LGBTQ+ news from Europe
Latest LGBTQ+ news from across Europe.
Maine anti-trans school sports and bathroom vote blocked after 12,000 invalid signatures
The proposal would have tied school sports and bathroom access to a child’s birth certificate, but officials say the petition missed the threshold. The post Maine anti-trans school sports and bathroom vote blocked after 12,000 invalid signatures appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, b...
Gay icon Julie Andrews makes first public appearance in three years for ‘devastating’ cause
The Sound of Music icon Dame Julie Andrews has made a rare public appearance to raise awareness for Parkinson’s, in a video for World Parkinson Coalition. The actress appeared in a YouTube video, which has since been removed, to promote the seventh annual World Parkinson’s Congress conference. In...
Schools see sharp rise in suspensions for homophobic and transphobic abuse
Schools in England have seen a sharp rise in suspensions for homophobic, transphobic, racist and ableist abuse in the last five years, specialists have said. Department for Education data documenting the reasons for suspensions show that schools logged more than 13,000 instances of homophobic or ...
Pornhub launches new Sapphic site for lesbian and queer women
Pornhub has launched its new site designed for women-loving-women audiences, dedicated to lesbian and non-binary content and creators, Pornhub Sapphic. The adult website says the new launch prioritises the experience of women, and how they engage with the content on the site. Alex Kekesi, VP of B...
Art scholarship to be established for trans student found dead after month-long search
Friends, loved ones, and community members are mourning the death of Murry Foust, a 22-year-old trans man and student at Northern Kentucky University, whose body was found on Sunday night after a month-long search. “While our hearts are broken and this is not the outcome we were hoping for, we ca...
Russian boy, 13, charged under ‘LGBT propaganda’ law over video with ‘extremist’ symbol
Officials recommended removing the child from school and sending him to a special education institute, a move his lawyer is now appealing. The post Russian boy, 13, charged under ‘LGBT propaganda’ law over video with ‘extremist’ symbol appeared first on PinkNews | Latest lesbian, gay, bi and tran...
San Francisco YMCA updates women’s locker room rules after complaint over one trans patron
A San Francisco YMCA has updated its locker room guidelines following complaints from some members about a trans member’s conduct in the women’s changing facilities. The Stonestown Family YMCA introduced new signage outlining expectations around nudity, privacy, and appropriate use of shared spac...
DJ Meredith Marks teases Lisa Barlow collab ahead of Mighty Hoopla set
Meredith Marks, star of Real Housewives of Salt Lake City turned international DJ, has hinted at a collaboration with her co-star Lisa Barlow. Marks is in London for her DJ set at Mighty Hoopla festival on Sunday, May 31. And while she kept the details of her set under wraps, she tells PinkNews t...
Water polo team’s Speedo celebration removed after school trustee’s stripper jibe
Two trustees of a California school district have been criticised for comments they made regarding members of a high school water polo team. The trustees came under fire for their reaction to a photograph of a group of swimmers that circulated, showing them cheering on their peers on the baseball...
Durham Pride saved by trade unions after Reform UK council cut funding
Trade unions have banded together to save Durham Pride after the city’s Reform UK council cut its funding last year. In August 2025, Durham County Council’s deputy leader, Darren Grimes, slammed the planned Pride event, stating that the funding will instead be diverted to services that aren’t “co...
New York man faces hate crime charges over alleged subway attack
A New York City man has been indicted on hate crime charges after prosecutors say he allegedly attacked another man while shouting anti-gay slurs inside a Harlem subway station. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced the indictment this week, calling the alleged assault a “bias-motivat...
9-1-1 star Oliver Stark ‘proud’ of playing queer character: ‘Important for me to do it’
9-1-1 star Oliver Stark has come out in support of the LGBTQ+ community yet again. Stark has played Evan ‘Buck’ Buckley on the firefighter drama since 2018, and has been exploring the character’s sexuality since his bisexual arc began in season 7. Speaking at a Dream It fan convention on 24 May, ...
Gay Gogglebox couple went to Mexico after knowing each other nine hours: ‘Thought I was going to die’
Gogglebox couple Alfie Mulhall and Andrew Nicolls have shared the story of how they first met, with Andrew inviting Alfie to Mexico after knowing each other for just nine hours. The married duo, who recently celebrated their anniversary, have been sharing glimpses into their lives away from the C...
Marlon Wayans defends Dave Chappelle friendship despite having trans son: ‘I know his heart’
Marlon Wayans is opening up about balancing his support for his trans son with his longtime friendship with comedian Dave Chappelle, who has faced years of criticism over jokes about the transgender community. In a 25 May interview with Variety, the actor and comedian said he doesn’t believe Chap...
Pam St Clement’s bisexual awakening as she makes Rivals cameo
EastEnders icon Pam St Clement returned to screens recently in the latest season of Disney+ show Rivals. The actress, best known for playing Pat Evans on BBC soap EastEnders in more than 2,300 episodes, only has a brief cameo, but it was definitely memorable. She got an eyeful of Declan O’Hara (p...
Iceland ranks top in 2026 map of most trans-friendly countries in Europe
A new 2026 ranking of the most trans-friendly countries in Europe and Central Asia has been released, and Iceland has come out on top. The annual Trans Rights Index and Map, which comes from Transgender Europe, documents the protections and opportunities available for trans and non-binary people ...
51 arrested in Malaysia as man linked to ‘gay party’ found dead
Malaysian police have arrested at least 51 men following a series of raids on Sunday (24 May) connected to what authorities described as a drug-fuelled “gay party” at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur. Narcotics department director Hussein Omar Khan stated on Monday (25 May) that the men arrested were aged...
Rylan Clark gobsmacked as he’s asked about cheating on ex-husband: ‘It made me so ill’
Rylan Clark was forced to dive right into the deep stuff during his appearance on ITV‘s The Assembly, being asked about the breakdown of his marriage. Clark split from his Big Brother star husband Dan Neal in 2021 after six years of marriage. It was later revealed that This Morning star Clark had...
New report warns UK media features ‘disproportionate’ negative coverage of trans issues
A major new report from Amnesty International has revealed the disproportionate scale of media coverage of trans people in the UK, despite trans communities representing just 0.5% of the population. Analysing UK media coverage between January 2020 and April 2025, Amnesty found that four major UK ...
Body of missing trans university student Murry Foust found by search party
The body of missing Northern Kentucky University student Murry Foust has been found nearly a month after they disappeared from Covington, Kentucky, police confirmed on Sunday (24 May). Foust, a 22-year-old trans student and fine arts major at Northern Kentucky University, was last seen on 27 Apri...
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