Ahoy there all ye sailors and sea dogs, set sail for the Gay Wakefield cross scene Nautical theme night on Bank Holiday Saturgay 25th May Read More ...
And it’s All Change for the better Take a look Following the renewal of our funding for Wakefield, we at Yorkshire MESMAC have returned to Read More ...
On Thursday 28th February I was asked to speak on BBC Radio Leeds standing in for gayleeds.com’s very own Sarah Carmody. The topic of conversation Read More ...
In the UK and following the Equal Marriage Bill being passed last week, the LGBT community are almost equal in law. However sadly Homophobic language Read More ...
It is an exciting time to be working in HIV prevention, writes Mark Tyson of Yorkshire MESMAC. Its becoming a full time job just to keep Read More ...
Paul J. Burgess is the founder, Writer and Actor at Pink Triangle LGB&T Theatre Group. He’s also a Teacher, a Youth Worker and more importantly Read More ...
Thomas Wales, Co-Founder of GayWakefield.com has been nominated for The Positive Role Model Award for LGBT for The National Diversity Awards 2013! Take a few minutes to nominate him online and help him get shortlisted in the top 3, http://www.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/#/positive-role-model-lgbt/4554534107 Every nomination counts and shortlisting will take place only in a few months time! Here are a few things you might not know about Tom / Thomas; Thomas Wales’ work with and Read More ...
York’s gay Pride, which achieved widespread media coverage in 2012 with the first gay Pride Parade through the historic city of York, is to join with the City’s professional football and rugby league teams for York Pride 2013 to take a groundbreaking stand against homophobia in sport – backed by Greg Dyke, the new Chairman of the Football Association! The Saturday 1st June event will again begin with a Pride Read More ...
Statement from Huddersfield Pink Picnic (Huddersfield Pride) “Despite our best efforts we regret to announce that due a lack of funds and generally not having enough people to run the committee this year there shall not be a Pink Picnic 2013. The investigation regarding funds that went missing last year is still on-going and someone has been arrested and questioned someone in relation to this. The West Yorkshire police have Read More ...
It is an exciting time to be working in HIV prevention, writes Mark Tyson of Yorkshire MESMAC. Its becoming a full time job just to keep up to date with progress: new innovations and opportunities are emerging all the time. The evidence is now overwhelming that ‘test and treat’ is not only the right public health response to the HIV epidemic; but that it could, so long as there isn’t any Read More ...
Complex Minds will be presenting a workshop on Neurodiversity at Yorkshire MESMAC’s Calder Vale offices in Wakefield on June 24th between 6pm and 8pm. It is Free of charge and all are Welcome! Neurodiversity is used to describe any of the following, Autistic Spectrum Conditions, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Dyscalculia, Tourette’s. Neurodiversity affects around 25% of the population; if you or anyone you know has problems with the following Read More ...
A suspected fraudster who is said to pose as a policeman while targeting gay men is being sought by police. It has been reported to GW that the man had been seen recently on gay dating apps and social network sites from a location within the Wakefield, Leeds and Doncaster areas. This man has been sought after for a while now. Gloucestershire Police were called to a house in Bishops Read More ...
Charity launches Eurovision campaign to support international work Graham Norton gives cocktail recipes for Eurovision parties Stonewall is calling on its supporters to raise funds to tackle homophobia worldwide by staging fundraising parties during the Eurovision Song Contest on 18 May. The charity has launched party packs to help supporters have fun while raising money – and TV star Graham Norton has contributed his own cocktail recipes to help get Read More ...
Pride Makers are what makes Wakefield Pride a really well planned and smooth-running event. We’d also like to thank everyone that volunteered last year to achieve this. Organising an event like this takes the committee a huge amount of time and effort so on the big day we need you! Whether you can spend 1 hour or 8 hours we still need your help! We are actively looking for Pride Read More ...
This will be your last chance for a while to take advantage of Yorkshire MESMAC’s HIV Peer Educators / Free Premium Aspire Membership scheme. Apart from the opportunity to help prevent new HIV infections, participants will get three months FREE Premium Aspire membership worth £90. Aspire membership gives you unlimited access to all Wakefield Council’s Leisure facilities including Sun Lane. So whether you like to swim, attend exercise classes or Read More ...
Leeds Hornets RUFC is the new inclusive rugby team for Leeds and becomes the first gay-friendly team in Yorkshire. I had the idea of starting up an inclusive team in early January this year”, says Phil Stewart, the founder of Leeds Hornets rugby. “I’d previously been a supporter of the Kings Cross Steelers, the world’s first inclusive team, based in London” and was amazed at what they had achieved there Read More ...
Ahoy there all ye sailors and sea dogs, set sail for the Gay Wakefield cross scene Nautical theme night on Bank Holiday Saturgay 25th May in the year 2013! Get dressed and ship shape for the ocean waves and jump aboard the good ship GW for a night full of nautical naughtiness! Following on from the success of last years GW S.O.S (Support Our Scene)…Army Night, this years…Naval Night promises Read More ...
