LGBT+ History Month UK

The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone... Who needs proof when you got vibes?

On how a story mutates as it spreads across the British media…

The Telegraph's M&S trans shop assistant tall tale turned into a malicious game of telephone...

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Great history thread and & lots of parralels between Section 28 & present day attacks on trans rights.

While it's human and fair to feel deeply frustrated at fighting the same battles of decades ago all over again, seeing how similar storms have been weathered in the past can give us hope.

The incredible story of the first man in Britain to come out publicly as gay In 1960, Roger Butler wrote a letter that publicly exposed him as gay, while it was illegal. His story is an untold part of LGBTQ+ history.

The incredible, almost-forgotten story of the first man in Britain to come out publicly as gay

10 Things I Learnt When Talking about LGBTQ Data Based on questions asked by audiences, conversations that followed and subsequent messages on social media, here is my list of ten things I have learnt about LGBTQ data since publishing a book all …

Since publishing Rainbow Trap in June, I've been sharing ideas from the book across the UK and getting a feel for what ideas about LGBTQ data resonate with audiences and what ideas fall flat.

Here's my list of 10 things I've learnt when talking about LGBTQ data 👇

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New archive celebrates queer "Godfather of Intersectionality" Bayard Rustin A new digital archive is being set up to preserve the legacy of Bayard Rustin, a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement.

The digital archive will comprise articles, photographs, videos, and speeches that showcase and honour Rustin's extensive career and activism.
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Pride pioneer to receive honorary doctorate for LGBT campaigning Ted Brown has been campaigning for LGBT rights since the age of 20.

🌈 Pride trailblazer Ted Brown, 75, to receive an honorary doctorate 🎓 A powerful recognition of a lifetime spent fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and dignity 💪🏾👏

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly4xx1zzj5o

Mariah Carey wearing a "Protect The Dolls" jacket while performing at Brighton Pride

Queer Georgians: in conversation with Anthony Delaney Join historian and broadcaster Anthony Delaney discussing his new book, Queer Georgians.

On 17 September 2025, I'll be chatting with Anthony Delaney about his excellent new book Queer Georgians. You can register for this online event via the link. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve...

Announcing the Finalists for the 37th Annual Lambda Literary Awards This year marks 37 years

We are thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards! lambdaliterary.org/2025/07/anno...

Tens of thousands of people take to streets for London Trans+ Pride 2025 Event becomes biggest of its kind as more than 100,000 turn out to support its ‘existence and resistance’ theme

"The message was clear: we will not be erased. Our existence is natural, historic and enduring".

No matter how much transphobes may try and push their nasty little gc ideology, trans and non-binary individuals exist, have always existed and will always exist.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

How “The First Homosexuals” Shaped an Identity A timely exhibition dissects the emergence of modern ideas about gender and sexuality—and the backlash against them.

Book review: How “The First Homosexuals” Shaped an Identity
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Between Pleasure and Precarity: Surviving Love and Labour in Southern China’s Urban Villages | Made in China Journal This essay tells stories of gender and sexually nonconforming rural-to-urban migrant workers in two urban villages in Southern China. Based on an ethnography of their community-making through ‘cruisin...

What does queer life feel like on the margins of China’s cities? In this essay, Ian Tian traces the stories of gender- and sexually nonconforming migrant workers in urban villages, exploring how queerness is shaped by class and space and why the LGBTQ+ movement must reckon with its own exclusions.

Ten years ago, on this day 15 July, the Irish Oireachtas passed the Gender Recognition Act 2015 (An tAcht um Inscne a Aithint, 2015).
It was a piece of legislation that allowed me to live my life authentically & I'm forever grateful.
Despite what others may have you believe, the sky did not fall in.

Wishing a fun, happy and safe pride to all those taking part in @prideinlondon.bsky.social
It is as needed as it ever was.

Are you an LGBTQ+ person living in Ireland? Please consider taking this anonymous survey on the types and frequency of abuse in the LGBTQ+ community. This info will be used to train support services to better support the community! Take the survey 👉 eu.surveymonkey.com/r/QHBTLPK

Author A.J. West on the queer riot that history forgot: 'Nearly three centuries on, it's a spirit we can still identify with' A corrupt official, secret societies, and unexpected solidarity collide in this extraordinary account of defiance in Georgian London.

Weekend history lesson!
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I was determined to view the full UK AIDS quilt in the short time it’s on display at Tate Modern, and today that’s what I did.

So full of emotions.

People who, like me, should still be here.

I will never forget. That’s my promise to all of those who came before me and were taken far too soon.

This win means a lot to me for a lot of reasons, but most notably: I am the first trans man to ever win in this category!!! 🏳️‍⚧️

I hope this gives my queer & trans writer siblings heart—your work is important!

Ben Miller | On Edmund White ‘I thought,’ White wrote in his autobiographical masterpiece The Farewell Symphony (1997), ‘that never had a group...

‘Words shape the mess we’re given into worlds we can survive. Edmund White will be remembered as a model for how to write dissident life.’

@benwritesthings.bsky.social remembers Edmund White: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...

NEW BLOG!!

In this blog, Myriade: Photographing Trans Resistance and Intimacy unfolds as a powerful portrait series that captures the quiet strength, intimacy, and beauty of trans and queer lives.

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Images - ©Jules Mono

Mapping the Far Right Groups Targeting LGBTIQ Events During Pride Month Radical Reports is tracking the far right anti-LGBTIQ activists, Christian Nationalists, White Supremacists, and violent extremist groups targeting LGBTIQ events during Pride Month.

Mapping the Far Right Groups Targeting LGBTIQ Events During Pride Month

The Independent’s Pride List is back again, celebrating the LGBT+ community’s biggest pioneers over the past 12 months.

LGBT+ rights have been at the forefront of the political agenda over the past year, but rarely for positive reasons.

Below are just some of the inspiring changemakers featured.

Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85 The American essayist, playwrightauthor of books including A Boy’s Own Story and The Married Man, has died

Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85

Hegseth orders renaming of ship named after gay rights icon Harvey Milk | CNN Politics Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered the secretary of the Navy to rename the oiler ship USNS Harvey Milk, according to a defense official.

This is absolutely shameful. Harvey Milk was a hero. He died for our community. Brave LGBTQ veterans worked for years to achieve the naming of a ship for Harvey. Now they’re wiping it away due to straight up bigotry.

They’re determined to erase LGBTQ people from all aspects of public life.