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Man found guilty of deadly shooting during Oslo Pride celebrations

Graham Robson July 5, 2024

A Norwegian court has found a man guilty of carrying out a deadly shooting at a gay bar during Oslo Pride celebrations in 2022. Zanier Matapour killed two people and seriously injured nine others after opening fire into a crowd outside the London Pub, a popular gay bar in the Norwegian capital. The Oslo District […]

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LGBTQ+ News

Mr Gay Europe Tim Küsters meets up with Mayor of Oslo, Anne Lindboe, to talk mental health

Graham Robson May 21, 2024

Mr Gay Europe Tim Küsters from the Netherlands and the mayor of Norway’s capital city, Anne Lindboe, talked about serious matters like mental health, but also the more light-hearted theme ‘first ladies’ when Tim was invited to the mayor’s office in Oslo. Earlier in May, Mr Gay Europe Tim Küsters visited Oslo to finalise plans […]

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International News

Man accused of a deadly shooting at a gay bar during Oslo Pride celebrations pleads not guilty on first day of trial

Graham Robson March 12, 2024

Zaniar Matapour, the Iranian-born Norwegian man accused of a deadly shooting at a gay bar in Oslo during the city’s annual Pride celebrations in 2022, has declared himself not guilty of committing gross terrorism and murder. Two people died, nine suffered gunshot wounds and 25 others were injured after the shooting at the London Pub, […]

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Arts

Pride anthem featuring queer voices from all over the world to raise funds for victims of Oslo Pride attack

Graham Robson July 6, 2022

On July 25, Rainbow Riots is to unveil the new single We Don’t Care; a global protest anthem against LGBTQ+ phobia, released internationally following the terrorist attack on Oslo Pride. It is written and produced by Swedish gay artist and LGBTQ+ activist Petter Wallenberg in collaboration with queer voices from around the world.

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Arts

Stay Sexy with Dominus Von Vexo

Catherine Muxworthy October 30, 2021

Catherine Muxworthy gets up, close and personal with Dominus Von Vexo, the Birmingham-based, award-winning burlesque and drag performer whose House of Allure is stomping all over the West Midlands

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Arts

Scene from the Sofa – 5 minutes with… Henrik García Søberg from Lazy Queen

Graham Robson May 29, 2020

Graham Robson caught up with guitarist and singer Henrik García Søberg from Lazy Queen to find out how they’ve been spending lockdown and what the future holds… 

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