Uncle Frank  is a period piece following a closeted gay man who is reluctantly returning home for his father’s funeral and unresolved trauma. While conditions have improved to an extent for the LGBTQ community, things are certainly better than they were in 1973.  This is when South Carolinian teenager Beth Bledsoe (Sophia Lillis) heads off to New York University.  The move leads to a reunion with literature professor and Beth’s uncle, Frank (Paul Bettany).  What Beth wasn’t expecting to learn upon studying at NYC is that Uncle Frank is gay and living with longtime partner Walid “Wally” Nadeem (Peter Macdissi).  Frank has never come out to his family and when his father suddenly dies, Frank reluctantly comes home to say goodbye.  It also means dealing with trauma he has refused to let go. This film takes place a few years after the Stonewall riots.  However, being LGBTQ in New York is much different than South Carolina.  Nobody could blame F...

  our new issue includes interviews with Chris Bryant MP and Marcas Mac . News of our Christmas charity raffle in aid of LGBT Helpline Scotland tickets on sale from 17th Nov prizes from Molly and Tommy Big Dog Books Kilted Fudge Company Ltd The Greenwood #section28 #pride #lgbtq #queer #bloomsbury LGBT Health and Wellbeing https://drive.google.com/.../19x2wq69fWFHoiyKyerM0dR.../view

Having witnessed the Nazis' brutality first-hand, these men were some of the first to warn Britain about Hitler, repeatedly speaking out against their government's policy of appeasing him. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain hated them. Branding them 'the glamour boys' to insinuate something untoward about them, he had their phones tapped and threatened them with deselection and exposure, Chris Bryant brings their story to life. How did you come across the Glamour Boys? I was writing another book six years ago about the history of parliament and I came across these intriguing figures Jack Macnamara and Ronnie Cartland who seemed to have been gay and were both killed in action in the war so have commemorative plaques in the Chamber of the Commons. Initially, I thought there wouldn't be enough hard facts, so I thought about using them in a novel, but in the end, I came across loads of private archives and papers that meant I could write the full story. The Glamour Boys...

Out today is Chris Bryant's The Glamour Boys published by Bloomsbury Publishing UK . About a group of MPs including Robert Boothby a Conservative MP for the Aberdeen area for over 30 years. Having witnessed the Nazis' brutality first-hand, these men were some of the first to warn Britain about Hitler, repeatedly speaking out against their government's policy of appeasing him. Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain hated them. Branding them 'the glamour boys' to insinuate something untoward about them, he had their phones tapped and threatened them with deselection and exposure. We have an interview with Chris Bryant MP in our new issue out this weekend. #lgbtq #queer #books #bloomsbury

BBC Radio 2 today announces that Graham Norton has decided to leave the network later this year. Ten years after presenting his first Saturday morning (10am-1pm) show for the station, Graham will present his last programme on Saturday 19 December 2020. Graham says: “Obviously I’m sad to be stepping away from my Radio 2 show. I’ll miss being a part of the Wogan House family, as well as the listeners and their lives. I’d like to thank my producer Malcolm Prince and all the teams I’ve worked with for a great decade of radio. Happily with the chat show, Eurovision and Drag Race the BBC continues to be my perfect tv home.” Charlotte Moore, Chief Content Officer says: “Graham Norton will be hugely missed on Saturday mornings on Radio 2, he is a first class broadcaster but I’m thrilled he’s committed to continuing to be a regular fixture on the BBC as the host of his hugely popular and award-winning The Graham Norton Show, the BBC’s coverage of Eurovision and Drag Race UK.” Graham joined Radi...

A study into the impacts of lockdown on Scotland’s LGBT+ community has found more than two-thirds have faced isolation and loneliness since the lockdown started in March. The research, conducted by the LGBT+ charity Pink Saltire over the past 3 months, also found less than 1 in 5 lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people trust public services to meet their specific needs. In findings which are to be released publicly this month, the charity is recommending significant investment from the Government and other funders to help meet the challenges raised in their latest report. The research was conducted as part of the ‘Rainbow Responders’ programme, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, which aimed to improve the collective understanding of COVID for LGBT+ people and to build the resilience of the sector. Over 1,000 people took part between August and October, with a number of focus groups, workshops, surveys and interviews being conducted by the 6-strong team. Stuart ...

The Style Council - Long Hot Summers: The Story of The Style Council ⅘ Way back in 1982 Paul Weller did the unthinkable and broke many a person’s heart. He split up The Jam. The Jam had gone from strength to strength and were riding a wave of critical and commercial acclaim. Their last nine singles had all gone top ten (‘That’s Entertainment’ stalled at number 21 but that was only because it was an import not released in the UK. A major feat in itself) so the announcement came as a major shock to the music fans of the time (Non more shocked than our dear editor in chief himself) Weller stating that he wanted to go out on a high with the band. The question was what would come next? The answer is The Style Council. More soulful and experimental than The Jam, he linked up with former Merton Parkas keyboardist Mick Talbot to flesh out the songs and continue the direction his former band had been dabbling with at the end of their journey. At the time the band were met with some confusi...