Community News ‘Queer The Marly’ group seeks donations to secure future of LGBTQ+ venue Queer The Marly, a group of queer people who have come together to protect the building fondly known by many as ‘The Marly’, is seeking donations for a mortgage deposit so they can turn the venue into a permanent queer cultural centre, owned by and for the LGBTQ+ community. For over 60 years, the Ma By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Snow White Trash raises a whopping £7,555 for local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon Snow White Trash, the UK’s ‘Saxy Drag Queen’, has raised a whopping £7,555 for local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon after running the Brighton Marathon on Sunday, April 6 and hosting a raffle and bingo at the Bedford Tavern after. Writing on social media, Snow White Trash said: “Having now added the By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride United in Pride launches, bridging the two weeks between Trans Pride Brighton and Brighton & Hove Pride A new festival, United in Pride, has launched, bridging the two weeks between Trans Pride Brighton and Brighton & Hove Pride and bringing together the diverse voices, talents, and spirit of Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ communities. Spearheaded by Brighton & Hove Pride, Trans Pride Brighton and Brighton By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Brighton & Hove to host Various Voices 2030 Brighton & Hove is to host Various Voices 2030 after the city’s LGBTQ+ choirs – Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Rainbow Chorus and Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus – came together to bid for the European LGBTQ+ choir festival. Various Voices, which will take place in Brussels in 2026, takes place every four yea By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Rainbow Chorus: ANTHEMS IN COLOUR on Saturday, June 28 Join Rainbow Chorus, Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ chorus, for a multi-coloured evening of summer anthems on Saturday, June 28 at St George’s Church, Kemptown. Tickets are now on sale for ANTHEMS IN COLOUR where you can expect an uplifting evening of songs including a mix of classic anthems and pop stand By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: ‘The Shark is Broken’ @ Theatre Royal Brighton the production never loses its bite…navigating between laugh-out-loud moments and poignant examinations of creative pressure, making this a thrilling theatrical voyage By Eric Page • 2 min read
Fundraising News ‘The Roast of Sally Vate’ – a Legends Brighton cabaret fundraiser – raises £600 for Lunch Positive The Roast of Sally Vate – a Legends Brighton fundraiser – raised £600 for local HIV charity Lunch Positive on Sunday, April 6. Hosted by Lola Lasagne, the event saw Martha D’Arthur, Chris Ashton-Hollis, Rose Garden and Mrs Moore ‘roast’ Brighton sweetheart Sally Vate, and nothing (and no one) was of By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News MAISIE TROLLETE / DAVID RAVEN: A personal tribute by Paul Kemp from Brighton & Hove Pride David Raven aka Maisie Trollette has been the mainstay at Brighton Pride for as long as I can remember, participated in the Pride community parade and entertained in the Cabaret Tent at Preston Park. David’s passing has stirred fond memories of my own personal journey of growing up in Brighton, Davi By Contributor • 4 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Retrospective: 20 Years of Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus For the first concert of their 20th anniversary year, the boys from the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) are back with a new show highlighting the history of the chorus. A jukebox show that celebrates the joy and community the group has generated over the last 20 years, Retrospective: 20 Year By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Business News Centre Stage to remain open after sale of Amsterdam Hotel collapses Centre Stage Brighton – a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community and their friends – is to remain open after announcing on social media the sale of the Amsterdam Hotel has collapsed. The bar, which was going to be turned into a seafood restaurant, wrote on Facebook: “Just when you thought you’d got rid By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sport Brighton Seagals rebrands recreational section to ‘Seapals’ to be more inclusive Brighton Seagals Football Club, which is open to women, non-binary and trans people, has rebranded its recreational section to Seapals to be more inclusive. Players at the club, which competes in the Sussex County Women & Girls Football League, can be as competitive or non-competitive as they wish. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Business News Centre Stage Brighton to close its doors for good on Sunday, April 27 Centre Stage Brighton – a safe space for the LGBTQ+ community and their friends – is to close its doors for good on Sunday, April 27. Announcing the news on social media, Centre Stage Brighton said: “Yes it’s true, the Amsterdam Hotel has sold up. As such Centre Stage is coming to a close, two […] By Graham Robson • 1 min read
