Graham Robson

LGBTQ

New LGBTQ+ venue announced on site of XXL gay club, which closed its doors in 2019 despite opposition from LGBTQ+ community

BHCC

Brighton & Hove City Council to discuss adopting revised version of Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit

HIV

The Sussex Beacon announces new direction

New Zealand

Campbell Johnstone, the first openly gay All Black, ties the knot with partner Ben Thomson

BAFTA

History maker! Karla Sofía Gascón becomes first openly trans woman to be nominated in Leading Actress category at the BAFTAs

Donald Trump

Republicans, and two Democrats, vote to ban trans women and girls from school sports

LGBT

Shaun Ross, one of only a few high-profile models with albinism, shares a touching story of coming out to his grandfather

Brighton

Brighton Half Marathon 2025, a fundraising event to raise funds for Sussex Beacon services, seeks volunteers for this year’s event

Books

New book from Sandra Chen Weinstein is an enduring visual testament to the strength, resilience, and joy of the queer community

LGBT

Gay comedian Tony Slattery has died at the age of 65

Donald Trump

Pride Bands Alliance, a group of LGBTQ+ marching bands, pulls out of Trump’s inaugural parade

Baga Chipz

“She had it all.” Baga Chipz remembers The Vivienne, who they starred alongside on season one of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK