Arts Lucy Davies announced as the new Chief Executive of Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival Lucy Davies has been announced as the new Chief Executive of Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival. Lucy joins Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival from her role as Executive Director at the Young Vic Theatre, where she has overseen major productions such as a 24-hour non-stop performance of The Second Wom By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run raises £6,000 for Brighton Rainbow Fund This year’s Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run, which took place in Hove Park on August 4, raised £6,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund, which distributes funds raised within the community as grants to local LGBTQ+ and HIV projects. This year’s event was bigger, better, louder and prouder than ever! Organis By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Oliver Marmon LGBTQ+ News Oliver Marmon, fiancé of Union J star Jaymi Hensley, died from head injuries after falling from a hotel window, a coroner has revealed Oliver Marmon, the fiancé of Union J star Jaymi Hensley, died from head injuries after falling from a hotel window, a coroner has revealed. Oliver, 33, died in the early hours of August 12 after falling 30 feet from the third floor of the Hind Hotel in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. Paramedics an By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Music London-based queer artist Ray Laurél drops new single and video, ‘RIDE’, ahead of new EP ‘Honey, Undress Me’ London-based queer artist Ray Laurél has dropped their new single and video, RIDE, ahead of their new EP Honey, Undress Me, out November 8 on Two First Names / Polydor Records. The London-based singer-songwriter’s new single, produced by JONAH, is Ray’s first original release of 2024. Following on f By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Leathermen South create fundraiser for the Sussex Beacon ahead of Brighton Fetish Week event at The Bulldog Brighton As part of Brighton Fetish Week, the guys at Leathermen South, a group providing a supportive and safe environment for the gay ‘leather, rubber and fetish’ community of the South Coast of England, have created a fundraiser in aid of local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon. Last month, Leathermen South By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Photo HIV HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust appoints leading UK Public Health expert, Professor Thomas Waite OBE, to board of trustees HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust has appointed Professor Thomas Waite OBE, currently Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England and a proud gay man, to their board of trustees. The appointment comes at a crucial time as there’s less than six years left to achieve the life-changing goal of ending new By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Comedy Down the Hatch queer and alternative comedy club to return to Komedia Brighton this autumn The Komedia Brighton has announced its queer and alternative comedy club Down the Hatch (Winner of ‘Best Comedy Format’ award in the 2024 Chortle Awards) will return to this autumn, with some great line-ups. Tickets HERE Komedia, which values diversity and creativity, will provide a platform for mar By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Pride Brighton & Hove Pride cancels this weekend’s Pride Dog Show due to expected hot weather Brighton & Hove Pride has cancelled its upcoming Pride Dog Show – a staple of the city’s calendar – due to expected hot weather this weekend. Organisers wrote on Instagram they had “regretfully” taken the decision for “health and safety reasons”. “The weather is forecast to be extremely hot this wee By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Photograph of legendary drag icon Miss Jason raises £510 for local HIV charity, Sussex Beacon Much joy was had at an exhibition of Daniel Taffs‘ work at on Wednesday, August 28 at Brighton Box Gallery. Local HIV charity Sussex Beacon has thanked local photographer Simon Pepper for donating a photograph of legendary drag icon Miss Jason, which was raffled off – raising a whopping £510 for th By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Grosvenor Bar in Hove raises £170 for local HIV charity, Lunch Positive The Grosvenor Bar in Hove raised an impressive £170 for local HIV charity Lunch Positive at its Magic Mike event on Tuesday, August 27. The Grosvenor Bar: “A huge thank you to everyone who came out to our Magic Mike Tuesday last night. Not only was it a fantastic night of fun, but your amazing […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Europe’s largest trans flag to lead Leicester Pride march this Saturday This year’s Leicester Pride March will be led by an 82ft long trans flag and supported by local trans ambassador and founder of Cool2BTrans, Katie Neeves, alongside members of the local community, as it sets off from the city’s Humberstone Gate at 12pm on Saturday, August 31. The flag, which has bee By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News More than half of LGBTQ+ people report being bullied or harassed at work, according to new research published by TUC More than half (52%) of LGBTQ+ people report being bullied or harassed at work, according to new research published by the TUC. The new poll – carried out for the TUC by Number Cruncher Politics – found: Around one in five (19%) LGBTQ+ people had been exposed to verbal abuse at work in the last […] By Graham Robson • 2 min read
