Arts Joe Lycett to host Big Pride Party Joe Lycett’s Big Pride Party will be a two-hour long inclusive extravaganza that will see the comedian and consumer rights warrior celebrating all things LGBTQ+, alongside a whole host of famous faces. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Arts My Genderation to celebrate 10 years of film-making at Ironworks Studios Join My Genderation, a non-profit film project that celebrates intersectional trans lives and experiences, in celebrating 10 years of trans documentation and celebration of trans lives with a special screening of hand-picked clips and short films created over the past decade at Ironworks Studios in By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Birmingham’s Fatt Butcher wins Drag Idol 2022 The grand final of Drag Idol 2022 was held at the Two Brewers, Clapham on Thursday, June 23, and it saw Birmingham’s Fatt Butcher compete against the other hopeful drag performers – Flick, Viola Viagra, and the wild card, Bonnie Banks. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts Seychelles launches its first LGBTQ+ film festival this Pride Month LGBTI Sey, which advocates for sexual orientation and gender identity rights in Seychelles, launched its first LGBTQ+ film festival to mark Pride Month. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts WaterBear launches new LGBTQ+ documentary – Together We Dance Together We Dance follows the story of Jonathan Prestney and his local LGBTQ+ community in Colchester, as they turn to dance to help them through their darkest days during the pandemic. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts MAISIE, documentary on Britain’s oldest drag artist, in cinemas August 5 MAISIE is a hilarious fly-on-the-wall documentary about Britain’s oldest drag artiste David Raven aka Maisie Trollette, who at 88 is still shaking his sequins after over 50 years in the business. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Brighton’s midsummer music season Brian Butler finds many delights in next weekend’s Brighton Early Music Festival By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Arts Rainbow Chorus to take part in Tesco Community Grants Scheme Brighton’s longest running LGBTQ+ choir needs your help to reach out to deaf and sign language users in our community. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Burnt City – Punchdrunk We are ghosts in this narrative machine, and the action unfolds around us in small private performances or huge perfectly choregraphed set pieces, stunning in their reach and discipline. By Eric Page • 6 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Music Conference by Kate Wildblood After its two year COVID break the energy was at Duracell bunny levels with students, professionals, business leaders and DJs excited to be back in the room, literally, as panels, talks, demos, masterclasses and networking, oh the networking, allowed us to revel in the post-lockdown contacts we were By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts Not your typical literary festival! Brighton Book Festival to launch on Friday, June 24 Run by local booksellers Afrori Books and the Feminist Bookshop, this grassroots festival is not your typical literary festival – it targets a younger, socially aware audience and has an inclusive ethos, accessible events and is community minded. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Victoria Olsina wins Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ Comedian of the Year Comedy Bloomers, which saw fresh comedy talents on the circuit battling it out for the chance to win the title of LGBTQ+ Comedian of the Year, came to a close at the The Clapham Grand on Tuesday, June 14. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
