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August 2008

The Pink Picnic
Sun 29th July

Leeds Pride - 'the biggest and friendliest'
Sun 3rd August

Wakefield Pride - 'different from the rest'
Sun 10th August

Doncaster Pride - 'one of the fastest growing and best'
Sun 17th August

Proud in York - 'it's fun, it's glamorous, it's outrageous'
Sun 17th August

Posh boys go fighting!
So far in the closet they were in Narnia...

...plus much more
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July 2008

Huddersfield Heroes
Gay PC nominated for award

Sheffield South Yorkshire Pride 2008
City's first Pride event

I ♥ Gay Abandon
10 years of Leeds-based choir

No sex please, we're British
Mary Whitehouse drama reviewed

...plus much more
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June 2008

Ex Mr Gay UK charged with murder
Leeds gay man found 'dicep up' in kitchen

Lady Fringe
Fundraiser for Pink Picnic returns

Gay Abandon - ten years young
Leeds choir prepares for anniversary concert

Boost for lgb services in Bradford
Equity Centre gets noew staff

...plus much more
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May 2008

Wedding of the Year finalists
Dykes reach Ridings FM final

Clone zone is 5
Leeds shop celebrates

Grabbing life by the balls
Star of The Salon talks to Shout!

MESMAC gets big names support
Baronness and soap star sign up

...plus much more
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April 2008

And the winner is...
First Leeds Pride awards presented

Sheffield homophobe loses case
Sheffield magistrate loses tribunal case

Sauna meets nightclub
Fetish and clubbing in the steam

Queer films in Sheffield
Four films at Sheffield's Showroom Cinema

...plus much more
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March 2008

Life's a bed of daisies
Lesbian cabaret artiste Amy Lame in Hebden Bridge

It's grim down south
Telly from Cranford to Shameless

Ice Cream
Beauty Skool Dropout at the Cockpit

Girls on top
New cabaret night for Leeds

...plus much more
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February 2008

The End of This World
...is nigh... Well almost! Leeds artist Kevine Hickson's first exhibition for 5 years.

Scrum down!
...and other puns about tackle

Ms Motivator!
Paul Hunt finds out what motivates the motivator

A warm HuGG in Huddersfield
Social group meets local author

...plus much more
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December 2007

Dragged into first place!
Miss Connie CousCous won this year’s Drag Idol competition

Homosexuality 'no barrier'
Country's 20 'most powerful' queers say everything is rosy

What a liberty!
Magistrate claims right to discriminate is civil liberty

Gay men required for ‘sexual elf services’
Centre for HIV and Secual Health join forces with university

...plus much more
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November 2007

Duke of York presents Pride award
Wakefield Pride committee recognised

The boys are back in town
... And they packed light

Thinking time on the small screen
Fry, HIV, and me.

Seven sisters
Yorkshire's top lesbian combo

...plus much more
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October 2007

Bradford Pride
New event for city including Mr & Mr competition

Blackpool Boy
Yorkshire's beauty queen boys out

Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse happens to queers too

Arty Dykes
It's that time of year again - the YLAF

...plus much more
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September 2007

Leeds and Wakefield Prides
Two cities; too proud

Out and loud!
Sheffield's lgbt choir celebrates 1st year

Dragged up
Leeds heat of Drag4U contest

Who's marching to victory?
Queer writers galore

...plus much more
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August 2007

The Pink Picnic
Birthday bash for the long-running picnic

Yorkshire homophobe in shadow cabinet
Cameron promotes Dewsbury's failed parliamentary candidate

Pride round-up
It's that time of year again

Taking a stand
Paul Hunt chats to Stonewall cheif exec, Ben Summerskill

...plus much more
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July 2007

Pink Picnic is 21
Huddersfield comes of age

Sheffield comes to a climax
Yorkshire’s biggest and best'

Last drags for Yorkshire drag queens
Smoking ban comes into force

Fringe benefits for footballers
Yorkshire’s lesbian entertainers help keep Kirklees Ladies on the pitch.

...plus much more
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June 2007

A class act for the summer
Leeds-based queer choir offers something a little different

Religion in Leeds
New venue is a pleasant surprise

My Gay UK opens 'access cafe'
Bradford's new Equity Open Access Cafe launched

Bradford raises flag
Yorkshire city recognises International Day Against Homophobia

...plus much more
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May 2007

Bradford club shut by fire
West Yorkshire's Fire Service improves recruitment of women and queers

Burning issues
West Yorkshire's Fire Service improves recruitment of women and queers

Lesbian writer on the road to success
A local writer looks set for triumph with the publication of her first book

Enjoying the summer in North Yorkshire
Get out more with Yorkshire Mesmac

...plus much more
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April 2007

Wakefield Pride wins prestigious award
First gay pride to win Duke of York's Community Initiative Award

Queer is out
New Euro legislation treatens free speech

Leeds Scene Briefs
It's all happening in Leeds this month

All aboard for Leeds Pride
Everyone's joining in. Did I hear the word bandwagon?

...plus much more
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March 2007

Victor Victoria: the last waltz
Burn baby burn! February 16th saw Victor Victoria's last ever ballroom spectacular at Leeds Town Hall, a sell-out affair with a fiery theme.

Pride in Bradford
Bradford Council nails its colours to the mast with its first ever 'sexual orientation-themed event.'

An unambitious man
Series three of Doctor Who starts this month, with more gay connections than you can shake a rainbow-coloured stick at.

Tight in Todmorden
Straight-friendly' cafe bar has become a firm favourite

...plus much more
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February 2007

Equity in Bradford
Bradford's Equity Centre has grown into an invaluable resource for the city's lgb groups

Donny's civil anniversary
First civil partnership couple invited back by council

Waxing lyrical
The Sun's bar supervisor endures the pain

Serious celebration in Calderdale
New network launched

...plus much more
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December 2006

Win for Yorkshire film-maker
Private Life gets public award

Terriers come of age
Ten years old and counting

New monthly trans night in Leeds
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Lesbian arts festival a winner
Latest York event pulls in the crowds

...plus much more
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November 2006

All wigs and heels
Move over Pop Idol - here comes Drag Idol.

Victor Victoria goes up in flames!
Next - and last - grand ball from the dance impressarios.

Mission Leeds
Refit for Leeds club

Bott’s all this, then?
Broaden your horizons!

...plus much more
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October 2006

An L of a night
Lesbian heaven at City Varieties

Death in fire at Leeds sauna
Spartan sauna fire

Making a splash in Todmorden
Tight gets wet

York is alive - with the sound of lesbians!
Arts festival returns

...plus much more
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September 2006

First Leeds Pride Parade
Rainbow Picnic may be gone, but Pride moves to city centre

Mr Gay UK 2006
Gay beauty pageant returns

Pianist Envy
Ex-Mesmac worker releases album

Homos go mad in Sheffield
Gay festival in September

...plus much more
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August 2006

The Pink Picnic
Yorkshire once again demonstrated ‘there's nowt as queer as folk’.

Sandi Toksvig at YLAF
York Lesbian Arts Festival hosts the comedian.

Bradford's first ever Pride
First for W Yorks city

Put your money where your mouth is
Roll on Pride 07.

...plus much more
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July 2006

Civil partnership is not marriage
High Court reserves judgement

“Gay” meaning “lame” is not offensive says BBC
Governors reinforce DJs homophobia

Remember Mrs Thatcher?
BBC adaptation of Alan Hollinghurst's novel The Line of Beauty

Homoerotic Todmorden
New exhibition from Chris Furminger

...plus much more
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June 2006

Rainbow Drummers - Bang on!
Lgbtq youth samba band

The New Union
Huddersfields newest venue

Coming out and saying bye the Gallic way
Nick Tyldesley on C.R.A.Z.Y. and Time to Leave

Basement Sauna - 'too radical'?
Sauna manager apologises

...plus much more
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May 2006

Basement Sauna comes to Leeds
Manchester's famous venue arrives in Yorkshire

Leeds goes hardcore
Clone Zone becomes first gay licensed sex shop in Leeds

Lesvos tour for Clitty
From Bradford to Skala Erossos for local diva

Leeds: ‘Our city, our Pride’
Leeds 'gay village' gets first pride.

...plus much more
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April 2006

Give us a HuGG!
Social group celebrates 5th birthday

Gay saunas may have to cool off
New law threatens saunas

Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn!
New film reviewed

Sheffield Pride
Help wanted for South Yorkshire's first pride

...plus much more
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March 2006

Gay Abandon in Holocaust memorial
Local lgb choir in civic event

Look North
A quick roundup of some of the latest things happening in North Yorkshire, supplied by Yorkshire MESMAC

SimplyPleasure sets record straight
"There's no way I'm having homophobia in my shop"

Syphillis is back
Disease is on the rise across Yorkshire

...plus much more
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February 2006

Clone Zone to close?
Leeds shop seeks help to get licence

Carry on camping
Two very different films reviewed

Caring queers
Local boy wins carers award

MESVac launches
Roll up roll up for your hepatitis vaccine

...plus much more
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December 2005

All change at The Sun
Bradford pub under new management

Comics coming out
Comic culture: queer heroes and heroines.

History Lesson
Alan Bennet play tours north

Text POLICE to 60050
New campaign against homophobic crime

...plus much more
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November 2005

Leeds gay couple 'first to wed'
Brains behind Fibre tie the knot

Hollywood comes to Leeds
Victor Victoria's latest foray

Dragging your heels
Kinky Boots reviewed

O'Hooley on the box
Local singer continues her rise to fame

...plus much more
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October 2005

Lesbian arts in York
Amy Lame comperes

Yellow peril
Get a hep jab before someone slips you a dirty prawn

Civil Parnership Roadshow
Poufs and dykes prepare to get hitched

...plus much more
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September 2005

Top films confirmed
Details for York's festival

Yorkshire hate crime
County is 'near the top' for hate crime

Top gay universities
Diva survey reveals the best

...plus much more
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August 2005

Parents group relaunched
Rainbow family network

Queers enhance the community
Hebden Bridge lauded

New bid to tackle hate crime
True Vision by WY police

...plus much more
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July 2005

Radio gay gay
Gay radio hits Bradford

Dad's the word
New support group for gay dads

Hate panel seeks members
Homophobic crimes under the spotlight

...plus much more
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June 2005

Desbury Tories promote homophobia
No change in the blue corner

Going on a quest
Do Quakers have the answer?

Begin to donate
Wakefield HIV support group needs dosh

...plus much more
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May 2005

Armley attacks
Violence in local cruising ground

Galop-ing ahead
Survey of our views on the police

Boys and girls
Casanova and Footballers Wives

...plus much more
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April 2005

Fun in the sun
Dates for summer prides

Ooh la la
Gay Abandon offer a Taste of Paris

Gay love interest' for Doctor Who
Julian Clary as the arch villain

...plus much more
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March 2005

Mesmac is 15
Leading gay group celebrates

Civil partnerships for Christmas
The government names the day

Slipping on the marigolds
Acorn Antiques - the musical

...plus much more
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February 2005

New year, new scene
All change in South Yorkshire

More than skin deep
A tattoo is for life

Alexander the Great?
Oliver Stone does Greek and gay

...plus much more
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December 2004/January 2005

A bitch in the bed
A dog is for life…

Russian roulette
So you like viagra and poppers? Think again

The only gays in the village
Sky sends poofs to the countryside

...plus much more
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November 2004

World Aids Day
Everything that's happening locally and beyond

Charity Commission seeks queers
The quango needs you

Pst
Personal and sexual talk from Yorkshire Mesmac

...plus much more
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October 2004

Out and About
Kirklees festival returns

Lesbian arts festival gets green light
Arts Council funding for York festival

Scene to be
Stunning photo project returns to Derbyshire

...plus much more
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September 2004

End of the line for Bradford lesbians
Lesbian Line closes

Banned diva returns
Clitty Rubquick is back

Winter warmer
Summer is dead. Now for winter pride?

...plus much more
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August 2004

Pink Picnic returns
Fun and games in Huddersfield

Homo
New gay night for Leeds

One day my prince will come
Shrek and the gay subplot?

...plus much more
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July 2004

Pride and Joy
More pride events than you can shake a stick at

Stonewall needs you
Campaigning group needs volunteers

Butch boys in skirts
Troy gets the Hollywood treatment

...plus much more
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June 2004

Queer film festival
The 18th festival reaches Yorkshire

The BNP and you
Vote to keep them out

Human rights and wrongs
Jan Bridget on the heirarchy of discrimination

...plus much more
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May 2004

Picnics galore
Pink and Rainbow varieties available

Take that back
Nick Tyldesley remembers Take That

All change
Why we hate Labour despite the good times

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April 2004

Loop hole allows gay marriage
Leeds vicar says queer weddings are legal

Bitch of the day
Nick Tyldesley gets excited about Footballers' Wivers

If you go down in the woods today…
… you'll find lots of bears

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March 2004

Spring out in Sheffield
Free conference returns

Police appeal for information
Gay man's murder sparks investigation

Bradford lgb centre on the way
Hopes high for new centre

...plus much more
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February 2004

Busy year for Gay Abandon
Leeds choir announces programme

BNP's true colours
BNP councillor wants you 'cured'

Cruise warning
Violence in Bradford cruising ground

...plus much more
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December 2003/January 2004

Gay humanists' concern
Protecting religrious belief must not be at our expense

The lesbian Victoria Woods
Clare Summerskill comes to Huddersfield

Cliimax
Sheffield's student union pulls in the crowds

...plus much more
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November 2003

Streets ahead for World Aids Day
Gay Abandon take to the streets

Rainbow weekend
Dates for 2004 confirmed

10 inches of…
Paul 'Gloria' Hickman

...plus much more
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October 2003

Libertas! Shop closes
York's lesbian shop to close

Heaven on earth
London's famous club comes to Leeds

Rejoice! Rejoice!
Section 28 finally goes

...plus much more
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September 2003

Get fresh in Sheffield
Students return to a queer welcome

Privates on parade
More Puppetry of the Penis

Film festival in Sheffield
London festival on tour

...plus much more
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August 2003

Sun shines on Leeds
Rainbow weekend reviewed

Outrage protests in York
Archbishop accused of cowardice

New partnership roposals
But would you want to do it?

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July 2003

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