A Indian survey shows there has been greater societal acceptance and decrease in police harassment of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community after the… Read More »Life Better for LGBT people in India after Decriminalisation
Now into its second year, the LGBT youth support initiative Proud2Be has on its website a message from LGBT History Month Patron Christine Burns explaining why she is proud… Read More »Proud2Be and Christine Burns
A new social and networking group called Bis of Colour has formed and if you identify as such you are invited to get involved. To… Read More »Bis of Colour
Freddie Mercury, albeit posthumously, Jessie J, The Pet Shop Boys: there was lesbian and gay representation in the closing ceremony. But then George Michael with the song… Read More »Did George Send a message to the World?
Samphire Coast by Robert Greenfield Reviewed by Stephen Boyce ISBN9781843869177 A thoroughly easy and enjoyable comic read for the summer about 2 gay London… Read More »Samphire Coast by Robert Greenfield
Cooper’s Promise by Timothy Jay Smith Reviewed by Stephen Boyce ISBN 1462084087, 9781462084081 A very strange and enigmatic novel that has haunted me since I… Read More »Cooper's Promise by Timothy Jay Smith
Broken Crystal by Jack Norman. Reviewed by Stephen Boyce ISBN978 1466 469 822 A beautifully told heterosexual love story set in World War 2.… Read More »Broken Crystal by Jack Norman
Nigel Charnock, Choreographer and Performer; founder member of DV8, 23 May 1960 – 1 August 2012. Read the Guardian obituary here
Gerhard Beck, educator, author and activist: born Berlin 30 June 1923; partner to Julius Laufer; died Berlin 24 June 2012.
South African archer Karen Hultzer came out at the Olympics, bringing the number of LGBT athletes up to 23, although she was an also-ran in… Read More »LGBT Olympic Round-up
