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...]
The Future of ~Gay Rights In Northern Ireland For Debate: The Following Document Arose Out Of Discussion With Belfast Rainbow Project On The Way Forward For The Community in the light of the rise of a new Homophobic Party. In the 1970s the … [Read more...]
Events to celebrate the impact of women and how they enhance society are being held throughout the United Kingdom. The following site is a great starting point to find out what is happening in your area, just click the image: We look forward to … [Read more...]
The N Ireland health minister, Mr Edwin Poots, has been accused of being ill-informed about who should "freely" give of their blood to save others - the Belfast Telegraph article dated 22 Sep 2011. Further to this is an interview he gave on the … [Read more...]
To: letters@newsletter.co.uk Subject: Outrageous Claims Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:13:43 +0000 Dear Sirs,One hardly knows where to start when dealing with the wide array of totally unfounded claims in the article LAW HAS ERODED MORALITY: MINISTERS … [Read more...]
Jeffrey Edward Anthony DUDGEON. For services to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community in Northern Ireland. A short, but inspiring sentence which means so much more than just its content! Without Jeff and … [Read more...]
In 'War and the pity of war' (Gdn., film&music, Fri., 23.09.11) Ian Bostridge makes two implicitly political points in his article on Britten's War Requiem. One is to the effect that Benjamin Britten's visit to Bergen-Belsen in 1945 called … [Read more...]
Out-take from upstart Vol. 9 No. 4 (1997) Agitato con fuoco The Daily Torygraph sorry, Telegraph (Thurs., 17.04.97) had a 'think-piece' by Norman Lebrecht. It was on the position of women in (what record vendors call) 'classical' … [Read more...]
Out-take GS Vol. 2, No.1 Summer '88 Gay people, and most of the general public tend to assume that people who have to do with 'the Arts' (major and minor) are pro-Gay, or at least are open-minded on matters of sexuality and sexual … [Read more...]
GALHA (the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association) hosted a talk in Conway Hall (Friday, 13March 2010). Squatting in Brixton: The Brixton Gay Community of the 1970s, was given by Dr. Matt Cook. He is Senior Lecturer in History at Birkbeck College, … [Read more...]