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Northern Ireland Assembly Reconvenes

Posted on 14 Jan 2020 in Politics

As you may have seen on the news channels at the weekend, the Northern Ireland devolved assembly, known as Stormont, sat once again on Saturday after a three year hiatus brought about by a row over nepotism within the Democratic Unionist Party. The BBC News Channel reported that the DUP's Arlene Foster had been appointed the first minister. Ms Foster opposes samesex marriage and any reform to Northern Ireland's abortion laws, which are a major campaigning focus for many women's groups. On the other hand, the Deputy First Minister is Michelle O'Neill.

BBC-2 Airs Night of Camp and Gay Interest TV

Posted on 12 Jan 2020 in Entertainment

BBC-2 Television presents several features of possible interest to LGBTQ audiences on Saturday evening.

Off With Their Heads! Tabloids are Treason!

Posted on 12 Jan 2020 in Current Affairs

For LGBT media watchers, the sudden turning of the British tabloid papers from their frequently slavish devotion to the Royal Family, to vicious denunciations of Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, Megan Markle, has been most instructive.

B247 Paper Editors List Highlights for 2020

Posted on 6 Jan 2020 in Bristol

The January issue of alternative Bristol newspaper B247 is out now. On its monthly LGBT page are a number of highlights of the year 2020 which are hotly anticipated by its editors.

B247 Looks Ahead to LGBTQ Events in 2020

Posted on 5 Jan 2020 in Bristol

The January issue of alternative Bristol newspaper B247 is out now. On its monthly LGBT page are a number of highlights of the year 2020 which are hotly anticipated by its editors.

Jan

West Country Festival Breaks Down Death Taboo

Something that will happen to all of us, and yet which often in British society we are reticient to talk openly about is death, and is related experiences of end of life care, and bereavement, grie

Jan

West Country Based Charity Issues Message

The LGBT campaigning charity, The Intercom Trust, has issued its annual Christmas and New Year greetings for supporters, as it is closed during the holiday season.

Dec

Targetted Synagogue Hits Back at All Bigotry

South Hampstead synagogue in London has issued a statement condemning all forms of bigotry, inclduing homophobia, after several London institutions used by the capital's vibrant Jewish community we

Dec

History Podcast Shows How the T and L Link

Making Gay History, a renowned and must listen to podcast if you are a fan of our shared LGBTQ heritage, has unearthed a previously lost recording of two iconographic early queer rights activists.

Dec

Visage to Host Diva Special on BBC Radio Two

Michelle Visage, who is described by the Radio Times as a “larger than life diva in her own right”, hosts her own showcase on Monday night on the UK's single most listened to radio network