Billy Porter. Pic credit - Elliott Franks Culture BILLY PORTER speaks -'To be black and gay in the USA is a death warrant.' The recipient of three Emmys, a Grammy and three Tonys, he is currently making his London directorial debut staging This Bitter Earth by Harrison David Rivers. By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Pic by Mark Senior Culture REVIEW: Titanique - "outrageously gay" There should be a trigger warning for Titanique the musical - it’s outrageously gay and leaves little to the fertile imagination. Co-written by Marla Mindelle, Constantine Rousouli and Tye Blue, and directed by Tye Blue, it’s a sure-fire, 5-star romp with a laugh every few seconds and quick-fire By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Shot by Roberto Hannibal 📸 Culture Heartthrob Prince Joshua drops LEVEL UP🎮🥊 Your Sunday morning just got a whole lot hotter thanks to queer artist and certified heartthrob, Prince Joshua! By Dale Melita • 1 min read
Culture Introducing lesbian Liverpudlian soul singer Lois Levin Rising British soul & jazz singer returns with new single By Dale Melita • 2 min read
Culture #DALEYPOP X JUNE 2025 Starring: Rihanna, PinkPantheress, Calvin Harris, Clementine Douglas, Alison Goldfrapp, Darin, Kesha, Miriana Conte, Alizée and Miley Cyrus! By Dale Melita • 7 min read
Culture REVIEW: Field of Anise @ Ironworks It’s a story of love, of belonging, and a shocking betrayal, made worse by an ending I had not seen coming and which will make you gasp. Not only is this Amir’s debut as a playwright, he also stars and directs – an amazing achievement. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Culture REVIEW: Glenda & Rita: LIVE @ Brighton Fringe They really are black and white -costume, hair, make-up ; they’re monochrome humans. It’s a brilliant, bizarre & comic By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Culture REVIEW: Resound Voices at Brighton’s Chapel Royal The compact space of Brighton’s Chapel Royal suits the smallest of Brighton’s queer choirs – Resound Voices. The 14 singers, as always with this group, produce beautiful harmonies, and under the direction of Sam Barton they always please, surprise and entertain. Their early summer concert was entitl By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Culture BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: ‘Deadnamed’ Before we’re allowed into the tiny tent that is Rotunda Pip, in Regency Square, Brighton, we’re asked to leave a message on a post-it about the deceased whose funeral we are about to attend. As the lights come up – bright red – a man sits up in the coffin and says hello. This is […] By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Culture BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: ‘Provocateur’ You step down into the basement of Brighton’s Lantern Theatre and you’re in The Mistress’s dungeon – complete with latex, ropes, a strap-on and whips. In a black latex dress and corset, Tish Weinman, aka Letitia Delish greets us with a smile that gives you goosebumps: “my time is expensive; what you By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Culture BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: ‘Second Class Queer’ A speed dating evening in a gay bar in Berlin is the unlikely setting for Kumar Muniandy’s searingly honest examination of queer identity, racism, homophobia, displacement and guilt. Krishna is a Malaysian of Indian heritage, and he is outwardly calm, witty and attractive. But underneath he has a gu By Brian Butler • 1 min read
Culture BRIGHTON FRINGE REVIEW: ‘C’est Magnifique’ His hair slicked back, gold glitter on his face; his costume is a tatty tail coat, a corset, bare chest with a pearl necklace, lacy panties and garters holding up his socks – this is Cyril, our MC at the Club Magnifique. He calls us “gays and theys”, and is out to shock and entertain […] By Brian Butler • 2 min read
