Features & Longread We are really doing it! By esmale.com We are out there doing the real thing, time to put that gay dildo back in the drawer for a more occasional use, LOL! By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Brighton Bear Weekend LISTINGS: Brighton Bear Weekend to roar back to life in July Brighton Bear Weekend, which last year raised £4,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund, is to roar back to life in July – from Thursday, July 14 to Sunday, July 17. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Elderly veterans of the first UK Pride march in 1972 to lead two Pride parades this weekend Elderly veterans of the first UK Pride march in 1972 will lead two Pride parades: one this Friday, July 1, which is the exact 50th anniversary of the first UK Pride, and another during the official Pride in London parade on Saturday, July 2. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News LISTINGS: Trans Pride Brighton to return in July – find out what’s on and where! Trans Pride Brighton returns in July with a march and park event planned for Saturday, July 16, and much, much more besides! By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 set to ‘raise awareness of LGBTQ+ in sports’ The 2022 UEFA European Women’s Football Championship is set to be an exemplar of LGBTQ+ inclusion and could encourage more sportspeople to come out, benefitting public attitudes towards issues of sexuality, according to University of Gloucestershire’s Dr Rachael Bullingham. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Transport for London shines spotlight on LGBTQ+ stories in its biggest poster exhibition to commemorate 50 years of Pride Transport for London (TfL) is celebrating the 50 years of the Pride movement with a collection of LGBTQ+ community and people-focused posters across the public transport network By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support in July Visit 17 eclectic and individual gardens between Brighton and Seaford over the weekend of Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News The Sussex Beacon’s ‘Bizarre Bazaar’ at The Curzon on Saturday, July 9 It’s sexy, risqué, raunchy and definitely for adults only By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Join Trans Pride Brighton for Annual Trans Pride Film Event, curated by Fox Fisher, at Duke of York’s on Friday, July 15 This event features curated short films in every genre, featuring trans themes, from all over the world. This is a fundraising event, with all profit going back to Trans Pride Brighton, a registered charity. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus to join forces for ‘Flying With Pride’ In a special one-off performance, two of the country’s leading gay choirs will join forces to celebrate the return of Brighton & Hove Pride at All Saints Church in Hove on Friday, August 5 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News TransSober community support group to launch at new Trans Pride Centre TransSober is an exciting new peer support drop in group for the the TNBI community by the TNBI community. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health UK Civil Aviation Authority announces landmark changes for pilots and air traffic controllers living with HIV The UK Civil Aviation Authority, with the support of Terrence Higgins Trust, the National AIDS Trust and the British HIV Association, has issued a landmark package of measures for pilots living with HIV to support them flying and continuing with their careers. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts My Genderation to celebrate 10 years of film-making at Ironworks Studios Join My Genderation, a non-profit film project that celebrates intersectional trans lives and experiences, in celebrating 10 years of trans documentation and celebration of trans lives with a special screening of hand-picked clips and short films created over the past decade at Ironworks Studios in By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Channel 4 to spread Pride nationwide in ‘Proud All Over’ campaign Channel 4 is marking the 50th anniversary of the Pride movement by celebrating over 80 Pride celebrations around the nation By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Gin has announced its Artist’s Edition Pride limited release Dave Pop! collaboration Celebrating the diversity, sheer cheek and beauty of Brighton’s queer scene these exclusive art-bottles go on sale during Pride Month and throughout Brighton’s summer season. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Commonwealth summit ‘again refuses to discuss LGBTQ+ equality’, says Peter Tatchell Thirty-five out of 54 member states still criminalise homosexuality By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Seychelles launches its first LGBTQ+ film festival this Pride Month LGBTI Sey, which advocates for sexual orientation and gender identity rights in Seychelles, launched its first LGBTQ+ film festival to mark Pride Month. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Principality Building Society employees celebrate Pride Month over a ‘cuppa’ with rugby legend Nigel Owens MBE Former international rugby union referee Nigel Owens joined Cuppa Club to discuss the impact of coming to terms with his sexuality and the impact on his mental health. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts WaterBear launches new LGBTQ+ documentary – Together We Dance Together We Dance follows the story of Jonathan Prestney and his local LGBTQ+ community in Colchester, as they turn to dance to help them through their darkest days during the pandemic. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Margate Pride to return with two-week-long queer arts festival in August From small beginnings, Margate Pride is blossoming into a nationally known must-attend fabulous queer grassroots Pride By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Debt Free London to launch new helpline for the LGBTQ+ community Debt Free London is launching a bespoke hotline for LGBTQ+ community members who have financial issues By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts MAISIE, documentary on Britain’s oldest drag artist, in cinemas August 5 MAISIE is a hilarious fly-on-the-wall documentary about Britain’s oldest drag artiste David Raven aka Maisie Trollette, who at 88 is still shaking his sequins after over 50 years in the business. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News UK Queer Arabs to march Pride in London for the first time The group was established in September 2021 to connect, support and represent the LGBTQ+ community with a range of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression who have an Arabic Heritage and Culture. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Queer campaigners launch share sale to open UK’s first community-run queer venue Queer campaigners Friends of the Joiners Arms have announced they are launching their community share offer in order to raise £100,000 and open a community-run LGBTQ+ venue in London this year. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
