International musician Darren Hayes was this year's guest speaker at the annual lunch of the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) in London. Darren treated a packed Café des Amis to a deeply personal account of his struggle growing up gay, and his passion for civil rights.
GALHA Secretary Mike Rickwood commented: "We are thrilled to have the chance to hear from someone of Darren's calibre and standing. This is a speech that will inspire anyone who values gay rights and human rights, Humanists and non Humanists alike."
Previous guest speakers have included Stephen Fry, Angela Eagle MP, Polly Toynbee, Dr Evan Harris and Nikolai Alekseev.
GALHA Campaigns Manager Derek Lennard drew attention to the brave struggle of gay people for basic rights in countries like Jamaica, and stressed that GALHA would focus increasingly on the many countries of the world where Gay people do not enjoy even fundamental freedoms, let alone equality.
He also committed GALHA to fighting to reverse the scandalous vote by the United Nations General Assembly remove the mention of killings based on sexual orientation from a resolution condemning arbitrary and extrajudicial executions.
Closer to home, the lunch also welcomed the presence of the organisers of the Schools Out campaign, committed to fighting for equality in education for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people.
Friday, November 26, 2010
Darren Hayes Star Attraction at Gay Humanists’ Annual Lunch
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Turing Papers Latest: They Can Still Be Saved
As we mentioned last week, Alan Turing's paper were going under the hammer yesterday afternoon at Christie's in central London. The rare collection of documents however fail to sell, the bidding coming £60,000 short of the reserve price of £300,000.
Meanwhile, the campaign to keep the papers in the UK has received the boost of £100,000 donation from Google. This means that there is still a chance for the documents to be bought by Bletchley Park.
You can donate here to help Bletchley Park, where Turing worked as a code-breaker during WWII, buy the parpers.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Outburst Cultural Day, November 27th
Outburst, serving the black LGBT community in London, have announced a cultural day event at Camberwell on November the 27th.
Click here for more details.
Monday, November 22, 2010
1st UK Disability History Month
LGBT History Month is proud to support the 1st UK Disability History Month.
The Month is about celebrating the lives of disabled people, challenging disablism and promoting equality. It will run from 22 November until 22 December and feature a series of events and exhibitions throughout the UK.
The idea came out of some research carried out for the last Government about bringing disability into the national curriculum.
We’ll be celebrating the lives of disabled people including Stephen Hawking, Jane Campbell and Alan Holdsworth. But we’ll also be highlighting the fact that many other disabled people have been prevented from leading fulfilling lives because of discrimination underpinned by negative and disablist attitudes.
The launch event of the Month will take place on Wednesday 24th November between 5 and 8pm at the Nunn Hall, Institute of Education, Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL (off Russell Square).
See also:
- www.ukdisabilityhistorymonth.com
- Richard Rieser launches Disability History Month - Disability Now
- Can the first Disability History Month match the impact that Black History teaching has made? - The Independent
- First UK Disability History Month - Ekklesia
Sunday, November 21, 2010
UN vote against sexual orientation protection "shameful"
Comfort to homophobes, green light to homophobic murder
London, UK - 19 November 2010
The United Nations voted this week to remove sexual orientation from a resolution calling on countries to protect the life of all people and to investigate extra-judicial, summary or arbitrary executions that are motivated by prejudice and discrimination.
The UN:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2010/gashc3997.doc.htm
IGLHRC & ARC:
http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/article/pressroom/pressrelease/1257.html
Commenting on the UN vote, gay rights and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said:
"This is a shameful day in United Nations history. It gives a de facto green light to the on-going murder of LGBT people by homophobic regimes, death squads and vigilantes. They will take comfort from the fact that the UN does not endorse the protection of LGBT people against hate-motivated murder.
"The UN vote is in direct defiance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which guarantees equal treatment, non-discrimination and the right to life. What is the point of the UN if it refuses to uphold its own humanitarian values and declarations?
"This vote is partly the result of a disturbing homophobic alliance between mostly African and Arab states, often inspired by religious fundamentalism. LGBT people in these countries frequently suffer severe persecution.
"Many of the nations that voted for this amendment want to ensure that their anti-gay policies are not scrutinised or condemned by the UN. Even if they don't directly sanction the killing of LGBT people, they have lined up alongside nations that do.
"South Africa and Cuba claim to support LGBT human rights, yet they voted to remove sexual orientation. They can no longer be considered gay-friendly states. Both countries have allied themselves with tyrannical, violent, homophobic regimes, like Saudi Arabia and Iran. Presidents Raul Castro and Jacob Zuma should hang their heads in shame. They've betrayed the liberation ideals that they profess to uphold," said Mr Tatchell.
Friday, November 19, 2010
12th International Transgender Day of Remembrance
November the 20th will mark the 12th International Transgender Day of Remembrance and many cities and towns in the UK are participating by holding events. The London ceremony will be at the Cruciform building, University Street, WC1 at 3.
179 trans women were murdered worldwide last year.
To find out more go to www.transgenderdor.org
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Turing's manuscripts up for Auction
A collection of Alan Turing papers put together by Turing's friend and fellow Bletchley Park codebreaker, Professor Max Newman, to whom Turing presented the offprints, is being auctioned by Christie's. The papers, which include 15 of his 18 published papers and rare examples of Turing's signature, are estimated £300,000 to £500,000. It is thought to be the largest collection in the world.
Gareth Halfacree, an independent supporter of the Bletchley Park Trust, has launched a campaign to raise the money needed to purchase the collection for permanent public display at Bletchley Park.
Click here to find out more on Christie's website.
The BBC has a nice report on "Bid launched to buy Alan Turing papers for the nation" here.
You can donate here to help Bletchley Park, where Turing worked as a code-breaker during WWII, buy the parpers.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
LGBT History Month and Pride Sports sponsor Sheffield Eagle’s new shirts
Last night at the House of Commons the Minister for Equality modelled the wonderful new shirts that LGBT History Month and Pride Sports have sponsored for the Marvellous Sheffield Eagles action during February.
Sheffield Eagles currently play in Rugby League’s Championship, the division below the Super League and are based.
It was an important night. Sheffield Eagles are the first club prepared to nail their colours to the slogan ‘Tackle Homophobia’ and thanks to Sarah Williams, RFL Equality and Diversity Manager, Rugby League clubs also have comprehensive guidance on exactly how to tackle homophobia.
Lou Englefield of Pride Sports, the LGBT sports development and equity organisation said: “The very fact that a professional sports team is prepared to walk onto a pitch and make a stand against homophobia is ground breaking. Team sports can be an arena where young people are most bullied at school. This is a clear message that homophobic bullying is unacceptable and that LGBT people are welcome in Rugby League”
Sue Sanders, who spoke last night in the absence of LGBT History Month’s patron Gareth Thomas, said how proud LGBT History Month is to be sponsoring the shirts.
“We heard from members of Stoke Newington School’s girls rugby team during the Pre-Launch of LGBT History Month at Twickenham Rugby Stadium last week. They told us how crucial playing rugby had been to their self esteem and confidence and how the school had supported them to challenge the homophobia and sexism that often targeted at women playing sports.”
The Minister for Equality spoke with some passion about the need to challenge homophobia in all sports. She also posed in one of the shirts.
When we know the date of the game in February where the shirts will be worn as part of a comprehensive LGBT History Month campaign by Sheffield Eagles, you will be the first to know! When we do know the date of the game, it would be great to see you all there!
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Rev. Elder Jean White Dies
In Memory: Rev. Elder Jean White
Griffith Vaughan Williams Dies
1940 - 2010
You can read the communiqué from CHE on its website here. The Guardian's obituary can be found here.
Griffith Vaughan Williams: Champion of gay rights who fought institutional homophobia, The Independent
Saturday, November 13, 2010
LGBT Related Radio and TV Programmes, 13th - 19th November - 5th December
We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation.
Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites.
Enjoy!
LGBT TV and radio
The Twyborn Affair Radio 3 Sunday. Lip Service comes to an end.
Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)
Saturday 13th
Terrestrial
BBC1 - 6: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC2 - 10.15-12.45am: A Night with Neil Diamond
BBC2 - 12.45am: The Stephen K. Amos Show, Rpt.
ITV1 - 8: The X Factor
ITV1 - 9.30: Take That: Look Back, Don’t Stare. The re-unification of Gary and Robbie
C4 - 9.45am: Ugly Betty
C4 - 3.55: Come Dine with Me. Rpt.
C4 - 11.20: Comedy Roast. Horrible concept in which celebrities appear and are trounced by fellow celebtrities; like This is Your Life in reverse. Sharon Osbourne is roasted and Alan Carr is one of the roasters
Freeview
BBC3 - 11.50: Family Guy
BBC3 - 12.35am: American Dad
Dave - 8.20: QI
ITV2 - 6am and 10.55am: Corrie Omnibus
ITV2 - 8am: Emmerdale
E4 - 6.30: Ugly Betty
Satellite and cable
Comedy Central Extra - 9am: Frasier
FX - 9 and 11.30: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 4.30: Come Dine with Me
Film
TCM - 5.15: A Passage to India. David lean take on the Forster novel (1984)
Sunday 14th
Terrestrial
BBC1 - 10am: Sunday Morning Live. Topical debate
BBC1 - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing Reesults
BBC2 - 7: The Great British Bake Off. Baking competition with Sue Perkins. Rpt. 5/6
ITV1 - 10am: X Factor. Rpt.
ITV1 - 12.30: Corrie Omnibus
ITV1 - 4.20: Downton Abbey. Rpt.
ITV1 - 7.45: X Factor
ITV1 - 10.45: Take That: Look Back, Don’t Stare. Rpt.
C4 - 9.25am: Hollyoaks Omnibus
C4 - 12noon: Ugly Betty
C4 - 10: Desperate Housewives. New series
Freeview
BBC3 - 10.15: American Dad
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
Dave - 7: Stephen Fry in America
ITV2 - 10 and 11.35: The Only Way is Essex. 9/10. So good it’s on twice
E4 - 7.50am: How to Look Good Naked
E4 - 8.55am: Gok’s Fashion Fix
E4 - 6: Glee
More4 - 4.40: Come Dine with Me
Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8.30: Modern Family
Discovery Real Time - 12noon: Come Dine with Me
Film
Drama/Romance - 4: Milk (2008)
Indie - 8: Taking Woodstock (2009) Comedy about a gay Jewish man who staged Woodstock in 1969. Stars Demetri Martin
TCM - 9.25: A Passage to India (1984)
Monday 15th
BBC1 - 11.15: The Graham Norton Show. Rpt.
BBC2 - 9: Giles and Sue Live The Good Life. 35 years after the sit-com first came to the screen, Giles Coren and Sue Perkins do self-sufficiency for real. 2/3
C4 - 8.40am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 9.15am: The Wright Stuff. Stephen K. Amos on the panel
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
Dave - 9 and 11: QI
More4 - 10: High Society’s Favourite Gigolo. Profile of Leslie Hutchinson, Britain’s first black superstar, whose lovers included Edwina Mountbatten and Cole Porter
Fiver - 10.30: Sex and the City
Satellite and Cable
FX - 9: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me
Film
Classics - 6pm and 12midnight: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Tuesday 16th
Terrestrial
ITV1 - 10.30: This Morning. John Barrowman guests
ITV1 - 11.20: Swingtown. 11/13
C4 - 8.40am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 9.15am: The Wright Stuff. Stephen K. Amos on the panel
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 10.30: Lip Service. 6/6. Frankie finds out the truth
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC3 - 1.15: Lip Service. 6/6
BBC HD - 10.30: Lip Service. 6/6
Dave - 6.40, 9 and 11.20: QI
ITV2 - 7: The Only Way is Essex 10/10
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
More4 - 9: Come Dine with Me
Fiver - 11: Sex in the City
Satellite and Cable
Sky2 - 8.30: Modern Family
Watch - 10: Torchwood
FX - 10: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me
Wednesday 17th
Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8.30: Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 9.15am: The Wright Stuff. Stephen K. Amos on the panel
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 10.55: Family Guy
BBC3 - 1.40: Lip Service. Rpt. 6/6
Dave - 9 and 11: QI
ITV2 - 8: Gossip Girl
E4 - 9: Ugly Betty
E4 - 10: Desperate Housewives
E4 - 12midnight: Ru Paul’s Drag Race
Satellite and Cable
FX - 9: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 10: George Michael
Film
Modern Greats - 10.05am: Thelma and Louise (1991)
Classics - 10: Spartacus (1960)
TCM - 9: Nell. Jodie Foster as an adolescent who grew up in the woods (1994)
Thursday 18th
C4 - 8.40am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 6.30: Hollyoaks
C4 - 10.30: True Blood
C4 - 11.05: Eight out of Ten Cats. Dr Christian Jessen joins the blokey panel show
Five - 9.15am: The Wright Stuff. Stephen K. Amos on the panel
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
BBC3 - 3.45: Lip Service. Rpt.
BBC HD - 11.30: Lip Service. Rpt.
Dave - 9: QI
Fiver - 11: Sex in the City
Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8: Modern Family
Sky Arts1 - 10.20: Film: Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars (1973)
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 10: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 5: George Michael
Film
Showcase - 11.45: The Silence of the Lambs. Jodie Foster (1991)
Friday 19th
Terrestrial
BBC1 - 7: Children in Need. Whole evening dedicated to raising money for the charity. John Barrowman and the cast of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert are among the evening’s treats, as well as gay-friendly Kylie Minogue and McFly
ITV1 - 7: Emmerdale
ITV1 - 7.30: Coronation Street. Jonathan Harvey wrote this one
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 8: Come Dine with Me
Five - 9.15am: The Wright Stuff. Stephen K. Amos on the panel
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBCHD - 8: Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers
Dave - 7.20, 9.40 and 1am: QI
E4 - 7: Hollyoaks. Ste outs Brendan
E4 - 9: How to Look Good Naked
E4 - 11.05: Desperate Housewives
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
Fiver - 10.45: Sex and the City
Satellite and Cable
Sky2 - 8.30: Modern Family
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me
Film
Classics - 6.50am: Pillow Talk. Hudson/Day comedy (1959)
Radio
Saturday 13th
BBC Radio 2 - 10am: The Graham Norton Show
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30: News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig. Last in series
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
Sunday 14th
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 3 - 8: Drama on 3: The Twyborn Affair. Adaptation of Patrick White’s 1979 novel of sexual identity in the Second World War
BBC Radio 4 - 7.10am: Sunday. Religious topical programme that often takes on LGBT issues
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Last Word
BBC Radio 7 - 4.30: The News Quiz
Monday 15th
BBC Radio 2 - 5am: Clare Balding
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: Just a Minute Julian Clary guests
BBC Radio 7 - 7: Round the Horne
Tuesday 16th
BBC Radio 2 - 5am: Clare Balding
BBC Radio 3 - 12noon: Composer of the Week: Britten
BBC Radio 4 - 2.15: Afternoon Play: Chatterton: The Allington Solution. Exploring the mysterious life and death of the poet and Romantics’ hero Thomas Chatterton
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: The Odd half Hour. Sketch show featuring Stephen K. Amos
BBC Radio 7 - 7.30: Counterpoint. Ned Sherrin
Wednesday 17th
BBC Radio 2 - 5am: Clare Balding
BBC Radio 4 - 8: The Moral Maze. 5/9
Thursday 18th
BBC Radio 2 - 5am: Clare Balding
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
Friday 19th
BBC Radio 2 - 5am: Clare Balding
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Friday Night is Music Night. Focusing on musicals such as Cabaret and Kiss of the Spiderwoman
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Last Word
BBC Radio 4 - 9: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Omnibus
6 Music - 7: Tom Robinson
Local and web
If you want us to tell everyone about your radio broadcasts, email fenwicktony[at]hotmail.com
For a global classification of queer radio on line:
http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=gay&so=26,52,78 and
http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=Lesbian
Gay Internet Radio Live (G.I.R.L.) is on the air 24 hours a day with dance music from the US at www.gayinternetradiolive.com.
Wythenshaw 97.2 FM, a community radio station, airs a lesbian and gay radio magazine programme once weekly, according to Out North West Magazine published by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester. Podcast http://www.tuesdaynightout.co.uk/
GayRadio-UK is a new online radio station in Blackpool and promises a variety of LGBT programming. The audio stream is at www.gayradiouk.com. Guests iunclude lesbian actress Amanda Barrie, gay icon Su Pollard and radical actor Richie Tomlinson. Daily programmes are uploaded at the most popular gay podcast site on the net, Feast of Fun www.feastoffools.net, with a speech based programme of LGBT guests, news digest and light-hearted discussion.
Galaxy North East
Monday-Friday 4-7pm: James Barr
BBC Radio Manchester - 95.1 and online
Every Monday 9pm: LGBT Citizen
BBC London - 94.9 and online
Monday – Friday 3-5pm: Danny Baker. With Amy Lamé or Baylen Leonard
Gaydar Radio - Brighton, London DAB and online 24/7
Manchester’s gaydio www.gaydio.co.uk
Radio North Manchester 106.6 FM
Sundays - 11am: Passport. Also look out for their women's programmes
FYI Radio (gay youth radio) - online (currently only podcast but soon to grow to a fully fledged station) www.fyiradio.net
www.pinkeradio.com
Last Tuesday of the month - 6pm
Out in South London - local LGBT radio show with Rosie Wilby and guests
Listen online at www.southcityradio.org
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Bulletin No 78
The latest edition of the LGBT History Month bulletin is now available, as usual packed-full of news, information, notices of upcoming events and quotations.
To access the latest bulletin please click on one of the links below:
word document
pdf file
(you can also right click on the links and "save target as")
You can view all previous bulletins here or register to our mailing list here.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
LGBT Related Radio and TV Programmes, 6th - 12th November - 5th December
We seek them out so you don't have to. This is our weekly non-exhaustive round up of upcoming LGBT programmes on the radio and television. Inclusion of a programme is not a recommendation.
Some of the programmes listed below will be available online on the respective network's websites.
Enjoy!
LGBT TV and radio
Goodbye to Jack Duckworth and Downton Abbey
Hello to Sue Perkins and Giles Coren doing The Good Life for real
Listings (times given are pm unless otherwise stated)
Saturday 6th
Terrestrial
BBC1 - 6.15: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC2 - 12.45am: The Stephen K. Amos Show, Rpt.
ITV1 - 7.45: The X Factor
C4 - 3.55: Come Dine with Me. Rpt.
Freeview
BBC3 - 10.15: Family Guy
BBC3 - 11: American Dad
BBC HD - 9.30: The Road to Coronation Street. Rpt.
BBC4 - 10.30: Mad Men
Dave - 8.20: QI
ITV2 - 6am and 10.55am: Corrie Omnibus
ITV2 - 8am: Emmerdale
E4 - 6.30: Ugly Betty
E4 - 10: Comedy Gala. Alan Carr is in the line up
Satellite and cable
Comedy Central Extra - 9am: Frasier
FX - 9 and 11.30: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 4.30: Come Dine with Me
Film
Crime Thriller - 1.15am: Silence of the Lambs. Jodie Foster
Classics - 8am: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
Classics - 7: Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Sunday 7th
Terrestrial
BBC1 - 10am: Sunday Morning Live. Topical debate
BBC1 - 7.30: Strictly Come Dancing
BBC2 - 6: The Great British Bake Off. Baking competition with Sue Perkins. Rpt.
BBC2 - 8: Stephen Fry and The Great Oil Spill. Fry revisits Louisiana to examine the impact of the BP disaster with zoologist Mark Carwardine
ITV1 - 9.25am: X Factor. Rpt.
ITV1 - 2.35: Corrie Omnibus
ITV1 - 4.55: Downton Abbey. Rpt.
ITV1 - 8: X Factor
ITV1 - 9: Downton Abbey 7/7
C4 - 9.20am: Hollyoaks Omnibus
C4 - 12.05: Ugly Betty
C4 - 10: Desperate Housewives. New series
Five - 3.15: The Canterville Ghost. Film adaptation of Wilde’s comic story set in the States (1996)
Freeview
BBC3 - 10: American Dad
BBC3 - 10.45: Family Guy
BBCHD - 8: Stephen Fry and The Great Oil Spill. Fry revisits Louisiana to examine the impact of the BP disaster with zoologist Mark Carwardine
Dave - 7: Stephen Fry in America
ITV2 - 10 and 11.35: The Only Way is Essex. 9/10. So good it’s on twice
E4 - 7.50am: How to Look Good Naked
E4 - 8.50am: Gok’s Fashion Fix
E4 - 6: Glee
More4 - 5.05: Come Dine with Me
Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8.30: Modern Family
Sky Arts1 - 11: Curtis and Don: A Love Story Christopher Isherwood and Don Bachardy’s life-long relationship is examined
Gold - 11.05: The Thin Blue Line
Discovery Real Time - 12noon: Come Dine with Me
Bio - 6am: Sinead O’Connor
Monday 8th
BBC1 - 11.15: The Graham Norton Show. Rpt.
BBC2 - 9: Giles and Sue Live The Good Life. 35 years after the sit-com first came to the screen, Giles Coren and Sue Perkins do self-sufficiency for real. 1/3
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC HD - 11.30: The Road to Coronation Street. Rpt.
Dave - 9 and 11: QI
Satellite and Cable
FX - 9: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me
Tuesday 9th
Terrestrial
BBC2 - 11.20: Stephen Fry and the Great Oil Spill. Rpt.
ITV1 - 11.35: Swingtown. 9/13
C4 - 8.25: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 10.30: Lip Service. 5/6. Cat receives some shocking information
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBC3 - 1.15: Lip Service. 5/6
BBC HD - 10.30: Lip Service. 4/6
Dave - 6.40, 9 and 12.20: QI
ITV2 - 7: The Only Way is Essex
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
More4 - 9: Come Dine with Me
More4 - 10: True Stories: Joan Rivers – A Piece of Work
More4 - 11.55: Joan Rivers Comedy Roast
Film4 - 4.30: An Affair to Remember. Cary Grant
Fiver - 11: Sex in the City
Satellite and Cable
Sky2 - 8.30: Modern Family
Watch - 10: Torchwood
FX - 10: Family Guy
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me
Film
Drama/Romance - 12.25am: Milk
Modern Greats - 9.40: Thelma and Louise
Wednesday 10th
Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8.30: Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 10.30: Family Guy
BBC3 - 11.10 and 2.10am: Lip Service. Rpt. 5/6
BBC4 and HD - 10: Mad Men
Dave - 11: QI
ITV2 - 8: Gossip Girl
ITV2 - 10: The Only Way is Essex. Last one
E4 - 9: Ugly Betty
E4 - 10: Desperate Housewives
E4 - 1.50am: Ru Paul’s Drag Race
Satellite and Cable
FX - 9: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3: Come Dine with Me
Film
Modern Greats - 9.50: A Beautiful Mind
Thursday 11th
ITV1 - 9: Monte Carlo or Bust. Julian Clary is amongst the professional contestants
C4 - 8.20am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 10.30: True Blood
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 11: Family Guy
BBC HD - 11: Lip Service. Rpt.
Dave - 9: QI
Satellite and Cable
Sky1 - 8: Modern Family
FX - 9: Family Guy
FX - 10: American Dad
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me
Film
Classics - 3: Spartacus
Friday 12th
Terrestrial
BBC1 - 8.30: QI
BBC1 - 10.35: The Graham Norton Show
BBC2 - 10: The Stephen K. Amos Show
ITV1 - 7: Emmerdale. Jackson tells Aaron he never wants to see him again
ITV1 - 9: Paul O’Grady Live. Julie Walters and Katy Perry. Last in series
C4 - 8.25am: Frasier
C4 - 5: Come Dine with Me
C4 - 8: Come Dine with Me
Five - 1.45 and 5.30: Neighbours
Freeview
BBC3 - 11.30: Family Guy
BBCHD - 8.30: QI
BBCHD - 10: The Stephen K. Amos Show
Dave - 7.20, 9.40 and 1am QI
ITV2 - 9: The Only Way is Essex. 9/10
E4 - 11.05: Desperate Housewives
More4 - 2.20: Come Dine with Me
Film4 - 5: Carry On Up The Khyber
Fiver - 11: Sex and the City
Satellite and Cable
Discovery Real Time - 3 and 8: Come Dine with Me
Film
Comedy - 10: Bruno
Classics - 9.45: Rebel without a Cause
Radio
Saturday 6th
BBC Radio 2 - 10am: The Graham Norton Show
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Pick of the Pops. Dale Winton
BBC Radio 2 - 6: Going Out with Alan Carr
BBC Radio 2 - 8: Paul Gambaccini US Hits
BBC Radio 4 - 12.30: News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Weekend Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 4 - 5.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
BBC Radio 7 - 8.05: The Comedy Controller. Ned Sherrin
Sunday 7th
BBC Radio 2 - 1: Elaine Page. Stage musicals
BBC Radio 2 - 5: Paul O’Grady
BBC Radio 3 - 8: Free Thinking. Debate from The Sage Gateshead includes Fiona Shaw
BBC Radio 4 - 7.10am: Sunday. Religious topical programme that often takes on LGBT issues
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: Last Word
BBC Radio 7 - 4.30: The News Quiz
Monday 8th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 12.30am: Autobiography of Mark Twain
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: Just a Minute
Tuesday 9th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 9.45am and 12.30am: Autobiography of Mark Twain
BBC Radio 7 - 7.30: Counterpoint. Ned Sherrin
Wednesday 10th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 8: The Moral Maze. 4/9
Thursday 11th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 4 - 8.30: The Bottom Line. Evan Davis
Friday 12th
BBC Radio 1 - 4: Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2 - 10: Dale’s Best of the CMAs. That’s Dale Winton and country music awards
BBC Radio 4 - 4: Last Word
BBC Radio 4 - 6.30: The News Quiz. Sandi Toksvig hosts the last in the series
BBC Radio 4 - 9: A History of the World in 100 Objects. Omnibus
6 Music - 7: Tom Robinson
Local and web
If you want us to tell everyone about your radio broadcasts, email fenwicktony[at]hotmail.com
For a global classification of queer radio on line:
http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=gay&so=26,52,78 and
http://radiotime.com/Search.aspx?query=Lesbian
Gay Internet Radio Live (G.I.R.L.) is on the air 24 hours a day with dance music from the US at www.gayinternetradiolive.com.
Wythenshaw 97.2 FM, a community radio station, airs a lesbian and gay radio magazine programme once weekly, according to Out North West Magazine published by the Lesbian and Gay Foundation in Manchester. Podcast http://www.tuesdaynightout.co.uk/
GayRadio-UK is a new online radio station in Blackpool and promises a variety of LGBT programming. The audio stream is at www.gayradiouk.com. Guests iunclude lesbian actress Amanda Barrie, gay icon Su Pollard and radical actor Richie Tomlinson. Daily programmes are uploaded at the most popular gay podcast site on the net, Feast of Fun www.feastoffools.net, with a speech based programme of LGBT guests, news digest and light-hearted discussion.
Galaxy North East
Monday-Friday 4-7pm: James Barr
BBC Radio Manchester - 95.1 and online
Every Monday 9pm: LGBT Citizen
BBC London - 94.9 and online
Monday – Friday 3-5pm: Danny Baker. With Amy Lamé or Baylen Leonard
Gaydar Radio - Brighton, London DAB and online 24/7
Manchester’s gaydio www.gaydio.co.uk
Radio North Manchester 106.6 FM
Sundays - 11am: Passport. Also look out for their women's programmes
FYI Radio (gay youth radio) - online (currently only podcast but soon to grow to a fully fledged station) www.fyiradio.net
www.pinkeradio.com
Last Tuesday of the month - 6pm
Out in South London - local LGBT radio show with Rosie Wilby and guests
Listen online at www.southcityradio.org
Friday, November 5, 2010
Lesbian Teacher Receives First Honour for Pride
Quaker lesbian Clare Dimyon was presented with an MBE by Prince Charles at an investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace on Friday 29 October.
Clare Dimyon, 45, a teacher and Quaker, is being honoured for “services to promoting the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Central and Eastern Europe”.
Clare was first inspired to take part in gay PRIDE marches in Central and Eastern C&E Europe in Riga in 2007 and has since participated in PRIDE marches throughout the former Soviet bloc. Her first parade was 25 years ago, in London in 1985.
Clare’s engagement has prompted the flying of rainbow flags from British embassies overseas and the translation of the FCO Guide to LGBT People into local languages so that it is available to young people and their parents. In her work, Clare often highlights higher levels of suicide among young LGBT people and is acutely aware of the isolation of young LGBT people in C&E Europe who have less advice and support available to them.
She has been instrumental in increasing the number of countries whose embassies routinely support PRIDE parades and the human rights of LGBT people from seven in 2007 to twenty two in 2010...and counting!. This year alone saw the first ever PRIDE marches in Vilnius and Bratislava, both with significant support from the diplomatic community... including and especially the Brits!
Clare Dimyon says: "Slovak LGBT are kind enough to call me the “mother of Slovak PRIDE” but really I am more like the delinquent aunt of PRIDE in C&E Europe. They do all the work and take all the risks and I show up in support. "
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Successful pre-launch for LGBT History Month
The sports community today joined LGBT activists at a ground breaking event to make plans for the biggest ever Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans History Month, throughout February 2011.
The month aims to raise the profile of LGBT sportspeople past and present, as well as tackling homophobia and transphobia in sport.
Participants in today’s pre-launch event heard from LGBT sports specialists and organisers of successful LGBT History Month events shared their experience.
BBC TV’s Jane Hill compered a panel discussion with John Amaechi, psychologist and former NBA basketball star, Clare Harvey, GB sitting volleyball player, and rugby legend Gareth Thomas.
Gareth spoke of his personal torment in the closet and the liberation of coming out. He cited the power that sponsoring brands such as Nike have to set the agenda and make positive changes.
Clare thought it would be easier to come out before reaching peak performance as there would be less pressure.
John also shared his unique professional insight as both a psychologist and professional sportsman, when he spoke of ‘the authenticity of living openly’. The tiny amount of energy a closeted sportsperson reserves to protect themselves really is significant at the level of elite sport.
Dikeledi Sabanda spoke movingly about the Chosen Few black lesbian soccer team in Johannesburg and their tireless and often dangerous campaign work. She said the South African constitution looks great on paper, but in reality it just didn’t protect her.
Sue Sanders, Co-chair of LGBT History Month, commented: 'It’s been an amazing, productive day for everyone involved. We heard so many positive stories and great ideas for events. We’ll try and share everything on our website.
‘There wasn’t a dry eye in the house when Dikeledi told us of the brutal murder of her friend and teammate.
‘Taking on homophobia and transphobia in sport is a huge challenge for us, but I’m bowled over by the expertise and passion in the community to make this happen.
I’m already looking forward to some fabulous events in February!’
Gareth Thomas backs campaign against prejudice - Wales Online
Picture by Karen Kodish showing Gareth Thomas, John Amaechi and Clare Harvey.
More pictures of the event can be found on our Flickr photopool. Please feel free to add your own.
Sonia Burgess Dies
1947 - 2010
Read the Guardian's obituary here and an obituary by Prof Stephen Whittle here.
