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United Kingdom

LGBTQ+ advocates slam ‘deeply concerning’ U.K. plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
Politics

LGBTQ+ advocates slam ‘deeply concerning’ U.K. plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda

Boris Johnson’s scheme to send “illegal” migrants to a country with noted anti-LGBTQ+ persecution has been criticized by politicians, charities and the U.N. 

By V.S. Wells
Thousands protest the U.K. government’s refusal to ban trans conversion therapy
Activism

Thousands protest the U.K. government’s refusal to ban trans conversion therapy

More than 3,000 people took to the streets to demand the government include trans people in its conversion therapy ban

By V.S. Wells
The U.K. wants to ban conversion therapy—but not for trans people
Politics

The U.K. wants to ban conversion therapy—but not for trans people

LGBTQ+ groups have asked the U.K. government to reconsider its latest transphobic policy decision

By V.S. Wells
This British MP just became the U.K.’s first openly trans member of Parliament
Identity

This British MP just became the U.K.’s first openly trans member of Parliament

Conservative MP Jamie Wallis came out in a statement that also included details of sexual assault and blackmail

By V.S. Wells
These billboard campaigns ‘Say Gay’ in response to attacks on LGBTQ2S+ equality
Politics

These billboard campaigns ‘Say Gay’ in response to attacks on LGBTQ2S+ equality

As Gov. Ron DeSantis signs Florida’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill into law, LGBTQ2S+ people are fighting back

By Jordan Daniels
U.K. court blocks same-sex couples from marrying in Bermuda and Cayman Islands
Justice

U.K. court blocks same-sex couples from marrying in Bermuda and Cayman Islands

Marriage equality struck down in the Caribbean islands after years of legal challenges

By Jordan Daniels
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Why an Irish queen winning ‘Drag Race’ matters so much
Drag Race

Why an Irish queen winning ‘Drag Race’ matters so much

OPINION: Blue Hydrangea’s triumph means a lot to Irish queers like me

By EC Marcon
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ finale recap: The first Queen of the Mothertucking World is…
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ finale recap: The first Queen of the Mothertucking World is…

We have our first international “All Stars” champion!

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 5 recap: ‘London’ girls
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 5 recap: ‘London’ girls

The final frontrunner is eliminated, leaving us with an even race among the final four

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 4 recap: International Snatch
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 4 recap: International Snatch

The shocks just keep on rolling in on “UK Versus The World”

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 3 recap: Anything could happen
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ Episode 3 recap: Anything could happen

Finally, the All Stars format lives up to its promise in shocking fashion

By Kevin O’Keeffe
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ season premiere recap: Drag is all over the world
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World’ season premiere recap: Drag is all over the world

Nine queens from across multiple Drag Race franchises face off, and one goes home

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today
Books

Ignored for 40 years, Kay Dick’s paranoid dystopian novel ‘They’ rings true today

A bisexual writer and editor who was ahead of her time, Kay Dick’s prescient oeuvre deserves reappraisal

By Eli Cugini
Pack your bags: Britain’s first LGBTQ+ museum is set to open this spring
History

Pack your bags: Britain’s first LGBTQ+ museum is set to open this spring

The museum seeks to expand knowledge of queer history and culture

By Ursula Muñoz S.
Gay men convicted under U.K. laws criminalizing sodomy set to be pardoned
Justice

Gay men convicted under U.K. laws criminalizing sodomy set to be pardoned

U.K.’s anti-gay laws, which date back to colonial times, remain on the books in dozens of countries

By Oliver Haug
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 3, Episode 3 power ranking: The gay outdoors
Drag Race

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 3, Episode 3 power ranking: The gay outdoors

A design-savvy queen comes from behind to break Krystal Versace’s winning streak

By Kevin O’Keeffe
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