Arts Arts charity Outside In to run Artist Support Day at Fabrica on Tuesday, July 26 Arts charity Outside In, which aims to provide a platform for artists who face significant barriers to the art world due to health, disability, social circumstance or isolation, is to run an Artist Support Day at Fabrica in Brighton on Tuesday, July 26 from 10am. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
National News LGBTQ+ organisations call for meaningful progress on non-binary equality in Scotland National LGBTQ+ organisations in Scotland have called for awareness to become action following the publication of the Scottish Government’s response to 35 recommendations from the Working Group on Non-Binary Equality. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Information Switchboard’s Domestic Abuse Service to run every Tuesday at the Ledward Centre Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard has announced its Domestic Abuse Service is now running weekly on Tuesdays from 3-5pm at the Ledward Centre, 14a Jubilee St, Brighton BN1 1GE. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Birmingham More dates announced for MOBILISE, a series of radical and joyous queer dance parties in Birmingham Following a successful first MOBILISE queer and sober dance party at the end of June, Fatt Projects, producers of the event presented as part of Birmingham 2022 Festival, have announced future dates for the series taking place at The Exchange in Birmingham By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Inclusive rugby tournament London Pride 7s confirmed for July 23 Mitcham & Carshalton RUFC and the London Stags RFC have announced the second London Pride 7s tournament, an annual inclusive Sevens Rugby tournament event, will take place at Dewsbury Cottage in Carshalton on Saturday, July 23. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Back to Earth Live presents Queer Earth and Liquid Matters Hosted at London’s Stone Nest on Saturday, July 16 and Sunday, July 17, the festival will be a two-day festival exploring transformation, queerness, the natural, the unnatural and the wild, as well as decolonial, indigenous and submerged perspectives on the climate crisis By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Gender equality – Weight scale with gender signs showing equal weight. In The South Labour councillors launch gender equality campaign in Brighton & Hove The campaign, which was kicked off with a proposal at Brighton & Hove City Council’s Policy & Resources Committee to target hardship funding towards tackling period poverty, follows a recent study that ranked Brighton & Hove as the worst city in the country for period poverty, with almost half of wo By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News UN renews crucial human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity The UN Human Rights Council has reaffirmed its commitment to combating discrimination and violence on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Proud Baggies launches LGBTQ+ inclusive football sessions Proud Baggies, West Bromwich Albion FC’s LGBTQ+ supporters’ group, has announced it is teaming up with the Albion Foundation to deliver inclusive football sessions from Friday, July 8. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Coventry and West Midlands Festival of freedom for all is promised as Pride House Birmingham announces events schedule Inclusion venue at Commonwealth Games set to welcome thousands of visitors from Friday, July 22. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Health Sussex Beacon awarded over £370,000 for three years from National Lottery Community Fund Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has announced it has been awarded over £370,000 for three years from the National Lottery Community Fund towards the charity’s Community Services By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Komedia to host MindOut for the Laughs on Wednesday, August 3 Join LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut for a bumper night of pre-Pride entertainment – a hilarious comedy cabaret fundraiser – at the Komedia on Wednesday, August 3 from 7.30pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
