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Fynest Reads: Pluto Press

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This edition’s Fynests reads were provided by Pluto Press, a radical political publishing house founded in 1969. As one of the world’s oldest radical publishers, Pluto’s focus remains making timely interventions in contemporary struggles. “Though our collective outlook has developed over time, we proudly identify as anti-capitalist, internationalist and politically independent.” They recommended two great […]

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The Queer Comedy Club

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The UK’s first permanent LGBTQ+ comedy club opened its doors in Archway, London, this May.   The Queer Comedy Club will give queer audiences and their friends the chance to enjoy stand-up comedy, knowing they’ll be hearing relevant, relatable, and most importantly of all, rib-ticklingly funny comedy that reflects their own lives. It will also be […]

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The Pride Guide

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We’ve gathered our favourite 2023 Pride Events spanning across the whole of the country. Take your pick this Pride Season; there’s certainly plenty to choose from…    Birmingham Pride   26-28 May 2023  Birmingham Pride held its first event back in 1997. Since then, it has become one of the most important LGBTQ+ festivals in the […]

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Lottie London Is Full of Pride

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Lottie London wants to create a safe space in which everyone feels free to express their authentic selves. For Pride month, Lottie London are supporting and uplifting the LGBTQIA+ community where statistics show that 20% of Gen Z said they identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. Lottie London are championing the voices and skills […]

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LGBTQ+ Comedy Festival Opens to a Sellout Crowd

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Last night (May 18th 2023) saw London’s first LGBTQ+ stand-up comedy festival open to a sellout crowd. The launch event featured some of the best-loved names on the queer comedy circuit and raised much-needed funds for Rainbow Migration, a charity which supports LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system.  Sarah Keyworth opened the show […]

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Stonewall – Top 100 LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employers

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Europe’s largest charity for lesbian, gay, bi, trans and queer rights, Stonewall, has today launched its hotly anticipated Top 100 Employers List and named legal firm Clifford Chance as the UK’s most inclusive employer.   Stonewall’s Top 100 Employers List is the UK’s leading ranking of employers from public, private and third sectors, based on how […]

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The Way Old Friends Do

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James Seabright in association with Jason Haigh-Ellery and the Park Theatre presents the Birmingham Rep production. Written by Ian Hallard | Directed by Mark Gatiss.   Following a season at Birmingham Rep at the start of 2023, Ian Hallard’s new play will be setting out on its inaugural tour of the UK which will include […]

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LGBT+ History Month 2023: Behind the Lens 

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Claiming our past – Celebrating our present – Creating our future  The LGBT+ History Month 2023 #BehindTheLens celebrates LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to cinema and film from behind the lens. Directors, cinematographers, screenwriters, producers, animators, costume designers, special effects, make-up artists, lighting directors, musicians, choreographers and beyond. Here, lgbtplushistorymonth.co.uk have selected four queer icons who perfectly […]

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Zoe Lyons Interview – “A Lot of Funny”

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Host of BBC2’s Lightning and Live at the Apollo, Zoe Lyons is going to be pretty much ubiquitous in 2023. Freshly announced as a contestant in C4’s next series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, she’ll be spending the next couple of months touring the UK with her latest stand-up show; The Bald Ambition Tour […]

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BFI Flare

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“With a little imagination, you can change people’s lives.”   BFI Flare – the London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival – is renowned for screening the best in contemporary LGBTQIA+ cinema from around the globe. Ahead of this year’s event taking place on 15-26 March, we were lucky enough to speak with programmer Brian Robinson who takes us behind […]

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Hits Radio Pride Increases UK DAB Distribution

Bauer Media Audio UK has today announced that it will increase the distribution of its LGBTQ+ dedicated station, Hits Radio […]

LGBTQ+ Musicians Experiences with Discrimination and Sexual Harassment

Musicians from LGBTQ+ communities face significant barriers and issues relating to discrimination, sexual harassment and concerns around physical, mental and […]

WIN! A Storydo Family Storybook

Storydo is a ground-breaking platform that allows all types of families to tell their unique story and celebrate their family, […]

Military Charity Fighting With Pride Flies The Flag For LGBT History Month

Liverpool’s HMS Eaglet will host a special Veteran’s Pride event this month celebrating the service of LGBT+ veterans and serving personnel in […]

Franco Labia: Space Pride

Queer engineer and founder and president of Space Pride, Franco Labia is on a mission to diversify the space industry, which […]

Sacha Polak on Silver Haze

Screening at BFI Flare later this year, Silver Haze reunites Dutch writer/director Sacha Polak with British actor Vicky Knight. Having […]

Capturing People’s Truth: Anais Stupka

Anais Stupka is a London-based, Georgian-Italian multimedia artist who grew up in 14 different parts of the world.    Her […]

Philip Baldwin meets Adrian Trett

“It’s a real challenge to be non-binary and open about it in sport.”  Adrian Hyyrylainen-Trett is a Liberal Democrat politician […]

Fynest Reads: To Cage a God

To Cage a God combines two things that fascinate me: Russian history and mythology. The book’s backdrop of a brewing […]

LGBT+ History Month 2024

The 2024 theme celebrates LGBT+ peoples’ contribution to the field of Medicine and Healthcare both historically and today.  We want […]