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
Arts BOOK REVIEW: The Brightonians: Under Siege by Daren Kay A Camp, Bitchy, and Heartwarming Tale of Community and Resilience By Eric Page • 3 min read
Health Brighton loneliness charity Together Co to launch Campaign for Social Health with Mr Motivator on Brighton Palace Pier Brighton-based loneliness charity Together Co will launch the Campaign for Social Health with the help of fitness guru Mr Motivator at an event promoting the benefits of community and connection at Horatio’s Bar, Brighton Palace Pier, on Friday, June 14. Together Co, which supports people who are lo By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride Brighton & Hove Pride 2024: Dance Tent royalty to join Girls Aloud at this year’s FABULOSO Pride Festival Brighton & Hove Pride has unveiled the full array of DJs delivering dancefloor energy to this year’s FABULOSO event at Preston Park, Brighton on Saturday, 3 and Sunday, 4 August. With its 6,000 capacity and reputation for serving up some of the biggest beats at the festival, the PRIDE DANCE TENT is By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News Brighton to bid farewell to cabaret legend and community champion Jason Sutton (Miss Jason) Brighton will today bid farewell to cabaret legend and community champion Jason Sutton (Miss Jason), who sadly died last month. Jason will be leaving from Legends Brighton on Marine Parade at 1pm, travelling down the seafront then onward to St Mary’s Church, Kemptown via St James Street. The church By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Brighton Fringe REVIEW: ‘Where Do All The Quiet Gays Go?’ at The Actors, as part of Brighton Fringe Rob Cattanach is a gay archaeology student on a mission – to find a boyfriend or failing that, just a friend. With Rob at a mic on a stand this short piece at Brighton Fringe looks and feels like stand-up. But it’s not. Between each excruciating narrative chapter, Rob turns upstage and coming back t By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Film Organisers of Brighton International Trans Film Festival seek short films exploring trans lives and experiences worldwide Organisers of this year’s Brighton International Trans Film Festival (BITFF) are seeking short films (under 25 minutes) that explore a variety of trans lives and experiences worldwide for BITFF, which takes place at Duke of York’s Picturehouse in Brighton on 19 July. The films can be either fact or 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
Brighton Fringe “A 24-carat performance!” Billie Gold wows with Brighton Fringe show, ‘Praise Kink’ Brighton-based cabaret star Billie Gold produces a 24-carat performance that storms through her turbulent life in her one-person Brighton Fringe show Praise Kink. On a stage moodily lit by bright red lights, she belts out the song Beggin’ and we know we’re in for a storming hour of truth, honesty, r By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Books The Magic Farm: LGBTQ+ historian Alf Le Flohic reveals hidden history of South East’s LGBTQ+ spaces in new book LGBTQ+ historian Alf Le Flohic unearths forgotten stories of a gay B&B, a zoo bar, and a legendary farm disco in a talk for Chichester Pride on Saturday, May 23. Alf, whose day job is in digital communications at the University of Brighton, will explore some of the fascinating stories of hidden LGBT By Graham Robson • 2 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
