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In memoriam. Charlotte ‘Lottie’ Dingle.

Rob Harkavy14th September 202214th September 2022

Features

It was with the most profound sense of shock, sadness and loss that we learn of the passing over the weekend of our friend Charlotte Dingle.

In for a Penny: Mordaunt could be our most LGBT-friendly PM ever.

Rob Harkavy10th July 202210th July 2022

Features / Opinion / Politics

It is with some relief that we note that Penny Mordaunt, MP for Portsmouth North since 2010, has announced her candidature.

Starbucks’ block on OutNewsGlobal.com is brazen “rainbow-washing”.

Rob Harkavy1st July 20222nd July 2022

News

Starbucks, the chain of coffee shops where you have to queue twice for a cup of coffee and where they pretend to be a friendly local company by asking for your name, has blocked access to the OutNewsGlobal website from its in-store wifi, adding to concerns about “rainbow-washing” in the LGBTQ+ […]

Thanks for the video, Pride in London, but it’s time for a total rethink.

Rob Harkavy28th June 202228th June 2022

Events / Features / Opinion

We are consistently being reminded that Pride is a protest but, much as we may want it to be, it really isn’t.

Demo outside Supreme Court against abortion ruling

After abortion ruling, equal marriage is in the US Supreme Court’s sights.

Rob Harkavy25th June 202225th June 2022

Features / News / US & Canada

As widely predicted, the removal of the right to abortion in the US has now become a ruling, meaning that roughly half of US states have already or will soon ban abortion.

Sound artist Li Yilei announces new album – and we’ve heard it!

Rob Harkavy22nd June 202222nd June 2022

Arts & Culture / Features / Reviews

Chinese-born, London-based performance and sound artist, Li Yilei, has revealed details of their third full-length album.

Review. Gateways Grind: a not-to-be-missed slice of lesbian history.

Rob Harkavy22nd June 202222nd June 2022

Arts & Culture / Features / Reviews

In Gateways Grind Sandi Toksvig zips through the high points of the tiny Kings Road basement club’s halcyon days.

New music! “Queen of Duality”, the new EP from Onyda.

Rob Harkavy23rd May 202223rd May 2022

Arts & Culture / Reviews

The Queen of Duality EP is an indie-tinged, thoughtful and beautifully performed collection which touches both the individual and the universal.

Review. The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs at the Soho Theatre.

Rob Harkavy16th May 202216th May 2022

Arts & Culture / Features / Reviews

Writer Iman Qureshi has hit the bullseye with this inspiring ensemble piece about a women’s choir and their bid to be selected to appear on the main stage at Pride.