Arts Jubilee Library celebrates ten year anniversary on World Book Day Brighton’s Jubilee Library will be celebrating its 10th anniversary this Thursday, March 5, on World Book Day. Since opening in 2005, Jubilee Library has become the top performing library in the region and second most popular in the country. The building, which forms the centrepiece of Jubilee Squar By Besi • 2 min read
Polari First Book Prize Arts Polari First Book Prize 2015 – Call for submissions Submissions are being sought for this year’s Polari First Book Prize, now in its fifth year. The Polari Prize is for a first book which explores the LGBT experience. It is open to any work of poetry, prose, fiction or non-fiction published in English by a writer born or resident in the UK within the By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Stonewall launches young writers’ competition Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity, has launched its first Young Writers’ competition for budding authors between the ages of 14 and 17. The competition invites young people to submit short stories and poems that support the theme of ‘LGBT equality: changing hearts and By Besi • 2 min read
Arts A Trans*gender awareness event for LGBT history month Brighton Trans*formed are presenting a Trans*Gender awareness event for LGBT History Month, featuring international trans* artist Justin Vivian Bond’s new book, Tango: My Childhood, Backwards and in High Heels. The event will be compered by comedian and broadcaster Claire Parker and will include liv By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Spirit of Gin A stirring miscellany of the new gin revival from the delightful Mr. Teacher brings us bang up to date with Hogarth’s favorite tipple, Great Britain’s secret shame and the most modern and chic way to ruin one’s Mother in Shoreditch, Swansea or Seville. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts Febulous February Highly successful creative-writing blog celebrating LGBT History Month returns to offer free online digital publication opportunities this February. Creative writers of all ages, backgrounds and cultures who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) are being offered an invaluable fre By Sheila McWattie • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Bare Strength Stokes is one of the most successful newcomers in recent years. His first book, Masculinity, was an overwhelming success, and now comes Bare Strength, the hotly-anticipated second volume by this master photographer. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Books Gay American pastor to talk at Brighthelm The Phoenix Faith Community are hosting a book reading and discussion by Rev Glenna Tillery Shepherd who is visiting from America. Rev Shepherd is an openly gay pastor from the United Church of Christ in the US. She will be reading from her new book called ‘Out on a Limb’ at the Brighthelm Centre in By Besi • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: The Love God Brighton-based author Martin must have spent the last 10 years researching his new book as the level of detail and accurate historical, geographical and political detail is impressive. This gives a firm foundation for the extraordinary story of one of the ancient world’s greatest love affairs, more By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Oscar Wilde’s Last Chance Historian and biographer, Mark Hichens, achieves the apparently impossible by shedding light on one of the most interesting public mysteries of all time. Oscar Wilde came out of prison a broken man. There seemed no hope of reviving his spirit, of finding the spark that would once again set his geniu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Studs Gay Erotic Fiction Labonté collections are always fit for purpose, bringing a wide selection of scenes from gay fantasy to life, he always knows how to mix up the various stories so that the books switches from rough and surly to smooth and sultry. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Best Lesbian Erotica 2015 The fiercest and freshest lesbian erotica of the year chosen by established editor of quality lady filth, Laura Antoniou (The Marketplace series), features stories designed to make you squirm with desire, and clamour for the phone to whisper not-so-sweet nothings in your girl’s ear. By Eric Page • 1 min read
