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England women’s football team makes Euro history with spellbinding 8-0 victory over Norway
England beat Norway in a record-breaking 8-0 victory at the Women’s Euros, guaranteeing them a place at the quarter-finals. The England women’s team made history at Brighton’s Amex Stadium on Monday night (11 July), scoring eight goals in a single match, something that has never been done in a men’s...
Top football referee Igor Benevenuto comes out as gay ahead of World Cup
Brazil’s Igor Benevenuto has become the first FIFA-ranked referee to come out as gay. The 41-year-old football referee said that in coming out as gay, he hopes to inspire other LGBTQ+ athletes to speak out about their sexuality. “Soccer was for men, and since an early age I knew I was gay… there was not...
ABBA used to drown out anti-LGBTQ+ ‘bigots’ in ‘Nazi regalia’ protesting drag brunch
Activists blared ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” to drown out a crowd of anti-LGBTQ+ protesters outside a drag show. Over 100 people gathered outside of Hamburger Mary’s, an LGBTQ-friendly restaurant in downtown Houston, Texas, to counter a group of demonstrators who targeted a drag brunch on Sunday (10 July), the Houston...
Graham Norton ‘marries partner’ with star-studded, drag-filled wedding bash
Graham Norton has reportedly married his long-term partner in Ireland. Norton reportedly welcomed more than 120 guests to Bantry House and Gardens in West Cork, near to where he grew up, to toast him and his partner tying the knot. According to the Irish Examiner, a blessing ceremony was followed by wedding reception which...
Thousands march in joyful Bucharest Pride as government mulls ‘gay propaganda’ bill
Bucharest Pride drew huge crowds as the country’s government considers a bill comparable to Russia’s so-called “gay propaganda” ban. According to Reuters, an estimated 10,000 people joined the march on Saturday (9 July) calling for same-sex marriage rights and protections for LGBTQ+ people....