@stonewalluk.bsky.social if Sex Matters is praising you for updating your definition of transphobia, then you are not getting it right and failing transgender people.
Hexham Pride, calls on @stonewalluk.bsky.social to correct this error of judgement and protect transgender people.
Lesbian Visibility Week
20-26th April '26
The Right to Picnic at Nunsmoor Park, Arthur's Hill, Newcastle on Sat. 18 April at 1pm. (this Saturday)
[note: This is not run by Hexham Pride - we are helping to promote]
Congratulations IRKED on a successful album launch last night!
And although not possible to be in two locations at the same time for photos, congratulations to Gaydar on their new single launched last night.
See both bands live at Hexham Punk Pride
Sat 13 June '26
11:20-17:00
Free
6 April
International Asexuality Day
PUNK LIVES!
Hexham Punk Pride
Sat 13 June '26
11:20 - 17:00
Free!!!
Line-up:
Gaydar
Ming City Rockers
Previously IOTA
Dinky Bossetti
IRKED
Hexham Samba
Sponsors:
@betrans.bsky.social
Quillseekers Poetry and Spoken Word
Northumberland County Council
Support from:
@queenshall.bsky.social
"Why don't we have a visibility day?"
"When's straight pride?"
It's today!! 🥳
31 March
Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV)
8 March
International Women's Day
BE HEARD!
SHOUT LIKE A RIOT GRRRL!
If you were unable to come to the fundraiser night but would still like to donate, the QR code will take you to our PayPal for donations or via this link:
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
We raised £110 cash and we are still waiting for amount raised via PayPal.
A huge thank you to everyone who came and everyone who made it happen.
THANK YOU!!!
Thank you to all of the venues and promoters who donated prizes for our fundraiser.
A big thank you to the Forum Cinema Hexham for hosting us and for another amazing raffle prize, a voucher for the cinema.
Next Quillseekers Poetry and Spoken Word, Hexham is on Fri 24 April
Thu 21 May 7:30pm Max Cooper, The Glasshouse International Centre for Music
theglasshouseicm.org/whats-on/max...
Wed 11 March 7:30pm Geet Northern Show, Alphabetti Theatre
www.alphabettitheatre.co.uk/geet-norther...
Thank you to Quillseekers Poetry and Spoken Word and everyone who came along to the fundraiser night.
Congratulations to those who won prizes!
And commiserations for those who didn't.
There's still time to purchase tickets for all of the shows we raffled:
Val McDermid – Silent Bones and Winter
25 April '26
4:15-5:15pm
£12.50/£10.50
Tickets go on sale tomorrow (Mon 2 March)
www.hexhambookfestival.co.uk/event/val-mc...
We realise that our community is being hit between the hammer and anvil right now but only if you are able, the QR code on the posters will take you to our PayPal donation site❤️🥰
www.paypal.com/donate/?host...
We are funded by the community for the community. All of the bands are playing for their travel costs and it would be nice for them to leave with something in their pocket other than the warm welcome we will give them.
Although Hexham Punk Pride is free to attend – that’s right, you heard it correctly, 5 amazing bands for free!!! It sadly does not cost free to host Hexham Pride. If you are able to donate, we would very much appreciate the help, we have no official funding and no corporate sponsorship.
Not one, not two, but FIVE incredibly talented punk bands 🧷, each bringing their own style and energy. Where else will you see five incredible bands for free?
So, lace up your stompy boots 🥾, and make enough noise to remind the world, WE'RE QUEER, WE'RE HERE AND WE WILL NOT LIVE IN FEAR!!! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
And finally, but absolutely never the least, the most exciting band to come out of Newcastle, the young, talented, energetic, fun, incredible, and absolutely fabulous Gaydar!!! 💜🤩
gaydarband.bandcamp.com
The most under-rated band in the UK right now, we are very very excited to welcome all the way from Lincolnshire, Ming City Rockers 🩷🤩
mingcityrockers.bandcamp.com
All the way from Edinburgh, the young, fresh sounding, and talented Illegal Operations on Transgender Aliens – IOTA 💜🤩
