Tag: England

According to LGBT blog Metro, McKellen, Smith, Thirlwall and Pinnock marched in Saturday's parade, with Thirlwall and Pinnock joining transgender children's charity Mermaids."Their visible support of trans kids means the world to so many young transgender people and their families," Mermaids tweeted.Organizers said this year's Pride was its biggest and most inclusive yet. UK daily the Guardian reported that about 300,000 people took part in the official parade through central London and 1.5 million people were in attendance.From the parade,...

A baby clothes store said that a pink T-shirt was returned to them because a dad won’t let his son wear it. The UK clothing store Fred & Noah posted on social media that a pink T-shirt with a giraffe on it was returned to them, along with a note from the mother. “Beautiful top but my husband won’t let my son wear it,” the note said. They posted an image of the shirt, too. “This got me thinking, are we dressing our...

Penguins often pair up with a penguin of the same sex, with many of those turning out to be great parents for baby chicks, so much so that a zoo opted to display a pride-themed banner for their penguins. But a Catholic journalist is outraged because people are telling children that the penguins aren’t all straight. In honor of Pride Month, the London Zoo placed a miniature banner in the style of others designed by the Stonewall UK charity. It read...

A man allegedly threw a giant temper tantrum at a grocery store when he saw rainbow-themed garden gnomes for sale. According to PlymouthLive, police had to be called this past Saturday afternoon to an Asda store in the UK when a man created a disturbance over garden gnomes. A witness said that the man had a rainbow gnome like the one in the picture below in his bag when he started “causing a disturbance.” We're proud to be supporting Pride events across...

A 12-year-old boy has been arrested following a shocking knife attack on a gay couple in England. Police are still searching for two other boys after the gang of pre-teens stabbed the men multiple times. According to police, the two men, who are in their 30’s, were walking down a road on Saturday evening when they were approached by three teen boys. The boys, who are believed to be between ages 12 to 15, shouted homophobic insults at the men. One...

Prince William said that he would be “nervous” for his children if they turned out to be LGBTQ. He was visiting the Albert Kennedy Trust in London, a nonprofit that works with homeless LGBTQ youth, when he was asked what he would do if one of his kids came out. “It is something I’m nervous about,” he said. “Not because I’m worried about them being gay or anything, it’s more about the fact that I’m worried about the pressure, as you...

Several teenagers attacked two gay men with a knife in what appears to be a homophobic hate crime. According to police, the two men, who are in their 30’s, were walking down a road at 9:20 p.m. this past Saturday in Liverpool, UK, when they were approached by three teen boys. The boys, who are believed to be between ages 12 to 15, shouted homophobic insults at the men. One of them pulled out a knife and attacked the men. One of...

A taxi driver from Leeds, England will spend the next 12 years in prison after raping an intoxicated male passenger in a remote area late at night. Mohammed Ilyas is a 44-year-old father of five. According to court documents, his victim had been out drinking at a gay bar with friends when he got into Ilyas’s car expecting to be driven home. Instead, Ilyas drove him to an abandoned farm in a remote part of the country where he “orally raped...

LGBTQ people have faced attacks and arrests at the games, but this stands as a shining moment England soccer fan, and organizer with Three Lions Pride, Di Cunningham traveled to Russia to cheer on the national team and fly a Pride version of the Three Lions flag. Despite legitimate cause for concern, she displayed it proudly from the stands, while watching her team come out victorious in their World Cup opener against Tunisia, with a score of 2-1. The situation for...

England rugby player Denny Solomona has received a ban for making a homophobic slur. Solomona, who also plays for rugby union team Sale Sharks, has been handed a four-week suspension for verbally abusing Worcester Warriors’ Jamie Shillcock during their Aviva Premiership match on 24 March. Shillcock alleged that Solomona used the anti-gay slur “faggot” towards him twice during the match, according to The Times. Solomona contested the charge, but was found guilty at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing on Thursday 5...

One even brought his boyfriend to training. A former Premier League footballer has revealed he’s played alongside several openly gay teammates. Carl Hoefkens, a former Belgium international who played for Stoke and West Brom from 2005-2009, told Belgian news outlet De Zondag that while the players weren’t out in public, they were open about their sexuality in the locker room. Hoefkens stated that two of his former teammates in England were gay, and that he aso played alongside gay teammate after returning...

The activist wants to use the win to promote same-sex adoption and fostering. The Mr. Gay Europe competition concluded at Stockholm Pride over the weekend and England’s Matt Rood took home the top prize. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXa7bp3gSNT/ The 37-year-old personal trainer and dog walker came in fourth place in the online vote, but was crowned the winner of this year’s pageant after getting the combined high score in all categories, including the social media challenge, preliminary interview and sports challenge. https://www.instagram.com/p/BXXH7cxgS5E/ https://www.instagram.com/p/BXc3dxugQhH/ Mr. Gay England faced stiff...

He was verbally abused and beaten in a park early on Sunday morning Thugs verbally abused and punched a teenager in a park in the early hours of Sunday (7 May) morning. In what police have called a ‘homophobic hate crime’, the boy was walking past a supermarket when the unprovoked incident occurred in Bristol, England. Around 4am, he was verbally abused and punched in the face, according to the Bristol Post. The teenager was taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary and treated for...

Rev Philip Clements, 78, tied the knot to his male model partner Florin Marin, 24, in a small ceremony at Ramsgate Registry Office on Tuesday. The couple exchanged vows in the presence of two guests before being declared Mr and Mr Marin-Clements. “Is it real? Has it happened? Is it a dream? It’s a special day,” Philip said after the ceremony. His new husband didn’t seem to share the same sentiment, calling it just a “normal day”. “It doesn’t change absolutely nothing (sic),”...