The Secret Public: LGBTQ Pop 1955–1985 is at John Rylands Research Institute and Library until November 15, 2025. For more ...

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of June 22-28 include “Lady Bird” actor Beanie Feldstein, former “American Idol” ...

The Church of England priest has recalled a moment before he joined the clergy when his hand touched a "hot griddle" ...

Billboard has revealed its pick for the top LGBTQ+ anthem as part of its Pride Month top 100 list of queer hits.

The lead singer of Liverpool's pop titans is back on tour. He talks about being shunned over HIV, homophobia at the BBC - and ...

Scientists earlier showed that Ronan, a resident of the Long Marine Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was the first nonhuman mammal who could be trained to keep a beat ...

This month marks the 40th anniversary of The Age Of Consent, the landmark debut album from British synth-pop trio Bronski Beat, initially made up of musicians Jimmy Somerville, Steve Bronski ...

Bronski Beat were the ‘first real gay group in the history of pop’ and their repertoire, lyrics, sound and press coverage raised awareness, challenged discrimination, raised funds for strikers, ...

Forty years on from its 1984 release, Bronski Beat’s new wave hit Smalltown Boy has transcended generations to become an LGBTQ anthem for young and old alike. Narrowly spared the censor’s axe in a ...

Bronski Beat's label London Records knew they had a surefire hit on their hands as soon as they turned to the UK capital's iconic LGBTQ club Heaven, famous for its long-running G-A-Y night ...

Bronski Beat's label London Records knew they had a surefire hit on their hands as soon as they turned to the UK capital's iconic LGBTQ club Heaven, famous for its long-running G-A-Y night ...

We all remember the piercing call that drives ‘Smalltown Boy’, Bronski Beat’s debut single: that soaring note of release which turns out to be a wail of pain, the word “cry” sublimated into a sky-high ...