Big Fat Gay Barn Dance Besi August 14, 2013 – 1 min read Share this post Share this post Written by Besi Comments LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ community and allies to protest outside Hungarian Embassy in London after Budapest Pride ban The LGBTQ+ community and allies are to rally in protest outside the Hungarian Embassy in London on Saturday, 21 June after Viktor Orbán’s populist government banned Budapest Pride. All welcome; placards, Pride flags and voices encouraged! By Graham Robson • 2 min read LGBTQ+ News Jamie Lee Curtis among celebs to denounce proposal to eliminate funding for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline Jamie Lee Curtis, a proud mum to a trans daughter, has joined more than 100 Hollywood stars, who have signed an open letter denouncing Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for a suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ young people. By Graham Robson • 2 min read LGBTQ+ News LGBT Foundation launches "powerful" campaign - 'This is What a Woman Looks Like' The campaign celebrates the beauty and complexity of what it means to be and look like a woman in 2025. By Graham Robson • 2 min read Culture A Gloriously Guilty Pleasure: Cruel Intentions Brings '90s Heat to Theatre Royal Now! that's not what I'd call a musical, but Cruel Intentions is a gloriously guilty pleasure that succeeds despite itself By Eric Page • 3 min read Community Corner New gays on the block, The Social Gays, to host 'Our First Mixer' at R-Bar on 28 July New gays on the block, The Social Gays, will be hosting ‘Our First Mixer’ at R-Bar in Brighton on 28 July. The event promises to be a relaxed and welcoming evening for gay men to connect, chat, and build genuine community. They say: “Whether you’re new to the area By Graham Robson • 1 min read Ve’ondre Mitchell News "Done with the dolls, for the dolls". FINESSE campaign offers defiant lens into the trans experience LGBTQ-founded US fashion brand FINESSE has just launched the first chapter of its new campaign, READ ALL ABOUT IT, a four-part satirical series created entirely by an all-queer creative team. The campaign delivers an unapologetic, striking response to the wave of anti-trans legislation introduced over the past year - from By Graham Robson • 1 min read News Chesil Youth Pride returns to Weymouth with 'We Are Family' theme Chesil Youth Pride returns to Weymouth for its third consecutive year on 28 June, with a renewed commitment to celebrating and supporting LGBTQ+ young people across Weymouth, Portland and the wider Dorset area. This year’s theme, We Are Family, highlights the importance of unity, inclusion, and mutual support among By Graham Robson • 2 min read News South London doctor suspended for homophobic slur against junior colleague due to rainbow lanyard Dr Satnam Lidder, formerly a consultant at King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill, has been suspended for six months following a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruling. The tribunal found that in January 2021, Dr Lidder made a homophobic remark to a junior colleague, saying he “looked bent” due By Graham Robson • 1 min read News "An emotional day." LGBTQ+ veterans view UK’s first national memorial for LGBTQ+ military personnel for the first time Veterans have expressed deep emotion after viewing the UK’s first national memorial for LGBTQ+ military personnel, currently being crafted at Holkham Forge in Norfolk. The bronze sculpture, Crumpled Letter, will be installed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire this August. The memorial was recommended by a review into By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ community and allies to protest outside Hungarian Embassy in London after Budapest Pride ban The LGBTQ+ community and allies are to rally in protest outside the Hungarian Embassy in London on Saturday, 21 June after Viktor Orbán’s populist government banned Budapest Pride. All welcome; placards, Pride flags and voices encouraged! By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Jamie Lee Curtis among celebs to denounce proposal to eliminate funding for LGBTQ+ suicide prevention hotline Jamie Lee Curtis, a proud mum to a trans daughter, has joined more than 100 Hollywood stars, who have signed an open letter denouncing Trump’s proposal to eliminate federal funding for a suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ young people. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBT Foundation launches "powerful" campaign - 'This is What a Woman Looks Like' The campaign celebrates the beauty and complexity of what it means to be and look like a woman in 2025. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture A Gloriously Guilty Pleasure: Cruel Intentions Brings '90s Heat to Theatre Royal Now! that's not what I'd call a musical, but Cruel Intentions is a gloriously guilty pleasure that succeeds despite itself By Eric Page • 3 min read
Community Corner New gays on the block, The Social Gays, to host 'Our First Mixer' at R-Bar on 28 July New gays on the block, The Social Gays, will be hosting ‘Our First Mixer’ at R-Bar in Brighton on 28 July. The event promises to be a relaxed and welcoming evening for gay men to connect, chat, and build genuine community. They say: “Whether you’re new to the area By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Ve’ondre Mitchell News "Done with the dolls, for the dolls". FINESSE campaign offers defiant lens into the trans experience LGBTQ-founded US fashion brand FINESSE has just launched the first chapter of its new campaign, READ ALL ABOUT IT, a four-part satirical series created entirely by an all-queer creative team. The campaign delivers an unapologetic, striking response to the wave of anti-trans legislation introduced over the past year - from By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Chesil Youth Pride returns to Weymouth with 'We Are Family' theme Chesil Youth Pride returns to Weymouth for its third consecutive year on 28 June, with a renewed commitment to celebrating and supporting LGBTQ+ young people across Weymouth, Portland and the wider Dorset area. This year’s theme, We Are Family, highlights the importance of unity, inclusion, and mutual support among By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News South London doctor suspended for homophobic slur against junior colleague due to rainbow lanyard Dr Satnam Lidder, formerly a consultant at King’s College Hospital in Denmark Hill, has been suspended for six months following a Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruling. The tribunal found that in January 2021, Dr Lidder made a homophobic remark to a junior colleague, saying he “looked bent” due By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News "An emotional day." LGBTQ+ veterans view UK’s first national memorial for LGBTQ+ military personnel for the first time Veterans have expressed deep emotion after viewing the UK’s first national memorial for LGBTQ+ military personnel, currently being crafted at Holkham Forge in Norfolk. The bronze sculpture, Crumpled Letter, will be installed at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire this August. The memorial was recommended by a review into By Graham Robson • 2 min read
