Elton John, Someone Saved My Life Tonight

The Readers Wifes sixth choice of song with LGBT significance. For UK LGBT History Month.

Back in 1969, and unhappily engaged to be married to then girlfriend Linda Woodrow, the pre-fame singer-songwriter was so messed up in the head he was seriously contemplating suicide.

Linda Bellos

Bryon Fear selects Linda Bellos for Polari Magazine’s list of LGBT Heroes. For UK LGBT History Month 2012.

In 2006 she was awarded an OBE for services to diversity, a just recognition of the difference she has made to the equal rights of all minority groups.

Sylvester, You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

The Readers Wifes fifth choice of song with LGBT significance. For UK LGBT History Month.

Underneath all his satin and tat, the one and only Sylvester James McCoy exhibited bigger balls than the whole lot of rock music’s supposed “revolutionaries” put together.

Ben Cohen

Paul Baker selects Ben Cohen for Polari Magazine’s list of LGBT Heroes. For UK LGBT History Month.

There are too few people involved in macho sports like rugby and football (gay or straight) who will stick their neck out for us, and so Ben is a much-needed friend and hopefully at the forefront of a growing trend.

Some Of Your Lovin’, Dusty Springfield.

The Readers Wifes fourth choice of song with LGBT significance. For UK LGBT History Month.

Prejudice, alcoholism, struggles with her sexuality and all that industrial strength hair spray would have left their mark on anybody.

Rose Robertson

Paul Baker selects Rose Robertson for Polari Magazine’s list of LGBT Heroes. For UK LGBT History Month.

Rose Robertson set up Parents Enquiry, the first British helpline to support parents of lesbian, gay and bisexual children. She was soon receiving referrals from the police and social workers – and helped thousands of parents to accept their children.

Useless Man, Minty.

The Readers Wifes third choice of song with LGBT significance. For UK LGBT History Month.

There were to be no scruples for fashion designer, club king, walking work of art, notorious cottager and all-round one-off genius Leigh Bowery’s indie art collective Minty

George Takei

Bryon Fear selects George Takei for Polari Magazine’s list of LGBT Heroes. For UK LGBT History Month 2012.

Takei’s sexuality had been an open secret amongst Star Trek fans since the 1970s, and Takei did not conceal his active membership in LGBT organisations.

Janis Joplin, Me & Bobby McGee

The Readers Wifes second choice of song with LGBT significance. For UK LGBT History Month.

Joplin inhabits the song’s masculine narrative trousers so completely the genders feel blurry and it barely matters, in fact, whether the ambiguously named ‘Bobby’ in question is a boy or a girl.

Charlie Hides talks Madonna, Lady Gaga and Cher

The multi-talented Charlie Hides tells the story behind his hit YouTube channel and the immensely popular series ‘Madonna’s Lady Gaga Nightmare’.

I’ve got a very dark sense of humour. It’s very politically incorrect. My live show is completely different from what I do on YouTube.