FOREST GAYTE PRIDE CIC IS A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY PROJECT BASED IN THE EAST LONDON NEIGHBOURHOOD OF NEWHAM. SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2017, FOREST GAYTE PRIDE HAS GROWN FROM A SINGLE MARKET STALL AND A QUEER NIGHT IN A LOCAL PUB TO AN ORGANISED COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY. AS A COMMITTEE, WE WORK ALONGSIDE ALLIES AND VOLUNTEERS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY ON EVENTS AND FUNCTIONS TO PROMOTE AND ENGAGE IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES IN ORDER TO ENRICH THE LIVES OF LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE IN NEWHAM AND BEYOND.

In this weeks episode Rob Des Roches tells us all about Forest Gayte Pride 2024

To celebrate Pride month we kick off on June 1st 2024 by talking to Alice (She/Her) and John (He/Him) all about Hexham Pride, which will be taking place in Hexham (Northumberland UK) on Sunday June 16th.

Hexham Pride is a grass roots Pride festival celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community in and around Hexham. There will be live music, a parade, dancing and so much more.

Find out all about by listening here and

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Adult Content - Puppy Play

In this week's episode we explore and aim to demystify the world of adult Puppy Play.

A relatively modern off shoot of the BDSM (bondage, discipline (or domination), sadism, and masochism) scene.

Since the mid 1990's people have been dressing up as Puppy Dogs and exploring a world of consensual, adult role-play made popular in the gay leather community, where people dress up and embody the characteristics of a dog (and or their handlers).

I met three Pups (Lucky, Happy and Anansi) and they told me what being a Pup was to them and what it is all about. They meet in Newcastle Upon Tyne in there homes and at a couple of various social events, Howl 2.0 and Pawz Owt

If you want to find out more go to

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Howl Website: https://howlnewcastle.com/

Pawz Out Twitter: https://twitter.com/pawz_out