Community Corner INTERVIEW: The look queen of the Brighton scene, Mary O'Kart discusses finding drag, living in a fundamentally queer city and Ready Player 2? EP "To make it as a drag queen in Brighton takes balls." By Dale Melita • 8 min read
Community Corner Stonegate Group raises £80,000 for Stonewall Housing Stonegate Group has raised £80,000 for Stonewall Housing, the UK charity supporting LGBTQ+ individuals who are homeless or living in unsafe conditions. The fundraising total reflects a growing partnership between the pub and bar operator and the charity, which began in January 2022. Since then, Stonegate has supported Stonewall By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community Corner LGBTQ+ men and allies invited to join bold new national campaign in Manchester The LGBT Foundation, the LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing charity, is once again bringing communities together through one of its iconic photoshoots, this time shining a spotlight on LGBTQ+ men and their allies from across the country. Set to take place on Saturday, 27 September 10am to 4pm at the Foundation’ By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner Brighton & Hove City Council unveils updated plans for new sports and leisure facility to replace King Alfred Leisure Centre Brighton & Hove City Council has unveiled updated plans for a new sports and leisure facility to replace King Alfred Leisure Centre, home to LGBTQ+ swimming club Out to Swim Brighton & Hove, with construction firm Willmott Dixon named as the preferred contractor for the project. The proposed development aims By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Corner Sussex Beacon's St James's Street shop targeted by hate crime The Sussex Beacon’s St James’s Street shop has become a target of hate crime, with an obscenity being sprayed on the wall adjacent to the shop’s entrance. Whilst Brighton & Hove City Council swiftly removed the graffiti, according to the charity “the message was clearly anti-LGBTQ+”. Rachel By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner Haircuts with Heart: PEG Salon’s community spirit By the time I walked into PEG Hair Salon in Brighton, co-owners Dan and Lora were already mid-snip, scissors flashing, laughter bouncing off the walls, and the unmistakable hum of a space that feels more like a community living room than a business. I caught them between cuts - though By Liran Notik • 2 min read
Community Corner Mentoring programme for LGBTQ+ young people, Free2B, is making "a real difference" to mental health A mentoring programme for LGBTQ+ young people is making "a real difference" to their mental health, according to new research from the University of Manchester. The programme, called Free2B, pairs young people aged 13 and over with trained mentors who understand the challenges LGBTQ+ teens can face. Over By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Corner The Clare Project to celebrate 25th anniversary with Queer Heritage South Queer Heritage South has announced its first History Club of the season will celebrate, remember and reminisce on the last 25 years of The Clare Project, the Brighton & Hove-based charity dedicated to supporting trans, non-binary, intersex, gender-variant and gender-questioning adults across Sussex. Join Queer Heritage South at The Old By Graham Robson • 1 min read
📸 Studio Delite Community Corner INTERVIEW: Joe Black discusses upcoming EP accompanied by a five-piece jazz band, sobriety and the return of Kleines Kabarett to Komedia "Kleines Kabarett is a raucous mid week punky lil arty cabaret show where as we’ve discovered since its inception, anything could happen." By Dale Melita • 7 min read
Community Corner Chris & Rupert's Big Birthday Bash to raise funds for Sussex Beacon tomorrow! Brighton’s LGBTQ+ community is gearing up for one of its most anticipated annual events in the Gay Village as Chris Marshall, landlord of Charles Street Tap, and the Queen's Arms' Rupert, host a joint BIG BIRTHDAY BASH tomorrow, Sunday, 7 September, across two venues: Charles Street By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner HIV The Naked Truth to host World AIDS Day gala with Drag Race UK star Asttina Mandella on hosting duties HIV The Naked Truth is hosting a World AIDS Day gala on 2 December featuring RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Asttina Mandella as host, with performances by West End stars, international artists, and speeches from pioneering advocates. The intimate evening at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church in London marks By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community Corner LGBTQ+ Pathways to Family event on 16 September Recognising that the path to having a family isn’t straightforward for LGBTQ+ people, Adoption South East - a partnership of councils from East Sussex, West Sussex, Brighton & Hove and Surrey - wants to help you explore the options available to you and bust a few myths. This online By Graham Robson • 1 min read
