Arts Performers rally to Celebrate and support the Sussex Beacon Tickets are now on sale at Prowler and Nice ‘n’ Naughty in St James Street for the opening gala night to benefit the Sussex Beacon who are in danger of closing in June due to NHS cutbacks. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Tickets for B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL events go on sale in St James Street Tickets for events during the B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL, part of LGBT+ History Month are now on sale in St James Street venues, in the heart of the gay village. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Broken Biscuits at Komedia Broken Biscuits, an evening of spoken word, music, comedy and film, returns to the Komedia in Brighton on Sunday, January 29 from 7.30pm. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Brighton Kemptown MP visits Sussex University’s ’12 Women in Academia Exhibition’ Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven visits Sussex University’s 12 Women in Academia Exhibition in the House of Commons. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts Oska Bright adds LGBT+ strand for 2017 festival Oska Bright Film Festival, the leading international festival of films made by or featuring people with a learning disability adds an LGBTQ+ strand to its programme for the 2017 festival. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Latest TV launch new LGBT+ TV channel Latest TV, the UK-based TV channel continues their equalities and diversity mission with the creation of the UK’s first ever LGBT+ TV terrestrial channel! Broadcasting from February 2017, Latest LGBT+ TV will bring the best in LGBT news and entertainment to viewers’ TV screens on Freeview Channel 7 By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: A LADD IN – The Alternative Panto The Alternative Panto A LADD IN, returns for a second year to the comfortable surroundings of the Sallis Benney Theatre with a production perfectly judged for an adult audience. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Mentaiko Itto Poster Book: You can’t imagine Japan’s manga scene without Mentaiko Itto’s strange but funny gay mangas. Bruno Gmünder publishes his works for the first time in English, introducing him to a broader audience. With two manga volumes already released: Priapus and The Boy Who Cried By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts Local author to give two talks on ‘The Trials of Colonel Barker’ Writer and performer Rose Collis will give two talks about her book Colonel Barker’s Monstrous Regiment and the new stage play she is writing, based on the book. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Gay Men’s Dance Company to hold trial dance classes in Brighton this Thursday and Saturday GMDC run dance classes in various styles (including London’s only ‘male only’ pole dancing lessons), for people of all ages and abilities, whether you want to dance for fun, fitness or just to meet new people. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Gay Novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, A Reader’s Guide Gay Novels of Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, A Reader’s Guide Drewey Wayne Gunn A book about books, what meta fun! While American gay fiction has received considerable scholarly attention, little has been given to developments in other English-speaking countries. This survey catalogs 254 no By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts Does your pet dog have what it takes to be an opera star? Has your dog got star quality? If your pet pooch is the canine equivalent of Brad Pitt or Scarlett Johansson, then they could win a place in the spotlight in the beautiful and romantic opera LA BOHEME, coming to Theatre Royal Brighton on Thursday, February 23. By Besi • 2 min read
