LGBTQ+

The headquarters of Christian Aid in central London

Christian Aid help produce 56-page booklet on 'queering the peace agenda'

2 Royal Avenue (next to Primark, taken in 2022 while repair work was under way)

About £1m earmarked for LGBTQIA+ hub inside historic central Belfast building

DUP Councillor Alison Bennington

Gay DUP councillor critical of Sinn Fein motion on LGBTQ+ equality issues

Kevin Heavern, co-chair of the Danske Bank Rainbow Network, Caroline van der Feltz, HR director at Danske Bank, Angela Guiney, co-chair of the Danske Bank Rainbow Network and Liz Skelcher, Workplace Programmes manager at Stonewall Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland firm secures a spot on Stonewall’s top 100 employees list

Micky Murray (right) with Kate Nicholl, the Alliance councillor whom he replaced in 2022 upon her elevation to MLA

Belfast's next Lord Mayor will be vocal LGBTQ activist

Lilly Savage (aka Paul O'Grady)

​Friday TV choice: The Life and Death of Lily Savage (ITV1, 9pm)

An image from the children's storybook 'My Shadow is Pink'

Libraries NI stocking transgender-themed books aimed at toddlers

The Belfast Pride parade - Lisburn and Castlereagh Council is set to support a Pride event in Lisburn for the first time.

Council set to take part in first ever Pride parade after heated debate

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

Allstate NI is the first company in UK and Ireland to earn Gold Diversity Mark. Pictured is Dr. Stephen McKeown, vice president and managing director of Allstate NI, Lesley Miller, senior manager at Allstate NI, Nuala Murphy, director at Diversity Mark and Susan Walker, IDE manager at Allstate NI

NI firm is first company in UK and Ireland to earn Gold Diversity Mark

Letter to the editor

Biblical testimony is better than a turn-or-burn message

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?

An age old rumour regarding Scooby Doo character Velma Dinkley looks to have been finally addressed in the latest Mystery Inc whodunnit and forthcoming HBO Max animated series

Benjamin Jackson

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

MLA speaks of ‘devastation’ as two GP surgeries in north Down set for closure

This letter-writer objects to Ms O’Neill’s recent interview when she said IRA violence had been inevitable

Michelle, saying Troubles violence was inevitable endangers future generations

Join Joe Lycett's Big Pride Party

Joe celebrates 50 years with a Big Pride Party

Wear your mani with pride

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!

Paul McVeigh Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Paula McFetridge (director), Dominic Montague (playwright), Vicky Allen (cast), Chris Robinson (cast)

Play marks LGBTQ+ history month

Pride parade

Council to look at creating an LGBTQ+ hub for Belfast

SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone has urged the Parades Commission to intervene against a protest at the Mid Ulster Pride parade.

MLA calls on Parades Commission to oppose Mid Ulster Pride protest

Letter to the editor

The choice is to be popular or be right

I read with interest your report of the LGBTQIA+ gathering on Facebook where all of our main parties were represented by top figures

By The Newsroom

Born this way crowned pride anthem of the year

Mid Ulster: Council backs ban on ‘gay conversion therapy’

Letter to the editor

The overlooked asexual identity

Slide taken from Allstate NI YouTube video promoting 'inclusive diversity (Note: figures are 'dummy' ones, not reflecting actual Allstate headcount)

US firm Allstate quiet on hiring policies after NI video reveals talk of gender-...

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

John Healy OBE, Vice President and Managing Director, Allstate NI pictured receiving the first Silver Diversity Mark Award with Christine White, Head of Business, Diversity Mark NI

Allstate NI is first company awarded Silver Diversity Mark

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...

Cllr. Keith Turner

Ulster Unionists explain Pride flag opposition

The motion to fly the flag was passed with votes from Alliance, Sinn Fein, SDLP and some UUP councillors

Council to fly rainbow flag to mark Pride Day

Cara-Friend has had its LGBTQ+ materials for schools and youth groups translated into Irish and Ulster Scots.

LGBTQ+ materials for teachers and students now available in Irish and Ulster Sco...

Sinn Fein councillors after a meeting of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council where a motion to fly the Rainbow Flag in support of Gay Pride was passed

DUP query legality of Gay Pride flag motion

Sinn Fein councillors after a meeting of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council where a motion to fly the Rainbow Flag in support of Gay Pride was passed

Gay Pride flag to fly at civic centre

Doug Beattie

UUP train in transgender and gay issues