LGBTQ+ News Mermaids appeals against LGB Alliance’s charity status The hearing, which will run from September 9 – 16, will focus attention on debates over sex and gender identity, and the legal definitions of same-sex attraction and sexual orientation. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Brighton & Hove City Council releases statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Brighton & Hove City Council has released a joint statement following yesterday’s announcement from Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
General News Brighton & Hove food banks alarmed as demand surges and donations fall Charities appeal for emergency action as fears grow that cost-of-living crisis leaves thousands in permanent food insecurity By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health QueerAF launches What The Pox? podcast with Martin Joseph QueerAF, a community interest company launched to support queer creatives to kickstart, build and grow their media careers, has launched a podcast, What The Pox?, with award-winning podcaster Martin Joseph. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Jobs The Clare Project seeks Community Development Coordinator With support from LGBT+ Consortium’s LGBT+ Futures Equity Fund, the Clare Project (TCP), the charity supporting trans, non-binary and intersex adults in Sussex, has introduced a new role in order to support the development of its Community Investment Programme. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News The Sussex Beacon’s Women’s Group to meet on Thursday, September 22 The Sussex Beacon’s Women’s Group, a group for women living with HIV, is to meet on Thursday, September 22 from 10.30am. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Festival fever hits Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus As summer draws to a close, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus are celebrating their first full year of performances since Covid, with two very special shows at regional and international festivals. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Terrence Higgins Trust’s Chief Executive to step down after seven years Ian Green is to step down as Chief Executive of HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust – more than 25 years on from his own HIV diagnosis and after almost seven years in the role. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Björk unveils “heavy bottom-ended” new single, atopos Queer icon Björk has unveiled her new single atopos, which is taken from the Icelandic iconic’s forthcoming album, fossora, set for release September 30. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Iris LGBTQ+ Film Festival unveils the 36 international shorts competing for £30,000 Iris Prize ‘The uniting factor in all 36 films is an exhilarating celebration of lives of LGBTQ+ people across the world’ By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Jobs Queer Britain, the UK’s first national LGBTQ+ museum, seeks Curator This is a rare opportunity to shape the UK’s first LGBTQ+ museum from a curatorial perspective, both practically and strategically, helping build up the museum in its early days. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Devon celebrates ten years of Pride! The historic market town of Totnes in rural Devon, saw its tenth Pride event at the weekend, which brought the LGBTQ+ community together with their allies, to celebrate difference and demand queer liberation! By Graham Robson • 3 min read
