Recent Posts Tagged With 'activism'

• Bringing It Home To Me

  Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 06:30 in life, pride, activism, lgbt, homosexuality, acceptance, gay life, oscar wilde, soul tribe, being queer, reading pride, ballad of reading gaol

  I ventured out to our local gay pride event last weekend.  I have actively avoided going to Reading Pride because it always felt a little close to home, on so many levels.  I’ve been to a couple of other prides this year and really enjoyed my...

• Far-right group to protest at local pride event

  Posted on Thursday August 27th, 2009 at 14:37 in life, news, pride, sexuality, activism, lgbt, protest, gay life, homophobia, gay pride, fascists, gay parade

  Far-right group the National Front are to be allowed to ‘peacefully’ protest at this year’s Reading Pride parade and festival. Their demonstration has been given the go ahead by local police in a move which has angered and divided t...

• The Times of Harvey Milk (documentary)

  Posted on Friday May 22nd, 2009 at 06:18 in life, gay, documentary, sexuality, activism, san francisco, films, lgbt, coming out, harvey fierstein, being gay, harvey milk

  “If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.” Harvey Milk In preparation for the dvd release of Milk starring Sean Penn, I sat down and watched the Oscar-winning documentary The Times of Harvey Milk, narr...

• Happy Birthday Peter

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 06:20 in life, news, website, websites, activism, human rights, lgbt, gay rights, campaigner, green party, Robert Mugabe, Happy Birthday

  You may be wondering, Peter who? I’m talking of none other than Peter Tatchell, tireless gay and human rights campaigner extraordinaire. It’s his birthday today, I shalln’t say how old though if you’re interested you could alw...

• Symbols…

  Posted on Monday January 12th, 2009 at 15:57 in cool, activism, symbols, gratitude, lgbt, gay pride, gilbert baker, being gay, rainbow flag, lgbt community, pride symbol, soul tribe

  I was thinking today about the Rainbow Flag which symbolises the LGBT community.  As symbols go, it’s pretty cool.  We could do a lot worse couldn’t we?  Thanks Mr Baker.        ...