LGBTQ Choirs Retrospective: 20 Years of Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus For the first concert of their 20th anniversary year, the boys from the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) are back with a new show highlighting the history of the chorus. A jukebox show that celebrates the joy and community the group has generated over the last 20 years, Retrospective: 20 Year By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Business News Centre Stage to remain open after sale of Amsterdam Hotel collapses Centre Stage Brighton – a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community and their friends – is to remain open after announcing on social media the sale of the Amsterdam Hotel has collapsed. The bar, which was going to be turned into a seafood restaurant, wrote on Facebook: “Just when you thought you’d got rid By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Chichester’s Novium Museum hosting new exhibition, which celebrates “the rich tapestry of LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and Pride in Chichester” Chichester’s Novium Museum is currently hosting an exhibition, which celebrates “the rich tapestry of LGBTQ+ history, resilience, and Pride in Chichester” and gives museum visitors a chance to “discover the powerful stories of our community”. Developed in collaboration with Chichester Pride, Out & P By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride Manchester and the West of Ireland compete to host EuroPride 2028 Manchester Pride, which hosted EuroPride in 2003, will compete with a joint ‘West of Ireland’ bid from Limerick Pride, QuareClare and the Outing Festival. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Shot by Roeltje van de Sande Bakhuijzen 📸 Culture INTERVIEW: Jeangu Macrooy announces new single and first ever UK show If you’re a Eurovision fan like me, the name Jeangu Macrooy may already be familiar to you.... By Dale Melita • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Russian authorities declare Elton John AIDS Foundation as “undesirable” for supporting LGBTQ+ rights Russian authorities have effectively banned the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF), which focuses on HIV/AIDS prevention, from the country, declaring the Foundation as “undesirable” for supporting LGBTQ+ rights. Founded by Elton John in 1992, the organisation funds HIV treatment programmes globally, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Trans swimmer Lia Thomas will “keep fighting” after President Donald Trump vowed to “keep men out of women’s sports” American trans swimmer and activist Lia Thomas has said she is going to “keep fighting” after President Donald Trump vowed to “keep men out of women’s sports” and ban them from competing at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Thomas was the first openly trans athlete to win gold in a national champion By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Brighton Seagals rebrands recreational section to ‘Seapals’ to be more inclusive Brighton Seagals Football Club, which is open to women, non-binary and trans people, has rebranded its recreational section to Seapals to be more inclusive. Players at the club, which competes in the Sussex County Women & Girls Football League, can be as competitive or non-competitive as they wish. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Business News Centre Stage Brighton to close its doors for good on Sunday, April 27 Centre Stage Brighton – a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community and their friends – is to close its doors for good on Sunday, April 27. Announcing the news on social media, Centre Stage Brighton said: “Yes it’s true, the Amsterdam Hotel has sold up. As such Centre Stage is coming to a close, two […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Objections spanning breadth of LGBTQ+ communities raised after Brighton & Hove City Council announces no Pride for ‘gay village’, St James Street Objections spanning the breadth of our LGBTQ+ communities have been raised after Brighton & Hove City Council announced the Pride Village Party, which usually takes place in the heart of LGBTQ+ Brighton – St James Street – will be moved to Marine Parade. On Wednesday, April 2, Brighton & Hove City C By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Pride Plymouth Pride cancelled due to “lack of funding and volunteer support” Plymouth Pride 2025, which was scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 12, has been cancelled due to a “lack of national and local funding and a decline in volunteer support”, making it impossible to deliver the event this year. Plymouth Pride is run entirely by a small group of volunteer director By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Calamity Jane @ Theatre Royal Brighton Calamity Jane -West End actress and singer Carrie Hope Fletcher drives this stagecoach with relentless toe tapping energy By Eric Page • 2 min read
