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The sun shone brightly on Bradford’seighth Pride event, as MystiValentine took to the stage to introducethe first acts.Bradford Pride is now a firm fixtureof the city centre summer festivities,with thousands streaming into thesquare to see, amongst others, theheadline act The Showbears , whomade it to the final of the Britain’sGot Talent.‘Besides The Showbears on thestage,’ Bradford Pride tell us, ‘therewere a variety of acts to cater to arange of tastes. With an official facepainter,and a variety of informationand goody stalls - plus of course theall-important bar, which donates alarge percentage of profits to Pride,there was something for everyone.’The free event was organised by avolunteer committee, and relied ondonations and fundraising to goahead. Although it was hard work,the committee were delighted withthe results: ‘We are grateful to allour sponsors,’ said Ann Morgan,chair of the committee, ‘withoutwhom the event would not havebeen possible. A special thanksneeds to go to The Big Lottery Fundwho were very generous, and alsothe raffle donors, such as the JupiterMercure Hotel, Grand CentralTrains, and The Alhambra theatre.’Morgan summed up the event bysaying: ‘Sometimes when it seemsreally hard going, you rememberthe person who came up to the stalland found that Pride had giventhem confidence to come out. It’smoments like that which keep yougoing through the dark winter of organisingthe event. This year was noexception. That is what Pride is allabout.’Pics: Richard ReynoldsMysti ValentineRyan JaggerThe sun shines downon Bradford PrideMarigold AddamsDon’t forget your popcorn...Jess GardhamIt’ll be a fantastic Saturday Night at theMovies with Yorkshire’s very own LGBchoir, Gay Abandon (pictured, left), onSaturday June 22nd at Leeds College ofMusic, starting at 7pm.With songs from the movies, chosen bythe musical director, Jane Edwardson,and accompanist Andy Fellows, therewill be plenty of film scores you’llrecognise and hopefully tap your feetto.‘We have planned a really great night4out for everyone, says Camilla Veale, asoprano in the choir. ‘There’s even aworld premiere of a new lesbian andgay silent movie!’Gay Abandon will be joined by their‘twin’ queer choir Sang&Klang:los! (pictured,right)from Dortmund in Germany,who are coming over for afun-packed weekend in Yorkshire. Thechoirs will be singing in each other’slanguages for some songs, so let’s hopenothing gets lost in translation.’The choir has its own German member,Malte Klöckner, who was a student inDortmund. He moved to Yorkshire in2005 with his American partner to starta new job and has been coaching GayAbandon on how to pronounce theirGerman lyrics.‘It’s not easy with your British stiff upperlip to get people to loosen up enough,’says Klöckner. ‘Germans have muchmore malleable mouths in my experience.We are having a lot of fun with itall, though.’So go along and see if all the practicehas paid off for the choirs, and enjoy aspecial Saturday night at the movieswith popcorn, cocktails and dressingup!For tickets, call LCM box office on 0113222 3434 or buy online atwww.lcm.ac.uk/whats-onFind out more about Gay Abandonthemselves at www.gayabandon.org.uk
2,500 flock to York Pride10 inches of...Other pics: Richard ReynoldsNext issue....The next issue of Shout! isthe July one: email us byJune 18th with your bits’n’bobs’n’news’n’happenings.And don’t forget to keep aneye on www.shoutweb.co.ukwhere you can also downloadpdfs of current andprevious issues of Shout!This year’s York Pride saw almost a thousandmarchers parade through York on Saturday1st June in a massive show ofsupport to kick homophobia out of sport.The city centre was packed with spectatorsas the demonstrators – many in fancy dress– unfurled a 100m long rainbow flag nextto York Minster. Players from York's rugbyleague club, the Knights, joined the parade,together with many of the city councillors,as they marched with local LGBT people tocarry the giant flag to York Racecourse, ledby a samba band with drums pounding.They carried signs with slogans such as‘When Did You Decide To Be Straight?’ and‘Institutionalise Equality – Not Hatred’.Organisers of York Pride estimated theturnout at the afternoon of entertainmentat the racecourse was double that of lastyear’s event at over 2,500, with York Pridebecoming an unmissable and uniqueevent. The upbeat mood was set by a seriesof rousing speeches calling for a new standagainst homophobia in sport, including theYork City FC director, the head coach at YorkCity Knights, Gary Thornton, and the leaderof York Council.York City FC director Sophie Hicks told thecrowds: “It’s thrilling to see so many people.I feel very proud to be involved in this fantasticevent. Over the years, football hasmade significant social progress. We evennow have women in the boardroom –which is me. However, homophobia is undoubtedlyfootball’s last and most stubborntaboo.”City of York Council leader James Alexandertold the cheering onlookers: “This is a very,very important event for this city. The rainbowflag is flying over the Mansion House.This will happen every year and we are veryproud.”Mr Dyke, chairman of the Football Associationand chancellor of the University ofYork, said: “It is excellent to see York’s professionalfootball and rugby league teamsPic: www.mybigdayeventphotography.com2013 Pride calendarline up alongside the gay community.”The afternoon of entertainment was headlinedby Bears Aloud and Diva Fever, andentertainment included fairground rides,adult bouncy castles, a same-sex weddingfair and a penalty shoot-out area run byYork City FC.Welcome back to our calendar of local Pride events - let us know thename, date, location and website of any new events, and we’ll includethem here and also on our website at www.shoutweb.co.ukDoncaster Pride - Sat 29th June www.doncasterpride.co.ukSheffield Pride - Sat 6th July www.sheffieldpride.co.ukLeeds Pride - Sun 4th August www.leedspride.comWakefield Pride - Sun 11th Aug www.wakefieldpride.orgWakefield Pride Not Prejudice - Sun 11th Aug www.gaywakefield.com/wakefield-pride/Barnsley Pride - Sun 1st Sept www.barnsleylgbtforum.org.ukGeorge FordHuddersfieldLGBT SocietyDescribe yourself in threewordsOutgoing, approachable and enthusiasticLove of your lifeRobert PattinsonYour typical Saturday night?Out and about with matesBest ever momentBeing elected my uni's LBGT societypresidentDescribe your sexualityPickyBest thing about your bodyMy teethHoliday heavenThe south of FranceHoliday hellNorth KoreaWhat’s hotGlassesWhat’s notFeetQuick-fire roundSummer/winter: summerMonogamy/promiscuity: monogamyDogs/cats: catsTV/radio: TVHome/away: awayNight/day: night5
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