Gay people have fought hard, and suffered greatly for our right to not be discriminated against in this our country, to fight the prejudice and hate that exists towards the LGBT community, in large part because of the history of organised religious intolerance. Gay people do not choose their...
It is gay pride season, a lot of adverts with a gay theme popping up on social media, and it's sad to see the usual nasty comments about "hetero Pride" and now also not having a "hetero button", like the gay pride button we now have. So, for all...
The self proclaimed 'Britain's Biggest Boy Band' performing at the annual Chesil Rocks on Saturday evening (24th June). Held at Langton Herring nr Weymouth the one day arts and music festival raises money for the Samaritans of Dorset. Thanks to Catherine Steel for video clip.
President Donald Trump’s order to suspend refugee resettlement – as well as his directive to refuse entry into the U.S. from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — has prompted international outcry and domestic protests, the likes of which haven’t been seen in decades. Obviously, the anti-Muslim orders...
Malta has taken a giant step to uphold LGBT rights this month. The small nation has become the first country in Europe to make it illegal for doctors and therapists to attempt so-called LGBT “cure therapy.” This decision follows a unanimous vote by Malta’s parliament last week to create the Affirmation of Sexual...
We are opening b-side festival this year with the world premiere of SHAME CHORUS and we'd love for you to come along - so much so - that we are offering free travel! Shame Chorus is a work by Jordan McKenzie, sung by members of the London Gay Men’s Chorus...
A police car, specially decorated for Bourne Free, Bournemouth’s Gay Pride Event, will take to the streets of the town on Saturday. Arranged by the Office of the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, it is hoped the fully branded Pride vehicle will encourage communities to report hate crime, as...
About 7 or 8 years ago a small group of us discovered that nothing was happening in Weymouth for gay and bi guys. So we made it happen! Just meeting informally once a week in a corner of a pub... and we still do today, but now TWICE a...
Bournemouth University is pleased to announce that the research-based, award-winning short film, RUFUS STONE, goes live and can be viewed for FREE on the Internet from today. The University has championed the film as ‘an outstanding example of public engagement at BU’ and as ‘inspirational’ in the University’s Annual...
Starting off at the top end of South Street and ending in Maumbury Rings both sides of the battle for the future of the empire united as they marched through Dorchester town centre. This annual love parade of people of different sexualities and genders again proved very popular as...
