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LGBTQ+

As progress marches on, young LGBT+ people need help to avoid being left behind
Laura Mackay

As progress marches on, young LGBT+ people need help to avoid being left behind

This LGBT+ History Month, by all means celebrate how far we’ve come, writes Laura Mackay. But children and young people still need our help
LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won't accept them. Here's one way to fix that
LGBTQ+ rights

LGBTQ+ kids worry their straight parents won't accept them. Here's one way to fix that

I'm gay and a West Ham fan – this is how football has changed for people like me
Jo Bailey

I'm gay and a West Ham fan – this is how football has changed for people like me

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football
Books

Greatest of All Time by Alex Allison review – lifting the taboo of being gay in football

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page
Books

My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel review – searing, angry power on every page

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'I didn't see a future': Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces 'gay ban'
caroline paige, transgender fighter pilot
LGBTQ+ veterans

'I didn't see a future': Trans veteran forced to hide true self for decades under armed forces 'gay ban'

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
Foster care

I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included
Olive Watt

I should have spent school preparing for the future. Instead I spent it fighting to be included

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future
Khaled Alesmael, an LGBTQ+ writer from Syria
Syria

I faced oppression as an LGBTQ+ man in Syria. We need to keep fighting for a brighter future

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
Interview

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under 'gay ban' to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?
Craig Jones

Veterans kicked out of armed forces under 'gay ban' to get £75m. But can it right the wrongs?

'Shameful' Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It's a 'moment of great danger' for human rights
Sportswashing

'Shameful' Saudi Arabia to be 2034 World Cup hosts. It's a 'moment of great danger' for human rights

Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson
Books

Top 5 new queer books, chosen by author Rachel Dawson

'I don't know if I can get away with this': Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens
TV

'I don't know if I can get away with this': Inside the making of feel-good queer comedy Smoggie Queens

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  
Kristian Jackson

Pride or safety? This is the reality of being LGBTQ+ on public transport  

Letters: Is DWP about to go after disabled people daring to save money for their future funerals?
Letters

Letters: Is DWP about to go after disabled people daring to save money for their future funerals?

This Remembrance Day, let us remember the LGBTQ+ veterans dismissed and imprisoned
Craig Jones

This Remembrance Day, let us remember the LGBTQ+ veterans dismissed and imprisoned

LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in the last 35 years – but the work is far from done
Simon Blake

LGBTQ+ rights have come a long way in the last 35 years – but the work is far from done

Trans Brits feel like a 'constant target' in wake of Brianna Ghey's murder: 'Trans kids deserve better'
LGBTQ+ rights

Trans Brits feel like a 'constant target' in wake of Brianna Ghey's murder: 'Trans kids deserve better'

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: 'The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community'
Lennie James and Ariyon Bakare in BBC1's Mr Loverman
Ariyon Bakare

Mr Loverman star Ariyon Bakare: 'The struggle for LGBTQ+ acceptance continues in the Caribbean community'

Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery
Books

Romeo & Seahorse by Nikolaj Tange Lange review – gayness throbs through vein and artery

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
The Chase's Paul Sinha: 'My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage'
Paul Sinha
LGBTQ+ rights

The Chase's Paul Sinha: 'My mum found out I was gay through an act of emotional sabotage'

LGBTQ+ homelessness is a topic that's deeply personal for me – it's heartbreaking
Homelessness

LGBTQ+ homelessness is a topic that's deeply personal for me – it's heartbreaking

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we're in
Books

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst review – a poised look at the state we're in

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music
Books

1984: The Year Pop Went Queer by Ian Wade review – a celebration of gay visibility in music

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