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I was with men, women, men and women at the same time, with cross-dressers, and have cross dressed myself. Frankly, it’s impossible to “prove” your sexuality,’ he says. ‘Effectively, it all depends on how consistent your story is. If there’s inconsistencies, no amount of photos of you at Pride events will make a difference. Lady Antonia Fraser calls on King Charles to allow DNA testing of bones in Westminster Abbey which could be those of the princes in the Tower If you need to ask me the questions, ask me the questions as a humanist. If you have not experienced our pain and suffering, you can’t sit down and question us without having empathy. It’s like they weren’t seeing me. All they saw is a commodity of someone you need to pass or fail, almost like an exam.’

Treats for under the tree: Top 10 festive gift ideas that promise to be all THEY want for Christmas As someone who worked in social care in Trinidad and Tobago, Jason calls for there to be more training for people in the Home Office to express more compassion for people seeking asylum. In the UK, major successes have been had for queer storytelling on stage thanks to shows such as Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and Rob Madges’ My Sons A Queer (But What Can You Do?) and more recently the transfer of Pulitzer Prize-winning A Strange Loop, which transferred to the Barbican from Broadway this year. Well, I’ll pay a lot of tax, which I do willingly as my father instructed me to,’ she says, ‘and I’ll save the rest for carers, which I’ll need.’ Margolyes has spinal stenosis, has had a knee replaced and a heart valve transplant. Indeed, Murphy has led the way with fictionalising queer history for a popular TV audience: having finished its third and final season last week, Pose blew open the drag ball culture scene of New York in the late 80s, and last year's Hollywood was a LGBTQ+-themed fantasy set in 1940s Los Angeles. Elsewhere on the small screen, It’s a Sin's five episodes have had a total of over 18 million views in the UK, while it earned near-universal raves on both sides of the Atlantic. Add to this recent queer-themed period films Carol and Call Me By Your Name, plus the French indie hit 120 Beats Per Minute, a love story set amongst the Aids activist movement of 1980s Paris, and it is clear that there is now a huge scope for telling queer stories in mainstream film and TV. Most recently, the internet exploded with behind-the-scenes photos of Harry Styles from the shoot of new film My Policeman, an adaptation of Bethan Roberts's 2012 novel starring the pop superstar as a closeted gay man in the 1950s.She admits she is lazy and greedy which makes her poor health worse, and says, ‘I haven’t quite processed being 82.’ Her partner of 54 years Heather Sutherland, an academic based in Amsterdam, also has health problems. And although Margolyes exudes a child-like glee and curiosity, she is pessimistic about her future and the world’s. Having a lot of male friends at school made it feel like it was bad to be gay - and that obviously made it difficult because it felt like if I came out there, I'd be losing all my friends," he said. Second member of Royal Family 'is named as racist' in Omid Scobie's book: Dutch translation of Endgame appears to identify two family members Your second interview can occur six to 12 months after you first claim asylum, due to delays in the process,’ he explains. ‘This interview runs for hundreds of questions and forms the core of what is that person’s asylum claim.

In the years before the first ever Pride march in the UK, Allan Horsfall was a tireless LGBTQ+ campaigner who was a key voice in the fight for the decriminalisation of same-sex sexual acts in England and Wales in 1967. Throughout the 1970s, however, he was heavily involved with and eventually led the Campaign for Homosexual Equality. The organisation expanded massively, and at its peak consisted of over 130 local groups throughout England and Wales. It’s largely credited as one of the biggest member-driven LGBTQ+ organisations in the UK having amassed membership of more than 5,000 lesbians and gay men. During the same decade he also attempted to set up “Equire Clubs” – essentially working men’s clubs – for LGBTQ+ people, to create safe spaces for socialising and self-help facilities. He’s been routinely recognised as one of the most important and influential figures in the modern LGBTQ+ movement in Britain, laying much of the groundwork for the progress that was made after his time. April AshleyJessica Chastain plays a broken single mother haunted by Peter Sarsgaard in the trailer for her powerful new drama Memory We'd have a little group that could push things. I want to be a role model, but I also want to change the game as much as I can." The Premier League partners with charity Stonewall's Rainbow Laces campaign, aimed at encouraging more acceptance of LGBTQ+ diversity I’ve had partners just shut that down and say its not their thing (I’d never try to be pushy about this kind of thing) and others who’d be up for dabbling. With my wife, as we have been together for 10 years, it has been something that is “there” for ages. The only child of beloved Jewish parents, a Glaswegian doctor and a Liverpudlian landlady with roots in Poland and Belarus, she is ‘a child of a war, conceived in an air raid, as my mother told me. And I really do think we could be on the brink of a war now that could engulf everything. I feel old, frightened, occasionally in despair.’ She beams suddenly, ‘But the minute I step on the stage, I feel immensely powerful.’

Dua Lipa sets pulses racing in daring lace bodysuit and faux fur coat as she enjoys evening out in New York City I said to her: “Did my mother give birth to a dog? Because why are you talking to me like I’m a dog?”’ he says. ‘I was very combative because I felt I was being targeted and the questions weren’t about me, or what I’d been through to get to the stage of claiming asylum in a country to start another life.Roughly 13% of players at the 2023 Women's World Cup identified as LGBTQ+, demonstrating strong representation at the game's highest level. However, the ongoing challenges faced by the LGBTQ+ community in football have been highlighted by the decision to host the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal because it is considered immoral under Islamic Sharia law.

If I was involved in the World Cup and went over, I wouldn't feel safe, and that's putting my football in jeopardy." It’s not just language barriers that can lead to difficulties in the asylum process, with cultural differences sometimes leading to legitimate claims being rejected. While we celebrate 50 years of Pride this year, Metro.co.uk is shining a light on two charities that offer life saving support to the LGBTQ+ community - and asking readers to please donate whatever you can to help them both continue to help others.In 2022, Shakespeare’s Globe announced I,Joan as part of its schedule. Written by Charlie Josephine and starring Isobel Thom, the play retelling the life of Joan of Arc – the 15th century female saint and French military leader – received praise from left-leaning theatre critics whilst being heralded as the poster for “woke culture” by more conservative titles. After he was arrested in 2016, Sam claimed asylum – but a judge rejected his claim as Sam had not had a partner after more than 10 years in the UK, warning Sam’s supporters that they had been ‘duped’. Saudi Arabia is set to host the 2034 tournament and the country's Pro League has become increasingly appealing to footballers.