Dating app Tinder has launched a new feature that will allow users to add information about their gender.
Until now, members were offered only two options when selecting their identity – man or woman.
The app was criticised earlier in the year after a number of people from the transgender community claimed their accounts were suspended after complaints from other users.
Tinder says it’s now decided to make the app more inclusive. More
Most sports fans in England, Wales and Scotland say they would be comfortable with their club signing a gay player, according to a BBC Radio 5 live survey.
It found 82% of supporters would have no issue with a gay player.
However, 8% of football fans said they would stop watching their team. More
Oscar Wilde’s former home, the estate of “the first modern lesbian” and a memorial to a trans spy have been given special status by Historic England.
Six “historic LGBT venues” landmarks are being recognised for reflecting England’s “queer history”.
Chief executive Duncan Wilson said the influence of men and women “who helped build our nation has been ignored” because they came from minority groups. More
#Outcome is a project that showcases portraits of gay, lesbian, bi and transgender (LGBT) people from a variety of different professions and with a variety of different passions. Each portrait includes a printed photograph, chosen by the models, of themselves as a child, to help demonstrate their transition from the child they once were, to the adult they became after their experience of ‘coming out’. More
The Rio Olympics starts on 5 August and with that in mind we have chosen Tom Daley as our Inspirational Diversity Champion of the month.
Tom, from Plymouth, was spotted by a coach, taking part in regular diving lessons, and was placed in a competitive squad in September 2002.
His first competition was the National Novice Championships in April 2003 where he won a medal in the 8/9 year old boys category. In September 2003, he took part in an invitational event where he won the 1 m, 3 m and platform events, and first made his mark on the wider audience. He won his age group at the British Championships in the 1 m springboard, the 3 m springboard, and platform in 2004, 2005, and 2006.
In June 2004, at the age of 10, Tom won the platform competition in the National Junior (under 18) group, making him the youngest winner of that event. In 2005 despite meet the qualification standard for the 2006 Commonwealth Games, he was not selected for the England team because of his age.
Tom qualified for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in the individual 10 metre dive competition and the 10 metre platform synchro competition finishing 8th and 7th respectively. He was the youngest in the Olympic team at 14 years old.
In 2007 he won the 2007 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Young Personality award. From this time he was considered a medal prospect for the 2012 Olympic Games where he was successful at winning the Bronze medal in the 10 metre platform competition. Following the 2012 Olympics Tom struggled to find his enthusiasm for the sport, however a move to London and a change of coach helped and he is now competing at his third Olympics in Rio.
On 2 December 2013, Tom released a YouTube video announcing that he had been in a relationship with American film screenwriter, director and producer Dustin Lance Black. On 1 October 2015, it was announced in The Times that they were engaged. The announcement read “The engagement is announced between Tom, son of Robert and Debra Daley of Plymouth, and Lance, son of Jeff Bisch of Philadelphia and Anne Bisch of Lake Providence.”
In 2014, Tom was number 3 on the World Pride Power list.
Find out more about Tom and his life here https://www.youtube.com/user/tvtomdaley
A police force criticised for decorating a patrol car in rainbow colours for a Pride event has gone one step further this year and emblazoned a van.
Sussex Police splashed some colour on a car in a show of support for last year’s Brighton Pride parade.
Responding to the criticisms, now it has decorated its “biggest vehicle”. More
Our Inspirational Diversity Champion of the Month in July 2014, Laura Mothersole, took part in the Pride march in London with Girl Guiding. All those who took part had an amazing day and really enjoyed themselves.
Prince William become the first member of the royal family to feature on the cover of a gay magazine. More
A great day was had at the Valley yesterday for the Charlton v Homophobia football tournament. The event was a collaboration between Proud Valiants, Charlton Athletic fans who identify themselves as part of the LGBT community, Bexley Invicta, a local gay friendly football club and the university’s LGBT+ network.
The university team was made of a variety of different staff members, students and others associated with the university. A good crowd attended to watch with Greenwich fans definately the loudest!
The matches were excellent, very competitive and evenly matched, and despite very little practice and a very hot morning the Greenwich were the winners having beaten Bexley Invicta and drawn with Charlton (Proud Valiants).
Huge congratulations goes to all involved and we look forward to next year.
Charlton Athletic is to help raise the profile of LGBTQ+ football by hosting its first Charlton vs Homophobia football tournament at The Valley. More