LGBTQ+ News Brighton Pride Diversity Games Funday on Sunday This summer Brighton & Hove will come together for a unique event, an event that will see community groups, businesses and individuals united by sport, regardless of sexuality, race, age or ability. Sponsored by Domestic & General the Brighton Pride Diversity Games will see the city immerse itself i By Gary Hart • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Dannii Minoque completes Manchester Pride line-up Dannii Minoque will join Alesha Dixon and La Voix, on the main stage at the Big Weekend in Manchester, starting Friday, August 28. With just six weeks until Manchester Pride, organisers have added pop queen Dannii Minogue to the line-up, where she will perform a headline set, presented by G-A-Y, on By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Rainbow Chorus Arts Rainbow Chorus to celebrates 18th birthday in July The Rainbow Chorus will be celebrating their 18th birthday year in style with two concerts on July 17 and 18 at St George’s Church in Kemptown called #RC18! The chorus led by Musical Director Aneesa Chaudhry and supported by accompanist Mojca Monte will be performing an eclectic selection of music f By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Business News Prowler and Marlon will get you ADDICTED Marlon Kameka may not be a name you instantly recognise, but this talented actor, dancer, choreographer, director and model wowed the crowds at Prowler Soho during Pride in London in June. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Community News ‘Autumn Grants Round’ for Rainbow Fund opens The Autumn Grants Round for The Rainbow Fund is now open, and organisations are invited to submit their grant applications. The Autumn Grants Round is the bigger of the Fund’s two annual grant rounds. Applications are invited from local LGBT and HIV organisations in Brighton and Hove who provide eff By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Sheila McWattie Arts SheilaFest: A celebration of the life of a community activist The former organisers of the Women’s Performance Tent at Brighton Pride are organising a Pride Eve night of live music and laughs to celebrate the life of Sheila McWattie. Sheila, the much-loved Brighton based journalist, community activist and passionate supporter of the Brighton Women’s Centre, di By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Pride artists’ networking event at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Brighton Pride and Royal Pavilion & Museums will be holding an artists’ networking event the day before Pride Weekend. This is a great opportunity to meet artists who took part in the Pride Arts Festival as well as staff from Pride and the Museum and join together to chat, take part in activities an By Gary Hart • 1 min read
General News Council Greens call for reinstatement of fund for disabled people Brighton & Hove Green councillors call on Brighton & Hove City Council to explain the recent closure of a fund set up to provide support for disabled people to live independently. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Sub-letting council properties does not pay Brighton & Hove City Council has prosecuted two Brighton council tenants for illegally sub-letting their properties. George William Keates, formerly of Swanborough Place and Jacqueline Lewin-McKibben formerly of Kingswood Flats, both received one year community orders and fines of £260.00 Victim Sur By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Community Do you want a free ticket to Pride25? To make Pride happen each year, organisers rely on the generosity of volunteers and the time they give. Without them Pride would quite simply not happen. If you can’t afford to buy a tickets for Pride, become a Pride Makers and get free admission to the Pride Festival on Saturday, August 1. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 02: The Cast and Crew attend a photocall for “Pride” at Odeon Camden on September 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) LGBTQ+ News LGSM activists to lead Newcastle Pride Parade Members of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM), immortalised in the blockbuster movie Pride, will lead the Newcastle Pride parade through the city on Saturday, July 18. It will be the first time that the group, whose story was told in comedy film Pride released last year, has taken part in t By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News ‘Over the Edge’ for the Martlets Go ‘Over the Edge’ for an Abseil Adventure on Peacehaven Cliffs in aid of the Martlets on Sunday July 26. Get a bird’s eye view of the channel from the top of rocky cliffs before you abseil 115ft down the chalk face to the ground below. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
