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Join Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ Rainbow Chorus for a ding-dong of a musical evening on Saturday, December 14 at St Mary’s Church, Kemptown. Tickets are now on sale for the Big Festive Rainbow Bellter where you can expect a festive and uplifting evening of songs including a mix of uplifting pop, carol
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Erica Hann from Legends, one of Brighton’s premier LGBTQ+ venues, will have her running shoes on this weekend, as she does The Lap around the stunning Lake Windemere, all 47 miles of it! This run is part of her fundraising on behalf of local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon, which will culminate in Er
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Head to one of Brighton’s premier LGBTQ+ venues, Legends, on Sunday, November 3 for iconic drag performer Davina Sparkle‘s Official Late Birthday Fundraising Show from 3.30pm. Hosted by Mary O’Kart, the event will raise funds for local HIV charity Lunch Positive and will feature lashings of top caba
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Brighton & Hove City Council’s new Fairness Fund for People and Fairness Fund for Place is now open for applications from local community and voluntary sector groups, including those supporting LGBTQ+ communities. The Fairness Fund for Communities, which provides one-off funding of £2,000 to communi
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LGBTQ+ venues Legends Brighton and The Two Brewers in London have announced a fabulous £15,000 has been donated to local HIV charity Sussex Beacon from joint fundraisers held earlier this year, following the passing of the community champion and drag icon Jason Sutton (Miss Jason). In a joint statem
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This year’s Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run, which took place in Hove Park on August 4, raised £6,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund, which distributes funds raised within the community as grants to local LGBTQ+ and HIV projects. This year’s event was bigger, better, louder and prouder than ever! Organis
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As part of Brighton Fetish Week, the guys at Leathermen South, a group providing a supportive and safe environment for the gay ‘leather, rubber and fetish’ community of the South Coast of England, have created a fundraiser in aid of local HIV charity, the Sussex Beacon. Last month, Leathermen South
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Much joy was had at an exhibition of Daniel Taffs‘ work at on Wednesday, August 28 at Brighton Box Gallery. Local HIV charity Sussex Beacon has thanked local photographer Simon Pepper for donating a photograph of legendary drag icon Miss Jason, which was raffled off – raising a whopping £510 for th
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HIV The Naked Truth is a group of likeminded people with a mission to end HIV stigma through the arts, celebrating World AIDS Day on December 1. On November 29, the group will launch its 2025 calendar and raise funds for Positive East with Irish drag queen Drew Diva hosting live performances from Ha
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Head along to Charles Street Tap for an epic night of fun, laughter, and charity fundraising on September 1 from 7pm. Chris The Landlord’s 15th Annual Charity Sunday Cabaret BIRTHDAY BASH will feature sensational host Lola Lasagne joined by a line-up of top performers, including: Rose Garden, Glenda
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A book launch, and exhibition, is to take place at Encounters Artspace in Hove for new book Sculpting Colour, a monograph of Romany Mark Bruce, the designer and creator of the Brighton & Hove AIDS Memorial (TAY). Written by Alex Leith, the biography details Romany’s life growing up in Ireland, and h
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As Brighton & Hove Pride approaches, greetings card marketplace, thortful, has teamed up with four independent LGBTQ+ artists to create a range of exclusive cards. From witty Drag Race references to quirky seagulls reminiscent of Brighton Pier, these cards truly capture the spirit of the LGBTQ+ comm