Community News Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard offering free care packages during cost of living crisis Priority will be given to disabled folks, people with no recourse to public funds, community members who are QTIBIPOC, and those who are homeless or fleeing unsafe homes. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Martlets partners with Allsorts Youth Project for trans inclusion training Two Sussex-based charities join forces to increase understanding of caring for trans and non-binary community. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Jars with variety of pickled vegetables and fruits. Preserved food Community News ‘Food SOS’ campaign launches to support Brighton & Hove food banks as demand surges and donations fall Led by Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, the Food SOS campaign is calling for all city schools and other organisations to join a city-wide harvest festival campaign and drive food donations to local food banks/projects, alongside sharing useful information to support people through the winter months By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Exhibition at Queer Britain. Photo credit Rahil Ahmad Arts Queer Britain, the first LGBTQ+ museum in Britain, joins nationwide movement to celebrate culture and creativity in communities Queer Britain to host special Fun Palace to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture on Sunday, October 2 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Take Action; Lace Up: World AIDS Day RED RUN to return on November 26 The World AIDS Day RED RUN, a 10k/5k charity fun run and 5K walk, is to return to London’s Victoria Park on Saturday, November 26. Organised to unite the HIV sector, the RED RUN creates a platform for HIV organisations across the country to raise awareness and vital funds for their work. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
International News Two more suspects arrested over LGBTQ+ Pride shooting in Norway The suspects — a man in his forties with Somali citizenship and a Norwegian national in his thirties – are both known to the authorities and face preliminary charges of “complicity in an act of terrorism”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News ‘Drag Calendar’ to raise funds for Sussex Beacon Sid Spencer, who runs Fat Pigeon Art, has announced his new range of Christmas goodies – the Real Dragwives of Brighton & Hove calendar and a special Christmas card – will raise funds for local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News LGBTQ+ Pride marchers in Cyprus come together to seek equal family rights Hundreds of LGBTQ+ activists turned to the streets of the Cypriot capital on Sunday, September 25 to push for equal rights irrespective of sexual orientation. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Health Secretary must ‘prioritise monkeypox’s devastating impact on sexual health services’ Leading sexual health charities – Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), National AIDS Trust and PrEPster – have warned newly appointed Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey MP that sexual health clinics are in crisis with the current monkeypox outbreak displacing other vital services, including testing for sexual By Graham Robson • 3 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 Second vaccine doses to be offered to those at highest risk from monkeypox The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced that second doses of the smallpox (Jynneos) vaccine will be offered to people at highest risk from monkeypox – gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men – in order to maximise protection against the virus. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News Visual Storytelling Workshop at the Sussex Beacon with Angelica Cabezas Pino on Saturday, October 8 On Saturday, October 8 Angelica will be returning to the charity to run a storytelling workshop to give you the opportunity to tell your own story in a safe, confidential environment with other women and non-binary people. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Birmingham NHS Blood and Transplant to attend Birmingham Pride to celebrate a year since changes to blood donation eligibility rules NHS Blood and Transplant will be attending Birmingham Pride this weekend to celebrate changes in eligibility rules which means more people than ever before can now become blood donors. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News English football chief reassures LGBTQ+ football fans ahead of World Cup in Qatar English Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham has reassured LGBTQ+ football fans that they won’t be arrested for holding hands or kissing in public at the World Cup in Qatar. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South Brighton & Hove City Council announces £30,000 emergency food fund to help tackle cost of living crisis In response to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, Brighton & Hove City Council has announced a new fund to help community groups and organisations provide emergency food for people during winter 2022/23. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News MindOut for the Laughs raises an incredible £3,700 for LGBTQ+ mental health MindOut for the Laughs, the annual fundraiser for LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut, raised a whopping £3,700 for LGBTQ+ mental health earlier this month. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Photo by Liz Finlayson/Vervate Community News Martlets has ‘graze expectations’ for new art trail as it launches Shaun the Sheep by the Sea! Shaun the Sheep by the Sea will see a colourful cavalcade of one-off painted Shauns decorate Brighton streets from September 2023 for eight weeks. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Student jury to choose winning film from 12 new features chosen for Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2022 Twelve new feature films will be shown during the 16th annual Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival in October, including three films directed by previous Iris Prize alumni. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Queer I Am season two to launch on October 1 with SJ Watson, Dave Lynn and Nathaniel J Hall Season two of hit podcast Queer I Am, which celebrates queer artists and queer allies, is to go live on October 1 with interviews with 17 incredible guests, including: writer SJ Watson, legendary drag artist and performer Dave Lynn and It’s A Sin cast member Nathaniel J Hall. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Mental Health New text messaging service to offer students in Sussex 24/7 mental health support Young people who are anxious, stressed, depressed or overwhelmed can text the word SUSSEX to 85258 to be connected to a trained volunteer for a real-time text-based conversation and immediate mental health support. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
International News Thousands march in anti-LGBTQ+ demonstration in Istanbul Several thousand people have taken part in an anti-LGBTQ+ demonstration in Istanbul, calling for LGBTQ+ associations to be closed down and displaying signs that read: “protect your family and your generation”, “Say no to society without gender”, and “Father + mother + baby = family”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Treasure Island Media teams up with London fetish club to host its first official party in 10 years Treasure Island Media, one of the longest-running gay porn studios in the world, will celebrate its return to Europe by teaming up with London sex and fetish club Hard On for the studio’s first UK party in 10 years. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Zander Murray LGBTQ+ News Zander Murray becomes the first openly gay Scottish professional football player Gala Fairydean Rovers striker Zander Murray has became the first openly gay Scottish professional football player after announcing it in an interview with his fifth-tier club on Friday. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell calls for West Midlands Police ‘to be banned from Birmingham Pride’ Human rights / LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called for West Midlands Police to be banned from this weekend’s Birmingham Pride – unless senior officers apologise for past persecution of LGBTQ+ people in the region. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Trans Can Sport announces programme of events for this autumn The charity, a not-for-profit project based in Brighton & Hove, was created to get trans people into exercise and healthy living, and aims to help anyone who feels their transgender identity makes participating in sport difficult By Graham Robson • 4 min read
