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August 19, 2025

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When the Lights Go Out: What the Closure of Queer Venues Really Means

July 23, 2025

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Burlesque the Musical explodes with sequins and spectacle but leaves the story behind

July 22, 2025

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Queer Migrations Festival 2025 explores how queer lives are shaped by movement and memory

July 20, 2025

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Alejandro Asencio brings queer joy, Spanish beats and punk spirit to London’s nightlife

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New gay dating app Goose hopes to move beyond swipe culture

June 29, 2026

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Embrace queer theatre at Omnibus Theatre Clapham 12 July 2026, directed by Rikki Beadle-Blair.

Embrace brings a darkly tender gay play to Omnibus Theatre for one night only

June 29, 2026

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Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story brings its drag hit to Arcola Theatre this July

June 29, 2026

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Crybabies The Scaring at Soho Theatre London September 2026, directed by Jon Brittain.

Crybabies bring horror comedy The Scaring to Soho Theatre this September

June 21, 2026

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Argentine director Nicolás Pérez Costa brings dystopian Richard III to London this July

June 29, 2026

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People and dogs gathered at an LGBT+ social event at The Arzner bar in London. © Barks and Boys / @barksandboys

Barks and Boys brings its LGBT+ dog social to The Arzner for Pride

June 22, 2026

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Arcola Theatre announces autumn 2026 season with Morgan Lloyd Malcolm's Turn of the Screw

June 24, 2026

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Stop! That! Train! brings the first Drag Race movie to UK cinemas in August

June 18, 2026

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Frameline50 is the queer film festival the world needs in 2026

June 15, 2026

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Zolita announces Hell's Belles album out 28 August 2026 and North American tour.

Zolita announces Hell's Belles album and North American tour

June 15, 2026

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Tender returns to the Bush Theatre this July with Francesca Amewudah-Rivers

June 15, 2026

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Q-IFTUK Irish Pride Film Festival returns to London with ten shorts and a first awards night

June 15, 2026

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Maximilian Isaacs as Dennis lies on a sofa with his eyes closed, surrounded by iridescent floating bubbles, in a still from Sunday's Children. Credit: Mélanie Akoka

Sunday's Children review: Reuben Hamlyn's Cannes short on fatherhood, entitlement, and the women who see through it

June 14, 2026

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World Naked Bike Ride London 14 June 2026, first Sunday edition in over two decades. Photo by Lex Melony

Over a thousand cyclists rode through London naked today in the first Sunday WNBR

June 14, 2026

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Between Breath & Silence review: a falling feather carries a lot of weight

June 12, 2026

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The cast of F**king Swans gathered around the sofa during a scene at Omnibus Theatre, London

F**king Swans review: a marriage built on everything left unsaid

June 11, 2026

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Dog Mom brings South Asian female-led comedy to Southwark Playhouse this autumn

June 10, 2026

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Rosie Jones records The Show People Podcast live at the Two Brewers tonight

June 10, 2026

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The Spanish filmmaker making queer documentaries where queer lives are still illegal

June 8, 2026

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KASHISH 2026 closes: The Crowd wins Best Feature, Konkona Sensharma honoured

June 9, 2026

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Public the musical at Curve is funny, heartfelt and worth every minute

June 7, 2026

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Peter Christian Johnson / Time Step Tours

Time Step Tours launches theatrical character guides in Covent Garden

June 7, 2026

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Boy With the Light-Blue Eyes Review Greek Folk Horror Debut at SXSW London

June 6, 2026

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Bunny by Daniel Kok and Luke George comes to London as part of Queer East 2026

June 5, 2026

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Alaina May returns with Casual, her most fully formed single yet

June 4, 2026

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The P Word review: Waleed Akhtar's Olivier-winning play returns to the Bush

June 1, 2026

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KASHISH Pride Film Festival 2026 opens in Mumbai with Jimpa and 154 queer films

June 1, 2026

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Asian Pirate Musical brings queer Asian time-travel theatre to London this July

May 31, 2026

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The Sparkle Trap wins a major US nonfiction prize for queer narcissistic abuse

May 31, 2026

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David Morrissey and Alan Cumming in Tip Toe. Photograph: Ben Blackall/Channel 4

Russell T Davies' Tip Toe starts tonight on Channel 4 and it is a wake-up call

May 31, 2026

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Coward review: Lukas Dhont stages queer desire in the trenches

May 30, 2026

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Alex Palmieri returns with Pay To Play after six years away from music

May 31, 2026

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Ian McKellen leads London Walk of Shame against Commonwealth anti-gay laws

May 31, 2026

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Toby Stephens and Noah Valentine in Equus at Menier Chocolate Factory, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan

Equus review: Noah Valentine and the question nobody else is asking

May 28, 2026

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All of Them, Dead is a queer apocalypse love story touring England this summer

May 27, 2026

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Ireland's forgotten genius Teresa Deevy gets her London premiere this summer

May 26, 2026

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Argentine gay film A Few Feet Away arrives on UK streaming this weekend

May 27, 2026

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Camdenwalla brings the true story of North London's grassroots resistance to the stage

May 26, 2026

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Some Masterchef Sh*t brings its five-star queer dark comedy to London this June

May 26, 2026

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True Pride is a new queer-only festival launching in Manchester in August

May 26, 2026

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LGBTQ+ Americans with Canadian ancestry can get citizenship in two weeks

May 26, 2026

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Rami Malek as Jimmy George in The Man I Love, lying in a bathtub in a scene from the film, Cannes 2026

The Man I Love review: Ira Sachs mistakes restraint for depth at Cannes

May 25, 2026

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Summer Berlinale brings Prosecution and Lola und Bilidikid to open-air Berlin this June

May 25, 2026

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Two queer Filipino animated films are premiering at Annecy this June

May 25, 2026

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Ricky Martin plays first UK show in a decade with Sugababes and Olly Alexander

May 24, 2026

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New study finds LGBTQ+ youth vape to cope with stigma and rejection, not for pleasure

May 24, 2026

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Photo: Larisa Baltă for ACCEPT România

Romanian same-sex couples formally ask the state to recognise their EU marriages

May 23, 2026

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Kenya's High Court rules trans people must have gender marker applications considered

May 24, 2026

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Jinkx Monsoon as Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, 2026. Photo by Danny Kaan.

End of the Rainbow review: Jinkx Monsoon is the Judy Garland London needed

May 23, 2026

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Spanish queer duo UMEN and Cascales release Pride anthem Chocolate.Photo: Gonza Gallego

Spanish queer duo UMEN and Cascales release Pride anthem Chocolate

May 23, 2026

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Queer slasher Blowie comes out on digital this Monday and it looks wonderfully chaotic

May 23, 2026

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Departures, the queer Manchester film Russell T Davies loved, is now streaming

May 20, 2026

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The Testaments renewed for season 2 and Elisabeth Moss already came back

May 21, 2026

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A scene from The Black Ball (La Bola Negra), directed by Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi. Courtesy Cannes Film Festival 2026.

The Black Ball review: Lorca's unfinished play becomes a queer epic of longing and loss

May 22, 2026

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Leonardo Sbaraglia as Raúl in Bitter Christmas, directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Photograph: Courtesy Cannes film festival

Bitter Christmas review: Pedro Almodóvar sings the blues of autofiction in crimson

May 21, 2026

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Season 7 of London Fashion Day was about people, not trends

May 19, 2026

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Between the Heartbeats is a Pride concert for Black queer joy at King's Head

May 20, 2026

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Aubrey Crawley, WLQP's CEO, and Joe Leonard, WQLP's COO, with Performer Chanel No5 - Photo by_ Jonathan Phang

West London queer Pride walk raises funds for MND on 20 June

May 20, 2026

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Jim Parfait (voiced by Alex Ramirès) and Lucien (voiced by Jérémy Gillet) in a scene from Jim Queen and the Quest for Chloroqueer (2026). Photo courtesy of Bobbypills and uMedia

Jim Queen review: a gloriously filthy gay satire with claws

May 20, 2026

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The Luxurious Time brings a true queer Alzheimer's story to Clapham this June

May 19, 2026

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Q-IFTUK Irish Pride Film Festival London returns for its second year

May 19, 2026

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Fish Liew Chi-yu and Jennifer Yu Heung-ying in Girlfriends, directed by Tracy Choi Ian-sin, which received its UK premiere at Queer East Film Festival in May 2026.

Girlfriends review: Tracy Choi's queer Macau triptych is uneven and worth seeing

May 19, 2026

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Hiroki Berrecloth and Frank Kauer in a scene from Molly, a short film written and directed by Darius Shu.

Molly is the queer short film about asexual love you need to see

May 19, 2026

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Alexis Manenti as Étienne and Julian Świeżewski as Bartosz in Flesh and Fuel (Du fioul dans les artères), directed by Pierre Le Gall. Cannes Critics' Week 2026. Photo by Ex Nihilo

Flesh and Fuel review: Pierre Le Gall's debut is the queer romance of Cannes 2026

May 18, 2026

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Dowland, Purcell and Campion for Free in London on 27th May

May 14, 2026

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Ukrainian Art House in London

Between Silence and Surface Brings Ukrainian and British Art Together in London

May 13, 2026

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Joshua James as Sherlock Holmes at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre, London, 2026. Photo by Tristram Kenton.

Sherlock Holmes Review: Strong Leads, Restless Script

May 14, 2026

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What Queer Britain Has Planned for Pride Season 2026

May 12, 2026

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GLAAD Social Media Safety Index 2026 Finds X Is the Least Safe Platform for LGBTQ+ Users

May 8, 2026

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Sabrage Review at Lafayette London World Class Circus Cabaret

May 7, 2026

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Image: King's Head Theatre / May Day

May Day at King's Head Theatre Announces Its Majority Trans Cast

May 7, 2026

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Greece On Screen 750 million film strategy 2026 queer cinema

May 6, 2026

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Sergio Antonio Maggiolo performing in Jeezus!, Alpaqa's queer musical at New Diorama Theatre London. Photo by Alex Brenner.

Holy rebel Sergio Maggiolo on Jeezus at New Diorama Theatre London 2026

May 6, 2026

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Lola Tung Ripe sapphic football film Kelley OHara 2026

May 6, 2026

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The Ukrainian Drama Showcase at Flamboyan Theater, New York, May 2026. Presented by Razom for Ukraine

Ukrainian Drama Showcase New York 2026 livestream free

May 4, 2026

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John Partridge as Hannibal Lecter in the world stage premiere of The Silence of the Lambs UK tour 2026

John Partridge Silence of the Lambs UK tour 2026

May 3, 2026

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Sniffies Match Group deal users fear app will change

May 2, 2026

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Two people sitting together in shallow sea water on a sunny coastline. Image via Unsplash

First Dates Hotel Gay Man and Lesbian Best Friend Both Looking for Love

May 4, 2026

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Bella Ramsey photographed at the Berlinale film festival in Berlin. Photo: Harald Krichel / Wikimedia Commons

Celebrity Traitors series 2 cast: queer stars confirmed

May 3, 2026

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Belarus bans positive portrayals of LGBTQ+ life

April 17, 2026

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A Midsummer Night's Dream review at Shakespeare's Globe London

April 30, 2026

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Calam Lynch as Brian Epstein and Noah Ritter as John Lennon in Please Please Me at the Kiln Theatre London. Photo by Mark Senior.

Review of Please Please Me at Kiln Theatre where Brian Epstein finally gets his story

April 30, 2026

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Joan Chen Leads a Tender Queer Drama in Montreal, My Beautiful

April 30, 2026

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Why Your Hair Changes After Moving — and What Hard Water Has to Do With It

April 27, 2026

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Jeezus! Review. A Queer Musical About Faith, Desire and the Man on the Cross

April 28, 2026

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Campaign image for London Fashion Day Season 7. Model Amirsam Mohammadzadeh wearing a look by YADVIGA NETYKSHA, photographed by Mariana Zabramna at sunrise in central London.

London Fashion Day Is Back. Season 7, 1 May 2026

April 29, 2026

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Mavka. The True Myth: Ukrainian Fantasy Gets Its UK Premiere in London

April 22, 2026

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JEEZUS! Brings Its Edinburgh Fringe Smash to New Diorama Theatre This April

April 21, 2026

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First Look: The Waves Opens Tonight at Jermyn Street Theatre

April 21, 2026

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Old Guys In Bed review, a romantic comedy by JP Bergeron

April 19, 2026

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To Dance is to Resist review, a documentary by Julian Lautenbacher

April 17, 2026

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Make Them Feel, Not Just See: A conversation with Mikheil Zibzibadze

March 4, 2026

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Bitch Boxer Review at Arcola Theatre London 2026

February 26, 2026

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Kevin Kane’s Uncultivated Gods at Hoxton Arches Explores Modern Worship

February 26, 2026

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The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me Review | Seven Dials Playhouse London

February 25, 2026

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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 22: Paul Thomas Anderson and Sara Murphy with the Director Award, Adapted Screenplay Award and Cinematography Award for One Battle After Another during the EE BAFTA Film Awards 2026 at The Royal Festival Hall on February 22, 2026

BAFTA 2026 Winners as One Battle After Another Takes Six Awards

February 22, 2026

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Uchronia review, experimental feature by Fil Ieropoulos

February 17, 2026

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Alan Turkington as George Bernard Shaw in Dear Liar at Jermyn Street Theatre © David Monteith-Hodge

Dear Liar Review at Jermyn Street Theatre Starring Rachel Pickup and Alan Turkington

February 11, 2026

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Vaishnavi Suryaprakash as Amba and Akaash Dev Shemar as Prav in The Undying at Soho Theatre. Photo by Tobi Ejrele.

The Undying review at Soho Theatre, a tender sci fi love story about ageing

February 11, 2026

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Black Athena Festival launches this spring at Rich Mix and The Place

Black Athena Festival launches this spring at Rich Mix and The Place

February 10, 2026

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