LGBTQ+ News International Family Equality Day ’emphasised that working towards family equality concerns each and every one’ Just like its predecessors, IFED 2022 was a great success: It was commemorated in a record-breaking 237 cities in 71 countries By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News The Platinum Party at the Ledward Centre on Sunday, June 5 Dance artist Stuart Waters hosts Jubilee-themed Platinum Party at Brighton’s newly opened LGBTQ+ community and culture centre, the Ledward Centre, on Sunday, June 5 from 3pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Sussex Beacon Women’s Group to meet for summer workshop The Sussex Beacon’s Women’s Group, a group for women living with HIV, is to meet on Friday, June 10 from 10am for a workshop of summer wreath making and floral headpieces. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News BBC Radio 6 Music announces ‘Loud and Proud’ season for Pride Month BBC Radio 6 Music’s Loud and Proud season, which includes Billy Porter, Skunk Anansie and Andy Bell, will celebrate LGBTQ+ voices throughout June with a range of special shows, guest presenters and mixes. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News Martlets on the move to Maycroft Manor as hospice rebuild begins Martlets, the much-loved hospice care charity for Brighton & Hove, is spreading its wings with a major £10m rebuild of its hospice site at Wayfield Avenue in Hove. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Sussex Beacon to mark 30th Anniversary with exhibition at Ledward Centre Brighton’s newly opened LGBTQ+ community hub, the Ledward Centre, will be hosting a major exhibition from November 21 till December 9, featuring 30 years of photos and memorabilia from HIV charity the Sussex Beacon. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
closeup of two men holding hands, painted as the rainbow flag, against an off-white background LGBTQ+ News Same-gender partners ‘experience worse psychological distress following bereavement’ New research compares, for the first time, the experiences of bereaved people from same-gender couples with mixed-gender couples By Graham Robson • 4 min read
News Brighton & Hove Pride: get ready for lift off! After two years of not being able to celebrate Pride in our city, Brighton & Hove Pride is excited that normal service will be resumed for the summer of 2022 and all main events are back on schedule, including: the Pride Community Day & Dog Show, Pride LGBTQ+ Community Parade, the two-day Pride Vill By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News New data shows 3.1% of people aged 16+ identify as lesbian, gay or bi The release provides ‘experimental statistics’ on sexual orientation in the UK in 2020 by region, sex, age, marital or legal partnership status, ethnic group and socio-economic classification, using data from the Annual Population Survey By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Lesflicks signs 30 new films during Cannes Film Festival “We’re proud to shed light on our community and showcase the representation that is well deserved, and we’re a proud organisation that is visible 365 days a year, not just during Pride Month.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ child sexual abuse victims and survivors ‘blamed for their abuse’ Some LGBTQ+ victims and survivors of child sexual abuse were told their identity or orientation was a result of the abuse they experienced, a new report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse found. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Jill Nalder Fundraising News The Sussex Beacon launches major community campaign – #BeMoreJill You know you’ve become an icon when a hashtag is created in your name. This is very much the case with Jill Nalder, the inspiration behind hit TV series It’s A Sin, who is also a patron of Brighton-based HIV charity the Sussex Beacon By Graham Robson • 2 min read
