Steven Smith discusses plans for sex education in schools, talking about LBGTQ issues to primary schoolchildren, coming out to his own nephew…plus a Lady Gaga anecdote. Jodie, aged six, on hearing her uncle Paul and his friend, who she affectionately calls Uncle Steven and has done since she can remember, are coming […]
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This May sees the thirtieth anniversary of Stonewall, the LGBT charity which has done so much over the years to campaign for LGBT+ rights. It’s impossible to say whether, without their relentless campaigning, we would have seen so many advances in the battle for LGBT+ equality. These advances include a widespread […]
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Size isn’t everything, but this cruise ship is bloody massive I know it’s reinforcing the stereotype of fey London media folk, but I try to avoid travelling outside London. There. I’ve said it. Actually, I feel faintly uneasy if I have to venture beyond the 0207 dialling area, but that’s because […]
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OutNews Global are delighted to have been confirmed as an Official Media Partner of the inaugural Australian Pride Power List, which was published on Friday 1st March. OutNews Global Editor Rob Harkavy commented, “I am thrilled that OutNews Global is partnering with this groundbreaking venture. While 12,000 miles may separate those […]
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Lots Holloway’s latest single, Be Naked, is a raw and profoundly honest depiction of a relationship break up and its aftermath and is without doubt the Cornish chanteuse’s finest work to date. The multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter has been threatening to break into the big time for a while and, if there’s any […]
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Pictured: Donna Summer. Why not? With allegations of sexual abuse against pop stars, actors and high-profile business people at an all-time high, Steven Smith looks back at his own experiences as a 16-year-old on the celebrity party circuit in the late 70s. He asks whether society at the time was just as […]
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With the new Netflix show Pose hitting the screen, Steven Smith talks about the prejudice towards Transgender people in the community and why fear must not dominate our lives. It’s six in the morning and London is freezing cold. I am wrapped under a duvet when the phone goes. It’s Liz […]
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Representatives from Manchester Pride, Manchester Airport and Greater Manchester Mayor’s LGBT+ Advisor create video of support for Mumbai Pride March, plus opportunity for two people to win flights to Mumbai Pride next year. Manchester today gave its backing and a message of support to the first Mumbai Pride March since homosexual […]
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RuPaul’s Drag Race finalist and 2018 Celebrity Big Brother champion Courtney Act today premieres the music video for her brand new single Fight For Love, out now on iTunes and Spotify. Courtney is bidding for this instantly memorable dance-pop smash to be Australia’s entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. She […]
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I can’t tell you exactly how many times I’ve tried to write an opinion column about Brexit in the past few months, but it’s approximately one zillion. Back in the old days, the waste paper produced could have had serious repercussions for the health of British forests, leading to a worrying […]
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