Community News

Gay Fetish Artist Legend Passes On

Posted on 14 May 2024 in Community

Gay Magazine OUT reports that the well known gay male leather fetish artist of the nineteen seventies, known only as Rex, has passed on to the realm of our LGBTQIA+ ancestors in Amsterdam, a city he adopted when he left the United States, disillusioned with its puritanism during the AIDS Crisis. Out magazine's Neal Broverman reports "Before Reddit or Pornhub or VHS tapes came into existence, art was the way to fantasize over gay sex.

Networking the Best LGBTQIA+ Podcasts

Posted on 13 May 2024 in Community

Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents, which for more than twenty years has beamed across the internet with the latest LGBTQIA news and views from the East Coast of the States, has started a new feature called Podcast Tuesday. Sue at the website says that each week

Midsummer Festival to Bring Joy in Sth London

Posted on 11 May 2024 in Community

Popular South London LGBTQIA+ bar Arch in Clapham and fetish shop Fetch are preparing for a street festival to celebrate Midsummer, over Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd June. Dubbed "Festivall" the event is designed to be a celebration of all sections of the LGBTQIA

Aussie Muslim LGBTQIA+ Folks Mark Iftar

Posted on 10 May 2024 in Community

Sydney Star Observer, the respected Australian LGBT+ newspaper, reports that in Melbourne, LGBT+ Muslims joined forces to celebrate the Iftar meal together, to mark the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The event was organised by Queer Muslim Nar

Iconic Designer McQueen Celebrated on BBC2

Posted on 8 May 2024 in Community

BBC 2 Television on 11th April paid tribute to the life and work of gay hero and fashion icon Lee Alexander McQueen, fourteen years on from his sad death. McQueen was so celebrated that when the Victoria and Albert Museum in London held a posthu

May

Giving Thanks for the Life of Publisher

Dana Piccoli, writing for the News is Out Web Portal reports that an inspirational figure in the world of lesbian publishing has passed on to the realm of our LGBT

May

Big Queer Picnic Shows What Community Is

LGBTQIA newswire Pink News reports that a new initiative called The Big Queer Picnic is engaging hundreds of LGBTQIA+ people. Abi Smith appealed on social media f

May

Celebrating Coming Out in Later Life

Gay men's clothing and underwear store Andrew Christian often posts interesting blogs on LGBTQIA+ life and culture. New from Eris Chase is a fun article on coming out later in lif

Apr

Faeries Prepare to Gather in Spiritual West

Albion Faeries, part of the Radical Faerie movement, which emerged out of the gay liberation and gay spirituality movements of the seventies, has announced plans for its Summer Sol

Apr

Exciting Euro Pride Bid for Gloucester

On April 2nd, Pride in Gloucestershire issued some exciting news to the local LGBTQIA+ community. They say "the European Pride Organisers Association have announced the list of ci