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Ukraine must be liberated from the Kremlin war machine or its LGBTQ+ population will be ‘erased’.That’s the dire message to the West from Lenny Emson, the head of Kyiv Pride, an organisation working to help gay and trans people through the war.Vladimir Putin’s attempt to capture the entirety of the country in one fell swoop may have failed but his efforts in the east and south are ongoing.Inch by inch, Russia’s forces are taking control of Donbas, the eastern region of Ukraine which has been partly held by pro-Moscow militants since 2014, as well as in areas stretching to the Black Sea.Progress has been slow and Moscow has paid a heavy price but around 20% of Ukraine is now under Russia control, compared to 7% when the February 24 invasion began.For LGBTQ+ people on the other side of the illegal border that Putin is trying to score into Ukraine’s soil, the future is uncertain and it is bleak.‘We have volunteers and activists disappearing and we don’t know if they’re okay’, Lenny told Metro. ‘We don’t know whether it’s just a connection issue or if something has happened to them. The situation is very hard right now.’To celebrate 50 years of Pride, Metro.co.uk has teamed up with Kyiv Pride to raise money for their important work in Ukraine.

UFC fighter Jeff Molina condemned homophobic fans after receiving backlash for wearing a Pride-themed uniform.

likely weren’t told anything about LGBT+ relationships.Section 28 forbade ‘the promotion of homosexuality’ in schools, meaning generations of young people weren’t told about the ins and outs of their own sexual health.And even after the statute was repealed, not all students have had access to the diverse and inclusive sex education they need.In my school years, I put a condom on a model penis and got a brief glimpse of a dental dam, but not much by way of explanation on what they were. The most prevalent STIs were listed, but not who’s most at risk or how they’re transmitted.These gaps in guidance that prioritise penetration can leave women who have sex with women in the dark.

Entertainment Weekly: "Joel and I felt very committed to casting queer actors for this. We know that the depth of talent exists within this community, and I think it’s really unfortunate that much of Hollywood still has this idea that you can’t do this — like, that there are straight actors who might play these roles better.

Dwyane Wade always has his daughter’s back — but he also got real about his fears as the parent of a transgender child.

Sasha Urban editorWith L.A. Pride around the corner and Season 7 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” in full swing, the planets are aligned for a blowout weekend as the yearly event makes its debut in Hollywood, after more than 50 years of taking place in West Hollywood.Case in point: On June 10 and 11, a slew of all-star drag queens will appear in “Drag: The Musical Live!” at the Bourbon Room Hollywood for three performances. “All Stars” Season 2 winner Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, “All Stars” Season 4 winner Monét X Change, “Drag Race” Season 12 competitor Jackie Cox, New York City-based queen Lagoona Bloo, “Fire Island” star Nick Adams and more are set to appear.Additionally, “All Stars” Season 3 winner and musician Trixie Mattel will be in the DJ booth the evening of June 11 for her L.A.

An array of Drag Race UK stars are headed to ITV in a brand new one-off drag special.

Drag the Kids to Pride Drag Show" on Saturday afternoon, billed as a "family friendly pride experience." A description on Eventbrite said that five spots were available for children to dance on stage with drag performers.The event triggered a raucous demonstration from protestors who yelled that members of the LGBTQ community were "grooming" children, as captured in a video shared by Twitter user @EFJBGC with 1.2 million views.An ugly protest today. A mob of self described “Christian Fascists” tried to force their way into a gay establishment in the gayborhood of Dallas holding a family event while chanting “Groomers” pic.twitter.com/2F9NE4rs0P"Groomers, groomers," the protestors chanted repeatedly in the clip."You guys are disgusting," shouted a man with a loudspeaker.

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Singer and reality TV star Ray J called on straight men to support the LGBTQ+ community in a new statement. 

According to five pitchers for the Tampa Bay Rays, there’s no rainbows in baseball!Pride night at Tropicana Field was apparently just too much for five of the pitchers on the Rays’ roster, who all felt the need to abandon the team’s special one-night-only rainbow logo jerseys for their regular outfits.Players Jason Adam, Jalen Beeks, Brooks Raley, Jeffrey Springs and Ryan Thompson all refused to wear the uniforms required by their jobs for the night.Today, we wear our #Pride on our sleeves pic.twitter.com/bcOLJNhx6Y— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 4, 2022Despite treating this innocuous rainbow badge like the Mark of the Beast, the players wanted to make it clear that they “welcome and love” the queer community.Jason Adam stated, “We love these men and women, we care about them, and we want them to feel safe and welcome here.”Adam went on to say, “It’s just that maybe we don’t want to encourage it if we believe in Jesus, who’s encouraged us to live a lifestyle to abstain from that behavior.”He is, of course, referring to [heretofore undiscovered scripture quoting Jesus as specifically condemning queerness].This situation has social media delving once again into the conversation of using religion to justify blatant homophobia, and many are just plain tired of it.5 Tampa Bay Rays players removed the rainbow patch placed on their uniforms for Pride Month because of their religious beliefs. It can’t be because they are Christian because Jesus loved everybody.

announced on Facebook that he had met with the Apex Festival Commission concerning feedback he’d received about the story hour and that the commission had decided to cancel that part of the fest. Other activities will go on as planned, including some drag performances, area TV station WNCN reports.He did not offer details about the feedback, but Apex Town Council member Audra Killingsworth included more information in a comment on the post.“We have had many emails sent to us at Council complaining about the drag story hour event,” she wrote.

announced on Facebook that he had met with the Apex Festival Commission concerning feedback he’d received about the story hour and that the commission had decided to cancel that part of the fest. Other activities will go on as planned, including some drag performances, area TV station WNCN reports.He did not offer details about the feedback, but Apex Town Council member Audra Killingsworth included more information in a comment on the post.“We have had many emails sent to us at Council complaining about the drag story hour event,” she wrote.

Facebook battle in a viral TikTok last week."If you guys want to see the biggest group of disgruntled veterans or disgruntled people in general, you need to go to the Parris Island Marine Corps page during Pride Month," said the amused TikToker in her video with 492,000 views.Daily Dose of Disgruntled #pridemonth #foryourpride #militarytok #lgbtqmilitary #pridemonth2022 #pride2022 #dontaskdonttell#greenscreenRowan referred to the Facebook page for the Marine Corps Recruit Depot of Parris Island, South Carolina. The page shared an image of a combat helmet adorned with six rainbow-colored bullets on June 1.Together with the graphic, a caption said, "During the month of June, the Marine Corps takes #Pride in recognizing and honoring the contributions of our LGBTQ service members.

Hannah Einbinder gets candid about her career as a bisexual comedian and discusses her “Hacks” character Ava during the latest episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

Gaydio and BBC Radio Manchester's Jsky has been selected to carry the baton as part of The Queen’s Baton Relay. The radio presenter will represent the UK in the north west leg next month as part of the epic journey which began in October last year with the Queen placing her message to the Commonwealth into the baton.

Don’t Say Gay” bill, the long-standing debate over the role of sex education in schools has reached a fever pitch. Thankfully, the documentary A Sexplanation—from filmmaker, journalist, and former Queerty columnist Alex Liu—could not have come at a better time.Years in the making, Liu initially set out to craft a film he envisioned as “the sexiest episode of Nova,” one that dives into the nature of American sex education: Where is it happening, how is it happening, and—if it is indeed happening—how come so many of us grow up with such fear and shame around sex?Along the way, he realized just how universal his own experience (or lack thereof) with sex ed was.

Warning: Fox News’ Pride messaging may cause you to question the very fabric of existence, because nothing this blatantly hypocritical could exist within the laws of physics.Of course, if anyone could do it, it’s the network that promoted anti-vax conspiracy theories while requiring its employees to be fully vaccinated.Media Matters recently shared a clip of Fox News celebrating “America Together: LGBTQ+ Pride Month,” followed by recent examples of its hosts attacking the LGBTQ community.Related: Tucker Carlson’s new documentary about “testicle tanning” is gay AF“Celebrate Pride Month with Fox News,” a voice says. “Meet important voices of the LGBTQ+ community and go inside their incredible contributions.”Then the video cuts to Fox personalities attacking queer people, from general “groomer” hysteria to repeatedly misgendering transgender swimmer Lia Thomas.Watch:Fox News' actual promo for Pride Month vs.

We’re sure there were only good intentions behind Falcon Studios’ new head of production Nick Fitt’s recent Pride proclamation, but he might have wanted to run the language by a few people before hitting ‘Tweet.’Fitt, who is also a seasoned performer, took on the role of head of production at Falcon earlier this year. On Monday, he made a pretty big announcement about how he’d be tackling the gig.“After #pride I FIRMLY support protecting our queer spaces,” he wrote.

County commissioners and members of the LGBTQ community gathered for a Pride Month proclamation. (David Taffet/Dallas Voice)

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Jake Daniels came out as gay.He explained: ‘The big battle for LGBT people in the Church of England has been trying to get for us the equal treatment that the rest of the world is used to.‘We’ve heard the remarkable story of the 17-year-old footballer coming out, the first pro-footballer to do it while still having a career since Justin Fashanu.‘Credit to Jake Daniels, it’s an amazing thing and lots of people have said it’s long overdue that football should have taken so long to welcome its first openly gay player.’Speaking to the PA news agency, the 60-year-old, who is promoting his first novel, Murder Before Evensong, went on: ‘Lots of us who are LGBT are in the Church but the Church at the moment resists giving us equal status which you would expect and enjoy anywhere else.‘That can be frustrating sometimes. I don’t want to pretend it’s just an easy matter, it’s not.

First-Ever “Feet Over Front Street” 5K Takes Place During Pride Week; New LGBTQ+ health & wellness experience takes over Commercial StreetPROVINCETOWN, Mass.—The Provincetown Business Guild (PBG) has announced the creation of a new LGBTQ+ health and wellness event for Provincetown Pride.The PBG is partnering with Provincetown Runners on the Feet Over Front Street 5K Pride Walk & Run. The event will take place on Sunday, June 5. Participants will gather at the Harbor Hotel starting at 7:30 a.m.

Dublin-based Bohemian FC is to become the first professional football team from the League of Ireland to march in Dublin Pride. This landmark moment comes as the club is aiming to become more inclusive and welcoming primarily for queer male footballers, as many still keep their sexualities hidden. The move is just one of many […]

London – but in the 50 years since, Pride has exploded into a landmark fixture on the British calendar and is now celebrated in cities and towns across the country. Now featuring a yearly dose of protest, colour, marches, dancing, frivolity and, of course, fabulous style, the evolution of Pride over the last half a century has been remarkable.

West Palm Beach, Fla., this past Sunday.Police in Miami were the first alerted to the threat made Sunday morning on the online video chat site Omegle. The arrest came in Canada the following morning as the result of an international investigation involving the FBI and law enforcement agencies in West Palm Beach, Miami, New York, and Toronto.

20 years of pride! Carson Kressley and Thom Filicia are gearing up to celebrate two decades of the original Queer Eye series — and they still can’t believe how much the show means to longtime fans.

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trans means you move through much of the world in a way cis people will never understand.From dealing with necessary yet traditionally gendered procedures, such as cervical smears and prostate checks, to gender-affirming procedures, that goes double when it comes to healthcare. As Joanne Lockwood, the founder and CEO of SEE Change Happen and a diversity and inclusion specialist, tells Metro.co.uk: ‘Trans healthcare is, in most cases, a complex and daunting process and sometimes finding the right provider or getting the care you need can be a challenge.’We thought Pride would be a particularly good time to get some advice by trans people for trans people on how to navigate the complexities of healthcare.

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk.For more stories like this, check our news page. This year marks 50 years of Pride, so it seems only fitting that Metro.co.uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month.MORE: Find all of Metro.co.uk's Pride coverage right hereAnd we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too.

The wee town of Dundalk is gearing up for its first-ever Pride celebration with an amazing lineup to bring the Louth LGBTQ+ community together on June 12. Get ready to join Mo Chara Pride this Sunday! The newest pub in town and Dundalk’s first craft beer taphouse, Mo Chara, has teamed up with Irish queer […]

gay Supervisor Matt Dorsey, who prior to being appointed to the Board of Supervisors had worked for the San Francisco Police Department as its highest-ranking civilian, handling strategic communications. The public relations nightmare, and the trickle of announced plans to boycott the event, prompted Pride organizers to come to the table to try to reach a compromise.As part of the compromise, the details of which are still forthcoming, all first responders will march in one contingent, with police and fire department command staff wearing their class AA uniforms, and a small number of on-duty LGBTQ uniformed police officers providing security for the contingent, according to a joint statement from San Francisco Pride and the San Francisco Police Officers Pride Alliance.

I have done makeup for one of my idols Carson Kressley, the original cast of 'Queer Eye' and now the judge of 'Ru Paul's Drag Race'. I was assigned to do his makeup during a Miss USA and Miss Universe pageant. And I was really happy because he was one of the first representations within the LGBTQ community that a person can be out and proud and also be celebrated on TV, which was not common at all in Japan.

London for the UK’s first-ever Pride march.The group marched from Trafalgar Square to Hyde park carrying placards, banners and chanting slogans.There was a heavy police presence and a not wholly welcoming reaction from the public but the march, organised by the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), was Britain’s first Pride and in the words of one attendee ‘signalled a real change in British society’.On July 1, 2022, veterans of the first Pride march will retrace the route of the original protest to mark the event’s 50th anniversary.Among them will be today’s guest editor Peter Tatchell, who was one of around 30 GLF members who helped organise the inaugural march.‘We came up with the idea of gay pride because mainstream straight society said we should be ashamed of who we were,’ Peter told Metro.co.uk.Homosexuality between men was partially decriminalised in 1967, but it did little to reduce discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.‘Gay bashing and violence was rife, including murders,’ Peter added.‘Most LGBT+ people dared not come out and show their faces in public.‘They feared arrest, rejection by their friends and families and being sacked from their jobs.‘Organising the first gay Pride was a huge gamble, we had no idea if anybody would turn up.’Two weeks before the march Peter and other members of the GLF went to Earls Court to spread the word about the march.‘We received a mostly negative reaction from gay men at The Bolton and Coleherne pubs,’ he said.‘Bar staff and customers forced us out of the Coleherne and some gay customers threw bottles and coins at us.‘They said things like you “Shouldn’t draw attention to us”, “Don’t make a fuss.

On Sunday, June 5, members of İstanbul LGBTİ+ Onur Haftası gathered in the Yeldeğirmeni neighbourhood to welcome the start of Istanbul Pride, of which they are organisers. What started as a peaceful demonstration quickly escalated, as the group reports that hundreds of local police swarmed the area armed with riot shields, and arrested 11 LGBTQ+ […]

I'm a proud immigrant doctor but paying off my student debt feels impossibleDoes this two-minute sleep trick actually work?Noise pollution map shows worst affected areas in LondonCondoms should still be used even if you or your partner is ‘undetectable’, as these protect against other STIs too (as well as unwanted pregnancies).It mainly just gives HIV-positive people some breathing space; the ability to live a normal life without the virus being at the forefront of their mind.There’s still a long way to go until we have an accessible cure for HIV and AIDS, but it’s amazing how far we’ve come. This year marks 50 years of Pride, so it seems only fitting that Metro.co.uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month.MORE: Find all of Metro.co.uk's Pride coverage right hereAnd we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too.

Malta, the top five is rounded out by Denmark, Belgium, Norway and Luxembourg.Denmark was the first nation in the world to provide legal recognition for same-sex partnerships in 1989, while Scandinavian neighbour Norway brought in some of the world’s earliest anti-discrimination laws in 1981. Both nations are known for their cosmopolitan city breaks and beautiful scenery which can be enjoyed in any season provided you pack the right garments.Meanwhile central European small nations Belgium and Luxembourg are known for their progressive policies and favourable public attitudes to equality.

World Cup year finally kicks off, even though he will never return to his homeland.As the wealthy Gulf state’s first openly gay man with a global profile his messaging will be far removed from the fanfare likely to sweep the eight stadiums in six months’ time.Dr Nas believes the 32 nations heading to a tournament regarded as the crown jewels of the sporting world will be playing ‘in a house of abused children’ in terms of his homeland’s treatment of LGBTQ+ people.He went public at the end of May, which resulted in death threats and abusive comments on social media, as well as many supportive messages from Qataris, albeit in private.Now working and living in the US, the physician plans to increase the visibility of LGBTQ+ Qataris before and during the FIFA World Cup 2022, which kicks off at the 60,000-capacity Al-Bayt stadium on November 21.His decision to step out of the shadows has come at great personal cost. The 35-year-old accepts he will never return to the land of his birth and is now estranged from his family, with the abusive messages coming after his story was covered by an Arabic-language TV channel.Even in the US, where he runs Osra Medical practice in San Francisco, he believes that ‘the threat of death is not zero’ after the news was ill-received by some in the conservative emirate.‘There was a wave of hate messages,’ Dr Nas says.‘I had at least two death threats on my Instagram, several more on my DMs and everything else short of that.

supports HTML5 videoLGBTQ+ Love Island fans are holding out hope for more queer representation after Amber Beckford and Tasha Ghouri shared a kiss during the first episode of series 8. After all, it is Pride month.It was a jam-packed instalment on Monday night, what with footballer Michael Owen’s daughter Gemma Owen trying hard not to reveal her famous dad to the other contestants while Luca Bish shared his favourite sex positions.Cut to the last half of the ITV2 show and the singletons played a flirty game of dares, which saw Amber plant a kiss on Tasha.It all kicked off when Amber, 24, was instructed to deliver her best chat-up line to the girl she fancied the most.Before she could make her move, however, Luca seemingly forgot that other sexualities beyond hetero exist and tried to shut the whole thing down.‘You can’t do that!’ he quipped.‘Why can’t I?’ Amber replied, before adding: ‘I’ve got a good one.

gay plague’.That’s why we decided to do a deep dive into PrEP for Pride – from exactly what it is, to where you can get it – and asked two experts, GP Dr Babak Ashrafi, Clinical Lead for Service Expansion at medical website Zava and Dr Deborah Lee, of Dr Fox Online Pharmacy, to lay it all out for us in simple terms.PrEP is a drug that HIV-negative people can take that reduces the risk of getting HIV.Dr Deborah explains: ‘PrEP stands for “pre-exposure prophylaxis.” Pre-exposure is another way of saying – before having unprotected sex. Prophylaxis is a word used for – tablets taken regularly to stop you from developing an infection.‘HIV PrEP consists of two drugs – tenofovir and emtricitabine – both contained in one single tablet.

2 min read Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fighter Jeff Molina has responded to the vitriol fired at him by social media trolls after wearing UFC’s Pride Month shorts in a victorious fight on the weekend.

racism and marginalisation – you can see why people on the intersection of race and sexuality need tailored and specific support.Recent research suggests that young queer people are twice as likely to experience mental health issues, and experiencing this alongside culturally specific pressures from family or communities, the threat of estrangement, or even pressures to conform to certain racial stereotypes, can have an enormous impact.As part of Pride Month, Metro.co.uk has spoken to LGBTQ+ people of colour to hear their experiences of mental illness, and get their perspective on the kind of support they think is needed to make these struggles less pervasive: ‘I have struggled with my mental health for as long as I can remember. Anxiety has haunted me since my early memories and I remember vividly as a child asking my mum what it meant and how it felt to be depressed.

London, pop stars, advertisers and corporate sponsors. There is massive media coverage. 30,000 people join the parade and 200,000 spectate on the pavements and join the post-march rally in Trafalgar Square and the open-air street parties in Soho.Back in 1972, what we then called ‘Gay Pride’ was organised by the Gay Liberation Front.

Dr RanjWhen Dr Michael Farquhar was 14, he made up an excuse to see his family doctor.He wasn’t ill; he just wanted a safe place to discuss his sexuality. He had known he was gay since he was in primary school, but didn’t know how to tell his family.  ‘I said to the GP: “I think I’m gay”, Michael recalls.

Pride Month begins on June 1 in the UK and other parts of the world – and lasts until the end of June.Often, it is celebrated with Pride parades, events and Pride flags, of which there are many representing types of sexuality and identity.Throughout Pride Month – and indeed all year – you’ll likely come across acronyms LGBTQ+ along with terms such as pansexual, non-binary, gender fluid and perhaps even LGBTQQIP2SAA.Here, we’ve compiled a list of some of key acronyms and terms that every good ally should know – along with easy-to-understand definitions.There are many more important terms that you may hear, but below are some of the most commonly used ones.LGBT+ = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and othersLGBTQ+ = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, and othersThe ‘+’ is important as it includes all the identities that do not fall under ‘LGBT’, such as asexual and gender-fluid.But which is the ‘right’ one to use? The answer is that both are correct, and it’s totally up to you. Some people avoid using ‘LGBTQ+’ as although the term ‘queer’ is being reclaimed by the LGBT+ community, some folks still aren’t comfortable with it and consider it a slur.‘LGBT+’ is the best term to use if you aren’t sure.LGBTQQIP2SAA = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer, Intersex, Pansexual, Two-spirit (2S), Androgynous and Asexual‘Two-spirit’ is term used by some indigenous North Americans to describe those who fulfil a traditional third-gender ceremonial role.This one isn’t commonly used, so can leave people scratching their heads when they see it.

one trial happening Oxford in 2021 and others taking place this year.Professor Tomáš Hanke, a professor who worked on the trial with the University of Oxford, said: ‘This trial is the first in a series of evaluations of this novel vaccine strategy in both HIV-negative individuals for prevention and in people living with HIV for cure.’While the results were due to be published in April this year, they haven’t yet been made available.Work is actively being taken to continue this progress, but due to the fact that the results are not all finalised and trials are still happening, it’s not yet how many doses someone would need, or the level of effectiveness what would be achieved with an HIV vaccine. Cheryl Gowar, senior policy manager at National AIDS Trust, says: ‘Even in the best-case scenario, if first-stage clinical trials are successful, it will still be quite a few years before a vaccine could be available.

Noise pollution map shows worst affected areas in LondonWoman finds out she has terminal cancer while undergoing caesarean sectionBecause I didn't scream during labour, I was forgotten about and had 3 traumatic birthsYou’ll read about how we are trying to make the NHS a more inclusive space for patients and staff, the ‘health MOT’ that all LGBTQ+ people need to think about, advances in HIV prevention, trans health, and we’ll celebrate some LGBTQ+ health heroes (or my ‘queeroes’ as I affectionately call them!). There’s much to be done still, but also much to celebrate.

There are interviews with LGBT+ Ukrainians about what it is like to live in a war zone and the impact the Russian invasion has had on their community. They now have to cope with the twin oppressions of homophobia and deadly military attack by Putin’s anti-LGBT+ regime.We also look at the most dangerous places in the world to be queer: places where state repression and mob violence force LGBTQ+ people to remain closeted and constantly look over their shoulders in fear of arrest and violent attack. In the coming days, we will also shine a light on the following issues: One of our articles explores LGBTQ+ community discontent at the way Pride has nowadays become so commercial and apolitical – and how the numbers in the parade are restricted to a mere 30,000 people, making Pride London one of the smallest Prides of any capital city in the western world.