Out On An Island, which explores 100 years of LGBTQ+ history with an Isle of Wight, has received a £21,700 cash injection from Historic England for its LGBTQ+ working-class history celebration project. The project from StoneCrabs Theatre will shed light on the LGBTQ+ heritage of Union Street in Ryde, Isle of Wight; its nightlife and […]
La Voix, star of season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, has been announced as one of the headliners of Isle of Wight Pride, which takes place on Saturday, July 19. The global superstar, who is also a Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist, will bring her dazzling talent to the IW Pride stage. Expect razor sharp […]
Isle of Wight Pride celebrated a return to the beach in style in July with a weekend of entertainment, community involvement and a parade.
A new logo has been designed to reflect a greater diversity within Isle of Wight’s LGBTQ+ communities, whilst representing its unique connections to the Island. The new logo, which will help to establish and develop the charity’s identity, will be used on all future communications and merchandise. Created by local designer Shaun Cuff, the logo […]
Events start on Friday, August 18 with the Pride Launch Party from 5 – 9pm featuring Cherry Liquor and Dawn the Drag Queen, DJ host Boom Party Live, and a variety of food and drink including the newly launched IW Pride Cocktail.
Isle of Wight Pride returns in August with a weekend event at Eastern Gardens, Ryde Esplanade
The grant will help it continue its Out On An Island activities, which includes researching the heritage and history of the Isle of Wight’s LGBTQ+ community with its new project OUT ON AN ISLAND: PRIDE IN SELF, PRIDE IN PLACE.
Boogaloo Stu and Ladypat are to bring Queer Hearts, a year-long cultural exchange between Isle of Wight and Brighton, to Brighton’s Jubilee Library in January 2023.
The year-long project which will encompass a joint exhibition of new artworks, plus workshop events, and concluding in May 2023 with a cultural exchange between the artists’ home locations of the Isle of Wight and Brighton.
To rekindle interest and welcome new volunteers, IW Pride is holding a drop-in session on Friday, February 25 at the Riverside Centre in Newport from 12.30 – 6.30pm
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Ashley Dalton MP, a vocal supporter of trans rights, appointed as new health ministerMonday February 10, 2025
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Dolly Parton musical currently touring the UK plagued by homophobic abuseMonday February 10, 2025
