Tag: Britain

The world has now experienced Britain’s first same-sex royal wedding. Back in June, we shared with you the news that a British royal family member would be getting married to his male partner. While Lord Ivar Mountbatten isn’t a member of the immediate family, he is a close cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and great-nephew of Earl Mountbatten of Burma. Ivar Mountbatten came out as bisexual in 2016 and also announced that he had been in a secret relationship with a man...

'I'm going to walk in with a f**king machete and slaughter every single one of the gay bastards' Police arrested a teenager after he threatened to go into a British pub with a machete and kill gay people at a Pride event. The teenager, who cannot be named, posted a photo of the machete he bought for £19.99 ($25.40 €22.70), as well as his intentions to use it at the New Empire pub in Barrow in Furness, Cumbria on Friday night...

A third of British people believe that homosexuality is a choice, new research suggests. A poll by YouGov found that 31 percent of people from the UK believe homosexuality is a choice, despite scientific evidence suggesting otherwise. Around half (49%) said people were born gay or lesbian and 17 percent weren’t sure one way or the other. Three percent think people become gay based on how they are raised. A similar study in the United States three years ago found that two-fifths of...

A new report from Lloyds Banking Group has found two thirds of Brits want to see more diversity in advertising. A new report from Lloyds Banking Group has found that less than 1% of people featured in British adverts are LGBT+, but that the British public have an appetite to see more diversity than is currently offered, Research conducted by the group shows that advertisers are still failing to reflect Britain’s diversity, particularly in regards to disabled and LGBT people, and...