(C)ChrisJepson Arts New play to launch a prize in honour of drag star and community champion, Jason Sutton (Miss Jason) Pic by Chris Jepson Photography Latest TV’s Andrew Kay has created a new play, John and Thomas, to launch a prize in honour of drag star Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason, whose untimely death shocked the Brighton and London gay scene. Andrew wrote a previous play, Morning Glory, specifically for Jason an By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts FilmPride Returns in August with a FREE online and TV festival FilmPride is Brighton & Hove Pride’s official queer film festival. It will return in August for its third year. By Alex Klineberg • 3 min read
Community News Pride Social Impact Fund awards record grants to deserving projects Community groups across Brighton and Hove will put a little bit of pride back into their city thanks to grants worth nearly £20,000 from the Pride Social Impact Fund (SIF). By Besi • 7 min read
Arts Miss Jason to make new pilot TV show Miss Jason’s House Party #whosehomeisthis is a brand new one hour pilot show coming to Latest TV Brighton this fall. A glittering and entertaining game show hosted by the witty and talented Miss Jason where the star-studded panelists studio audience and TV viewers have to guess a well-known celebrit By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Sophie Cook talks about her life Trans activist and Labour Parliamentary candidate Sophie Cook announces dates for her new show Not Today – How I chose Life. Sophie Cook is a media personality, politician and activist whose wide portfolio of work includes presenting, producing, writing, photography and motivational speaking. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ‘Out with Allan Jay’ gets the gossip at the Golden Handbag Awards 2017 Alan Jay report on the winners and the losers, the tops and the bottoms at the 2016/17 Golden Handbag Awards on his Latest TV programme Out with Allan Jay this evening at 9pm. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South OPINION PIECE: “Take Pride in the Police” says Sophie Cook I was deeply disappointed to see the recent National Union of Students transgender conference (March 7) vote to try to block police from attending Pride events. The motion ‘No Pride in the Police’ expressed the view that the police were racist, classist and transphobic and said that “many trans peop By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts Latest TV launch new LGBT+ TV channel Latest TV, the UK-based TV channel continues their equalities and diversity mission with the creation of the UK’s first ever LGBT+ TV terrestrial channel! Broadcasting from February 2017, Latest LGBT+ TV will bring the best in LGBT news and entertainment to viewers’ TV screens on Freeview Channel 7 By Besi • 3 min read
Community News More grants for community groups from Brighton Pride Community groups from across Brighton and Hove receive a further boost thanks to the Pride Social Impact Fund. From Whitehawk in the east to Portslade in the west, a record number of groups and organisations across the city have been awarded a slice of more than £8,000. The hope is they will use the By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community News Community groups invited to bid for a grant to put Pride in our city For one weekend every year, the city is taken over by a sea of rainbows. From the parade watched by tens of thousands through to the festival in Preston Park to the street party in St James’ Street, the whole city comes together to mark the LGBT celebration that is Brighton Pride, the largest annual By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: QTube Brighton Pride Special 2016 The latest QTube Brighton Pride special will be broadcast on Thursday August 18 at 9pm and Saturday August 20 at 11pm on Latest TV Channel 7. Jonesy and Sophie take a look at Brighton Pride 2016 from the parade through the city to events in the park where they visit the Girls Dance Tent, Trans Tent, By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Local trans activist becomes first transgender newscaster on European terrestrial TV Latest TV the local community TV channel have appointed trans activist, Sophie Cook as an on-screen Newscaster and Head of Diversity at the Brighton based TV station. By Besi • 2 min read
