Category: Pride

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Spice Girls’ Mel C reveals she loves the speculation about her sexuality

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Spice Girls superstar Melanie C reveals the tabloids were obsessed with her sexuality due to her Sporty Spice persona. The singer opened up about her experiences with the tabloid press at the height of her girlband fame in the 90s. She told The Times: “That really signifies how we’ve changed as a culture, doesn’t it? Because it was almost like it was an accusation of being gay.” “A lot of it was judged on my appearance, which is an outdated notion, thank goodness.” Melanie C also noted that the speculation…

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Drag Race UK’s Bimini responds to boy’s “heartbreaking” Pride attack

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Drag Race UK finalist Bimini Bon Boulash shared their “disgust” after a boy was attacked leaving Great Yarmouth Pride last week. The 13-year-old was targeted by a group for “expressing his sexuality and wearing a Pride flag” on 3 September, according to Great Yarmouth and Waveney Pride (GYWPride). “Homophobia is still happening and it’s heartbreaking to know that these people are being attacked and we can’t allow it to happen,” Bimini said of the incident, which took place in their hometown. They added that it was “amazing” to see a…

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Birmingham Pride announce full line-up for 2022 celebration

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Becky Hill, Ella Henderson, Tia Kofi and more will play this year’s Birmingham Pride. On 2 September, the social media accounts for the event confirmed a plethora of performers including Melanie C, Regard, Sabrina Washington, Dréya Mac, Hannah Diamond, Ryan Lanji & Hungama, Lisa Mafia and Taahliah. Last year, it was announced that Steps will headline the main stage. The pop collective debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart earlier this month with their Platinum Collection, becoming the first British mixed-gender group to land a chart-topper in four…

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Articles Bailey J Mills Culture Drag Drag Race Drag Race UK Girls Aloud Glitzy Von Jagger Kitty Scott-Claus Manchester Manchester Pride Nadine Coyle News Originals Pride UK Victoria Scone

Manchester Pride: 5 of the campest moments from 2022’s celebrations

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Manchester Pride returned in full force over the Bank Holiday weekend, with thousands of people turning out to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and protest for equality. It marked the first time that the event took place since “significant” changes were made to the organisation following a six-month review. This came after backlash from members of the LGBTQ+ community who felt that the city’s Pride was becoming too commercialised. As part of the changes, MCR Pride Live, which has seen stars like Ariana Grande and Olly Alexander perform, did not go…

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Serbian president cancels EuroPride celebration citing anti-LGBTQ+ threats

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Serbia has announced that EuroPride will no longer take place in September. For 30 years, EuroPride has been lauded as the biggest Pride celebration in Europe. Since 1992, the beloved event has been hosted in various metropolitan cities, including London, Madrid, Amsterdam, Berlin, Rome, Paris, and Manchester. In addition to the traditional Pride format, the weeklong festival also includes larger-than-life opening and closing ceremonies, an HIV vigil, a human rights conference and an array of activities. Back in 2019, Belgrade, Serbia, secured the coveted hosting duties of EuroPride after a…

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Articles Australia Dylan Walker LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ News Life News Pride Rugby Sport

Australian rugby player defends teammates who refused to wear Pride jersey

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Australian rugby player Dylan Walker defended seven of his teammates who boycotted a match due to their jerseys having rainbows detailing. Walker plays for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles, and said the team has been “rock solid” since the incident, he told News Corp. The players who boycotted have been identified as Josh Aloiai, Jason Saab, Christian Tuipulotu, Josh Schuster, Haumole Olakau’atu, Tolutau Koula, and Toafofoa Sipley. Despite having a gay brother and a trans sibling, Walker defended his teammates. “If you are going to stand for something you believe…

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Monkeypox: US sets aside 50,000 vaccine doses for Pride events

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The US will provide 50,000 monkeypox vaccine doses to be administered at Pride and other events with high attendance by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men. How many are sent to each event will be determined by a number of factors, including the size of it, availability of health workers to give the injections and how many people there are considered to be at high risk of catching monkeypox. “More shots in arms is how we get the outbreak under control,” Bob Fenton, the White House…

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Articles Brighton Pride LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ News Life News Pride Wickes

Wickes praised for influential message on Brighton Pride float

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Wickes joined the Brighton Pride festivities over the weekend with a powerful message on its float. The DIY shop featured two large posters, which both had bold messaging. One poster said ‘No LGB without the T. We stand by our trans siblings now and forever.’ The other poster featured ‘Ban Conversion Therapy for ALL’ on a Pride flag background. The float also featured renamed paint colours, including ‘Quirky Queer’, ‘Electric Enby’, ‘Gloriously Gay’ and ‘Pefectly Pan’. Many took to Twitter to praise the retailer’s statement. It’s said to be bolder…

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UK Black Pride announces exciting events and partners for this year’s celebration

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UK Black Pride has shared more information regarding this year’s festivities and its sponsors. On 14 August, the highly anticipated protest and pride celebration is set to take place at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford. The forthcoming event is the first to be in-person since 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in 2020 and 2021’s being moved online. With UK Black Pride 2022 right around the corner, Crystal Head Vodka and LGBTQ+ human rights charity Kaleidoscope Trust have teamed up for two warm-up events. On 11 August, Crystal Head…

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