In The South Mugabe resigns – LGBT Humanists welcome his demise The UK LGBT Humanist charity, Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) welcomes the demise of the brutal homophobic tyrant Robert Mugabe. Mugabe, leader of Zimbabwe since 1980, has actively carried out actions against LGBT+ people and spoken out in public against homosexuality. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Festival Director apologises and resigns over Facebook rant on same sex marriage Following his Facebook rant after the recent Yes and No same-sex marriage vote in Australia, Richard Wolstencroft, Director of The Melbourne Underground Film Festival (M.U.F.F.) has issued the following statement after his posting went viral. By Contributor • 4 min read
Community News TRAVEL: Torremolinos Pride 2017 QTube travelled to sunny Costa Del Sol in Southern Spain for the third Torremolinos Pride. Just two and a half hours from London, Torremolinos has one of the most vibrant and yet least well-known commerical gay scenes in Spain. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South OPINION: I am what I am Craig Hanlon-Smith responds to the Facebook rant by Richard Wolstencroft, festival director of the Melbourne underground film festival following the positive vote for gay marriage in Australia. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
Health Man convicted of deliberately infecting sexual partners with HIV A man who deliberately infected at least five sexual partners with HIV has been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm. Darryl Rowe, 27, was also convicted of five counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent following a trial at Lewes Crown Court. By Besi • 3 min read
Health Prince Harry attends THT HIV pop-up shop Today, Prince Harry attended the opening of Terrence Higgins Trust’s HIV self test pop-up shop in Hackney, to launch National HIV Testing Week (November 18-24). His Royal Highness met with Andrew Bates, a young man who was diagnosed with HIV in 2015, who shared his story and talked about the importa By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: ORFEO: BREMF Once again the Brighton Early Music Festival shows that you can take problematic and difficult pieces of early music and when stripped down and presented with care and consideration they can be allowed to shine and be appreciated for their own idiosyncratic, early charms. By Eric Page • 3 min read
In The South Sturgeon makes full and unequivocal apology to gay men for historic convictions First Minister of Scotland, made a full and unequivocal statement to the Scottish Parliament yesterday, November 7, apologising to all gay men convicted for same-sex sexual activity that is now legal. By Besi • 5 min read
In The South First safe house for LGBT+ asylum seekers and refugees opens in the UK In October 2017, asylum seekers Rashid from Bangladesh and Maria from El Salvador, entered the first safe house in the UK created by Micro Rainbow International (MRI), a house exclusively for LGBT+ asylum seekers and refugees. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Call for Government to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’ Journalist launches petition calling on Government to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’ after his undercover investigation exposed the dangerous practice happening in the UK. Josh Parry, the journalist behind the investigation mounted by Liverpool’s Echo newspaper, found a church in the city willing to o By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread TRAVEL FEATURE: From Manchester to ‘La Dolce Vita’ It’s 1990 in a gay bar in Canal Street Manchester, two young single guys met, with the potential of just a fleeting experience. Who ever knew what was to follow. This is how many relationships start; Bob and Ian liked each other – quite a lot. They got together and within a short space of time they By Roger Wheeler • 4 min read
In The South Bill pardoning gay men of historic ‘homosexual offences’ becomes law today in Scotland The Scottish Government’s Historical Sexual Offences (Pardons and Disregards) (Scotland) Bill becomes law today. The bill provides a pardon for people who were convicted of the historical discriminatory ‘homosexual offences’ between men, which are no longer crimes. It also provides a way for people By Besi • 4 min read
