Queer Sober Spaces Are Thriving. Now We Must Protect Them
Booze-free LGBTQ+ events are popping up over the UK – and this is why they're vitally important.
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Booze-free LGBTQ+ events are popping up over the UK – and this is why they're vitally important.
(Stock photo) Queer women and non-binary people in the UK have, perhaps unsurprisingly, revealed that they feel gay men have more visibility than they do, and that and most LGBT+ offerings are not aimed at their interests. Respondents to a new survey said they wanted to see more social, community-building events revolving around quieter and relaxed spaces that provide more alternatives to pubs and clubs. They also expressed a desire for more dating opportunities exclusively for LGBT+ women and non-binary people. The research quizzed 300 women and non-binary people, with 79 per cent in agreeme...
a target, john? >> reporter: many have these non-locking mailboxes. there's a small theft leading residents on guard. >> people who made the theft are able to get here and wash the check and cash it. >> reporter: he said last week a thief stole an outgoing check from his mailbox. >> changing the amount from $910. that's not too large, not too small. >> reporter: he admits a telltale red flag. >> if the flags are up, that's a red flag. >> i physically dropped it into my land lord's mailbox. >> we met this man in the same neighborhood who fell victim to a thief and conquered last year....