Oh those baby dyke days. Memories of rejection triggered by It’s A Sin. The relative who wrote banning me from seeing her child as she’d had to scrub the house after my visit, “cos of the AIDS”. The bestie who declared maybe we shouldn’t be mates – “cos her dad said AIDS is God’s righteous judgement”. The rejection, the homophobia, the words that went deep … Continue reading Baby Dyke Tears
Watching It’s A Sin and the tears are falling harder than I thought they ever would. Tears for Colin, for Gloria, for the mothers and the sisters, the best friends. Tears for us, tears for me. Tears for a generation raised with shame, tears for a baby dyke fearful of her future, terrified of coming out as a teenager, of the headlines and column inches … Continue reading It’s A Sin
Inspired by Russell T Davies’ incredible Channel 4 drama It’s A Sin, The Wildblood and Queenie Show on 1BTN this Friday will be celebrating and remembering the queer dancefloors that have shaped our lives and the beauty we found there. The friends made, loved and lost. The futures forged. The communities joined. The families created. The music that gave us the courage to come out, … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie’s 1BTN It’s A Sin Special
This is an urgent call for everyone in the nightlife and events ecosystem. We need you to let the government know what you stand to lose culturally or economically from the ongoing shutdown of nightlife and events. The government needs to hear our stories. Whether you have been directly affected, or this has affected your friends/family, favourite venues or events, it’s time to speak up! … Continue reading Protect Music Save Culture
The past week I have really struggled, my mental health buckling under the reality that is the new normal. The industry I love, the industry I call family is being left to flounder, life-support removed, jobs lost, hope fading. Where once a Tory Chancellor accused disabled people like me of being skivers hiding behind closed blinds, another now declares me unviable, fit only to be … Continue reading Let The Music Play
It’s simple as learning your ABC’s. The Tories need to learn the lesson of fairness and treat those in education right. Why study, why attend, why engage if all you work for is thrown away by an Education Department unwilling to listen or learn. From A-Levels to GSCE to BTEC the treatment of students has been appalling. This needs correcting now, its needs correcting today. … Continue reading Justice For Education
If house music is my church, disco is my shining cathedral. My nightlife is my life. Friendships made, communities created, changing lives, especially mine, forever. The love I found for myself on the LGBTQI dance floor is the reason I am here today. Disco is more than just syncopated beats and corking cowbells, it’s a reason to get up, get down and get on. Save … Continue reading Let Us Dance
DO NOT STOP SPREADING AWARENESS !! THIS IS A MOVEMENT, NOT A MOMENT !! BLACK LIVES STILL MATTER 👏🏿 SEE YOU THERE !! #brightonblm #brighton #blacklivesmatter @officialbrightonblm Continue reading Black Lives Matter Brighton Peaceful Protest 11.07.20
Queen Josephine was honoured in June to be asked to recreate this moment of MindOut magic with her illustration of the MindOut Pride bus! The cancellation of Pride events this year means a huge loss of income for MindOut LGBTQ Mental Health Service. This comes at a time when service users need them the most. During lockdown MindOut have seen increased experiences of anxiety, depression, suicidal distress … Continue reading Support MindOut this summer
“Our government has brutally attacked trans rights, but this cannot detract from the Black Lives Matter movement. ALL Black lives matter, Black trans lives need to be valued. Fighting for Black lives MUST INCLUDE BLACK TRANS LIVES.” They also stressed the overwhelming effect the government’s legislation would have on the Black trans community: “It will make their lives more difficult and more dangerous, as transphobia … Continue reading Black Trans Lives Matter Peaceful Protest 270620
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