Arts BOOK REVIEW: Pride and Joy: A guide for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans parents by Sarah and Rachel Hagger-Holt This book is essential reading for anyone who wants to better understand issues facing LGBT families including parents or prospective parents; extended families and friends; and social workers, teachers and other professionals. Superb. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Spartacus: International Gay Guide 2017 Published by the Bruno Gmunder with their usual attention to quality and detail, it’s an excellent research and travel resource. All in all it’s the physical guide for LGBT folks traveling our wonderful rainbow planet. Book includes full access to their on-line listing and the app. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Showtime with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus prepares to celebrate Brighton Pride in style with their new production, Showtime. For its Pride show 2017 the Chorus has chosen a new format to showcase its talent and celebrate the rich diversity of musicals and show tunes. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Love Actually’ with Actually Gay Men’s Chorus Join Actually Gay Men’s Chorus on August 4 as they usher in Brighton and Hove Pride’s Summer of Love. Embracing the universal language of ‘love’, Actually will explore loves many aspects through music, from bliss to heartache, and everything in between. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Our own private universe by Robin Talley The characters in this fun book explore the changes that a summer fling brings to them, as they navigate the social and mental horrors of a Christian summer camp and the bigotry, small mindedness and occasional huge bursts of generous unconditional love surrounding them. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Rainbow Chorus – Classics to Classical For one night only on Saturday, July 15 the Rainbow Chorus presents Classics to Classical featuring a spectrum of music from Faure to Freddie Mercury. This unique production will showcase the wide range of talent in this increasingly diverse choir with something for everyone to enjoy. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts QUEER IN BRIGHTON: LGBTQ+ History Club with Simon Watney this Sunday HIV/AIDS Activist Simon Watney is the guest speaker at the eighth edition of Brighton’s LGBTQ+ History Club on Sunday, June 25. Simon Watney has a long-established reputation in the field of HIV/AIDS as a writer, founder of numerous charities and not-for-profit companies, educator and service provid By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Wig Out! at the National Theatre Queer Theatre: LGBT+ Stories & Social Change – In partnership with Pride in London. The National Theatre will mark the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales by staging its first Queer Theatre event series from July 6 – 10 July 2017. By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: My brother and his brother by Hakan Linquist First published in Sweden in 1993, translated in 2002 to French, and now available in English in a radiant and limpid translation by the author himself. A short novel with only six main characters, its richness teases the reader’s mind long after closing its covers. Linquist is a serious writer but By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Short Play Festival 2017 A selection of new writing over six new and diverse plays. New Venture Theatre’s Short Play Festival runs from Friday July 21 to Saturday July 29, 2017. Six new writers have been selected to each produce a 15-20 minute long play. They are Michelle Donkin, Sarah Charsley, Amy Onyett, Charly Sommers, By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Poet Laureate hosts Camp Confidential during London Pride In the first year of her tenure as LGBT Poet Laureate, Trudy Howson’s poetry has been recorded for posterity by The British Library. Since then, the breadth of her work and engagement has grown and grown. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Insomniac City by Bill Hayes Insomniac City is both a meditation on grief and a celebration of life and a profound, life affirming celebration of the wonder of love, unexpected, un-invited and overwhelmingly beautiful love. By Eric Page • 2 min read
