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Pride In London joins forces with Rainbow Lottery to advance LGBTQ+ equality and diversity.

Pride In London and Rainbow Lottery
Pride In London joins forces with Rainbow Lottery to advance LGBTQ+ equality and diversity. Pride in London, the majority volunteer-led organisation promoting LGBTQ+ pride and diversity in the capital year-round, including London's flagship pride parade, is proud and delighted to announce its partnership with the Rainbow Lottery, a beacon of support for LGBTQ+ causes and community initiatives. This new partnership with...

The LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year Competition Returns for 2024.

LGBTQ+ New Comedian Of The Year
The LGBTQ+ New Comedian of the Year Competition is back for 2024, and following an influx of applications from some of the most exciting emerging talent on the LGBTQ+ comedy scene, the event promises to be bigger than ever. The flagship event from Comedy Bloomers, London’s original monthly LGBTQ+ Stand-up Comedy night, will see 93 acts from the UK and...

“Does your husband watch pornography?” Barry McStay on queer adoption and Breeding at the King’s Head.

Barry McStay article about queer adoption Breeding play
Barry McStay wrote and stars in Breeding which opens at the King's Head theatre on 21 March and runs until 14 April. He has contributed a piece to QX about Breeding and how the play explores the experience of prospective queer parents while navigation the adoption process.   “Does your husband watch pornography?”   The image of a friend of mine...

The Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience Quiz and Game Experience, 3 April.

The Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience Quiz and Game Experience
That decrepit Glasgow warehouse feels so real—the ACTUAL Unknown, Oompa Loompa, and Willy Wonka are all joining the line-up at Clapham Grand on April 3rd. Felicia maybe 16, but it is no exaggeration to say that her first professional acting role changed the world. Her mysterious turn as The Unknown terrified Glaswegian children to tears—and now she will do the...

Matthew Baldwin talks about sex, violence, and fascism – Foam at the Finborough Theatre from 19 March.

Matthew Baldwin is to appear in FOAM which is a gay play about a skinhead called Nicky Crane at London's Finborough Theatre.
Matthew Baldwin is to appear in Foam which runs at the Finborough Theatre from 19 March to 13 April 2024. The play is based on the true story of Nicky Crane, a fanatically racist and extremely violent fascist skinhead who roamed the streets during the 70s and 80s as a street fighter for the British Movement. He viciously attacked...

Tobia Rossi, writer of Hide and Seek, talks about growing up queer in northern Italy.

Tobia Rossi is the writer of Hide and Seek
Following a hit run at VAULT Festival 2023, writer Tobia Rossi's moving and darkly entertaining Hide and Seek opens at Park Theatre next week, from 12 - 30 March. Hide and Seek pits two teenage boys against each other in the face of the prejudices of a small Italian town. Having never felt accepted by anyone - not by parents, peers, or...

Commonwealth leaders will face LGBT+ protest at Westminster, 11 March.

Jubilee pageant
There will an LGBT+ protest on Monday 11 March, 12 noon to 3 pm, outside of Westminster Abbey. The Commonwealth's 75th anniversary service at Westminster Abbey will be attended by the leaders of thirty Commonwealth countries that criminalise queers. Shamefully, they'll be welcomed by the Church of England and the United Kingdom Government. But that's no surprise!  The Peter Tatchell Foundation...

Mykonos Queer Men’s Retreat: “Picture a solar-kissed haven nestled on the iconic Greek island, bathed in the glow of the Mediterranean sun.”

The Queer Men's Retreat on the Greek Island of Mykonos isn't just a holiday get away; it's an adventure in to the heart of self-discovery!
The Queer Men's Retreat on the Greek Island of Mykonos isn't just a holiday get away; it's an adventure in to the heart of self-discovery! Over a period of 7 days, from 16 to 23 June 2024, you'll get the chance to dive into the crystal-clear waters of the Aegean, feel the sand underneath your feet, find new friends,...

Hide and Seek at Park Theatre, 12 – 30 March.

Hide and Seek at Park Theatre
A teenage boy disappears to a secluded cave to escape social discrimination and bullying in an award-winning Italian drama. Written by Tobia Rossi, translated and directed by Carlotta Brentan, Hide and Seek plays at Park Theatre, 12 - 30 March. Gio's never felt accepted. Not really. Not by his parents, his teachers or his peers... so, would anyone care if...

Breeding returns to King’s Head Theatre, 21 March – 14 April.

Breeding returns to King's Head Theatre, 21 March – 14 April, following its critically acclaimed debut in 2023. Written by Barry McStay and directed by Tom Ratcliffe, the play premiered at the King's Head pub theatre in 2023 as part of Guest Artistic Director Tom Ratcliffe's A Queer Interrogation season. Breeding will be the third show in the King's Head's...

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