In The South LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Rainbow Fund I would like to thank the Rainbow Fund for awarding Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard a grant in this year’s awards to set up The Rainbow Café a new initiative for LGBT+ people living with dementia and their friends, families and carers. By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Too many drag queens and half naked chaps in Gscene Your magazine is dropped off at The Bristol Bar as part of your distribution but I’m afraid we no longer want to receive it. I am sure there is a healthy market for Gscene but, it is so full of drag queens and implausibly buff half-naked chaps that it does not represent the gay life I am living nor By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Hundred Watt Club – Burlesque and Cabaret Don your finery and enjoy an evening of vintage inspired entertainment by the sea. Hundred Watt Club returns with another dazzling, giggling, glittering burlesque and cabaret show on December 2! Perfect for a festive night out with a difference! By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: X Factor Live Tour is back in 2018! The X Factor Live Tour returns for 2018 and for the first time ever the audience will choose their own winner…each and every night! The X Factor digital host, Becca Dudley, will be on the road with the contestants and presenting the tour competition each night. At the end of each show, the audience By Contributor • 2 min read
In The South LETTER TO EDITOR: Which Gay Bars allow e-cigarettes? I do not know if you have done this previously and I have not seen it in any recent publishing, but have you considered running an article about which Gay Bars in Brighton and Hove allow or do not permit e-cigarettes? By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Three Letters+ @Naked Gallery Zachary Innes-Mulraine is staging an exhibition at Naked Eye Gallery from September 30 – October 6 about his experiences as a young man coming out on the scene, learning and dealing with his HIV+ diagnosis and finding happiness with an HIV+ partner. By Contributor • 1 min read
Features & Longread The real cost of going to university The Prime Minister is facing a backlash today from her own party as student loan interest rates reach 6.1%. The hike has prompted fears that young people will leave university with £70,000 worth of debt. We’ve teamed up with teen magazine, future mag to investigate the REAL cost of going to univers By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Christmas Queens come to Brighton Centre in December Following a sold out UK tour in 2016, Christmas Queens returns to the Brighton Centre on Tuesday, December 12 for a festive extravaganza! To celebrate the release of the stars RuPaul’s Drag Race’s new album Christmas Queens #3 arriving under your Christmas tree they will be celebrating with a night By Contributor • 1 min read
In The South LETTER TO EDITOR: A Gay Arrest! In the early sixties, I was arrested by two plain clothed agent provocateurs in Manchester. I was in a public toilet alone when they walked in and stood either side of me about two stalls away. I immediately felt uneasy and stepped back to leave but they took hold of me by my coat cuffs and marched By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Wedding Singer @Theatre Royal Smash hit Broadway musical THE WEDDING SINGER will celebrate their 200th performance when it opens at Theatre Royal Brighton on Tuesday August 29! This 80’s musical will get you up dancing faster than your Dad at a wedding, is packed with songs which capture all the fun and energy of the Adam Sandle By Contributor • 3 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Eleven year old thanks Accessibility Matters Eleven years old Ronaldo and his two daddies travelled from the West Country for Ronaldo to experience the Pride community parade, enjoy the Access facilities on Preston Park and see his idols the Pet Shop Boys perform on the main stage. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Accessibility Matters We just want to say a massive thank you for the support we received from Accessibility Matters and the Access Team at Brighton Pride, who demonstrated excellent organisation skills in making our day very special. To not put too fine a point on it, I was in a right old mess wondering how it was all By Contributor • 1 min read