Lottie London is fuelled by passion and artistry of its fans. Founded on the key pillars of creativity, diversity and inclusion, the brand is excited to announce the launch of its Proud To Be collection ahead of Pride Month in June 2022. Launching a brand new five-piece collection that is inspired by the creativity and […]
Lottie London Is Launching Its Official Proud to Be Collection
Joel Harper Jackson Stepping Up to the Play
Northern actor Joel Harper-Jackson has recently taken over the role of M (originally played by Taron Egerton) in COCK the play in London’s West End, alongside Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey. Originally the understudy, Joel had to step in mid-show to take over from Taron in the first preview. Here, we discuss this immense pressure and how […]
The Pride Guide
We’ve gathered our favourite 2022 Pride Events – with many returning for the first time since before the pandemic – spanning across the whole of the country. Take your pick this Pride Season; there’s certainly plenty to choose from… Oxford Pride 4 June 2022 Oxford Pride is an important event that celebrates the LGBTIQ+ […]
Fynest Reads: Mostly Books
An Award-Winning Independent Bookshop, Mostly Books, based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire got in touch for this edition’s Fynest Reads. They shared with us their favourite LGBTQIA+ literature, from Fiction to non, and old to new. Nonfiction Bad Gays: A Homosexual History by Huw Lemmey, Ben Miller ISBN: 9781839763274 Price: £20.00 Following on from their […]
Queer Tattoo
In recent years, having received a considerable boost by social media, a young and dynamic scene has emerged that is dedicated to what has become known as queer tattooing. This special community, which is growing steadily, has been born out of a desire to break with the hierarchies and patriarchal structures of traditional tattoo art. […]
TART Pride
A “gorgeously queer” new festival is coming to Oxford! Local not-for-profit events company T(ART) Productions are putting on a brand new festival called T(ART) Pride from 1 – 24 July. The festival promises to be a fabulous month of workshops, performances, and social events for LGBTQIA+ people and their allies in Oxford. T(ART) Pride asks […]
Review: Somewhere to Belong
4 STARS Somewhere to belong was a brilliantly witty and clever exploration of societal views on bisexuality and the implications of this often damaging narrative on all people who are attracted to more than one gender. Using the setting of a gameshow, Kim Scopes – the writer and performer – demonstrated the ridiculous and often […]
Review: The Mountaintop
Boni Adeliyi stands at the front of The Theatre Chipping Norton stage, reeling off a plethora of names from Black history. It’s possibly the most transfixing moment from Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop, in which Adeliyi plays Camae, the maid who delivers Martin Luther King Jr’s room service on the last night of his life. It […]
Songs of Queer Women
When banks and sandwich shops have more pride than we do, where can we go to be with our tribe? It’s 2022. There’s a rainbow flag in every high street window – and no lesbian bar. Enter The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs. Iman Qureshi breaks new ground writing a comedy about a lesbian community choir struggling […]