News What a drag! Train company recruits special guests Miss Jason and Lola Lasagne for announcements ahead of Brighton & Hove Pride To add some pizzazz to travel messages ahead of next weekend’s Brighton & Hove Pride, Govia Thameslink Railway has enlisted the help of two of Brighton’s most iconic drag queens. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Tom Daley LGBTQ+ News Tom Daley condemns ‘Commonwealth homophobia’ ahead of Commonwealth Games LGBTQ+ people from across the Commonwealth will protest at 1pm on Thursday 28 July at Aston Hall in Birmingham (B6 6JD), as the baton arrives for the start of the Commonwealth Games. They will protest again the same day at 5pm at the main entrance to Alexander Stadium. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts ‘Heroes’ – a new exhibition from Socially Engaged Art Salon at the Ledward Centre SEAS’ Pride Exhibition celebrates LGBTQ+ heroes past and present By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News Trans Pride Brighton smashes fundraising goal of £3,000 for this year’s event “Your donations from now on will help us bring our vision for next year’s event to life – and we appreciate every penny!” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Rugby Football Union recommends ban on trans women playing in women’s matches The Rugby Football Union has today recommended a ban on transgender women playing in women’s matches, which follows a two-year review. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Strictly star Johannes Radebe swaps his dancing shoes for overalls to transform LGBTQ+ community shelter, centre and domestic abuse refuge, The Outside Project Strictly Come Dancing star and LGBTQ+ advocate Johannes Radebe has joined forces with MADE.com to completely transform LGBTQ+ community centre, The Outside Project. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Greens call on Government to enshrine right to abortion in law Green Councillors will today at a meeting of councillors expressed concern over the lack of access to abortion in Northern Ireland and other parts of the world By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Jobs JOB: Switchboard seeks full-time Specialist LGBTQ+ Independent Domestic Violence Advocate Switchboard’s Domestic Abuse service provides a holistic and affirming support to LGBTQ+ victims and survivors of domestic abuse across Sussex By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Cherry Fakewell’s STAUNCH! to raise funds for the Sussex Beacon STAUNCH!, an immersive cabaret with drag performers, loud music stand up and acrobats, is to raise funds for local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon at The Curzon in Brighton on Saturday, July 23 from 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Queer Britain, the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum, announces its first exhibition has opened We Are Queer Britain is a riot of objects, voices, art and images By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Pride bus timetables announced for Brighton & Hove Pride With celebrations taking place all over the city, alongside the event organisers, emergency services and the local council, Brighton & Hove Buses are getting ready for a busy weekend By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News BLAGSS raises £800 for HIV charity Lunch Positive at 25th Birthday Bash The raffle on the night raised over £800 for local HIV charity Lunch Positive and Gary Pargeter who was at the event was “delighted with such generous support”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Northern Pride ensures it is accessible for all… From July 22 – 24, Northern Pride will bring together thousands of people from the LGBTQ+ community and their allies, in a weekend of events. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
National News Terrence Higgins Trust urges Director of Public Prosecutions to end prosecutions for women who terminate their own pregnancies Terrence Higgins Trust joins British Pregnancy Advisory Service and more than 60 clinicians, organisations, unions and legal professionals in a letter calling on the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to issue urgent guidance so that women who end their own pregnancies won’t face prosecution By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Information MindOut and Switchboard partner up to offer regular LGBTQ+ Domestic Abuse Online Support MindOut is partnering with Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard’s domestic abuse service for a weekly live chat to talk through any worries you might have. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Crawley Pride to return next month – Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21 Crawley Pride returns next month with two days of entertainment on Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21 with Crawley’s first ever Pride Parade taking place on the Saturday. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News NEW DATE: Brighton & Hove Pride: Community Day & Dog Show on Sunday, August 28 The annual canine highlight where we pamper those pooches and paw our way to one of Brighton & Hove Pride’s most wonderfully accessible events. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Govia Thameslink Railway to serve Brighton & Hove Pride next month After a two-year hiatus, it’s almost time to dig out the sequins again as the countdown to Brighton & Hove Pride 2022 has officially begun. Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) – which operates services in and out of the city – has confirmed there will be an enhanced service plan to support visitors from By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Greens call for Conservative leadership candidates to back trans conversion therapy ban Ahead of Trans Pride Brighton on Saturday, July 16, Brighton & Hove Green Party have called for Conservative leadership candidates to back a trans-inclusive conversion therapy ban. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
In The South Queer in Brighton team up with Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft for ‘LGBTIQ+ History Club Pride Out-ing’ Jump on the bus at Brighton and head to Ditchling for E-J Scott’s Bourne & Allen textile show & tell and a tour by Ditchling’s very own headstone sleuth Dr Jane Traies before tea and cakes on the village green. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Traumfrau and Trans Pride Brighton to present Official Trans Pride Party 2022 at Concorde 2 this Saturday Traumfrau and Trans Pride Brighton are excited to present a whole night of fierce and joyful celebration: the Official Trans Pride Party 2022 at Concorde 2 on Saturday, July 16 from 7.30pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Arts charity Outside In to run Artist Support Day at Fabrica on Tuesday, July 26 Arts charity Outside In, which aims to provide a platform for artists who face significant barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance or isolation, is to run an Artist Support Day at Fabrica in Brighton on Tuesday, July 26 from 10am. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
National News LGBTQ+ organisations call for meaningful progress on non-binary equality in Scotland National LGBTQ+ organisations in Scotland have called for awareness to become action following the publication of the Scottish Government’s response to 35 recommendations from the Working Group on Non-Binary Equality. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Information Switchboard’s Domestic Abuse Service to run every Tuesday at the Ledward Centre Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard has announced its Domestic Abuse Service is now running weekly on Tuesdays from 3-5pm at the Ledward Centre, 14a Jubilee St, Brighton BN1 1GE. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
