Arts Brighton Pride Festival tickets go on sale at noon today Pride Festival tickets go on sale at noon today, Tuesday, January 16 with first and second early bird prices frozen for the fifth year. Brighton Pride 2018 is a Pride with Purpose as the city of Brighton & Hove welcomes visitors from across the world to fundraise, celebrate, campaign and party toget By Besi • 6 min read
Community News Brighton Pride announce theme for 2018 After last year’s glorious Summer Of Love, Brighton Pride 2018 will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic Rainbow Flag with the theme Colour My World. Originally commissioned by politician and activist Harvey Milk and devised by artist Gilbert Baker in San Francisco in 1978, the Rainbow Flag By Besi • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Accessibility Matters We just want to say a massive thank you for the support we received from Accessibility Matters and the Access Team at Brighton Pride, who demonstrated excellent organisation skills in making our day very special. To not put too fine a point on it, I was in a right old mess wondering how it was all By Contributor • 1 min read
Business News Brighton Gin celebrates Brighton Pride with limited edition bottle Brighton Gin to donated percentage of sales to The Rainbow Fund. Small batch, super premium Brighton Gin has created just over 400 limited edition bottles of the UK’s favourite gin (as voted for by the public in the 2017 People’s Drinks Awards) – with specially-created rainbow labels and pink wax se By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health THT busts stigma about HIV at Brighton Pride Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) attended Brighton Pride on Saturday to help bust HIV stigma and myths within the local communities. THT the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity wants everyone to know that people on effective HIV treatment cannot pass on the virus – and that was their message at P By Besi • 2 min read
In The South “We won’t wait another 50 years for lasting equality” says Cllr Phelim MacCafferty This weekend tens of thousands of people are taking to the city’s streets celebrating our LGBT communities, says Phelin MacCafferty, Convenor of the Green Party. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Local businesses support The Sussex Beacon during Pride A number of local businesses are raising money for HIV charity The Sussex Beacon, in the run up to and during Brighton Pride this week. A team from The Sussex Beacon will be on an open top bus during the Pride parade, to thank local people for their support. By Besi • 2 min read
Business News George Street barbers to raise money for Sussex Beacon OS Barbers in George Street will once again be raising money for the Sussex Beacon on Friday, August 4. For the third successive year, barbers, George and Joe will be donating all the takings from the haircuts they both do, all day. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Calabash returns to Pride with the Queer Takeover After a two year hiatus Calabash return to Pride with The Queer Takeover at the Fortune if War on Brighton seafront, a venue renowned for its alfresco parties. On Pride Saturday (August 5), Calabash will take over proceedings with a whole roster of urban, underground dance and disco DJs with an aim By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Tigers parachute team to open Brighton Pride Community Parade The Princess of Wales’ parachute display team, to open the Brighton Pride Community Parade on Saturday, August 5. The world famous Princess of Wales’ Parachute Regiment also known as The Tigers will perform a free-fall parachute team jump at 10.45am to deliver the Brighton & Hove Pride 2017 rainbow By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Learn to dance in time for Brighton Pride with Gay Men’s Dance Company The Gay Men’s Dance Company (GMDC) has been running dance and other performing arts classes in London and Brighton for almost 2 years now. The company has 350 members and starts their new Pride term of dance classes in Brighton from July 13, offering you the perfect opportunity to involved with all By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Pride is Family Pride Brighton Pride will celebrate our diverse rainbow families at Pride this year with family events across the city. The One Family Pride Diversity Area remains at the heart of the Brighton Pride Festival. It is a fun and family orientated, safe and alcohol-free zone at the centre of the Brighton Pride By Besi • 1 min read
