Pride ‘We LOVE Because They Can’t’: Brighton & Hove Pride to celebrate diversity and raise awareness about oppressive anti-LGBTQ+ laws With under a month to go, Brighton & Hove City Council has announced it is excited to welcome back Brighton & Hove Pride and celebrate the “diversity, joy and unity of the city’s LGBTQ+ communities”. Taking place over the weekend of Saturday, 3 and Sunday, 4 August, Brighton & Hove Pride – the main By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Film This Friday – a DOUBLE BILL of awesome trans film at the Duke of York Cinema as part of the 11th Annual Brighton International Trans Film Festival This Friday it’s a double bill of trans film at the Duke of York Cinema in Brighton as part of the 11th Annual Brighton International Trans Film Festival, which received a record number of submissions this year. The first screening is of incredible short films from all over the globe with doors at 6 By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Dive into the Depths of Emotion: A new exhibition by Brighton Artists By The Sea Check out the mesmerizing abstract seascapes of Shanni Collins. Collins, a celebrated lesbian painter, who infuses her pieces with profound emotional resonance, capturing the ethereal beauty and tumultuous spirit of the sea By Eric Page • 1 min read
Community News HIV Stigma Sucks: Brighton & Hove to mark Zero HIV Stigma Day on Sunday, July 21 Sunday, July 21 marks Zero HIV Stigma Day, a global initiative uniting people and communities to raise awareness of HIV and take action to eliminate HIV stigma in all its forms. A community event is being held in Jubilee Square, Brighton from 1-2pm in a call to action celebrating people living with By Contributor • 3 min read
News Brighton & Hove councillors to decide the future of the King Alfred Leisure Centre next week Brighton & Hove councillors are being asked to agree to progress the development of a new leisure facility on part of the existing King Alfred seafront site. The recommendation, which goes before Cabinet next week, follows what the city council calls a “comprehensive search”, where two proposed site By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News A Queer Night at Hove Museum on Thursday, August 1 Join Queer Heritage South for a pre-Pride celebration at Hove Museum of Creativity on Thursday, August 1. Queer Heritage South joins Days of Wonder for a night of music, talks, performances, video projections, and art, to explore the queer legacy of Hove Museum’s film & media collection. The event w By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trans Pride Hastings to bring trans joy to the town on 27 and 28 July Trans Pride Hastings came into being in February 2023. Victoria and Zed are the company co-directors and co-organisers and in July 2023 they worked with a team of volunteers to deliver 15 events across eight days focusing on community building, support and celebration. This year’s Trans Pride Hastin By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV Words for Wellbeing Workshops – Living with HIV with Lunch Positive and Simon Maddrell Local HIV charity Lunch Positive is launching a pilot programme of six wellbeing workshops for people living with HIV in Sussex. Facilitated by writer, editor and educator, Simon Maddrell, a member of Lunch Positive who also lives with HIV in Brighton & Hove, the series of six workshops will run fro By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Cabaret Queens, Kings and in betweens assemble! The Next Drag Superstar to kick off in Brighton this week After nine successful seasons in London, the Next Drag Superstar competition starts this week in Brighton for the first time. Brighton-based Felix Le Freak, co-producer and head judge, told me: “The London event has grown into a community of LGBTQ+ performers, working together in cabaret, panto and By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Pride Brighton Railway Club to raise funds for Sussex Beacon at Pre-Pride Special with Davina Sparkle and Tabitha Wild Brighton Railway Club is to raise funds for local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon at its Pre-Pride Party on Friday, August 2 from 7.30pm. This year, dynamic duo Davina Sparkle and Tabitha Wild will be entertaining the crowd, getting everyone well and truly in the mood for this year’s Brighton & Hove P By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News New £10million Martlets Hospice opened by HM Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex The rebuilt Martlets hospice in Wayfield Avenue, Hove was officially unveiled at the weekend following a £10million upgrade. Andrew Blackman, HM Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex, cut the ribbon with speeches from Martlets’ CEO Amanda Fadero and Chair of Trustees Mike Rymer. The hospice, which cares fo By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Out & About “The Biggest Party Since Partygate”: Revenge to celebrate the “inevitable downfall” of the Conservatives this Friday with RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar, Bimini Revenge is to celebrate the “inevitable downfall” of the Conservative Party on Friday, July 5 with a headline set by RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar, Bimini. Event Highlights: Guest DJ Set by Bimini: Star of RuPauls Drag Race will be playing a special DJ set on Level 2 as part of her Tories Out UK Tou By Graham Robson • 1 min read
