Event One: VG LEE and Will Davis Event Two: The Devil's Wall, Mark Cornwall DUET AUTHOR BOOK EVENT: VG Lee - 'Always You, Edina' & Will Davis - 'The Trapeze Artist' … [Read more...]
London Gay Men’s Chorus comes to Belfast on Sunday 20 May
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
with Quire and Gloria as special guests! With A Band Of Brothers, its 21st anniversary concert, the London Gay Men's Chorus brings its unique sound to Belfast's Grand Opera House. Their repertoire ranges from the exquisite harmonies of … [Read more...]
FASCISM OR FOOLERY?
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Unite Against Fascism held its National Conference February in the Conway Hall, Red Lion Square on Saturday 25 February (2012). I've been skeptical about 'fascism ' in Great Britain for years. I was (still am, to an extent) skeptical about the … [Read more...]
INTER-INSULAR CONSENTING ADULTS (?)
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association (NIGRA) Secretary's Report 1984 (edited) For Gay people in this region, 1984 was more interesting for general themes, rather that specific incidents, one specific incident must be mentioned, … [Read more...]
TURN AGAIN? — BORIS… KEN… BRIAN… JENNY…
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Stonewall - which announced itself in a large poster as 'the' LBG (no Ts in Stonewall's perception) organisation - ran a London Mayoral 'hustings' in the BFI, on Saturday, April 14th. The BFI (British Film Institute / National Film Theatre) is on … [Read more...]
COMMUNIST CAPERS (?)
May 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment
COMMUNIST CAPERS (?) The Morning Star, the publication of the mainstream Communist Party of Britain (its Scottish affiliates were hived-off in anticipation of Scottish self government) organised a conference People's Britain or Bankers' … [Read more...]
HYMN OR US
April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Can LGBT and Christianity co-exist? GLYNI (Gay and Lesbian Youth NI) organised this debate for the Thursday (29th July) of Belfast LGBT Pride week. It is also responsible for the playful title. Mark Browne of GLYNI introduced the event, held in the … [Read more...]
Liwat
March 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Arab Culture and Homosexuality The Arabic word for homosexual activity is ‘Liwat’ and for a person who performs such acts (luti) derives from the city of Lut (biblical Lot). Despite the disapproval of religious authority, the formal … [Read more...]
Gay Adoption Laws Not On!
March 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On Feb 21 we wrote about the legal challenge to the laws in N Ireland to have them reviewed so that gays and other partnerships might be able to adopt. Teh Attorney General John Larkin QC argued in the High Court that the status quo should remain … [Read more...]
What is Equality??? The U.N. Lets Us Know!!
March 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland states:- 'Equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are treated fairly and equally and no less favourably, specific to their needs, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, … [Read more...]