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The first Late at the Museum of London this year plays host to the winners of the Write Queer London Writing Competition. In association with UntoldLondon and Chroma Journal, writers were invited to come up with alternative queer histories of London. For example, what if …

People can get in lots of trouble for saying that good things can come out of recession, but no doubt about it, the legacy of the last was not all bad. Here we start 2009 with the first of our uplifting investigations into the silver …

Untold London has been doing sterling work for a number of years unearthing and sharing stories from this city’s diverse communities. In October they launched a writing competition to lure LGBT stories out of the closet to expand on the history of London from a …

We hate hate crimes at the best of times. This last Tuesday, 28-year old David Cooper drank with friends in several of our favourite haunts on Old Compton Street, in Soho. He finished off with a drink in the Friendly Society at about 11pm. He …

It’s always nice to keep up with new developments in the performing arts and this is good news for new theatre: there’s going to be a new venue above The Stag pub in Victoria. And it’s going to focus on new gay writing, which is …

You may remember that we previewed the 2008 World Gay Football Championships, which took place over the last week in Regent’s Park. We’re happy to report that our very own Leftfooters FC organised the tournament, which seemed to embody the best of British – fun, …

Salvation is a legendary clubbing brand. To those in the know, it reflects Decadence (so we’re talking a plushly-fitted club, everyone treated as a VIP, a real sense of occasion), and Carnival (great costumes, astonishing performance on stage, fab atmosphere). We sat Promoter/Director Steve Elliott …

James Bond would be neither shaken nor stirred by the news today that MI5 is to launch a recruitment drive for gays and lesbians to join the government’s security service. The story was leaked to the Sun of all places (which we reckon isn’t particularly …

This Sunday afternoon will see the streets of the West End crammed. Soho Pride, the smaller, younger (prettier?) cousin of London Pride will see street parties and all sorts around the central gay district of town off Old Compton Street and Rupert Street, including the …

So – what to do after the Olympic Games? How will we cope when the sport finishes – and before the Paralympic Games get going a few weeks later? One option is to enjoy six days of international gay football. For the first time, London …