Pride Month & Adult Play!
At Bent.com, June is one of our favourite months, as it is Pride Month. For many in our office, this
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Genoa Guys
It gave the world Christopher Columbus, Niccolò Paganini and… pesto sauce! Adrian Gillan savours the odd palazzo ‘n piazza, plus
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Man Hungry? Food Zurich!
Delicious food, tasty men! Bent’s Adrian Gillan bites off as much as he can possibly chew at the annual Food
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We are Family, especially in Hastings!
More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous op-sex relationships. Where better to
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We are Family, especially in Margate!
More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous op-sex relationships. Where better to
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Cheltenham Chaps!
England’s ultimate ‘spa town’? Adrian Gillan gets steamed up by classy Cheltenham’s Regency splendour, feisty fests and dishy guys, staying
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Danke Düsseldorf!
Horny Herrs! Adrian Gillan enjoys Düsseldorf’s colourful history, culture and scene – old and new, side by side on the
Read moreThis Saturday: Gay Men’s Dance Charity Gala
Stuck for something to do Saturday night or just fancy being entertained by over 120 gay male dancers? Get yourself
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Style & Comfort: Marco Marco Underwear
Bent Shop is proud to add Marco Marco Underwear to their amazing pants portfolio. And with an generous 15% off
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We are Family, especially in Belfast!
To be sure, so it is! More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from
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La Palma: Isla Bonita!
Sounds like a Madonna song? Adrian Gillan samples the natural beauty – human and otherwise – on the sultry Atlantic
Read moreStratford Anew: 5 fresh reasons to revisit The Bard’s home town!
Think you know gay old Stratford-upon-Avon?! Bent’s own little Bard, Adrian Gillan discovers a clutch of new attractions and hotels,
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Mad about Malaga
Manly and Moorish! Bent’s Adrian Gillan flies Monarch to get hot ‘n sweaty with those mucho macho Med men in
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Men in Rennes!
Capital of the proud region of Brittany in northwest France, Adrian Gillan enjoys the history, culture and feisty scene in
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We are Family, especially in Cardiff!
Oh Boyo! More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous heterosexual relationships. So
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Red Hot 2017 Calendar Pics Leak
Just when you thought Red Hot couldn’t get any hotter – 2017 is subtitled “Exposed” and finally the models are
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Danny the Manny
What is the correct way to raise a child in todays? Is there one? The media is constantly reporting on
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The Best Gay Jokes in Film and Television
As being gay is becoming more widely accepted as a norm, our representation in the media is increasing, though hardly
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Is this the most homo-erotic sport?
Can we please take a moment and discuss our new favourite sport? We are already writing up a petition to
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We are Family, especially in Blackpool!
by Adrian Gillan for Bent.Com More and more gay families now include children – adopted, biological, maybe even from previous
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Man Mountain: where two Swiss gay ski weeks occur!
by Adrian Gillan for Bent How gay is your valley? Adrian Gillan does a homo-recce on the neighbouring, newly-linked resorts
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Deadpool’s Gayest Moments
Deadpool is all different sexualities at all different times. Suffering terminal brain cancer, he joined the Weapon X program, volunteering
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Gay Porn Stars Read Mean Tweets
We’ve all seen Celebs Read Mean Tweets, but THIS is what we’ve really been waiting for. The hottest stars of
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Ben Hardy, Completely Naked!
The Eastenders Heart-throb and X-Men: Apocalypse star appeared full-frontal in a play, The Judas Kiss, about Oscar Wilde and his lover. Finally, some
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Sexy Santas to get you in the Festive Spirit
Are you a bit of a Grinch? Ebenezer Scrooge reborn? Are the lights hanging from the trees and songs already playing on
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Watch – 10 Facts you (probably) didn’t know about penises.
For most of us its our favourite talking, point if not our favourite toy, whether its our own or someone
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Pride Delivers £18m to the City’s economy
“Widely considered as the country’s most popular Pride event” (The Guardian), for the past 14 days Brighton Pride have
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Festival to award £146K to LGBT & HIV causes
Photo: Manchester Pride Manchester Pride, The charity that delivers Manchester’s annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) festival, announced that
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Stonewall launches LGBT careers guide
Stonewall last week launched the eleventh edition of the Starting Out guide – Britain’s national guide of LGBT-inclusive employers
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British LGBT film WASP
British film WASP recently played at Raindance Film Festival and was about to play at the Beirut International Film
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Homotopia 2015 ART = LIFE
Throughout November and in cultural institutions across Liverpool, Homotopia will be presenting yet another packed programme of art and
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LGBT festival’s record crowd generates £9m
One of the UK’s leading LGBT festivals has proven it is an event to be proud of, after boosting
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What should schools teach pupils about sex?
By Peter Tatchell Millions of young people enter adulthood sexually and emotionally illiterate. Many subsequently endure disordered relationships, ranging
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Gay company launches new furniture range with profits going to charity.
Outlet, the Soho-based property services company, has launched its own range of furniture, home accessories and white goods in
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Film – Do I Sound Gay
Is there such a thing as a “gay voice”? Why do some people “sound gay” but not others? Why
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Polari First Book Prize reveals 2015 shortlist
The shortlist for the Polari First Book Prize 2015 was announced recently during a special edition of the Polari
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Love Soap Love Fund
The Love Soap, printed with #GayIsOK, launched in Lush stores on 25th June 2015 and was sold until the end
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Same-sex couples could soon be biological parents
by Terry Gee In what seems to be something straight out of science-fiction, a medical breakthrough suggests
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Elton wants to meet Putin
by Terry Gee In a recent interview with the BBC, Sir Elton John has said he would like to
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Sir Ian McKellen Needs You!
by Terry Gee It’s that time of the year again when OUTstanding and the Financial Times turn to you to nominate
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Gay Bakers Whip Up Success At Village Bake Off
Sunday 23rd August saw the Village Bakers whip up a storm in the Gay Village as part of The
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Brighton Pride smashes fundraising targets
The organisers of Brighton Pride have broken all fundraising targets raising £100,000 for local organisations and good causes at
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The Eight Types of Gays I’ve Dated
by Terry Gee After yesterday’s post about 19 year old Dylan, this just popped up on our Facebook feed.
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Pledge your support.
This year sees Manchester Pride commemorate the 25th anniversary of charity fundraising events celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
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First-Ever Security Council Briefing Focuses on LGBTI Rights Abuses
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) will brief the U.N. Security Council on Monday, 24th August, during
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Maiden voyage of anti-austerity gig benefits PACE charity
Then Spoke The Thunder is an anti-austerity gig – hopefully the first in a series – with each event
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UK’s Largest Rural Pride Event Heading to Devon
The historic market town of Totnes in Devon, is set to host the third ever Totnes Pride, which will
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Where gays come from
by Terry Gee When we think of Plato, most of us think of Atlantis. What you may not know
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New patrons to The Albert Kennedy Trust
The Albert Kennedy Trust (AKT), The LGBT youth homelessness charity, is proud to announce that actor Russell Tovey, singer
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Love has no labels
by Terry Gee Being gay, it is sometimes difficult to understand why there is still so much prejudice towards
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Mr Gay World Dies
by Terry Gee In 2010 Charl van den Berg won the title of Mr Gay World. He was entered
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Welcome to the Cliterati!
Described as “the literary lovechild of Jeanette Winterson and Allen Ginsberg” spoken word artist Jay Walker has taken the
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The new Will & Grace?
by Terry Gee There are 1.5 billion people in China – that’s one fifth of the planet’s population –
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Proud to be gay
by Terry Gee For 25 years Brighton has held an annual Pride event; starting with a huge parade through the
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Boy Scouts of America end Gay Ban
by Terry Gee On Monday night, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) lifted the ban on gay adults serving
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London LGBTQI cross-arts festival GFEST
GFEST – Gaywise FESTival, recognised as London LGBTQI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex) cross-arts annual event in
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Pride in the Face of Adversity
by Terry Gee Uganda is an Eastern African country that made the headlines in 2011 with a proposed legislation
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Polari First Book Prize reveals 2015 longlist
The longlist for the Polari First Book Prize has been announced at the Polari Literary Salon in London’s Southbank
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The Edinburgh Fringe includes over 50 LGBT themed shows.
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is back with an innovative, international and adventurous festival, bound to provide many unforgettable moments
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Dannii Minogue for Big Weekend
With just six weeks until the Big Weekend, organisers have added pop queen Dannii Minogue to the line-up where
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It’s time for the Great Village Bake Off 2015!
The Manchester based Village Bakers, are inviting you to bake it, bring it and share it, at their 3rd
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Vicious star to lead Manchester Pride
Sir Ian McKellen, star of The Lord of the Rings , X-Men and TV’s Vicious, has been announced as the
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International Pride Photo Award
A photo of an 11 year old transgender girl playing outside with her brother, made by the Italian photographer
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Come and play with Odd Shaped Balls
“His name is Jimmy Hall. He plays with odd shaped balls. So put your bums against the wall, here
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London Pride: A personal view from the parade
With Pride events around the world now in full swing there has been a lot of comment about whether
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LGBT Hate Crime Campaign
LGBT Consortium is proud to have worked with 30 of its member organisations to develop a campaign centred on
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Changes to Liverpool Pride
Liverpool Pride has announced details of a revised format of the event for 2015 due to the charity’s financial
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Travel – Zurich Pride 2015
Bent’s Adrian Gillan is far from neutral about the sizzling Swiss sights and scene in Zurich – not least
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Barnardo’s seeks families at Pride in London
Married couple Iris and Jo adopted three siblings after first talking through the process with Barnardo’s at an LGBT Pride
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Things People Ask Gay Dads
To celebrate Father’s Day, Gays With Kids is showcasing gay dad families with the launch of a humorous video,
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York City of Rainbows
York and North Yorkshire will be ablaze with rainbows as York Minster and employers, schools and civic leaders join
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Alan Cumming to host Attitude Awards
Attitude Magazine is delighted to announce award-winning actor Alan Cumming will host its inaugural Pride Awards at the end
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Lonely Planet Releases Free ‘Guide to Pride’ Digital Book
Lonely Planet, the world’s leading travel media company, is pleased to announce the release of Lonely Planet’s Guide to Pride:
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Heritage Lottery Win for Manchester Pride
Manchester Pride has been awarded funding by the Heritage Lottery Fund to create a bespoke digital platform, entitled ‘OUT!’, exploring
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White Flamingo – Mallorca
By Lee Hudson Mallorca is one of the UK’s most visited holiday destinations. The main island in the Balearics
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My word it’s myGwork
myGwork (the LGBT Linkedin) promotes diversity and inclusion in the work place for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
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Support for same-sex marriage rises
New findings published by NatCen Social Research today show that three in five Brits support the right of same-sex couples
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LGBT Humanists welcome the Irish Referendum on same-sex marriage
The UK LGBT Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has warmly welcomed the result of the Irish referendum
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Is this bad taste or is it just a game?
In time for this year’s pride season, Handsome Women Productions, in collaboration with Bearded Man Studios, presents the world’s
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Bent USA – Chicago Gets Bougie This Pride
By Paul Hutnick Pride Wars have long been fought between San Francisco and New York, and why not? Both
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Atomic Kitten to perform at Big Weekend
Manchester Pride is bringing girl power to the Big Weekend this August, as they announce noughties favourite Atomic Kitten,
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Parade to mark 45 years of Pride
More than 7000 people are expected to take to the streets of Newcastle this summer to celebrate 45 years of
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Blackpool Pride Festival
Saturday/Sunday, 13th/14th June Nearly everything is ready for this year’s Blackpool Pride Festival in the Winter Gardens and we are
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Montréal Pride is back with a ninth edition
Largest LGBT gathering in the Francophone world, Montréal Pride, presented by TD, will hold its ninth edition from 10th –
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Pride Launch Diversity Games
This summer the city of Brighton & Hove will come together for a truly unique event, an event that will
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Gok Wan Crowns Stonewall Young Campaigners of the Year
Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity, welcomed Gok Wan as host of its recent annual Youth Awards,
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Travel – Meet me in Miami!
Adrian Gillan steers you around the Art Deco, be-palmed, sea-view chic that is Miami – during its famous annual Beach
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Ben Cohen Supports Diversity Role Model’s Workshops
Former England Rugby international Ben Cohen visited The Elmgreen School in Tulse Hill, south London, to support leading anti-bullying charity
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Belinda Carlisle for Newcastle Pride
One of the UK’s largest free LGBT festivals is back with a bumper line up, celebrating 45 years of world
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Emmerdale and Cucumber stars to host Stonewall Equality Walk
Stonewall has announced that Emmerdale star Alicya Eyo and Cucumber star and comedian Bethany Black will host its annual 10K
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New play about Alan Turing
To Kill a Machine is unique and innovative piece of theatre which offers an empowering and heartbreaking story of a
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‘The Tolerance Trap’ – what happened to the kick-ass gay rights movement?
Is marriage really the summit of aspiration for the ‘gay nation’? Angry radicalism should not have turned into a whisper
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Stonewall unveils equality manifesto
Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity, has today announced its equality manifesto ahead of the upcoming general
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Liverpool Pride 2015
Liverpool Pride organisers are delighted to announce that one of the city’s most popular events will return on Saturday, 1st
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Stonewall Dinner Raises £470,000
Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity, has raised a record £470,000 at its annual Equality Dinner. The
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Christian church goers conceal ‘pro-gay views’
While they might keep quiet about it, as many as 2.6 million church goers could secretly harbour pro-gay views, despite
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Prague Pride
The Czech Republic is the most LGBT tolerant country of the former Eastern Bloc, with Prague being one of Europe’s
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New toolkit for nurses to prevent suicide in LGBT young people
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN), in collaboration with Public Health England (PHE), has launched a toolkit to guide nurses
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A future beyond gay & straight?
Post-homophobia there may be more gay sex but less gay identity By Peter Tatchell, Director of the Peter Tatchell Foundation
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Travel – The Canterbury Males!
Roll over, Chaucer! We’ve our own Canterbury tale to tell! Brimming with ancient heritage and heavenly student hoards, Adrian Gillan
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Manchester Pride’s Spring Benefit
The Manchester Pride charity Spring fundraiser is back on Thursday 14th May, sponsored by Manchester Airport, with an exciting array
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Trans inclusion in football
On Saturday 7th February the FA opened its doors to a group of 14 transgender footie fans. Between the ages
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South West’s biggest Pride event
Photos: Alan Quick Health and well-being advice and information will be found at the South West’s biggest free celebration of
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The Boys of Bridgend are back, baring all and bigger than ever!
Boys of Bridgend burst onto the scene in 2014 with their debut calendar raising funds for the Everyman Appeal to
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Film – One Deep Breath
Antony Hickling’s new film ONE DEEP BREATH just won a prize at the Bilbao LGBTQ+ film festival One Deep Breath
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‘Freedom to Kiss’ Campaign
Britain’s first ever Valentine’s Day public ‘kiss-in’ took place today on the steps of the Eros statue, Piccadilly Circus, launching
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Texas to celebrate with Manchester Pride Festival
Multi-platinum band, Texas, famed for their hits I Don’t Want a Lover, Black Eyed Boy and Say What You Want
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Blind Eyes, Deaf Ears
Author PP Hartnett stages a hard-hitting punk protest with his book Child R*pe Photos PP Hartnett in conversation with Adam
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Brighton Pride LGBT community parade entries launch
2015 see’s one of the UK’s biggest Pride festivals mark 25 fantastic years of Pride in the City and is
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Europe’s first permanent rainbow crossing?
Devon-based grassroots community organisation Proud2Be Project, has announced plans to install Europe’s first permanent rainbow zebra crossing, in the rural
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Book – ‘Days of Love’ Celebrates LGBT History
A new book chronicling 2,000 years of same-sex love stories, from Alexander the Great to the latest Literary Award winner,
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The National Festival of LGBT History
Manchester is hosting the first ever national festival focused on exploring, exposing, and discussing lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans (LGBT)
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Homosexual Acts – Unfinished Histories
On Sunday 15th February 2015 the Arcola Theatre is generously hosting a Benefit event for Unfinished Histories. The event marks
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Bent USA – Kenyth Mogan unlocks your heart
Kenyth Mogan was born and raised in Glasgow, Montana. He grew up in a typical All-American home with a typical
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The Only Way Is Gay
Just thought you might like to have a look at a relatively new site (to me anyway) called onlywayisgay.com . It
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Piers & Queers tour of historical LGBT Brighton
Piers and Queers, a walking tour during the national LGBT History Month, follows in the footsteps of some of the
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New project to help tackle LGBT hate crime
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a 16-month-long project to tackle significant under-reporting of hate crime against Lesbian,
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Yorkshire Terriers Calendar 2015
The players of Terriers have come together to strip off in a bid to raise funds and do their bit
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Winter Auction to counter LGBTQ homelessness
The holidays are always difficult for LGBT people who may have been disowned by their families, and the problems
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25th Anniversary Carnival of Diversity.
2015 see the UK’s biggest Pride festival mark 25 fantastic years of Pride in the City and is widely
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Podcasts on sexual health
Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) researchers have launched a series of podcasts for the UK’s first comprehensive network for sexual health
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Alan Turing’s persecution & on-going UK homophobia
Peter Tatchell writes: Homophobia is still with us 60 years after the death of Alan Turing. To combat it, education
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“UK STANDUP DAY” TO BANISH BULLYING
England rugby World Cup winner Ben Cohen is kicking bullying into touch with a new campaign launched on the
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Book – ‘The Complete Guide to Gay Life for New Explorers’
Coming out in 1996 wasn’t easy for author Michael Ryan. There were few resources available to help him through this
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Wanted – twins for sexual orientation study
A new study at the University of Essex is hoping to help understand how childhood experiences shape our sexual orientation
Read moreHomotopia Festival 2014
Now well underway, and having secured Homotopia’s future for another 3 years with renewed Arts Council support, the 2014 festival
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Video: The Gays – The family that gays together, stays together
Rod Gay and Bob Gay-Paris are the streetwise gay mentors you never had. Come revel in the raunchy wisdom they
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Manifesto for Secularism – Against the Religious Right
Secularism is vital for the defence of democracy, equality & human rights “The launch of the Manifesto for Secularism is
Read moreLGBT – Modern Social Trends
On the basis of polls held among a 15 mln. audience Meetville started a new project Modern Social Trends that
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Fund to fight for more LGBT Tory MPs
At the Conservatives’ annual conference, LGBTory, the party’s LGBT group, has launched a dedicated fund to support LGBT candidates. The
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UN Human Rights Council Votes To Support LGBT Rights
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) has applauded the United Nations’ top human rights body for approving
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IOC Adds Anti-Discrimination Clause to Olympic Host City Contract
Following the international outcry over Russia’s anti-gay legislation that overshadowed the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games, the International Olympic
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LGBT Couples urged to research honeymoon destinations
New research suggests fewer than half of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB&T) couples research whether a destination is LGB&T-friendly
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Maspalomas Winter Pride 2014
After thirteen successful years of Maspalomas Pride, founding team members are building on the overwhelming success of this now famous
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American Anti-Gay Activists Abroad
posted by Dominic Preston According to the new report, in the American blog site frontiersla.com titled ‘The Export of Hate’,
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Mr Gay World Exclusive
With the title of Mr Gay World 2014 now under his belt, Stuart Hatton Jr, who was also the winner of
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A Look at Rentboys Through History
A Look at Rentboys Through History Written for brainiacs, but also fascinating to laypeople, Male Sex Work and Society (Harrington Park Press),
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Rainbow Laces 2014 Campaign Launch
GFSN Team Village Manchester FC Supported Rainbow Laces 2013 The Gay Football Supporters Network are delighted to have worked with
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LGBT Travel
A London based travel company who specialise in holidays for LGBT customers is excited to offer clients and customers a
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Conference To Support Older LGBT People
The first ever national training conference is being held in Newcastle upon Tyne this October to help provide health and
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Crossing Over The Rainbow
Totnes-based social enterprise Proud2Be Project are creating a rainbow crossing to mark this year’s Totnes Pride event. The initiative has
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Eurovision Song Contest Radio
Bent would like to welcome ESC Radio to its site as it broadcasts across Europe 24/7. The Eurovision Song Contest
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Viva Gay Las Vegas
This autumn, Las Vegas continues to welcome a wide-variety of special events and programming specific to the LGBT community. From
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Pride smashes fundraising target
Congratulations must go to Brighton Pride where organisers are delighted to announce that following the 2014 Pride celebrations in Preston
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Nightstop – the charity for homeless LGBT youth
Imagine having to spend a night sleeping rough because you’ve got nowhere to stay. Unfortunately, an increasing number of young
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Travel – Surf’s Up! GaySurfers host South America’s only LGBT surf camp
Michael Sam, Ian Thorpe, Amelie Mauresmo, Tom Daley, Megan Rapinoe… the list of professional, out athletes keeps growing, but that
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Commonwealth Human Rights Rainbow Appears in Glasgow
As the Commonwealth Games commences a ground-breaking conference statement has put Glasgow on the map in the journey of lesbian,
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Pridefest™, a New LGBT-Themed Game Coming Soon
On the back of Manchester’s Gay Geek Parade… Atari®, one of the world’s most recognized publishers and producers of interactive
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Geek Pride – come and join in
Manchester based community collective, Geek Pride, is calling for geeks across the region to unite and partake in the Manchester
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Montréal’s Gay Summer
Grab your shades and get outside: it’s summertime in Montréal! They’ve got an amazing LGBT season lined up (August is
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