Community News Brighton & Hove to come together for International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia on 17 May Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ communities and allies will come together on Saturday, 17 May for the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). This year’s event will take place at the stairs of the Brighton Unitarian Church from 12-1pm and feature music from Brighton Gay Men By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Brighton Fringe Brighton Fringe: all things queer and quirky In part two of my preview of Brighton Fringe, I give you tips for more queer and quirky shows that might amuse, shock and educate. Dates and times vary, so in no particular order, here they are: C’est Magnifique is a love letter to cabaret and musical theatre. Be swept along as our characters whisk By Brian Butler • 2 min read
14/07/18 .QUEEN STREET – GLASGOW.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the 2018 Pride Parade. (Photo by Ross MacDonald/SNS Group via Getty Images) Transgender News Nicola Sturgeon says lives of trans people are at risk of being made “almost unliveable” following Supreme Court’s anti-trans judgement Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon has said the lives of trans people are at risk of being made “almost unliveable” following the Supreme Court‘s anti-trans judgement on the definition of a woman. The ex-SNP leader also raised concerns about interim guidance issued by the Equality and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Gay gender-critic booted from Adopt a Station scheme for criticising Pride Train and expressing anti-trans views A gay man, who expressed gender-critical views and criticised West Midlands Railway‘s (WMR) Pride Train, which launched to coincide with Birmingham Pride 2024, has been banned from the train company’s Adopt a Station scheme, which encourages community groups and individuals to volunteer at their loc By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Notts LGBT+ Network to celebrate turning 50 with event hosted by Priscilla Shona Krakow Notts LGBT+ Network is to celebrate turning 50 with a Rainbow Relay event (afternoon tea and quiz) hosted by Priscilla Shona Krakow at the Hockley Emporium on Sunday, 25 May. Since its inception in 1975 (as the Lesbian and Gay Helpline), the network has provided support to more than 80,000 people an By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News “Jailed and tortured” Afghan LGBTs appeal for help Peter Tatchell Foundation has circulated a press release saying the Taliban have “captured, jailed and likely tortured” two Afghan LGBTs, lesbian Maryam Ravish and trans woman Maeve Pieescu. According to the human rights organisation, they were arrested on 20 March 2025, as they tried to flee the co By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Transgender News Members of non-ability womxn and non-binary football club urge FA to stop banning trans women from football Members of Goal Diggers Football Club, a non-ability womxn and non-binary football club in London, walked from their training pitches at Haggerston to Wembley on 5 May to deliver a letter to the FA urging them to rethink their current transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming grassroots foot By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride An “uplifted, reimagined celebration”. Brighton & Hove Pride issues update on this year’s Pride Street Party Brighton & Hove Pride has announced it is teaming up with local LGBTQ+ venues to create an “uplifted, reimagined celebration” for this year’s Pride Street Party. According to Pride, this “exciting evolution will allow us to provide a safe and sustainable Pride Street Party for the future in addition By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Transgender News London Trans+ Pride to return to the capital on Saturday, 26 July with the theme, ‘Existence & Resistance’ London Trans+ Pride is to return to the capital on Saturday, 26 July with the theme, Existence & Resistance, for its seventh year of unapologetic protest, visibility, and solidarity. Sharing the news on social media, London Trans+ Pride shared a series of powerful pro-trans messages of solidarity an By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Phuti Lekoloane, South Africa’s first openly gay male footballer, shares insight on the urgent need to keep queer-inclusive sport alive in Africa Phuti Lekoloane, South Africa’s first openly gay male footballer and a driving force behind the African Pride Games, has shared insights on the urgent need to keep queer-inclusive sport alive in Africa, saying he is “fighting because I know how heavy it is to feel invisible.” “Most people see the l By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV Equality in name only? National AIDS Trust report uncovers “concerning experience” of discrimination for people living with HIV New research from National AIDS Trust (NAT), the UK’s HIV human rights charity, reveals a “concerning picture” of unlawful discrimination experienced by people living with HIV because of their status, across the UK. It shows that the Equalities Act is likely to be commonly breached in healthcare, pl By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Politics Reform UK vows to ban Pride and Trans Flags from council buildings it controls Reform UK has vowed it will ban Pride and Trans Flags from council buildings it now controls after the local elections on Thursday, 1 May. Writing on the X social media platform, the party said: “Reform UK councils will only fly the Union Jack, St George’s flag and County flags. We are proud of our By Graham Robson • 1 min read
