SOMEONE LIKES US!
Meet the Russian Millwall fans who swill London Pride beer at an English pub in Moscow and defend booing taking a knee
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Updated: 2 Jan 2021, 11:30
MILLWALL fans are notorious for singing “no one likes us we don’t care” but it turns out they actually do have a gang of loyal supporters… only they are 1,500 miles away in RUSSIA.
Gathering each week in Churchill s Pub in Moscow to drink London Pride beer and eat fish and chips is a dedicated cohort of Russian fans.
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Millwall fans enjoy a pint of London Pride and a plate of fish and chips at Churchill s Pub
The inclusive services of St Anne’s Church are more important than ever
“While the church I attend is a beacon of inclusivity, the situation is very different in many other Church of England and Christian churches in the UK and globally.”
WORDS BY PHILIP BALDWIN
24th December 2020
As a gay Christian, I am fortunate to be a member of St Anne’s, Soho, an inclusive church in central London. Coronavirus, as with most aspects of my life, has had a large impact on the way I worship. St Anne’s had to adapt over the course of 2020, but has successfully remained a place of peace, sanctuary and hope for the LGBTQ+ community.
Noël Coward knew just âhow potent cheap music isâ, as he says in his play
Private Lives, but he also understood the power of striking a pose. His sophisticated stage dialogue was always delivered in matching style.
Now admirers of this towering talent â he was acknowledged in his day as âthe Masterâ â will have the chance to see glamorous costumes, designs and props, along with letters and photographs gathered from his long career. A rare collection goes on show in London next month and will feature two of the flamboyant dressing gowns he wore on stage.
âHe did love his dressing gowns, at home, as well as when he performed,â said Alan Brodie, chair of the Noël Coward Foundation. âHis sense of style was important to him and he was hugely influential, with friendships among the leading names in art and fashion, but he was also, of course, able to make fun of himself.â
Madre Goose has ‘punk songs, psychedelic backgrounds and embraces inclusivity’
“Kids love a mosh pit! They love a headbang,” says Tali Clarke, the writer and director of a queer punk pantomime, Madre Goose, which is streamed this month.
Madre Goose tells the story of an LGBTQ+ community of activists rallying against gentrification and materialism. All the wacky costumes, silly characters and daft jokes are as you’d expect from panto, but it has punk songs, psychedelic green-screen backgrounds and embraces inclusivity.
“The problem with a lot of pantos, when you start to look, is they’re often quite racist, they stick to traditions that are completely outdated,” Clarke tells me. “They can be quite homophobic and transphobic and they have really binary roles. Often the lead boy is played by a woman but all the narratives are the same when it comes to man, woman, beauty … A lot of individuals feel quite alienated by that, and families feel
Gay icon Dame Barbara Windsor, the
Eastenders and
Carry On star best known for portraying Peggy Mitchell, has passed away at the age of 83.
According to
The Guardian, in a statement Friday (11 December), Windsor’s husband Scott Mitchell said: “It is with deep sadness that I can confirm that my darling wife Barbara passed away at 8.35 pm on Thursday, 10 December, at a London care home.
“Her passing was from Alzheimer’s/dementia and Barbara eventually died peacefully and I spent the last seven days by her side.
“Myself, her family and friends will remember Barbara with love, a smile and affection for the many years of her love, fun, friendship and brightness she brought to all our lives and the entertainment she gave to so many thousands of others during her career.