Arts The 2023 Madame F Queer Britain Art Award is open! The 2023 Madame F Queer Britain Art Award is open. Submit 2D artwork on the theme Queer Creativity by 1st January 2023. Prizes of £1,500, £1,000, and £500 will be announced spring 2023 at a special reception at the Museum. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
FILE PHOTO: Test tube labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” is seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Health NHS England launches monkeypox vaccination clinic finder The new tool makes it easier for gay and bisexual men to find their nearest vaccination centre and book a monkeypox vaccine. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Germany introduces new ‘Gender Recognition’ procedure This summer, Germany introduced the parameters of a bill that would make it easier for transgender people to change their name and gender; a development for transgender rights, setting a standard for self-determination for name and gender in the country. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Trans-Mit Festival to return to Brighton bigger and better on Saturday, November 19 The event will raise funds for MindOut and Trans Radio UK By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Comedy Night raises £5,000 for Sussex Beacon’s Women and Families Service The sum raised will enable a baby feeding choices project to be funded for an entire year, run by the Women and Families Service at the Sussex Beacon, alongside the Lawson Unit’s Sunflower Clinic. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News ‘Conversation Piece: Swimming for Trans and Non-Binary Bodies’ at Fabrica on November 8 Join researcher and artist Lorenza Ippolito at Fabrica in Brighton on Tuesday, November 8 to discuss how bodies are policed in public space and the effects this has on trans and non-binary people. Conversation Piece: Swimming for Trans and Non-Binary Bodies is a regular discussion event that explore By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ charities that support military veterans to receive a £45,000 cash boost LGBTQ+ charities that support military veterans – Fighting with Pride, the LGBT Foundation and Forward Assist – are to receive a £45,000 cash boost from the UK government. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News Stonewall launches Rainbow Laces campaign to promote greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport LGBTQ+ organisation Stonewall launched its annual Rainbow Laces campaign, a celebration of the LGBTQ+ sporting community and a promotion of greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports, on Wednesday, October 19. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Dedicated LGBTQ+ Covid vaccination sessions with Clare Project and Rainbow Hub Eligible for an autumn booster? Not up to date on your previous Covid vaccines? Walk-in and get yours at one of two dedicated LGBTQ+ sessions running in Brighton with the Clare Project on Tuesday, October 25 and at the Ledward Centre on Saturday, November 5. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts University of Brighton Fine Art graduate Sola Olulode – who creates dreamy queer visions in her vibrant and joyous paintings – named one of 10 Artists To Watch University of Brighton Fine Art graduate Sola Olulode – who creates dreamy queer visions in her vibrant and joyous paintings – has been named one of 10 Artists To Watch by influential international magazine New African. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Juno Dawson among authors shortlisted for this year’s Books Are My Bag Readers’ Awards LGBTQ+ books shortlisted include: The Transgender Issue by LGBTQ+ rights commentator Shon Faye, Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Stonewall role model Juno Dawson, poetry anthology 100 Queer Poems, edited by Mary Jean Chan and Andrew McMillan, and Alice Oseman’s LGBTQ+ YA romance webcomic Heartstopper. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Bids now open for the Pride Social Impact Fund The return of Pride to Brighton & Hove means the return of the Pride Social Impact Fund – with community groups being invited to bid for money raised from the event to ensure the positive message of the event has an impact on areas of the city all year round. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Learning disability dementia service launches in West Sussex The Community Learning Disability Team in West Sussex, run by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, is delivering the service as people with learning disabilities and Down’s syndrome are more likely to have memory problems as they get older. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts LGBTQ+ poet Jasmine Gardosi announced as new Birmingham Poet Laureate LGBTQ+ poet Jasmine Gardosi was named as the new Birmingham Poet Laureate for 2022-24 – succeeding Casey Bailey – during a National Poetry Day celebration earlier this month, which also marked the start of this year’s Birmingham Literature Festival. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove Pride adds £300,000 to the fundraising pot and tops almost £1.25 million raised for local good causes to date! Brighton & Hove Pride 2022 raised over £300,000 which will be distributed to essential local charities, community groups and projects through the Brighton Rainbow Fund, the Pride Social Impact Fund and Pride Cultural Development Fund By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News TransSober seeks donations TransSober, the drug and alcohol community peer support group for trans and non-binary communities, is seeking donations for new wellbeing recovery bags to give to people who attend its peer support group or use its services By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts The winners of Iris Prize 2022, the Oscars of the LGBTQ+ world, announced The winners of this year’s Iris Prize 2022, the Oscars of the LGBTQ+ world, were announced at a special awards ceremony on Saturday, October 15, marking the successful end to the festival’s return to being a fully face-to-face event. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Arts FIREBIRD filmmakers, Peeter Rebane and Tom Prior, launch campaign to publish memoirs of the real Sergey Fetisov The creative team behind FIREBIRD, 2022’s hit indie LGBTQ+ romance drama, announce Kickstarter campaign to release the never-before-seen English language translation of Firebird: The Story of Roman, the memoir by Sergey Fetisov that inspired the film. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
International News Shooting outside Slovakian LGBTQ+ venue leaves two dead and one injured A shooting outside a Slovakian LGBTQ+ bar has left two dead and a further person – believed to be an employee at the venue – injured. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Encounters Art Space announces new exhibition by Romany Mark Bruce Romany Mark Bruce is the designer and creator of the Brighton AIDS Memorial By Graham Robson • 1 min read
FILE PHOTO: Test tube labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” is seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Health Terrence Higgins Trust withdraws support for government’s ‘lacklustre’ monkeypox strategy Due to appropriate actions not being taken and the lacklustre monkeypox communication strategy, THT has decided to withdraw from monkeypox communications meetings for England. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
National News Home Office under Suella Braverman MP declines to provide a statement to support for National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2022 17-24-30 NationalHCAW – one of the country’s leading anti-hate crime charities and the founders of National Hate Crime Awareness Week – has made clear its disappointment that the Home Office, currently under the charge of Suella Braverman MP, has declined to offer a statement of support for this yea By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Third Queer Night Pride demo to take place at the Cock Tavern in London this Friday The third Queer Night Pride demonstration will take place in London on Friday, October 14 in response to a rise in reported hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
In The South No new sponsor for beleaguered Brighton tourist attraction i360 The British Airways i360 will become known as ‘Brighton i360’ from Tuesday, November 1 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
