Saturday night saw the celebration of the Jewish festival of Chanukah by London’s largest gay men’s Jewish group, Gay Jews in London. The group held an ironic toga party accompanied by the more traditional lighting of candles by a gay Rabbi. The festival celebrates the Jewish defeat of the Syrians in the 2nd century BC [...]

After 10,000 people joined a vigil against hate crime in Trafalgar Square last October, organisers hope to turn it into an annual event. Last year’s candle-lit vigil was held two weeks after 62-year-old gay man Ian Baynham died in hospital. He was kicked and punched in the square while on a night out. This year’s [...]

London’s gay art and culture festival GFEST has announced its programme for this year. The event will be held across venues in London between November 8th-21st and is now in its fourth year. The programme includes a range of artists in visual arts, performances and short films. Venues include the National Gallery, Victoria and Albert [...]

Following the trend of other European cities, London recently opened the doors of its first gay tourist office. The office is located at 30 Lisle Street, and offers LGBT specific information, as well as ticketing services for London attractions. According to centre (note the UK spelling) director Shaun Newport, London has the best LGBT life [...]