Kevin Rudd – if we believed every word of the Bible, we might as well have‘fought for the confederacy in the US civil war.’ Australia’s PM Kevin Rudd gives ‘answer of the century’ on gay marriage. As the run up to the election heats up, the Christian leader of the Labour party tells a pastor exactly why he believes in equality.
A BOY AND HIS SOUL By Colman Domingo Tricycle Theatre 4- 21 Sept
Where do you get SOUL? From watching your parents sell the house you grew up in? From discovering the family secret about your crazy cousin? Or from the childhood records found in your parents’ basement? From Stevie, Aretha, Marvin, Chaka, Barry, Gladys…and Colman. Propelled by the beat of classic soul, smooth R&B and disco, this is the soundtrack of a boy’s coming of age in ‘70′s and ’80′s Philadelphia.
THE LATEST ISSUE OF THE PINK HUMANIST – The latest issue of the Pink Humanist – the online magazine published by UK gay humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust – has been published. The magazine’s contents include “From Russia with Hate” which examines what, if anything, can be accomplished by boycotting Russian goods and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics as a means of protesting at the wave of homophobia that is sweeping the country. There is a report on the fear that has overtaken gay rights campaigners in Cameroon following the brutal murder of activist Eric Lembembe.
London BiFete – Have your cake and eat it! Saturday September 28th, 2 – 8pm. All flavours welcome (provided you’re bi-friendly!). BiFete is a friendly, sociable celebration of Bi Visibility Day! A suggested donation of £3 towards venue costs – more if you can afford it, less if you can’t. Venue: The Brixton Community Base, Brixton St Vincent’s Community Centre, Talma Road, London SW2 1AS. The venue has step-free access.
Epic Gallery: 150 Years Of Lesbians And Other Lady-Loving-Ladies – Photographs of women dating back well over 150 years. An old piece (from September 2012) but some fantastic pictures.
For all literary fans of the great Armistead Maupin, you’ll be hugely excited to know that the 9th book in Maupin’s critically and popularly acclaimed ‘Tales of th City’ series will be published in January 2014. “The Days Of Anna Madrigal” chronicles the twilight years of literature’s most beloved trans woman, now 92, and her journey from San Francisco back to Winnemucca.
LGBT history in the USA didn’t just happen in New York and San francisco. We’ve come across an article in the Kansas magazine “camp”, telling the story of ‘Paul’ who back in 1968, started a successful LGBT group at Kansas State University, a whole year before the Stonewall riots in New York established that city’s first safe space for its LGBT community!
The annual ‘Homo Heroes’ Awards 2013, supported by Barclays, will be taking place soon. Heroes are nominated in 7 categories, each of which contains a choice of three nominees. You can vote for some or all of the categories and all you need is a valid email address to confirm your entry. We have the full list of categories and nominees…
An Australian tennis star surprised fans this week with by announcing publicly that she is gay, as well as the birth of her first child.
The revolutionary socialist movement lost a great fighter on Saturday 24 August.
Amber Maxwell lived a difficult life. As a transgender woman, she found it impossible to find permanent work or accommodation. But through all her hardship, she put everything she had into the fight for socialism. Amber seemed to have boundless energy and enthusiasm for politics. Every week she would catch the bus from the homeless youth hostel where she lived to the University of Western Australia to help us build the organisation, sell Red Flag, fight cuts to higher education and campaign for refugee rights
