Community News Crawley LGBT secures three years of dedicated funding from the National Lottery Crawley LGBT Community Interest Company (CIC) has secured three years of dedicated funding from the National Lottery to elevate, support and celebrate Crawley’s LGBTQ+ community through project-based initiatives, outreach commitments and events. Thanks to the National Lottery players, a community fu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Culture It’s OFFICIAL… Remember Monday will represent the United Kingdom at Eurovision 2025! The BBC has officially confirmed pop trio Remember Monday will be representing the United Kingdom at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland in May with their song What The Hell Just Happened?. Comprising Charlotte, Holly and Lauren, Remember Monday are a trio of best friends, who hav By Dale Melita • 2 min read
Theatre REVIEW: ‘Picture You Dead’ at Theatre Royal Brighton Brighton-born Number One crime writer Peter James delves into the shady world of art forgeries for his latest stage offering, Picture You Dead, deftly adapted from the novel by Shaun McKenna. Stephen Sondheim wrote in his masterful musical about painter Georges Seurat: “art isn’t easy,” and forging By Brian Butler • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Loughborough Pride to return Saturday, August 16 with ‘Icons’ theme to honour LGBTQ+ individuals and allies who have shaped culture, visibility, and acceptance Following the huge success of its first-ever Pride event in 2024, which attracted nearly 2,000 visitors and received widespread media coverage, Loughborough Pride 2025 promises to build on that momentum with a larger, even more inclusive celebration. This year’s theme, ‘Icons,’ will honour LGBTQ+ in By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Team Beacon Community News RECORD BREAKERS: Team Beacon sets fundraising and runner records at Brighton Half Marathon 2025 Having recently highlighted a new, expanded lineup of celebrities joining Team Beacon, the group of runners specifically running in aid of the Sussex Beacon at the Brighton Half Marathon, the Beacon has announced two new records in 2025. Team Beacon, previously comprising around 250 runners, this ye By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, booted from San Francisco Pride Organisers of San Francisco Pride have announced they’ve booted social media giant Meta from this year’s Pride, which has the theme Queer Joy is Resistance – seen as a direct response to the anti-LGBTQ+ policies of President Donald Trump. This will be the city’s 55th Pride celebration, aiming to hig By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Protest to seek justice for late drag queen Heklina to take place in London on March 31 LGBTQ+ communities, allies and drag artists are to come together in London on Monday, March 31 for a protest march to “demand justice for Heklina and every person impacted unfairly by London’s Metropolitan Police as a result of the force’s homophobia”. In February 2025, Met Police issued an apology By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sponsored Content The Vivienne’s “extraordinary life” to be celebrated in new documentary A documentary celebrating the life and career of beloved RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star The Vivienne, who tragically died in January 2025 aged just 32, has been announced. Produced by World of Wonder, Dear Viv will trace the late star’s journey from their childhood in North Wales to success and internat By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Liverpool FC marked LGBT+ History Month last month with a series of events and activities to “reinforce its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion” Liverpool FC (LFC) marked LGBT+ History Month last month with a series of events and activities to “reinforce its commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion”. This year’s celebration coincided with the fifth anniversary of Red Together, the club’s dedicated equality, diversity and inclusion ini By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Sponsored Content Trump calls out Joe Biden administration for spending millions of dollars on making “mice transgender” Donald Trump delivered a bizarre speech on Tuesday, March 4, calling out the previous Joe Biden administration for spending $8million on making “mice transgender” when he actually meant “transgenic mice”. Highlighting expenses identified by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Trump said: By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News National Student Pride celebrates 20th Anniversary by looking at the ‘Future of Pride’ with Natasha Devon MBE, Juno Dawson, Misia Butler and Milena Sanchez National Student Pride celebrated its 20th anniversary by looking to the future in their mainstage panel, Queer Question Time: The Future of Pride, which was hosted by Natasha Devon MBE (activist, author and speaker) and included Misia Butler (actor), Juno Dawson (author and activist), Benjy Kusi (a By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ-friendly brewery in Ohio closes its doors after a “year of slander and harassment” by conservative group An LGBTQ-friendly brewery in the Republican state of Ohio has permanently closed its doors after a “year of slander and harassment” on social media by a local conservative group. Walking Distance Brewing Co in Marysville welcomed patrons for the last time at the end of February 28, more than three y By Graham Robson • 1 min read
