Posts in 'Lesbian' Category
What’s ‘Jan’s Coming Out’ all about?
Tomorrow the Brighton Jubilee library has a free film screening of ’Jan’s Coming Out ‘ at 1pm as part of LGBT History Month. If like me you find lesbian films rather excruciating to sit through and generally unappealing, Jan Walker from the team behind the film, assures me and you that, “It’s an upbeat celebration [...]
Zhoosh catches up with Mel Sanson from Brighton Pride Women’s Performance Tent
Zhoosh caught up with Mel Sanson from the team behind this years Women’s Performance Tent at Brighton Pride on September 1st to find out more… 1.What is your current role and how long have you been involved with the Women’s Performance Tent (WPT)? There’s been a lot of hard work, blood sweat and tears in [...]
Marriage: Heterosexual Entitlement? I Don’t Think So!
There’s a joke Maureen Lipman use to tell about trusting a politicians body-language: “If a politician’s touches his hair, he’s telling the truth. If he rubs his nose, he’s telling the truth. If he scratches his ear, he’s telling the truth. If he adjusts his tie, he’s telling the truth. But as soon as he opens his [...]
Gay X-Men Superhero Gets Wed
LGBT superheroes in mainstream comics in the past have been far and few between. Although there has always been LGBT characters appearing within the pages of DC’s or Marvel’s pages, they have never ran a storyline in which an LGBT character has taken centre stage. Instead they would be so deep in the closet that [...]
Allsorts Youth Project recognises International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia
This year the theme for IDAHOBIT is ‘global voices against homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying in schools.’ This theme is particularly poignant for the young people at Allsorts Youth Project who either attend school, or have done very recently. With this in mind Allsorts has launched a campaign asking LGBT young people to share their experiences and ideas on how schools could be made safer for LGBT young people.
LGBTQ Brighton & Hove Facebook Fan Pages – A complete list
Each month Ignite Social Media produces a chart ranking the top 50 branded Facebook Fan pages, which I always enjoy taking a look at. As an aggregator of Brighton & Hove LGBTQ information, I thought I’d do a similar task for Zhoosh. I’m interested because I use the internet a lot as an LGBTQ individual [...]
The L Project UPDATE
So what’s been happening in the last month with The L Project? Who are The L Project? Really, you’re not already a fan? Okay, for those of you living in caves, here’s what you missed.. The L Project released an anti-bullying charity single entitled ”It Does Get Better” on Feb 11th 2012 recorded by 17 of the UK’s [...]
Win Tickets with Zhoosh! to the GO.GO Festival 2012 the UK’s Number 1 Women’s Festival
These could be yours! Zhoosh have teamed up with the GO.GO Festival team to offer one lucky Zhoosh member the chance to win two GO.GO Festival 2012 ‘Weekend tickets’ worth £231. ALL INCLUDED in your GO.GO Festival 2012 Weekend Ticket: 50 Performers Throughout the Weekend / 2am Licence / Main Stage / Big Top Dance Arena / Peacock [...]
Old dykes are clambering over themselves. What’s the fuss? Should the rest of us be too?
Cloudburst….have you heard of it yet? A film about feisty Old Dykes, a film coming to a Film Festival only a train journey away from YOU! A film that will hit the big screen with the satisfying of clunk of ear rattling of twitchy language and old fashioned custard pie jokes…..a roaring chuckle a minute…a [...]
Stonewall Brighton Equality Walk Bank Holiday Sunday 6 May
Support Equality, help raise vital funds and win a luxury weekend for two in Paris! Stonewall’s annual 10k Equality Walk takes place on Bank Holiday Sunday 6 May. Walkers can join celebrity hosts Jane Hazlegrove (Casualty and Stonewall Entertainer of the Year 2011) and Harry Derbidge (The Only Way is Essex) for a fun-filled day [...]
