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Wedding fight on the money
I love a good wedding. There’s usually a gorgeous dress
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Against all Odds
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OUT OF THE ASHES
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TIME TO END THE SHAME
Diagnosed with HIV after having sex for the first time, queer artist Nathaniel Hall is determined to stamp out the stigma surrounding the condition once and for all
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The Attitude Pride Awards celebrate the every-day —
AN OBJECT LESSON
The assistant-head teacher who brought in a programme of acceptance and equality at his Birmingham school is refusing to be put off by the vicious protests of bigoted parents
A LIFE TAKEN AWAY
As Sara Canning accepts a Pride award in honour of her partner, campaigning journalist Lyra McKee, who was shot dead, we are left to wonder what else the marriage-equality activist would have achieved
FIGHTING THE HOME OFFICE
Battling to be allowed to stay in the UK, with the help of his rugby teammates, Kenneth Macharia is taking a stand to help other LGBTQ asylum seekers
GAME CHANGER
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ESCAPING A MARRIAGE FROM HELL
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Di Cunningham and Joe White took LGBTQ football fans’ group 3 Lions Pride to Russia for last year’s World Cup, making sure they were as visible as possible at England games
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
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GIVING TRANSPHOBIA THE FINGER
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“WE NEED A #METOO MOVEMENT FOR MEN”
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