Pride Taunton Pride, an annual event bringing LGBTQ+ communities together, has been cancelled Taunton Pride in Somerset, an annual event bringing LGBTQ+ communities together, has announced this year’s event has been cancelled. Announcing the news on social media, organisers said: “Greetings all. To confirm, Taunton Pride will not be going ahead this year. Please keep an eye on Facebook for u By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Queer Bath to launch in May! The “rich tapestry” of LGBTQ+ lives, stories and creativity in Bath will be celebrated in a collaboration between the city’s venues and other partners, in the first Queer Bath campaign of its kind. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
General News Yeovil woman victim of homophobic attack A woman in her 20s was beaten unconscious by three men in Yeovil, Somerset, in a homophobic attack. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Gay couple harassed in Somerset Two gay men living in Taunton, Somerset, have been left afraid to go out in public after they were continually harassed by a group of four teenage boys. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Bristol Pride announce 2020 online festival line-up Bristol Pride festival to move online with a series of FREE Pride favourites and much-loved events over Facebook and Youtube from September 1 – 12. By Contributor • 4 min read
Rose Collis Arts Local author is ‘New Writer in Residence’ at Coleridge Cottage Rose Collis is the new writer in residence at Coleridge Cottage in Somerset as part of the Writing Places project. Rose is the first writer in residence at the cottage in 100 years of National Trust care. By Paul Thorn • 2 min read