BILLIE GOLD Pride Brighton & Hove gears up for brash, beautiful and brilliant Pride 2023 Brash, beautiful and brilliant, Brighton & Hove Pride returns for another year in August! Main events are back and better than ever for 2023, including: FABULOSO In The Park, a two-day official fundraiser event for the Brighton Rainbow Fund at Brighton’s Preston Park on Saturday, August 5 and Saturd By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Music Soraya Vivian records official Kyiv Pride anthem, COLOURS OF LOVE Soraya Vivian, a singer who has made it big performing for super club brands Hed Kandi and Fierce Angel, has recorded the official Kyiv Pride anthem, COLOURS OF LOVE, which will be released on Friday, July 28 via DEEVU Records. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Birmingham Birmingham South Asian music festival to host its first LGBTQ+ village Spotify presents: Birmingham Mela – billed as the UK’s biggest South Asian music festival – will be hosting an LGBTQ+ village for the first time in 2023 this weekend. By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
Pride Dreamland to host all-star line-up, including B*Witched, Claire Richards and Duncan James, as part of Margate Pride celebrations Featuring the likes of B*witched, Claire Richards, Duncan James and Lisa Maffia, Dreamland’s iconic Scenic Stage becomes the rainbow-soaked backdrop for an unforgettable day of queer celebration for all the family. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Just Like Us announces date of School Diversity Week 2024 School Diversity Week is a celebration of LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion, celebrated by thousands of primary and secondary schools. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
HIV Queer Allies Lunch on Zero HIV Stigma Day at the Ledward Centre on Friday, July 21 The Ledward Centre, Brighton’s community and cultural centre, will host a free community lunch, provided by grassroots HIV charity Lunch Positive, on Friday, July 21, which will be part of the city’s Zero HIV Stigma Day activities. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Birmingham Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community pays tribute to Nightingale Club DJ Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ community has been paying tribute to Simon Harris – a resident DJ at the Nightingale Club – who sadly passed away in the evening of Sunday, July 16. Harris, known by much of the community as DJ Simon, first worked as a DJ at Tin Tins, and had been working with the Nightingale Clu By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Humanists UK celebrates ten year anniversary of Same-Sex Marriage Act Humanists UK, a leading voice in the campaign for same-sex marriage, is today celebrating the ten year anniversary of the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act, which received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013. The Act’s primary aim was to allow for marriages of same-sex couples, which came into force the foll By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Pride Seahaven Pride Family Festival to return to Seaford on Saturday, August 26 Seahaven Pride is a not for profit, family-friendly festival in Seaford, which celebrates LGBTQ+ diversity and promotes equality and inclusion. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News “Don’t send LGBTQ+ people into danger.” Email your MP to protect LGBTQ+ asylum seekers Rainbow Migration, a charity providing practical and emotional support for LGBTQ+ people seeking asylum, said: “LGBTQ+ people come to the UK in need of protection. But this government wants to punish them by sending them to countries where they will face yet more persecution.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Birmingham Fatt Projects to bring Big Fatt Pool Party to Moseley Road Baths “We’re pro-fat, pro-femme, pro-trans, pro-disabled, anti-racist, pro-fabulous. Bring your best self, bring your bingo wings, bring your pals, bring your inflatables!” explains Fatt Projects on the event’s booking page. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ gambling research discussed at Bournemouth Pride event Dr Reece Bush-Evans represented Bournemouth University at this year’s Bourne Free festival, discussing his research into the impact of gambling on LGBTQ+ communities. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
