Tag: politics
Who’s Got The Power?
British Prime Minister Theresa May is so pissed that she won’t be able to sing along this morning with girl band Little Mix as they perform their latest video singing I’ve Got The Power. It is probably the campiest and most fun thing you will watch all day. If only Mrs May had…
Rainbow Riots : music for a good cause
After Swedish artist and activist Petter Wallenberg witnessed the brutal anti-LGBTI violence by police at last year’s Ugandan Pride festival he was inspired to compose and produce a charity album called Rainbow Riots. It features LGBTI musicians from all over the world – including countries where homosexuality is illegal, such as Jamaica, Uganda, and Malawi, and all…
Wonderkid wants to win off the pitch too.
Professional sports is the one of the last remaining bastions where homophobia still seems to flourish unabated. For every brave courageous LGBT athlete that dares to publicly come out of the closet, there are several thousands more kept in by sheer fear of what will happen to their careers, their lives and their loved…
IDAHOT a Worldwide Celebration of Gender & Sexual Diversities
The International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), a worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversity, is commemorated annually on 17 May. This year’s theme is families, focusing on the role of families in the well-being of LGBTI people and respect of the rights of LGBTI families. Michel Sidibé, the Executive Director…
BFI celebrates with 50 years of queer cinema
Everyone in the UK seems fully intent of not letting the 50th Anniversary of the passing of the Law to decriminalize homosexuality to slip by unnoticed. Now the latest organization to join in is the British Film Institute (BFI) who, amongst other things, run BFI Flare London’s annual LGBT Film Festival. In an announcement…
