Fundraising News An impressive £550 raised for MindOut at Centre Stage Brighton LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut announced on social media that a fundraiser, with a raffle and acts including Drag With No Name and Sally Vate, at Centre Stage Brighton raised an impressive £550 for the charity. According to MindOut, this vital money will go towards funding services and equates By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard welcomes new interim CEO Sam Price Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard has welcomed new interim CEO Sam Price, who has over 20 years’ experience in charity leadership, fundraising, governance and service delivery in a variety of settings including domestic abuse, housing, disability and international development. “It’s an honour to join By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Anti-trans commentator Candace Owens banned from Australia Candace Owens, who has claimed trans people are “clinically insane” and responsible for a rise in mass shootings, has had her visa rejected by the Australian government ahead of a national tour. Immigration Minister Tony Burke said that Owens, who posts far-right, racist, anti-trans content to her m By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Royal British Legion defends release of poppy paired with Progress Flag To mark this year’s Remembrance Day, the Royal British Legion has released a special poppy paired with the Progress Flag, which “symbolises support for our LGBTIQ+ community who are a vital part of our armed forces past and present”. The flag, which includes elements representing binary, intersex, t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Music “You must have felt so alone.” Sade expresses regret for not understanding her trans son in ‘Young Lion’, her first song in six years British soul-pop legend Sade has expressed her regret for not understanding her trans son in Young Lion, her first song in six years. The tender apology to her trans son, Izaak Adu, features the lyrics: “You must have felt so alone. The anguish and pain, I should’ve known… With such a heavy burden, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Luke Evans reveals he was “bullied for being gay before I even understood what it meant” Luke Evans has revealed he was “bullied for being gay before I even understood what it meant” in his new memoirs, Boy From the Valleys, an extract of which has been published in The Guardian. The star of films The Hobbit, Beauty and the Beast and Fast and Furious writes: “The first sense I had […] By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pansexual comedian Joe Lycett has become a father! Pansexual comedian Joe Lycett has revealed he’s become a father for the first time after posting a sweet snap of himself cradling his newborn son on Instagram. It’s thought the comedian, 36, welcomed his son with his secret girlfriend, who he calls Denise. Alongside the image, Joe penned on Instagra By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard team member launches new initiative for low-income LGBTQ+ people in Brighton & Hove One of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard‘s team members Reuben has launched a new initiative outside of his role at Switchboard. The Village Foodbank is a new initiative for low-income LGBTQ+ people in Brighton & Hove to access food, toiletries and other essentials in an affirming community space. A By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television Oliver Stark opens up about playing bisexual firefighter British actor Oliver Stark has opened up about wanting to be “representative in a positive way” when playing bisexual firefighter in American procedural drama 9-1-1. The 9-1-1 actor’s on-screen character came out as bisexual last year and Oliver recently explained how he approaches the role. Oliver, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Brighton & Hove ready to welcome Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 with Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and England’s Red Roses bidding to become champions Rugby players and fans from Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and England will descend on the city next September as they bid to become the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 champions Matches at the Brighton & Hove Community Stadium will include the current world cup title holders New Zealand as well as En By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Conservative councillor criticises council for not consulting trans and non-binary communities on new public toilets Ed Pitt Ford, a Conservative councillor, has criticised Westminster City Council for not consulting trans and non-binary communities on new public toilets. The new toilets – part of the council’s modernisation scheme to freshen up the existing facilities – are set to be split into men’s and women’s By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Music Kate Bush tells BBC she’s “keen to start working on a new album” Kate Bush, who returned to number one with her classic song Running Up That Hill in 2022, has told the BBC she is “very keen” to start working on new music. Bush, whose last album 50 Words for Snow was released in 2011, said there are “lots of ideas” she wants to pursue, telling Emma […] By Graham Robson • 2 min read
