Community News RuPaul’s Drag Race superstar rounds off Pride in Hull line-up RuPaul’s Drag Race runner-up Courtney Act will be sashaying onto the stage this Saturday, July 22, 2017 to entertain the crowds at Pride in Hull. Courtney, who appeared on season six of the hit TV show, starred in Little Mix’s latest music video Power alongside fellow Drag Race alumnae Alaska and Wi By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Tigers parachute team to open Brighton Pride Community Parade The Princess of Wales’ parachute display team, to open the Brighton Pride Community Parade on Saturday, August 5. The world famous Princess of Wales’ Parachute Regiment also known as The Tigers will perform a free-fall parachute team jump at 10.45am to deliver the Brighton & Hove Pride 2017 rainbow By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘Abigail’s fundraising Party for MindOut Abigail’s Party, a play for stage and television, was devised and directed in 1977 by Mike Leigh. Described as “a suburban situation comedy of manners”, and a “satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class” that emerged in Britain in the 1970s it is perfect for screening in Brighton i By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rainbow Chorus – Classics to Classical I have to remind myself that this diverse and inclusive singing group is an amateur non – audition choir where some members can’t read music. That makes their latest concert all the more remarkable because they opened the event with a beautiful and sensitive rendition of the phenomenally tricky Faur By Brian Butler • 2 min read
In The South Is now the time to resolve the LGBTQI-Muslim divide? Europe’s largest charity for LGBTQI Muslims raises questions about ex-Muslim march at Pride in London. Europe’s biggest charity supporting LGBTQI Muslims, Imaan, today said that it was concerned about photographs that have emerged of the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) bearing Islamophobic s By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Short Play Festival 2017 New Venture Theatre’s Short Play Festival runs from Friday July 21 to Saturday, July 29, 2017. Six new writers have been selected to each produce a 15-20 minute long play. They are Michelle Donkin, Sarah Charsley, Amy Onyett, Charly Sommers, Sam Chittenden and Nick Richards. By Besi • 1 min read
Features & Longread Brighton businessman bids to become Mr Gay Europe Matt Rood has lived in Brighton for the last fifteen years. His job is his passion. He’s a dog walker and trainer and has his own company called ROODDOG. His other passion is fitness and he goes to the Underground gym in Brighton five or six times a week. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts TRAVEL FEATURE: Isle of Wight Pride The Isle of Wight. A little secret that the local LGBT community on the Isle of Wight have kept hidden from the rest of the world… until now. The picturesque island, nestled just four miles off the south coast will host its first ever Pride on Saturday July 15 and it’s definitely going to be a party By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts Isle of Wight’s first ever LGBT+ Pride event sells out! But, there is still a chance to get involved by purchasing one of the very few VIP tickets left! If you haven’t already got your free ticket to attend Pride on Saturday, July 15 in Ryde, you have missed out on the free ticket allocation. Due to licensing restrictions, the total number of attendees i By Besi • 2 min read
Community News TV stars help older LGBT+ people charity celebrate first birthday TV stars, including Dan Clark-Neal and broadcaster, Simon Fanshawe, will help LGBT+ charity Opening Doors London (ODL) celebrate its first birthday at the event 1 Night, 12 Months and 50 Years, which also marks 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, on Fr By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News 53% of Britons are non-religious, says latest BSA Survey The 34th annual British Social Attitudes Survey shows that non-religious people represent a clear majority of British people in 2017. This accounts for 53% of the general population, a new high for the non-religious population, which was previously estimated at 51% in 2014. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South TRAVEL FEATURE: Mallorca – a secret place? Millions of people, Brits included, visit Mallorca every year with most heading straight for the famous beach resorts of Cala Figuera, Illetas, Palmanova, Can Pastilla, or Palma with its magnificent Gothic Cathedral, there are plenty to choose from. By Roger Wheeler • 4 min read
