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Edinburgh gets Pussy Whipped!

Liz Ely30 September 2012

Edinburgh may not immediately come to mind as a music city or pioneer for queer activism but there is clearly a demand there for space for diverse performers. Pop punk singer and organiser Ste McCabe has helped create that in the form of the Pussy Whipped queer feminist festival. Liz Ely reports ...

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Song of the day: Candi Staton – Young Hearts Run Free

Holly Combe6 September 2012

Candi Staton warns against being trapped into a negative relationship for the sake of settling down ...

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Manchester Pride update

Laura24 August 2012

Further to marykmac's post on Monday, the Manchester Pride organisers have now cancelled Danny Dyer's DJ appearance on Saturday evening. Pride Chief Executive J...

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An Open Letter to Manchester Pride and Gaydar Radio

Guest Blogger20 August 2012

marykmac has some questions for the Manchester Pride organisers, in light of their decision to invite Danny Dyer to DJ at the event ...

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Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

Laura Brightwell30 July 2012

Published 26 years later, Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal reveals the painful truth behind the fabrications Jeanette Winterson used as protection in her highly acclaimed first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit. Laura Brightwell considers the importance of Winterson's revelations, particularly as a building-block to mental health ...

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European Union lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans survey launched

Helen G2 April 2012

The first ever EU-wide online LGBT Survey is launched. ILGA-Europe encourages all individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or trans to take part. ...

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International contest of short films against homophobia

Helen G27 January 2012

Via Facebook and RAINBOW website: Calling all European young people RAINBOW (Rights Against INtolerance - Building an Open minded World) is now seeking submis...

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Batwoman: Elegy

Debi Linton8 December 2011

Debi Linton is impressed with J.H. Williams's outstanding artwork, showcasing a compelling super-heroine written with conviction and complexity by Greg Rucka ...

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Gender Outlaws: The Next Generation

Amelia Bayes29 January 2011

Social pressures impose binary gender on us all, but resistance is possible: Amelia Bayes reviews the follow-on anthology to a key text in queer theory ...

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Pope Benedict XVI

Philippa Willitts7 February 2010

Philippa talks about the Pope's impending visit to Britain, and whether the £20 million it will cost should be paid for by public money or the Catholic church. ...

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Woman wearing lesbian tshirt thrown out of US Government building

Mel J26 August 2008

A woman was forced to leave a government building in California because she was wearing a ‘lesbian.com’ tshirt. Los Angeles Daily News reports th...

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Sending asylum seekers home with instructions to “be discreet”

sokari24 June 2008

In an outrageous statement against LGBTs and asylum seekers, UK’s Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith claims gay and lesbian asylum seekers can be deported to Iran (and other countries such as Nigeria, Uganda and Cameroon) safely as long as they are “discreet”. ...

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