GAY GAMES VIII

- Cologne is not merely a city known for its rich history, culture and media; it is also one of the largest sports caiptals of Germany. Almost a third of the one million inhabitants is a member of one of the over 800 athletic associations.

The concept for Cologne's application for the Gay Games VIII in Cologne 2010 allows for concentration the wide variety of sports disciplines in a single location. Short distances and accessibillity as well as excellent facillities and infrastructure were significant crieria for selection. | Köln / Cologne | more info ...

Leeds Pride

Big Up at GMFA presents 'Black & Gay in the UK' event

London, 21 July 2010 – Big Up at GMFA presents 'Black & Gay in the UK: Rising against the challenges of homophobia, racism and HIV/AIDS'; a free event that will feature a screening of the documentary film 'Beyond Labels'. Directed by Jaime Sylla, the film explores the Black gay male experience in London across the generations – from Gay Lib pioneer Ted Walker to the 'Oh WoW Boys', two young Black gay men and modern day YouTube stars.

The event will take place from 6:30pm on Tuesday, 3 August at The Rich Mix, Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA. To book your free tickets, please email bigup@gmfa.org.uk with your name and the number of tickets you would like. A maximum of four tickets can be issued per person. Tel 020 7738 3712. | London | more info

North West of Ireland LGBT Pride - Sligo | Ireland |

Brighton and Hove Gay Pride - Parade

Brighton Pride Official Girls After party

Girl Action get together with GayDar Girls and are set to rock Brighton beach and the spectacular seafront venue Life for the official girls after party, you couldn't get a better venue for this spectacular party, so get ready to be super-sized, sexed up and thrown into the biggest girls party this Brighton Pride.

With the Girl Action team behind some of the biggest parties in London (Family Affair, Code, Mint and Concrete Butterfly) expect no less than an action packed, fun filled party brimming with the sexiest ladies fused with un-stoppable funkt up, chunked up electro and house music all set in this huge sea front club also boasting a state of the art sound and lighting system.

Lined up so far to deliver some of the hottest tunes to the dance floor and our alfresco dance area: The super sexy Lady Bex (Wild Fruit, Code, Popstarz) spinning girly pop and funky house joined by Miss Masters (Girl Action, Wild Fruit, Concrete Butterfly) sexy electro and dirty house joined by the main man Joshyou Are (Slut Boutique, Family Affair, Circus, Concrete Butterfly) spinning trashy disco and dirty electro and special guest DJ
Bam BoTang (Smartie Partie, Kinki Malinki, Ministry, Blow) in the main room mixing up and making it her own.

We are not on the park this year due to all the politics surrounding the event, so decided to switch all our energy into giving you the biggest and best after party!!

TOP LONDON BRANDS GET TOGETHER WITH GAYDAR GIRLS - at Life,160 Kings Road, Arches Brighton BN1 1NB. Limited VIP tables available email for full details. 8pm – 4am, tickets £10 in advance, more on the door | Brighton | more info

Liverpool Pride
The 7 August 2010 will see the Rainbow Circus roll into town as the first official Liverpool Pride takes place.

The festival will see 18 hours of performances over three stages plus street entertainment, a community market and health + well-being area.

On Sunday 8 August, a Chill Out Sunday will take place with arts venues putting on a range of LGBT theme events. Wavertree Lifestyles will play host to the first Liverpool Pride Sports Day where you can compete to win the Armistead Cup! | Liverpool | more info

Telford Pride

Wakefield Pride

Scarborough Gay Pride Picnic in the Park

'Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens'

Raising vital funds for Terrence Higgins Trust - 10-28 Aug

Elegies For Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a song cycle with music by Janet Hood and lyrics and additional text by Bill Russell. The work features songs and monologues inspired by the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt and Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology. Each of the monologues are written from the perspective of characters who've died from AIDS and the songs represent the feelings of friends and family members dealing with the loss. | London | shaw-theatre.com

Queer in the U.S.A. Rocks London

A gay teenager obsessed with Bruce Springsteen journeys to New York City,
where lovers, rockers and gypsies challenge him to live out loud.

What: Queer in the U.S.A., a new solo play written and performed by Manuel Simons as part of The Camden Fringe

Who: Manuel Simons (Spike Lee's She Hate Me) and The Faux-Real Theatre Company (one of Time Out New York's "Reasons to Applaud New York Theatre")

The Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High Street, London MW1 7BU. 10:30 p.m., Thursday - Sunday, 12th - 15th August / Running time: 60 minutes. All Tickets £7.50 / Ticket booking 08444 771000 | London | more info

UK Black Pride

- Britain's biggest and best celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Middle East and Latin America - is proud to announce the fifth annual UK Black Pride Festival will take place on Saturday 14 August 2010 in the beautiful setting of Regents Park College, London, from 12 noon until 9pm, followed by late after-parties. The theme of the UK Black Pride Festival 2010 is: 'Pride, A Deeper Love'.

Alongside the main stage and dance tents there will be licensed bars, fantastic world food, a VIP tent, Secret Garden, chill out zone and games area, as well as education and welfare workshops, an LGBT communities' marketplace, children's area and much more. | London | more info

STOKE PRIDE

- After the success of last years event Stoke Pride is back! Having attracted crowds of more than 5,000 people, showcasing national and local LGBT talent on two stages with community village bar and food this year is set to go even bigger! Now part of the county's cultural calendar and boasting glorious sunshine this free event is open to everyone! - 2pm-9pm | Stoke-on-Trent | more info ...

Swindon Pride

PRIDE BRISTOL

- This year's event will be an entire 'Fringe' week of LGBT events. The main event will be in Castle Park on Saturday 21 August 2010. The Fringe week includes: the LGBT film festival at the Watershed, a city wide arts festival, gay professional networking events as well as club nights, community meetings, political discussions, theatre, and so much more, parade on 21 August 2010, Free | Bristol | more info ...

BROD IRELANDWEST - GALWAY GAY PRIDE

- Ireland's oldest gay pride festival. There will also be a range of activities throughout the week which will cater for a wide variety of tastes. | Galway City | more info ... 

Manchester Gay Pride - Fringe Festival

- The festival kick-starts on Friday 20th August with a fantastic exhibition from Rachel Joseph across Selfridges. This pioneering photography exhibition will break down negative attitudes to LGB people and feature some of our favourite faces from television and music.

Other events we're looking forward to are the two Glee events and The Normal Heart, a play by Larry Kramer focusing on the rise of the HIV crisis in New York. Remember to check out the HIV Candlelit Vigil in Sackville Park on Bank Holiday Monday

The four-day Big Weekend (Friday 27 - Monday 30 August) will feature the ever-popular Manchester Pride Parade on Saturday and will fill the streets with glitter, colour and glamour with the fabulous theme 'Through the Decades'. | Manchester | Download Guide

Pink Festival - Cambridge

Doncaster Pride

LINCOLN PRIDE

- Come and celebrate LGBT Lincolnshire with us - Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Fun for everyone. Christopher's Bar will be the venue for many of the pre-Pride parties planned for the coming months. | Lincoln | more info ...

SAY MY NAME! a contemporary Black British Gay Love Story

Set amidst a gritty grimy urban backdrop of 'street' reality. The story kicks off when 'rude-bwoy' Ricky ignores his undercover lover Chris while hanging 'on road' with his crew because he is afraid being 'outed'. This single act hurts, humiliates and infuriates Chris triggering a raging, brutally explicit, and frank row in which conflicting issues about masculinity, sexuality, race, self definition and love are confronted.

"SAY MY NAME" is in fact a love story in the truest sense as it tells the story of self love and what must be sacrificed in order to achieve this ultimate state of being.

Bootylicious transforms The Riverbar at Club Colosseum into a cinema for the event, showing trailers of the movie, and on stage we will have the show including the Bootylicious dancers and musicians. NUS £5 before 12am/£6 l8r. Others £10 before 12am/£12 l8r. With printed or SMS guest list pass or current flyer it's £5 b4 12am, or £7 b4 1am. Booty is at Club Colosseum, 1 Nine Elms Lane, London, SW8 5NQ | Vauxhall | more info

Foyle Pride - North West Northern Ireland | Derry | more info...

Manchester Big Weekend

- Parade on Saturday 28 August.

CORNWALL PRIDE

- Parade in Truro, starting at Lemon Quay. Picnic and Entertainment in Victoria Gardens. 12 to 5-ish. | Truro | more info ...

Glastonbury Pink Picnic

Dorchester Love Parade - Pride

The Parade will start at 2pm from the pump on South Street. The Theme is RIO!! lots of Feathers & Glam we will have a samba band joining us this year | Dorchester | more info...

GIRL ACTION AND FAMILY AFFAIR - The August Bank Holiday Sunday sees the return of Girl Action and Family Affair as the hottest names in the East End meets Soho again for the popular party at the prestigious Soho House.

So all glam girls, dykes, fags, hags, queens and queers get ready to party as we take over the most decadent building on Old Compton Street right in the heart of Soho - and why wouldn't you when we have 3 floors, 5 bars and 2 stunning roof terraces for you to play in. - Sunday 30 August 2010. £7 early bird then £10. | Soho | more info ... 

GMFA - SPORTS DAY