Dine with the Stars to benefit the Safety Forum Dine with the Stars presents a fundraising Dinner & Show to benefit the Brighton & Hove LGBT Safety Forum on Saturday, May 25. Hosted by Drag Queens, Davina Sparkle, Mrs Moore and Kara Van Park, who will introduce top tribute act Rob Taylor as Elton John then Olly Murs. By Besi • 2 min read
Actually GMC raise £3142.83 for HIV charity Samuel Cousins, Musical Director at Actually CIC, and members of Actually Gay Men’s Chorus receive a certificate of appreciation from Bill Puddicombe of The Sussex Beacon. By Besi • 2 min read
DWP Deaths In Cambridge Artist and a former Miss Gscene, Vince Laws, has produced a series of DWP Deaths Make Me Sick shrouds, 14 of which will be on display at Cambridge Junction on Friday 26 and Saturday, April 27, 2019. By Besi • 3 min read
Photo: Hugo Michiels A life in cabaret: Legends celebrates Brighton’s own legend Maisie Trollette Legends will host a very special event, A Life in Cabaret, on, Sunday, April 28 celebrating the 50 Year Golden Jubilee of the Grande Dame of cabaret David Raven, aka Maisie Trollette. By Besi • 2 min read
TODAY: Traditional Easter Bonnet Parade to raise money for Rainbow Fund The Bedford Tavern and Grosvenor Bar will once again host Brighton’s annual Easter Bonnet Parade and Drag Races on Easter Sunday (April 21).The fun packed day will kick off at noon when Western Street is closed to traffic and the street party begins. By Besi • 1 min read
FILM PREVIEW: DOOZY to be screened @Fabrica Quite simply a ‘doozy’ of a film experience… With his flamboyant persona and acerbic delivery, in-the-closet comedian and actor Paul Lynde became one of America’s best-known television personalities in the 60s and 70s. By Besi • 2 min read
Brighton Unity Weekend – final line-up of venues revealed More LGBT+ venues take part in this year’s Brighton Unity Weekend, up from the original four of Charles Street Tap, Legends, Club & Bar Revenge and The Queens Arms to raise funds for The Rainbow Fund. By Besi • 2 min read
Hours extended for Community Safety Guardians Initiative over Easter Bank Holiday weekend With high temperatures and record crowds of visitors expected to visit Brighton & Hove over the Easter bank holiday weekend, the hours newly created Community Safety Guardians will patrol St James Street are being extended. By Besi • 1 min read
Bridging gaps in the queer communities – The Tapestry Project Several months ago, drag artists Robert Kocur (Polka Dot) and Jordan Stovall (Wanda Cookie) began planning a way for other drag artists in London to give back to their surrounding community through impactful work. By Besi • 2 min read
Worried about your hearing, or someone else’s? During Deaf Awareness Week (May 6-12), Action on Hearing Loss will team up with Brighton and Hove Buses to urge people to be more deaf aware in their daily lives to make the city more inclusive and accessible for people who are deaf or have hearing loss. By Besi • 1 min read
FILM PREVIEW: Killing Patient Zero a documentary about the origins of the AIDS epidemic Killing Patient Zero, is a documentary about the origins of the AIDS epidemic and the story of Gaetan Dugas, the man who was incorrectly accused of starting it all. By Besi • 2 min read
CEO says goodbye to Switchboard Daniel Cheesman the CEO of Switchboard moves on this week to a new position with a Bristol based charity. DANIEL a former Director of Brighton Hove and District Samaritans, arrived at Switchboard two years ago, at a difficult time in their history and is credited with turning the organisation round By Besi • 2 min read
