LGBTQ+

Bangkok’s WorldPride 2030 bid aims to create a lasting legacy for LGBTQIA+ communities across Asia

Ad Feature Bangkok bids for WorldPride 2030

Pride is coming to Kettering in August /IMG

Kino Lounge ready to host Kettering Pride event with free fun for all the family

Rushden charity Serve received £1,000 from the organisers of The Welcome Inn's Pride event last month

Rushden charity ‘incredibly grateful’ to receive cheque from Pride organisers

The Welcome Inn in Rushden marks Pride month with weekend of activities and celebrations

In Pictures - Rushden pub marks Pride month with weekend-long celebration

The new sign, which replaced a stolen one, has been burned

Burning of recently-installed Rushden Pride sign ‘devastating’

The Welcome Inn in Rushden is hosting a three-day Pride event in June

Rushden pub to host Pride weekend featuring lip sync, karaoke, and a drag show

Greatwell Homes is closer to securing LGBTQ+ Housing Pledge

Northants housing association moves closer to securing LGBTQ+ Housing Pledge

Kevin Bazeley, Pride in Veterans Standards Manager at the Fighting with Pride charity

Learn more about support for LGBTQ+ members of the armed forces

St Petersburg, Florida

What happened when I visited Florida as an LGBT+ traveller

Modelling done by children's charity Theirworld suggests LGBTQ+ teens in the UK are dropping out at a disproportionate rate

One in four LGBTQ+ pupils may drop out of secondary school - new study

The ‘Out There’ youth group, run by Wellingborough-based charity Service Six, provides dedicated support to LGBTQ+ young people up to the age of 18

Northants LGBTQ+ youth group secures £1,500 boost from Greatwell Homes

Hundreds turn out for Northampton Pride every year

'Pride is not a problem, prejudice is': LGBTQ+ community speak out 🏳️‍🌈

Lateysha Grace enters the Big Brother house at the Big Brother Launch 2016 at Elstree Studios on June 7, 2016 in Borehamwood, England. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images)

'I've been on Big Brother - here's my verdict on this year's celebs'

One in three Gen Zers have increased their charitable giving

Gen Z and millennials are the most charitable generations, study shows

Community Comics

New comic book anthology featuring Northamptonshire

The RSE curriculum covers a wide range of topics (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

What England's pupils learn in 'sex ed' - and how it could soon change
It might be mandatory at English schools, but parents still have some say over what their children learn 👩‍🏫
Amber Allott

The government has been consulting on new draft guidance around how schools handle transgender pupils (Photo: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

How guidance for transgender students in schools could change in 2024

LGBT Holidays

Northamptonshire sees surge in LGBTQ+ travel searches this summer

The 1975's set in Malaysia was cancelled after Matty Healy and Ross McDonald kissed on stage - Credit: Getty

The 1975 set stopped after Matty Healy kisses bandmate in Malaysia

UK LGBTQ+ community share the top 25 ways they feel accepted by loved ones

The top 25 ways the LGBTQ+ community have felt accepted by loved ones

Positive work environment

Nearly half of the UK consider themselves an ally for the LGBTQ+

Groups issue warning of ‘hostile’ environment towards people of colour and LGBTQ+ in Florida.

Travel advice for Florida issued

Stagecoach Pride bus in Northampton

Stagecoach celebrates diversity with Pride bus in Northamptonshire

England captain Harry Kane will wear a OneLove rainbow armband at Qatar World Cup - even if FIFA orders him not to.

Harry Kane to wear OneLove armband at Qatar World Cup, risking fine

Velma Dinkley has been portrayed as part of the LBGTQ+ community (Pic:Getty)

Has Scooby Doo finally admitted rumours of Velma Dinkley?

Millions of adults feel misrepresented in movies, due to overused stereotypes an...

Wear your mani with pride Christine Emelone

Over half of LGBTQ+ have felt isolated from their family due to their sexuality ...

Which UK cities are the most romantic (DisobeyArt - stock.adobe.com)

Is your city one of the most romantic according to a new study!

l-r Don One, Divina De Campo and Lola Lasagne

Divina De Campo to star in Corby Core's Christmas drag panto show

Born this way crowned pride anthem of the year

Aimi Hutchinson-Forton

Wellingborough-born writer bringing LGBTQ+ characters into the limelight

The 2021 Census will include two new questions relevant to LGBTQ+ communities (Photo: Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Pride in London)

LGBTQ+ communities to be recognised in Census 2021 for the first time - here’s h...

SERVE received funding to put on their Get up n Go group for the elderly.

New Northamptonshire Sports grant up for grabs to help under-represented groups

Films running for ‘best picture’ at the Oscars must be diverse - these are the n...

The new graffiti supporting the Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ+ community

Pro-Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ+ graffiti replaces racist slogan in Northamptonshi...

Jameela Jamil officially came out as queer on Twitter (Photo: Getty Images)

Good Place star Jameela Jamil has come out as queer - following backlash about h...

Colourful fun at Shambala. Picture: George Harrison

Review: Unique Northants festival Shambala brings out the best in all of us

Shambala Festival

Shambala festival 'friendly, eclectic and liberating'

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