Community News

Village Bookstore to Host Indian Gay Writer

Posted on 5 Oct 2025 in Community

East Bristol Books, located in the heart of Bristol's Old Market gay village, will welcome on Tuesday the writer Mahesh Rao, whose latest title, Half Light, considers the decriminalisation of homosexuality in India. Mahesh will be in conversation with Bristol-based artist Tom Marshman, author of Section 28 and Me. Set on the brink of India's ruling to decriminalise homosexuality, *Half Light* is a tender, richly atmospheric and elegantly wry story of outlawed desire and the hope of a life beyond concealment.

Welcome Addition to Radical Bookstore Scene

Posted on 4 Oct 2025 in Community

Independent, progressive, radical, Feminist and LGBTQIA+ bookstores have long been a haven for people from all sectors of the rainbow LGBTQIA+ family. Now, reports LGBTQ Nation, a top US based queer newswire, black lesbians in New York have their very own independent bookstore t

DJ Sara Takes on Children in Need Challenge

Posted on 28 Sep 2025 in Community

News now from the largest annual fundraiser for children and young people's charities, BBC Children in Need, which runs across the BBC's national and local TV and radio services, along with support from hundreds of independent hospital and community radio stations. The Children

Heartstopper Now Up for Pre Order - Gay Shops

Posted on 24 Sep 2025 in Community

LGBTQIA Bookstores, including Queer Lit in Manchester, The Queer Emporium in Caerdydd / Cardiff, and Gay's The Word in Bloomsbury, London, have said that now's the time to pre-order Volume 6 in the ongoing best selling series of graphic novels by

New LGBT+ Weekender Comes to Butlins

Posted on 7 Jul 2025 in Community

LGBTQIA dance music radio network Gaydio reports that Don't Tell Mama is a major new weekend festival, taking place at Butlin's holiday park in Bognor Regis on 23rd to 26th January 2026. A stellar line up of bands and celebrities will be performing including Eas

Jun

Celebration of Gay Journalist's Life

In the US capital city, Washington DC several local television networks are to celebrate the life of Lou Chibbaro, who has been covering LGBTQIA+ stories and community interest features for half a

Jun

Pride Shop Nottingham Welcomes Pride Month

Nottingham's Pride Shop, situated at 65 Maid Marian Way, Nottingham, NG1 6AJ, is marking the Pride Season, with this lovely message to all their supporters:

May

Pride Kernow / Cornwall Takes Place in West

DJ Siva Gold on Bristol community radio station BCFM sent greetings on Saturday to her opposite numbers at Coast FM, the community radio service covering the far South West of the UK. She reported

May

HIV Charity Pop Up Shop Showcases Artists

London bar magazine QX reports that HIV charity Positive East is back with a new range of t-shirts in its online pop up shop. All of the t shirts are certified organic, vegan frie

May

QX Magazine Explores "Dating App Fatigue"

QX Magazine, the continuing voice in print of London's queer scene, this week publishes an article on why gay men are turning away from dating apps, and reconnecting with tradition