History

Nazi demonstrators stand above a pile of books, papers and research about the trans community during WWII

History
Mar 14 2024

The persecution of trans people by the Nazis was devastating – and it still echoes down the ages

Dr Gay Ludwig Hitler

History
Mar 07 2024

Is this the strangest name ever? Ohio dentist Dr Gay Hitler causes a stir online

Ronald and Reggie Kray

History
Mar 06 2024

Were the Kray twins gay? Inside the secret queer history of the notorious crime lords

Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine in the trailer for Mary & George.

TV
Feb 29 2024

The first reviews for Nicholas Galitzine’s horny historical romp, Mary & George, are in: ‘A dramatic treat’

Sir Chris Bryant will host new Daily Mail podcast series telling stories of last men to be hanged in Britain for homosexuality

History
Feb 14 2024

Labour MP to host Daily Mail podcast about last men hanged for gay sex in Britain

Grammys 2024: Victoria Monet, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus.

Music
Feb 02 2024

Seven LGBTQ+ artists who could make Grammy Award history this year

Activism
Feb 02 2024

Remembering trailblazing LGBTQ+ civil rights activist James Baldwin this Black History Month

UK
Jan 31 2024

Newly-unveiled Alan Turing sculpture in Cambridge divides opinion

What does queer mean?: Pride festival

Explainers
Jan 26 2024

What does queer mean? Unpicking the history of the reclaimed LGBTQ+ term

Blue Jean director Georgia Oakley (left) and Blue Jean star Rosy McEwen (right).

Exclusive
Dec 01 2023

Blue Jean director explains how legacy of Section 28 is ‘alive and well’ in 2023

Trans+ History Week

History
Nov 24 2023

Trans+ History Week launched to celebrate gender-diverse people through the centuries

Blackouts author Justin Torres talks to PinkNews about his latest release.

Exclusive
Nov 06 2023

Justin Torres says queer novel Blackouts is the ‘ultimate provocation’ to the book-banning right

News
Oct 29 2023

US politician introduces bills to create American LGBTQ+ history museum

On the left, Freddie Mercury is topless and wearing red shorts, a towel round his neck, and signing into a microphone. On the right, an art dealer with Mercury's baby grand Yamaha piano.

Music
Sep 07 2023

Freddie Mercury items sell for millions at auction – a testament to queer star’s enduring legacy

Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre in the trailer for Maestro.

Film
Sep 05 2023

Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic gets rave reviews despite prosthetic nose backlash

A black and white photo of fashion designer Christian Dior stood in front of an Air France plane.

Film
Sep 04 2023

Christian Dior biopic promises intimate look at life of ‘fiercely private’ fashion designer

Matthew Shepard in a still from the Matthew Shepard Story: An American Hate Crime documentary.

TV
Sep 01 2023

Watch the trailer for the emotional new documentary exploring the life and legacy of Matthew Shepard

An image consisting of Edinburgh Fringe queer performers Kathy Maniura, Larry Owens, Celya ab and Dan Tiernan.

Arts
Aug 13 2023

How the Edinburgh Fringe became a home for queer performers: ‘It helps me not feel like a freak’

Education
Aug 11 2023

Censoring Shakespeare in schools is ‘a form of indoctrination’, scholar says

Coach Singh, Mr Ajayi and Mr Farouk are Heartstopper's guiding lights. (Netflix)

Opinion
Aug 03 2023

Heartstopper season 2: Why queer teachers are the show’s most vital asset

UK
Jul 19 2023

Rishi Sunak apologises to LGBTQ+ veterans, calling military ban an ‘appalling failure’

An image composite featuring Mike Faist, Lucas Hedges, Jonathan Butterell and Dan Gillespie Sells, the cast and creators of Brokeback Mountain on stage.

Theatre
Jul 12 2023

Brokeback Mountain creators on why the queer love story matters now more than ever before

Photos of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley from band Wham!

TV
Jul 07 2023

Netflix’s Wham!: 7 revelations from new documentary charting George Michael’s rise to the top

History
Jul 06 2023

Celebrating the life and loves of Frida Kahlo, Mexico’s most famous bisexual and a global icon

On the left, comedian Tom Allen. On the right, Peter McGraith and David Cabreza, the first gay couple to wed in the UK.

TV
Jul 03 2023

Tom Allen to host vital new BBC show marking 10th anniversary of same-sex marriage

Sadiq and Plaque

UK
Jun 29 2023

Five rainbow plaques to be installed across London to mark Pride Month

HBO Max to release new docuseries Last Call_ When a Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York.

TV
Jun 29 2023

HBO’s Last Call tells chilling true story of serial killer who targeted gay men in New York

UK
Jun 06 2023

Rishi Sunak told to apologise ‘on behalf of the nation’ for historic anti-LGBTQ+ hate in military

Collage showing Matt Cook, a white man with a grey beard and round glasses, a grand Oxford uni building and the Pride flag

Education
Jun 05 2023

University of Oxford appoints UK’s first LGBTQ+ history professor

UK
May 30 2023

Gay soldiers forced into electroshock ‘conversion’ therapy by UK armed forces, leaked report says

tarot astrology crystals

Opinion
May 29 2023

I’m a queer tarot reader – here’s how spirituality can be a tool of power

Paul Burston lying on the ground during an ACT UP protest.

Books
May 28 2023

I was there when the AIDS crisis hit – this is what the history books get wrong, says Paul Burston

Julianne Moore (left) as Mary Villiers and Nicholas Galitzine (right) as George Villiers in Sky Atlantic series Mary And George

TV
May 16 2023

Your first look at Sky’s scandalous new LGBTQ+ period drama Mary & George is here

Eurovision fans celebrating the competition against a colourful background.

Music
May 13 2023

‘We raise a drink to our late friend’: Why Eurovision is so much more than just a song contest

A book cover for the complete works of Marie Corelli, with a photo of Marie, a white woman from the Victoria era wearing a white dress

History
Apr 26 2023

Marie Corelli: Long-forgotten, eccentric Victorian author had a life-long queer love, historian says

Collage of the US flag with photos of two people wearing dresses in the back of a police van

History
Apr 16 2023

US drag bans are nothing new – states were outlawing ‘cross-dressing’ in the 1800s

Jeremy Thorpe pictured outside the Old Bailey with the Brixton Gays demonstrating in the background.

Politics
Apr 10 2023

Norman Scott: Man who accused MP lover of trying to murder him speaks his truth, four decades on

Kathleen Lynn and Madeleine ffrench-Mullen were involved in the Easter Rising in 1916.

History
Apr 09 2023

How a lesbian couple’s contribution to Ireland’s Easter Rising was scrubbed from history

Collage of photos showing RuPaul, Mrs Doubtfire and a drag queen in an old black and white film

History
Apr 08 2023

The long history of drag – from vaudeville to Reagan – and why right-wing outrage is nonsense

Anne Frank graphic novel

Books
Apr 07 2023

Anne Frank comic banned in Florida schools after mums rage over ‘sexually explicit’ statues