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Do you love dinner parties?
The hugely successful TV show 'Come Dine With Me' takes place over four days with four strangers, from all walks of life, taking turns to host the perfect dinner party for each other as you may know. At the end of the week the most impressive host wins a £1,000 cash prize.
The production company are visiting Cornwall and looking for people in TRURO, FALMOUTH & THE SURROUNDING AREAS to take part in the show and have contacted Gay Cornwall to see if anyone from the LGBT community is interested in taking part!
SHOOT DATES ARE: 1st –5th July 2013
If you or anyone you know is keen on applying for the show please call 0207 157 4599 or you can email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Totnes Pride to launch in 2013
Proud2Be Project is set to launch it's first rural pride event in Totnes, Devon for all local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and their friends, family members and supporters.
The event will be held at The Civic Hall in Totnes on Saturday 14th September 2013 at 12.00pm and will include a live panel debate, live music, food and drinks, workshops & stalls for local community organisations and the Devon & Cornwall Police.
Sgt. Ryan Doyle from the Devon Diverse Communities Team said, "Devon and Cornwall Police are proud to support Totnes Pride as part of our commitment to the LGB&T communities in the area. We would also like to congratulate Mat and Jon Price and the Totnes Pride team for organising the day and hope that this can be established as a successful annual event"
Founded and directed by identical twin brothers Mat and Jon Price, Proud2Be has already been put forward for a Princes Trust award and a National Diversity award.
Exeter Pride 2013
Exeter Pride is one of the earliest UK pride events in the year, so you get your diary out now - the all important date is Saturday 23rd March 2013.
Why not start your Exeter Pride off with a Pow!
The Women on Wednesdays (Wow) Pre Pride Bop is back on Friday 22nd March at City Gate Hotel from 8pm, an all women's event. It's £5 on the door. Warm yourself up for Exeter Pride with some pre pride fun! See www.wowexeter.org for more details.
Exeter Pride's website is here: www.exeterpride.co.uk
Terrence Higgins Trust prepares for World AIDS Day
World AIDS Day is an international event to remember those who have died of AIDS and celebrate the lives of those with HIV today. It has been running every December since 1988. This year World AIDS Day takes place on Saturday 1st December.
Terrence Higgins Trust, the UK’s largest HIV and sexual health charity, has a number of activities planned around this year’s event. The charity is also able to support journalists covering HIV stories for World AIDS Day, either by supplying key facts and statistics, lining up expert spokespeople or putting them in touch with case studies who are living with the condition. Key dates include:
• Terrence Higgins Trust’s 30th Anniversary (26th November)
On 26th November 1982, London magazine Capital Gay ran a front-page article under the headline ‘US Disease Hits London’. It announced that four men, one of them Terry Higgins, had died of a mysterious new illness, which we now know as AIDS. Terrence Higgins Trust’s 30th anniversary campaign ‘Thanks Terry’ marks three decades of the charity’s work preventing the spread of HIV, and supporting those already living with the virus.
To learn more about services and support on offer at Terrence Higgins Trust’s Taunton Centre, please call: 01823 327 076.
Read more: Terrence Higgins Trust prepares for World AIDS Day
LGBT Features at Cornwall Film Festival
The Cornwall Film Festival is showing a number of LGBT interest film this year.
The 2012 festival is an annual celebration of Cornish and international film-making. The Festival offers local and national premieres, professional development workshops, lectures and parties, providing the opportunity to network with the UK’s leading industry professionals
Circumstance - Sun | 11 Nov | 10:00 | Screen 3
Winner of the Sundance Audience Award, this is the story of two vivacious, Iranian young girls, Atafeh and Shireen. It tells of the girls discovering their burgeoning sexuality, their struggles with their desires and the boundaries placed upon them by the word they were born into.
http://cornwallfilmfestival.com/circumstance
Keep the Lights On - Fri | 9 Nov | 13:15 | Screen 3
Winner of the Teddy Award for Best Feature at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival, Keep the Lights On chronicles an emotionally and sexually charged journey of two men in New York City through love, friendship and addiction.
http://cornwallfilmfestival.com/keep-lights
Men's Social Group Makes a Comeback
Thursday 4th October 2012 sees the return of the Men's Social Group.
The group will be in The Victoria Inn in Truro from 7-10pm.
Come along and meet some new people in a socialble environment!
Further details can be found: www.healthygaycornwall.org.uk
Cornwall Pride does Hollywood in 2012
Cornwall Pride 2012 was on Saturday 25th August 2012 - a Bank Holiday weekend so no excuse not to make a long weekend of it. Looking for gay-friendly accommodation in Cornwall?
This year the theme is 'Hollywood!', come as your favourite film star, or favourite character and join in on the fun.
The Parade
Start at 11am from the piazza in Truro, it will go through various streets and arrive at Victoria park at about 12 noon.The parade takes about 30 minutes from leaving Lemon Quay to arrive at Victoria Gardens where the picnic in the park will commence. The Parade is always a spectacular sight as one of the UK's longest rainbow flags flows through the streets with music getting everyone dancing!
Picnic in the Park
An afternoon for all the family, with face painting, various stalls and things to do whilst listening to an array of free entertainment. The park event is free and open to everyone who wants to come and look around the stalls, speak to the many different support organisations or simply relax and take in the atmosphere - there really is something for everyone.
Pride Party - An evening of entertainment
The Pride Party is a ticket only event which will be on Lemon Quay from 7pm. You will be able to purchase a ticket in advance or on the door on the evening at the same price. There will be a licensed bar and a dance-floor, providing the perfect way for meeting friends both old and new. Entertainment will be provided by a range of fantastic artists, so it's the perfect way to unwind after a busy day!
Exeter Pride in March
EXETER is to host the largest rainbow flag parade the city has ever seen as part of the biggest lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans celebration in the region.
A 50 metre-long rainbow flag will be part of the Exeter Pride parade down the High Street to Exeter Phoenix on Saturday, March 31.
The Deputy Lord Mayor of Exeter, Cllr Kevin Mitchell, accompanied by his consort, his civil partner Ian Rutland, will start the parade, which will leave the St Sidwell Centre at 11.30am.
The parade will be lead by a fire engine provided by Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. Firefighters will also be marching in the parade, as will officers from Devon and Cornwall Police. Students from the University of Exeter will also be taking part. Exeter-based Samba band “Street Heat” will provide musical entertainment during the parade.
Representatives from community groups, as well as individuals, will also be taking part in the parade. A road closure will be in operation for the duration of the parade. All the events and activities throughout the day are free of charge and family-friendly. This will include stalls, workshops and same-sex Latin and Ballroom dancing. There will be drumming, Zumba dancing, Burlesque, a legal workshop, trans women's workshop, photographic studio and family creative activities. A discussion session will take place with a panel of invited guests exploring "LGBT representations in the media".
Cornwall hotel owners guilty of unlawful discrimination
Stonewall today welcomed a decision by the Court of Appeal to uphold a landmark court ruling in favour of a couple refused a hotel room by the owners of a hotel in Cornwall.
Civil Partners Martyn Hall and Steven Preddy had been turned away from the Chymorvah Hotel near Penzance in 2010 by owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull. In January 2011 a judge at Bristol County Court ruled that the Bulls’ behaviour amounted to direct discrimination, and awarded a total of £3,600 damages to Mr Hall and Mr Preddy.
Ben Summerskill, Stonewall Chief Executive, said: ‘We’re delighted that the Court upheld the judgment. The Court’s decision vindicates Stonewall’s hard lobbying to make it illegal to deny goods or services to someone just because they happen to be gay. That obviously includes hotel rooms for many gay holidaymakers, which can only be a good thing in a Jubilee year. I hope Mr and Mrs Bull will now feel content to go home to do God’s good work as Easter approaches, instead of relentlessly pursuing a happy couple through the courts.’
Read more: Cornwall hotel owners guilty of unlawful discrimination
YAY Cornwall Youth Centre Launch
Thursday 9th February is a historic day for young lesbian, gay, bi, trans, and questioning (LGBTQ) people living in Cornwall, as it marks the opening of the county’s first ever centre dedicated to supporting and advocating for LGBTQ youth.
Behind this venture is an organisation known as LGBTQ Youth Cornwall which, for the last three years, has been managing a support and social group called YAY! (a name chosen by members of the group meaning: Young and Yourself!). In the past, the group have met in coffee shops and other youth centres, but are now delighted to have found their own home at last thanks to funding from BBC Children in Need!
This dedicated centre will enable LGBTQ Youth Cornwall to increase and vary the services that they provide for this sector of our community, as well as encouraging the young people to develop that vital sense of ownership and belonging.
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