UK Wiltshire Police faces legal challenge overs its support of Pride events Wiltshire Police is facing a High Court battle after free speech campaigners accused the force of breaching its duty of neutrality by actively supporting Pride events. The judicial review, led by barrister Sarah Phillimore, co-founder of the Fair Cop organisation, centres on Wiltshire Police’s presence at Swindon Pride this By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture Chappell Roan honours Cyndi Lauper’s LGBTQ+ legacy at Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction Pop icon Cyndi Lauper was formally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday night (8 November) in Los Angeles, with queer pop star Chappell Roan delivering a tribute that celebrated Lauper’s decades-long impact on music and LGBTQ+ visibility. Roan praised Lauper as a “born performer By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner Baga Chipz to headline Charles Street Tap and Queens Arms’ World AIDS Day cabaret fundraiser Baga Chipz, star of RuPaul's Drag Race, will be joining local cabaret stars for Charles Street Tap and Queens Arms Brighton’s annual World AIDS Day cabaret fundraiser on Monday, 1 December. Charles Street Tap said: "We’re going BIG this year at Charles Street Tap – and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
North America 19-year-old man charged for plotting attacks on LGBTQ+ venues in Detroit US authorities have charged a 19-year-old man accused of plotting attacks on LGBTQ+ venues in Detroit, in what prosecutors say was an ISIS-inspired terror scheme echoing the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre. The suspect, named in court filings as Milo Sedarat, was arrested at his father’s home in Montclair, New By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut awarded £5,000 at 'Angels' Den' event Sussex-based LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut was awarded £5,000 at an 'Angels’ Den' event at the Brighton i360, organised by Focus Foundation. Ten Sussex charities received a share of over £100,000 at the event, which saw each charity outline what it would spend the money on, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
UK Cambridge University bans trans rowers from Women’s Boat Race in spite of protest from Trans Liberation Cambridge Cambridge University has voted to ban trans women from competing in women’s college-level boat races, aligning its policies with British Rowing’s gender eligibility guidelines. The decision, made by the Cambridge University Combined Boat Club (CUCBC), saw college boat club captains narrowly vote to adopt British Rowing’s gender By Graham Robson • 2 min read
North America Four dead after street racer crashes into Florida gay bar during police pursuit A devastating crash in Tampa’s Ybor City district has left four people dead and at least 13 others injured after a street racer fleeing police lost control and slammed into a popular LGBTQ+ bar in the early hours of Saturday morning. The incident occurred just after 12.30am outside By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Culture Brighton Gay Men's Chorus presents 'Beauty and the Bear' at Brighton Dome This year December will be magic again! The boys from the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, fresh from their 20th anniversary celebration, return to the Brighton Dome for their winter spectacular, Beauty and the Bear, on Saturday, 13 December. A reimagining of the classic fairytale in pantomime style that is By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Politics Green Party Bristol councillors show solidarity with trans community during heated Council debate Green Party councillors in Bristol held trans rights banners and Progress Pride flags during a council meeting earlier this week as they clashed with local residents over Trans Rights. The display followed a similar incident in September, when several Green councillors walked out of a full council meeting in protest By Graham Robson • 2 min read
📸Diana Thompson Community Corner INTERVIEW: International cabaret performer Billie Gold on lesbian visibility and pride, her fave foodie hangouts in Brighton and t.A.T.u. "I’m always on a mission to learn more about queer women that came before me, so I think it's so important now that lesbians in music are being championed in a way they weren't before." By Dale Melita • 7 min read
Culture Wayne Snow returns with new album, Snowdome and world tour dates🌍 Time to get your skeletal pop fix! By Dale Melita • 3 min read
Culture Romy shares proudly queer love song ‘Love Who You Love’ British singer-songwriter and producer Romy, best known as one-third of The xx, has unveiled her latest single, Love Who You Love - a euphoric and deeply personal track that she describes as a “proudly queer love song” and a symbolic closing chapter to her acclaimed 2023 debut solo album, Mid By Graham Robson • 1 min read
