Arts BOOK REVIEW: ‘DRAG: A British History’ by Jacob Bloomfield The book takes us by the manicured gloved hand and leads us, via clubs, shows, scandals, politics, intrigue, to some rather delicious Queer individuals and the way they used Drag to succeed and flourish on stage By Eric Page • 4 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
Birmingham Birmingham’s Nightingale Club to feature in new map, which explores 50 years of British LGBTQ+ nightlife Exploring 50 years of British LGBTQ+ nightlife and parties, Here, There, Everywhere is a map that has been lovingly created by Crack magazine, Queer Britain – the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum – and Levi’s By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Jobs Queer Britain, the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum, seeks Curator This is a rare opportunity to shape the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum from a curatorial perspective, both practically and strategically, helping build up the museum in its early days. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Love From the Pink Palace by Jill Nalder This book is a huge throb of love, from a woman who continues to give and share. Her love teaches us that radical unconditional love will get us through the darkest of times and give us an opportunity to build on the ashes of the glories of those who went before. By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts Queer Britain, the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum, announces its first exhibition has opened We Are Queer Britain is a riot of objects, voices, art and images By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread LGBTQ+ History: The Hotel Roger Dee A gay couple opening a hotel near Brighton is so commonplace these days it’s almost a cliché. In 1972, however, few people had seen the likes of the Hotel Roger Dee before… By Alf Le Flohic • 5 min read
LGBTQ+ News The UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum, Queer Britain, announces future plans Its current display, Welcome To Queer Britain, runs till Sunday, July 3. The museum is also seeking a full-time Business Manager to help make Queer Britain resilient and sustainable. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News The History of Dorothy Towers to be explored in new project The Sentinels – known variously as ‘Dorothy Towers’ and ‘Fairy Towers’ in Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ communities – are two residential tower blocks – Clydesdale Tower and Cleveland Tower – located in Birmingham’s city centre. During the 1970s and ’80s, the site gained a reputation for being a place where m By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
Arts Queer Britain to open its doors with ‘Welcome to Queer Britain’ exhibition on May 5 Go along and enjoy the space and a display of queer lives past and present, which will be shown until the summer. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Scotland makes LGBTQ+ history compulsory in schools Scotland has made history by becoming the first country in the world to make the teaching of LGBTQ+ history compulsory in schools. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
A Pride event in Berlin, Germany General News Germany compensating LGBTQ+ people affected by historic anti-gay law Germany offering compensation to 249 people who faced persecution under a 1871 law that criminalised same-sex relationships between men. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
