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Arts

REVIEW: Field of Anise @ Ironworks

It’s a story of love, of belonging, and a shocking betrayal, made worse by an ending I had not seen coming and which will make you gasp. Not only is this Amir’s debut as a playwright, he also stars and directs – an amazing achievement.

By Brian Butler • 2 min read

Arts

BOOK REVIEW: A Language of Limbs by Dylin Hardcastle

A Cartography of Queer Becoming: Dylin Hardcastle’s A Language of Limbs

By Eric Page • 2 min read

Arts

REVIEW: Mannequim @ Brighton Fringe – Actors

Brighton Fringe’s Mannequim is billed as a”ploem” – a mashup of a play and a poem, and it truly is, as much of its speech is cleverly  in rhyming couplets. What Ted Gooda and Lexy Medwell have created is the dialogue between lifelong friends Alex and Michaela – Alex a boy desperately wanting to be [

By Eric Page • 2 min read

Community Corner

Actually Fabulous: Actually Gay Men's Chorus celebrates 20 years on top

This year, Brighton & Hove's Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary, a milestone that will be celebrated with Actually Fabulous: 20 Years of Actually Gay Men’s Chorus. Over two decades, AGMC has not only been a beacon of joy and community for

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

News

Trans model and activist Munroe Bergdorf makes Vogue list, celebrating women who are shaping modern Britain

Vogue has included trans model and activist Munroe Bergdorf in its annual “Vogue 25” list, celebrating women who are shaping modern Britain.  Bergdorf, who began her transition in 2009, made history in 2017 as L’Oréal’s first transgender model and has served as an LGBTQ+ adviser to the Labour

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Europe

Ireland’s Minister for Equality marks Pride Month with launch of “ambitious” 'National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy'

Ireland’s Minister for Equality, Norma Foley, has marked Pride Month with launch of an “ambitious” National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy, which sets out the vision for “A safe, fair and inclusive Ireland where people are supported to live inclusive, healthy and fulfilling lives”.  The launch follows on the heels of

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

News

The UK's first majority LGBTQ+ housing scheme gets underway in Manchester

Earlier this week, Great Places Housing Group hosted partners at an event to mark the official start on site at its £37 million flagship majority LGBTQ+ Extra Care social rent housing scheme in Whalley Range, which is two miles outside Manchester city centre. Plans for the scheme have been co-produced

By Graham Robson • 3 min read

UK

Outside the EHRC, Protest Is Still a Right

The High Court has rejected an attempt to stop trans rights protests outside the EHRC. Leslie Clarke explores what the ruling means for free speech, the right to protest, and the growing tension between LGBTQ+ communities and the body meant to protect them.

By Leslie Clarke • 3 min read

UK

High Court refuses application to ban trans rights protests outside offices of Equality & Human Rights Commission

Today, the High Court handed down its full judgment, including the reasons for refusing an injunction application from the leaseholders of Tintagel House, the offices of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). Good Law Project, a "non-profit that uses the law to build a fairer future", last

By Graham Robson • 1 min read