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26 Sep - 31 Oct 2008 SHROPSHIRE BUDDIES /THE HIVE - SB&BP presents SAME DIFFERENCE an exhibition of thought provoking multi media art by Judy Howells that celebrates diversity and challenges the attitudes that lead to bullying, discrimination and homophobia. Funded by the Shropshire Partnership. 9-30 - 5.30. | Shrewsbury | more info ...
20 Sep - 30 Nov 2008

TOM OF FINLAND RETROSPECTIVE - Presented by homotopia & gaydar.co.uk. This exhibition is a major retrospective of the drawings by legendary gay artist Tom of Finland. Eighty eight works on paper from 1944-1989 will be on show from Tom of Finland Foundation Permanent Collection. The exhibition includes 25 of the artists most iconic works each one representing one of the twenty five years his Foundation has been at the helm of preserving, protecting and promoting the erotic arts. - 20 September - 30 November 2008. Tuesday - Sunday 10am until 5pm. | Liverpool | more info ...
29 Sep - 5 Oct 2008

CELEBRATE 2008 - a week-long festival celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender life in and around Leicester. See our web site for a full list of events. Various venues | Leicester | more info ...
1 Oct-9 Nov 2008

GLASGAY! - Scotland's ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF QUEER CULTURE. A monthly long celebration of theatre, dance, comedy, visual arts, clubbing and comedy. Register for more information at our web site. | Glasgow | more info ...
Wed 1 Oct RICK & STEVE - THE HAPPIEST GAY COUPLE IN ALL THE WORLD - Welcome to West Lahunga Beach, the gayest of gay ghettoes, where Rick & Steve, the happiest gay couple in all the world reside along with a few friends; including fag hag Condi Li (who prefers to thinki of herself as an 'alternative lifestyle companion'), lesbian couple Ebony and Ivory with their baby Echinacea and porn star Dylan Ram-Brick. Wednesdays 10.30pm | E4 | more info ...
Wed 1 Oct GAY MEN SPEED DATING - hosted by XfactorDates, The crowd are young trendies looking for a good time. The uplifting music coupled with friendly staff make for having a really great night out. Guys are greeted by our Host and icebreakers upon arrival. Registration starts at 7pm and the dating sessions start approx 7.30. Tickets only £22.50 | Soho | more info ...
Thu 2 Oct GAY'S THE WORD - Novelist Joseph Olshan reads from his new novel 'The Conversion' From the author of the bestselling 'Night Swimmer', 7pm. RSVP on 020 7278 7654. | Russell Square | more info ...
Fri 3 Oct GLP CIRCA OCTOBER DRINKS PARTY - Join us for a glass of wine with our compliments at The Arts Club & continue the night at Shadow Lounge. Free admission, lucky draw, art exhibition for your entertainment. You may bring up to 3 guests. 7pm- midnight / FREE | Mayfair | more info ...
Sat 4 Oct Memorial for gay activist Paul Patrick at The Drill Hall, 3pm | RSVP
Sat 4 Oct 2008 SLEAZE BALL - legendary pre-cursor to the Sydney Mardi Gras, the dress up party night of the year in Sydney. This years theme is 'The Villain's Lair'. | Sydney | more info ...
Sat 4 Oct 2008 22:00 BBC ONE Little Britain USA - Matt Lucas and David Walliams take their camp creations to the US for a new six-part series. Familiar faces include Lou and Andy, Carol Beer and Marjorie Dawes, whose Fatfighters Group gets a visit from Rosie O'Donnell. New characters include Mildred, who shares inappropriate secrets from her past with grandson Connor, Bing Gordyn - the eighth astronaut to fly to the moon, muscle-bound gym buddies Mark and Tom, and potty-mouthed child Ellie-Grace. | www.LoveMyTV.com
4-8 Oct FRIENDLYFRENCHY GAY B&B - 6th Anniversary in Paris Raffle, if you are lucky you might get the host - but you must write to get an invitation. Please ask for an invitation. Free drinks and cake | Paris | more info ...
5-8 Oct 2008 COMMUNITY MARKETING INC - 9th International Conference on Gay & Lesbian Tourism | Vancouver, BC Canada | more info ...
Sun 5 Oct 2008

THE GAY WEDDING SHOW - Welcome to the UK's annual and official gay and lesbian wedding show. Now celebrating 5 years. The Gay Wedding Show offers couples the opportunity of speaking to experienced exhibitors, see ceremonies unfold, win some great prizes and find out what new in the world of Civil partnerships, Cardiff City Hall | Cardiff | more info ...

MANCHESTER: 26 October 2008 at Ramada Hotel Manchester.
BRIGHTON: 16 November 2008 at The Brighton Hilton Metropole.

Sun 5 Oct 2008 CASTRO STREET FAIR - San Francisco's Castro district holds one of the largest street parties for which San Francisco is renowned and regularly attracts thousands of people who come to celebrate and browse the stalls. | San Francisco | more info ...
Sun 5 Oct 2008 KICKABOUT CLUB HOSTED BY LEFTFOOTERS FC, RAISING MONEY FOR GMFA - The Leftfooters is launching its first monthly Kickabout Club, a party night on the first Sunday of every month at the Black Cap to raise money for charity. Doors open at 8pm, £3 entry with 90% of the door takings going to this month's chosen charity. Every month will see a new chosen charity. First Sunday of every month - 8pm-1pm: £3 entry | Camden | more info ...
Tue 7 Oct 2008 COMEDY CAMP - Kitty Flanagan, Nick Revell, Mark Maier, Ava Alexis and hosted by Simon Happily. Doors: 7.30 pm. Show: 8.30pm. £8 members (+ £2 membership). | Soho | more info ...
8-14 Oct 2008 BLACK AND BLUE FESTIVAL - Run by the Bad Boy Club of Montreal to raise money for AIDS charities as well as gay and lesbian groups. 80,000 thousand visitors to the city providing a week long programme of social, cultural and sporting events and an enormous party in the Olympic stadium. | Montreal | more info ...
Thu 9 Oct 2008 RICH MIX - LAUNCH PART - Rich Mix is starting off with a bang this autumn by bringing you its Highlights and Previews season. To start the party off right, we are proud and blessed to have Jazzie B OBE as our headline artist performing a live DJ set. There will be a fusion of live music on the night to accompany Jazzie's set, including John Pandit with his guest dhola and tabla players; award-winning pianist, composer and singer Errollyn Wallen MBE, as well as Jorge Crecis and Frederick Opoku-Addaie. Guiding you through the night will be award-winning comedienne Shazia Mirza and musician Johnny Kalsi. 7.00pm - £20 | Bethnal Green | more info ...
Thu 9 Oct 2008 VG LEE, READING AT HOVE LIBRARY - VG Lee will be reading from 'As You Step Outside', her new short story collection. Also talking about writing and publishing short stories. From 7.30pm, Admission £3. | Hove | more info ...
9-18 Oct 2008 BRADFORD PRIDE - The biggest gay event Bradford has ever seen kicks off this Wednesday 8th October with a Psychic event & club night. Over the next 12 days, there are numerous events all of the city. Here are a few of the highlights:

Thursday 9th October
An evening of Comedy & Culture for the launch of the LGB Digital Archive at the Colour Museum.

Friday 10th October
Pink Feather women only disco at Candy & International drag show at the Sun Hotel.

Saturday 11 October
The Main Event at Bradford University Communal Building from 12 - 7pm. Hazell Dean, Rowetta from X-Factor, Kinisha, Gay Abandon Choir, Angela Brown, Bollywood Dancers & more.

There's also numerous LGTB films being shown at the Media Museum & a Queer ART Exhibition at the University. | Bradford | more info ...
Fri 10 Oct 2008 STONEWALL - Stella Duffy evening - Come and join us at the National Theatre for a not-to-be-missed candid conversation with the writer, playwright and actor Stella Duffy. Stella has published eleven novels, over 30 short stories and seven plays. In her new novel, The Room of Lost Things, Stella paints a vivid picture of life in a South London dry-cleaning shop, where secrets and lies are revealed in its customers' pockets. Tickets are £10 (£7.50 for Close Friends). This includes a private drinks reception with Stella for Stonewall supporters. 6.00pm | Waterloo | more info ...
Sat 11 Oct 2008

GMFA - THE ARSE CLASS - The Arse Class is a one day course which takes place on Saturday from 10am to 5pm. The free one-day course teaches you everything you need to know about the arse, whether you're a top, bottom or flip both ways. You can find out how the arse works, how to make sex more comfortable, what to do with giant dildos and why the arse is so vulnerable to HIV. | Brighton, Leeds, Liverpool | more info ...
Sat 11 Oct NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY | USA | more info ...
Sun 12 Oct SALLA MEDITERRANEAN PARTY NIGHTS! - Mediterranean Gay Pop Music Night! Turkish Greek Arabic Latin Balkan World music Euro Pop and
many more! Spectacular shows! Great Music! Friendly Atmosphere. Gay/Gay friendly people are Welcome! Every 2nd Sunday of the month - 17.00 to 00.00am £5 with the flyer b4 22.00 other wise £7. | Soho | more info ...
Sun 12 Oct WIG PARTY - The Annual Charity Wig Party - Beverley Knight & Bryan Chambers will be performing 'The Pressure' by Seamus Haji - It's that once a year time to don a wig of any kind and head down for one hell of a fabulous party. Full on shows, DJs and PAs. See the excitement of past parties on our website! 6.30 p.m. until 3.00 a.m. | Leicester Square | more info ...
Sun 12 Oct 00:15 ITV1 It's My Life - Terry Christian hosts another discussion programme with a studio audience. Gay priests and women bishops come under the spotlight as today's question is: Who needs religion?

03:15 ITV1 Have I Been Here Before - Phillip Schofield presents the series in which celebrity guests are given the chance to regress to their past lives. Torchwood star John Barrowman goes back to his previous life as a clown in Budapest during the 1800s - a clown who was part of the biggest show on Earth, but fell on hard times. www.LoveMyTV.com
Tue 14 Oct GAY'S THE WORD - Historian Shelia Rowbotham reads from her new biography of gay visionary 'Edward Carpenter - A Life of Liberty and Love'.The first major biography of the late Victorian sexual and political libertarian. RSVP on 020 7278 7654. | Russell Square | more info ...
Tue 14 Oct COMEDY CAMP - Topping & Butch, Hal Cruttenden, Gayla Johnson, Maureen Younger, and hosted by Simon Happily. Doors: 7.30 pm. Show: 8.30pm. £8 members (+ £2 membership). | Soho | more info ...
14 Oct - 2 Nov 2008 LAUGHING IN THE DARK - New play about a gay ventriloquist in the holocaust comes to London. Actor & writer Graeme Messer takes us on an amazing journey through the decadent Berlin Cabaret scene, on to the streets of the Polish ghetto & finally into a concentration camp. A fantastic tour-de-force! A MUST SEE. 9.30pm, Sundays 7.30pm. | London | more info ...
Thu 16 Oct GAY'S THE WORD - Novelist and comic author of 'Diary of a Provincial Lesbian', Val Lee reads from her new collection of short stories, 'As You Step Outside'. 'Val Lee reaches parts other comediennes can't reach'. RSVP on 020 7278 7654. | Russell Square | more info ...
Fri 17 Oct HUSTLABALL BERLIN - Hustlaball is a mixed party during Venus Berlin. With bondage shows, S/M dungeon, leather + fetish shows, body hair/head shaving, piercing, tarot, live photo shoot, porn star booth, boot black, safe sex booths, and much more on the second level. VIP Lounge and special pre-event reception at Kit Kat Club. | Berlin | more info ...
17-19 Oct MUSLIM LGBT GROUP - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE TO CELEBRATE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHALLENGING HOMOPHOBIA AND ISLAMOPHOBIA - Imaan, Europe's largest Muslim LGBT support organisation, will bring together leading figures from around the world to discuss issues of faith and sexuality and to support the rights of LGBT Muslims. The conference will also showcase artistic, educational and spiritual workshops, activities, and debates.

Delegates and speakers from Britain, Europe, the Middle East and Africa will include high-profile Islamic imams, leading international LGBT activists and senior civil service advisors, as well as British Muslim and LGBT community support organizations like the Lesbian & Gay Coalition Against Racism, the Naz Project, Metropolitan Police, Stonewall, the Terence Higgins Trust, UK Black Pride and leading equalities and public service union, UNISON. This year's conference will also include guests from other LGBT communities including Jewish, Christian and Bahai organizations and non faith groups. From £10 | London | more info ...
18-19 Oct 2008 THE CHALICE - A WORKSHOP FOR WOMEN - All women are filled with power, passion, spirit, creativity and ageless knowing - yet sometimes we lose touch with all that we are and hold back our true expression. Designed in the female tradition, you will tap into the deep well of wisdom, strength and joy that you have inside. £195 or £150 early bird offer (when paid for in full by 18 Sept 2008) see website for details. | Hackney | more info ...
Sat 18 Oct 2008

GMFA - THE ARSE CLASS - The Arse Class is a one day course which takes place on Saturday from 10am to 5pm. The free one-day course teaches you everything you need to know about the arse, whether you're a top, bottom or flip both ways. You can find out how the arse works, how to make sex more comfortable, what to do with giant dildos and why the arse is so vulnerable to HIV. | London, Manchester, Swansea | more info ...
19-21 Oct 2008 IRIS RAINBOW PRIDE - Come to Lincoln City Oregon for our Iris Rainbow Pride Event! The event will include commedy, vendors, drag shows, food, live music and more fun for you and your partner! We hope to see you soon in Lincoln City- A great place to try new things! | Oregon | more info ...
Tue 21 Oct 2008 COMEDY CAMP - SuperGirly aka Lulu McClatchy in a rare UK show, Janey Godley, Jo Enright and hosted by Simon Happily. Doors: 7.30 pm. Show: 8.30pm. £8 members (+ £2 membership). | Soho | more info ...
21 Oct - 2 Nov 2008 LORD ARTHUR'S BED - by Martin Lewton, presented by Theatre North. Following sell-out performances in Brighton and Manchester, Theatre North returns with an extraordinary new play about the lives of gay men today and in the nineteenth century.

2008 - City slickers Donald and Jim are celebrating their civil partnership.

1868 - Wealthy young cross-dressers Ernest (Stella) and Fred (Fanny) are celebrating Stella's 'marriage' to Lord Arthur Clinton MP.

Weaving these stories together, this powerful and funny play dramatises the farcical trial that gripped the nation 25 years before the downfall of Oscar Wilde. Contains nudity and adult content. Suitable for ages 16+. Tue-Sat 8pm, Sun 3pm. £12, £10 concessions. | Drill Hall, London | more info ...
23-26 Oct 2008

YORK LESBIAN ARTS FESTIVAL - The UK's biggest Lesbian Event. Over 1000 attended the festival in 2007.| York | more info ...
23 Oct 2008 WORKSHOPS ON THURSDAYS - Arts Workshops for Gay and Bi Men - From 23 October 2008 for 7 weeks, Thursdays, 6.30-9pm. | Stepney Green | more info ...

Personal Archives for Beginners
Map your own history by revisiting letters, photographs, stubs, journals and other memorabilia you've saved over the years. The workshop will encourage you to explore your lived history in stimulating, exciting and unusual ways. You'll learn how to work with collage, photos, oral testimonies, walking tours, scrapbooks and memory boxes and whatever it takes to create your own personal (or family and community) archive for posterity.
Tutor: Ajamu X

Comic Books for Beginners
Interest in comics is at an all-time high! Join the trend and learn how to draw comics and tell stories through practical exercises and hands-on work. You'll be introduced to figure drawing techniques, as well as to elements of story-telling, lettering, perspective and observational drawing. Work will be featured in our new Zine Project, and you'll get advice about ways of sharing your work (self-publishing, creating mini-comics, online opportunities, etc). of vocabulary, some grammar, no experience necessary.
Tutor: Roger Mason

24-26 Oct 2008 HALLOWEEN NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans is the perfect destination to celebrate Halloween, steeped in magic, mystery, the ritual of voodoo. Weather permitting! | New Orleans | more info ...
Fri 24 Oct 2008 RIB TICKLERS - Terry Sanderson presents an evening of vintage comedy on the big screen - proving that some comedy of yesteryear can still raise big laughs. Features Laurel & Hardy, W C Fields, Marx Brothers, Sandy Powell, Lucille Ball and many more. An outright assault on the funny bone. 7.30pm - £10 | London | more info ...
Sat 25 Oct 2008

GMFA - THE ARSE CLASS - The Arse Class is a one day course which takes place on Saturday from 10am to 5pm. The free one-day course teaches you everything you need to know about the arse, whether you're a top, bottom or flip both ways. You can find out how the arse works, how to make sex more comfortable, what to do with giant dildos and why the arse is so vulnerable to HIV. | Birmingham, Bristol, Middlesbrough | more info ...
Sat 25 Oct 2008 XPOSE NORTHBOUND LEATHERS 11TH ANNUAL FETISH EVENT - The World's Single Biggest Fetish Night. 3 DJs spinning in 3 unique environments!
Main Room: DECO-ZE, NEILL MACLEOD. Dungeon: JIMI LAMORT. Dungeon with 30+ stations. Tickets $45.00 - VIP Admission: $120.00. 9pm-6am | Toronto | more info ...
Sun 26 Oct 2008 4 POOFS AND A PIANO: MORE HAIRDRESSERS THAN BARBER SHOP. - Following their appearances on 'Friday Night With Jonathan Ross', the boys set out on their first national tour, promising an eclectic mix of song and dance, from jaunty re-workings of classic covers to their own comic observations of life in the noughties. 8pm. Tickets £14.50 | Leicester | more info ...
Sun 26 Oct 2008

THE GAY WEDDING SHOW - Welcome to the UK's annual and official gay and lesbian wedding show. Now celebrating 5 years. The Gay Wedding Show offers couples the opportunity of speaking to experienced exhibitors, see ceremonies unfold, win some great prizes and find out what new in the world of Civil partnerships, Ramada Hotel | Manchester | more info ...

BRIGHTON: 16 November 2008 at The Brighton Hilton Metropole.

26 Oct - 14 Dec 2008 THE DRILL HALL DARLINGS: THE CHRISTMAS SHOW - A new specially written Christmas show for The Drill Hall Darlings by dyke diva Giselle Johnson. Ever wanted to say...You will go to the ball?
Turn again! - Oh yes she will - She's behind you!
Only 12 miles to London and still no sign of Dick!

Well, now's your chance! To be part of this lesbian community production, you need lots of enthusiasm, commitment and energy. You don't need to have any previous experience. The show is being rehearsed every Sunday from 26 October 2008 leading to a public performance in December. (Participants will need to be available for rehearsals and the performance between 10am and 7pm on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December 2008. Payment must be made in full when you book a place.)

The Drill Hall Darlings is The Drill Hall's community theatre and workshop programme for lesbians of all ages. It is led and directed by Barcy Cogdale. Performance: Sunday 14 December | 4pm | Drill Hall, Rehearse Sundays 2-4.30pm | £90 | £70 concessions | Tottenham Court Road | more info ...
Sun 26 Oct 2008 A STAGE KINDLY PRESENTS: NEW MUSICALS, A SPECTACULAR. - 'A Stage Kindly' presents: a revue of songs from new international musicals, by a fierce cast. Presented by Giles Howe, musically directed by Katy Lipson. £10, 8pm | Vauxhall | more info ...
Mon 27 Oct 2008 FIT IN SCOTLAND - Stonewall Scotland and the Drill Hall are hosting a special one-off performance of the exciting play for schools, FIT. Written by Rikki Beadle Blair, FIT is a bold play about attempting to fit in and trying to stand out in a culture where everything from not liking sport to wearing the wrong trainers is 'gay'. Tickets 020 7593 2294, £15 each or £10 for Friends - 7 pm at the St Stephen's Centre, Howe Street | Edinburgh | more info ...
28-30 Oct 2008

BARBRA FOR PRESIDENT: IMPROVING AMERICA - STEVE BRINBERG IS SIMPLY BARBRA. In the build up to the presidential election Steven Brinberg flies into London to recite a special SIMPLY BARBRA MANIFESTO. The evening will deliver a night of classical Barbra classics - People, Close To You, and Evergreen.

'A night of breath-taking vocal mastery fused with astute comedic observations.' Simply Barbra's manifesto in 'Barbra for President'.

The show will also reveal Barbra's thoughts on her marriages - her movies choices. Meet The Focker's' advice given to presidential officials and The White House. Steven also delivers an array of other DIVAS which he performs within the show - CHER, CLEO LAINE, and ETHEL MERMAN.

Plus a very special surprise appearance - Barack Obama - serenaded LIVE - expect other surprise artists - and the finest musical direction and accompaniment by Nathan Martin who has worked with Steven worldwide on their sell-out tours.

The success of Steven Brinberg as Simply Barbra continues worldwide with shows and tours; in the USA, AUSTRALIA, EUROPE AND LONDON. In recent years in London at The Arts Theatre, The Playhouse and a record-breaking run at The Jeremyn Street Theatre. He continues to tour the USA with Marvin Hamlisch and the symphony. Steven’s film credits include CAMP and NEXT YEAR IN JERUSALEM. 8.00pm. Tickets: £25, £20 and £15. | Euston | more info ...
Tue 28 Oct 2008 COMEDY CAMP - SuperGirly, and two more comedians and hosted by Simon Happily. Doors: 7.30 pm. Show: 8.30pm. £8 members (+ £2 membership). | Soho | more info ...
Thu 30 Oct 2008 THEATREMAD - Flaunt It! - a night of gender-swapping show tunes with your favourite West End stars. Flaunt It follows one simple rule: boys sing girls songs and girls sing boys songs. Flaunt It 2008 returns featuring another stellar line-up which includes Daniel Boys (Avenue Q), Jon Robyns (Les Miserables), Joanne Farrell (Never Forget), Shaun Escoffery (The Liong King), Anna-Jane Casey (Chicago), Scott Garnham (Eurobeat), Louise Gold (Oliver!) and Josefina Gabrielle (39 Steps).

All proceeds from the event go to The Make A Difference Trust via TheatreMAD (Theatre Making A Difference), the theatre charity which makes grants to those affected by HIV, AIDS and other critical illnesses. Tickets: TheatreMAD is the committed response from the British theatre community and its audiences. We draw upon its talents, resources and generosity through exciting events to raise money and awareness to help people affected by HIV and AIDS and other critical illnesses.

online | Tel 0870 060 6626 | In Person: Fortune Theatre, Russell Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 5HH | Covent Garden | more info ...
30 Oct - 2 Nov 2008 LEATHER PRIDE AMSTERDAM - PLAYGROUNDS - Leatherpride Nederland organizes the two main parties during this weekend and they are held again in Lexion Venue. On Friday 31 October Sleazy Gummi Rubber Only party will be held from 09.00pm till 03.00am. Free shuttle bus service is provided during the party On Saturday 1 November the famous Playgrounds Leather / Rubber party will be held from 10.00pm till 05.00am. With free shuttle bus service during the party. | Amsterdam | more info ...

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