Arts PREVIEW: Coming Out: Sexuality, Gender and Identity @Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool Coming Out: Sexuality, Gender and Identity, a new exhibition at Liverpool’s Walker Art Gallery, reveals previously overlooked LGBT+ art histories and institutional blind spots, through a diverse and exciting selection of artworks. By Besi • 4 min read
Arts Parliament launches videos commemorating 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act Parliament has launched the second series of Your Story, Our History videos to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act. The Sexual Offences Act decriminalised private homosexual acts between men aged over 21, while at the same time imposing heavier penalties on street offenc By Besi • 2 min read
Arts TODAY: Brunswick Town Art Fair – Queer Art in the Regency Town House The Brunswick Town Art Fair returns for the sixth year this summer featuring over 50 artists in the Gardens and some very eclectic colourful work in the Regency Town House where pop art meets the South Downs. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Transworkers: a photo exhibition by Stella Michaels Stella Michaels presents her positive photographic images of trans people at the Marlborough Hotel, Princes Street, Brighton starting July 19. Stella says: “If you are trans, life will not have been easy. Your relationships with parents, friends and neighbours may have been fraught. The media will h By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PROFILE: Latino film maker Pablo Herrera Latino film maker Pablo Herrera is passionate about increasing awareness in his films of some of the issues that face young gay men today. Ravensbourne student Pablo Herrera is generating a lot of interest with his new short film Straight Jacket (We Can’t Stop) and is attracting attention from acros By Besi • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Amy Winehouse: A Family Portrait Following its international tour to locations such as Tel Aviv, Vienna and San Francisco, Jewish Museum London’s acclaimed 2013 exhibition Amy Winehouse: Family Portrait, returns to its Camden home. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Join The HUBBUB for a Hidden Project For two months, a group of artists that live with an invisible disability have been creating visual, sound and interactive artworks with the aim of educating the public on what it’s like to live with a hidden illness. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Absolut explores equality in 2017 with a short film titled ‘Equal Love’ With Pride season underway in Britain, Absolut is celebrating everything the Pride season represents with the launch of a new film, Equal Love, a new limited-edition Rainbow bottle and a partnership with Stonewall, the LGBT Equality Charity. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Musician and activist undertakes PhD at the University of Huddersfield CN Lester is researching the life and works of Barbara Strozzi supervised by Dr Lisa Colton in the Centre for the Study of Music, Gender and Identity. Musician and activist CN Lester is completing a PhD project at the University of Huddersfield, investigating and appraising an important but neglecte By Besi • 2 min read
Arts A Very Queer Nazi Faust – a brand new play by controversial author, Vince Laws plays at Norwich Pride 2017 Poet, artist and contrary queen, Vince Laws, is bringing his brand new play, A Very Queer Nazi Faust, to Norwich Pride 2017. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Tori Scott at Marlborough Theatre and Live at Zedel in London Robin Rayner Productions present Tori Scott’s UK debut at The Marlborough, Brighton followed by the Live at Zedel summer season in London. Named one of Time Out New York’s Top 10 Cabaret Artists, Tori Scott makes her hilarious UK debut with Thirsty! direct from sell-out performances at The Public Th By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Rainbow flag acquired for Design Museum’s permanent collection The Design Museum in London acquires a series of new objects for its permanent collection.New acquisitions include the rainbow flag, David Bowie’s Blackstar album, a coffee cup for astronauts and Oculus Rift’s virtual reality headset. By Besi • 3 min read
