Bristol News

Bristol Drag Queen Venus Offers Hope

Posted on 30 Oct 2024 in Bristol

BBC Radio Bristol reports that a Venezuelan born transgender drag queen is putting down roots in her adoptive city of Bristol, to the delight of people who attend her shows and her well supported exercise class. Rachel Candlin, reporting for the BBC, caught up with Ms Venus Wailer, who moved to Bristol in 2017. Ms Wailer, who now lives in Bristol, hopes to use her experience of developing a drag act to help mentor transgender youngsters. "It gives me hope for the future because they get it and I just want to lead the way for them," said the 32-year-old. She described

Bristol Indie Bookstore Seeks Staff Member

Posted on 6 Sep 2024 in Bristol

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

LGBTQIA Choirs Unite in City of Bristol

Posted on 29 Aug 2024 in Bristol

The BBC News Channel reports that the UK and Ireland’s biennial LGBTQ+ choir event will perform in Bristol for the first time this summer - making it the sixth city to host the national event. Hand in Hand festival was created in 2013 to support and bring togethe

Bristol Bookstore Hosted Writer on Art

Posted on 24 Aug 2024 in Bristol

Storysmith Books, the independent and LGBTQIA+ friendly bookstore on North Street in Bristol's Bedminster district, will be hosting writer Ralf Webb who will be profiling his newly published work of non-fiction, "Strange Relations: Masculinity, Sexuality and Art

Bristol Gay Village Sends Fascists Packing

Posted on 8 Aug 2024 in Bristol

Sky News reports that several thousand people took part in an anti-racist gathering in Bristol's multicultural and LGBTQIA+ districts of Stapleton Road and Old Market on Wednesday evening, after a threatened riot by the far right wing, stirred up by internet enablers such as Bill

Aug

Gay Village of Old Market On Standby for Weds

With far right wing rioting spreading across the northern towns of England during early August, in which the interminably angry mostly testosterone and beer fuelled heterosexuals caused mayhem, vio

May

Childless People Find Community and Support

We know that many LGBTQIA+ people have children and that they make excellent parents. Indeed, some studies suggest that children have some advantages being brought up outside the heterosexual nucl

Apr

LGBTQIA Animal Advocates Can Attend Gathering

Animal Aid, a campaign group which has considerable support from LGBTQIA animal rights campaigners, vegetarians and vegans, and one of whose patrons is well known activist Peter Ta

Mar

Getting Together to Fight Hate Crime

One of the premier anti-hate, anti-racism and anti-homophobia groups in the city of Bristol is inviting all stakeholders, including victims of crime and agencies working with the public to take par

Feb

Bristol is in Top Ten LGBT+ Student Cities

Bristol has been named the eighth best city for LGBTQIA+ students in a newly published poll, informed by the opinions of students, and the culture of different cities. Newswire