Turner Prize 2017 shortlist announced
Tate Britain has announced the four artists who have been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2017. This year’s nominees are Hurvin Anderson, Andrea Büttner, Lubaina Himid and Rosalind Nashashibi.
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Stars to appear in West End gala for Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline
Actor Mark Gatiss, a patron of the national Switchboard, LGBT+ helpline is to appear alongside twenty other performers in a one-night West End gala presentation of the true-life coming-out drama OUTINGS by Matthew Baldwin and Thomas Hescott as part of the Pride in London Festival.
TwistedXXX Media stars to take centre stage in LGBT Foundation information videos
Actors from leading gay porn studio, TwistedXXX Media, will be taking centre stage to create a series of informative sexual health videos for Greater Manchester’s LGBT Foundation.
Council Spring clean removes three tonnes of roadside rubbish
Cleaning crews have removed tonnes of rubbish from the side of the A27 and A23 in a series of night time clear ups. Staff from the council’s Cityclean team have been picking up litter from grass verges and central reservations on the two main routes into the city.
Countdown begins to Brighton Fringe opening as events hit 1,000
With two days until opening, Brighton Fringe has hit 1,000 events for the first time in the festival’s history. When Brighton Fringe announced its programme in March, 970 events had registered to take part, but additional artists registering online means Brighton Fringe 2017 now includes 1,000 event
Concerns raised about safety in city taxis at LGBT Community Safety Forum public meeting
Concerns about personal safety in city taxis were raised by entertainer Dave Lynn at the quarterly meeting of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum at the Queens Hotel last month. He told the meeting about an incident he experienced in a taxi when he felt threatened and demanded the driver
Spring issue of The Pink Humanist ready to download
The Pink Humanist is an online magazine published by the UK LGBT registered charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT). The magazine’s editor is Barry Duke who also edits the UK Freethinker (the Voice of Atheism since 1881) and features topics of special interest to those who identify as atheists, freeth