LGBTQ+ News Nominations open for Gaydio Pride Awards 2024 with Hilton Gaydio has announced the Gaydio Pride Awards 2024 with sponsor Hilton will take place on Friday, February 16, 2024 – with nominations now open. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ people ‘still being denied basic rights’, says mother of Matthew Shepard The mother of Matthew Shepard, an American gay man who was murdered 25 years ago, said LGBTQ+ people in the United States are “still being denied basic rights”. “They’re still being denied basic rights, the community is, and the absolute outward showing of hate again, it’s just infuriating to me,” J By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Lola Lasagne Community News The Brighton Rainbow Fund presents grants to community groups and celebrates fundraisers All photos by Michael Stone from Nick Ford Photography On Monday, October 16, Ironworks Studios was the venue for the 2023 event to announce the grants that have been approved by the Brighton Rainbow Fund (BRF) independent grants panel. BRF distributes funds raised within the community as grants to By Chris Gull • 4 min read
Exhibitions Unlimited Intimacy: New group exhibition frames the 1980s and 1990s as a politically charged time for LGBTQ+ histories and movements Lead Pic: Stuart Linden Rhodes, Wolverhampton, The Deep, 1993, digital photograph Borrowing its title from the 2009 book by Tim Dean, Unlimited Intimacy is a new group exhibition that frames the 1980s and 1990s as a politically charged time for LGBTQ+ histories and movements. The presentation survey By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ Choirs LGBTQ+ choir The Pink Singers to head to Northampton to perform with T-Bone Afrika All Stars The Pink Singers, the London-based LGBTQ+ community choir, will head to Northampton on Saturday, October 28 to join T-Bone Afrika All Stars for a dynamic fusion of Afro-beats and contemporary choral tunes at The Lab. This gig will be full of energy; think well-known tunes put to a fresh beat and Afr By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News India’s top court declines to legally recognise same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling The top court in India has declined to legally recognise same-sex marriage in a landmark ruling, which was streamed live across the country and to crowds gathered outside the court. During the two-hour ruling, Chief Justice D. Y. Chandrachud said queerness is a “natural phenomenon,” and told the gov By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender at University of Brighton seeks contributions for 2024 Lesbian Lives conference The Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender (CTSG Brighton) at University of Brighton is seeking contributions for next year’s Lesbian Lives conference, which will take place at the university from March 22 – 23, 2024. The theme for the 2024 conference, which aims to highlight the ongoing strug By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film Marriage equality in Ukraine explored in new documentary shot by Ukrainian LGBTQ+ activists during the war A new documentary, Marriage (In)equality in Ukraine, shot during the Russia-Ukraine war is now available to view online. The film has been created by director and queer activist Yuriy Dvizhon, NGO WA Sphere and Kharkiv Pride under financial support of the European Union, the National Democratic Inst By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Birmingham New celebrity and character competition launched by Birmingham’s House of Allure Lead Photo cred Irina Mackie Drag performer Dominus Von Vexo – of the House of Allure (a Birmingham based burlesque and cabaret group) – has announced a new competition The Audition, which will focus on acts based on celebrities and characters, both fictional and real-life. Dominus themselves is kno By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard to host meeting to discuss potential funding bids and processes for upcoming round of grants for small LGBTQ+ groups in Brighton & Hove The LGBTQ+ charity has recognised that sometimes bidding processes can be biased towards larger more established organisations. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Music Pop artist Rhian! to release heartbreak ballad ‘Stay’ on October 26 London-based pop artist Rhian! shows his vulnerable side with new single, Stay. Following a string of hook-driven pop bops, this will the artist’s first entrée into the ballad world. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ Choirs Snowing Me, Snowing You! Brighton’s LGBTQ+ Rainbow Chorus share details of winter concert Join Brighton and Hove’s LGBTQ+ Rainbow Chorus on Saturday, December 9 at St Georges Church in Kemptown as they entertain you with a blizzard of classics and festive treats plus a light dusting of ABBA! Tickets are now on sale for the Winter Concert, Snowing Me, Snowing You and you can expect a fun By Graham Robson • 1 min read
