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LGBT+ History Month

LGBT+ History Month takes place in the UK every February, and is a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and other individuals and orientations from the LGBTQ+ community. Here, you will find news, updates and first-person pieces covering LGBTQ+ rights, issues and much more from the 2025 edition of the month-long event.

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Chappell Roan on the red carpet

A lesbian is the biggest star in pop - shame it's taken this long

Channel: Music Music April 2, 2025 By Laura Harman
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This LGBTQ+ History Month, I want people to understand one thing

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle April 2, 2025 By Dr. Rico Norwood
Left: Sir Nick Partridge examining a small piece of card/paper when he was young; middle: Sir Nick Partridge giving a speech; right: an AIDS patient face down on a bed (Picture: Sir Nick Partridge / Alan Davidson/REXShutterstock / Getty)

One photo reminded me how many people I've lost to AIDS

Channel: Health Health April 2, 2025 By Sir Nick Partridge
Stills from Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Nosferatu and Interview With The Vampire are pictured against a Pride Progress flag.

We’re LGBTQ+ vampire superfans — here’s why the genre means so much to the queer community

Channel: Sex Sex April 2, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce

LGBT veterans reveal how they hid their sexuality to stop them from being sacked

Channel: UK UK April 2, 2025 By Luke Alsford
Kate Brooks and Michelle Harwick dressed for Pride

'We found love through soaps - it's important to show our life'

Channel: Coronation Street Coronation Street February 23, 2025 By Duncan Lindsay
Ugla Stefanía Kristjönudóttir Jónsdóttir and Fox Fisher are pictured sat on a bench in front of a block of flats

My 'revolutionary' trans relationship showed me I'm worthy of love

Channel: Sex Sex April 2, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet in Heavenly Creatures

Kate Winslet's dark acting debut has become a sapphic cult classic

Channel: Film Film April 2, 2025 By Asyia Iftikhar
Matt Horwood and James Besanvalle are pictured holding hands on their wedding day, while friends and family throw confetti over them.

We're gay and rejected same-sex marriage — it was a protest

Channel: Sex Sex April 2, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Just Like Us: Teacher launches LGBTQ+ club for students shows 'how student-led change is'

'Our school's pride club has helped our LGBTQ+ pupils blossom'

Channel: UK UK April 2, 2025 By Josh Milton
FILE - A National Park Service sign marks the Stonewall National Monument outside the Stonewall Inn, Monday, June 17, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)

Trump told he 'can't erase history' after word 'trans' cut from Stonewall Inn website

Channel: US US April 2, 2025 By Josh Milton
Play Video Group of gay and non binary people fought off five blokes to protect MP from assault

Group of gay and non-binary people 'fought off five men to protect MP from assault'

Channel: Politics Politics April 2, 2025 By Craig Munro
Soap characters Balvinder Sopal, Ste Hay, Lisa Swain and Mary Goskirk.

Why do LGBTQ+ couples in soap rarely get happy endings and is there hope?

Channel: Soaps Soaps April 2, 2025 By Stephen Patterson

Why are so many young LGBTQ+ people in the UK homeless?

Channel: UK UK April 2, 2025 By Josh Milton

Why do so many people think asexuality can be cured?

Channel: UK UK April 2, 2025 By Josh Milton

Lesbian couples 'priced out of starting families by IVF rules', says fertility expert

Channel: UK UK April 2, 2025 By Josh Milton
TX73G2 Madame JoJo's nightclub Soho London England Britain UK

Death knell tolls for London's most famous party district and here's why

Channel: UK UK April 2, 2025 By Josh Milton

The secret history of the world’s oldest lesbian bar

Channel: TV TV March 1, 2024 By Sarah Ingram
Manchester was first to use the progress Pride flag. But it?s still fighting for equality

Manchester was first to use the progress Pride flag. But it's still fighting for equality

Channel: UK UK February 12, 2024 By Sian Elvin
Teachers are still just as uncomfortable talking about LGBTQ+ as they were two years ago

Teacher fears LGBTQ+ school pupils are 'being forced back into the closet'

Channel: UK UK June 13, 2024 By Sian Elvin

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