Community Corner Sussex paramedic Steph Meech elected Deputy Chair of National Ambulance LGBT+ network Sussex Paramedic Steph Meech, has been elected to the position of Deputy Chair of the National Ambulance LGBT+ Network, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has announced. Steph, a Paramedic Practitioner and Operational Team Leader, who works out of Polegate, took up the position this month following a decade of By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner Rose Garden and DRAGBUS to raise funds for Lunch Positive in Brighton on World AIDS Day Brighton-based DRAGBUS has announced a special event taking place on World AIDS Day (Monday, 1 December) in aid of Lunch Positive. Lunch Positive is the chosen charity of DRAGBUS and this year they’ve arranged a special fundraising bus hosted by Rose Garden, which takes place directly before the candlelit By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Corner Lunch Positive to host World AIDS Day community lunch on 23 November Local HIV charity Lunch Positive will host its annual World AIDS Day community lunch on 23 November - a whole community event, open to everyone, bringing people together to share a wonderful lunch and social time in the spirit of solidarity with the community of people living with HIV. As By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner Baga Chipz to headline Charles Street Tap and Queens Arms’ World AIDS Day cabaret fundraiser Baga Chipz, star of RuPaul's Drag Race, will be joining local cabaret stars for Charles Street Tap and Queens Arms Brighton’s annual World AIDS Day cabaret fundraiser on Monday, 1 December. Charles Street Tap said: "We’re going BIG this year at Charles Street Tap – and By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut awarded £5,000 at 'Angels' Den' event Sussex-based LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut was awarded £5,000 at an 'Angels’ Den' event at the Brighton i360, organised by Focus Foundation. Ten Sussex charities received a share of over £100,000 at the event, which saw each charity outline what it would spend the money on, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
📸Diana Thompson Community Corner INTERVIEW: International cabaret performer Billie Gold on lesbian visibility and pride, her fave foodie hangouts in Brighton and t.A.T.u. "I’m always on a mission to learn more about queer women that came before me, so I think it's so important now that lesbians in music are being championed in a way they weren't before." By Dale Melita • 7 min read
Community Corner Daisy Puller’s World AIDS Day Cabaret to return this month Daisy Puller’s World AIDS Day Cabaret celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, marking half a decade of unapologetic queer brilliance, boundary-pushing performance and bold activism in the fight against HIV stigma. For five fierce years, the show has brought together drag, cabaret and burlesque icons to raise vital funds By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Corner Brighton & Hove choirs to unite for World AIDS Day Charity Concert on 1 December Brighton & Hove will mark World AIDS Day on Monday, 1 December with an evening of music, remembrance and solidarity. The city’s annual Candlelit Vigil at the AIDS Memorial in New Steine Gardens will begin the commemorations, offering a moment to reflect and honour those lost to HIV and By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Corner INTERVIEW: The drag queen of drag queens and star of stage and screen, Dave Lynn on becoming a celebrant, MAFS, Paul O'Grady and "pretty police" "From a very early age I knew I wanted to be in the business." By Dale Melita • 5 min read
Community Corner Sappho Events to celebrate 5th birthday at London's new LGBTQ+ venue, Betty & Joan's Sappho Events will celebrate its firth birthday on 17 November - a milestone moment for the LGBTQ+ company that runs social events for queer women, trans and non-binary people across the UK - with a new home for its events at London’s newest LGBTQ+ venue, Betty & Joan’s. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Corner Trans support charity, The Clare Project, welcomes new Executive Director Brighton-based trans support charity The Clare Project has welcomed new Executive Director, Beck Cedar (they/them). Earlier this year, The Clare Project, a pioneering charity supporting trans, non-binary, and intersex (TNBI) adults across Sussex, celebrated its 25th anniversary with a heartfelt event. The celebration brought together founding members, current staff, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Corner INTERVIEW: The punk rock queen of the Brighton drag scene: Ex-Girlfriend "Tell me you've come from reading this article and I'll pull you onstage for a snog!" By Dale Melita • 7 min read
