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Politics of UK Black Pride Analysed in Paper

Posted on 21 Sep 2023 in Current Affairs

Jackson King writes in the African-Caribbean newspaper The Voice on UK Black Pride, the event for LGBTQIA+ people of a variety of non white backgrounds. Whilst he supports in principle the aims of the festival, he is critical of its wide interpretation of "political blackness", which he says does not acknowledge the very real differences between different groups. His essay is lengthy, but here is some of what Jackson says. "So if you’re an adherent of political blackness, UK Black Pride does what it says on the tin.

De Santis Gives Biased Interview to Paper

Posted on 21 Sep 2023 in World

The right wing newspaper Daily Telegraph has denied that it is slipping into naked fascism after it published it glowing and obsequious interview with Ron DeSantis, the far right Florida governor who prompted the top civil rights group the NAACP to issue a warnin

Queer Positive Bloggers Take on Fatphobia

Posted on 19 Sep 2023 in Politics

More than Just a Number Scale is a trans inclusive, LGBTQIA friendly, blog fighting fat phobia and spreading the joy of plus side people of all gender identities. But the blog does not shy away from polemics and manifestos where needed. As many LGBTQIA activists will be aware,

Get Ready for a New Football Season of Pride

Posted on 19 Sep 2023 in Sport

The Gay Pride Shop in Manchester, based in the heart of Affleck's Palace emporium of independent shops, has been in touch to say that new football laces are available now ahead of the new football season. New colour schemes for the high quality laces have been added, and include

Dangers for Democracy in Iraq

Posted on 18 Sep 2023 in World

The progressive news website The Canary, which was founded by Jewish lesbian activist and journalist Kerry-Ann Mendoza, publishes a piece by Steve Topple on the increasingly precarious position of LGBTQIA people in Iraq, where the relatively indifferent attitude

Sep

Progressive Muslim Conference Comes to US

A press release from the LGBT+ friendly Muslim Network, Muslims for Progressive Values, advertises the groups conference, and says "Muslims for Progressive Values (MPV) takes great

Sep

Ancient and Artistic Bottoms Celebrated

For a bit of fun, how well do you know your artistic bums? Many LGBTQIA people, as well as atheists and pagans for example, will be aware of the historical crimes committed by overzealous follower

Sep

Gay Dance Sensation Back Rippon On "Strictly"

Kind gay man and reluctant celebrity John Whaite whose life story, "Dancing on Eggshells" is out now and available from your local independent or LGBTQIA bookstore, has told ITV's

Sep

Tour for LGBT+ Friendly Jewish Leaders

The Jewish Chronicle newspaper has latest news of the historic merger between two pro-LGBTQIA and diversity welcoming branches of the Jewish religion. Rabbis Charley Baginsky and

Sep

New Branding for Bath Community Radio Service

Bath's community radio service, Bath Sound, has now rebranded to its new name. Formed from a merger between youth station BA1 and the long standing hospital radio