Community News Objections spanning breadth of LGBTQ+ communities raised after Brighton & Hove City Council announces no Pride for ‘gay village’, St James Street Objections spanning the breadth of our LGBTQ+ communities have been raised after Brighton & Hove City Council announced the Pride Village Party, which usually takes place in the heart of LGBTQ+ Brighton – St James Street – will be moved to Marine Parade. On Wednesday, April 2, Brighton & Hove City C By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Pride Brighton & Hove City Council announces “major changes” for this year’s Brighton & Hove Pride “Major changes” are underway for this year’s Brighton & Hove Pride following what Brighton & Hove City Council calls “input from local people to help shape the city’s biggest and most colourful annual event”. The most significant change this year is that St James Street and surrounding roads will re By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television The iconic Liza Minnelli to appear in season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, where she will receive Lifetime Achievement Award The iconic Liza Minnelli is set to appear in season 17 of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Production company World of Wonder shared that not only will Liza be appearing on the programme, she will be receiving a special honour! View this post on Instagram A post shared by RuPaul’s Drag Race (@rupaulsdragrace By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Funeral of Krissie DuCann to take place Thursday, April 24 The funeral of Krissie DuCann, who entertained punters of our LGBTQ+ venues for many years, raising vital funds for LGBTQ+ charities, will take place at St Mary’s Church, Brighton on Thursday, April 24 at 1pm. The cortège is to leave Legends Brighton at 12.30pm – a short walk away from the church. A By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Sponsored Content Brighton & Hove City Council flying trans flags from Hove and Brighton town halls in honour of Trans Day of Visibility Brighton & Hove City Council is flying trans flags from Hove and Brighton town halls in honour of Trans Day of Visibility (TDoV) today, Monday, March 31. Trans Day of Visibility is marked annually to celebrate the bravery, resilience, joy and accomplishments of Trans, Nonbinary and Intersex (TNBI) f By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard at 50 Hello, Brighton 27878. You’ve reached the Lavender Line, how can we help? By Alf Le Flohic • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Kinky Boots @ Theatre Royal Brighton Sequins, Salvation, and Societal Transformation at Kinky Boots, a fiercely luminous testament to resilience, identity, and radical empathy. By Eric Page • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News University of Sussex to legally challenge a decision by the Office for Students after it was fined a record £585,000 for “failing to uphold freedom of speech” The University of Sussex has said it will legally challenge a decision by the Office for Students (OfS) after it was fined a record £585,000 by the higher education regulator, which criticised the university’s policy statement on trans and non-binary equality. The policy has a requirement to “positi By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Pride Brighton & Hove Pride hires digital agency to boost UK and European audiences Brighton & Hove Pride, the UK’s biggest LGBTQ+ Pride festival, has appointed a new digital agency to handle its global activity. Spekk, which has offices in London and Barcelona, will now work closely with Pride to boost attendance at Pride in the Park through a more strategic approach to paid soci By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Event to celebrate Dave Lynn’s 50 years in drag raises almost £1,000 for Alzheimer’s Research UK, in memory of Dave’s dear friends David Raven aka Maisie Trollette and Dame Barbara Windsor Stars of the cabaret scene, including Drag With No Name, Sally Vate and Alfie Ordinary, gathered to help Dave Lynn celebrate a fabulous 50 years in drag at Legends Brighton on Sunday, March 23. The event, a fundraiser for Alzheimer’s Research UK, raised almost £1,000: £195 from reserved seating, whi By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: La Bohème @ Theatre Royal This renowned romantic opera, telling the heartbreaking story of the consumptive Mimi and her penniless writer lover, was beautifully brought to life on stage. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Just David Community News Funeral of David Raven (Maisie Trollette) to be held on Thursday, April 3 The funeral of the drag artiste David Raven (Maisie Trollette), who sadly passed away on March 12, will be held on Thursday, April 3 at St Mary’s Church in Kemptown, Brighton. People wanting to attend are asked to meet at Legends nightclub on Marine Parade for 9.30am wearing ‘anything but black’. Du By Graham Robson • 1 min read
