September

Pride is still as important today as it was way back in the 1970’s when the Stonewall Riots changed the way we were going to be treated within the world. Awful things are happening everywhere – so here is tiny round up of some of things happening around the globe.

• 04^th – Carmen Xtravaganza – the iconic Paris is Burning actor and ballroom icon – passed away at 62.
• 13^th – 2 men stabbed outside Two Brewers in London in a homophobic attack
• In what seems to be a paradoxical universe – CHESS – has decided that trans women can no longer participate in women’s events because they have somehow decided that what you are assigned at birth makes you innately smarter than others
• 18^th – Lauri Carleton – a businesswoman in Lake Arrowhead, California, was shot and killed for flying a rainbow flag outside her store.

Its not all doom and gloom in the queer world as there are still some good news stories happening as well – here are just a few we think should be celebrated.

• Top Comedian, Tom Brady, comes out as Pansexual saying he’s “living his best life”
• Wendy Guevara makes history as the first trans woman to win a Mexican reality tv show
• Zaya Wade – a trans model – has partnered with Puma’s forever classic campaign, after walking for Miu Miu at Paris Fashion Week and modelling for Tiffany & Co’s all gender bracelets – another mainstream win for Team Trans!
• Spain’s first Trans Senator, Carla Antonelli, pledges to protect Queer & Trans Rights
• Pride flag mounted on top of world second highest peak, K2, for “Queer kids dreaming of own mountains”. This is in a country where same-sex acts are criminalised in a bid to inspire other LGBTQ+ athletes.
• Germany approves self-ID to make transitioning easier for Trans people.
• UK primary school, in Glasgow, praised for embedding vital LGBTQ+ education into all teaching – lets hope many others will follow suit.

September

01^st                   Bookish Abergavenny: An evening with John Niven

01^st                   Rebel Heart Movement Present Silent Disco – Castle Meadow

02^nd                  Brecon Pride

02^nd                  Pride in the Port

07^th                  Bookish Abergavenny: An evening with John Connolly

08^th                  International Literacy Day

09^th                   St Teilos, Llantilio Pertholey Open Day

09^th                   Spandau Ballet & Duran Duran Greatest Hits @ The Borough Theatre

10^th                  World Suicide Prevention Day

09^th-10^th           Rhondda CT Pride

11^th-17^th             Sexual Health Week

12^th                  Melvyn Tan: Classical Piano Concert @ The Borough Theatre

12^th                  Conversations at the Chapel: Peter Taylor

16^th                  Carmarthen Pride

16^th-17^th            Abergavenny Food Festival

16^th-22^nd           European Mobility Week

16^th-23^rd            Bisexual Awareness Week

19^th-25^th            International Week of Happiness at Work

21^st                   International Day of Peace

22^nd                  Genesis Connected @ The Borough Theatre

23^rd                  The Retro Rock Show @ The Borough Theatre

23^rd                  Bisexual Awareness Day

27^th                  World Tourism Day

27^th                  Bookish Abergavenny: An evening with Kate Humble

28^th                  Bookish Abergavenny: An evening with Victoria Hislop

29^th                  Bookish Abergavenny: An evening with Nick Thomas-Symonds

October

01^st to 31^st         Black History Month

01^st                   Greener Abergavenny Fair in Market Hall

02^nd                  Bookish Crickhowell: Writing Group

04^th                  T*Rextasy @ The Borough Theatre

06^th                   Buddy Holly & The Cricketers @ The Borough Theatre

07^th                   Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri – The Long Ride Home Tour @ The Borough Theatre

07^th                  Drag Bingo – The Halfway, Tal-Y-Coed

08^th                  Lesbian Awareness Day

10^th                  Bookish Crickhowell: An evening with Matt Johnson & John Murray

11^th                   National Coming Out Day

12^th                  Bookish Abergavenny: Book Launch! Strange Tales by Daniel Morden

12^th                  Budapest Café Orchestra @ The Borough Theatre

13^th                  Think Floyd @ The Borough Theatre

17^th                  International Spirit Day

18^th                  International Pronoun Day

19^th                  Berlioz – Beatrice & Benedict @ The Borough Theatre

21^st                   The Brothers of Blues @ The Borough Theatre

23^rd-29^th            Asexual Awareness Week

24^th                   Classical Villiers Quartet @ The Borough Theatre

26^th                  Intersex Awareness Day

27^th                  Bookish Abergavenny: An evening with Elly Griffiths

27^th                   Wanted @ The Borough Theatre

28^th                  Breabach @ The Borough Theatre