Arts Fancy a pink taste of India? If you’re a gay man looking for a bespoke travel experience in India, then you might want to consider Indjapink, a New Delhi based, luxury travel organisation catering exclusively to gay men. By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts Brighton and Hove reading festival celebrates ten years of shared reading City Reads Brighton and Hove, the longest running big read in the UK, has announced that its chosen book for 2015 is Matt Haig’s The Humans, an accessible, funny and inventive book that asks what it means to be human. The festival, now in its tenth year, culminates in events around Brighton and Hove By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts Totnes Town Council to mark Pride week by raising rainbow flag In a gesture of support and solidarity for the local LGBT community, Totnes Town Council will raise the rainbow flag over Totnes Civic Hall during Totnes Pride week. The flag raising ceremony will take place on Monday, August 31 2015 at 6.30pm and everyone is invited to attend. By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Arts London LGBTQI cross-arts festival announces 2015 dates Organisers of London’s Gaywise FESTival, also known as GFEST, have announced that this year’s event, entitled (Complacent Present) …Fragile Future? will run from November 9-20. GFEST is London’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) cross-arts annual event. By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Arts 2015 Edinburgh Fringe to include over 50 LGBT themed shows Organisers of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe have announced that this year’s programme will include more than 50 shows covering LGBT themes, including a number of new works. Highlights include Trans Scripts, a show based on real interviews exploring gender identity through the struggles and triumphs By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
International News Argentinian minister receives LGBT travel accolade The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) has honoured Argentina’s Minister of Tourism, Carlos Enrique Meyer, for his commitment to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) travel. By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Business News Oldest Dutch university creates world’s first LGBT workplace-dedicated University Chair Amsterdam based, non-profit organisation Workplace Pride Foundation and Leiden University have announced plans to create the Workplace Pride Chair at Leiden University. The first of its kind in the world, the Chair will aim to provide a focused and scientific, multi-disciplinary approach to the subj By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
Proud2Be marching at London Pride 2012 Community News LGBT charity celebrates birthday with disco fundraiser Devon-based non-profit organisation, Proud2Be Project, have announced they are hosting a disco to raise funds for local LGBT community services. The event will also mark four years since gay identical twins, Mat and Jon Price, founded the organisation after recording a short video explaining why the By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts New campaign supports diverse writers The Literary Consultancy (TLC), a company which offers professional, in-depth editorial advice and assessment to anyone writing in the English language, has announced Quality Writing for All , a new campaign which aims to support talented, low-income writers, with a special focus on BAME, LGBT+ and By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Community News LGBT charity celebrates birthday with disco fundraiser Devon-based non-profit organisation, Proud2Be Project, will be hosting a disco to raise funds for local LGBT community services. The event will also mark four years since gay identical twins, Mat and Jon Price, founded the organisation after recording a short video explaining why they are both “prou By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: BalletBoyz – theTALENT It’s now 14 years since Michal Nunn and William Trevitt first brought us BalletBoyz, and their all male dance company is still going strong, delivering on its manifesto to promote men’s dance and make modern ballet and contemporary dance more accessible to a wider audience. But this doesn’t necessar By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Paris Lees scoops top award University of Brighton alumna and transgender role model Paris Lees has been named Young Campaigning Journalist of the Year. The writer, TV personality and transgender activist was presented with her gold award at a gala even organised by MHP Communications. Paris was one of the winners of MHP’s 30 By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read
