MEMBERS of the local LGBT+ community are hoping a fund-raising night at the Barbican will be a big boost to their local projects.

“Bring on Tomorrow” by local writer Steven Clark will bring well-known gay and straight artists and celebrities to York on July 8, including Mr Gay Europe, Matt Rood, Mr Gay Scotland, Steven Whyte and HIV Activist Jonathan Blake will travel from London to take part and international recording artist Beth McCarthy will be headline the show.

To a background of songs from the musicals, the evening will deal with the Stonewall Riots, HIV in the Eighties, hate crime and the effect of the Second World War on LGBT people.

York LGBT Forum got the use of the Barbican free of charge through City of York Council.

Thanking the council, forum co-chair Lisa Kelly said: “We would never have been able to do anything on this scale without them and the support from the team at the Barbican has been overwhelming.”