Night to remember! Maisie’s 80th Birthday Show Besi August 19, 2013 – 1 min read Share this post Share this post Written by Besi Comments Community News Rose Garden's Swap Shop raises £700 for Sussex Beacon The event, which was even more wild and wonderful than last time, saw an enthusiastic crowd come together to swap, donate and get into the spirit of things, under the watchful eye of Ms Garden. By Graham Robson • 1 min read Community News New Mayor of Brighton & Hove to support LGBTQ+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, during her mayoral year Councillor Amanda Grimshaw BEM, who has been appointed as new Mayor of Brighton & Hove, will be supporting LGBTQ+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, during her mayoral year. Elected as a Labour councillor in 2019, Amanda was appointed deputy chair of the Tourism, Equalities, Communities and Cult By Graham Robson • 1 min read Community News LGBTQ+ youth charity The Kite Trust awarded £1.7million to “tackle rise in LGBTQ+ hate” The Kite Trust, an LGBTQ+ youth charity serving communities in Cambridgeshire, has been awarded two grants amounting to £1.7million by the National Lottery Community Fund to “turn the tide” for LGBTQ+ young people. Last year, 4,780 transphobic hate crimes were recorded across England and Wales – mor By Graham Robson • 2 min read Community Corner Sussex paramedic Steph Meech elected Deputy Chair of National Ambulance LGBT+ network Sussex Paramedic Steph Meech, has been elected to the position of Deputy Chair of the National Ambulance LGBT+ Network, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has announced. Steph, a Paramedic Practitioner and Operational Team Leader, who works out of Polegate, took up the position this month following a decade of By Graham Robson • 1 min read North America Aspen Gay Ski Week LGBTQ+ fundraiser to return to Aspen Snowmass in January 2026 The longest-running Gay Ski Week in America, Aspen Gay Ski Week will celebrate its 49th year in 2026, taking place from 11-18 January. Visitors to the Rocky Mountain towns of Aspen and Snowmass Village can expect vibrant festivities, including après, drag brunches, nightly parties, comedy shows, group ski days, the By Graham Robson • 2 min read Culture Quintessentially Scottish gay icon Coinneach MacLeod makes TV presenting debut in 'The Hebridean Baker' Gay cookbook author Coinneach MacLeod, aka Hebridean Baker, has made his television presenting debut in a brand new culinary travel series, Hebridean Baker: Nordic Islands, which launches today (13 November). The four-part series sees Coinneach swap the Scottish islands for a Nordic foodie adventure and is released in two versions: By Graham Robson • 2 min read News Trans Awareness Week: New game takes aim at transphobia in the British media Ahead of Trans Awareness Week (13–19 November), creative agency Joint and national anti-hate crime charity Stop Hate UK launched Have I Got Phobia For You – a shareable online game that takes aim at transphobia in the British media. Inspired by Have I Got News For You, the parody quiz By Graham Robson • 1 min read Culture Alnev came through with sophomore EP, and everything you left was blue ....and it's his 24th birthday! By Dale Melita • 4 min read UK Jane McDonald to headline Gay Icon Slot at Mighty Hoopla It’s been announced gay icon Jane McDonald will headline the Gay Icon Slot at London’s Mighty Hoopla next summer making her first EVER festival performance. One of the most requested artists to perform at the festival, Jane will make her Mighty Hoopla debut and cruise into Brockwell Park By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Rose Garden's Swap Shop raises £700 for Sussex Beacon The event, which was even more wild and wonderful than last time, saw an enthusiastic crowd come together to swap, donate and get into the spirit of things, under the watchful eye of Ms Garden. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News New Mayor of Brighton & Hove to support LGBTQ+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, during her mayoral year Councillor Amanda Grimshaw BEM, who has been appointed as new Mayor of Brighton & Hove, will be supporting LGBTQ+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, during her mayoral year. Elected as a Labour councillor in 2019, Amanda was appointed deputy chair of the Tourism, Equalities, Communities and Cult By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News LGBTQ+ youth charity The Kite Trust awarded £1.7million to “tackle rise in LGBTQ+ hate” The Kite Trust, an LGBTQ+ youth charity serving communities in Cambridgeshire, has been awarded two grants amounting to £1.7million by the National Lottery Community Fund to “turn the tide” for LGBTQ+ young people. Last year, 4,780 transphobic hate crimes were recorded across England and Wales – mor By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Corner Sussex paramedic Steph Meech elected Deputy Chair of National Ambulance LGBT+ network Sussex Paramedic Steph Meech, has been elected to the position of Deputy Chair of the National Ambulance LGBT+ Network, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has announced. Steph, a Paramedic Practitioner and Operational Team Leader, who works out of Polegate, took up the position this month following a decade of By Graham Robson • 1 min read
North America Aspen Gay Ski Week LGBTQ+ fundraiser to return to Aspen Snowmass in January 2026 The longest-running Gay Ski Week in America, Aspen Gay Ski Week will celebrate its 49th year in 2026, taking place from 11-18 January. Visitors to the Rocky Mountain towns of Aspen and Snowmass Village can expect vibrant festivities, including après, drag brunches, nightly parties, comedy shows, group ski days, the By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture Quintessentially Scottish gay icon Coinneach MacLeod makes TV presenting debut in 'The Hebridean Baker' Gay cookbook author Coinneach MacLeod, aka Hebridean Baker, has made his television presenting debut in a brand new culinary travel series, Hebridean Baker: Nordic Islands, which launches today (13 November). The four-part series sees Coinneach swap the Scottish islands for a Nordic foodie adventure and is released in two versions: By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Trans Awareness Week: New game takes aim at transphobia in the British media Ahead of Trans Awareness Week (13–19 November), creative agency Joint and national anti-hate crime charity Stop Hate UK launched Have I Got Phobia For You – a shareable online game that takes aim at transphobia in the British media. Inspired by Have I Got News For You, the parody quiz By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture Alnev came through with sophomore EP, and everything you left was blue ....and it's his 24th birthday! By Dale Melita • 4 min read
UK Jane McDonald to headline Gay Icon Slot at Mighty Hoopla It’s been announced gay icon Jane McDonald will headline the Gay Icon Slot at London’s Mighty Hoopla next summer making her first EVER festival performance. One of the most requested artists to perform at the festival, Jane will make her Mighty Hoopla debut and cruise into Brockwell Park By Graham Robson • 1 min read
