Arts Komedia to host MindOut for the Laughs on Wednesday, August 3 Join LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut for a bumper night of pre-Pride entertainment – a hilarious comedy cabaret fundraiser – at the Komedia on Wednesday, August 3 from 7.30pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Pride anthem featuring queer voices from all over the world to raise funds for victims of Oslo Pride attack On July 25, Rainbow Riots is to unveil the new single We Don’t Care; a global protest anthem against LGBTQ+ phobia, released internationally following the terrorist attack on Oslo Pride. It is written and produced by Swedish gay artist and LGBTQ+ activist Petter Wallenberg in collaboration with quee By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Joe Lycett’s Big Pride Party captures viewers’ attention Comedian Joe Lycett hosted a Big Pride Party from his home city of Birmingham, live on Channel 4 on Sunday July 3, as part of the channel’s Proud All Over programming to celebrate 50 years of Pride in Britain, and viewers are already calling for the show to become a regular weekly fixture. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts Actually Gay Men’s Chorus is recruiting! Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) is embarking on an exciting Summer Season, and is launching a series of New Members’ Evenings, starting Thursday, July 7 at 7.45pm at St Mary’s Church in Kemptown. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Elska Magazine, a publication dedicated to sharing the bodies and voices of LGBTQ+ communities around the world, puts the spotlight on Athens for its latest issue Inside readers can get up close and personal with a cross section of ordinary men from the gay community of the Greek capital. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Great LGBTQ+ Speeches by Tea Uglow Eric Page is delighted by the insight, sass and glorious rhetoric (from) these speeches shine like beacons, they glow with the power of inspiration, they shake with rage, shudder with righteous anger and shout across time space for us to echo them in our daily testimony, struggle and who we fight to By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts #DaleyPop shares his favourite POP tracks! Make room for another portion of the fizziest POP tracks from our resident pop pixie #DaleyPop By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: From iconic handshake to Queer bathtime singing – it’s all yours Brian Butler previews another range of shows for your delight, from iconic handshake to Queer bathtime singing – it’s all yours By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Arts Scene partners with Fernando Velez to publish a LGBTQ+ Superheroes comic book episode as a monthly supplement to the magazine Fernando Velez is the creator of Class6, a comic series about LGBTQ+ superheroes who are part of the the Kraven Comics Universe By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts Join Trans Pride Brighton for Annual Trans Pride Film Event, curated by Fox Fisher, at Duke of York’s on Friday, July 15 This event features curated short films in every genre, featuring trans themes, from all over the world. This is a fundraising event, with all profit going back to Trans Pride Brighton, a registered charity. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus to join forces for ‘Flying With Pride’ In a special one-off performance, two of the country’s leading gay choirs will join forces to celebrate the return of Brighton & Hove Pride at All Saints Church in Hove on Friday, August 5 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts CLASSICAL NOTES: Nick Boston tunes into the best classical music Reviews and previews from classical music columnist, Nick Boston By Nick Boston • 6 min read