Arts Exhibition at Walsall Art Gallery explores untold stories of gay and trans communities HERE&QUEER is a new exhibition at the New Art Gallery Walsall which “aims to show there is no one definitive queer experience, just as there is no one straight experience, we are all complex and multi-faceted human beings and we hope that the displays give the opportunity for people to gain new insi By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts The Vito Project announces ‘Imitations of Life: Deconstructing ‘camp’ in classic Hollywood’ Following the success of its Spring season, THE VITO PROJECT LGBTQ+ FILM CLUB returns to the Cinema Museum London with a new series of regular Sunday screenings providing different generations of LGBTQ+ people and friends an alternative safe space to socialise, watch great films and share ideas. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Author Helen Trevorrow to sign copies of new book, New Brighton, at Sussex Beacon on August 20 Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has announced that Helen Trevorrow, author of New Brighton, will be signing her new book at the Sussex Beacon’s St James’s Street shop on Saturday, August 20, 12-3pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Birmingham shortlisted to host Eurovision 2023 The BBC has now confirmed the outcome of the first stage of the Host City bidding process for the 67th Eurovision Song Contest, which will be held in the UK in 2023. Birmingham, alongside six other cities By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts Elska Magazine commemorates seven years of celebrating beautiful, ordinary men from across the globe Last month Elska Magazine celebrates its seven year anniversary. Over these years the project has been dedicated to showcasing a diverse range of beautiful, ordinary men from LGBTQ+ communities around the world. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Tom Daley picks up the baton for LGBTQ+ rights across the Commonwealth As thousands of athletes prepared to compete on the global stage at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Olympic gold medallist and double world champion diver Tom Daley shone a light on an issue he cares passionately about By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts West Midlands star announced as Strictly Come Dancing’s next same-sex pairing Richie Anderson, a radio and TV personality, has been announced as the third celebrity dancer added to the hit BBC show, Strictly Come Dancing. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts Carly Rae Jepsen announces new album, ‘The Loneliest Time’ Her most introspective body of work to date, The Loneliest Time expands on the emotionally potent songwriting and effervescent sound that Jepsen has showcased on past work like 2015’s critically lauded E*M*OTION. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Azara Meghie Arts REVIEW: ‘Short & Sweet’: Thick & Tight Dance Company Alison Thomson’s review of the first piece to be performed in Brighton’s brand new The Dance Space. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts CLASSICAL NOTES: Nick Boston tunes into the best classical music REVIEWS Baritone Roderick Williams has joined with the Coull Quartet for a wonderful new recording of works for voice and string quartet. Surprisingly, despite the centrality of the string quartet in the chamber repertoire, works that put this together with voice are relatively rare. At the centre o By Nick Boston • 5 min read
Arts Digbeth cinema to screen ‘MAISIE’ documentary Directed by Lee Cooper, MAISIE tells the story of David Raven who, with 50 years in the business, still performs as Maisie Trollette. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts FREE YOURSELF! #DaleyPop shares his Pride jukebox! From Jessie Ware to SEB, Dale Melita aka #DaleyPop shares his favourite POP tracks in the run up to Brighton & Hove Pride By Contributor • 4 min read
