Arts Join a FREE trail celebrating Brighton’s colourful art scene Enjoy a free guided tour of new city centre street art – including works by Dave Pop!, Josef Cabey and Gil Mualem-Doron – with the Enliven Brighton Art Trail tour on Sunday, March 20 at 12pm By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ History Month “another powerful reminder to stand up for equality for all,” say Greens Green councillors have marked the end of LGBTQ+ History Month with a call for continued joint work to promote equality in the city and tackle multiple discrimination people face. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News COLUMN: Stuff & Things by Jon Taylor So, what’s on my mind as I step blearily out of winter and into spring? Do I have a huge life changing project to put into practice as the year kicks into gear? Am I assessing the dull, grey aspects of my life and looking to inject them with a little va va voom? By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News VLOG: ‘Queer I Am’ by Andrew Flewitt Andrew Flewitt shares his joy as he discovers our brilliant city. In this first episode he catches Melanie C’s gig at Chalk nightclub. By Contributor • 1 min read
In The South Brighton & Hove City Council group leaders release joint statement following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “As a City of Sanctuary we stand ready to offer our support.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Global management consulting company Bailey & French choose the Sussex Beacon as its quarterly charity partner On this occasion, the team at Bailey & French have been working hard to source donations of items to sell at a car boot sale at Brighton Racecourse on Sunday, February 27. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Bear Weekend to roar back to life in July! Chock-a-block with top-flight entertainment, the weekend raises funds for the Brighton Rainbow Fund By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New study shows plus-size men face stigma in gay spaces A study by University of Brighton researcher Nick McGlynn is spotlighting the often difficult experiences of ‘Bears’ in gay spaces across the UK By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Allsorts Youth Project launches new series of resources, Allsorts of Visibility: Celebrating LGBT+ People of Colour One of the challenges many people may face when growing up as LGBTQ+ is that they are not presented with many or any positive LGBTQ+ role models in their immediate proximity, or in mainstream culture. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Nominate a local Community Hero to be a Batonbearer for 2022 Commonwealth Games Nominations are now open for people who would like to apply to be a Batonbearer for the Queen’s Baton Relay in England By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Brighton indies launch book festival to amplify “a wide spectrum of voices” Independent bookshop owners Carolynn Bain of Afrori Books, the first Black-owned bookshop in Sussex, and Ruth Wainwright of the Feminist Bookshop, are to launch a book festival in Brighton this summer to amplify “a wide spectrum of voices” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Business News Centre Stage Brighton chooses Sussex Beacon as its preferred charity Centre Stage Brighton is the jewel set between two LGBTQ+ – venues Charles Street Tap and Legends. The bar is all about having a good time with top-flight tunes, live music, drag and more By Graham Robson • 1 min read
