© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedA room in the long-term wing at the Colnbrook Immigration Centre (Peter MacDiarmid/AFP/Getty)The Home Office is accused of breaching human rights law by denying life-saving HIV medication to a man held in an immigration detention centre.The 42-year-old, who has lived in the UK for 30 years, is being held…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedClub-goers queue to get in to Heaven nightclub. (Getty/ Rob Pinney)Heaven nightclub in London has been criticised after a non-binary clubber accused staff of “invalidating” their identity.Jordan Bennett tweeted that on Saturday (9 October), they arrived at Heaven, “a place where I am meant to feel free and accepted”, to find that…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedSupporters of Manchester City cheer as Bernardo Silva of Manchester City celebrates scoring the opening goal. (Alex Livesey/Getty)Two boys were arrested on suspicion of making homophobic comments during the Manchester City v Burnley football game on Saturday (16 October).As well as the two teenagers, a third man in his…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedDrag Race stars Willam and Ra’Jah O’Hara star in murder-mystery Death Drop.The drag musical murder mystery Death Drop was forced to halt during a performance in Manchester this month after a “transphobic incident” took place in the front row.Last Saturday (October 16) marked the last night of the show’s four-day…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedDrag Race fans have crowned a new fan-favourite guest judge after the latest episode of Drag Race UK. (BBC/World of Wonder)Alesha Dixon has gone straight into the in Drag Race UK guest judge hall of fame.The Mis-Teeq star and Britain’s Got Talent judge graced the panel this week as the queens…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedAnjali Siroya (L) and Ria Sharma. (Aditya Tiwari)Aditya Tiwari, a writer and gay rights activist from India, explores the changing landscape of family and LGBT+ acceptance in the country.Anjali Siroya, 23, is a trans woman living in the suburbs of Mumbai who has been transitioning under very difficult circumstances. Having…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedRainbow flags cover a set of windows in Soho at Pride in London in 2019. (NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP via Getty)LGBT+ people faced worsening mental health along with an uptick in abuse and domestic violence during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study has found. The National Centre for Social Research analysed survey…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedCalvin Seabrook imagines Billy Porter as Madame Morrible in Wicked (Twitter/@larrygayvid)With Ariana Grande leading the movie adaptation of Wicked, fans are eager to see more familiar faces in the cast – starting with Billy Porter.The 7 Rings singer has been announced as Elphaba in Universal’s adaptation of the hit…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedGareth Peter and his partner Mark with their two sons Anthony and Noah. (Provided)To celebrate World Adoption Day, we speak to Gareth Peter, a gay man who is a proud dad to two children.Gareth Peter always knew he wanted to be a dad, but growing up under Section 28…

© 2021 PinkNews ⦁ All Rights ReservedRussell T Davies speaking at the 2021 Attitude Awards (@AttitudeMag)Russell T Davies ridiculed the LGB Alliance in a powerful speech that highlighted just how sinister its anti-trans rhetoric is.The BAFTA-winning TV writer spoke passionately of the need for trans allyship as he collected the Inspiration Award for his seminal drama,…