Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Fringe: How Will I Know? by German Munoz Mark would do anything to keep his Mexican boyfriend in the US, but marriage isn’t on the cards yet. When his best friend Brooke offers to marry Diego, it seems the trio has hatched the perfect plan. But with their green card interview looming and tensions riding high, it becomes increasingly diffic By Contributor • 1 min read
News Easter FOMO at Revenge tonight Revenge kick-starts their Easter Weekend celebrations in Brighton this evening, Thursday, April 2 with a Charlie & The Chocolate Factory extravaganza. For this one-off Easter special, Revenge will be going chocolate mad with an alcoholic chocolate fountain, Wonka golden ticket prizes, candy floss, s By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton Fringe Festival: 4 Guys Chillin’ A graphic, gripping, funny and frank verbatim drama exposing the gay Chill-out scene. “Wanna pair of shorts? Shot of G? Line of Meth?” From surgeons to students, couples to kink; guys that love it and lost guys longing to be loved. An original look into a drug-fuelled, hedonistic, highly secret worl By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News OBITUARY: Sheila McWattie 1956-2015 My long-standing friend and former partner Sheila McWattie, who has died suddenly and painlessly from a brain aneurism, aged 58, was driven by her passion for people, her love of language and storytelling and her lesbian feminist politics. Sheila thrived on making a positive difference and her journ By Contributor • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Submission by Kyle Miley Submission, is a fascinating play about a solider with multiple personalities. The play, to be performed during the Brighton Fringe Festival in May, presents the life of a soldier with a multiple personality disorder and is written, directed and stars Kyle Miley. The play is a dark comedy which expl By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The UK’s No. 1 Shirley Bassey impersonator comes to Eastbourne for one night only! Dame Shirley Bassey – The Ultimate Tribute is a rare, must-see experience for any Shirley Bassey fan. Experience the glitz, glamour and all the showbiz razzamatazz of this legendary superstar, performed by the UK’s no.1 Shirley Bassey vocal and visual impersonator, Paula Randell. Now that The Dame h By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Justin Utley Live Justin Utley was welcomed to Brighton’s newly refurbished Rialto Theatre by a packed and enthusiastic mainly gay audience. This highly talented musician – singer, guitarist, pianist, activist and lovely gay guy- enthralled his audience as his life unfolded through his music. His act took a brilliant By Contributor • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News OBITUARY: Ron Martin 1926 – 2015 Throughout his latter years Ron could be found most days taking afternoon tea firstly at Freddie’s cafe on St James Street and subsequently at Charles Street where we shared tea and biscuits. Friends knew where to find him at this time, and his amiable nature ensured he always made new friendships a By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Why primary school kids are not too young to learn about diversity Elly Barnes, CEO of Educate & Celebrate, talks about her experience educating primary school children and introduces a film showing the Educate & Celebrate PRIDE in Primary Education resources being used. Children are not born racist, sexist or homophobic; this is a fact I say in every training sess By Contributor • 3 min read
General News Do the eyes have it for ME? Around three-quarters of people with ME report problems with their eyes and vision – but you wouldn’t know it from the mainstream scientific literature. There is very little formal published evidence that these symptoms exist, despite the fact they greatly affect quality of life and can be easily me By Contributor • 2 min read
Features & Longread International Women’s Day Jaq Bayles asks if it’s really still necessary today? Like drinking wine? There’s a day for that. Love hippos? There’s a day for that too. Hate misplaced apostrophes? You’ve guessed it… It seems there’s a day for everything these days. Sadly you’ve missed Drink Wine Day (Feb 18) and Hippo Day (Feb 1 By Contributor • 5 min read
LGBTQ+ News Football v Homophobia Last Sunday, February 15, Sussex FA hosted a benefit match against BLAGSS in aid of Football vs Homophobia, an international initiative opposing homophobia in football at all levels – from grassroots to professional clubs. BLAGSS football group, part of the Brighton Lesbian and Gay Sports Society (B By Contributor • 1 min read
