Arts Stories of Gender exhibition at Leeds City Museum on Saturday, October 8 and Sunday, October 9 Stories of Gender brings together personal narratives of people from West Yorkshire who have lived experiences of gender identity and insights they have to offer others. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Björk releases her tenth studio album, ‘fossora’ – a reflection on roots, grounding, love and family in the context of an underground mushroom world The new album finds Björk nesting at home in Iceland through the pandemic long enough to set down roots – both literally in her hometown Reykjavík and symbolically. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Queer East to team up with Lewes Depot and Fabrica Gallery in October Queer East is a LGBTQ+ film festival that showcases rarely-seen queer cinema from East and Southeast Asia By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Researchers seek participants for a LGBTQ+ Welfare and Assets study A group of researchers are currently recruiting participants for a LGBTQ+ Welfare and Assets study, which is a joint project between University of Stirling, University of Nottingham, Sheffield Hallam University, and Vanderbilt University in the United States. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
In The South Writing Our Legacy @ Changing Chalk to launch in October This is a four-year programme from 2022 to 2025 that will engage the general public and writers, creatives and audiences from the Black, Asian and ethnically diverse communities, connecting them to the unique chalk grassland of the Sussex Downs and the communities of the urban coastal fringe of Brig By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard offering free care packages during cost of living crisis Priority will be given to disabled folks, people with no recourse to public funds, community members who are QTIBIPOC, and those who are homeless or fleeing unsafe homes. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Martlets partners with Allsorts Youth Project for trans inclusion training Two Sussex-based charities join forces to increase understanding of caring for trans and non-binary community. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Jars with variety of pickled vegetables and fruits. Preserved food Community News ‘Food SOS’ campaign launches to support Brighton & Hove food banks as demand surges and donations fall Led by Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, the Food SOS campaign is calling for all city schools and other organisations to join a city-wide harvest festival campaign and drive food donations to local food banks/projects, alongside sharing useful information to support people through the winter months By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Exhibition at Queer Britain. Photo credit Rahil Ahmad Arts Queer Britain, the first LGBTQ+ museum in Britain, joins nationwide movement to celebrate culture and creativity in communities Queer Britain to host special Fun Palace to celebrate LGBTQ+ culture on Sunday, October 2 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Take Action; Lace Up: World AIDS Day RED RUN to return on November 26 The World AIDS Day RED RUN, a 10k/5k charity fun run and 5K walk, is to return to London’s Victoria Park on Saturday, November 26. Organised to unite the HIV sector, the RED RUN creates a platform for HIV organisations across the country to raise awareness and vital funds for their work. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
International News Two more suspects arrested over LGBTQ+ Pride shooting in Norway The suspects — a man in his forties with Somali citizenship and a Norwegian national in his thirties – are both known to the authorities and face preliminary charges of “complicity in an act of terrorism”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News ‘Drag Calendar’ to raise funds for Sussex Beacon Sid Spencer, who runs Fat Pigeon Art, has announced his new range of Christmas goodies – the Real Dragwives of Brighton & Hove calendar and a special Christmas card – will raise funds for local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
