Brighton Fringe LGBTQ+ campaigner Duncan Lustig-Prean becomes chair of Brighton Fringe Duncan trained at the Royal College of Music and Royal Birmingham Conservatoire as an opera singer before rising through the ranks of the Royal Navy to become a senior officer, while also pursuing a musical career. He has been instrumental in his campaigning for the rights of LGBTQ+ people in the ar By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Birmingham One arrested in investigation of anti-LGBTQ+ hate at Brianna Ghey vigil A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence following anti-LGBTQ+ hate, which was shouted prior to the Brianna Ghey vigil in Birmingham. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Community News The Ledward Centre looking for nominations for people to receive radios on loan The Ledward Centre (TLC), Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ centre, is aiming to start broadcasting its LGBTQ+ community radio station this summer to bring relevant news, features, and entertainment from the centre to those unable to be at there in person. By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham Pride Community Event to return in May Held on the Friday, May 26, the Big Free Community Event will feature key note speakers, a candle-lit vigil, street food, community stalls, LGBTQ+ artists, and live music. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Brighton Fringe PREVIEW: Award-winning queer comedy, The Death of Me, is coming to Brighton Fringe Combining humour with pathos, this award-winning new play from Dublin, explores one woman’s cancer journey, as she wrestles with the question we all face. What do I want, with the time I have left? By Contributor • 1 min read
Community Allsorts Youth Project seeks volunteers for Brighton LGBT+ Youth Groups If you are over 23 years old, have experience working with young people and are able to commit four hours a month volunteering at the local youth project, this may be the perfect volunteering post for you. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ organisations’ concern as two SNP candidates have not confirmed they would continue with government equality commitments National LGBTQ+ organisations in Scotland have expressed deep concern that two out of three of the candidates for SNP leadership have not confirmed that they would continue with existing Scottish Government equality commitments. The organisations wrote to all three candidates two weeks ago. With vot By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard wins top UK health award This year winners will receive £40,000 in unrestricted funding as well as expert support and leadership development provided by The King’s Fund. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community News Terrence Higgins Trust, Sussex Beacon and Lunch Positive to take part in Fighting HIV Stigma and Proud: March, Vigil and Rally on Saturday, March 18 Everyone is welcome — whether you have been on many demos or this is your first. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread Elska takes an intimate trip to the world’s most legendary queer city, San Francisco Inside readers can get up close and personal with a cross section of ordinary local men from what is arguably the most legendary gay city on Earth. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Centre of Transforming Sexuality and Gender and the Centre for Applied Philosophy, Politics and Ethics announce Activist-In-Residence Programme This programme, which this year has the theme Gender, Sexuality and the Politics of Disability, offers non-academic activists working around issues of gender and/or sexuality and disability a funded residency (one to two months with flexibility) at the University of Brighton By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Commonwealth Day protest announced for Monday, March 13 Thirty-two out of 56 Commonwealth member states criminalise same-sex relations, in defiance of the “toothless” Commonwealth Charter. Seven have life imprisonment and only recently the “Anti-Homosexuality Bill” has returned in Uganda. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
