• Nottinghamshire Pride 2020 Goes Online For The First Time

    This Saturday, for the first time in history, the annual Nottingham Pride celebrations will be happening entirely online. Organisers have had to adapt this year’s festivities to observe ongoing restrictions on public gatherings, developing a totally digital celebration of the local LGBT+ community....
  • Nottinghamshire Pride 2020 To Be Held Online

    Organisers of this year’s Nottinghamshire Pride have revealed that this year’s festivities will be held entirely online, with all scheduled events being conducted virtually....
  • Summer TV Picks #1- Hollywood

    Set in post World War II Hollywood, this Netflix miniseries explores the hurdles faced by aspiring actors whilst trying to make it in the cut-throat world of acting. As an unashamed Gleek, a series created by Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy, and which even stars Darren Criss, grabbed my...
  • Courage from Phillip Schofield 

    Mr Schofield made an emotional announcement on ITV's This Morning, with his close friend Holly Willoughby, that it has taken many years for him to open up and let others know that he is gay. Prior to his television announcement, Phillip posted on Instagram, that he has been conflicted...
  • Coronavirus: Yet Another Example Of How Racism Informs Science

    Our world has a history of allowing stigmas to enter the realms of science and facts. It isn’t particularly surprising, as even scientists are liable to stigmas and engrained racist thought. However, it does need to be called out. We cannot live in a world where racist thought and...
  • Poppies – A Symbol of Pride?

    Last year a member of the Doncaster Pride community came up with an innovative idea to remember soldiers who would have been considered part of the LGBT community. Doncaster Pride posted on Instagram in 2018 (before being deleted) a poppy that had a rainbow on one of its petals....
  • Powerful Women on Campus: Dr Lucy Jones

    Emily Casey interviews Lucy Jones from the School of English Emily Casey: Your research focuses on gender and sexuality within sociolinguistics, what first attracted you to this field? Dr Lucy Jones:  For me, when I was an undergraduate and first learnt about sociolinguistics, we learnt about: language and gender;...