Arts PREVIEW: Showtime with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus prepares to celebrate Brighton Pride in style with their new production, Showtime. For its Pride show 2017 the Chorus has chosen a new format to showcase its talent and celebrate the rich diversity of musicals and show tunes. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Wig Out! at the National Theatre Queer Theatre: LGBT+ Stories & Social Change – In partnership with Pride in London. The National Theatre will mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales by staging its first Queer Theatre event series from July 6 – 10 July 2017. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News Bus company supports Eastbourne Pride Brighton & Hove Buses has teamed up with the organisers of a new Pride celebration in Sussex. Eastbourne Pride takes place on Saturday July 22 from 12.30pm. The parade will start from Langney Point and advance into Princes Park for a seven-hour music spectacular, finishing with a party from 9pm on E By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Isle of Wight Pride Parade arrangements Organisers of Isle of Wight Pride release details of how to get involved in their Pride Parade, due to take place on Saturday, July 15. The Parade will start at 11am from Ryde School, weave its way down West street, across Lind street and down Union street, finally passing along the Esplanade until By Besi • 2 min read
Abba Magic Community News Organisers announce line-up for first ever Eastbourne Pride The main stage line-up has been announced for the first ever Eastbourne Pride 2017, with an ABBA tribute act and X Factor finalist heading the list. The event will be held in Princes Park from 2pm on Saturday July 22. The parade will start at 12.30pm from Langney Point into the park and the entertai By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Bristol Pride Week – plans unveiled Plans for this year’s Bristol Pride Festival events have been released, revealing an exciting week of events to bring the city alive with Pride. As well as established favourites such the Pride Dog Show (Saturday July 1), the LGBT+ Gaming Event at Kongs (Sunday, July 2), and Theatre and Comedy night By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Gay hook up site supports LGBT+ rights at L.A. Pride Gay hookup site Squirt.org affirmed its support of LGBT+ rights at L.A. Pride’s Resist March on Sunday, June 11 with bus shelter ads proclaiming “Let’s Make America Gay Again.” The signs, featuring two gay men holding the American flag along with the words “Dear Mr. President, Let’s Make America Ga By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Pride in Hull announce more artists for main stage Pride in Hull announce two more names who will take to the stage in Queen’s Gardens on Saturday, July 22 to entertain the crowds alongside pop legend Marc Almond and 80s icon Sonia. Joining the line-up is X-Factor star Sean Miley Moore who shot to fame on the 2015 series of the show with his spellbi By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Date of Belgium Bear Pride, 2017 announced The seventh Belgium Bear Pride, will take place in Brussels from October 12-15, 2017. The event, formally known as Bear Weekend quickly grew from a small gathering to a major event under the name Belgium Bear Pride in 2014. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Isle of Wight Pride announce new arts festival Isle of Wight Pride have teamed up with redTIE theatre and the Apollo theatre to create an Isle of Wight Pride Arts Festival in the heart of Newport for four days leading up to the Pride event on the July 15. The Apollo will throw open its doors to the community with a drop-in and […] By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Build up starts to Hull’s ‘LGBT 50’ celebrations 50 Queers for 50 Years pop-up workshop launches in Hull, the UK’s City of Culture in 2017, in build up to city’s LGBT 50 celebrations. Acclaimed arts organisation Duckie are calling on the people of Hull to help them create giant figures of LGBT+ icons for a parade which will kick-start LGBT 50, a w By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Record crowds attend Canterbury Pride Thousands descend on Canterbury for the annual Gay Pride Parade and Festival led and opened by the Lord Mayor of Canterbury. By Besi • 2 min read
