Theatre Nathaniel Curtis (It’s a Sin) stars in new play charting the friendship between a queer man and his straight female best friend Nathaniel Curtis (It’s a Sin), Nnabiko Ejimofor (For Black Boys…), Mariam Haque (Black Mirror) and Anthony Howell (A Thousand Blows) star in a new play focussing on the relationship between a queer man and his straight female best friend. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Dance Mariposa, choreographer Carlos Pons Guerra’s queer take on Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, to tour the UK from October 2024 Under the flickering neon lights of a distant Caribbean port, a local rent boy and a foreign sailor fall ominously in love and a young man is asked to sacrifice his gender in exchange for love and a better life… By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News “It’s beautiful to see the city come together for this event.” Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and allies march through streets of Bath for city’s first Pride event Hundreds of LGBTQ+ people and allies marched through Bath‘s streets for the city’s first Pride event in August, holding placards and flags before joining a picnic with charity and music stalls at the Holburne Museum. Those attending said the day felt “special” and “amazing”, adding that it was an im By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Blake Lively, star of It Ends With Us, under fire after series of interviews in the 2000s come to light where the actress repeatedly used transphobic slur Blake Lively, star of romance film It Ends With Us, has come under fire after a series of interviews in the 2000s, where the actress repeatedly used a transphobic slur, were shared on social media. The interview with Elle revealed she wanted to have daughters or ‘tr**nies’ because she wants to be ab By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Vanity Williams, a 34-year-old Black trans woman, shot and killed in Houston, Texas Vanity Williams, a 34-year-old Black trans woman, was shot and killed in Houston, Texas on August 3 – the 25th, at least, violent killing of a trans or gender fluid person in the US in 2024. Speaking to reporters, Vanity’s friends described her as someone who “would always makes you smile or laugh,” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Coronation Street drops out of Manchester Pride parade due to ‘cost cuts at ITV’ Coronation Street has announced cast members won’t be taking part in this month’s Manchester Pride Parade for the very first time. The long-running soap, which was devised by gay screenwriter Tony Warren, has featured a large number of LGBTQ+ actors and characters on the famed cobbles over the years By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film “One of the best experiences I’ve ever had.” Elliot Page talks about Close to You, his first film since coming out as trans Actor Elliot Page has revealed that making Close to You, his first feature film since publicly coming out as trans, was “one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.” In the film, which was fully improvised, Page plays Sam, a transgender man who returns home to visit his family for the first time sinc By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Theatre FUTUREQUEER: Alexis Gregory leads us by way of Donna Summer to a 2070s gay ‘utopia’ Theatre maker Alexis Gregory takes us by the hand and joyfully and intelligently leads us by way of Donna Summer to a 2070s gay utopia, that may not be as idyllic as it sounds. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
News “Lord knows, nobody wears more makeup than me.” Dolly Parton launches Dolly Beauty – her first make-up line Country legend and LGBTQ+ icon Dolly Parton has launched Dolly Beauty – her first make-up line – on Instagram. While Dolly Beauty will begin by releasing four lipstick shades: Jolene Red, Honey Plum, Rosebud, and Birthday Suit, the 9 to 5 songstress recently told Women’s Wear Daily that they will be By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Interviews National treasure Maisie Trollette celebrates 91st birthday Scene wishes national treasure David Raven aka Maisie Trollette a very happy 91st birthday today, with a peek back at an interview given to Brian Butler. It’s difficult to think of another drag artiste who can, in the space of an hour or so chatting in his garden flat in Kemptown, get ballet star Ru By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Pride RAF to send Lancaster plane to Leicester to celebrate Pride with the city Visitors to this year’s Leicester Pride will be given a military salute of celebration as a vintage RAF Lancaster plane will perform a commemorative Fly By during free Pride events taking place on Saturday, August 31. The vintage aircraft, which was first flown in 1945 and is one of only two Lancast By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Curtis and Arthur, a pair of gay flamingos in Paignton Zoo, Devon, are now parents after adopting an abandoned egg and raising the chick as their own Curtis and Arthur, a pair of gay flamingos in Paignton Zoo, Devon, are now parents after adopting an abandoned egg and raising the chick as their own. The pair are some of the first flamingos to successfully hatch a chick at the zoo since 2018. To document flamingos’ breeding better, an initiative c By Graham Robson • 1 min read
