Community The Rainbow Hub Brighton seeks three new trustees! The Rainbow Hub on St James’s Street, Brighton seeks three new trustees to help the charity move forward into a post Covid-19 future, one with real challenges for our LGBTQ+ communities. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Trans Creative Presents: The Trans Social Club Open Mic Night The Trans Social Club returns with a series of events featuring world renowned artists, activists and performers on Wednesday, October 7 from 7pm on Zoom. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Green council leader Phélim Mac Cafferty says a big thank you for the big tidy up Council leader Phélim Mac Cafferty thanks the hundreds of people who carried out community clean ups during the Keep Brighton & Hove Tidy fortnight. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Brighton & Hove goes red for #WeMakeEvents global campaign Last night, despite the inclement weather, 333 people who work in the events industry came together, socially distanced, at Brighton & Hove seafront for #WeMakeEvents, an international movement to highlight that the live events sector urgently needs support from local governments to survive the Covi By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Brighton & Hove to light up in red tonight for #WeMakeEvents global campaign Brighton & Hove seafront, from the British Airways i360 Viewing Tower to the Palace Pier and beyond, will light up in red from 6.30pm tonight in solidarity with #WeMakeEvents campaign By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community ILGA World releases global research into legal gender recognition and criminalisation The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association releases its latest Trans Legal Mapping Report, detailing the impact of laws and policies on trans persons in 143 UN member States across the globe. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community Help make LGBTQ+ history: Write an Open Letter to Queer Britain! Queer Britain, Levi’s® and Post Office invite members of LGBTQ+ communities and allies to write an open letter, recording and preserving valuable accounts of what it means to be LGBTQ+ in Britain today. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts FEATURE: Never lost for the right words Brian Butler talks to Jim McSweeney the driving force behind an iconic bookshop By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Community Hit the waves with the UK’s first LGBTQ+ surf club Surf Out, the UK’s first LGBTQ+ surf club based in Porthcawl, Wales to host weekly surfing sessions for LGBTQ+ communities once local lockdown restrictions are lifted. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Brighton & Hove to receive £229,839 from £11.2million grant to deliver PrEP Terrence Higgins Trust respond to an announcement from the UK Government that £11.2million will be made available for local authorities to deliver PrEP via sexual health clinics By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Creative people from across the city to come together to make Arts Recovery Plan Creative people from across the city are coming together to make an Arts Recovery Plan to run over the next three years, supporting the city’s cultural and events sector through the Covid-19 crisis. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Aké Festival to celebrate black excellence, resilience and resistance in October Festival to run online from Thursday, October 22 – Sunday, October 25 with a free programme of 65 inspiring talks, workshops, panel discussions and performances from the most exciting voices across Africa and the African Diaspora. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
