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Luke Ayling is the first active Premier League footballer to attend a Pride event

Leeds United defender Luke Ayling is the first active Premier League footballer in history to attend a Pride event. The city attracts more than 50,000 people each year in its celebration of the LGBTQ+ community. This year marks the 17th year of Leeds Pride. It was paused for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Leeds United are this year’s sponsors of the event, and key figures from the team showed their support. CEO of Leeds United, Angus Kinnear, and former Leeds United players Noel Whelan and Jermaine Beckford were…

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Person storms out of Rent performance because they “didn’t realise this show was about gays”

An audience member walked out of a theatre performance of Jonathan Larson’s Rent because they “didn’t realise this show was about gays.” The incident occurred on 12 March at the Carriagework Theatre in Millenium Square, Leeds. According to a statement from Bite My Thumb, a community arts group, the “ignorant” person left the matinee showing of the play after a performance of Today 4 U, Tomorrow 4 Me. It explained: “On exiting the individual turned to a member of the front of house team and declared ‘I DIDN’T REALISE THIS…

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