News Brighton & Hove City Council announces refurbished MacLaren Pavilion to have gender-neutral toilets and kiosk café Brighton & Hove City Council has announced that work will begin in June to re furbish the MacLaren Pavilion at The Level. According to BHCC, the “old building is set to be converted into a new kiosk café, three separate gender-neutral toilets, and a disabled access toilet”. The work is expected to t By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Celebrate 15 years of Lunch Positive at its Community Sunday Lunch on June 2 Celebrate 15 years of HIV charity Lunch Positive at its Community Sunday Lunch at Dorset Methodist Church, Brighton on June 2. This is a whole community event, and everyone is welcome for an afternoon of good food, friendship and celebration of community. Lunch Positive Community Sunday Lunch on Jun By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Brighton & Hove lifeguards ready to go ahead of packed summer season Brighton & Hove’s lifeguards will take up their posts on our beaches this weekend, kicking off a packed summer season. Last year, lifeguards responded to over 60 major incidents resulting in 30 lives saved and helped reunite over 90 missing people. The new recruits will be joining the Brighton & Hov By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News How does Pride affect you? What do you think of current Pride events in the city? Brighton & Hove City Council want to hear your views! With preparations for Pride in August already well underway, Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) want to look ahead to events in 2025 and beyond and hear your views. Over the next six weeks, BHCC want you to share your thoughts on how the Pride weekend affects you, what you think of the organised ev By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Jobs JOB: Allsorts Youth Project seeks Fundraiser to maintain charity’s fundraising activities and communications Sussex-based LGBTQ+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, is currently seeking to recruit a Fundraiser to join their professional and passionate team who support LGBTQ+ and exploring children, young people and their families and challenge exclusion, prejudice and discrimination in all areas of thei By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Local HIV charity Lunch Positive to celebrate 15th birthday at Arcobaleno with Ophelia Payne on hosting duties Local HIV charity Lunch Positive is to celebrate its 15th birthday at Arcobaleno on Saturday, June 15. Hosted by Ophelia Payne, the event features top-flight entertainment from the fabulous Hoedown Honies and Morgan Harris. Drinks deals from 7 – 8pm and a raffle with great prizes! Lunch Positive sai By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News No one left behind: Brighton & Hove City Council to fly inclusive Rainbow flags from town halls to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) Brighton & Hove City Council is flying inclusive Rainbow flags from Hove and Brighton Town Halls on today to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT). IDAHOBIT, created in 2004 to draw attention to the violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ+ people, pr By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ Choirs REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus: ‘Gays & Dolls’ at Brighton Open Air Theatre Actually Gay Men’s Chorus is never shy of shaking things up a little and last night’s concert at Brighton Open Air Theatre was no exception, but this time for a very different reason and one which I applaud. Our LGBTQ+ choral scene has been for many years now, excellent, but at times somewhat polari By Andrew Kay • 2 min read
News Brighton & Hove councillors expected to appoint British Bangladeshi Mohammed Asaduzzaman as city’s new Mayor Brighton & Hove councillors are expected to appoint British Bangladeshi Mohammed Asaduzzaman as the city’s new Mayor today, Thursday, May 16. If agreed at this year’s Annual Council meeting, Councillor Asaduzzaman, who has lived in Brighton for 30 years, will become the first South Asian Muslim coun By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Stonewall Housing launches housing scheme aimed at supporting vulnerable LGBTQ+ people in Brighton & Hove Stonewall Housing has launched a new housing scheme aimed at supporting vulnerable LGBTQ+ people in Brighton & Hove. This initiative, which is supported by Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard, marks a “significant step” forward in addressing the “pressing need” for safe and supportive accommodation f By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Queer cabaret and pro-wrestling night FIST CLUB to return to Brighton in June FIST CLUB – a queer cabaret and pro-wrestling night from the most exciting grapplers around – is to return to Brighton in June, bringing a dynamite mash-up of fantastical comedy, sensational drag performers and hard-hitting live wrestling to Brighthelm Centre. While there is no bar in this venue, yo By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton & Hove City Council announces LGBTQ+ Downland Healthwalk on Friday, May 24 Brighton & Hove City Council is supporting Mental Health Awareness Week and National Walking Month with its LGBTQ+ Downland Healthwalk (two miles), which meets at the free car park off Roedean Road, below Roedean School on Friday, May 24 at 10am. Being active is important for everyone’s mental healt By Graham Robson • 1 min read
