Religion News

LGBTQIA+ Hindus and Sikhs Prepare for Diwali

Posted on 17 Oct 2025 in Religion

Our colleagues at community radio stations that serve the Asian community, such as Sunrise Radio (DAB), Lyca Radio (1458 kHz in London) and Radio Asian Fever (101.5 FM in Leeds) remind us that LGBTQIA Hindus, Sikhs and Jains - the three ancient religions of India, will be marking the Festival of Light, known as Diwali or sometimes Deepawali, on Monday 20th October and for the following five nights. Diwali has been celebrated for thousands of years and represents the victory of light ove

Secular Society Welcomes Court Ruling

Posted on 17 Oct 2025 in Religion

The National Secular Society, an organisation which since the nineteenth century, has opposed religious protections in law and has advocated for LGBT+ people to have the freedom to speak against religion, says that it welcomes the courts overturning a conviction for book burning

Calls for Unity Against Hate Group in Soho

Posted on 12 Oct 2025 in Religion

G-A-Y- promoter Jeremy Joseph spoke out in the pages of the Metro newspaper of the intimidation felt by many members of the London LGBTQIA community when the far right group known as the King's Army marched through Old Compton Street briefly barring traffic from

LGBTQIA Jews join Community in Mourning

Posted on 4 Oct 2025 in Religion

Keshet UK, the UK's largest organisation representing LGBTQIA people from a Jewish background, published a message on Thursday of this week, expressing solidarity with the wider Jewish community over the murderous attack on a Manchester synagogue that took place on the holy feast day of Yom Kippu

Shanah Tovah to LGBTQIA+ Jews and Friends

Posted on 24 Sep 2025 in Religion

Channel Four television in the UK included Shanah Tovah greetings in its programming and commercial breaks on Tuesday, as the Jewish community prepares to celebrate the festival of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. And we at ShoutOut follow their example, espe

Sep

LGBTQIA+ Pagans Greet the Autumnal Equinox

The weekend of Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September will mark the Autumnal Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. Day and Night are equal and the dark half of the year begins, whe

Sep

American Atheists Sound Warning in Trumpland

Freethinkers, Atheists, pagans, minority religions in the US such as Hinduism, women and LGBTQIA people have good reason to fear the antics of the Trump administration, writes Geoffrey T.

Aug

LGBTQIA Pagans Mark Later Summer Festival

For pagans, the wheel of the Year turns again, and over the weekend of August 1st to 3rd, many wiccans, druids, pagans and followers of nature based religions will be marking the agricultural festi

Jul

Pagan Pride for Maryland Held on 27th Sept

Pagan Pride, a queer friendly celebration of earth based religions in Maryland's city of Frederick, will take place on Saturday 27th September. The venue will be the Unive

Jul

Protesters Gather after "Death" Church Sermon

In Indianapolis, in the United States, several dozen protestors gathered outside a fringe church, after preachers there called for the murder of LGBTQIA+ people. According to Pink