Cabaret Queens Arms Brighton to celebrate its 40th birthday this week! Queens Arms Brighton is celebrating 40 years as a cabaret venue this week with five nights of events featuring over 30 artists, with every night raising funds for local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon. The Queens Arms will be celebrating in style with the cream of the cabaret scene taking to the Quee By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Hundreds of gay couples to tie the knot in Thailand after same-sex marriage laws come into effect Hundreds of gay couples in Thailand, the largest Asian nation to legalise same-sex marriage, say they’re planning to get married on Thursday, January 23 as the kingdom’s marriage equality laws come into effect. The new marriage equality laws, which passed last year and come into effect on January 23 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Enter Gallery, Brighton’s oldest independent art gallery, to close its doors Enter Gallery, Brighton’s oldest independent art gallery, is to close its doors after 30 years. Lawrence Alkin, Founder of Enter Gallery, said: “It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that Enter Gallery, Brighton’s oldest independent art gallery, will be permanently closing. This has been th By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trump to launch unprecedented attack on America’s trans communities after being sworn back into office President Donald Trump is to launch an unprecedented attack on America’s trans communities after being sworn back into office. One of Trump’s first executive orders will require federal agencies to define sex as strictly either male or female, thus eliminating recognition of transgender and nonbinar By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Drag Race UK star La Voix to headline Isle of Wight Pride 2025 La Voix, star of season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, has been announced as one of the headliners of Isle of Wight Pride, which takes place on Saturday, July 19. The global superstar, who is also a Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist, will bring her dazzling talent to the IW Pride stage. Expect razor s By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Big Gay Wedding: LGBTQ+ couples rush to tie the knot before Trump’s inauguration LGBTQ+ couples have rushed to Unitarian churches in New York to tie the knot before Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Big Gay Wedding event was a free opportunity for LGBTQ+ couples, many of whom are fearful that marriage equality will be in jeopardy under the next administration, to get married befo By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Santa Bus raises £36,579 for 12 local charities, including LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut The Santa Bus, which travelled 20 routes, over 20 nights in Brighton & Hove, raised £36,579 for 12 local charities, including LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut. Santa was joined by his team of elves and festive volunteers as thousands of people lined the streets and walked alongside the Santa Bus By Graham Robson • 1 min read
i360 News Buyer comes forward with a bid for Brighton i360; city council “disappointed” £51million loan will not be repaid Brighton & Hove City Council‘s Cabinet is set to discuss recommendations around a potential sale of the Brighton i360 on Thursday, 23 January. Following the decision of the board of Brighton i-360 Limited to file for administration on 20 December, a prospective buyer has come forward with a bid for By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News LGBTQ+ community of Forest Gate, London reacts after local council removes Pride flags after they were repeatedly vandalised The LGBTQ+ community of Forest Gate in London have reacted after the local council was forced to remove Pride flags after they were repeatedly vandalised. Flags, including the Progress Pride flag and Trans Pride flag, painted on the ground outside Forest Gate station, were vandalised four separate t By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Megyn Kelly criticised after a bizarre rant, saying “we want a strong man to rescue us” from the LA fires, not an “obese lesbian” Conservative media personality Megyn Kelly, a former Fox News presenter and anti-LGBTQ+ activist, has been criticised after saying “we want a strong man to rescue us” from the LA fires, not an “obese lesbian”. The bizarre rant was made during an episode of the 54-year-old’s podcast, which focused on By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics Lloyd Russell-Moyle has membership restored after being suspended from the Labour Party Lloyd Russell-Moyle, former MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven, has had his membership restored after being suspended from the Labour Party. Just before the 2024 General Election, Russell-Moyle, who is openly gay, was forced to stand down as MP of the constituency after after a “vexatious and politicall By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard: local support for LGBTQ+ survivors of domestic abuse One in three LGBTQ+ people will experience domestic abuse in their lifetime, this might be from an intimate partner or a family member, in many cases it might be both. What is Domestic Abuse? Domestic abuse is a pattern of violent, threatening, coercive or controlling behaviours from a family member By Contributor • 2 min read
