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
General News Thousands sign petition against Poland’s LGBTQ+ free zones Nearly 350,000 have signed an All Out petition which demands action against the rise in ‘LGBTQ+ free’ zones in Poland. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community News LETTER: ‘What a time to be proud in our LGBTQ+ community’ Jim Butler-Fleming, Director of Pride Support LTD, pops into Brighton on what would have been the weekend of Brighton & Hove Pride 2020. By Contributor • 3 min read
Community Share your Pride memories for our August issue! Get digging in those treasure troves, archives, shoeboxes full of old photos and dust off some of your splendid memories. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Silver Service from the LGBT Community Safety Forum Switchboard would like to thank volunteers from the LGBT Community Safety Forum for their silver service at our Cream Tea on Monday, February 19. Volunteers from the LGBT Community Safety Forum lovingly prepared and served guests attending the Switchboard Cream Tea cucumber sandwiches, scones with c By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Brighton Pride This week sees the launch of the Rainbow Café, a new project of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard. Rainbow Café will support LGBTQ people living with memory loss and dementia, their friends, families and loved ones. This, much-needed, community service is made possible thanks to Brighton Pride and th By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: There is no Pride in bullying! As volunteer chair of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum I feel it my responsibility to address the severity of the bulling and intimidation currently taking place on social media in relation to Brighton Pride. By Contributor • 7 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Time to acknowledge the superb work of Paul and Ducie I’m very saddened to see that there are certain elements of our community have nothing better to do than make nasty comments about people who have for many years worked tirelessly with little thanks to make Brighton Pride the huge success it is. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Clare Project stand with Pride! As a trans community representative, I want to express my support for Pride and the Rainbow Fund which benefits from it. The Rainbow Fund is a crucial source of grant funding for many grass-roots community-led groups in the LGBT+ sector including those run by, and for trans and non-binary people. By Sam Hall • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: MindOut Proud of Pride! I am SO proud of Brighton Pride, and the fantastic work it does to raise money for local good causes. The money raised to be distributed by the Rainbow Fund is a wonderful way to redistribute the profits from ticket sales. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Without Brighton Pride we could not provide our services Lunch Positive is a local charity, providing a community lunch club to people with HIV, with a wide range of support activities. Like most charities, funding to provide and develop services is increasingly stretched, with fewer funding sources and those that are available having greater overall pres By Lunch Positive • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Stand with Pride! I was glad to see Gscene report a further batch of tickets for Brighton Pride will go on sale on Monday morning exclusively for BN residents.I’ve been concerned about some of the negative comments on social media about Pride and wanted to say ‘Thank you’ to Brighton Pride for its ongoing and increas By Contributor • 2 min read