Queer South Asian Films Mark South Asian History Month

2026-07-12 17:11

Gay culture blog QueerGuru notes that the UK is marking South Asian Heritage Month. Their correspondent Ris reports on a screening of queer themed movies as part of July's London Indian Film Festival. The London Indian Film Festival, recognised as the largest South Asian film festival in Europe, is...

Fighting Back - the Seventies Queer Vigilante and Liberation Group Remembered

LGBTQIA culture magazine Instinct this month delves into a little told story in the long history of queer organisations, gay activism and liberation groups. In the early seventies, a group organised in San Francisco and modelled on the Black Panthers, espoused militant LGBTQIA liberation and, in common with the newly developing Womens Liberation groups, preached that self defence against anti-gay attackers was no offense. The driving force behind the organisation was Reverend Raymond "Ray" Broshears. He had grown tired of watching police swoop into gay bars, witnessing transgender women arrested simply for existing, and seeing queer people avoid reporting violence for fear of being blamed rather than helped. Mainstream gay rights groups, he argued, often prioritised respectability over the needs of trans individuals, sex workers, and those on low incomes. Broshears turned his energy toward those he believed society had left behind.Pool cues, whistles and red spray paintAccording to…

2026-07-11 19:56

Opinion and Commentary

Hate Channel Slammed by Anne Frank Trust

The respected Anne Frank Trust, which remembers the life of the young Jewish Dutch girl who kept a diary during the brutal years of Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, and who sadly perished at the end of the war in a Nazi death camp, has slammed the right wing talk channel GB News. The rogue channel, which unlike its competitors Sky News or BBC News, does not even attempt to be fair handed in news reporting, had transmitted commentary claiming that LGBTQIA+ people were supportive of paedophilia. This libel is - as we all know - as old as the hills, but it is a pernicious lie that fuels violence. The Anne Frank Trust's CEO, Dan Green, pulled no punches in highlighting how hate speech underpins real violence. He said "“The Anne Frank Trust UK is deeply concerned by comments made on GB News this weekend during a segment discussing London Pride, in which a guest claimed that Pride celebrates and welcomes paedophilia and bestiality alongside LGBTQ+ identities. These claims are false,…

2026-07-10 20:18

Politics and Legal Rights

More Bad News for Right Wing Anti-Trans TV Channel

There has been more bad news for the rich and powerful owners of the GB News Channel, a rogue network in the UK which, unlike other broadcasters, makes little attempt at rational discourse and…

2026-07-08 18:27

Activism and Advocacy

Anti-Fascist Marches in Germany Target RIiht Wing Conference

On Saturday, tens of thousands of anti-fascist demonstrators from across Germany converged on the city of Erfurt to prevent the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from holding its conference,…

2026-07-06 20:13

International News

Human Rights Groups to Rally at Supreme Court

The Peter Tatchell Human Rights Fund, together with other LGBTQIA human rights groups, is planning on protesting at the London Supreme Court on Wednesday 8th July. In their press…

2026-07-05 14:29

Politics and Legal Rights

The Minions Are Queer Icons and We've Got the Receipts

If you've ever looked at a little yellow fellow in dungarees and thought "there's something a bit queer going on here" — you were right all along.Pierre Coffin, the French…

2026-07-05 00:44

Entertainment and Pop Culture

NHS Trust Defies Supreme Court Ruling to Respect Trans Patients' Identities

An NHS trust is continuing to allow trans patients to use single-sex facilities based on their gender identity — despite a Supreme Court ruling that said otherwise.West London NHS…

2026-07-05 00:25

Health and Wellness

Royal Family Limit Instagram Comments After JK Rowling Photo Flooded With Trans Pride Flags

The Royal Family has been forced to limit comments on their official Instagram account after a photo of Queen Camilla with JK Rowling was flooded with trans pride flags and…

2026-07-05 00:16

Politics and Legal Rights

Tens of Thousands March at London Pride as Campaigners Warn LGBTQ+ Rights "Can So Easily Be Taken Away"

Over 35,000 people from more than 600 groups took to the streets of central London today for the annual Pride in London parade, in what organisers described as both a celebration…

2026-07-05 00:07

Activism and Advocacy

New HBO Documentary Details Extraordinary Life of Robin Byrd - Queer Ally, Sex Positive Activist and Pornographic TV Hostess for Inclusive, Intersectional Adult Programming

Before podcasts and before internet streaming, the United States had a democratic experiment in broadcasting. In many municipalities, non profit cable television channels…

2026-06-30 20:43

Entertainment and Pop Culture

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