Scene Magazine (West Midlands) - August 2023

t @SceneLGBTQ f @Gscene.Brighton D www.scenemag.co.uk THE HEART OF LGBTQ+ LIVING AUG 2023

REVIEWS: All that Jazz by Simon Adams

Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community pays tribute to Nightingale Club DJ

The podcast is Simon Adams reviews the hottest new jazz albums!

INTERVIEW: David Kettle speaks about 'Guilty of Love', a poignant retelling of Alan Turing's story

Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community has been paying tribute to Simon Harris who sadly passed away in the evening of Sunday, July 16.

Ben Cohen makes acting debut in 'Patterns'

Guilty of Love makes its Edinburgh Fringe debut this August at the Hill Street Theatre.

Miss Netherlands crowns its first ever transgender winner

Patterns is a new LGBTQ+ series exploring the lives of LGBTQ+ people and allies

Fatt Projects to bring Big Fatt Pool Party to Moseley Road Baths

Rikkie Valerie Kolle, 22, won the pageant on Sunday, July 9 and will go on to compete in the Miss Universe competition in El Salvador, which takes place in December.

Fatt Projects has partnered with Moseley Road Baths to throw their first ever Big Fatt Pool Party, which will be a free, inclusive pool party, that welcomes and celebrates all body types, allowing everyone to use the swimming pool with comfort.

New campaign asks government to end decades of HIV stigma

The campaign asks the governenment to tell the public that U=U: Undetectable = Untransmittable.

Inclusive cervical screening campaign aims to remove doubt and save lives

Remove The Doubt, a dedicated cervical screening awareness campaign created by and for LGBTQ+ people, has been launched to help address the inequalities and misinformation around cervical screening.

Longlists announced for dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature

Celebrating a wealth of genres and forms, the UK and Ireland’s only dedicated prize for LGBTQ+ literature has announced its 2023 longlists for the Polari Prize and Polari First Book Prize.

Have You Heard? Stories From My Archive – new podcast series by Rose Collis

Elska magazine shines a light on Bangkok - perhaps Asia's queerest city

The podcast is based on her archive of historic materials collected since 1978, covering social, political and cultural history.

Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents: Are You Ready for a New Challenge?

Peckham Mix, a lighthearted gay comedy series starring actor George Turner, will begin streaming on Dekkoo, the first subscription streaming service dedicated to gay men, on June 15.

UK Black Pride announces theme to mark 18th anniversary

Joining this inclusive gay rugby club is not just about playing a sport; it's about finding a supportive community, breaking barriers, and celebrating diversity!

Birmingham Museums photo project captures history of queer women

UK Black Pride, which will take place in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Sunday, August 20, is, according to organisers, the world’s largest Pride celebration for LGBTQ+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Easterndescent.

Jeanne Dielman: The Greatest Film of All Time?

Snap Project: Birmingham Queer Women 1977-99 captures the stories and histories of queer women in Birmingham through a collection of photographs

Words by Michael Hootman.

Sprucing up the city! Big Clean Up takes place across Brighton & Hove

Birmingham Pride and West Midlands Police announce new hate crime reporting partnership

Events took place across the city as part of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Big Clean Up, which took place ahead of the city's busy summer months.

Just Like Us announces date of School Diversity Week 2024

Birmingham Pride, in partnership with West Midlands Police (WMP), is launching a new partnership to tackle issues surrounding hate crime reporting, which will launch with The Loft bar becoming a hub where those who have experienced or witnessed a hate crime can report the incident.

Following the success of School Diversity Week 2023, the LGBTQ+ youth charity has announced the next event will take place 24 - 28 June, 2024.

Deirdre O'Halloran to join Birmingham Hippodrome as Head of New Musical Theatre

The first UK venue to launch an in-house department dedicated to musical theatre, O’Halloran will head the Birmingham Hippodrome’s development of new musicals for the West Midlands.

IN PICTURES: Trans Pride Brighton & Hove 2023 celebrates 10 years of trans joy

Birmingham LGBT director receives honorary doctorate from Aston University

A selection of pics from Chris Jepson capturing this year's Trans Pride Brighton & Hove

New 'mystery shopper research' reveals difficulty accessing sexual health services

Steph Keeble was awarded an honorary doctorate in business administration for her exceptional contributions to education, social justice and the advancement of learning.

Birmingham HIV activists honoured at Opt-Out HIV and hepatitis testing round table

The report shines a light on the barriers which exist when trying to take charge of your sexual health.

Baton of Hope’s visit to Birmingham raises awareness around suicide

Artist Garry Jones and Positive Peers project lead, Rachel Greaves, were honoured with awards for their work on The Ribbons, Birmingham AIDS and HIV Memorial (BAHM).

Sussex ME/CFS Society: All About ME

The Baton of Hope – designed to be the biggest suicide awareness and prevention initiative in the UK – travelled through Birmingham on Monday, July 3.

Myalgic encephalopathy or chronic fatigue syndrome affects nearly 4,000 adults and children across Sussex.

MindOut launches new Online Support Service for GBTQ+ men

Isle of Wight Pride postponed till 18, 19 and 20 August

The Online Support Service for GBTQ+ men will be an opportunity to speak with GBTQ+ identifying staff for confidential mental health advice.

Be Gay, Do Crime: BFI Southbank launches series of films exploring queerness and crime

Isle of Wight Pride starts on Friday, August 18 with the Pride Launch Party from 5 - 9pm featuring StarStruck, a Years & Years tribute, plus Gay-Ties Revival Show with DJ.

Fierce Festival appoints new artistic director

Inspired by an anarchist catchphrase, it’s a season of provocative and playful films.

Kylie Minogue and Stephen Fry donate to charity shop to mark £1million raised for HIV

Clayton Lee to "continue to Fierce’s values of Trust, Joy, Disruption, and Rigour as we collectively interrogate and explore what a Festival can be.”

Major retailers add gender-neutral title Mx to include non-binary customers

HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust is celebrating having raised £1million from their charity shop.

Wickes, Debenhams, Dunelm, Boden and Cotswold Outdoor have all added Mx since Include Mx, a campaign founded by journalist and campaigner Tom Pashby, publicly demanded that they do so.

Several federal laws are aimed at imposing a ban on legal gender recognition and genderaffirmative interventions

Football Pride to return at Manchester Pride

Brighton pop act LADSCLUB announce new single to coincide with Brighton & Hove Pride

Football Pride is returning at Manchester Pride in August to bring together LGBTQ+ communities within the world’s most popular sport to party, participate and protest.

Seahaven Pride Family Festival to return to Seaford on Saturday, August 26

Wearing their influences on their sleeves – their music glides effortlessly between all of your favourite genres: disco, pop, funk, rap and even classical!

Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents win

Beorma Bowl at Touch My Brum rugby tournament

Seahaven Pride is a not for profit, familyfriendly festival in Seaford, which celebrates LGBTQ+ diversity and promotes equality & inclusion.

The LGBTQ+ inclusive rugby club recently participated in the highly anticipated Touch My Brum tournament, hosted by the Birmingham Bulls.

BOOK REVIEW: 'Proud Pink Sky' by Redfern Jon Barrett

"Proud Pink Sky's futuristic but retro story asks us what it is to be a real ally..."

Russia’s ‘abominable’ new legislation against transgender people will inflict ‘unbearable suffering’

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