A Chat With: Afrah Qassim from Savera UK
As well as being International Non-Binary People’s Day, Tuesday 14th July also marks the National Day of Memory – a day to remember all of those killed in the name of so-called ‘honour’ and aims to shine a spotlight on survivors of ‘honour’-based abuse (HBA). To learn more about ‘honour’-based abuse and how it impacts […]
#FilmFridays 17th July: Sidney & Friends
This week, as we celebrate the theme of identity, we will be showing the feature-length film and winner of 13 ‘Best Documentary’ awards, Sidney & Friends, which will be streamed from the Film with Pride Facebook Page from 5pm on Friday 17th July until midnight on the same day. Check out the LCR Pride Foundation […]
RECAP: Factory Talk
“When you don’t feel like you belong with the ‘straights’ or the ‘gays’, where do you belong?” Told through the eyes of a young working class man, Factory Talk is a spoken word piece about identity, sexuality and self worth. Set in the industrial heart of the rural West Midlands, the piece highlights the masculine […]
#FilmFridays 10th July: Factory Talk & Coming Out
This week’s screening brings film and the art of spoken word poetry together for a unique storytelling experience. Factory Talk will and Coming Out will be streamed from the Film with Pride Facebook Page from 5pm on Friday 10th July until midnight. On Saturday 11th July, we’ll also be sharing our discussions with the film’s […]
A Chat With: Kiara Mohamed
As we look at LGBT+ arts in the Liverpool City Region, we catch up with Toxteth-based multidisciplinary artist, Kiara Mohamed, to discuss intersectional identities, using her art as a means to unlearn shame and how the city region can better support Black and other minority artists. So Kiara, for those who don’t know you, tell […]
What’s On: Museums, Galleries & Exhibitions
As the city region’s cultural quarters begin to reopen, we roundup the best LGBT+ collections on site and online in the coming months. We will be updating this list as we receive updates, so please check back frequently! Our region’s galleries and museums have had a rough few months, so if you do visit please […]
A Chat With: Char Binns from Homotopia
Homotopia is a festival with history and heritage. It is the UK’s longest-running LGBTQIA arts festival, launching in 2004 with 16 events across four venues in Liverpool. Over the last 16 years, it has achieved significant growth and welcomed some of the biggest names in LGBTQIA arts to Liverpool, including John Waters (twice!), Boy George, […]
“Stand with us today, Reform the GRA!”
On Saturday 4th July hundreds gathered at St George’s Hall to protest the government’s u-turn on promises to reform the Gender Recognition Act (GRA), calling for people to “Stand with us today, reform the GRA.” The event, organised by Liverpool Trans Pride, called for people to come together in solidarity with trans people across the […]
Keeping Yourself Safe at a Protest
If you’re planning to attend the Trans Rights Now protest in Liverpool on Saturday, or indeed any protest in the near future, COVID-19 will still be a risk and it’s never been more important to protest safely. In the UK we have the right to protest peacefully. Indeed, a number of recent Black Lives Matter […]
A Chat With: Kop Outs
This week, former footballer Thomas Beattie, 33, became just the second male professional player from the UK to come out as gay. Beattie, who hails from Goole in Yorkshire played for Hull City’s youth team before playing professionally for more than a decade in the US, Canada and Singapore. We spoke to Paul Amann, from […]