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Gloucester Road Books Seeks Bibliophile

Posted on 27 Jan 2025 in Lifestyle

Gloucester Road Books, part of a whole network of progressive, LGBTQIA+ friendly and independent bookstores across Bristol, is looking for a part time salesperson and someone to get fully involved in the life of the bookstore. Does this sound like you? If so, please have a read of the precis and get in touch with them! This is an opportunity to join our small team of booksellers on a year round, permanent basis.

Nature Group Gets LGBTIA+ People out of doors

Posted on 23 Jan 2025 in Lifestyle

Andy Leake writing in the independent Bristol paper B247 reports on a new foraging group, promoting food for free and respect for wildlife for LGBTQIA+ people and allies. Nature Queerdos, co-founded in 2022 by clinical psychologist Jen Attwood and arts facilitator and professio

Welcoming Nature of Michigan Retreat

Posted on 23 Jan 2025 in Lifestyle

Julia Carmel writing at the QueerGuru arts website, makes a special pilgrimage to Lake Michigan to celebrate a small community which competes with Fire Island as one of the US's most LGBT+ friendly towns. Carmel notes "At the Dunes Resort, the pool is packed with Speedo-clad gay

Trans Model Makes Waves on and Off Catwalk

Posted on 9 Jan 2025 in Lifestyle

Out.com, the website of the legendary magazine of the same name, reports that a trans model is making waves on the catwalk. Mey Rude, for the website, takes up the story and reports "Alex Consani is a 21-year-old trans model from the Bay Area and is making history as the first t

Celebrating the Beauty of Provincetown Bears

Posted on 23 Dec 2024 in Lifestyle

Chris Stanley blogs at the webportal of all things LGBTQIA arts and cinema, the Queerguru hub, about Provincetown's recent Bear Fiesta. Chris writes "Chris Stanley, one of social media’s fastest rising gay content creators with nearly 2 million

Dec

One Hundredth Anniversary of Gay Jock Strap

Alexander Cheves writing for the gay magaznine Out.com reports on the one hundredth anniversary of the jock strap and its particular and enduring appeal amongst ga

Dec

Pinkwashing or Welcome Support from Companies

The issue of corporations sponsoring LGBTQIA+ groups has long been an issue of contention within our community. Is it pinkwashing, as some alleged - an equivalent of the greenwash

Nov

Making Marriage Shows More Equitable

The new edition of the citywide newspaper B247 has been published. In the new issue is a feature on an inclusive wedding company. Same sex-marriage was legalised in the UK a deca

Nov

Boyband Evening Airs on BBC-2 Television

On Saturday evening, 16th November, BBC-2 Television in the UK will be meeting members of Boybands from the classic era of acts such as Take That, A1, Five

Nov

Marking Intergalactic Friendship Day

The BBC reports that Two of the universe’s biggest franchises collide, when Doctor Who and Star Trek come together to celebrate the Inaugural Intergalactic Friendship Day on July 3