Taking place on Saturday, 20 July at Daltons (Madeira Drive, Lower Promenade, Brighton BN2 1TB) on Brighton Beach, the Trans Pride Art Market will be an opportunity to support some amazing trans artists and treat yourself to some gorgeous artwork.
This year’s Pride Street Party will take place on Saturday, 2 and Sunday, 3 August on Marine Parade and feature multiple stages and areas, including three fierce and fabulous stages, music zones, bars and food catering.
Peter Tatchell has reported he was “forcibly ejected” from Birmingham Pride and “threatened with arrest” after calling for West Midlands Police to apologise for past homophobia. The LGBTQ+ rights campaigner said: “My crime? carrying a placard and using a loudhailer to criticise past West Midlands po
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.
Durham Pride, which is taking place this weekend, have said “we are here and we have a voice” after Reform UK, which took control of Durham County Council at the UK local elections, removed the Pride Flag from council headquarters. Reform UK’s Darren Grimes, deputy leader of Durham County Council, d
A Cartography of Queer Becoming: Dylin Hardcastle’s A Language of Limbs
The contribution of Belfast’s LGBTQ+ community has been marked by Belfast City Council with the unveiling of a new stained glass window at City Hall. The design of the colourful window, which shows pivotal moments in the community’s development and was designed in partnership with representatives fr
Councillor Amanda Grimshaw BEM, who has been appointed as new Mayor of Brighton & Hove, will be supporting LGBTQ+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, during her mayoral year. Elected as a Labour councillor in 2019, Amanda was appointed deputy chair of the Tourism, Equalities, Communities and Cult
LGBTQ+ ally Naomi Watts proudly supported her daughter Kai Schreiber as the pair hosted an LGBTQ+ fundraiser in New York, following the teen coming out as trans. In snaps shared to Instagram, Naomi revealed the packed crowd at venue One for One, which was created as a collaborative space for artists
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 [
Taunton Pride in Somerset, an annual event bringing LGBTQ+ communities together, has announced this year’s event has been cancelled. Announcing the news on social media, organisers said: “Greetings all. To confirm, Taunton Pride will not be going ahead this year. Please keep an eye on Facebook for u
The Queens Arms Brighton is to raise funds for local HIV charity Sussex Beacon at The Queens Arms Does DRAGSY MALONE – a drag improv musical starring six drag superstars Sally Vate, Kara Van Park, Portia, Glenda Swing, Rita Herringbone and Tanya Hyde on Friday, 20 June. The Queens Arms say: “They wi
Arts
They really are black and white -costume, hair, make-up ; they’re monochrome humans. It’s a brilliant, bizarre & comic
HIV
Brighton-based community HIV charity Lunch Positive visited Parliament on Tuesday, 20 May with Councillor Jacob Allen for Woodingdean for the launch of a new report from HIV Outcomes UK, a coalition of HIV experts, which has warned that the target to end new HIV transmissions by 2030 is at risk with
Community News
The Kite Trust, an LGBTQ+ youth charity serving communities in Cambridgeshire, has been awarded two grants amounting to £1.7million by the National Lottery Community Fund to “turn the tide” for LGBTQ+ young people. Last year, 4,780 transphobic hate crimes were recorded across England and Wales – mor
LGBTQ+ News
Durham County Council, which is now controlled by Reform UK after victory in the local elections, has removed the LGBTQ+ Pride flag – and the flag of Ukraine – from its headquarters. Liberal Democrat councillor Ellie Hopgood said the decision is a “disrespectful, mean-spirited act” ahead of the city
Sport
Goal Diggers FC (GDFC), a non-ability womxn and non-binary football club in London, is inviting other trans and gender non-conforming, inclusive clubs to play in a friendly tournament on the first day of Pride Month, 1 June. The football club said on Instagram: “Join us on the 1 June to celebrate ou
Pride
Multiple corporate sponsors, including Mastercard, Nissan and Pepsi, have “pulled back” financial contributions to New York City (NYC) Pride, leaving the event with a serious financial deficit just one month before the annual Pride event, which inspires, educates, commemorates and celebrates the cit
LGBTQ+ News
Heather Duster, the Hastings-based drag queen, will be hosting Church of Duster’s Alternative Sunday Service as part of A Curious Town Grows Festival at St Leonards Church, St Leonards-on-sea on Sunday, 25 May. Spend your Sunday worshiping drag idols, indulge in drinking the holy spirits and belt ou
Transgender News
UK trans advocacy organisation TransActual, which shares facts about trans rights, UK law, NHS healthcare and transphobia, has unveiled an eye-catching installation outside the UK’s Supreme Court. The Third Toilet installation, created by BBH London, demands urgent answers and protections for trans
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Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, has welcomed Rob Sainsbury as its new CEO. Writing on social media, Rob said: “Taking on the role of Chief Executive Officer at Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard is both a privilege and a profound responsibility. A
HIV
Welsh Rugby legend Gareth Thomas CBE and Tackle HIV‘s show garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 aims to educate the public about HIV and challenge stigma. The Tackle HIV Challenging Stigma Garden is being exhibited at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Tackle HIV, which is funded and supported b
Transgender News
Trans Is Natural, a coalition of trans, queer and ally climbers, unfurled a huge Trans Pride flag in the middle of the El Capitan rock formation in Yosemite National Park, California on Tuesday, 20 May. The group, which hung the flag “in an act of solidarity and resistance”, said the trans pride fla
LGBTQ+ News
Several LGBTQ+ swimming groups have decided to skip this year’s WorldPride in Washington DC, citing Trump’s attacks against LGBTQ+ communities. Toronto’s Purple Fins, a “gender free” swimming club, is one of several aquatics teams with bi, non-binary or trans athletes that made the difficult decisio