LGBTQ+ News Brighton Fetish Week to take over St James’s Street from Saturday, August 24 Brighton Fetish Week is set to take over St James’s Street from Saturday, August 24 to Saturday, August 31 with over 30 events taking place at LGBTQ+ venues including Centre Stage, Affinity Bar, Bulldog, Revenge, Charles St Tap, Queens Arms, Nautilus Lounge, Grosvenor Bar, Broadway Bar and Marine Ta By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Vanity Williams, a 34-year-old Black trans woman, shot and killed in Houston, Texas Vanity Williams, a 34-year-old Black trans woman, was shot and killed in Houston, Texas on August 3 – the 25th, at least, violent killing of a trans or gender fluid person in the US in 2024. Speaking to reporters, Vanity’s friends described her as someone who “would always makes you smile or laugh,” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Coronation Street drops out of Manchester Pride parade due to ‘cost cuts at ITV’ Coronation Street has announced cast members won’t be taking part in this month’s Manchester Pride Parade for the very first time. The long-running soap, which was devised by gay screenwriter Tony Warren, has featured a large number of LGBTQ+ actors and characters on the famed cobbles over the years By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film “One of the best experiences I’ve ever had.” Elliot Page talks about Close to You, his first film since coming out as trans Actor Elliot Page has revealed that making Close to You, his first feature film since publicly coming out as trans, was “one of the best experiences I’ve ever had.” In the film, which was fully improvised, Page plays Sam, a transgender man who returns home to visit his family for the first time sinc By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News “Lord knows, nobody wears more makeup than me.” Dolly Parton launches Dolly Beauty – her first make-up line Country legend and LGBTQ+ icon Dolly Parton has launched Dolly Beauty – her first make-up line – on Instagram. While Dolly Beauty will begin by releasing four lipstick shades: Jolene Red, Honey Plum, Rosebud, and Birthday Suit, the 9 to 5 songstress recently told Women’s Wear Daily that they will be By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Mental Health Mental Health Matters: What do you think of the care you receive when using community mental health services in Sussex? Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is carrying out a survey to find out what service users think about the care they received when using community mental health services in Sussex. The Trust plans to use this feedback to improve experiences, and highlight areas where they perform well and to id By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport An “important symbol of inclusion”. Italian sprinter, Valentina Petrillo, set to become the first trans athlete to compete at Paralympic Games Visually impaired Italian sprinter, Valentina Petrillo, 50, who is set to become the first-ever transgender athlete to compete at the Paralympic Games, believes her participation is an ‘important symbol of inclusion’. Petrillo, who transitioned in 2019, won bronze in the T12 200m and 400m at the 202 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Interviews National treasure Maisie Trollette celebrates 91st birthday Scene wishes national treasure David Raven aka Maisie Trollette a very happy 91st birthday today, with a peek back at an interview given to Brian Butler. It’s difficult to think of another drag artiste who can, in the space of an hour or so chatting in his garden flat in Kemptown, get ballet star Ru By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Pride RAF to send Lancaster plane to Leicester to celebrate Pride with the city Visitors to this year’s Leicester Pride will be given a military salute of celebration as a vintage RAF Lancaster plane will perform a commemorative Fly By during free Pride events taking place on Saturday, August 31. The vintage aircraft, which was first flown in 1945 and is one of only two Lancast By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Curtis and Arthur, a pair of gay flamingos in Paignton Zoo, Devon, are now parents after adopting an abandoned egg and raising the chick as their own Curtis and Arthur, a pair of gay flamingos in Paignton Zoo, Devon, are now parents after adopting an abandoned egg and raising the chick as their own. The pair are some of the first flamingos to successfully hatch a chick at the zoo since 2018. To document flamingos’ breeding better, an initiative c By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Screenshot Film Film ‘Love, Venezia’ – “the world’s hottest gay love story” – prepares for festival debut Filmmaker Steve Balderson is set to captivate audiences worldwide with Love, Venezia, a poignant film featuring a diverse LGBTQ+ love story, which is woven through the enchanting canals and historic palazzos of Venice, Italy. The film trailer – especially the uncensored version – is already trending By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Welsh actor Luke Evans reveals his partner of three years, Fran Tomas, is “the best part of me” Welsh actor Luke Evans has revealed his partner of three years, Fran Tomas, is “the best part of me”. Evans, 45, and Tomas, a 34-year-old from Madrid who previously worked in construction, publicly confirmed their relationship in December 2022 after attending a gala together. In the years since, the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
