A local LGBTQ+ community and allies gathered in Forest Green with rainbow flags and their voices on Saturday, November 30 after homophobic vandals targeted Pride flags in the London borough at least five times in the last year. To deter vandals, Newham Council has removed the rainbow and trans flags from the pavements around the […]
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, visited Dalston Junction station today to launch the six new line names and colours being used across the London Overground network. Geoff Coleman from the Mildmay Hospital represented the Mildmay Line which honours the small, charitable hospital in Shoreditch that has cared for Londoners over many years. It notably […]
The lights of four West End theatres will be dimmed on Tuesday, December 3 for gay Broadway and West End star Gavin Creel, who died in New York in September aged just 48. Creel, who performed at Prince of Wales Theatre (where he starred in The Book of Mormon), Prince Edward Theatre (where he starred […]
Organisers of Pride in London announced on Instagram they will bid to host World Pride in 2030. Head of Pride in London, Christopher Joell-Deshields, said the gala would be more than “just a parade”, but would accommodate discussions on topics including LGBTQ+ inclusive education and banning so-called conversion therapy. Writing on Instagram, Pride in London […]
London and Tel Aviv-based artist, Nadav Sivan (not related to Troye Sivan btw) is proud to share the official video, plus a live performance video shot at The Camden Club in London, for his vibey single U So Hot. The track is taken from his debut album Til The Day We Die (which is avaliable to stream […]
London Otters RC, the UK’s only LGBTQ+ inclusive rowing club, held its largest ever Rainbow Races charity event on Saturday, October 19, which saw over 100 rowers from more than 11 different clubs race to support LGBTQ+ inclusion in rowing and raise over £950 for Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline. Rowers from the LGBTQ+ community and allies […]
Lambeth Council invited community leaders, LGBTQ+ activists, and stakeholders to discuss ‘Bringing Pride Home’ and plan the area’s first LGBTQ+ Pride celebration for summer 2025. The meeting follows on from Lambeth officially marching at Pride in London for the second year, and from the Leader’s Pride reception, which this year took place in the Assembly […]
This autumn, Autograph gallery in London presents a new photography exhibition exploring a radical vision of culture, intimacy, desire and pain. Featuring never-before-seen works from artist Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s wider practice, Rotimi Fani-Kayode: The Studio – Staging Desire will be on show at Autograph’s gallery in East London from 31 October 2024 – 22 March 2025. […]
Sir Ian McKellen, made an appearance at gay club Roast, just months after suffering a fall from the stage during the play Henry IV. Sir Ian posed for a photograph with two topless men at the gay club, which is marketed as ‘London’s beefiest club’. An attendee said: “Everyone was gob smacked when they spotted […]
Duckie, a group of veteran LGBTQ club runners that emerged out London’s Vauxhall a quarter of a century ago, has launched queer history project Take Courage, which is asking those who attended Vauxhall’s gay pubs in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s to share their thoughts on the “heyday” of London’s queer scene. The collective said: “The […]
