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London Gay Pride 2017: faces, street scenes and smoke bombs – in photos

Mon 10th July, 2017Mon 10th July, 2017 - by editor - 3 Comments.

On Saturday, central London was ablaze with the colours of the rainbow as the annual Pride parade matched through the centre of the city.

cardiff / Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places / wales / Wales

Glazed tiles, Grade II listing and drag acts: the wonderful Golden Cross pub in Cardiff

Thu 7th January, 2016 - by editor - 3 Comments.

The Golden Cross, a splendid Grade II listed public house, can be found at the junction of Customhouse Street and Hayes Bridge Road in Cardiff.

Places / wales / Wales

Pride movie dramatises the wonderful solidarity between Welsh miners and gay activists during the 1980s strike

Tue 2nd September, 2014Fri 5th September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Top of my list of films to see is ‘Pride,’ a heart-warming film based on the remarkable story of Welsh mining community miners uniting with gay activists to fight Thatcher during the Miners’ …

festivals / London / photos

Gay Pride party in Soho Square, Soho, central London

Mon 9th July, 2012Mon 9th July, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Compared to previous years, the 2012 London Gay Pride event was something of a minimal affair, with the traditional street floats being cancelled as a result of a funding shortfall.

Brixton / Places

The Brixton Fairies and the South London Gay Community Centre, Brixton 1974-6

Tue 14th February, 2012Tue 6th October, 2020 - by editor - 74 Comments.

This fascinating story about Brixton’s legendary gay community of the 1970s was posted up on the urban75 bulletin boards, and thanks to the author Ian Townson, I’m now able to repost …

Brixton / stuff

Gay Shame: more pics!

Mon 6th July, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Straight after this picture was taken, the lady on the right took off one of her red stiletto shoes and balanced it on her head. Most odd. More Gay Shame …

Brixton / stuff

Gay Shame, Brixton Academy

Sun 5th July, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Too hungover to type anything sensible at the moment, but last night’s Gay Shame at the Brixton Academy was fantastic fun. Great crowd, lovely atmosphere and a helluva party!