Community News Online support platform for parents and carers of children affected by early childhood trauma has been given new name After a period of consultation with users and partners, The Adopter Hub is to be renamed CATCH – Children And Trauma Community Hub. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Carly Rae Jepsen announces new album, ‘The Loneliest Time’ Her most introspective body of work to date, The Loneliest Time expands on the emotionally potent songwriting and effervescent sound that Jepsen has showcased on past work like 2015’s critically lauded E*M*OTION. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Trans Pride Brighton, Stand Up To Racism and Brighton & Hove Stand Up To Racism have announced a series of solidarity protests to defend Aida H Dee’s Drag Queen Story Hour The protests take place on Thursday, August 4: from 10.30am at Jubilee Library, Brighton; from 1pm at Hove Library; and at 3pm at Woodingdean Library. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News No shade: Lower Briggate lights up for the LGBTQ+ people of Leeds New rainbow lighting is set to light up Lower Briggate ahead of this weekend’s Leeds Pride 2022. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Out and proud members of Out to Swim take part in the 85th annual Pier to Pier race in Brighton. Organised by volunteers of the Brighton Swimming Club, the race, which is just over a kilometre, is one of the main swimming events in the Brighton calendar starting at West Pier and ending under Palace Pier. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Brighton & Hove Pride puts community messages at the heart of city-wide lamp post campaign for 30th Anniversary Brighton & Hove Pride has launched a lamp post campaign for this weekend’s event, calling on local LGBTQ+ community groups to share messages highlighting a campaign, celebration or statistic to the wider public throughout Pride. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Don your rainbow party outfits and take part in the Big Pride Beach Clean on Sunday, August 7 Volunteers who complete a full session can get a free ticket to We Are Fabuloso – Pride in the Park on Sunday, August 7. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts MAISIE, documentary on Britain’s oldest drag artiste, to show at Duke of York’s Picturehouse on Friday, August 5 MAISIE, a documentary on Britain’s oldest working drag artiste Maisie Trollette, is to be screened at Duke of York’s Picturehouse in Brighton on Friday, August 5. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts 201 Dance Company welcomes Christina Aguilera to Pride with dance rendition of Dirrty on the streets of Brighton To give Brighton & Hove Pride headliner Christina Aguilera the warmest welcome to Brighton, choreographer and director Andrea Walker, founder of 201 Dance Company, has once again brought a team of phenomenal dancers together to perform Aguilera’s noughties hit Dirrty in iconic spots around the city. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Is drag family-friendly? Trolls go mad over Drag In the Park A post promoting DRAG IN THE PARK: THE FABULOUS FAMILY-FRIENDLY SHOW has come under fire from trolls on Facebook who have criticised the inclusion of ‘drag queens’ in a family-friendly show. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Queer poetry event with Simran Uppal, mandisa apena and Jinhao Xie The event, on Thursday, July 28, will be an evening of poetry readings hosted by Jacob Sam-La Rose and featuring Barbican Young Poets Simran Uppal, mandisa apena and Jinhao Xie, to celebrate the new poetry anthology ‘Articulations for Keeping the Light In’ By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News OS Lifestyle in Brighton to raise funds for Allsorts Youth Project during Pride OS Lifestyle in Brighton will be on hand to help you get Pride ready by offering charity haircuts over Brighton & Hove Pride on Friday, August 5 (10am – 7pm) and Saturday, August 6 (10am – 3pm) with all proceeds donated to Allsorts Youth Project. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
