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Beacons, Icons and Dykons (BID) events have been organised in Bristol to celebrate gay and queer heroes and heroines in film, including John Waters, Dirk Bogarde, and honorary queers such as Elizabeth Taylor and Dolly Parton. It’s been running for a year now and has been very popular. Here’s a link to the Facebook page: [...]
About the 2012 LGBT Census The online census will be available February 1 through October 1. It takes approximately 10-15 minutes to complete. Countries Included in this Census Topics Covered in the Census How the Data Will Be Used Who Will the Results Benefit Have you ever wondered what it was like living in another [...]
From CycleOut Bristol CycleOut Bristol. Sorry for the late notice. Here are the joining instructions for our Special Spring ride. Sunday, 25 March 2012 – Somerset by train and bicycle led by Richard and Phil. Meet in the Ticket Hall at Bristol Temple Meads Station at 10am to catch the 10:23 train to Highbridge & [...]
Subject: address by the Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon: Message to UNHRC meeting on Violence and Discrimination based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity 7th March 2012, Venue: UN Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland. Download the speech in PDF format From AllOut: Dear Friends Earlier this month, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivered an incredibly [...]
If you are planning to attend the cycle maintenance on Wednesday, 21st March you need to book your place now, they are going FAST! Forthcoming events: Monday, 19 March 2012 – Women-only “dykes on bikes” evening ride led by Rachel – 6pm Queen Square, back by 9pm Wednesday, 21 March 2012 – Cycle Maintenance by [...]
From Anne James, Principal Equalities Officer, Equalities and Community Cohesion Team, Bristol City Council. We are conducting a survey and workshops on Domestic violence and abuse amongst the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and transgender (LGBT) communities. The survey will help to influence how services are provided for LGBT people, including disabled LGBT people. (Please note: after [...]
Why This Is Important We the undersigned call on the MPs listed below to publicly state that they will no longer accept material support from the Christian Charity CARE, which in 2009 co-sponsored a ‘gay cure’ conference (see link to conference flier): http://zefrog.blogspot.com/2009/04/gay-cure-conference-agenda-and-other.htmlHomosexuality is not a disease. The Royal College of Psychiatrists clearly state this and [...]
From AllOut – the LGBT global campaigning organisation. February 20, 2012. In just one week the city of Saint Petersburg could pass an outrageous bill that will make it a crime to read, write, speak or meet to discuss anything considered “Gay”. Over the past few months 270,000 people have joined All Out in condemning [...]
Bristol City Council and North Somerset Council will be holding a joint LGBT information evening on Tuesday 21 February, from 6.00pm to 8.00pm at the Colston Hall in a bid to encourage potential gay adopters and foster carers to come forward. The event will include talks from local LGBT adoptive and foster parents about their [...]
Join OutStories Bristol, your local LGBT History group, and discover the story of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Bristol. contact@outstoriesbristol.org.uk Join OutStories Bristol on Facebook c/o LGBT Bristol, Create Centre, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN Valentine’s Day @ bierkeller theatre Romeo and Juliet (lesbian theme). 14th-16th and 19th-23rd February Following the success of [...]