Arts Sitges Tales A trip to Sitges always yields surprises. None more so than during the Festival International de Film Fantastic de Catalunya, now in its 47th year. Hollywood Film Directors pop up for photo opportunities overlooking the gay naturist beach, horror film geeks pack the bars and souvenir stands and hund By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Claiming a BME LGBT Identity Dr. Maria Antoniou, the Interim Director of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard wants to open a community wide discussion about identity. BME, LIKE LGBT, is a social label under which lies a myriad of personal experiences and identities. It’s easy to get lost in acronyms, to see them as boxes we need t By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Life modelling Rob George explains how being a life model builds self esteem and confidence! I guess that for most people, either insecurities about our bodies and looks are born with us or an event occurs in our early lives that makes us feel ashamed of our appearance. I think for me I’ve always had a natural […] By Contributor • 3 min read
Letters Access facilities first class! I would like to thank the Pride Access team for the services they provided at Preston Park this year which were first class. The assistance offered at the dedicated Access tent, together with the ability to recharge my scooter battery enabled me to leave the scooter charging in a safe area while I w By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters It’s what pride should be about! I would like to say a big thank you to the Pride Access volunteers for helping me get to this years Pride. Because of major health problems I was not going to go, due to problems getting into the park and the need to access a toilet urgently. Pride Access volunteers sorted both problems out, […] By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters Thank you for caring I attended the Pride Parade and event at Preston Park – and had a wonderful time. I am writing to thank the Pride Volunteers who assisted me on the day. I have a non-visible disability – and am not registered disabled, as such. On the day, I found the queues quite a challenge for the […] By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News OBITUARY: Ian Gurnhill September 26, 1946 – August 3, 2014. Ian died at the Sussex Beacon on a beautiful summer’s day with his soulmate and much loved former partner Christoph sitting by his side holding his hand. On Saturday, August 16, a celebration of Ian’s life was held at Brighton’s Brighthelm Centre, attended by his By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts New LGBTQ trail at Brighton Museum Robert White and Kelly Boddington have been developing a higher profile for LGBTQ people in the Royal Pavilion and Brighton Museum. Robert explains what the pair have been up to. I’ve worked for the Royal Pavilion & Museums for over seven years now in a number of roles, mostly customer service relat By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Matt Alber, Latest Bar Matt Alber at Latest Bar Brighton on July 31 in association with Authentic Productions. Sometimes all you need to hear is one bar before a singer gets to you. I had never heard of Matt Alber before I saw his concert posted by a member of the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and was not sure […] By Contributor • 2 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Save the Hippodrome Brighton needs a large lyric theatre for operas and musicals and it has one – the Hippodrome. However, planners have chosen to allow it to be chopped up into a new multiplex cinema, despite us having two already (one just 250 metres from the Hippodrome). If we did need a purpose built cinema, we als By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Tavener at Royal Albert Hall Nick Boston reviews BBC Prom 25: Monday, August 4 2014, 9.15pm at The Royal Albert Hall Carolyn Sampson (soprano), Heath Quartet, The Tallis Scholars, Peter Phillips (conductor) Sir John Tavener (1944-2013): Ikon of Light (first performance at the Proms) Requiem Fragments (BBC commission, world pre By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts Channel 4 launch Patchwork project More than 100 people attended a Channel 4 event in London last week to celebrate the creation of 25 short My Genderation films for the Patchwork project, a collaboration between Lucky Tooth and All About Trans. Fox and Lewis created the short, insightful films over the past six months, filming with By Contributor • 2 min read
