Arts Grrr! the night away at Latest Music Bar tonight “Grrr! the south’s biggest men only dance night returns to headline the Brighton Bear Weekender (BBWE). The Latest Music Bar in Manchester Street, will provide two floors of mayhem, with music from DJ Rob C (Hoist, Eagle, RVT, Energy Bears) playing the best in Anthems and commercial dance. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Lorraine Bowen to open the golden envelope at the Handbags Fresh from her appearances on Britain’s Got Talent, zany comedienne and writer of funny ditties Lorraine Bowen will be walking the red carpet at the Golden Handbag Awards on Sunday (21) at the Metropole Hilton. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Aneesa Chaudhry brings Jazz to the Golden Handbag Awards Jazz chanteuse Aneesa Chaudhry will be opening this years Golden Handbag Show on Sunday, June 21 at the Brighton Metropole Hilton. Aneesa, who is musical director of the Brighton based Rainbow Chorus, has built up an international reputation as a jazz performer appearing at festival all over the wor By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Ruby Rose to play Brighton Pride Ruby Rose, the global superstar and lesbian icon, headlines the Girl’s Dance Tent at Brighton Pride’s 25th anniversary celebrations at Preston Park on August 1. The multi-talented actress, model, DJ, producer, campaigner, and presenter will be headlining the Girl’s Dance Tent at the Pride Festival a By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Art exhibition: Images of Masculine Males Artist Mike Thorn will be presenting an exhibition of his work at the Honeysett Gallery during Brighton Bear Weekender. Mike was born and lived in London for most of my life, but recently relocated to Saltdean in Sussex – and he is loving it! He specialises in drawing and painting heavier, masculine By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Perfect Pitch Award for Musical Theatre Writing Theatre Royal Stratford East and Perfect Pitch will be partnering together to present the 2015/16 Perfect Pitch Award for Musical Theatre Writing. BOTH companies, known for developing new musical theatre, are collaborating on the project, which will see a new, British writing team awarded with £12,0 By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Film festival fundraser at Royal Vauxhall Tavern The Whatever DIY Film Festival (WDIYFF) is holding a benefit evening at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Tuesday, June 16. WDIYFF is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers who aim to showcase the best queer and DIY film from the LGBTQ community. This year organisers want to make the festival as By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts LGBT choirs from all over the country gather today in Brighton Choirs from all over the UK and Ireland have been gathering in Brighton today for the start of the Hand in Hand LGBT Choir Festival. The choirs include the internationally renowned London Gay Men’s Chorus, Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Deep C Divas, Diversity Choir, Gay Abandon, Manchester Lesbian and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘Break the Chains’ European Tour comes to Brighton US-based internationally touring queer activist musicians, Evan Greer (Riot-Folk) and Taina Asili will be coming to Brighton with the Break the Chains European Tour on Sunday, June 21. Touring, queer, activist musicians Evan Greer (Boston) and Taina Asili (New York) are bringing their high-energy so By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Pride in London anounce biggest ever Pride Arts Festival Pride in London, the annual festival championing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT+) community in London has announced its biggest ever Pride in London Arts Festival, which will launch with a special Q&A Screening of the award-winning film Pride, starring Bill Nighy and Imelda Staunt By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Summer 2015 edition of The Pink Humanist now available online The historic overwhelming vote for same-sex marriage in Ireland in May 2015, in the face of fierce opposition from the Catholic Church, is examined in-depth in the latest issue of The Pink Humanist published by the UK LGBT Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Final line-up confirmed for LGBT Choirs Gala Concert The line-up for the Gala Concert of LGBT Choirs during the Hand in Hand, LGBT Choir Festival, has now been finalised! As well as the hosts, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and The Rainbow Chorus, the evening will see performances by: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Deep C Divas, Diversity Choir, Gay Abandon, L By Graham Robson • 1 min read
