Community Corner LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut joins forces with the Prince and Princess of Wales to help transform suicide prevention Brighton-based LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut is one of 18 charities chosen to be part of the National Suicide Prevention Network, run by the Royal Foundation of the Prince and Princess of Wales. Launched on World Mental Health Day, the Network aims to transform suicide prevention by delivering lasting change By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner INTERVIEW: Davina Sparkle spills on championing LGBTQ+ venues, joining Lunch Positive as a trustee and reveals her crush of the day.… "The sparkles are real and so is the back pain and bad knees." By Dale Melita • 5 min read
The Coast is Queer: Friday's tide brings in a bounty of brilliant queer voices Like a harbour at full tide, the Coast is Queer Festival's wealth of talent was a maritime procession of queer brilliance, each artist a different craft navigating the same glorious, tumultuous waters of LGBTQ+ experience. By Eric Page • 5 min read
📸Gemini Features & Longread Growing up gay and neurodivergent October is ADHD Awareness Month and it feels like I'm coming out again! By Dale Melita • 6 min read
UK Bradford to embrace its vibrant LGBTQ+ heritage this weekend Bradford is embracing its vibrant LGBTQ+ heritage this weekend with the launch of Back in the Pink, a city-wide festival running from 10 - 12 October. The event honours decades of activism, creativity, and community spirit, while paying tribute to the original Bradford in the Pink festivals of the 1980s. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
UK Russell Tovey urges LGBTQ+ community to brace for potential Reform UK government Actor Russell Tovey has issued a stark warning to the LGBTQ+ community, urging them to “prepare ourselves” for the possibility of a Reform UK government, as the right-wing party led by Nigel Farage gains traction in national polls. Speaking in an interview with Attitude magazine following his recognition as “Man By Graham Robson • 2 min read
UK LGBTQ+ organisations react to latest hate crime figures - they "don’t tell the full story" The latest Home Office statistics reveal a complex picture of hate crime trends across England and Wales, with an overall rise in recorded offences but a reported decline in incidents targeting LGBTQ+ individuals. However, leading advocacy groups warn that the figures may not reflect the true scale of abuse faced By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture CN Lester's 'Transpose' returns to Barbican, featuring some of the UK’s most exciting trans artists CN Lester’s Transpose festival has unveiled the full line-up for the sixth edition of their Pit Party, which will take over the Barbican’s studio venue for four evenings of live music and performance. The event celebrates non-conforming work and features some of the UK’s most exciting trans By Graham Robson • 4 min read
News Trans group 'BASH BACK' targets Brighton Centre - FiLiA has “blood on their hands” 'BASH BACK', a "trans-led direct-action project", has targeted the Brighton Centre ahead of this weekend’s FiLiA Conference to “to prove trans people will not be intimidated”, adding FiLiA should “expect retaliation” if they continue. The group, which accuses FiLiA of having “blood on their hands” By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Features & Longread "Our city is being invaded by transphobes this weekend." Trans Pride Brighton issues statement ahead of "anti-trans" Filia Conference This weekend the Brighton Centre will host the Filia Conference 2025, an event which bills itself as a feminist event, raising issues about global women's rights. Sounds great, right? Well, it’s a lie. Because behind the branding is a platform for exclusion. Behind the slogans is a By Sarah Savage • 2 min read
Culture New Netflix series ‘Boots’ explores life as a gay Marine before “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Netflix’s latest original series, Boots, is a poignant and powerful exploration of identity, resilience, and camaraderie set against the backdrop of the U.S. Marine Corps in the early 1990s - a time when being openly gay in the military was not just taboo, but illegal. Inspired by Greg By Graham Robson • 2 min read
UK Trans girl's suicide over "extraordinary delays" in healthcare ruled "preventable" by coroner Warning: This article discusses topics related to suicide, which may be distressing for some readers. TransLucent, a trans advocacy organisation, has condemned the "extraordinary delays" in helping trans youth after the death of 17-year-old trans girl Leia Sampson-Grimbly, who took her own life waiting for gender dysphoria treatment, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
