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14/10/2026

LGBT Flags And What They Mean | Reach Out

Have you seen the Pride Flags in LGBT+ Pride Walks and are unsure of what they mean, and you want to know more? Here is a list of Pride Flags from the LGBT community and descriptions of what they m…

13/10/2026

Pansexuality & Asexuality - An Explanation | Reach Out

A lot of people are familiar with the main LGBTQ+ labels, being Le***an, Gay, Bisexuality, Transgender and Q***r. There are more layers to the umbrella that many people might not be aware of. Panse…

12/10/2026

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12/10/2026

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LGBTQ+ people are welcome on Strictly. Just don’t show too much support for them, apparently.

Bethany Antonia, an out and proud le***an, is currently competing in an all-female partnership with Nancy Xu, wore a T-shirt during rehearsals saying PROTECT THE DOLLS, a message of solidarity with trans women.

A q***r woman publicly standing up for another part of her community.🏳️‍⚧️

The BBC digitally erased the words for broadcast.

Their explanation? They routinely reduce the appearance of “overt branding or slogans”, regardless of the message.

Except this isn’t the first time.

In 2024, TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS on Ricky Wilson’s T-shirt was obscured on Michael McIntyre’s Big Show. Now PROTECT THE DOLLS gets the treatment.

Meanwhile, the BBC’s own news coverage has previously explained what “Protect the Dolls” means: safety, visibility and respect for transgender women.

Strictly is happy to celebrate LGBTQ+ contestants and same-sex partnerships. Not to mention professional dancers, drag queens and judges. Q***r guest performers have been the entertainment on the results show many times.

So why does a le***an contestant showing solidarity with trans people apparently require the digital eraser?

If this policy really is completely neutral, the BBC should have no difficulty demonstrating that it is applied consistently to other charitable, equality and solidarity messages.

Representation rings rather hollow when solidarity with part of our community is something that needs to be blurred out.

BBC, explain the inconsistency.
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12/10/2026

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03/10/2026

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03/10/2026

IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU!/ALL E DDIGWYDD I CHI!

Studies have shown that over 10% of LGBT+ individuals experience domestic abuse from a partner, with bisexual women (13%) and trans/non-binary people (1 in 5) often facing higher rates./Mae astudiaethau wedi dangos fod dros 10% o bobl LGBTQ+ yn cael profiad o gamdriniaeth ddomestig o’u bartner, gyda menywod deurywiol (13%) & pobl draws/anneuaidd (1 yn 5) yn wynebu cyfraddau uwch.

Nearly one-third (29%) of LGBT+ people report abuse from family, with their identity often being the motive. /Mae bron 1/3 (29%) o bobl LGBTQ+ yn reportio camdriniaeth o’u deulu, ac mae’u hunaniaeth yn aml y cymhelliad.

Abuse comes in many forms, from Partners, Ex-partners, Family and involves identity-based coercion or the threat of outing and sadly underreported./Mae camdriniaeth yn dod mewn nifer o ffyrdd, o bartneriaid, cynbartneriaid, teulu ac yn gynnwys gorfodaeth yn seiliedig ar hunaniaeth neu’r bygythiad o gael eu hamlygu ac yn anffodus yn danadrodd.

THERE'S NO EXCUSE FOR ABUSE!/DOES DIM ESGUS AM GAMDRINIAETH!

02/10/2026