Our Rights, Trans Remembrance, MadBear Madrid

Issue No. 43 - November 2023

Madbear, Madrid, Spain, 5th - 11th December 2023

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Now that we are moving into the colder weather and Christmas is creeping up, some of us will be dusting off our fairy lights this month.

To help plan for the festive season, we’ve been busy at PinkUk Towers making the site more appropriate for younger people, we’re restricting the cruising area listings to members who have logged in (members need to be over 18). We’ve also wrapped up some of our content into a new section called Handy LGBTQ+ facts which covers UK LGBTQ+ history, LGBTQ+ flags, a dictionary, hanky codes and a section on which countries criminalise homosexuality.

It’s also International Transgender Day of Remembrance on 20 November, which highlights the losses Trans people face from bigotry and violence. The Trans community deserves their rights, which are under attack from many quarters. It’s important that those who have died or suffered are remembered, and our thoughts are with all trans people. We now have a trans page that lists trans venues and events. Please let us know of any trans venues or events that we don’t have listed.

We also cover some news on the never-ending yo-yoing by the UK government on banning conversion therapies and our updates on pride listings for the coming year.

Love and Pink Respect Team at PinkUk xxx

Milestones in UK lesbian & gay legal history

We’ve created a timeline of the most important legal milestones on lesbian and gay equality in the UK. It chronicles the main changes in the law affecting lesbians and gay & bisexual men in the UK over the last 500 years. From the 1533 Buggery Act, to today in 2023 and includes the above mentioned Tory yo-yoing decisions about conversion therapies.

Read more about milestones in UK lesbian & gay legal history >>

Conversion therapies update

Following on from our Conversion therapy feature, we have added The politics of conversion therapy: While a ban would materially protect all LGBTQ+ people from dangerous conversion practices, people of certain ethnic identities, faith heritage, Trans need this protection more than others.

Now the Tories have done yet another U-turn, will there be another one? Now I'm getting dizzy.

Read more about Conversion Therapy >>

Featured venue: The Forbidden Fruit, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex, UK

The Forbidden Fruit is a cosy gay bar located on St Leonard’s seafront in Hastings, with weekly quizzes, drag shows and entertainers. Come and enjoy a relaxing night of fun filled entertainment with. They also serve amazing roasts on Sundays. Yummy.

More info about, The Forbidden Fruit >>

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Featured pride: Trans Pride South West, Bristol, UK

This important Trans festival takes place across the city of Bristol, including a community day at The Station Broadmead and evening events in Old Market. Trans Pride March will gather at College Green from 10:30am for a welcoming address at 11am. They will march from 11:30am to 12pm. Marching through Bristol city centre to celebrate and demonstrate trans pride.

More info about Trans Pride South West 2023 >>

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Prides/LGBTQ+ events

So far, for this new year, we have 323 pride festivals listed in the UK and 1,085 LGBTQ+ prides events in 56 countries worldwide for 2023. For 2024 we have 66 prides in the UK and 276 in 32 other countries. Keep us posted if you have or know of a pride festival or event that needs promoting.

See all the prides/LGBTQ+ events we have in November,               Add an LGBTQ+ event to PinkUk

We have 3,332 LGBTQ+ venues listed in 77 countries. Add a venue to PinkUk

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