Rylan LGBTQ+ News Rylan reveals his skull was fractured during homophobic attack in new documentary, ‘Rylan: Homophobia, Football and Me’ Rylan revealed his skull was fractured in a homophobic attack in his documentary Rylan: Homophobia, Football and Me, which explores football as an LGBTQ+ fan. Looking back on his own life experiences, Rylan remembered waking up in the back of an ambulance after he was attacked. During the documentar By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBT History Month Free Queer History Tours of the capital to explore the vast and complex history of LGBTQ+ life in London Join tour guides London With a Local for a FREE Queer and LGBT+ History Tour of the capital, which explores the vast and complex history of LGBTQ+ life in London, with stories of iconic people and places who have shaped the city and community through the centuries. Weaving through the streets of Lon By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBT History Month Chris Jepson launches new exhibition at John Lewis on London’s Oxford Street for LGBT+ History Month A new exhibition from award-winning photographer Chris Jepson has launched at John Lewis on London’s Oxford Street for LGBT+ History Month. The Identity Project – JLP Edition is a unique photography initiative that celebrates the diversity within the John Lewis Partnership by capturing the portraits By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBT History Month The Linden Archives: an affectionate look back on the brash, thriving gay scene of the 1990s Stuart Linden Rhodes established the Instagram account Linden Archives during the lockdowns of 2020-21, scanning and digitising hundreds of photographs – primarily as a way to preserve his reportage photography for All Points North and Gay Times magazines, images that had been unseen for thirty year By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBT History Month Between the Lines: The History of Queers in Brighton A brief history of how the LGBTQ+ community has kissed, danced, and laughed down our city’s beaches and roads By Xantippe Steele • 5 min read
LGBT History Month Exmouth Library hosts interactive exhibition on Section 28 during LGBT+ History Month, in association with Exmouth Pride An interactive exhibition on Section 28, the controversial law which banned local authorities, including schools and libraries, from ‘promoting’ LGBTQ+ lives, is taking place at Exmouth Library during LGBT+ History Month, in association with Exmouth Pride. Organisers of the exhibition, a joint proje By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Dave Pop! LGBTQ+ News Seaside Sauce! Brighton & Hove to celebrate LGBT+ History Month with inclusive and educational events Today is the start of LGBT+ History Month, taking place every February in the UK. To celebrate LGBTQ+ lives in their full diversity, Brighton & Hove City Council will be flying the inclusive rainbow flags from Hove Town Hall, Brighton Town Hall and at Jubilee Library. LGBT+ History Month provides ed By Graham Robson • 5 min read
Community News From Gay Day to Pride: LGBT+ History Month Supper Club at the Ledward Centre To mark LGBT+ History Month, the Ledward Centre is serving a special light supper and hosting a talk by Alf Le Flohic on Sunday, February 4. A relaxed evening to mark the start of LGBT+ History Month, this is the chance to see Alf Le Flohic talk about the Sussex Gay Liberation Front 1972-1973, the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBT History Month Barnsley Civic partners with Maurice Dobson Museum to offer commission opportunity for local LGBTQ+ artist from the Barnsley area Barnsley Civic has joined up with the Maurice Dobson Museum to introduce a commission opportunity for LGBTQ+ artists living, working, or studying in the Barnsley area. Maurice Dobson commonly wore makeup and flamboyant fashions in a time when homosexuality was still illegal. The initiative aims to s By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News A new major fundraising event celebrating the progress of LGBTQ+ communities and a charity’s own remarkable development has been launched Pride Action North (PAN) is hosting the inaugural Progression Ball and Awards Ceremony on February 2, 2024 to mark the beginning of LGBTQ+ History Month in recognition of the work being carried out by organisations and individuals to make the North East a more inclusive, diverse and accepting place By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts SPOTLIGHT ON: Queer Britain Part Two Brian Butler looks at episodes 4-6 of this LGBTQ+ series on BBC By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Public lecture at University of Brighton to explore shaping of identity through life challenges The lecture from Professor Rusi Jaspal is part of the University’s LGBT+ History Month programme of events By Contributor • 3 min read
