Pride United in Pride launches, bridging the two weeks between Trans Pride Brighton and Brighton & Hove Pride A new festival, United in Pride, has launched, bridging the two weeks between Trans Pride Brighton and Brighton & Hove Pride and bringing together the diverse voices, talents, and spirit of Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ communities. Spearheaded by Brighton & Hove Pride, Trans Pride Brighton and Brighton By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Brighton & Hove to host Various Voices 2030 Brighton & Hove is to host Various Voices 2030 after the city’s LGBTQ+ choirs – Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Rainbow Chorus and Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus – came together to bid for the European LGBTQ+ choir festival. Various Voices, which will take place in Brussels in 2026, takes place every four yea By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News “I want to be the best version of myself.” Lesbian comedian and presenter Sue Perkins opens up about her recent ADHD diagnosis Lesbian comedian and presenter Sue Perkins has opened up about living with ADHD, saying that she refuses to use her diagnosis as an excuse for her behaviour. The 55-year-old, known for co-hosting The Great British Bake Off and as one half of comedy duo Mel and Sue, said her recent diagnosis has brou By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television “Gobby Scouse drag queen” Danny Beard an early favourite to win this year’s Celebrity Big Brother RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Danny Beard shared their excitement before entering this year’s Celebrity Big Brother. The queen, who will be performing out of drag while in the Big Brother house, ensured all eyes were on them as they arrived at the launch on Monday, April 7. Viewers at home rushed to so By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Rainbow Chorus: ANTHEMS IN COLOUR on Saturday, June 28 Join Rainbow Chorus, Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ chorus, for a multi-coloured evening of summer anthems on Saturday, June 28 at St George’s Church, Kemptown. Tickets are now on sale for ANTHEMS IN COLOUR where you can expect an uplifting evening of songs including a mix of classic anthems and pop stand By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Fears for gay make up artist deported by Trump administration to maximum-security prison in El Salvador Andry Hernandez Romero, a gay Venezuelan makeup artist who sought asylum in the United States last year, was flown to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in March under a deportation deal brokered by President Trump. The deportations come as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on the V By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride Baga Chipz to headline High Wycombe Pride RuPaul’s Drag Race UK queen Baga Chipz is to headline High Wycombe Pride, which will take place on Saturday, August 23. Baga Chipz competed in the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and has since appeared on Celebrity X Factor, Celebrity Master Chef, Ackley Bridge and played Margaret Thatcher in By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News ‘The Roast of Sally Vate’ – a Legends Brighton cabaret fundraiser – raises £600 for Lunch Positive The Roast of Sally Vate – a Legends Brighton fundraiser – raised £600 for local HIV charity Lunch Positive on Sunday, April 6. Hosted by Lola Lasagne, the event saw Martha D’Arthur, Chris Ashton-Hollis, Rose Garden and Mrs Moore ‘roast’ Brighton sweetheart Sally Vate, and nothing (and no one) was of By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trans picnic targeted by two groups in Manchester Organisers of a trans picnic in the park in Manchester have taken to social media after the event was targeted by “groups of young men, intent on harassing, intimidating, and threatening our friends and picnic-goers”. Writing on social media, organisers said that one pair “tore down a Progress Pride By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Retrospective: 20 Years of Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus For the first concert of their 20th anniversary year, the boys from the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) are back with a new show highlighting the history of the chorus. A jukebox show that celebrates the joy and community the group has generated over the last 20 years, Retrospective: 20 Year By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Business News Centre Stage to remain open after sale of Amsterdam Hotel collapses Centre Stage Brighton – a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community and their friends – is to remain open after announcing on social media the sale of the Amsterdam Hotel has collapsed. The bar, which was going to be turned into a seafood restaurant, wrote on Facebook: “Just when you thought you’d got rid By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Chichester’s Novium Museum hosting new exhibition, which celebrates “the rich tapestry of LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and Pride in Chichester” Chichester’s Novium Museum is currently hosting an exhibition, which celebrates “the rich tapestry of LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and Pride in Chichester” and gives museum visitors a chance to “discover the powerful stories of our community”. Developed in collaboration with Chichester Pride, Out & P By Graham Robson • 2 min read
