Coming Out in the Digital Age: TikTok, Twitter, and Truth

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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How Laws Have Changed for LGBTQIA+ Rights Around the World

At Pridepay, we love what we do – supporting the LGBTQIA+ community with their unique payment processing needs. In doing this, and with our blogs and philanthropy, we like to celebrate everything about this community! However, we never lose sight of the fact that oppression against LGBTQIA+ people i

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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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The History of Pride In London - From Protest to Celebration

Every year, London hosts one of Europe’s biggest and most established pride celebrations with people from all parts of the LGBTQIA+ community celebrating who they are. At Cardaq, we’re excited to be headline sponsors for this year’s Pride in London celebrations and to do more for the LGBTQIA+ commun

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Main character energy: How queer users made social media cinematic

Since the late noughties, social media has transformed everyday society – billions of people around the world flock to platforms like Instagram, TikTok, X and Meta to create digital lives and connect with one another.

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Queer Coded Cartoons: The Hidden Gays of Your Childhood

In season eight of the popular (and some would say, iconic) sitcom Will & Grace, the titular Will at one point talks about a friend of his who has just come out of the closet and the learning curve he has ahead of him: “This is a guy who, just 24 hours ago, thought Batman and Robin only fought crime

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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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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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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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The Best Pride Events around the World

This year, we’re delighted to be headline sponsors for Pride in London – the biggest pride celebrations in the UK. Every year this attracts thousands upon thousands of LGBTQIA+ people, and allies alike, flock to the streets of London to celebrate everything about the community.

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LGBTQIA+: The myths and misconceptions

There are few communities in society that suffer from more rampant misconceptions than LGBTQIA+. Whether harmlessly naive, or inspired by fear and hatred, these threaten to hold back inclusivity and keep LGBTQIA+ on the margins of society. It’s important to understand these myths and misconceptions,

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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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