October is LGBT History Month USA!
October is LGBT History Month in the USA. As part of their celebrations, they are featuring a Hero-A-Day. Check out who is today’s LGBT USA Hero….
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UPDATED….Bi-Awareness Day – 23rd September
UPDATED…To mark Bi-Awareness Day (23rd September), we have a great little graphic courtest of Drynwhyl.
Plus – The Bisexual Index – are you bisexual? Take the test!
And Bicon 2014 – a gathering of bisexuals and allies 31st July – 3rd August 2014
Theatre – Ovalhouse: THE ACT 8 October – 26 October 2013
Theatre – Ovalhouse: THE ACT 8 October – 26 October 2013. If you want to get ahead in the civil service it helps to have friends in low places.It’s the final days for an underground community catapulted into the mainstream, and all because the Church of England believed in the decriminalisation of homosexuality. The Act is an exploration of the 1967 decriminalisation of homosexuality using personal anecdotes, verbatim House of Commons speeches and song in a powerful cabaret-style performance.
FANTASTIC art workshops as part of Wise Thoughts 'Creative Cultural Hub'
Want to be able to spin lyrics like Tinie Tempah? Or weave your life story with words like Nicki Minaj? Use the day-to-day environment to connect visual ideas and create striking images. The Creative Lab is an opportunity for artists of all mediums to come together to explore and share the creative process. This lab looks at identity and the many aspects of our lives that make up ‘who we are’.
LGBT History Month 2014 – 'We are Family’ Event, Plymouth
We are Family’ LGBT History Month 2014 Event and Evening Ball – Sat February 8th 2014. Tickets for the evening ball will go on sale at the Plymouth Respect Festival on October 12th 2013 and will be available through the Pride in Plymouth website, and other outlets in the city.
An intolerant continent: Europe’s shocking attitude to gay people creating a climate of fear
Gay, lesbian and transgender people face shocking levels of violence, discrimination and abuse across Europe, with gaps in EU and national legislation robbing them of justice and creating a climate of fear, a new report by Amnesty International says.
Hey kid, wanna be in movies?
Hey kid, wanna be in movies? LGBT History Month has been contacted by a film company who are in the process of making a film about the links between the 1984-85 miners’ strike and the LGBT community, and are looking for extras. There are several big name UK actors linked with the project. So if you’ve always yearned to get yer eek on the silver screen, here is your chance.
Russian LGBT journalist vows to out closeted anti-gay lawmakers
Russian LGBT journalist vows to out closeted anti-gay lawmakers – “This is a warning. They want to destroy our lives, and we will destroy them,” said Elena Kostyuchenko
One in five Brits think being gay is ‘always wrong’
One in five Brits think being gay is ‘always wrong’ – While social attitudes have improved in the last 30 years, current opinions of same-sex relationships show there is a lot of work to do
Kevin Rudd – if we believed every word of the Bible, we might as well have ‘fought for the confederacy in the US civil war.’
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.