LGBTQ+ News Re-booting Our Archive: Our Tales of Lesbian Brighton & Hove Words by Kate Wildblood, Community Champion for Queer Heritage South‘s Live Archive project Re-booting Our Archive: Our Tales of Lesbian Brighton & Hove. What we did mattered. It always has. Lives lived, changes created, connections made. And if you were like me back in the late ’80s / early ’90s – By Contributor • 2 min read
Music Ex-Girlfriend, self-confessed punk rock queen of Brighton’s drag scene, to drop debut single ahead of performance at Revenge Brighton Stylish. Powerful. Self-loving. Triumphant. Anthemic. These are just some choice words to describe Ex-Girlfriend’s Renegades, the debut single from the self-confessed punk rock queen of Brighton’s drag scene. Over the years, Ex-Girlfriend has travelled down numerous musical avenues, operating in the By Contributor • 2 min read
Pride “As the glitter settles, the memories of this extraordinary weekend will continue to unite us all.” Brighton & Hove Pride destination sponsor New Orleans shows city’s Pride event a lot of love This past weekend, Brighton & Hove exploded into a rainbow of colour, as the city celebrated its most spectacular Pride festival yet! With this year’s theme of ‘JOY’, hundreds of thousands of fabulous folks lined the streets to show their support, solidarity and allyship and celebrate the glittering By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News St Wulfran’s Church in Ovingdean to host service for LGBTQ+ communities in August – the first time in 1,000 years of its history that blessings for same-sex couples will be possible St Wulfran’s Church in Ovingdean is to host a special service on Sunday, August 18 for LGBTQ+ communities, which will be using new authorised prayers provided through ‘Prayers of Love and Faith’. These have recently been approved by the Church of England for use in very restricted settings. St Wulfr By Contributor • 1 min read
Features & Longread Shattering myths and embracing foster care in the LGBTQ+ community this Pride season Words by Paul Jamieson, COO of Swiis Foster Care As Pride season sweeps across the UK, bringing with it a wave of celebration, solidarity, and reflection, it’s the perfect time to address some persistent myths surrounding foster care that are disproportionately held by the LGBTQ+ community. Despite By Contributor • 4 min read
Community News HIV Stigma Sucks: Brighton & Hove to mark Zero HIV Stigma Day on Sunday, July 21 Sunday, July 21 marks Zero HIV Stigma Day, a global initiative uniting people and communities to raise awareness of HIV and take action to eliminate HIV stigma in all its forms. A community event is being held in Jubilee Square, Brighton from 1-2pm in a call to action celebrating people living with By Contributor • 3 min read
Community Every LGBTQ+ Vote Counts Your vote is your voice. Use it. Own it. Celebrate it. And together, let’s write the next chapter of our story – one vote at a time. By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Heartbreaking Deaths of Trans Youth: The Human Cost of Political Decisions Recent data and whistleblower testimonies lay bare a chilling reality: the deaths of TNBI kids are rising, a direct consequence of draconian policies implemented by the Current Conservative government, further fueled by their gender-critical allies. By Contributor • 5 min read
Community News Trans Liberation Front Brighton rallies against Posie Parker’s bigotry In an electrifying show of solidarity, a diverse and vibrant coalition of grassroots activists and allies rallied at the weekend in Victoria Gardens, Brighton to stand up for trans and LGBTQ+ rights. The event, organised by the Trans Liberation Front Brighton, was a powerful counter-protest against By Contributor • 1 min read
HIV Big thanks from Lunch Positive to the Grosvenor Bar, a small venue with a huge heart Community-based HIV charity Lunch Positive has presented the Grosvenor Bar in Hove with a certificate of thanks for £3,537 raised over the last five months! As a smaller venue, this achievement by the Grosvenor Bar is outstanding, and a record raised by any one local LGBTQ business supporting the gr By Contributor • 3 min read
Community LGBTQ+ groups boycott Brighton Resource Centre over anti-trans ties The list of signatories of groups forming Alliance Against Bigotry Brighton come from across the LGBTQ, QTIPOC & TNBI community and ally groups By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts Queer theatre coming to a stage near you! My latest round up includes Strictly’s Craig Revel Horwood, a marvellous Judy Garland impersonator, and a gay man in Streisand’s basement. By Contributor • 4 min read
