A Chat With: Liverpool Bi+ Group
To celebrate Bi Awareness Week and Bi Visibility Day on Wednesday 23rd September, we caught up with the Liverpool Bi+ Group to talk bi space, lockdown Facebook chats and looking forward to creating a bigger “Bi block” at next year’s March with Pride. First of all, tell us a bit about the Liverpool Bi+ Group… […]
A Chat With: Darren Suarez from House of Suarez Vogue Ball
The House of Suarez Vogue Ball returns to the city on Saturday 24th October, with The Carnevil Ball at the Black-E, this year in a smaller, more intimate format to ensure the safety of performers and those attending the event, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, reduced capacity certainly doesn’t mean a reduction in […]
A Chat With: G Bar
Established in 1996, G Bar has promoted diversity and equality for almost a quarter of a century. Its House music and Drag entertainment is renowned in Liverpool and beyond, boasting one half of producing duo Camelphat and Ru-Pauls Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne as former resident artists. Now, as the night economy in the […]
A Chat With: Liverpool Frontrunners
With its weekly sessions in South Liverpool due to restart this month and new beginner courses on the horizon, we caught up with Mitch Hawkins from Liverpool Frontrunners to talk fundraising, friendly rivalry and why anyone can get involved in running. So, tell us about Liverpool Frontrunners… “Liverpool Frontrunners was established in 2015 and from […]
A Chat With: John Kenny from The Masquerade
With a much anticipated re-opening on the horizon and spirits high as we enter what would have been the week running up to Pride in Liverpool, we catch up with John Kenny, new co-owner of one of the scene’s best-loved venues, the Masquerade. So John, can you tell us a bit about yourselves and how […]
Sahir House Responds to news of ‘cured’ HIV patient
Earlier this month, a study revealed a remarkable breakthrough in the treatment of HIV – a patient ‘cured’ of the virus using medication alone. The 34-year-old, who was first diagnosed in 2012, has shown no evidence of remaining HIV after more than 15 months off antiretrovirals, according to tests to date. The results were revealed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]