Adele declares “I love being a woman” as she accepts gender-neutral Brit award

Lesbian Visibility Week earlier this year.I could joke it’s because us lesbians only get seen for one week a year, but I’m also genuinely wondering: is the word ‘lesbian’ in danger of becoming invisible?It’s an issue that’s close to home for me, because I want my young kids to hear the word first in a positive context but, to many, it is a contentious word due to its toxic connotations through misuse as a pejorative slur.My wife and I are of the same generation and had pretty similar upbringings culturally, but she has little love for the word. Growing up it was carelessly used by some of her peers as an insult, something associated with freakiness, ugliness, total social shame.And she isn’t the only one who is hesitant.

London parade, organisers have said.The move comes after LGBTQ+ campaigners called for them to be barred due to Scotland Yard’s ‘homophobic’ handling of the investigation into the serial killer Stephen Port.Human rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell has said the investigation, which the independent police watchdog is investigating, showed ‘institutional homophobia is alive and kicking in the Metropolitan police’.Speaking to The Guardian, he said the case, as well as other recent revelations of homophobia, racism and misogyny within the force, meant Pride in London needed to take a stand on police officers’ participation in the event.‘While there are many good officers, and they are welcome to march in civilian clothes, Pride needs to challenge the police as an institution, otherwise they will never reform,’ Peter said.In a statement to the newspaper, Pride in London said: ‘We work hard to strike a balance between the very real and legitimate concerns from members of our community, and being as welcoming as we can.‘We agree that the police uniform undermines that balance, and as such we are aligned that it should not feature in our parade.’The move does not prevent individual officers from marching out of uniform.The Gay Liberation Front, which organised the first Pride march in 1972, has also signed an open letter calling for an end to not only police taking part in the parade but also patrolling the event.The letter, organised by Lesbians and Gays Support the Migrants, states: ‘Due to our deep-rooted concerns with policing – and the history of Pride itself as resistance against police violence – it is time to end the practice of police participation in Pride each year.‘It is time to end the presence of police banners.‘The

imminent arrival of drag queen character Tara Misu as ‘iconic’ and ‘exciting’ – with some previously lost viewers proclaiming that they are ‘going to start watching again’. The soap confirmed the casting of its first ever regular drag queen character, who is the alter-ego of newcomer Felix Baker (Matthew Morrison).

Book Now   Request Discount Don’t freak out…but yes, there is actually a Gay Tour of the Vatican, or the Vatican Museums, that is – even the New York Times recently wrote a story about it. Quiiky Travel recently created this ground-breaking tour giving you all the gay (and hidden) insights into the gay culture of the Vatican and the famous artists whose paintings fill its walls.Usually, regular tours don’t tell the whole history and hide some parts to the gay and lesbian travelers.

READ MORE: Bisexual Playboy model walks topless through street to 'celebrate Pride Month'And the Swindon bloke wants to get his message across, as well as donate 100% of his winnings to the Charlie & Carter Foundation.The charity provides financial support to the parents and carers of seriously ill hospitalised children with life-limiting conditions. Mike, who has his own GoFundMe page to fundraise for the charity, spoke to Daily Star about his Mr Gay England journey.He said: "I hope to inspire other men and hopefully they can see that there is a lot of support out there and that it's ok to be yourself."I felt like I needed to do more for the LGBTQ+ community so I'm doing this for them." Speaking about when he came out, Mike, who has over 3,600 Instagram followers, said: "I had a good support system.