Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London Actor Jack Lowden has said he likes the idea of “breaking down barriers” by being a ginger Mr Darcy in a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The 34-year-old joked on the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that “it is one of the great last barriers to break...
A community-led Pride event is set to take place in Plymouth after the official one was cancelled due to lack of funding. Plymouth Community Pride will be led by organisations and businesses including Queer Out Loud, the Barbican Theatre and Deart Promotions as well as volunteers and supporters. It is set to take place on...
Exeter Pride is returning for a celebration of LGBTQ+ diversity and visibility on Saturday 10 May this year. A Pride parade with giant rainbow flags, singing, dancing and more will begin at noon in Sidwell Street, with more than fifty local organisations and community groups taking part. Marchers will make their way along the High...
Organisers of Plymouth Pride have cancelled this year’s events due to a lack of funding and a drop in the number of volunteers. They said last year’s event cost more than £33,500 to put on, but only £21,500 was raised – leaving a shortfall of £12,000. A National Lottery funding application to fund future events...
Thousands of demonstrators filled the streets of Budapest after Hungarian President Tamas Sulyok approved a law prohibiting LGBTQ Pride events and authorizing the use of facial recognition technology to monitor attendees. “This law is a full-frontal attack on the LGBTI community and a blatant violation of Hungary’s obligations to prohibit discrimination and guarantee freedom of...