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Ghosted Again? A Haunted Dating Survival Story

We see a lot of horrifying things around Halloween. Macabre masks, fake blood splatters and shrieking ghouls. All fictional of course, thankfully, and designed to horrify and scare us. But the real horror stories are the ones we face day in and day out. The dating horror stories.

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Ranking the Most Legendary Halloween Divas of All Time

Who doesn’t love the excess of Halloween? This is a campy celebration of the ghoulish and ghastly, where we embrace the theatrics of dressing up – Halloween parties in neighbourhoods like Soho are legendary and the fun is infectious.

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Nailed It: How Queer Creators Sparked the DIY Nail Boom

The cost of living crisis has raised prices everywhere with inflation taking a bite out of our wallets – the cost of everything important is impacted: utilities, food, nails… Yes, nail salons are not a lot more expensive and the price of having amazing nails is now much more.

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Bi Visibility Day: Fun Ways to Show Up for Your Bi Besties

The 23rd September is an important day in the LGBTQIA+ calendar – Bi Visibility Day. Every year this is the day we celebrate our bi friends, giving visibility to them with a day dedicating to celebrating everything about bisexuality.

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Glow-Up 2.0: Back-to-School Energy (For Your Finances)

Summer was fun, but now it’s all about back to school energy. We are now in self-improvement season and this doesn’t need to be a period of seasonal affective disorder.

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Culinary Chronicles: From Grandma’s Table to Drag Brunch

Food isn’t just about sustenance. It’s about memories – sitting down with loved ones to enjoy delicious meals, sampling foreign cuisines on fantastic holidays, celebrating special occasions with tasty treats.

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Rural Renaissance: The LGBTQIA+ Revival of Small-Town Life

The LGBTQIA+ community is incredibly close, offering queer people the companionship, support and love that can often be lacking in wider society. This is why so many major cities have such large and thriving LGBTQIA+ neighbourhoods, from Soho in London to the West Village in New York.

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Chosen Family, Chosen Traditions: Redefining Holidays Beyond the Binary

The notion of a chosen family is an incredibly strong and emotive one within the LGBTQIA+ community.

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Pride in London 2025: The Sights, Sounds, and Stories That Lit Up the City

This year, we were privileged and proud to be headline sponsors of the UK’s biggest pride event – Pride in London.

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Queer Social Escapes for Summer’s Final Stretch: Events, Parties, and Connections to Savour the Seas

Pride month came and went in June but we had an incredible time.

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Pridepay’s Pride in London Playlist: The Queer Anthems Taking Over Summer 2025

At Pridepay, we recently had the honour and privilege of being headline sponsors for Pride in London.

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The Non-Binary Budget Doesn’t Exist (And That’s the Point)

At Pridepay, as the first payment provider designed especially for the LGBTQIA+ community, we often write about the personal finance challenges and journeys queer people face.

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