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Holly Willoughby has posted a glam Instagram snap with her pet dog Bailey to celebrate Pride in London.It was difficult to judge who was happiest on the picture that was lit up by Holly's famous smile, although her beloved golden retriever looked like he was also enjoying the July sunshine with his eyes closed and mouth open in a blissful look of contentment.The This Morning presenter expressed her regret that she could not attend Saturday's (July 2) biggest-ever Pride in London parade on the event's 50th-year anniversary, along with her "ITV family".READ NEXT: Inside Margot Robbie's love story with Harry Potter extra Tom AckerleyBut she went on to explain that she was celebrating her father Brian's 70th birthday this weekend.Holly's colleagues Phillip Schofield and Alison Hammond were both pictured joining in the Pride revelry.In her photo, Holly was wearing sunglasses and a strapped light blue dress with a daisy design.But Bailey almost stole her limelight with his adorable pose in the background.The post has attracted more than 21,000 likes with Holly captioning the post: "The sun is shining down on @pride London today… If you are going, have the best time… wish I was with my @itv family today at the parade but it’s my dad's 70th birthday celebration this weekend… enjoy!"To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Commenting on Bailey's sunny disposition, one smitten Instagram fan wrote: "I can’t even cope with how happy your dog looks."An estimated 26,000 people took part in the Pride parade with another million believed to have watched it after flocking to the capital as London became a sea of rainbow colours for the day.It was launched in the afternoon by

Cynthia Erivo has come out as bisexual as part of a cover story for British Vogue.

The cast of Netflix’s heartwarming new series Heartstopper has stepped out together for the London Pride Parade!

Cynthia Erivo is opening up about her sexuality.

J. Kim Murphy The stars of Netflix’s “Heartstopper” were determined to keep the party going at the Pride in London March Saturday afternoon, joining in the celebration and giving the finger to anti-LGBTQ+ protesters standing on the sidelines of the parade.Series leads Kit Connor and Joe Locke were joined by their costars Kizzy Edgell, Corinna Brown, Tobie Donovan and Sebastian Croft at the march, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

RITA Ora showed off her incredible figure in a dazzling gold Versace dress as she hosted a Pride party in London on Friday. The singer, 31, sported the Italian fashion houses’ piece to The Twenty Two Hotel in Mayfair.

Pop sensation Duncan James has revealed that he used to pretend to date his celebrity pals in a bid to avoid people realising he was gay. For years, the Blue singer was terrified of being outed and ridiculed so pretended to be straight by dating his friends such as Geri Halliwell and Martine McCutcheon. However this year, the 44 year old will proudly stand as a gay man as he performs at Pride events around the country in make-up, lingerie and even a pair of suspenders.

London Pride, wearing denim shorts, a black top and a colourful kimono with a rainbow flag trim at the bottom. Dame Kelly completed the look with sunglasses and a black cross-body bag which also featured a rainbow stripe down the middle. Addressing the crowd, Dame Kelly insisted she would never live ‘behind that curtain’ again.She explained: ‘For those that don’t know me, I am an honorary colonel with the Royal Armoured Corps Training Regiment, I am a Dame Commander of The British Empire, I am the first British woman in the history of the Olympic Games to win two gold medals at the same games, I am mixed race and I am also a gay woman.‘For 34 years I have never been able to say those words until two weeks ago due to the fear of judgment and retribution that was instilled in me since the age of 18 because the laws in the military and being in the public eye didn’t allow me to do it.’She thanked fans for their support since coming out, adding: ‘All I can definitely say now is I’m 52, I’m never going to live behind that curtain again.’The sportswoman was joined by Alison Hammond and Phillip Schofield, who both wore white T-shirts with the ITV logo in rainbow colours. Dame Kelly had publicly come out as gay just two weeks beforehand, having felt she had to hide her sexuality for 34 years for fear of persecution.She revealed that she had first realised she was gay at the age of 17 in 1988 when she kissed a female comrade while was a soldier in the Women’s Royal Army Corps.The sports star revealed that she kept her sexuality hidden for fear of being persecuted as same-sex relationships were banned in the force, but it was the pandemic that spurred her on that it was finally time to be her ‘real self’ after having breakdowns

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterWhen the cast of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” was first announced, much attention was paid to all the legacy “Trek” characters who were getting a new life on the Paramount+ series, from Capt. Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) and Lt.

Conservatives are once again losing their minds over Disney incorporating LGBTQIA+ representation.

Niet eerder kwamen er zoveel mensen op de tocht door de stad af. Meer dan 30.000 mensen liepen mee, onder wie deelnemers van de eerste Britse Pride-parade uit 1972.

There’s a new daddy on the block, and his name is Machamp.The Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Unite released its latest update last week, adding dozens of new skins for its characters.

Releases: July 19What It's About: Sasha Laurens's sophomore YA novel follows Kat Finn, a teenage vampire living in poverty with her mother. Like all vampires, Kat and her mother drink a synthetic blood substitute called Hema to survive, and it's expensive, causing the two to struggle to make ends meet living among humans.

Note: The post contains a mention of suicide.—lww"If I was straight, we would likely be married."—jeremycady"Even last year when I broke my leg, they were the ones there supporting me and helping me get back to health." —Anonymous, 29, New York—area51official"We share our time, energy, and resources in such a selfless way. I am infinitely grateful for my chosen family.

Anti-LGBTQ protesters aren’t going to bring down Pride if the cast of “Heartstopper” have anything to say about it.

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Pride Month, the Crown Estate commissioned 100 Pride flags to hang above Regent Street for the first time.But the flag on show is not the typical rainbow flag you probably know.This version is the intersex-inclusive Pride flag and was designed by Valentino Vecchiette in 2021.Vecchiette, who is the founder of Intersex Equality Rights UK added the purple circle on yellow background to incorporate the voices of intersex people.Intersex is a broad term for people born with sex characteristics that are not exclusively associated with a singular binary definition of male or female. These sexual characteristics can be internal, such as sexual organs or chromosomes, or they can be external signifiers, including body hair and breast growth.

Cara Delevingne is opening up about trans rights, women's rights and the importance of representation.In a new interview with British  for its August Pride Issue, the 29-year-old actress called on everyone to get involved regardless of whether they're part of the LGBTQ+ community.«Trans rights, women’s rights, they’re all human rights,» she said. «This isn’t about, ‘Oh, it’s not my job because I’m not part of the community.’ It’s all of our jobs to stand up for each other.»The star was among a slew of public figures interviewed for the Pride Issue.

Channel 4 has entertained and informed viewers up and down the land with its special season of landmark programmes and specials marking 50 years of Pride in the UK. It has explored all aspects of the movement, including the incredible achievements and challenges of advancing LGBTQ+ rights and visibility over the last half century, while also giving voice to the diversity of identity and sexuality in the 2020s.

Read more:LGBTQ+ on screen: We've come a long way but there's more work to doPride parade has become 'overly corporate', says one of UK's leading LGBTQ+ rights activists'There's still a danger to this community'Earlier, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warned there was still a "danger" to the LGBTQ+ community in London, telling people not to be "complacent" at the event.He said: "We're back after the last two-and-a-half years or so. This year is the 50th anniversary of Pride, celebrating this community, celebrating the progress made, but also continuing to campaign and never be complacent."We saw this time last week an attack in Oslo just hours before that parade, where two people lost their lives and more than 20 were injured."So, we've got to be conscious of the fact that there's still a danger to this community of discrimination, bias and violence.

post on Facebook.Dozens of Polish towns and regions had declared themselves free of "LGBT ideology" in May 2019, sparking a dispute with the European Commission.Poland's ruling conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS) claims that the so-called "LGBT ideology" undermines the country's religious family values.But the bloc slammed Warsaw for violating EU laws against discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and withheld funding to several Polish regions.After a legal challenge from Poland's Human Rights Ombudsman, lower courts ruled that nine such "LGBT-free" resolutions must be scrapped, a decision upheld by the appeals court on Tuesday.Last year, the regional assembly of Świętokrzyskie became the first in Poland to revoke its anti-LGBT resolution.The EU Parliament has also passed its own resolution last year, declaring the entire 27-member EU a “freedom zone” for LGBT+ people.

Celebrity Gogglebox got in on Pride celebrations on Friday (1 July) with celebrities tuning in to a heartfelt scene from Channel 4 comedy Big Boys. Written by Jack Rooke and starring Dylan Llewellyn and Jon Pointing, the show centres around two "mismatched boys" during their first year of university, and features a particularly poignant coming-out scene.

Channel 4. He will be hosting a live show from his home city of Birmingham. Joe, who is known for actively supporting gay rights and playing pranks on huge companies, will be hosting Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party on Sunday, July, 3.

London today for its 50th anniversary – and among them, there were quite a few dogs as well. We usually do a round up of people’s doggy friends when it comes to polling day, but it seems like voting is not the only way the nation’s canines like to make their voices heard. They’re also here in rainbow gear, protesting and partying, and looking extremely cute as they do it.

British Vogue for its August cover story celebrating LGBTQ+ pride.“[LGBTQ+ people] still “feel the need to be constantly justifying why we deserve to be treated as equal beings, when really the only difference is that we love differently and we express ourselves differently,” she told the magazine.“Rather than being chastised for that we should be commended for being brave. That’s the most important thing: giving people the space to show up fully as who they are,” she said.

From left: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey; photos courtesy of the governors' officesFlorida is getting all the attention with its heinous “don’t say gay” law taking effect, but several other states have major anti-LGBTQ+ laws that came into force Friday.Prominent among them is Alabama, which has its own version of a “don’t say gay” law.

went viral in Reddit’s r/pics forum this month, getting more than 89,000 upvotes.The inscription on the headstone reads “A Gay Vietnam Veteran: When I was in the military, they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one.”  A post shared by Sebastian Martorana (@sebastianmartorana) As the Reddit user who uploaded the pic noted, the grave is that of Leonard Matlovich, an Air Force technical sergeant who challenged the U.S. military’s ban on gay service members before his 1988 death from AIDS complications.Related: 12 American LGBT war heroesAs the Los Angeles Times reported after his death, Matlovich was a technical sergeant who volunteered for three tours of duty in Vietnam and earned the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart during his service. And he came up with the idea for his headstone after being diagnosed with AIDS nearly two years before his death.Jeff Dupre, a longtime friend, told NPR’s StoryCorps in 2015 that he met Matlovich at a Thanksgiving dinner.

British Vogue is celebrating Pride in a big way.

The driving star on Racing Pride – the sport’s LGBTQ+ charity – competing with her partner Jessica, and her favourite James Bond car.A Renault Clio. And you know what? I was really sensible. I guess I’ve always saved the speeding for the track.I’m lucky to have a partnership with a BMW dealership in Colchester.

Spoilers ahead for the final season of Stranger Things…Now that Netflix has released the final episodes for its 1980s-era sci-fi horror series Stranger Things, there’s really just one major question on queer fans’ minds: Does Will Byers finally come out as gay?Will is a shy, sensitive, and artistic boy who prefers playing Dungeon & Dragons (D&D) over his best friends’ interests in dating girls. Byers becomes a bit of an outcast, even amongst his own friends, when he is abducted into an alternate dimension known as “the Upside Down” and is later possessed by a demonic entity known as “The Mind Flayer.”A few clues throughout the series suggest that Will might be gay.

look right in the eye—we’re talking about good old-fashioned summer camp.Whether you’re an outdoorsy queer or not, camp holds a special place in our memories. A break from the norm, these summer retreats allowed us to explore and experiment away from the judging eyes of parents.

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A royal insider has claimed that The Queen is “fed up with Harry and Meghan drama” and wants the bullying claims surrounding Meghan Markle to be handled privately so a “line” can be drawn. The Daily Mail reports that a palace insider told Vanity Fair’s Katie Nicholl that Her Majesty, 96, wanted the inquiry to be handled privately in a bid to avoid any further problems with the Royal Family's public image.

LIVE – Updated at 13:45Pride in London has returned to the capital for the first time since 2019, celebrating 50 years since the very first march took place in 1972. More than one million people are expected to descend on the capital for the parade, which begins from 12pm on Saturday (2 July).

KELLY Holmes was spotted with Phillip Schofield at London Pride after bravely coming out as gay last month. The retired Olympic athlete, 52, was joined by the This Morning presenter and his co-star Alisson Hammond for the annual LGBT+ parade.

London Pride parade to raise awareness for prostate cancer. Dan and Matt shot to fame on the hit Channel 4 show Married at First Sight after becoming the first gay couple to take part.

London is celebrating its half-century, Brighton has signed up the biggest names and Manchester… well, Manchester will always be special. From major metropolises to tiny towns, the nation has turned rainbow and body glitter is ready to sparkle on every front room carpet. But what will you wear?Pride is back, bigger and bolder than ever before.

Glastonbury – it looked rubbish anyway. While you’re all sure to have loads of Pride plans to get to, you’ve got the news to get through first.

Read more:LGBTQ+ on screen: We've come a long way but there's more work to doPride parade has become 'overly corporate', says one of UK's leading LGBTQ+ rights activistsPlease use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player'There's still a danger to this community'Earlier, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan warned there was still a "danger" to the LGBTQ+ community in London, telling people not to be "complacent" at the event.He said: "We're back after the last two-and-a-half years or so. This year is the 50th anniversary of Pride, celebrating this community, celebrating the progress made, but also continuing to campaign and never be complacent."We saw this time last week an attack in Oslo just hours before that parade, where two people lost their lives and more than 20 were injured."So, we've got to be conscious of the fact that there's still a danger to this community of discrimination, bias and violence.

Monekypox has been around for decades but usually only affects people in central or western Africa. In May, outbreaks were identified in UK and other parts of Europe. It has since spread to the US, where there have been over 300 cases.

parenting.But life does not work that way and 10 years later the two are the proud adopters of Nathaniel, 11, and brothers Oliver, eight, and Charlie, seven, who all have a range of disabilities.Phil, who works in the local council, held back tears of pride when he spoke to Metro.co.uk about his children and how they have all developed over the years.‘Look beyond the paperwork, see the possibilities and go meet the children who have disabilities,’ he said giving advice to other potential adopters. ‘You will get loads of firsts with a child with disabilities that you will not get with other children.

KARACHI, Pakistan — Four years ago, Pakistan stepped to the forefront of transgender rights worldwide, enacting a law that prohibits discrimination against transgender people in schools, workplaces and public settings, and guarantees them the right to choose their gender on official documents. Pakistan, a nation known for religious conservatism that still outlaws same-sex relations, joined a small list of countries — only about a dozen at the time, according to the United Nations — with similar transgender protections written into law, raising hopes for a historic turn in the lives of people long forced to survive on society’s fringes.

#ItsAPeopleThing So is closing your account with Halifax apparently! It’s about time people started pushing back on this utter nonsense. Hopefully other companies will heed the warning of Halifax’s virtue signalling.

Martin Short is not one to shy away from playing eccentric and flamboyant characters, from the queeny wedding planner Franck in the 1991 rom-com Father of the Bride to his latest role as the ever-so-stylish but struggling Broadway director-turned-true-crime-podcaster Oliver in Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building. As such, it’s easy to see why Martin Short is often mistaken for as gay. Here, we take a look at some of Short’s most iconic queer-coded characters and whether the actor actually identifies with them.RELATED: How many comic geniuses does it take to solve a murder?Martin Short is a veteran comedian and actor who made a name for himself creating timeless characters for sketch shows like Second City Television (SCTV) and Saturday Night Live. Short joined the cast of SCTV in 1982 after years of working with The Second City’s improv troupe in Toronto, Canada.

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supports HTML5 videoHarry Styles has become known and loved by fans for supporting the LGBTQ+ community, and he delivered a heartfelt speech while on stage in Oslo following a shooting during Pride celebrations.Two people were killed in a mass shooting outside a gay bar in the early hours of Saturday morning after a gunman opened fire in Oslo’s nightlife district. More than 20 people were wounded in what was described as an ‘Islamist terror act’, leading to thousands of protestors coming together for a rally, defying requests from Norwegian police to cancel a Pride event amid fears for a reprise attack.Pride flags have come as synonymous with Harry Styles concerts as flared trousers and feather boas, and the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker raised one on stage last night to show solidarity with the community.The 28-year-old took to the stage at the Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway as part of his Love On Tour shows, telling the crowd that he is ‘very sorry’ following the awful incident.‘I am well aware that, right now, this means more to you than it ever has before,’ he began, holding the rainbow flag above his head.Harry continued: ‘I just wanna tell you that I’m very sorry and I hope you all feel safe in here with each other.‘The thing that I am most proud of in my life is getting to play in front of such an incredible, loving group of people every night.

GEMMA Collins showed off her mind-blowing designer shopping spree with FOUR Louis Vuitton bags and Christian Dior goodies. The former Towie star - who has very expensive taste - took to Instagram to share what she had bought.