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University LGBT Socs Welcome Students

Posted on 5 Feb 2025 in Other

Across Bristol and Bath in particular, we welcome students this weekend as its is Freshers Weekend, when first year students arrive at college. For many, it will be their first time of living away from home and it is to those students that we send a particular welcome. Starting studies and being in a new and exciting city can be very liberating and there is considerable cross over between Bristol's gay scene and student accommodation districts, with welcoming pubs and cafes. At the same time, some people may be struggling with homesickness or another aspect of emotional

Gay Comic and TV Star Slattery Passes On

Posted on 15 Jan 2025 in Other

The gay television personality and stand up comic Tony Slattery who found fame in the rapidly changing media world of the 1990's, has passed on at the age of sixty five, reports the Guardian newspaper. Mr Slattery died of a heart attack. He was a regular on nig

Y Chromosome is not the Only Male Determinant

Posted on 10 Dec 2024 in Other

Indy 100 web portal reports that a discussion is taking place within the scientific community about the future of the Y chromosome in humans, which for us and other related species, determines the sex of a developing embryo. In an interesting and informative article written with

Statue of Hermaphrodite Father is Unearthed

Posted on 26 Oct 2024 in Other

LGBTQIA+ Culture magazine INTO reports that archaeologists working at the ancient city of Heraclea Sintica, which is today on the border between Bulgaria and Greece, have found a very well preserved statue of the god Hermes from the Greek Pantheon - a god who had several male lov

Radical Press Reveals Hidden Trans History

Posted on 6 Sep 2024 in Other

Anarchist and libertarian socialist publisher AK Press have issued a statement for Pride season, promoting their range of LGBTQIA+ titles. Among the printing press's titles are The Other Olympians, the fascinating story of Zdeněk Koubek, one of the most famous s

Aug

Fascinating Presentations at Conway Hall

Conway Hall, the ethical focussed community hall in London, has published its programme of lectures, presentations and discussions for the month of June. On Wednesday 12th June,

Jul

Women Could Become Gladiators in Ancient Rome

Explored Planet website reveals many fascinating facts about Roman society and culture this week, many of them contradicting established beliefs about the ancient

May

Gender Exploring Expressionist Artists

Gender identity was explored by the early twentieth century arts school known as expressionism. Now, says LGBTQIA+ arts newsletter Queerguru, a c

Apr

Amazon Women More than Just a Myth

The Guardian reports that gender radical, androgynous and possibly lesbian loving women, who lived on the edges of the Ancient Greek world, were more than just a myth. Recent arch

Apr

BBC Wales Celebrates History of Women's Day

On Sunday 3rd March, the kick off of International Women's Week, BBC Radio Wales, which is the English language public service network for Wales, broadcast a histo