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Jake Daniels, the UK’s only male professionalĀ footballer to be publicly out, wants to be known as more than just ‘the gay footballer’

Graham Robson October 28, 2024

Jake Daniels, the UK’s only male professionalĀ footballer to be publicly out, and the first sinceĀ Justin FashanuĀ in 1990. says he is determined to be known as more than just ā€˜the gay footballerā€™. The Blackpool forward made his sexuality public in May 2022, but he has not played a competitive match for the since then, with his […]

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Theatre

INTERVIEW: Thick & Tight theatre company speak ahead of bringing riotous show ‘Tits & Teeth’ to Blackpool Grand Theatre

Graham Robson June 13, 2024

Acclaimed dance theatre company Thick & Tight bring their best-of show, Tits & Teeth – a riotous night of dance, mime, drag, lip sync and satire, sending up and stripping down famous and notorious figures – to Blackpool Grand Theatre on 28 June as part of the brand-new Queer Amusements festival. Conjuring up apparitions of […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Blackpool’s rainbow zebra crossing vandalised after just one day

Graham Robson March 23, 2024

A rainbow zebra crossing, which was unveiled in Blackpool to recognise LGBTQ+ communities, has been vandalised after just one day. Jane Hugo, a member of Blackpool Council, reflected on the incident, highlighting the sad reality of such negative sentiments but remained optimistic about the overall positive reception. “I just can’t get my head around it,” […]

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In The South

LGBT International Powerlifting Championships 2019 a huge success

Besi Besemar July 24, 2019

The LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender) International Powerlifting Championships (LGBT IPC) were held in Blackpool from July 19-21. Fifty athletes and a further hundred coaches, friends, family and spectators attended the event, making it the largest LGBT Powerlifting event of all time in regards to overall engagement.

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