Arts BOOK REVIEW: Purple Prose: Bisexuality in Britain: Kate Harrad This book is an important and relevant commentary on contemporary British Bisexual experience and a must read for Bi people and their allies from across the LGBTQ world. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Paul Burston Arts Polari First Book Prize 2016 shortlist revealed The shortlist for the Polari First Book Prize was announced last night (Thursday July 28, 2016) at the Polari Literary Salon in London’s Southbank Centre by founder and chair of judges Paul Burston. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Hide: Matthew Griffin I loved this book, it made me laugh and brought a tear to my eye and it’s rare a book does both, the narrative is huge and emotionally brutal, little details bringing the reality crashing in, but always human and real and the men’s relationship offered up with a tender honesty that reflects so many By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts New LGBTQ Reading Group for Worthing A new lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer questioning (LGBTQ) Reading Group launches at Worthing Library on Tuesday, September 20. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts Largest collection of LGBTQ+ books in Devon launched Social enterprise Proud2Be have teamed up with Totnes Library to launch a new section of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans &/or questioning+) books. For the first time ever, members of the library will be able to borrow a diverse mix of books that cover the histories, issues and the lives of gen By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: The scientific secrets of Doctor Who This book made me laugh and think, and explains some difficult and abstract scientific ideas without insulting the intelligence of the LGBT Whoovian reader. By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: All you need is Love Collins adapts her fun style which is a cross between Quentin Blake and Dr Seuss to the various ways that families interact and grow. Collins adds humour and some subtle insight and some knowing experience to this book to make it a pleasure to read for both younger readers and adults. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: SpaceCraft by John McCullough John McCullough’s first collection of poems, The Frost Fairs, won the Polari First Book Prize and captivated many readers immediately with his delicate, comprehensive and utterly deceptive and subtle use of words to capture the momentum of love in our lives. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Speak my Language This is a vital, vibrant and utterly enjoyable book which should grace every Queers bookshelf or travelling bag. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts Summer Issue of Pink Humanist ready for download online Online magazine, The Pink Humanist is published by the UK LGBT charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT). It features topics of special interest to those who identify as atheists, freethinkers, humanists, sceptics and secularists in the LGTB communities and those who support them. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Our Young Man This is a throbbing candid, piercingly erotic, breathtakingly intimate story which hides behind nothing but its own delusions. It’s mirrors and smoke again for White, a theme he loves, and the way intention, direction, desire and fate all combine to present the world to us, and this books is him at By Eric Page • 1 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: Why Drag? Hastings; one of the UK’s leading photographers from the last decade describes himself as ‘a celebrity photographer with a thing for drag queens’, but honey those words are far too small for the glory of this divinely captured book. By Eric Page • 2 min read
