Features & Longread “Lesbians brought the rage and the riots to Brighton.” The very Lesbian History of Brighton The idea of lesbianism and womanhood, how the two interconnect, has always fascinated me. I always felt that my experience of womanhood was completely altered by my attraction to women. Due to the heteronormative society we live in, I had to deconstruct and rewrite my own definition of womanhood bef By Xantippe Steele • 5 min read
LGBT History Month Between the Lines: The History of Queers in Brighton A brief history of how the LGBTQ+ community has kissed, danced, and laughed down our city’s beaches and roads By Xantippe Steele • 5 min read
Opinion OPINION: It is time we take pride in our politics The LGBTQ+ community across the UK was hit with the reveal of the latest cabinet reshuffle on November 13. Whilst we all may have breathed a sigh of relief at the sacking of Suella Braverman as Home Secretary, who has publicly declared anti-trans, anti-migrant, and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, there is zer By Xantippe Steele • 4 min read
Features & Longread Activism, Brighton and me: We campaign on Brighton’s roads, we kiss on the beach, we embrace on the Pier, we dance down the streets. Growing up queer in an age of political division, it is very easy in today’s current climate to get swallowed up into a black hole of fearful journalistic pieces. We are surrounded by hollering headlines on war, violence, corruption, greed and selfishness. It appears that the world has become a syst By Xantippe Steele • 4 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: If you’re young and queer – Brighton is the place to be! In a world so lacking in genuine human connection, Brighton is filled with it. By Xantippe Steele • 4 min read
Opinion FEATURE: Sex Education goes hand in hand with the LGBTQ+ community “For a large part of my adolescence, queer sex was shrouded in taboo and uncertainty.” By Xantippe Steele • 5 min read
In The South Brighton Council Leader sounds warning about future service delivery “Cuts are putting people in need of care at risk. The Government needs to act”, says Cllr Warren Morgan, Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council. By Xantippe Steele • 2 min read
