Articles by Will Stroude

US President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States in the Rotunda of the US Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC.

US
Jan 30

Trans inmate sues Donald Trump over executive order forcing her to be housed in men’s prison

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 14: Khalid speaks onstage at Spotlight: Khalid at GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live on October 14, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

Celebrity
Nov 23 2024

Singer Khalid comes out as gay after being outed: ‘I am not ashamed’

Chloë Grace Moretz, who has come out as gay, attends the Louis Vuitton Paris Womenswear Spring-Summer 2025 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 01, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

Celebrity
Nov 03 2024

Chloe Grace Moretz comes out as gay while endorsing Kamala Harris for president

This is how to get tickets for Steps musical 'Here & Now'.

Theatre
Jul 18 2024

Steps musical Here and Now announces lead cast

Nicholas Galitzine as closeted gay rugby player Conor Masters in 2016 film Handsome Devil

Film
Jun 24 2024

Every gay role Mary & George star Nicholas Galitzine has played – including in movies

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 9 confirmed cast members Vanessa Vanjie Matteo (left), Gottmik (centre) and Roxxxy Andrews (right)

TV
Apr 23 2024

All Stars 9’s confirmed cast pits fan favourite queens against Drag Race royalty

Lloyds Banking Group's Aaron Miller

Sponsored
Oct 10 2023

‘I found my safe space’: How a job at Lloyds helped 28-year-old Aaron come out at work

Sir Michael Gambon as Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter film series

Culture
Sep 28 2023

Dumbledore actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

Cher with long black hair and a white shirt on the cover her her album 'Christmas'

Music
Sep 07 2023

Cher unveils Christmas album artwork as she officially launches first-ever festive record

Trans DC superhero Dreamer in Fortnite in a promotional video for the game's LGBTQ+ Pride event Rainbow Royale

Gaming
Aug 24 2023

Fortnite’s Rainbow Royale Pride event criticised for not actually mentioning LGBTQ+ people

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 12: Sam Kerr of Australia celebrates with her partner Kristie Mewis of USA after her team's victory through the penalty shoot out in the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 Quarter Final match between Australia and France at Brisbane Stadium on August 12, 2023 in Brisbane / Meaanjin, Australia. (Photo by Elsa - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

News
Aug 15 2023

Australia’s Matildas are officially one of the gayest teams at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards (left) plays the lesbian love interest of country star Morgan Wade in the singer's music video for 'Fall In Love With Me'

Music
Aug 11 2023

Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade embark on lesbian romance in new video: ‘It’s giving Stacey’s Mom’

Red, White & Royal Blue star Aneesh Sheth attends a Special Screening Of Netflix's "Jessica Jones" Season 3 at ArcLight Hollywood on May 28, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Film
Jul 25 2023

Trans Red, White & Royal Blue star Aneesh Sheth says the LGBTQ+ romantic comedy ‘changed her life’

Ash Self as Felix in Heartstopper season to (left) and pictured on his graduation day in a cap, down and wheelchair (right)

TV
Jul 24 2023

Trans Heartstopper star Ash Self is reminding people that disabled isn’t a ‘dirty word’

Left-right: Queer neurodiversity campaigner and educator Jude Guaitamacchi, Zoe Gould, a director at Deloitte Digital, Alex Hedlund, chief of staff at Neurodiversity in Business and Nigel Moralee, global ID&E leader at Amazon Web Services.

Business
Jul 20 2023

Queer neurodiversity at work: ‘It’s about trying to accept myself rather than shame myself’

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 18: (L-R) Morgan Wade and Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards walk the red carpet at Kyle Richard’s “A Night Of Music" in support of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) at The Fleur Room on April 18, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ella Hovsepian/Getty Images)

Celebrity
Jul 12 2023

Real Housewives’ Kyle Richards addresses Morgan Wade romance rumours amid separation from husband

A crowd of people marching with a large trans flag with the words trans inclusion in schools

Pride
Jul 04 2023

Trans Pride Brighton 2023 set to be ‘bigger and better than ever’ in 10th anniversary year

Trans in the City protest banner on July 1, 2023 in London, England. Pride in London is an annual LGBT+ festival and parade held each summer in London. 35,000 people are expected to march this year making the event the largest in London to date. (Footage by Mark Case/Getty Images)

Pride
Jul 03 2023

Trans in the City CEO accuses UK government of ‘vendetta’ against trans people at Pride in London

Pride Cymru 2023 headliner Sophie Ellis-Bextor performing on stage supporting Westlife at Wembley Stadium on August 06, 2022 in London, England.

Pride
Jun 12 2023

Pride Cymru 2023 line-up led by pop legends Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Steps’ Claire Richards

Mayor or London Sadiq Khan speaks at the PinkNews Westminster Pride Reception on 7 June 2023

Exclusive
Jun 07 2023

Sadiq Khan slams ‘abhorrent’ anti-LGBTQ+ views of US presidential hopefuls like Ron DeSantis

A composite image of poet Astone Jackson set over the colours of the bisexual Pride flag, blue and pink

Sponsored
Jun 07 2023

After coming out as bisexual on live TV, poet Astone Jackson has found a safe dating space on Hinge

A composite image of artist Fox Fisher next to a series of illustrations that form part of his Pride collaboration with Durex

Sponsored
Jun 06 2023

Fox Fisher and Durex celebrate exploration and education with exclusive Pride designs

Shannon Rosanna on a Contiki Pride trip with two friends outside the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

Sponsored
Jun 06 2023

A Contiki Pride trip was the first time I could fully be myself. This is where I belong

Heidi N Closet as Blackbeard in All Stars 8 episode 5's Snatch Game

Drag
Jun 05 2023

Heidi N Closet speaks out after dramatic All Stars 8 Snatch Game episode: ‘I’m not perfect’

Adam Lambert performs as Queen + Adam Lambert at Mt Smart Stadium on February 07, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand

Pride
Jun 02 2023

Adam Lambert leads Pride in London line-up as Queen star releases event’s official song

A screengrab of Heidi N Closet entering the RuPaul's Drag Race workroom in episode 1 of All Stars 8

Drag
May 31 2023

Heidi N Closet reignites Drag Race cost debate after spending eye-watering sum on All Stars 8

Pabllo Vittar with her arm around a man in a promotional image for the Noitada World Tour

Tickets
May 25 2023

Drag pop icon Pabllo Vittar announces UK and European tour dates: How to get tickets

Diverse young friends celebrating gay pride festival - LGBTQ community concept

Business
May 25 2023

PinkNews nominated for Publisher of the Year at prestigious Drum Awards for Online Media 2023

Ron DeSantis with the White House inserted into the background

Politics
May 24 2023

US presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis’ anti-LGBTQ+ attacks: A timeline of hate

Diana Ross in a red dress performing on stage in concert.

Tickets
May 23 2023

LGBTQ icon Diana Ross announces UK tour dates at London’s Royal Albert Hall

Sweden's Eurovision Song Contest 2023 winner Loreen wearing a cream top and placing a finger over her lips in a promotional photo for her Tattoo Uk and Europe Tour

Tickets
May 22 2023

Loreen announces UK and European tour dates following historic second Eurovision win

Blackpool footballer Jack Daniels sitting in a changing room

Celebrity
May 19 2023

Gay footballer Jake Daniels, 18, met ‘soulmate’ partner, 46, after coming out

A screenshot of RuPaul watching the runway from the judging panel in an episode of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 8

TV
May 09 2023

All Stars 8’s twist-filled premiere episode is now free to watch in the UK

Eurovision Song Contest 2023 co-host and Ukrainian singer Julia Sanina

TV
May 09 2023

Ukrainian Eurovision host Julia Sanina says contest is a ‘huge inspiration’ amid Russian invasion

A group of friends at a music festival holding a rainbow Pride flag above their heads

Sponsored
May 05 2023

Strongbow Ultra’s guide to creating the greatest summer gathering of all time

King Charless III (left) superimposed next to Brighton & Hove’s Actually Gay Men's Chorus ahead of the choir's Coronation Concert performance at Windsor Castle on Sunday 7 May

UK
May 04 2023

Brighton gay choir ‘honoured’ to represent LGBTQ+ community at King’s coronation concert

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (left) and serial killer Stephen Port (right)

Exclusive
Apr 28 2023

Sadiq Khan backs calls for public inquiry into Met Police handling of Stephen Port murders

Stephen Port, who murdered Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor

Crime
Apr 27 2023

Met Police failure to stop Stephen Port murders could happen again, damning new report says

The late Barry Humphries dressed as his drag alter-ego Dame Edna Everage, with purple hair, horn-rimmed glasses and a pink dress

Drag
Apr 26 2023

Barry Humphries’ anti-trans remarks are a sad stain on Dame Edna’s legacy

Actor Richard Armitage attends 'The Hobbit : The Battle Of The Five Armies' Paris Premiere at Le Grand Rex on December 4, 2014 in Paris, France.

Culture
Apr 24 2023

Richard Armitage mentions male partner and says he came out at 19 ‘to anybody who mattered’