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LGBT+ History Month

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Opinion: I won’t sit back and accept bigotry as the new norm; so why should Ofcom?

After GB News allowed another segment to air that included unfounded tropes against LGBT+ people, Bedford Independent's Sport Editor, Tom Carr asks why the authorities won't act...
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Opinion: The latest LGBT+ campaign arrives in football, but there is a far easier way to be supportive

February is LGBT+ History Month, and some of the focus is once again on the world of football, who kick off their latest LGBT+ awareness campaign this weekend, but we ask, what can you do to help...
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A display by Rainbow Beds in the foyer at the Higgins Bedford to celebrate LGBT+ History Month

Higgins hosts exhibition and festival to celebrate LGBT+ History Month

A thought-provoking exhibition display and festival are part of this year's LGBT+ History Month celebrations at the Higgins Bedford this February. This year’s theme, “Activism...
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LGBT+ History Month takes centre stage at local charity

LGBT+ History Month is now truly underway and one Bedford charity is looking to make a difference for those in the local LGBTQ+ community. This year’s LGBT+ History Month, which in the UK is in February...
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