LGBTQ+ News Queer in Brighton to present ‘No Longer Private’ at Queer Bloomsbury at Charleston This coming Sunday, September 18, Queer in Brighton is holding a special Queer History Club, presenting cutting edge research from Samson Dittrich in conversation with the inimitable Kuchenga, to mark the launch of the first major public exhibition of Duncan Grant’s erotic drawing Very Private? By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News BLAGSS announces ‘Bowling Extravaganza’ will take place on Wednesday, November 2 Once again BLAGSS will be organising the event, taking over the whole complex of 26 lanes for BLAGSS’ sports groups and community organisations. Local HIV charity Lunch Positive will be trying to defend their title… By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News EuroPride banned by Serbian authorities EuroPride, the pan-European gathering of the LGBTQ+ community due to be held in Belgrade this Saturday, has been banned by Serbian authorities, sparking an outcry from organisers. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts NEW DATE: Musical theatre sensation The WestEnders to treat Brighton to an unforgettable entertainment extravaganza in aid of the Sussex Beacon For one night only at The Old Ship Hotel on Thursday, September 29, musical theatre sensation The WestEnders will be treating Brighton to an unforgettable entertainment extravaganza in aid of local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive and Terrence Higgins Trust to run Energy Surgery for people living with or affected by HIV With energy costs rising, HIV charities Lunch Positive and Terrence Higgins Trust have teamed up to host an Energy Surgery for people living with or affected by HIV on Friday, September 23. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts The Coast Is Queer, Brighton & Hove’s festival of LGBTQ+ writing, to return in October Three days of accessible, lively literary conversations, panels, workshops and films celebrating some of the best and brightest LGBTQ+ writers By Graham Robson • 5 min read
Community News The Ledward Centre to launch LGBTQ+ neurodiversity meet-up on Thursday, September 15 The Ledward Centre, Brighton’s new LGBTQ+ community and cultural centre, is launching a new monthly meet-up on Thursday, September 15, organised by a team of volunteers with lived experience of various conditions under the neurodivergent umbrella. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Legends Brighton to show funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, September 19 Legends Brighton, the LGBTQ+ hotspot, is to show the funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II on Monday, September 19. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Shortlist of 15 short films competing for LGBTQ+ Iris Prize Best British award revealed Organisers of the Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival have announce the shortlist of 15 films competing for the Iris Prize Best British Supported by Film4 award. Also revealed are the two juries for the main prizes… By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Traumfrau, Marlborough and Pecs present: ‘Very Private? The Party’ at Queer Bloomsbury festival this weekend Join this holy trinity of queerness as they lead you through a night of debauched fun! Get there early for life-changing and pheromone-altering shows, queer DJs – including Xzan and Affy Go Bang! – all-women and non-binary company Pecs Drag Kings, and live art making with Artists Model Ink. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Clare Project Community News The Clare Project seeks new trustees The Clare Project, the trans, non-binary and intersex support charity in Sussex, is looking for volunteer trustees to support them over the coming years. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Thousands march in Belgrade against planned Gay Pride parade Thousands of religious and right-wing activists marched through Serbia’s capital on Sunday calling for authorities to ban a Gay Pride march planned for this Saturday. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
