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1 week ago | gscene.com | Graham Robson

A homophobic thug, who has been convicted of assaulting a gay man outside of Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium, claimed he was being “stalked by homosexuals” in his defence. James Billings threw a plank of wood at Piotr Kwiecien’s head and called him a “f***ing queer” during the attack. Initially police said they were unable to identify who Billings was, but after Kwiecien’s boyfriend shared images of the incident, he was tracked down.

1 week ago | gscene.com | Graham Robson

Peter Tatchell has reported he was “forcibly ejected” from Birmingham Pride and “threatened with arrest” after calling for West Midlands Police to apologise for past homophobia. The LGBTQ+ rights campaigner said: “My crime? carrying a placard and using a loudhailer to criticise past West Midlands police homophobia and demand a police apology.”His placard read: “West Midlands Police refuse to apologise for anti-LGBT witch-hunts.

1 week ago | gscene.com | Graham Robson |Leslie Pumm

Field of Anise is the debut play of Brighton-based writer Amir Amaar and it’s an at times realistically brutal, at times poetic story of loving and leaving. Zayd and Khalid are gay Syrian lovers who seek a new life and home away from their war-torn country.

2 weeks ago | gscene.com | Graham Robson

Durham Pride, which is taking place this weekend, have said “we are here and we have a voice” after Reform UK, which took control of Durham County Council at the UK local elections, removed the Pride Flag from council headquarters. Reform UKā€™s Darren Grimes, deputy leader of Durham County Council, defended the decision to replace the Pride flag with the St Georgeā€™s flag and said the party was not anti-gay but was “anti-tokenism”. “Flying our national and local flags is an act of unity.

2 weeks ago | gscene.com | Graham Robson |Leslie Pumm

A Cartography of Queer Becoming: Dylin Hardcastle’s A Language of LimbsIn the intricate topography of queer narrative, Dylin Hardcastle’s A Language of Limbs emerges as a luminous exploration of desire, resistance, and the architectures of connection. Set against the vibrant and tumultuous backdrop of Australian Queer life from the 1970s onward, the novel is a symphony of almost-encounters, a delicate choreography of lives perpetually on the cusp of intersection.