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Music

Sisterhood of sound: 10 years of Saffron

Founded in Bristol in 2015, Saffron is a non-profit organisation working towards gender equality in the music industry. A decade on, its founder and one of its alumni reflect on its successes and what still needs to be done

Telojo Emina
Telojo Emina

Edition 41

In love and in limbo: Queer migrants who found love in a hostile environment

Roshan De Stone
Roshan De Stone

Photography

Smiling revellers in front of a colourful banner at a Pride parade.

Photo essay: Booty Bass at Bristol Pride 2025

Emli Bendixen
A group of people dancing together in a nightclub with pink walls

Features

Joy as resistance: Inside the club night changing Bristol’s queer scene

With violence and political hostility towards trans and queer people on the rise, club night Soft Butch has become a vital space for community, connection, and liberation

Roshan De Stone
Roshan De Stone

Your Bristol Life

Listen: Love Her – how Weekenders made space for women’s music

Mary Milton

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs

Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Bristol Cathedral’s city chaplain Phil Nott, a reverend on a mission for social justice

Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media Adam Cantwell-Corn George Colwey
Neil Maggs / Maggs Smart Media, Adam Cantwell-Corn and George Colwey

Features

Image at the The House of Savalon, Bristol (credit: Charley Williams)

Meet the new queer collectives pushing the boundaries of Bristol’s nightlife

For a city of its size, Bristol is not overrun with dedicated queer nightlife spaces. But since coronavirus restrictions have eased, several new groups of creatives have set out to change things.

Andy Leake
Andy Leake

Photography

Image of a participant walking at the Bristol Ball, organised by Bristol Ballroom Community (credit: Darren Shepherd)

Bristol goes to the ball

Ballroom culture, which Bristol photographer Darren Shepherd describes as 'the personification of queer resilience and queer joy', has been enjoying a resurgence in our city.

Aphra Evans
Aphra Evans

Your Bristol Life

Listen: Old Market (REMIXED) by Tom Marshman and Bernie Hodges

Your Bristol Life is a new series of five podcasts shining a light on underrepresented aspects of Bristol's history. This BCfm series was made with the Bristol Cable, Bristol History Podcast and In The Dark.

Tom Brothwell
Tom Brothwell and Marcus Smith

Voices

‘Homophobia, sexism and racism are rife in the construction industry. It’s time for change.’

Andy Leake has experienced homophobia first-hand and is calling for more support for queer people, women and those from ethnic minorities in construction.

Andy Leake
Andy Leake

Edition 29

PHOTOESSAY: A playground for queer live art

The House of Savalon's residency at the Queenshilling is a stepping stone for emerging creatives.

Charley Williams
Charley Williams

Bristol History Podcast

LISTEN: Telling the stories from Bristol LGBTQ people going back 300 years

Andrew Foyle from Outstories Bristol, a volunteer community history group, discusses the stories of LGBTQ people throughout Bristol’s history from the 17th century to the present day.

Tom Brothwell
Tom Brothwell
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