Pride IN PICTURES: Brighton & Hove glitters for Brighton & Hove Pride 2024 Brighton & Hove Pride 2024 kicked off in style on Saturday, seeing spectacular performances throughout the day on the FABULOSO stage. By Graham Robson • 5 min read
Pride Brighton & Hove abuzz with excitement as it dons rainbow colours and prepares for a weekend of Pride celebrations Brighton & Hove Pride, the city’s biggest and brightest event celebrating the diversity, joy and unity of our LGBTQ+ communities, takes place on Saturday, 3 August and Sunday, 4 August. The main events get underway on Saturday with the Pride Community Parade setting off from Hove Lawns at 11am, foll By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Music JADE drops epic Blessed Madonna remix of stratospheric debut single, Angel of My Dreams JADE, AKA Jade Thirlwall of multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning pop phenomenon Little Mix, has released a new remix of her epic debut solo single, Angel of My Dreams from The Blessed Madonna. “What I’m going for is a relentless, huge pop punch to the face. I want people to be like ‘oh my god, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride Macmillan Cancer Support to march in support of LGBTQ+ communities in Brighton & Hove This Saturday will see the Macmillan Cancer Support team from the Macmillan Horizon Centre in Brighton join the thousands of people celebrating Brighton & Hove Pride. Speaking about the importance of this event, Macmillan Information Services Manager, Matthew Jarvis, said: “Being a part of the Brigh By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride Sussex Cricket to hold inaugural Brighton & Hove Pride cricket match against Leicestershire Foxes on Sunday, August 4 Sussex Cricket invites you to celebrate their inaugural Pride cricket match against Leicestershire Foxes at the 1st Central County Ground in Hove on Sunday, August 4. Sussex Cricket recently announced that this fixture has been selected as the club’s first ever Pride Match and will be the first ever By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Brighton & Hove Pride to honour much-loved Jason Sutton with the Legends Presents The Miss Jason Cabaret Stage Brighton & Hove Pride has announced that this year’s Cabaret Big Top will be renamed to honour our much-loved Jason Sutton (Miss Jason), who sadly passed away recently, as Legends Presents The Miss Jason Cabaret Stage. In a release, Pride said: “The sequinned sensation at the heart of FABULOSO, Lege By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News New portrait of human rights and LGBTQ+ campaigner Peter Tatchell unveiled at National Portrait Gallery A never-before-seen, full-length portrait of human rights and LGBTQ+ campaigner, Peter Tatchell, has been acquired by the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) for its Collection, and is now on display as part of the gallery’s ground-floor History Makers display. Painted by the artist Sarah Jane Moon to c By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Lorraine Le-Blanc Davis, centre manager for BN1 Arts Centre in Brighton, awarded £35,600 to run Community Arts Programme for marginalised groups in Brighton Lorraine Le-Blanc Davis, centre manager for BN1 Arts Centre in Brighton, has been awarded £35,600 through Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants to run a Community Arts Programme for marginalised groups in Brighton. The award will be used to develop a sustainable, inclusive arts space reflecti By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News LGBTQ+ artists to raise funds for Brighton’s Trans Pride Centre through sales of greetings cards, which capture the spirit of the LGBTQ+ community As Brighton & Hove Pride approaches, greetings card marketplace, thortful, has teamed up with four independent LGBTQ+ artists to create a range of exclusive cards. From witty Drag Race references to quirky seagulls reminiscent of Brighton Pier, these cards truly capture the spirit of the LGBTQ+ comm By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trans woman stabbed in Southport; man charged with attempted murder A man has been charged with attempted murder after an 18-year-old trans woman was stabbed in Southport. Just after 5.20pm on Saturday,. 27 July, emergency services were called to a report that the trans teenager had been stabbed inside a property. The victim was taken to hospital for treatment and i By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride First Loughborough Pride to “celebrate town’s inclusivity and vibrant spirit” Loughborough is set to host its first-ever official LGBTQ+ Pride celebration, a landmark event on Saturday, August 17 created by the community for the community. The event, organised by the team behind OUT in Loughborough, an LGBTQ+ social group, aims to celebrate the town’s inclusivity and vibrant By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Local LGBTQ+ historian Alf Le Flohic to tell the tale of a gay bar in a zoo In 1983 a bunch of gay mates ran the cafe attached to the zoo in Bognor Regis as a gay bar and disco after hours, and they called it The Safari Bar. On Wednesday, July 31, local LGBTQ+ historian Alf Le Flohic tells this tale of the wildly unexpected. There will be ageing contortionists, drag […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
