PICTURE DIARY: Frances Hubbard’s memories of Brighton Pride 2016

Community News

Rose Garden's Swap Shop raises £700 for Sussex Beacon

The event, which was even more wild and wonderful than last time, saw an enthusiastic crowd come together to swap, donate and get into the spirit of things, under the watchful eye of Ms Garden.

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Community News

New Mayor of Brighton & Hove to support LGBTQ+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, during her mayoral year

Councillor Amanda Grimshaw BEM, who has been appointed as new Mayor of Brighton & Hove, will be supporting LGBTQ+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, during her mayoral year. Elected as a Labour councillor in 2019, Amanda was appointed deputy chair of the Tourism, Equalities, Communities and Cult

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

Community News

LGBTQ+ youth charity The Kite Trust awarded £1.7million to “tackle rise in LGBTQ+ hate”

The Kite Trust, an LGBTQ+ youth charity serving communities in Cambridgeshire, has been awarded two grants amounting to £1.7million by the National Lottery Community Fund to “turn the tide” for LGBTQ+ young people. Last year, 4,780 transphobic hate crimes were recorded across England and Wales – mor

By Graham Robson • 2 min read

England

A Descent into Desire: Hilda Hilst's "The Obscene Madame D"

For queer readers seeking literature that honors complexity of desire and the courage to live authentically, it celebrates the transformative power of refusing to be contained by others' definitions of acceptable existence

By Eric Page • 3 min read

Culture

Anastacia set to bring 2026 Not That Kind tour to Brighton Centre

Celebrate Anastacia’s chart‑topping career with Anastacia in Brighton!

By Dale Melita • 2 min read

Culture

INTERVIEW: Patricia Baloge talks standing in your truth, resistance and liberation

"The freedom to be whoever you are is real, even if it takes work to hold on to it."

By Dale Melita • 6 min read

Culture

INTERVIEW: From having his name on a Britney Spears record to viral mashups, meet Adamusic

Oops!... he remixed it again (soz I just had to get a pun in here somewhere)

By Dale Melita • 6 min read

UK

Unions rally to support Durham Pride after Reform UK council withdraws funding

Trade unions across the North East have pledged their support for Durham Pride following a controversial decision by the newly elected Reform UK-led Durham County Council to withdraw financial backing for the annual LGBTQ+ celebration. The council, which had previously invested up to £10,000 in the event as part

By Graham Robson • 1 min read

North America

Community restores Pulse Memorial Rainbow Crosswalk hours after it was painted over

In a powerful act of solidarity and defiance, members of the Orlando community have come together to restore the Pulse Memorial rainbow crosswalk, just hours after it was controversially painted over by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The Pulse Memorial rainbow crosswalk, located outside the former Pulse nightclub, was

By Graham Robson • 2 min read