LGBTQ+ news from Europe
Latest LGBTQ+ news from across Europe.
Pentagon announces testosterone booster shots for ‘warriors’ with low levels
Pete Hegseth has announced that the Pentagon will be launching a testosterone screening and treatment programme that will offer booster shots to personnel with low levels, despite previously saying gender-affirming care for trans people was too costly. Hegseth, the US Secretary of War, announced ...
LGBTQ+ groups urge prisons not to stop gender-affirming care for trans inmates
A number of community organisations, including the LGBTQ+ Faith Alliance of Greater St Louis, have urged Missouri prisons not to stop providing gender-affirming care for trans inmates. PROMO, a Missouri organisation defending the rights of the LGBTQ+ community, alongside trans and non-binary Repr...
Inventory of relevant SOGIESC case law and pending cases before the ECtHR and CJEU 2025/2026 Update
ILGA-Europe has been publishing an inventory of relevant SOGIESC (sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics) case law and pending cases before the […] The post Inventory of relevant SOGIESC case law and pending cases before the ECtHR and CJEU 2025/2026 Update ...
Charley Marlowe in tears in emotional I Kissed A Girl behind-the-scenes clip
Charley Marlowe, narrator of I Kissed A Girl, has shared a tearful video from her final voiceover session, as the BBC show comes to an end. Marlowe was the voiceover for both seasons of I Kissed A Girl, while Layton Williams lent his voice to I Kissed A Boy, in 2023 and 2025. The BBC […] The post...
Good Law Project blasts ‘harmful’ code of practice that ‘segregates’ trans people
The Good Law Project has called UK equalities minister Bridget Phillipson’s new code of practice, which will apply from 5 August, “harmful” and said that it will “exclude and segregate trans people”. The impending code of practice is not legally binding, but it “strongly encourages” businesses, s...
Republican congressman says it’s ‘insane’ that trans men can be pregnant
Republicans repeatedly challenged medical school leaders over inclusive pregnancy language, after a clip of the exchange spread online on 14 July. The post Republican congressman says it’s ‘insane’ that trans men can be pregnant appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news ...
Gay journalist Don Lemon ‘totally serious’ about running for US president
Don Lemon, the gay journalist who went head-to-head on X with Nicki Minaj, has said he’s “totally serious” about running for president. In April, the former CNN anchor suggested he was keen to become the first out gay US president, saying he’d be “better than Trump”. Lemon, who is married to real...
Joint statement of solidarity with Oradea Pride, Romania
According to information that has appeared in the public sphere1, local authorities in Oradea intend to reject all the routes proposed by the Pride organisers, […] The post Joint statement of solidarity with Oradea Pride, Romania first appeared on ILGA-Europe.
Joe Locke and Kit Connor on Heartstopper Forever’s ‘beautiful’ intimacy scenes
Joe Locke has said the intimate scenes in Heartstopper Forever “feel beautiful”, as he and Kit Connor prepare to say goodbye to the Netflix franchise. Heartstopper fans will bid farewell to the queer romance series this Friday, 17 July, when the finale movie debuts on Netflix. It coincides with a...
GB News hit with more than 9k Ofcom complaints after guest’s anti-Pride comments
GB News show Alex Armstrong Tonight has had more than 9,000 more Ofcom complaints, after guest Caroline Farrow linked Pride with paedophillia. The episode, which aired on 5 July, received 257 Ofcom complaints last week. This week, it received 9,058, bringing the total to 9,315. During the show, F...
‘I was victim of homophobic attack, I’ve turned it into ridiculous comedy show’
In 2024, Linus Karp was the victim of a homophobic attack in London’s Soho, days before he and husband Joseph Martin were set to perform at Edinburgh Fringe. Now, Karp has turned the horrific ordeal into a stage show, and is returning to Edinburgh Fringe with it. The 60-minute show, called Linus ...
Meet Elliot Page’s girlfriend, Overcompensating star Julia Shiplett
Elliot Page stepped out this week with girlfriend Julia Shiplett on his arm at the New York premiere of his new film, The Odyssey. Page, who was previously married to dancer and choreographer Emma Portner from 2018 to 2021, went public with Shiplett in June 2025, before making their red carpet de...
Katseye declare ‘new era, new aura’ in first trailer for Wild Hearts film
Global girl group KATSEYE are laying it all on the table in their new film KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS, which hits cinemas on 12 August. The group, formed by labels HYBE and Geffen, have shot to international success since they debuted in June 2024, with the song “Debut”. They’ve played Coachella, Lolla...
Trump administration formally ends Biden-era LGBTQ+ foster care protections
The Trump administration has officially rescinded a Biden-era rule that was designed to help ensure LGBTQ+ children in foster care could access safe, supportive, and affirming placements. Originally introduced in April 2024, the rule required child welfare agencies receiving federal funding to id...
Gay couple who gave 180,000 backpacks to those in need die within days of each other
A gay couple who spent years donating up to 180,000 backpacks of essentials to houseless people have died within a few days of each other. Before their deaths, Jayson Conner and Jeffrey Newman dedicated much of their lives to helping those in need, handing out thousands of backpacks filled with e...
GK Barry and Charley Marlowe join BBC Radio 1 as Dean McCullough exits in shake-up
Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom say their final show will be at the end of August, ahead of new shows starting in September. The post GK Barry and Charley Marlowe join BBC Radio 1 as Dean McCullough exits in shake-up appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and trans news | L...
DOJ releases key evidence in ICE killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti
After months of non-cooperation with Minnesota investigators, the US Department of Justice has finally begun handing over key evidence related to the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, two US citizens killed by ICE agents during a January immigration operation. Over the past two weeks...
Megan Rapinoe says she lost brand deal after AI software flagged her trans allyship as ‘risk’
Megan Rapinoe has revealed that a brand pulled her from a World Cup advertisement after AI software flagged her support for transgender rights as a “risk”. The women’s football star made the claim in a 13 July op-ed for Marie Claire condemning anti-trans legislation passed under the guise of “pro...
Are the I Kissed A Girl season 2 couples together now as show ends?
Dry your eyes, because we have some very good news after BBC’s I Kissed A Girl has come to an end. While queer people around the country are mourning the loss of the show, which was axed in March, there is some happiness to come out of it. The last two episodes aired on 14 […] The post Are the I ...
Cara Delevingne makes Playboy history as first out ‘proud’ lesbian cover star
The Summer 2026 issue features a Zoey Grossman-shot nude pictorial and an Ottessa Moshfegh-written profile, with Delevingne calling the shoot empowering. The post Cara Delevingne makes Playboy history as first out ‘proud’ lesbian cover star appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and...
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