New Book Showcases the AIDS "Day without Art" Initiative

2026-10-07 20:16

Visual AIDS Collective reports that a forthcoming book will look at the "Day without Art" Initiative, which since 1989 has mobilised arts institutions and sympathetic artists to engage in acts of activism predominantly by closing and removing artworks to show and underline the impact of the AIDS Cri...

Gay Singer Andy Bell Prepares for 2027 World Tour

One of the first out gay singers of the groundbreaking 1980's, Andy Bell of Erasure has been talking to both Channel Five News and the Guardian in recent days. With bandmade Vince Clarke, Mr Bell is preparing to release a new album, Radio Radio !! in March of 2027. Founded in 1985, Erasure found chart success with a string of hits during the later 1980s including A Little Respect, Sometimes and Drama. Although less popular in terms of chart success since the early nineties, the duo have been delighting fans and built up an international loyal audience for their brand of popular electronic music. Before founding Erasure, Mr Clarke enjoyed early chart success with Depeche Mode and with Alison Moyet in Yazoo. A new arena tour across the UK and Europe is set to commence in late April 2027, featuring special guest Ladytron for the UK dates. Vince Clarke will serve as musical director from California rather than appearing live on stage alongside Bell. Speaking on Channel Five, Mr…

2026-10-07 19:43

International News

Musical Theatre Broadcaster Marks Six Successful Years

Not strictly LGBTQIA related, except to say that a hige number of our community are fans of musical theatre, of the past and present. And, a project that broadcasts the best of musicals over the internet has just marked six years of successful transmitting.Box Office Radio was first launched in 2020, is run entirely by volunteers who present, produce and support the broadcasts, according to media website RCS Radio Today. Their manager Paul Scott spoke of his pleasure in working with a group of people who love musical theatre and were committed to promoting the best of musicals. Unsurprisingly, the musicals station, and others like it, have a large LGBTQIA audience. Box Office Radio can be found online at https://boxofficeradio.co.uk/

2026-10-07 19:18

Business and Workplace

Two Local LGBTQIA+ Friendly Haunts to Close Their Doors

Two of Bristol's liberal, progressive and LGBTQIA friendly establishments have announced that they are closing, for various reasons. VX is a vegan cafe and coffee shop on Bedminster's East Street,…

2026-10-06 20:05

Local

RTD Opens Up on TERF Attacks; Doctor Who Writing and His Years in Scriptwriting

Gay writer of classic serials such as Queer as Folk and It's A Sin spoke with the Guardian newspaper last week about his career, his showrunning for the BBC's classic science fiction programme Doctor…

2026-10-06 07:44

Identity and Personal Stories

Chicago Queer Media Hold Fundraiser on October 3rd

Chicago based LGBT+ radio station E3 and news platform Queer News are joining forces on 3rd October to present a purple tie event headed up by Grammy-Nominated Star Frenchie…

2026-09-30 19:17

General

Tech Bros Do not Care about LGBT+ Free Speech

The giant technological companies, whom some in the left wing press have described as the fascists of the twenty first century, often claim that all they do is reflect free…

2026-09-30 19:10

Opinion and Commentary

Sir Grayson Perry to Co-Host Prestigious Arts Awards

Cross dressing artist and national treasure, Sir Grayson Perry, will co host the Sky Arts Awards on Tuesday 13th October, alongside Rebecca Lucy Taylor, who is known as Self…

2026-09-29 04:48

Entertainment and Pop Culture

LGBTQIA Pagans Mark Autumn Equinox

LGBTQIA Pagans and followers of nature based religions have been celebrating the Autumnal Equinox in the northern hemisphere - a feast sometimes called Mabon. Mixcloud trans DJ…

2026-09-22 22:09

Society and Community Life

Founder of UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, Passes On

LGBTQIA arts magazine Queerguru reports that the founder and originator of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in the UK has passed on to the realm of our ancestors. Ally Van Tillo (formerly…

2026-09-20 22:06

Society and Community Life

Anti-LGBTQIA Restore Party Forced to Pull Out of High Street Campaign

The left wing weekly Socialist Worker says that it was right for anti-fascists to disrupt a planned platform for the extreme right wing Restore Britain party as the London by…

2026-09-20 13:51

Opinion and Commentary

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