Fringe! -queer film and arts fest celebrates 15
Fringe! -queer film and arts fest celebrates 15 years - offering a loud story of joy, solidarity and radical imagination. Here are just a few items that caught my eye.
England
A Descent into Desire: Hilda Hilst's "The Obscene Madame D"
For queer readers seeking literature that honors complexity of desire and the courage to live authentically, it celebrates the transformative power of refusing to be contained by others' definitions of acceptable existence
A Revolution of Hearts: Brighton Theatre Group's Magnificent Les Misérables ★★★★★
This is community theatre at its most vital and necessary—proving when hearts are this committed and talent runs this deep, magic happens.
Spine-Tingling Spectacle: 'Ghost Stories' haunts Brighton Theatre Royal ★★★★☆
The disturbed perspective of the sets, subtly shifting lighting and sounds scapes all conspire to tip the audience into a state of unease; glimpses of wide eyes focus, expectant, held breathes, titialted nerve jingling.
Town of Hexham left saddened following theft of Pride flag
The town of Hexham in Northumberland has been left saddened following the theft of a Pride flag displayed in celebration of Pride Month. The flag, which was raised by Hexham Town Council, was discovered missing on the morning of Friday, 20 June. Vandals had allegedly broken into St Andrew'
Pride in London to kick off with Big Gay Brunch in Covent Garden
For the first time, the Pride in London parade day will kick off with the The Big Gay Brunch in London’s West End. The free event will run from 11 am on Saturday, 5 July, at the Actors’ Church, which will throw open its gates to welcome visitors to
Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has "refused to apologise for his force’s past homophobic witch-hunts"
The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), Stephen Watson, has "refused to apologise for his force’s past homophobic witch-hunts", which involved some of the most extreme unlawful victimisation of LGBTs by any UK force.
His refusal comes nearly two years after he was first urged to