Saturday I got up at daft o'clock to celebrate the 25th anniversary of my driving test - I caught the 6.00am train to Victoria, breakfasted in the Regency Cafe and was the first person through the doors of the Lowry exhibition. Imagine! Having the whole exhibition to yourself! After doing something similar for Lichtenstein and Hirst, I'd imagine ( Read more... )

Stonewall have just released a survey of British universities [http://www.gaybydegree.org.uk/index.html], measuring how well these institutions cover LGBT issues as follows ( Read more... )

Have you ever assumed that "gay" means a liking for showtunes and a peculiar affinity with small girls from Kansas? Do you mourn the hijacking of the word "gay" from its earlier, innocent* meaning?

Fear no more: I intend to track the contemporary meaning of the word to spare your social blushes.

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