Brighton Fringe PREVIEW: ‘Still ticking!’ by Nigel Osner at The Actors, Brighton (Brighton Fringe) In his fourth appearance in the Brighton Fringe, Nigel examines 25 years of writing and performing. He illustrates his story with his original lyrics and monologues by characters including a jaded rock star, a man who hates being labelled, a woman who has given up men, a fangless vampire, an owl – a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film Queer filmmaking session with Faizan Fiaz at Queer Britain on Sunday, March 12 Join award-winning filmmaker and arts video journalist Faizan Fiaz for a session on queer filmmaking By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Grizzly Quizzly at the Curzon Bar, Brighton to raise funds for Lunch Positive on Thursday, March 9 Pop down to the Curzon Bar in Brighton for Grizzly Quizzly – its new monthly quiz for bears, cubs, daddies, otters etc with drink promos launching on Thursday, March 9 from 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News International LGBTQ+ Travel Association to take its Global Convention to Asia for the first time with Osaka, Japan announced as host destination for 2024 The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) announced today, Tuesday, March 7, that it has selected Osaka, Japan as the destination for its 2024 Global Convention. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts In The Middle: new film features first trans football referee, Lucy Clark Produced and directed by Greg Cruttwell, In The Middle follows a diverse group of match officials as they attempt to cope with the rigours of running matches in grassroots football. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Tiffany ‘New York’ Pollard to return as host of queer sex-positive reality series ‘Hot Haus’ Froot.TV, the LGBTQ+ streaming platform from OUTtv, has revealed the second season of hit reality series Hot Haus will premiere on Thursday, March 23 in the UK. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World to sashay into Brighton Centre in October Billed as the “biggest drag show in the world”, RuPaul’s Drag Race: Werq The World, will visit the UK and Ireland with an all-new production in October. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Brighton & Hove Pride contributes to Brighton Fringe’s “largest bursary offering to date” Brighton Fringe has announced their “largest bursary offering to date”, with a total of 43 bursary winners across 16 bursary schemes. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week: LGBTQ+ people in the UK asked to consider the number of vulnerable children they could adopt or foster Led by New Family Social, LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week starts today, Monday, March 6. The awareness week asks potential applicants to think about the number of vulnerable children they could parent or care for. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Kath Duncan’s ‘Liberty’ to show at Hatcham House during Pride Month Liberty, Kath Duncan’s untold story of the struggle for civil rights, which tells for the first time how LGBTQ+, working class Black History activists from Lewisham in South East London fearlessly took on the power of the State, the King, and the UK legal system, is to show at Hatcham House, London By Graham Robson • 1 min read
FILE PHOTO: Test tube labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” is seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Health UK Health Security Agency publishes latest figures on monkeypox outbreak in the UK UK Health Security Agency has published its latest mpox (monkeypox) outbreak epidemiological overview, which provides an update to the number of confirmed and highly probable mpox cases in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Podcast series launches to spotlight LGBTQ+ staff experiences in leading NHS Hospital Trust The four episodes highlight Be, a nurse and mother who identifies as a lesbian; Bean, a non-binary clinical support worker; Dr Ellie Kane, a palliative care consultant who is a transgender woman; and Nas, a gay Muslim nurse who is HIV positive. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
