Jamie Love, a model who was recently named Mr Gay Scotland, has reportedly been stripped of his title after opting to attend a local Pride event rather than enter a European competition in Sweden. Love objected to having to personally fund the £1,000 trip to the event in Stockholm, and decided that his time would be better spent attending the West ...
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Belief Matters…Or Not? European conference celebrates “richness in diversity”
From 4 to 8th May, the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups met in Gothenburg, Sweden. This was the 35th year of the annual conference, which is held in a different European city each year. “Richness in Diversity” was the theme of the annual conference. Community, solidarity, common debating, singing, prayer and worship are the essential elements of the ...
Read More »SQIFF 2015 Announces First Film
The UK Premiere of Dyke Hard – a raucous, lo-fi high-camp adventure from Sweden- will open the first ever Scottish Queer International Film Festival on the 24th September at the CCA in Glasgow. In Dyke Hard a failed lesbian rock group try to revive their fortunes by travelling to a Battle of the Bands competition in the big city. Along the ...
Read More »Katrina and the Waves to star at Glasgow Pride
Eurovision legends Katrina and the Waves will be performing at Glasgow Pride this year, it has been announced. The last UK entry to win the Eurovision Song Contest 18 years ago with Love Shine A Light, the band is perhaps most famous for its 1985 hit Walking on Sunshine. Their Eurovision victory in 1997 came courtesy of a then record ...
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