Activism and Advocacy
New Book Showcases the AIDS "Day without Art" Initiative
Visual AIDS Collective reports that a forthcoming book will look at the "Day without Art" Initiative, which since 1989...
The weekend saw the eightieth anniversary of the birth of Farrokh Bulsara, known internationally as Freddie Mercury. He was born on 5th September 1946. Numerous LGBTQIA+ and general media observed the date and paid tribute to Mr Mercury, the driving force behind legendary rock band Queen, and who passed on to the realm of LGBTQIA ancestors on 25th November 1991, from an AIDS related condition.
LGBTQIA presenter DJ Violet on Mixcloud gave a potted history of Mercury's life, whilst BBC 2 Television gave a whole evening over to Queen and Mercury. As well as footage of performances, a documentary was aired looking at Freddie's life through the lens of the emerging AIDS crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s. Interviews with health campaigners, and those who survived the pandemic were featured, and we learned how the band and the world of pop music came together to use Freddie's passing to hold an extraordinary tribute concert which helped change the narrative on AIDS from one of blame and scapegoating to compassion and humanity.
LGBTQIA Election watchers and politicians have broadly welcomed the result of the Holborn and St Pancras By Election, which was triggered by the standing down of former Prime Minister Sir Kier Starmer. Parties traditionally supportive of LGBTQI...
Visual AIDS Collective reports that a forthcoming book will look at the "Day without Art" Initiative, which since 1989...
One of the first out gay singers of the groundbreaking 1980's, Andy Bell of Erasure has been talking to both Channel...
