‘U in Drag’ – Local travel agent promotes luxury river cruises Bradley Reynolds is a local, gay travel agent with 33 years of experience selling holidays. BORN and raised in Shoreham-By-Sea, he started out as a travel agent working with companies including Exchange Travel in George Street, American Express in Churchill Square and Panorama – a Brighton based tra By Besi • 3 min read
Older LGBTQ Project at Switchboard needs your help Switchboard’s Older LGBTQ Project has been providing support, information and community to over 300 older LGBTQ people in Brighton and Hove for the last four years. By Besi • 1 min read
IGLTA hosts record-breaking annual Global Convention in NYC The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association’s annual convention attracts the largest and most globally diverse delegation in its 36-year history to New York City last month. By Besi • 2 min read
Mayor attends Bear-Patrol Suited Sunday Lunch Bear-Patrol the social networking group, hosted their quarterly Suited Sunday Lunch with the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Dee Simson on Sunday April, 28 in the old Wine Cellars at The Old Ship Hotel. By Besi • 1 min read
FILM REVIEW: Tucked JACK Collins is an 80-something straight man enjoying every minute of his career as drag queen Jacky in Brighton.In Tucked we first see him singing I Will Survive and working his magic on an audience with innuendoes, suggestive offers and great repartee: “I’m not fat” he tells us – “just easier to s By Besi • 2 min read
Get on, get checked! To mark Deaf Awareness Week (May 6-12), national charity Action on Hearing Loss will team up with Brighton and Hove Buses in a bid to raise awareness of hearing loss and deafness across the city. By Besi • 2 min read
Brighton and Hove Frontrunners – 6 months on and still growing! Brighton and Hove Frontrunners is an LGBTQ+ running club recently celebrated their six month anniversary in the city. They marked the event by taking part in the Hove Prom Parkrun with two graduates of their first Couch to 5K course in their brand new purple club tops. By Besi • 1 min read
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus say farewell to artistic director After nine fantastic and successful years, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus say farewell to Marc Yarrow. Marc’s tenure with the Chorus, first as Musical Director then Artistic Director, started in 2010. By Besi • 1 min read
Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag Races raise £1,953.22 for Rainbow Fund The Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag Races on Easter Sunday beat last years’ fundraising total (£1,833.66), raising a record £1,953.22 for the Rainbow Fund. By Besi • 3 min read
BOAT announces five-month season for 2019 The Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT) launches its fifth and biggest season of shows to run from May till September at its Dyke Road Park home. By Besi • 2 min read
bty Older and LGBTQ? You’re welcome here! Many older LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) people find themselves having to go ‘back in the closet’ when they enter supported living arrangements like nursing homes, but one group of care homes in Brighton and Hove are making sure that this isn’t the care for their residents. By Besi • 3 min read
Shadow Home Secretary visits Rainbow Hub on St James Street to listen to community concerns Shadow Home Secretary, Diane Abbott MP, visits the Rainbow Hub on St James Street to discuss recent violent attacks on local gay men with elected community representatives. By Besi • 2 min read
