News UK Government to ‘crack down’ on transgender women taking part in elite and competitive sport Senior figures from major national sporting bodies are understood to have been asked to meet Michelle Donelan MP – Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Secretary – to discuss the matter By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health New chemsex study seeks participants New research from the University of Portsmouth is to investigate the accessibility of drug counselling services and sexual health clinics by gay, bisexual and men who have sex with men (GBMSM) drug users in England from a harm reduction perspective. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Allsorts Youth Project receives £10,000 from Tesco Community Grants scheme Tesco shoppers donate £10,000 to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ young people across Sussex By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Birmingham COLUMN: Tales of the Second City Within the shadows… you can find gems in the darkroom. By Contributor • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ artists design family-friendly show for Leicester’s Spark Festival PALAVER Parties are fun, interactive, glittery events that will include disco-style music and dancing, and interactive crafting activities. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Ian Farrell – ‘It’s Simply Showtime’ Nick Boston reviews tenor Ian Farrell’s newest release By Nick Boston • 3 min read
Arts Elska shares intimate photography and stories of the men of Ukraine Inside readers can get up close and personal with a cross section of beautiful people from a beautiful country. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Birmingham Birmingham Pride Community Foundation seeks volunteers Birmingham Pride Community Foundation (BPCF), has put a call out for volunteers who will act as trustees to join the group that is responsible for distributing funds from the Birmingham Pride Festival to the LGBTQ+ community groups in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands (Coventry, Dudley, Sandwel By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts Peccadillo to release trio of international LGBTQ+ dramas Peccadillo Pictures has announced a trio of thought-provoking, life-affirming dramas about LGBTQ+ lives across the world. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Birmingham Census reveals most popular areas of Birmingham for LGBTQ+ people Census 2021 reveals the most popular areas of Birmingham for those identifying their sexuality as something other than heterosexual (gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, queer or other), and also provide some insight into figures for those who have a gender identity different from their sex registered By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Business News Lady M to raise funds for Parity for Disability at Nautilus Lounge, Brighton on Saturday, January 28 Throughout 2023 Lady M is ‘Dragging for Donations’ monthly, kicking things off in January aboard Brighton’s subterranean cocktail bar Nautilus Lounge on Saturday, January 28 with doors at 7pm and show from 9pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News LOVE FEST to benefit the Mayor of Brighton & Hove’s charities, including Allsorts Youth Project and Brighton Fringe Enjoy performances from singing sensation Scarlett Chapman, the award-winning New Note Orchestra, the joyful Martlets Choir and Brighton’s flagship gospel singers, Bright Soul Choir. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
