Exhibitions Momentum to host city wide politics and music festival in Brighton! Following Jeremy Corbyn’s appearance at Glastonbury, Momentum, the grass roots campaigning organisation will host The World Transformed, a city wide, four day festival of politics, music and art as part of the Labour Party Conference fringe in Brighton from September 23 – 26. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts New inequality campaign from Absolut Absolut has created a powerful poster campaign to highlight the fact that it is still illegal to engage in same-sex activity in 72 countries worldwide as part of its campaign for a more inclusive and open world. Launched to mark the 50th anniversary of the amendment of the Sexual Offences Act – the By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Plenty Queer at Cafe Plenty Plenty Queer was born out of a desire to promote queer artistic voices, highlight the meaning of Pride, and raise some money for the Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). It has been a shared feeling among the organisers Brighton peers that, whilst always a great weekend, Brighton Pride often overlooks the By Contributor • 2 min read
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 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 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 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
Arts PREVIEW: A Gay Outing @Charleston A Gay Outing is Charleston’s annual celebration of its queer heritage. Taking place in a beautiful canvas marquee in the Paddock, Tate Britain curator Clare Barlow will explore the stories behind the Queer British Art exhibition, from unrequited love to cross-dressing on the British stage, from pris By Contributor • 1 min read
Exhibitions PREVIEW: Queer Space @Dalston Superstore Queer Space is an exhibition at Dalston Superstore Gallery which draws queer artifacts and ephemera from national archives, personal collections and influential queer meccas to create a brief but passionate exploration of queer culture over the last century. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Fire Service unveils new engine in support of LGBT+ equality Shoppers in Hull see the latest addition to Humberside Fire and Rescue Service’s (HFRS) fleet roll into Queen Victoria Square emblazoned in rainbow colours. The new fire engine, which will be based at the city’s Calvert Lane fire station, is the result of a close working relationship between the fir By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty @British Library A new, free exhibition at the British Library, marks the 50th anniversary of the Sexual Offences Act 1967. Gay UK: Love, Law and Liberty, explores gay lives through personal testimony, cultural expression and legal reform, from the 1895 trial of Oscar Wilde to the posthumous pardoning of historical By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
