This October half term (Saturday, October 22 – Sunday, October 30), the Postal Museum in London is launching a range of activities inspired by Freddie Mercury’s childhood stamp album, his musical legacy and the recent issue of Royal Mail postage stamps celebrating Pride 50, which explore the history of British Pride and the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community.
The album will be on display in the museum from July 13 – October 30 this year and is part of the celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the UK Pride movement.
Royal Mail have announced a new collection of stamps featuring Queen and Freddie Mercury. A special set of 13 stamps based on eight of their album covers alongside some of their legendary performances go on sale Thursday 9th July.
Brian Butler gives his take on the Rainbow Chorus Christmas Show Les Mistletoe at St George Church, Kemptown last night.
Anniversaries can be peculiar events. Is it ever clear what exactly we’re remembering or commemorating? In the case of a death are we reminding ourselves of the loss we feel? In which case is the anniversary very much about the self? Or do we genuinely commemorate the life, although gone, once magnificently lived?
ACT UP LONDON occupy purple carpet at Bohemian Rhapsody Premier over ongoing silencing of HIV/AIDS. At todays premier (Oct 23) of the new biopic of Freddie Mercury’s life Bohemian Rhapsody premiere at Wembley SSE Arena, ACT UP LONDON and the NHS ANTI-SWINDLE TEAM occupied the purple carpet chanting a revised version of Don’t Stop Me Now called Don’t Cut Me Now and chanting HIV Stigma is real life – not just fantasy.
Local artist, Lez Ingham supports Hibernation 2018 fundraising luncheon with new painting of Freddie Mercury. Last year Lez donated a painting of George Michael which was auctioned at Hibernation, the community luncheon organised by Bear-Patrol raising £3,300 for the work of the Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum.
