Arts PREVIEW: Love Happens Here – an LGBTQI cabaret Like the LGBTQ+ communities, their soundtrack is vast and diverse – Centre Stage London present a selection of music celebrating this community and love in all its forms. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Celebrate love and diversity at Refugee Valentine LOVE is in the air! A line up of local musicians, Yamaya (Afrobeat Funk Fusion) and Alaa (Oud and vocals from Syria) will bring the music of their international origins to create a night that defies categorization as either global or local. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts B BRIGHT ON Festival: Village MCC host LGBT+ Mind, Body, Spirit Fair The Village MCC is once again hosting the LGBT+ Mind Body Spirit Fair at this year’s B Right On Festival. This year’s Fair approach will allow visitors to wander around all the offerings from the varied groups including Radical Faeries, Pagans, Christians, Muslims, and many others. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Melanie C to spice up the main stage at Glasgow Pride Pride Glasgow, Scotland’s largest celebration of LGBT+ equality will be headlined this year by international superstar Melanie C. The weekend festival which takes place on Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15 attracted over 18,000 people in 2017. The 2018 festival moves from Glasgow Green to the ic By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Jack & His Big Stalk @Sallis Benney Theatre Starring the crème de la crème of Brighton’s drag royalty, this year’s offering from the Alternative Panto company is stacked high as a beanstalk with innuendo, double takes and downright honest to goodness rudery. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Warhorse @Brighton Centre It’s close to two years to the day since the exciting announcement was made that the acclaimed National Theatre production of Warhorse would be coming to Brighton for a two week run – part of a prestigious tour of just a handful of lucky UK cities. By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Love is…. a concert in support of Samaritans Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans invite you to join them for an evening of song and celebration on Saturday February 3, in Brighton. The Brighton Welsh Male Voice Choir and The Ouse Valley Singers will head the bill with a starring guest appearance from the mezzo-soprano soloist, Fiona Hunnise By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Manchester Pride event – How to have a one woman show Superbia curates unique celebration of women in performance. Manchester Pride’s year round calendar of cultural events, Superbia, is holding a unique Q&A event with some of the city’s most talented female performers and theatre-makers. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Take a queer bus tour at National Student Pride This year you can hop on board a queer bus tour of London hosted by a queer performer. National Student Pride’s massively discounted bus tour is an exclusive – with the route being especially created for National Student Pride. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Britney Spears to headline Brighton Pride Legendary pop icon Britney Spears, one of the most successful and celebrated entertainers in pop history with nearly 150 million records sales worldwide, will be the headline act for Brighton and Hove Pride on Saturday, August 4 2018! By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: First Year Out by Sabrina Symington It’s an honest story of the day to day experiences of transition, from the extraordinary to the mundane, depicted with humour, fortitude and intuition. Depicting her experiences from coming out right through to gender reassignment surgery, Lily’s story provides vital candid advice on the social, em By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Nile Rodgers & CHIC to headline new ‘LoveBn1Fest’ on Pride Sunday Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, guitarist Nile Rodgers and his multi-platinum selling band CHIC are confirmed to headline Brighton Pride’s ‘LoveBN1Fest’ on Sunday, August 5 in Preston Park. By Besi • 2 min read
