News Oh We Do Like to Be Beside the Queer-Side! Margate gears up for summer of Pride Margate is fast becoming one of the UK’s most prominent LGBTQ+ communities, with census data indicating that over 7% of its population identifies as LGBTQ+. This figure places the town ahead of Manchester and Bristol, and just behind Brighton, often referred to as the UK’s LGBTQ+ capital. Against By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News Munroe Bergdorf: “If you want to be a good trans ally, do more than posturing.” British model and trans activist Munroe Bergdorf has issued a powerful call to action for those who consider themselves allies of the trans community, urging them to move beyond symbolic gestures and engage in meaningful support. In a candid interview with the Daily Mirror, Bergdorf criticised what she described as By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Berlin Pride marchers warn of rising homophobia amid political backlash Berlin’s Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade drew record crowds this weekend with marchers and activists using the occasion to raise alarm over a surge in homophobia and what they see as a dangerous shift in Germany’s political climate. Under the defiant slogan “Never shut up,” tens of thousands By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News “We just want to bring Fiongal home." Grieving mother of Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek receives wrong body after Air India crash A British mother has spoken of her devastation after discovering that the body returned to her following the tragic Air India crash was not that of her son. Amanda Donaghey, whose son Fiongal Greenlaw-Meek died alongside his husband Jamie in the crash of Air India Flight 171, was preparing to By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sandi Goodwin Sandi Goodwin: The art of making art Queer musical theatre genius Stephen Sondheim said: “the art of making art is putting it together, bit by bit.” And Sandi Goodwin has certainly done that, in a varied life which has encompassed being an aspiring dancer and actor, then HIV nurse and activist, theatre producer, and now an abstract By Brian Butler • 5 min read
North America Trans congresswoman Sarah McBride condemns Trump’s anti-trans military ban in powerful speech US Representative Sarah McBride, the first openly trans member of Congress, has delivered a scathing rebuke of President Donald Trump’s ban on trans military personnel, calling the policy “immoral,” “unfair,” and “un-American.” Speaking passionately on the House floor, McBride denounced the Trump administration’s decision to expel trans service By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner National Switchboard to take control of LGBTQ+ helpline support in Brighton & Hove Brighton & Hove LGBT+ Switchboard has announced a new partnership with Switchboard – the National LGBTQ+ Support Line. From October 2025, National Switchboard will assume responsibility for delivering helpline support across Brighton & Hove, thereby expanding access to a trusted, year-round service for LGBTQ+ individuals and their allies. Although Brighton & By Graham Robson • 2 min read
UK Conservative Christian groups 'furious' after 'Jesus' makes appearance at Belfast Pride A depiction of 'Jesus' during this year’s Belfast Pride parade has provoked strong condemnation from conservative Christian groups, who have labelled the act “blasphemous” and “deeply offensive.” The image, shared by Progressive Politics NI before being hastily deleted, showed the joyful Jesus-alike posing with two people: one By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Europe Malta named safest country for LGBTQ+ travellers Malta has been named the safest country for LGBTQ+ travellers in the LGBTQ+ Risk Map for 2025, which offers an overview of global travel safety for LGBTQ+ individuals. Compiled by A3M Global Monitoring, a provider of travel risk assessment tools, and developed in collaboration with Diversity Tourism and ITB Berlin, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Jared Orlin chatting with Liran Notik, Exclusive interview for Scene Mag Culture Brighton’s Pop Art gets a Cheeky Twist: Jared Orlin’s Exhibition at Fishing Quarter Gallery If you’re wandering through Brighton’s Fishing Quarter and stumble upon a riot of colour, wit, and irresistible pop culture charm, congratulations - you’ve just found yourself at Jared Orlin’s latest exhibition. And lucky me, I had the pleasure of spending an afternoon with Jared himself, diving By Liran Notik • 3 min read
UK IN PICTURES: London Trans+ Pride 2025 - "We will not be erased, shamed, segregated or forced back into the margins." London Trans+ Pride (LT+P) made history yesterday (Saturday, 26 July) as over 100,000 attendees marched through central London, obliterating last year's world record of 60,000 and cementing its status as the largest Trans Pride event in history. The march, themed Existence and Resistance, brought together By Graham Robson • 8 min read
News Family of trans teen Jason Pulman sue Sussex Police over handling of disappearance The family of Jason Pulman, a 15-year-old trans teenager who tragically took his own life in April 2022, has launched legal action against Sussex Police, alleging the force failed to adequately respond when he was reported missing. Jason’s mother, Emily Pulman, and stepfather, Mark Pulman, are pursuing a High By Graham Robson • 2 min read
