Hallelujah! A new queer space opens in London! Its owner tells us the nitty-gritty, and why he’s optimistic about the city’s LGBT scene
Edinburgh Fringe 2015 previews for the Guardian
Features previewing this year’s Fringe about: Penny Arcade’s new piece; a rise in trans representation; and DIY shows inspired by blockbuster movies
BFI talks on Welles’s TV work and London’s vanishing queer spaces
Some info on talks I’m giving at BFI Southbank in August 2015 about Orson Welles’s radical yet little-known TV work, and London’s vanishing queer spaces
Don’t let the RVT’s owners close it and blame the community!
The property developers who own the iconic London LGBTQ venue are trying to pin its possible closure on the campaigners fighting to save it
Black Cap keeps council protection despite owners’ efforts
Camden Council has rejected an attempt by the owners of the shuttered LGBTQ venue to overturn its protective ACV status
Black Cap’s council protection hangs in the balance
The owners of the iconic LGBTQ venue ask Camden Council to remove the community status blocking its redevelopment
Inside the squatted Black Cap
An exclusive report and photos from inside the shuttered iconic LGBTQ venue the Black Cap following its occupation by squatters
Musical about Princess Di and Freddie Mercury’s night at the RVT comes to… the RVT
Once upon a time, Freddie Mercury and Kenny Everett put Princess Diana in drag and took her to Royal Vauxhall Tavern. Now a musical based on the event debuts at the Tavern’s weekly Bar Wotever night.
Campaign coverage: BBC London, Time Out London, QX, VICE, Independent
Coverage of the launch of RVT Future and #WeAreTheBlackCap that I’ve been involved with this week
#WeAreTheBlackCap recap – the campaign hits the ground running
From online mobilisation to plans for direct action, links with outside groups to finding a possible new temporary home, it’s been a fruitful first week for #WeAreTheBlackCap
