Author: News Desk
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Will Philip Hammond Fly The Pride Flag This Year?
A book maker is taking bets on whether Foreign Secretary will ban the Foreign Office flying the rainbow flag for Pride 2016.
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Homophobic Beating Leads To Theatrical Celebration
Nando Messias was beaten up on a street in an act of homophobic hatred. Years later he’s ready to give his response to that incident, a spectacle of provocation, celebration and hyper flamboyancy in The Sissy’s Progress.
CREDIT: Nando Messias Part dance-theatre, part walking performance, The Sissy’s Progress leads its audience out onto the streets with a live marching band playing original music composed by Jordan Hunt. The Sissy’s Progress confronts the harsh contradictions of gender and violence of city life, standing up for sissies everywhere.
Nando says, “It’s genuinely frightening. I almost always get abuse from passers-by when we’re doing the performance. The audience gets to experience that and that makes it feel uniquely relevant. I’m particularly proud that we take this performance precisely to places where such
work wouldn’t normally be seen. It’s a universal theme.”
The Sissy’s Progress has been performed at Homotopia, Liverpool and OUTBURST, Belfast. with further performances on:
20th February, Tom Thumb Theatre, Margate 7.30pm £10 www.tomthumbtheatre.co.uk
17th/18th March, Toynbee Studios, London 17th: 7.30pm. 18th: 7pm & 8.45pm £10/£8
7th May, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, Brighton Fringe www.marlboroughtheatre.org.uk
12th May, Horniman Museum & Gardens, London as part of Queer Lates, from 6.30pm -
World’s “Sexiest” Prime Minister Joins Canada Pride Event
North America’s largest Pride festival unveils Canada’s first-ever Pride Month.
Pride Toronto, the city’s most vibrant and inclusive arts and cultural festival and North America’s largest Pride celebration, has unveiled its 2016 Pride Month theme, announcing to the world that this June, “YOU CAN SIT WITH US.” The campaign for Canada’s first-ever Pride Month, features Canada’s top political leaders: noted “sexiest man alive” and “politician dreamboat” (Vogue) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, openly out Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and partner Jane Rounthewaite and Toronto Mayor John Tory who will all participate in this year’s festivities in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Pride Toronto’s 2016 Parade will make Canadian history, with Justin Trudeau participating as Canada’s first ever sitting Prime Minister to march, alongside leadership from both Toronto’s municipal and Ontario’s provincial governments.
To celebrate the power and beauty of its diverse community, Pride Toronto held an open photo shoot for community members, artists and city leaders to show their Pride. The event was met with an overwhelming response, enabling the campaign to showcase over 300 community members of all ages, sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions and ethnicities.
“If a picture is worth 1,000 words, maybe 1,000 pictures has the potential to give a true face to our community. And what a truly diverse and beautiful community we have,’” said Mathieu Chantelois, Pride Toronto Executive Director. “By striking a pose for our camera crew, hundreds took a stand for Pride Toronto, they are telling the world that it’s ok to sit with us, but also to rally, march, celebrate, love and change the world with us.”
Noted personalities in the campaign also include: Ministers of Canadian parliament, Toronto City Councillors, Trans activists, the Toronto Police Service Chief of Police, the Guinness World Record Holder for Oldest Performing Drag Queen, DJs, artists and performers, along with Pride Toronto’s recently announced 2016 Honoured Group, Black Lives Matter – Toronto.
This year’s theme is a play on, and response to, the infamous line from the 2004 cult-classic film Mean Girls. ‘YOU CAN SIT WITH US’ conveys a strong message of belonging and inclusion – a sentiment that was heard in consultations with community members.
Canada’s first-ever Pride Month will launch on 1 June, featuring extended programming and provocative events throughout the city, culminating the much-anticipated Pride Parade on 3 July.
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Coronation Street Creator, Tony Warren Dies, 79
The Coronation Street creator Tony Warren has passed away after a short illness.
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LGBT Group Creates Out Of EU Campaign
An LGBT group has launched a campaign for Britain to leave the EU.
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Ten Thing That Are Keeping You From Being A Super Hero At Work
If you’re wondering why you’re no super hero at work, it’s probably down to the things you do the night before…
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9 Things Giving Us Serious Cocktail Hour Goals
There are things you need if you’re to pull off the ultimate cocktail hour. We do this every day at 4PM here at TheGayUK Tower.
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Sacha Baron Cohen Admits He’s 23 Per Cent Gay
Film star Sacha Baron Cohen has spoken about his sexuality, saying that he is around 23% per gay.
CREDIT: ©-Jean_Nelson-Depositphotos Sacha Baron Cohen has joked about how he’s 23% per cent gay, but it can fluctuate up to 31%. He was speaking on the WTF! podcast with Marc Maron to promote his upcoming film The Brothers Grimsby
When asked if he was gay, the Bruno star replied,
“I’m 23 percent gay. We worked it out did the calculations. I’m 23 percent gay,” but added that the number tends to fluctuate. “There are times I go down to 17 sometimes I’m 31 depends on the situation. When I was doing Boratand I had the testicles at my chin I was at 31.”
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Sam Smith Wins Best Original Song Oscar
Sam Smith Won Best Song Oscar for his Bond Theme, Writing’s On The Wall.
Sam Smith has won “Best Original Song” for his Bond Theme, Writing’s On The Wall.
Sam took the opportunity in his acceptance speech to acknowledge the LGBT community and dedicate his song to the community, however misquoted Sir Ian McKellen, by say that no gay person had won an Oscar.
Earlier in the year Sir Ian had asked the question why no gay man has ever won Best Actor?
Sam misquoted Sir Ian, and said that no gay person had won any oscar of any sort, and said,
“If this is the case, even if it isn’t the case, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world. I stand here tonight as a proud gay man.”
However a number of openly gay people have won at the Oscars, and indeed at least four have won in his category including Sir Elton John, Stephen Sondheim and Howard Ashman and Melissa Etheridge won an Oscar for her song, I Need To Wake Up, from An Inconvenient Truth in 2006.
Sir Elton won his Oscar for “The Lion King’s” Can You Feel The Love Tonight in 1994, which he shares with Tim Rice. Stephen Sondheim won an Oscar for his song “Sooner Or Later (I Always Get My Man)” in 1990 from the film “Dick Tracy”.
Howard Ashman won his Oscar for Beauty And The Beast in 1991.
Sam’s astonishing snub or lack of education in Oscar wins led Oscar winner, Dustin Lance Black to lash out at Sam on Twitter – suggesting that he stop text his Fiancé, Tom Daley.
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Dustin Lance Black: Sam Smith Stop Texting My Man!
Dustin Lance Black has taken to Twitter to demand that Oscar winner Sam Smith stop texting his fiancé, Tom Daley.
