Stik sculpture to take Pride of place in Hoxton park
Holding Hands, a 4m tall piece based on the artist’s trademark stick figures and famous LGBTQI+ Pride banner, will be coming to Hoxton Square later this year
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Joiners Arms: community meetings announced as plans for new LGBTQI+ pub/hub take shape
Campaign group Friends of the Joiners Arms will solicit ideas for the dormant Hackney Road institution at two get-togethers in March
Pride in your image: young and old LGBTQI+ locals come together for a pair of artistic Hackney Museum exhibits
Out and About and From Bedroom to Battleground will be open in time for LGBT History Month, after the Council spent a year collecting historical testimony and artefacts from the community
INTERVIEW: ‘I’m sure The Queen would love to see a bit of it’: Jonny Woo previews his Unroyal Variety show
The legendary drag performer, comedian, and owner of gay Haggerston super-pub The Glory gives the Citizen a sneak peek at his upcoming ensemble spectacular at the Empire
Legendary gay pub The Joiners Arms “back in business” with events on Hackney Road
Parties to be held at Ye Olde Ax club, opposite the original Joiners building, as campaigners fight for an LGBT+ hub in the derelict space that closed in 2015
Stik banner auction to raise money for LGBTQI+ youth project
Proceeds from the sale will help local group put on exhibition celebrating borough’s queer heritage
Stik’s Pride banner on display in Hackney Museum
The rainbow banner by the Hackney-based artist will be on display in the borough until October
Punters petition to get The Joiners Arms listed as a ‘community asset’
Campaigners seek Asset of Community Value status for ‘legendary’ Shoreditch gay pub facing closure in the new year