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
Arts REVIEW: ‘The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions’ @ Southbank Centre This retelling and centring of queer history is a searing read of patriarchy and the audience buzzed as they left, entertained but unapologetically magically queered up by these faggots and their friends. By Eric Page • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Plans to reopen the iconic Black Cap in Camden are underway forum+, which works to promote equality for LGBTQ+ people in Camden and Islington, has announced plans to reopen the iconic Black Cap in Camden, London are underway. The group, which met with the owners and the project team working to reopen the pub, has said discussions were “hugely exciting” and t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Liverpool and London join race to host Gay Games 2030 London and Liverpool have joined the race to host the Gay Games 2030, the Federation of Gay Games (FGG) has announced. Twenty-five cities on six continents have expressed interest in bidding by submitting an official response to the FGG’s Request for Information (RFI). The FGG will endeavour to main By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News VAULT, creators of VAULT Festival, an independent festival of live performance, announce fundraising event to raise funds for cutting edge new venue VAULT – the creators of VAULT Festival, an independent festival of live performance for underrepresented artists – has announced that tickets for their first fundraising gala are now on sale. VAULT Gala: Light at the End of the Tunnel, will take place on Tuesday, March 19 in the Assembly Hall of the By Graham Robson • 2 min read
HIV Central and North London’s Sexual Health Services becomes first in the country to offer PrEP medication online Central and North London‘s (CNWL) Sexual Health Services have become the first in the country to offer PrEP medication, which is taken by people who don’t have HIV to stop them contracting the virus, online. Existing patients who meet certain clinical guidelines and are residents in the boroughs of By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Trans and non-binary people needed for Trafalgar Square Fourth Plinth installation Teresa Margolles is an internationally renowned artist and will be casting 850 plaster casts from the faces of trans and non-binary people between Mexico and the UK. These casts will be placed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square in 2024 as a show of resilience and humanity from trans and non- b By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Six men arrested after suspected homophobic hate crime in which a gay man was attacked with a plank of wood Six men aged between 16 and 22 have been arrested after a suspected homophobic hate crime attack last month, in which a gay man was hit with a plank of wood. Callum Griggs, 23, was attacked by the gang while he was walking with his partner, Brad Balueta, who said the gang were standing outside a […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News “Everyone has a right to travel without fear.” One in five LGBTQ+ people have experienced hate crime on London transport network in the past year Out In London – LGBTQ+ people’s safety on the London transport network, a new survey conducted by LGBTQ+ anti-abuse charity Galop, on behalf of independent passenger watchdog London Travelwatch, has revealed the extent of abuse, harassment and violence faced by the LGBTQ+ community when travelling i By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ Choirs London’s Diversity Choir to embark on a ‘Nautical Adventure’ with Sea & Voyages concert in December London’s LGBTQ+ chamber chorus Diversity Choir has announced a brand new repertoire for its winter concert – inspired by the sea. The evening concert at St Giles Cripplegate, takes in Cecilia McDowall’s Shipping Forecast, Ludwig van Beethoven’s Meeres Stille und Glückliche Fahrt, Cole Porter’s Blow, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Gay man hospitalised in London after being attacked by gang wielding ‘wooden panel with nails in’ A gay man was hospitalised on Sunday, October 1 after a gang attacked him in broad daylight as he walked along Chadwell Heath High Road in London. Callum Griggs, 23, was kicked and punched by the gang while he was walking with his partner, Brad Balueta, who spoke to Yahoo News. “I had spotted them [ By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Exhibitions New exhibition, celebrating partnership between Queer Britain and Levi’s®, features clothing from artists, rock legends, movie stars and individuals from the queer community From the Levi’s® Archives: Icons in Denim – A Queer Perspective tells stories of hope, creativity, and resilience through items worn by the community. For a limited time, famous and fabulous denim hand selected from the Levi’s® archive will be displayed at Queer Britain. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
