LGBTQ+ news from Europe
Latest LGBTQ+ news from across Europe.
Queer ice skating star Amber Glenn calls for a lesbian Heated Rivalry
Amber Glenn might be booked and busy as a history-making figure skater, but she can definitely make time to appear on Heated Rivalry season two. Or, better yet, to star in a spin-off series focussed on queer, female ice hockey players. The 26-year-old pansexual American figure skater appeared at...
8 things employers can do to better support women at work this International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day 2026 is upon us, and it’s a great time to remind ourselves of the ongoing challenges that women continue to face in the workplace despite employers attempts to make strides towards equality. While today’s modern workplace has advanced compared to past generations, the fa...
British female athletes forced to pay for sex tests to compete internationally
British female track and field athletes are being forced to pay out of pocket for their own sex tests to prove they are not trans or intersex if they want to compete internationally. World Athletics, the international governing body for athletics, requires all athletes to undergo an SRY test befo...
Trump deletes post backing affirming surgery for trans kids with ‘parents’ approval’ after backlash
US President Donald Trump has appeared to backtrack on a recent social media post about gender-affirming surgery for trans kids after conservative backlash. On Thursday (5 March), the now-deleted Truth Social post was promoting the ‘SAVE America Act’. Trump outlined five points, the last outlini...
New LGBTQ+ publisher to ‘put queer writers first’ after success of Heated Rivalry novels
“After decades of neglect, Pansy is here to put queer writers and readers first,” says Harry Glasstone, co-founder of LGBTQ+ publisher Pansy, following the popularity of the Heated Rivalry novels. Pansy, founded by novelist Matt Cain and his husband Glasston, will launch on 4 June with the publi...
Heated Rivalry star Robbie G.K. keen to film this ‘fun’ scene in season two
Robbie G.K. is looking ahead to filming season two of Heated Rivalry. At last night’s GLAAD Media Awards in California, the 29-year-old Canadian star joined his co-stars Christina Chang and Nadine Bhabha to speak about the upcoming second season. While Jacob Tierney, the creator of the hot and st...
The inspiring LGBTQ+ athletes to cheer for at the 2026 Winter Paralympics
Following Team LGBTQ+’s success at the Winter Olympics, we’re hoping for some more medals from queer stars at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. At the Milan Olympics, a record-breaking 11 medals were won across multiple sports by members of Team LGBTQ+. Additionally, a number of stars cemented themsel...
St Patrick’s Day could be cancelled under ‘extremist’ Florida Pride ban
Florida lawmakers have passed a sweeping anti-LGBTQ+ law so severe that it could risk defunding St Patrick’s Day festivals. The US state’s Senate voted to pass the controversial ‘Anti-Diversity bill’ following its third and final vote held on Wednesday (4 March). Tabled by Republican senator Clay...
Who is Trump’s Homeland Security pick Markwayne Mullin, and what’s his LGBTQ+ stance?
US President Donald Trump has fired controversial Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem, and announced Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin will be her replacement. But who is he, and what is his stance on LGBTQ+ rights and other issues? The first-term senator, who, according to the BBC, is a form...
Cara Delevingne and girlfriend Minke make rare public appearance as a couple
Cara Delevingne and her girlfriend Minke made a rare public appearance as an item at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards. The 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards – which celebrates the best in LGBTQ+ arts and entertainment – took place in Los Angeles on Thursday (5 March), with queer icons from the worlds of ...
‘Eins, Zwei, Drei’: This brain-frying synthwave banger could finally end the UK’s Eurovision drought
Well, even if Look Mum No Computer’s “Eins, Zwei, Drei” ends up with nil points, the UK Eurovision entrant can at least say he made music history: there is surely no other song in existence that rhymes “cut the mustard” with “roly-poly with custard”. Such is the bizarre bombast of this year’s UK ...
A*Teens on reuniting, relationships and Eurovision hopes: ‘It’s quite fun to be in our bubble!’
If there’s anything more iconic than making a music comeback after 20 years, it’s doing so with a song titled “Iconic”. In fairness, the new single from Swedish pop group A*Teens lives up to its name. Produced by the creative team behind Loreen’s Eurovision-winning single “Tattoo”, “Iconic” is an...
South Korea approves creating a trans rights foundation after two-year row
South Korea has approved the creation of a foundation designed to protect transgender people from discrimination after nearly two years of deliberation. Organisers have been given the go ahead to create the Byun Huisu Foundation, a non-profit which will work to protect trans South Koreans from po...
Debunked: Transphobic hoax about litter boxes in schools for kids who ‘identify as cats’
For those who are not immersed in the toxic culture wars that have gripped the US over gender identity, the idea of teachers “putting litter boxes in the school bathrooms for the students who identify as cats” (or furries) might sound like something from a fever dream. However, the urban myth co...
Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican claims voting was rigged after losing primary by landslide
Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican Valentina Gomez, who previously filmed an offensive “weak and gay” ad, claims voting was rigged after another landslide primary loss. Gomez lost her congressional race in Texas to Republican representative John Carter, who is 84. Carter secured 57.97 per cent of the vote (...
America’s Next Top Model star says it’s OK for women to be bisexual but not men
Victoria’s Secret runway model and one-time America’s Next Top Model judge Jessica White has shared her controversial take on bisexuality, stating that bisexual men are less acceptable than bisexual women. In an interview with TMZ on 4 March, the model and Famously Single star was asked to name s...
ILGA-Europe Threat & Opportunity Response Fund
Main information about the Fund Purpose and Scope Across Europe and Central Asia, changes are moving fast, with big setbacks and attacks, as well as […] The post ILGA-Europe Threat & Opportunity Response Fund first appeared on ILGA-Europe.
Non-binary student sues school district after years of alleged harassment ignored
A non-binary student is suing their school district over a allegedly failing to protect them from harm and investigate incidents of gender-based assault and harassment. The Loy Norrix High School student, anonymised as Jane Doe, has filed a federal lawsuit against Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) i...
What has James Talarico said on LGBTQ+ rights?
James Talarico is quickly becoming a favourite among Democrats after winning the Democratic nomination for the Texas primaries earlier this week, but who is he and what are his views on LGBTQ+ rights? The 36-year-old “rising star” in liberal political spaces secured the Democratic nomination on T...
Cynthia Erivo calms down furious fan outside Dracula in viral clip
Cynthia Erivo has been praised for the “gracious” and “patient” way she handled an upset fan at the stage door of her one-woman play, Dracula. During a recent tense encounter outside London’s Noël Coward Theatre, the 39-year-old Wicked: For Good star managed to calmly cool down a furious fan afte...
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