After five years working primarily as their drag character Crayola the Queen, Gigi Zahir deepens their return to the theatre world as Cleopatra in Cinderella at Theatre Royal Stratford East. Having already played Trinculo in Tempest at The Pleasance earlier in the year, Zahir’s solo black comedy musical Fame Whore ran at The King’s Head […]
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Cinderella at Theatre Royal Stratford East With Gigi Zahir
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Pollena Releases Video For New Single Diamonds Starring Jack Holden
London-based neo-soul artist Pollena (BBC Radio 1, 6 Music, Notion, The Line of Best Fit) has released the video for new single ‘Diamonds’ starring acclaimed writer and actor Jack Holden. Star of the critically acclaimed West End show ‘Cruise’ and BBC’s ‘Marriage’, Holden performs as a theater technician on the cusp of exploring his true […]
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Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story
“I’m just very restless,” Linus Karp says, “I’m easily bored, I need to work, to create all the time.” When he launched Awkward Productions with Rob Hayes’ Awkward Conversations With Animals I’ve F****d, resumes the performer, he wasn’t getting enough work as an actor and so decided to start making his own. This continued with […]
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Have We Fallen Out of Love with Civil Partnerships?
2020 Numbers Lowest for Gay Couples Since 2005 Only 785 civil partnerships were formed between same-sex couples in England and Wales in 2020, compared with 6,925 marriages. In 2020, the number of civil partnerships in England and Wales saw its biggest yearly drop (21%) in 17 years. Since the introduction of same-sex marriage in the […]
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Queer Night Pride
The third Queer Night Pride demonstration will take place in London in response to yet another massive rise in annual hate crime figures. See ‘Night Pride Is Reclaiming the Streets For LGBTQ People’ from Queer Night Pride 2. Official government statistics* from 2021-2022 have reported a 41% increase in hate crimes against Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual […]
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The Cotswold Home
The Cotswold Home, built in the traditional Cotswold style, is located in Bradwell Village just outside the attractive town of Burford and offers a home from home for discerning guests who appreciate the comfort, quality and exceptional care that we offer. One of a select group of care homes operated by Elizabeth Finn Homes, The […]
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Neon MUA
Otherwise known as Neon MUA, Darius Mckiver (he/him/his) is a makeup artists and content creator who works to spread awareness about the ways beauty is represented for black creators, especially within the queer community. We spoke to Darius about his career journey as well as asking for some hidden hacks and his favourite and least […]
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Getting Graphic with Flo Perry
Daughter of Philippa and Greyson Perry, ‘professional painter, illustrator, author, and lesbian’, Flo Perry reached No1 in the sex category on Amazon with her book, How To Have Feminist Sex: A Fairy Graphic Guide. We got in touch to talk body image, stigmas in sex and chocolate croissants. When did you first get into illustration? […]
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Finding the Light in It With Suzi Ruffell
Suzi’s brand-new show is all about settling down (but not settling), becoming a mother (without becoming mumsy) and still worrying about everything – of course she is – have you seen the news? We caught up with Suzi to chat about the upcoming show, Snappy, as well as this post-pandemic anxiety, queer motherhood, and diversity in […]
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Celebrating 50 Years of Progress
Majority of Brits (69%) consider themselves LGBTQ+ allies but little is known about the origins of the Pride movement, research reveals. To support LGBTQ+ communities, Greene King is donating 20p from every pint and 10p from every bottle sold of its Progress Pale Ale to Switchboard LGBT+ charity. Fifty years on from the UK’s first […]
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