Arts Salisbury Arts Centre hosts first ever Salisbury Queer Arts Weekender Salisbury Arts Centre (SAC) is to stage the first ever Salisbury Queer Arts Weekender (SQUARK) in April, with a range of LGBT+ talent featuring theatre, music, comedy, cabaret and drag artists from across the UK. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: Liverpool: OUTing the Past at Museum of Liverpool Stuart Milk, the global LGBT human rights activist and political speaker, nephew of civil rights leader Harvey Milk and co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation, will open OUTing the Past 2017 at Museum of Liverpool on Saturday, February 25 at 10am. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON Festival: Phil Starr Pavilion hosts LGBT History Month events Today (February 1) is the start of LGBT History Month, an international month-long observance of our collective LGBT+Histories. History month gives all LGBT+ people and their allies the opportunity to commemorate and remember the bravery of those who campaigned and spoke out over the years to help u By Besi • 2 min read
Arts New performance venue named after legendary drag queen, Phil Starr The curtain rises on LGBT History Month at the Phil Starr Pavilion on Friday, February 3 with a series of over 50 events taking place under the collective banner of the B.RIGHT.ON LGBT Festival, to highlight the work of the city’s many LGBT groups and organisations. By Besi • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Beyond the Binary – a digital symposium exploring trans artists in the digital world The National Theatre of Scotland (NTS) present Beyond the Binary: Trans Artists in the Digital World, a free digital symposium exploring how trans and non-binary artists from across the world are using digital media to transform their practice and make a difference. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: A Very Queer Nazi Faust is happening! Vince Laws, independent poet, artist and campaigner, has launched a new four-part participatory theatre project in Norwich. A Very Queer Nazi Faust will celebrate 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK, and will “highlight the plight of disabled people under the curr By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Local artist exhibits at Zona Rosa, Mexican restaurant in Kemptown Zona Rosa Restaurant in Kemptown are holding an exhibition of the work of John N Byrne starting tomorrow. February 3. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: LGBTQ+ History Club #5 and Exhibition Queer in Brighton returns with their next LGBTQ+History Club #5 on Sunday, February 26. The session will feature a presentation from Tom Sargeant from the Brighton Ourstory Project and will take place at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from 3-5pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: New exhibition inspired by Joe Orton to open its doors A new exhibition inspired by the life and work of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton opens its doors at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in London on Sunday February 5. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: Stuart Milk to launch ‘OUTing the Past’ at Manchester event International human rights activist and co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation, Stuart Milk kicks off OUTing the Past, a day of events celebrating LGBT+ activism at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, on February 26. By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Belinda Carlisle at Brighton Dome Belinda Carlisle will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of her hit record ‘Heaven is a Place on Earth’ by performing it in its entirety at the Brighton Dome on Monday, October 2 from 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Joe Orton’s plays retyped onto single sheet of paper to commemorate 50th anniversary of his death To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton, performance artist Tim Youd will retype his Collected Plays on a single sheet of paper starting January 20 and finishing, February 5, 2017. By Besi • 3 min read
