Arts World AIDS Day concert raises over £3,000 for HIV charity World AIDS Day Charity Concert – Together We Stand raises over £3,000 for Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club. The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Kemptown was, once again, the venue for the sell-out annual World AIDS Day concert which brings together LGBT+ music groups from Brighton and the surround By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Sussex artists wanted for giant snails Next autumn the streets of Brighton and Hove will come alive with a colourful and magical art installation featuring up to 50 giant snail sculptures, in aid of Martlets Hospice in Hove. ‘Snailspace’, the much-anticipated follow up to ‘Snowdogs by the Sea’, is reaching out to local artists to submit By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Pink Singers celebrate the music of Hollywood The Pink Singers return to La La Land for A Night at the Movies – The Sequel on Saturday, January 20, 2018. With such a rich seam of popular music, Europe’s longest running LGBT choir has created a night of iconic and unforgettable hits from movies past and present. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts INTERVIEW: Ricky Rebel – “I’m being very open about my sexual fantasies” All American Glossy glam rocker and rebel with a cause, Ricky Rebel bares all in conversation with Ray A-J, tackling Trump, gender politics, and bisexuality, all while donning white cowboy boots. By Ray A-J • 7 min read
Arts REVIEW: Dreaming of Christmas – Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas cheer was in full swing at the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus’ (BGMC) annual Christmas show, Dreaming of Christmas, in the atmospheric surroundings of All Saints Church, Hove, a fine choice of venue for this show. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Polish gay couple sing for ‘love at Christmas’ Polish gay couple Jakub and Dawid who rose to international attention last year after their lip-syncing video of Roxette’s Some other summer went viral, have recorded their own Christmas song. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Hope for the holidays – a new Hove – Resound and Rebelles There are some excellent LBGT choirs in Brighton and Hove, but to my mind the gay men’s group Resound and their female counterpart Rebelles, are technically head and shoulders above the rest. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Fathomless Riches by Rev Richard Coles This book is a wonderful headlong lurch from one world to another with a candid enquiring mind in the driving seat and well worth the read. Part confession, part damnation this very modern memoir impresses. The result is one of the most unusual and readable life stories of recent times, and has the By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON LGBT Community festival returns to the city in February, 2018 Building on the success of this years inaugural event the B RIGHT ON On festival moves to the larger more spacious surroundings of Victoria Gardens from February 15-March 3 on the site usually occupied by the Ladyboys of Bangkok Sabai Pavilion. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: LGBT+ and BAME works prominent in London Short Film Festival London Short Film Festival (LSFF) announces its full 2018 programme, screening over 500 UK and international short films over 10 days, from January 12-21, 2018. Now in its 15th year, LSFF is an established and important addition to the film calendar, bringing inclusive and ground-breaking film-makin By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: A Christmas Carol @The Spire This is a one-hour truly immersive piece of theatre – audience involvement is a must during this hugely entertaining event. By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Dick Whittington and his cat! @Ropetackle Arts Centre This year it seems that Dick Whittington is making panto headlines, with the all-star spectacular at the London Palladium and the controversial John Barrowman/The Krankies’ production in Manchester. By Contributor • 3 min read
