should be legal for people to pay for sex in the UK. Men

Tories are the "Real Extremists" - Mirror

Posted on 28 Mar 2024 in Opinion

Darren Lewis, writing in the centre left paper The Daily Mirror, says that 'The extremists we should really fear taking over the country are in the Conservative Party'. In an essay looking at the hard right's attempts to influence public policy and dial up a "cultural war" like

Movie Prompts Discussion on Limits of Freedom

Posted on 20 Mar 2024 in Opinion

The film Wicked Little Letters, starring Olivia Colman and Jessie Buckley, deals with the strange case of the Littlehampton Letters of 1920, when the quaint seaside town on the south coast was scandalised by a flurry of obscene and offensive letters. The case be

Feb

Non-Monogamy is No Threat and Works for Many

Mandy Len Catron from the Loneliness Project writes for the Guardian newspaper some thoughts on non-monogamy, as one of her friends embarks on a four way relationship, and with sta

Feb

LGBT+ Ally Carol Vorderman Joins LBC Talk

LGBTQIA Ally Carol Vorderman is to return to radio. The famous presenter, who leapt to the defence of fellow broadcaster, the gay Radio 2 star Owain Wyn Evans, when he was subjec

Jan

Celebrating Traditional Lesbian Butch Culture

It will enrage the JK Rowling type fake feminists, who have always tried to force lesbians into politically correct sexuality, but DIVA Magazine, the world's largest lesbian magazi

Jan

Shapps Says Help is Needed for Ukraine

RBC News in Ukraine says that the British Minister of Defence, Grant Shapps, has warned democracies the world over that there will be "serious consequences" if the autocratic Russi

Jan

Rock Group Agree that Lyric Debate is Phobic

The death of singer Shane McGowan of the Irish rock group the Pogues led to eulogies being paid in the popular media, and even in the conservative papers, who seemed to forget that