Pride Get in on the ‘Love Action’! The Human League to headline this year’s Bristol Pride Bristol Pride has announced that pop icons The Human League will be headlining the Main Stage at this year’s festival, which returns to The Downs this summer on Saturday, 13 July. With an incredible 44 years in the business, synthpop legends and hit makers The Human League will close the Main Stage By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Queefing Championships to Queer Rights: Gay Thoughts Pod, which dives deep into lesbian life, launches during Lesbian Visibility Week Launched during Lesbian Visibility Week, Gay Thoughts Pod champions the visibility and rights of lesbians and the wider LGBTQ+ community through engaging discussions led by the Paris Munro and Helen Scott. Whether it’s the raucous hilarity of the ‘Queefing Championships’, or the impactful stories of By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Making Brighton ‘POP!’: local artist Dave Pop! and city centre businesses team up to dress city centre for the summer The city centre’s streets of Brighton are brightened up this summer by colourful and fun banners, created by Brighton artist Dave Pop! with the support of local businesses, to signal the start of a celebratory season of creativity. Dave Pop!’s playful illustrations, which take inspiration from tradi By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Legends and Two Brewers launch fundraisers ahead of events in Brighton and London to celebrate the life of Miss Jason LGBTQ+ venues Legends in Brighton and Two Brewers in London have launched fundraisers ahead of events in Brighton and London to celebrate the life of cabaret and LGBTQ+ community star Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason, who we sadly lost on Monday, April 22. Both venues are hoping to raise £10,000 to “ensu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride UK Black Pride to return on Sunday, August 11 On Sunday, August 11, UK Black Pride once again brings the community together for a party and protest at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. Now officially the world’s largest celebration for LGBTQ+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern descent, the ev By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ veterans charity awarded grant to create UK’s first memorial to “lost legion” of LGBTQ+ veterans Fighting With Pride (FWP), the LGBTQ+ veterans’ charity, has been awarded a £350,000 grant to create the UK’s first memorial dedicated to the “lost legion” of LGBTQ+ people who have served in the armed forces. The memorial, which will be built at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, ha By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Television The very colourful life of Miriam Rivera to be explored in new Channel 4 documentary The nation is to learn the incredible story of Miriam Rivera, a trans reality TV sensation who died aged 38 in 2019, when Channel 4 broadcasts its new three-part series from 29 April. According to Channel 4, the documentary will explore Miriam Rivera’s “life, death, and extraordinary legacy”. Its sy By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Scene to publish your memories of Miss Jason in May issue Following the sad news of Jason Sutton‘s passing, we will be publishing memories and photos of Jason in and out of drag in the May issue of Scene magazine. If you have a memory and/or a photo to share, please email info@gscene.com. RIP, Jason. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News A giant of our community: Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason has died We are devastated to learn of the passing of Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason – a giant of our community. Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this incredibly sad time. More to follow… By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Streets flooded with colour for Tokyo Pride 2024 The streets of Tokyo‘s Shibuya Ward were flooded with colour on April 21 as 15,000 community members and supporters participated in the 30th Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade. Over the last three decades, social attitudes toward sexual minorities in Japan have changed significantly, as evidenced by a landm By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News New survey published for Lesbian Visibility Week finds lesbian, bi and queer women – as well as trans people – often feel unsafe in their day to day lives As celebrations for Lesbian Visibility Week kick off around the world, a new survey of lesbian, bi and queer women – as well as trans people – points to communities in the UK that are out and proud, but often feel unsafe in their day to day lives. A deep dive into the experiences of […] By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run to return for third fabulous year in August Rapidly becoming an essential part of the Brighton & Hove Pride weekend, the Brighton & Hove Rainbow Run – a 5K fun run raising money for local LGBTQ charity, the Brighton Rainbow Fund – returns to Hove Park on Friday, August 2 at 7pm. This year promises to be bigger, better, louder and prouder! Org By Graham Robson • 2 min read
