LGBTQ+ News Petition demands Post Office ends its “exclusion of non-binary people” The petition was started by an LGBTQ+ campaign called Include Mx, which encourages organisations to add the gender-neutral title Mx to their forms. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News South Yorkshire Police chief apologises for past LGBTQ+ witch-hunts She is only the third UK Chief Constable to do so, following a similar apology by the heads of the Metropolitan and Sussex forces. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Features & Longread Jordan Gray, the first trans woman to headline the London Palladium with solo show, shares words of comfort to those entering into the second half of Edinburgh Fringe “Revel in your failures, roll around in them a bit, really get that stink on you so you know what it feels like.” By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Fundraising News Jonny Ratcliffe to swim English Channel in aid of LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall The 21-mile route will see him take on deceptively powerful tides, cross one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes and dodge an unwelcome number of jellyfish. Often dubbed ‘The Everest of Swimming’, it is among the most challenging open water swims in the world. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Award-winning photographer Chris Jepson needs you for The Identity Project – Seahaven Edition If you’re based in Newhaven, Peacehaven or Seaford and would like to take part, sign up here. The invitation is extended to friends, family members and acquaintances. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Have your say on anti-social behaviour in Brighton & Hove’s public spaces If you’ve been affected by anti-social behaviour (ASB) in public spaces in the area you live or work in, Brighton & Hove City Council’s Community Safety Team is keen to hear your views. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News New project seeks people to contribute to a resource for care homes on LGBTQ+ inclusion in care Creating Inclusive Residential Care for LGBTQ+ Elders (CIRCLE), a new project led by Dr Jolie Keemink from University of Kent which aims to support residential care providers to be more inclusive towards older LGBTQ+ people, is seeking people to contribute to a resource for care homes on LGBTQ+ incl By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Sing it, say it, show it – this is your moment! Pride Classical’s new initiative, My Pride Song, features contributions from Dame Joanna Lumley, Julie Hesmondhalgh and Danny Beard My Pride Song is calling upon as many LGBTQ+ community members and allies as possible to contribute a video message with the story behind their choice, the importance of the song, and why the music of Pride matters to them. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Cabaret Brighton Alternative Panto to return with CINDERELLA: REMIXED in January to raise funds for the Sussex Beacon Under completely new artistic direction and production, the much anticipated Brighton tradition is back and Remixed with a live band, professional dancers and of course a cast of Brighton’s favourite cabaret stars. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Two men stabbed outside the Two Brewers in suspected homophobic attack London’s Metropolitan Police are investigating after two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were stabbed outside the Two Brewers in Clapham High Street on Sunday evening in what is being treated as a homophobic attack in southwest London. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Paws up! Brighton & Hove Pride’s Annual Community Day and Dog Show to take place at Preston Park on Sunday, August 27 Get ready for a day of fun and barking frolics as Brighton and Hove Pride’s Community Day & Dog Show will be taking place on Sunday, August 27, in partnership with Coastway Vets. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News The Sussex Beacon unveils window display to honour 90th birthday of David Raven aka Maisie Trollette There was great excitement in St James’s Street last Thursday afternoon, when local charity the Sussex Beacon’s shop window was transformed into a birthday present, bearing a stunning, large bow. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
