LGBTQ+

The government has been consulting on new draft guidance around how schools handle transgender pupils (Photo: NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)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

Paint and plonk to city centre march, 11 Pride in Sunderland events

Month-long Pride in Sunderland celebrations get underway

More events announced for month-long Pride in Sunderland celebrations

Month-long Pride in Sunderland celebrations announced

Sunderland AFC shows its support for city's LGBTQ+ community

New Pride in Sunderland launched to boost city's LGBTQ+ events

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+

There are more rainbow flags, a symbol of LGBTQ+, around as Pride Month is celebrated. Photo by Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images

CHILDLINE: In the last year there were almost 3,400 counselling sessions where g...

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

Travel advice for Florida issued

A rainbow flag being held aloft.

Thousands in Sunderland identify as LGB+

Jill Scott

Jill Scott and Boy George talk coming out and homosexuality in football

Sunderland defender Bailey Wright playing for Australia.

Bailey Wright on Australia's statement about issues in Qatar

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
Why is Harry Kane wearing OneLove armband?The FA and Harry Kane are determined for the England captain to wear the armband in support of LGBTQ+ rights.
Charlie Haffenden

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

Rae and Sam are encouraging others to think about fostering.

Foster parents urge more people from LGBTQ+ community to consider fostering

You may recently have noticed an increasing number of rainbow banners and logos appearing in shops and venues or on social media accounts across the North East.

CHILDLINE ADVICE: Lots of children and young people are not confident about the...

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

Pride returns to Sunderland this year after events in 2020 and 2021 were cancelled. (Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)

Sunderland Pride 2022: When is this year's event and who will be performing?

Justine Gillespie, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager at the University of Sunderland

Bronze award for University of Sunderland for its commitment to being inclusive ...

Seaham youngsters #iwillproject

Seaham youngsters show their support to LGBTQ+ society with recent project

we have delivered over 125,000 counselling sessions on gender identity or sexuality since records began.

CHILDLINE ADVICE: Helping instil confidence and pride in who a young person is

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

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

Born this way crowned pride anthem of the year

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...

Help and support is only a phone call away.

CHILDLINE ADVICE: How parents can support children choosing to come out

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

Katie Rennison features in the Pride campaign

Meet Sunderland's choice to be the face of Pride 2020

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...