Pride Isle of Wight 2024: Beaming With Pride Isle of Wight Pride celebrated a return to the beach in style in July with a weekend of entertainment, community involvement and a parade. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Film Queer singer-songwriter Omar Apollo to make acting debut in Queer, a new film based on William S Burroughs’ semi-autobiographical novel Queer singer-songwriter Omar Apollo is to make his acting debut in Luca Guadagnino‘s upcoming film Queer, based on William S Burroughs‘ 1985 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name , which is set in Mexico City in the 1940s. Omar will star opposite Daniel Craig and Drew Starkey in Queer, which By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Celebrate Brighton & Hove Pride at Dukes Lane Pride community event, fundraising for Sussex Beacon and featuring Actually Gay Men’s Chorus and Lovinia Belle Join Dukes Lane businesses to enjoy Brighton & Hove Pride, this August, as the Lane transforms into a bustling hub with two days of free live entertainment, exclusive offers and much more, on Saturday, 3 and Sunday, 4 August. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Music Careless Whisper EP to be released to commemorate 40th anniversary of George Michael’s iconic masterpiece A new Careless Whisper EP is to be released to commemorate the 40th anniversary of George Michael’s iconic masterpiece. Available on both digital and physical formats, the Careless Whisper EP will feature a previously unreleased live recording of the timeless hit performed at Madison Square Garden i By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride LOVE IS THE MESSAGE: DJs including Wildblood and Queenie to raise funds for Brighton Rainbow Fund during Brighton & Hove Pride Love is the Message this Brighton & Hove Pride according to DJs Tim Walker (LITM) and Wildblood and Queenie, who will be spinning a loved up set at Bison Beach Bar during Brighton & Hove Pride for the Brighton Rainbow Fund and MAP on Pride Saturday, August 3. Wildblood and Queenie say: “Yes, there’s By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Tom Daley the latest athlete to put Paris Olympics’ ‘anti-sex beds’ to the test! Team GB diving icon Tom Daley is the latest athlete to put the Paris Olympic Village‘s ‘anti-sex beds’ to the test after he gave fans a glimpse inside his bedroom in the Olympic Village on Monday, July 22 ahead of Paris 2024. One of the big talking points among athletes before this summer’s Games ha By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television Queer kiss in ‘House of the Dragon’ wasn’t scripted, actors Emma D’Arcy and Sonoya Mizuno reveal A queer kiss in season 2 of House of the Dragon was unscripted, actors Emma D’Arcy and Sonoya Mizuno have revealed. The Game of Thrones prequel’s recent episode, titled Smallfolk, saw Rhaenyra (Emma D’arcy) embarking on a risky venture in her quest to find more people to mount riderless dragons. Rha By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News The Sussex Beacon welcomes Mystic Daz to St James’s Street shop Great fun was had by all at Sussex Beacon‘s St James’s Street shop in Brighton on Saturday, July 20 when Mystic Daz (aka Daren Kay) treated an enthusiastic, adoring crowd to an exploration of the Sarsenic Sigils, created specially for his book The Brightonians Under Siege. Having sold out on the day By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 06: Guy Pearce attends a screening of ‘The Rover’ at The BFI Southbank on August 6, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Film Guy Pearce shares his thoughts on Priscilla, Queen of the Desert sequel rumours With 2024 marking 30 years of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Guy Pearce has shared his thoughts on what he wants to see – and wants to avoid – in the sequel to the Australian drag classic. After the famous bus was discovered abandoned in New South Wales, Priscilla writer and direc By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Met Police hunting down vandal who painted over Pride flags outside east London train station The Metropolitan Police is hunting down a masked vandal that painted over three Pride flags outside an east London train station in the early hours of Friday, July 19. The vandal, dressed in a green hooded jacket, dark tracksuit bottoms, wore a white face mask to disguise their identity while they p By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport At least 144 ‘out’ athletes to compete at Paris Olympics At least 144 publicly ‘out’ LGBTQ+ athletes will be in Paris for the 2024 Olympics, according to Outsports, the LGBTQ+ sports site. According to Outsports, the “numbers reflect growing acceptance in the sports world, especially for women athletes, despite the total of out LGBTQ+ Olympians still hove By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners to walk Doncaster Pride march 40 years since miners’ strike Founding members of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM) – a group of lesbian and gay activists who supported striking miners during the 1984-85 strike and helped inspire a smash hit movie – will take part in this year’s Doncaster Pride march, which takes place on August 10. A Doncaster Pride By Graham Robson • 1 min read
