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INTERVIEW: Jack Tracy on wrapping final season of queer comedy, Danny Will Die Alone

INTERVIEW: Jack Tracy on wrapping final season of queer comedy, Danny Will Die Alone

The brilliantly vulgar and hilarious creator spills on season three, his upcoming album Glorify, and his next project: a cosy Christmas movie to be watched with your chosen family.

Queer Life, Queer Love 3

Queer Life, Queer Love 3

INTERVIEW: Lady Red Velvet spills the royal tea on upcoming Brighton Fringe debut, exporting panto to Spain and her almost-encounter with Jonathan Bailey

INTERVIEW: Lady Red Velvet spills the royal tea on upcoming Brighton Fringe debut, exporting panto to Spain and her almost-encounter with Jonathan Bailey

National Student Pride to bow out after 21 years

National Student Pride to bow out after 21 years

UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms

UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms

Sydney’s LGBTQ+ community to shine in parade featuring 160 floats of Pride and protest

Sydney’s LGBTQ+ community to shine in parade featuring 160 floats of Pride and protest

Church of England formally abandons plans for standalone gay blessing ceremonies

Church of England formally abandons plans for standalone gay blessing ceremonies

Culture

INTERVIEW: Jack Tracy on wrapping final season of queer comedy, Danny Will Die Alone

INTERVIEW: Jack Tracy on wrapping final season of queer comedy, Danny Will Die Alone

The brilliantly vulgar and hilarious creator spills on season three, his upcoming album Glorify, and his next project: a cosy Christmas movie to be watched with your chosen family.

Queer Life, Queer Love 3

Queer Life, Queer Love 3

INTERVIEW: Lady Red Velvet spills the royal tea on upcoming Brighton Fringe debut, exporting panto to Spain and her almost-encounter with Jonathan Bailey

INTERVIEW: Lady Red Velvet spills the royal tea on upcoming Brighton Fringe debut, exporting panto to Spain and her almost-encounter with Jonathan Bailey

Cosi Fan Tutti: ENO

Cosi Fan Tutti: ENO

Michelin Star for Brighton as LGBTQ+ Hospitality Champion Rafael Cagali honoured

Michelin Star for Brighton as LGBTQ+ Hospitality Champion Rafael Cagali honoured

REVIEW: FilmPride 2026

REVIEW: FilmPride 2026

Queer Black artist Arlo Parks unveils new single, Heaven, lifted from her forthcoming album, Ambiguous Desire

Queer Black artist Arlo Parks unveils new single, Heaven, lifted from her forthcoming album, Ambiguous Desire

Health & Wellbeing

UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms

UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms

The University of Brighton has been announced as the official evaluation partner for Recover with Pride, the UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms. The groundbreaking initiative brings together three leading organisations: Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, which provides trusted, identity-affirming support to LGBTQ+

Lancaster University launches national consultation to shape future of adult gender healthcare

Lancaster University launches national consultation to shape future of adult gender healthcare

It's Time to Test! Famous faces endorse National HIV Testing Week, which begins today

It's Time to Test! Famous faces endorse National HIV Testing Week, which begins today

INTERVIEW: Queer Brighton-based Breathe® founder and proud KatyKat, Matt Sparkes on HBOT, wellness, red light therapy and his dream Brighton Pride headliner

INTERVIEW: Queer Brighton-based Breathe® founder and proud KatyKat, Matt Sparkes on HBOT, wellness, red light therapy and his dream Brighton Pride headliner

Life expectancy slightly lower for LGB+ people, ONS figures reveal

Life expectancy slightly lower for LGB+ people, ONS figures reveal

Chemsex can’t be ignored

Chemsex can’t be ignored

‘Stark but unsurprising’: MindOut responds to ONS mortality data on LGB+ people

‘Stark but unsurprising’: MindOut responds to ONS mortality data on LGB+ people

LIVE

Balls Deep… With Laughter: Brighton’s new queer comedy night finds its voice

Balls Deep… With Laughter: Brighton’s new queer comedy night finds its voice

There’s something quietly electric about arriving at a comedy venue just before doors open. The room hums with anticipation, chairs still warm from being stacked, microphones tested one last time, and somewhere backstage a performer is reminding themselves to breathe. That was the atmosphere at The Brunswick in Hove

Inside Brighton Birdcage: Where Glitter, Drag Art, and Community Meet

Inside Brighton Birdcage: Where Glitter, Drag Art, and Community Meet

Coffee, Sea Swims and Connection: Meet Tonic! Gay Sober Socials

Coffee, Sea Swims and Connection: Meet Tonic! Gay Sober Socials

Inside The Pod: How Crawley LGBT+ Is Building Community, One Conversation at a Time

Inside The Pod: How Crawley LGBT+ Is Building Community, One Conversation at a Time

Dyke Mart: Where Brighton’s creativity takes centre stage

Dyke Mart: Where Brighton’s creativity takes centre stage

A Decade of Pride, Power and Rugby: Celebrating 10 Years of the Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC

A Decade of Pride, Power and Rugby: Celebrating 10 Years of the Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC

Heart, Humour and Honesty: Meet Brighton’s rising comedian David Ingram

Heart, Humour and Honesty: Meet Brighton’s rising comedian David Ingram

News

UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms

UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms

The University of Brighton has been announced as the official evaluation partner for Recover with Pride, the UK’s first dedicated support programme for LGBTQ+ people affected by gambling harms. The groundbreaking initiative brings together three leading organisations: Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, which provides trusted, identity-affirming support to LGBTQ+

Peter Tatchell: “I hope I’m still shaking a protest placard in my nineties”

Peter Tatchell: “I hope I’m still shaking a protest placard in my nineties”

LGBT Foundation launches LGBTQ+ ‘Village Angels’ scheme in Liverpool

LGBT Foundation launches LGBTQ+ ‘Village Angels’ scheme in Liverpool

Brandi Carlile’s Looking Out Foundation expands global LGBTQ+ support through new Procter & Gamble partnership

Brandi Carlile’s Looking Out Foundation expands global LGBTQ+ support through new Procter & Gamble partnership

Bangor University students take stand against Reform UK over party's "racist, transphobic and homophobic” views

Bangor University students take stand against Reform UK over party's "racist, transphobic and homophobic” views

Openly gay German football referee, Pascal Kaiser, attacked after viral on-field proposal to boyfriend

Openly gay German football referee, Pascal Kaiser, attacked after viral on-field proposal to boyfriend

Peter Tatchell urges Met Police Commissioner to "remedy flawed investigation" into death of Ed Cornes

Peter Tatchell urges Met Police Commissioner to "remedy flawed investigation" into death of Ed Cornes

Politics

"I just remember curling up into a ball." Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, recalls homophobic assault

"I just remember curling up into a ball." Green Party leader, Zack Polanski, recalls homophobic assault

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has spoken about a devastating homophobic attack that once left him fearing for his life. Now six months into his leadership, the Salford‑born politician has reflected on the extreme prejudice he faced as a teenager simply for holding hands with another boy. Recalling the

Reform UK-led Kent County Council criticised after refusing to fly Pride flag during LGBTQ+ History Month

Reform UK-led Kent County Council criticised after refusing to fly Pride flag during LGBTQ+ History Month

Eastbourne gains first Green County Councillor after Brett Wright defects from Lib Dems

Eastbourne gains first Green County Councillor after Brett Wright defects from Lib Dems

Anas Sarwar vows to ban trans prisoners from women’s jails ‘within days’ if he becomes First Minister

Anas Sarwar vows to ban trans prisoners from women’s jails ‘within days’ if he becomes First Minister

Sussex Police & Crime Panel passes vote of no confidence in PCC Katy Bourne, who attended anti-migrant rally

Sussex Police & Crime Panel passes vote of no confidence in PCC Katy Bourne, who attended anti-migrant rally

Netherlands on the cusp of welcoming first openly gay Prime Minister, Rob Jetten

Netherlands on the cusp of welcoming first openly gay Prime Minister, Rob Jetten

Greens speak out against formation of Reform UK student group at University of Sussex

Greens speak out against formation of Reform UK student group at University of Sussex

Pride

National Student Pride to bow out after 21 years

National Student Pride to bow out after 21 years

National Student Pride, the UK’s longest‑running LGBTQ+ student festival, will bow out after 21 years, organisers have confirmed - marking the end of a landmark event that has shaped queer student life since 2005. The announcement follows a dramatic and sustained fall in corporate sponsorship, with income dropping

Sydney’s LGBTQ+ community to shine in parade featuring 160 floats of Pride and protest

Sydney’s LGBTQ+ community to shine in parade featuring 160 floats of Pride and protest

Bold new mural celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility unveiled in Langa, Cape Town

Bold new mural celebrating LGBTQ+ visibility unveiled in Langa, Cape Town

Pécs Pride organiser faces prison in Hungary's latest move against LGBTQ+ rights

Pécs Pride organiser faces prison in Hungary's latest move against LGBTQ+ rights

Very first Trans Pride Kent to take place in Canterbury

Very first Trans Pride Kent to take place in Canterbury

RuPaul to make debut appearance at Brighton & Hove Pride 2026

RuPaul to make debut appearance at Brighton & Hove Pride 2026

INTERVIEW: Queer Brighton-based Breathe® founder and proud KatyKat, Matt Sparkes on HBOT, wellness, red light therapy and his dream Brighton Pride headliner

INTERVIEW: Queer Brighton-based Breathe® founder and proud KatyKat, Matt Sparkes on HBOT, wellness, red light therapy and his dream Brighton Pride headliner

Trans Rights

No bathroom ban: High Court rules service providers do not have to exclude trans women from women’s toilets

No bathroom ban: High Court rules service providers do not have to exclude trans women from women’s toilets

In a challenge by Good Law Project to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) 'interim guidance', the High Court has ruled that service providers may lawfully allow trans people to use facilities in line with their lived gender – with significant implications for the draft Code of

LGBT Foundation and Gendered Intelligence working together to create National Trans Waiting List Support Service

LGBT Foundation and Gendered Intelligence working together to create National Trans Waiting List Support Service

NBC criticised after repeatedly misgendering trans Winter Olympic skier Elis Lundholm

NBC criticised after repeatedly misgendering trans Winter Olympic skier Elis Lundholm

Trans Rage Prom to bring joyful defiance to Chats Palace on Trans Day of Visibility

Trans Rage Prom to bring joyful defiance to Chats Palace on Trans Day of Visibility

Nearly 150 LGBTQ+ and feminist groups urge MPs to act against anti‑trans “lawfare”

Nearly 150 LGBTQ+ and feminist groups urge MPs to act against anti‑trans “lawfare”

Very first Trans Pride Kent to take place in Canterbury

Very first Trans Pride Kent to take place in Canterbury

"Does the Scottish Government wish to champion progress for trans rights, or not?"

"Does the Scottish Government wish to champion progress for trans rights, or not?"

Features & Longread

Portrait of Helmut Metzner, Chair of the Federal Magnus Hirschfeld Foundation, wearing a blue suit, white shirt and patterned bow tie, standing against a plain light background.

Helmut Metzner on memory, visibility and the fragility of progress

“We are not here to preserve ashes. We are here to keep the fire alive.” Helmut Metzner reflects on memory, visibility and why progress on LGBTQ+ rights is never guaranteed, but must be defended again and again.

Opinion: Even Trump couldn't resist watching Bad Bunny's powerful halftime show

Opinion: Even Trump couldn't resist watching Bad Bunny's powerful halftime show

Craig Jones on service, silence and the fight for justice

Craig Jones on service, silence and the fight for justice

My coming out story is boring, but defined me as a person

My coming out story is boring, but defined me as a person

It's LGBTQ+ History Month

It's LGBTQ+ History Month

Darlington tribunal case highlights need for stronger protections and dignity for trans NHS staff

Darlington tribunal case highlights need for stronger protections and dignity for trans NHS staff

Louie Spence opens up on anxiety, fame and family loss in Paul C Brunson’s podcast, We Need To Talk

Louie Spence opens up on anxiety, fame and family loss in Paul C Brunson’s podcast, We Need To Talk

Asia

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Chinese authorities arrest dozens of women for writing and publishing gay erotic fiction

National Museum of the Philippines lit up in rainbow colours to celebrate Pride Month

Tens of thousands gather in Seoul for South Korean Pride

LOVE WINS: Hundreds of LGBTQ+ couples marry in Thailand as country becomes first in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex unions

Queer East Festival: On The Road to bring LGBTQ+ stories from Asia to the UK, including a trip to Brighton

Europe

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INTERVIEW: Lady Red Velvet spills the royal tea on upcoming Brighton Fringe debut, exporting panto to Spain and her almost-encounter with Jonathan Bailey

NBC criticised after repeatedly misgendering trans Winter Olympic skier Elis Lundholm

Openly gay German football referee, Pascal Kaiser, attacked after viral on-field proposal to boyfriend

Spain appoints its first Ambassador for Global LGBTQ+ Rights

WAKE UP! HONEY, cult Swedish pop star Agnes has released her new album, BEAUTIFUL MADNESS

North America

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INTERVIEW: Jack Tracy on wrapping final season of queer comedy, Danny Will Die Alone

Sarah Jessica Parker and Andy Cohen condemn Trump’s call to remove Pride Flag from Stonewall National Monument

Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument

Brandi Carlile's 'America the Beautiful' at Super Bowl LX performed to represent queer community

Team USA’s Amber Glenn speaks out after ‘scary’ backlash to LGBTQ+ support

Northern Ireland

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Justice at last for LGBTQ+ police officer subjected to two years of homophobic abuse

Belfast Pride bans political parties in Northern Ireland from marching over support for ban on puberty blockers

Multiple Pride events across Northern Ireland ban political parties that support ban on puberty blockers for trans children

Gay Project, which supports gay, bi, trans and queer communities in Ireland, purchases community centre building

Northern Ireland sees homophobic attack amid wave of hate crime

Scotland

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The Cut Up: Louise Welsh

Twenty-three Prides across Scotland call on politicians to stop using LGBTQ+ community as “political pawns”

Trans equality charity calls Scottish Parliament decision to implement trans toilet ban “rushed, unworkable and exclusionary”

Nicola Sturgeon says lives of trans people are at risk of being made “almost unliveable” following Supreme Court’s anti-trans judgement

Hundreds gather outside Glasgow office of Equalities and Human Rights Commission to protest anti-trans Supreme Court ruling

UK

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Church of England formally abandons plans for standalone gay blessing ceremonies

Football v Homophobia launches new partnership with Kick It Out as anti‑LGBTQ+ abuse surges

Queer Black artist Arlo Parks unveils new single, Heaven, lifted from her forthcoming album, Ambiguous Desire

Leeds United's LGBTQ+ fan group founders forced to leave Premier League match after homophobic abuse

“Coming out, at times, felt impossible.” LGBTQ+ people come together for candid podcast

Wales

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New portrait of Terry Higgins to be unveiled ahead of what would have been his 80th birthday

Welsh Government announces £9million boost to end new HIV cases

Inquest opens into the death of a Welsh drag queen with a “heart of gold”

Pride in the Port, Newport’s community-led Pride organisation, has been chosen to host UK Pride 2026

Founder and chief executive of Welsh counselling charity dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ people awarded OBE in King’s New Year’s Honours list

Community Corner

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INTERVIEW: Lady Red Velvet spills the royal tea on upcoming Brighton Fringe debut, exporting panto to Spain and her almost-encounter with Jonathan Bailey

Actually Gay Men's Chorus rallies to support Brighton homelessness charity with urgent supplies drive

Jonathon Blake to help unveil UK AIDS Memorial Quilt panel in Runcorn

Brighton Gay Men's Chorus announces Valentine's fundraiser at Komedia

INTERVIEW: Queer Brighton-based Breathe® founder and proud KatyKat, Matt Sparkes on HBOT, wellness, red light therapy and his dream Brighton Pride headliner

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