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Pride in London will take place in central London this Saturday – and it’s set to be one of the biggest ever. A million people are expected to line the streets for the event, with lots of different groups from across the LGBT spectrum taking part. This year’s march also has a very special significance. July marks 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised by in England and Wales, the first step in the long road to equality. The full festival for Pride in...

"That’s why they go home to watch batty man programmes." A gay man stood up to homophobe who threatened him with a knife on a London bus. Daniel Simmonds was travelling on a bus last Friday evening (June 23). When he heard the unidentified man making a series of anti-gay comments. Daniel began to document the tirade by recording a video. “It is not all right to be gay. It is all right to be lesbian? It is not all right!”, the...

Sheriff-Elect Hailes is a long-standing supporter of Stonewall and the Albert Kennedy Trust Timothy Hailes is now officially City of London’s first openly gay Sheriff. Sheriff-Elect Hailes is active within the LGBTI community, as a long-standing supporter of Stonewall and the Albert Kennedy Trust. The title of Sheriff evolved in the Anglo-Saxon times. They were a representative of the reigning king or queen and would go around their town collecting taxes. By 1066, City of London would have two of Sheriffs of their...

Find out why they're getting a civil partnership and not married They may be from opposites sides of the world, but one Brit-Aussie couple are going global when they celebrate their civil partnership this August. James Besanvalle, a Gay Star News 26-year-old journalist, and fiancé Matt Horwood, a 28-year-old who works at UK LGBT charity Stonewall, will be holding their ceremony in London. The couple decided to get a civil partnership rather than a marriage for one main reason: same-sex marriage isn’t...

After backlash, the landlord said: 'It was a mistake' A London landlord shocked potential tenants when he posted a double room for rent but only if you’re not poor or gay. Amanda O’Leary noticed the ad while walking past a Greenwich High Street shop window, in the south east of the UK capital. It read: ‘Please note – Children, Pet, DSS , Gay/Lesbian, Benefit Seeker are strictly prohibited/not allowed.’ ‘I was completely shocked,’ O’Leary told Gay Star News. ‘At first I just laughed...

Incredible short films will air on Channel 4 Pride In London will air its first ever TV adverts on Channel 4 this summer for a trailblazing new campaign. As part of a special partnership between the two organizations, the short films will focus on once-homophobic relatives of LGBTIs, voicing their regret over the loss of their relationship. They will air to coincide with the festival, taking place from 24 June until 6 July. To watch the videos, scroll down through this article. They’ll...

Jules lost practically everything he owned in today’s Grenfell Tower fire – but he could have lost so much more. 12 people have so far been confirmed dead in the blaze, which started shortly before 1am and has destroyed the huge 24-storey block of flats in west London. Commander Stuart Cundy of the Metropolitan Police has said he anticipates “that the number of fatalities will increase beyond those 12,” according to the Guardian. Were it not for an extremely fortunate series of...

Carlos Pinto and his partner were out enjoying a meal in the area when an attacker ran in and stabbed the woman London is reeling following the attack in London Bridge last night that left seven people dead and 48 people injured. The attack was carried out by three men who were all shot dead by police within minutes of their deadly rampage. It is being treated as a terrorist incident. None of the victims have yet been named while next of...

Seven people have been killed and 48 injured in a shock terror attack in the heart of London. London Metropolitan Police have confirmed that seven people died in the attack, with many more people being taken to five hospitals across the capital with life-threatening injuries. The attack began on London Bridge when a white van mowed down a number of pedestrians just after 10 pm on June 3. Witnesses reported seeing victims on the ground after the van swerved through the crowds...

Police are appealing for help after a man was subjected to homophobic abuse on a London train. British Transport Police put out a plea to help identify three men in connection with an incident on a London Overground train. The incident took place around 10:30 PM on March 31. The victim, a 21-year-old man, was on his way back from a concert with friends when he was targeted for abuse on board an Overground train from Highbury & Islington to Willesden Junction. Pictures...

The singer-songwriter whipped out the flag on his third night at London's 02 arena. Singer Ed Sheeran sent fans wild when he pulled out a rainbow pride flag at a recent concert. ed waved a pride flag last night during you need me and i love him a lot ??? pic.twitter.com/0YR8rDMo06 — ciara (@ciaraseviour) May 3, 2017 The songwriter was given the symbol of LGBT equality by an audience member during his encore at London’s 02 arena last week. Sheeran grabbed it gladly and...

The Pride in London Festival will run from 24 June to 9 July 2017! Every year Pride in London takes over the West End with parades, multiple stages for performances, and more all in the name of LGBTI visibility and celebration. There mission is to be fully inclusive, provide a celebration of LGBTI life, and to continue the fight for equality. Now is your chance to be a part of it. Check out our video as we show you the massive...

A group of five lesbians were set upon by more than 15 men in a homophobic beating which left some missing teeth. One woman said she feared she would die from the attack, another lost seven front teeth from a single punch and a third had a fit after she was left bleeding. The women, who published photos of their injuries in The News, but said they didn’t want to be named, had left the Blue Anchor pub. After singing ‘I’m in...

Show your support for incarcerated gay men at the Russian Embassy on 12 April London will hold a protest against Chechnya’s concentration camp for gay men tomorrow (12 April). Held outside the Russian embassy at 5.30pm, the protest will be in response to the reports of 100 gay men detained in former military prisons. At least three have been killed, according to LGBTI and human rights activists. Pride In London will lead the protest at the junction of Bayswater Road and Ossington Street....