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Dogs Home Tribute to Late Paul O'Grady

Posted on 20 Nov 2023 in UK

The Guardian newspaper reports that a new veterinary hospital opening at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is being named in honour of the charity's ambassador, the gay, Northern and drag legend Paul O'Grady who passed on into the realm of our LGBTQIA ancestors in March. Mr O'Grady has been honoured with a posthumous recognition at the National Television Awards where his advocacy for rescue animals on TV was marked as the best factual documentary. O'Grady also helped charities that worked with older people, the LGBTQIA commun

SNP LGBTQIA Group Celebrate Queer Bingo Joy

Posted on 15 Oct 2023 in UK

Whilst the party lost one of its more mediocre and less memorable MPs to the anti-gay and anti-transgender Conservative and Unionist Party last week, the Scottish National Party continues to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Joy and work with gay culture organisations for the benefit of our com

Manchester Pride Sees Thousands Party % March

Posted on 25 Sep 2023 in UK

BBC Radio Manchester says that Thousands of revellers flocked to Manchester LGBT+ Pride over the August Bank Holiday weekend as it celebrated 10 years of "marriage equality" for LGBTQ+ people, said the organiser. The theme of this year's parade was Queerly Beloved which marked

New Branding for Bath Community Radio Service

Posted on 16 Sep 2023 in UK

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 service for the city, Bath Radio, the revamped service provides seven day a week p

Workshops a Treat for LGBTQIA Young People

Posted on 15 Sep 2023 in UK

Pride Cymru, which is a volunteer-led charity that works to promote the elimination of discrimination be it on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender, race, religion or ability.are joining forces with G(end)er Swap, which is the first LGBTQ+ clothing outreach org that supports

Sep

Sophie Switches on Blackpool Lights for 2023

Merseyland Alternative Radio, a long established internet station based in the North West, has announced that LGBTQIA ally, singer and former headliner of Bristol Pride

Aug

Police Not Marching in Uniform at Pride Event

Belfast Pride took place at the weekend. But without the Police Service of Northern Ireland taking part in uniform. The Police Chiefs have reclassified Pride as a political protest movement and t

Jul

Cardiff Welcomes Fetish Men for Celebration

Cardiff Leather Men, a brotherhood of gay, bi, pansexual and trans+ men are marking the Cardiff Fetish Weekend. Events will carry on until Sunday evening and incl

Jul

North Somerset LGBT+ Forum in Summer Events

The July edition of the North Somerset LGBTQIA Forum newsletter is out now and can now be downloaded in a fully printable PDF format in full colour.

Jun

Parties Unite to Slam MSP Anti-Drag Remarks

The Scottish National Party LGBTQI Group, "Out for Independence" and the Green Party Scotland's LGBT+ Group together with activists from Labour, the Liberal Democrats and smaller p