Both Heaven nightclub, owned by G-A-Y’s Jeremy Joseph, and LGBTQ+ bar, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, have been offered as Covid-19 vaccination centres.
FEATURE: Spotlight On – Tim McArthur
Brian Butler talks to singer, actor , presenter, director Tim McArthur about his bumper December
London’s LGBTQ+ venues provided with COVID-19 funding
The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has provided several LGBTQ+ venues in the city with emergency funding to help them survive the coronavirus pandemic.
RVT Future wins ‘Sui Generis’ battle – but war isn’t over
Following a huge effort from RVT Future and the wider LGBT+ community last summer – including the submission of 600+ representations, over 1,000 pages of emails, and around 2,000 file attachments – Lambeth Council have now granted Sui Generis classification to the Royal Vauxhall Tavern.
Mayor appoints Amy Lamé London’s first Night Czar
Amy Lamé co-founder of Duckie and chair of RVT Future is London’s first dedicated Night Czar and will work with Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, to help shape the future of the capitols nightlife.
BRIGHTON PRIDE: D.E.Experience returns to Legends Cabaret Tent
Jonathan Hellyer aka The D.E. Experience, one of the country’s top drag queens, makes a welcome return to Brighton Pride, where for many years he headlined the Legends Cabaret stage.
Chemsex Monologues – Charity Performance for GMFA
The acclaimed play Chemsex Monologues, written by Pat Cash and produced by the Dragonflies Theatre company, will be staged for a special charity performance in support of GMFA at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Saturday, June 11.
Celebrating ten years of LGBT sports fundraising
RVT/GMFA Sports Day celebrates tenth anniversary on August 29. With so much of the commercial gay scene changing, or sadly disappearing, it’s reassuring to know that traditions such as this annual sports day continue to bring the LGBT communities together and give us all a familiar warm, fuzzy feeling inside.
Victory for Royal Vauxhall Tavern campaigners
Following a community campaign, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (or RVT), the UK’s oldest LGBTQ pub, becomes a listed building. The RVT is the first building in the country listed for its significance to LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) heritage.
MUSIC REVIEW: T’Pau live at Royal Vauxhall Tavern
T’Pau, fronted by the formidable Carol Decker are a band enjoying something of a renaissance since a successful 25th Anniversary Tour in 2013. Their return to the touring arena has not least of all revealed something of an LGBT following, cemented by this one-off acoustic show at The Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT).
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