
Performer Empress Stah at Queer Up North festival in 2010
Photo: Man Alive! on Flickr / CC BY 2.0
Being prepared
Arts venues programming an act that could attract the attention of trans activists should be aware of the issues involved and the potential for conflict, advises Jonathan Best.
Ten years ago, when I was running Queer Up North (QUN) International Festival in Manchester, my team and I experienced one of the first skirmishes in what has become a familiar conflict between transg...
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