News Lingo For Your Life: Dabbers Social Bingo calls for drag artists as they launch hunt for Dabbers Next Top Bingo Caller 2023 Dabber’s Social Bingo, London’s alternative Bingo Hall, is on the hunt for its 2023 Next Top Bingo Caller. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Lady Phyll hosts panel on LGBTQ+ Asylum & Immigration Detention at National Student Pride National Student Pride, in association with Rainbow Migration, platformed a panel of individuals with knowledge and experience of asylum and immigration detention, calling for the audience to use their voices to stop “the government’s dehumanisation of asylum seekers”. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community News Drag Queen for a Day to take place at Sussex Beacon in March An HIV workshop aimed at breaking self-stigma and boosting self-confidence By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Ledward Centre and SEASBrighton launch ‘Our Spaces: Queerness & Nightlife & Brighton & Hove’ LGBTQ+ artists working in the South East have been invited to examine the topics of ‘Queerness and Nightlife’ as it relates to their experiences in the region. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Jo Harper’s new play The Beach House to take over London’s Park Theatre from February 15 The play explores the fragility of female relationships through the lives of three women as they grapple with queer motherhood, sisterhood and life’s distractions By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Czech Republic International footballer Jakub Jankto comes out as gay “I am homosexual, and I no longer want to hide myself.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Brighton artist Jamie McCartney creates bomb-shaped vending machine for Ukraine The renowned Brighton artist was invited to Ukraine, shortly after the invasion began, to give a talk in Lviv on the Mission of Culture During Crisis. What he saw shocked him, and he created this artwork to help. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Dr Ronx: “The day I came through from surgery was probably the best day of my life.” At their Saturday daytime festival, National Student Pride hosted a panel of individuals, each who discussed their journey in their gender identity as well as societal barriers they have faced, with aims to help others overcome theirs. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News International Family Equality Day 2023: Power up Families! With the motto Power up Families, this year’s International Family Equality Day (IFED) calls on all families to embrace their uniqueness and to stand up to claim equality and justice. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Trans Pride Brighton & Hove wins Grassroots Pride of the Year at the inaugural Gaydio Pride Awards Nominations could be made by anyone before the deadline in December, and then it was up to the Community Panel to decide the shortlist of nominees, and then the winners of each category. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News ON YOUR MARKS! Brighton Half Marathon to take place on Sunday, February 26 The Brighton Half Marathon race is organised by Brighton-based charity the Sussex Beacon, which provides specialist support and care for people living with HIV. The charity helps hundreds of people living with HIV in Sussex and the race is the charity’s largest annual event. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton study reveals risks facing LGBTQ+ people in immigration detention New research from the University of Brighton – funded by the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender and the Centre for Digital Cultures and Innovation – has revealed that LGBTQ+ people continue to face harassment, bullying and deteriorating mental health while in immigration detention. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
