LGBTQ+ News The Met Police to restore LGBT+ Community Liaison Officers LGBT+ Community Liaison Officers are part of the force’s “commitment to deliver the strongest ever neighbourhood policing for London, and is a crucial part of the mission for more trust, less crime, high standards”. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Birmingham Tales of the Second City: Personal Services: Shopping with a Sex Worker I’ve heard of personal shoppers to the stars… but porn stars? By Contributor • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Piers and Queers: An LGBTQ+ History of the Seaside at Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft on Saturday, June 17 Join Ric Morris, a professional Blue Badge tourist guide who runs LGBTQ+ history tours in Brighton and London, for Piers and Queers: An LGBTQ+ History of the Seaside at Ditchling Museum of Art & Craft on Saturday, June 17. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Exhibitions National Portrait Gallery unveils new posthumous commission of Terry Higgins by Curtis Holder Supported by Terrence Higgins Trust – the first charity in the UK to be set up in response to the HIV epidemic – this portrait is unveiled in their 40th year to mark what would have been Terry’s 78th birthday. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride 150,000 march at Tel Aviv Pride – the biggest Pride event in the Middle East The procession symbolised the ongoing struggle for equal rights for all members of the LGBTQ+ community. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Jobs A custodial manager from HMP Elmley encourages others from the LGBTQ+ community to join her in keeping the public safe and guiding offenders to turn their backs on crime The percentage of public sector prison staff self-identifying as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Other (LGB) has risen from 6.6% in March 2020 to 7.5% at the end of March 2023 By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News ‘Danny Beard On Same-Sex Love and Marriage’: new BBC podcast celebrating 10 years of same-sex marriage The five-part series titled Danny Beard On Same-Sex Love and Marriage delves into the experiences of LGBTQ+ relationships since the legislation passed in July 2013 By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport LGBTQ+ Badminton launches at King Alfred Leisure Centre Polish your shuttlecocks for LGBTQ+ Badminton at King Alfred Leisure Centre in Hove every second Sunday of the month from 1.30 – 2.30pm, starting Sunday, June 11. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New report from LGBTQ+ young people’s charity finds support is key to LGBTQ+ young people’s success as adults The report has revealed LGBTQ+ people who weren’t supported at school and home are half as likely to be happy in early adulthood and three times more likely to not be confident they’ll have a career they enjoy. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sport Warwickshire Cricket launches first ever LGBTQ+ cricket tournament The event will act as a fundraiser for Staffordshire-based No Boundaries Cricket Club – which helps disadvantaged children through cricket initiatives – and the Birmingham LGBT charity. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Deliveroo funding thousands of restaurant meals for LGBTQ+ people experiencing homelessness who tell staff “I’m a Friend of Dorothy” The trial begins this Pride Month across 10 restaurant sites in London, Brighton and Bristol. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Theatre Kevin Elyot’s Olivier Award-winning play ‘My Night with Reg’ comes to Birmingham My Night with Reg is a play which explores the lives of gay men and the AIDS crisis during the 1980s By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
