Community News Legends Brighton to celebrate 50 years of Dave Lynn! The incomparable Dame Dave Lynn has spent over half a century as one of the UK’s leading drag acts, starring on both stage and screen. On Sunday, March 23, Legends Brighton will celebrate Dave’s very own Golden Jubilee with music and laughter from all five decades of his career so far, bringing toge By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Trump mocked after marking historic images and posts of Enola Gay for deletion as it has the word ‘Gay’ in it The Trump administration has been mocked after marking historic images and posts of Enola Gay, the plane which dropped the atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima, Japan during the Second World War, for deletion. Images and posts of the plane are among 26,000 historical images and online posts marked f By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film REVIEW: ‘The Summer With Carmen’ Writer/director Zacharias Mavroeidis’ beautifully photographed movie The Summer With Carmen operates on a multiplicity of levels. It’s an on-off gay romance; it’s a love affair with the rocky gay nudist cruising area of Limanakia, south of Athens; it’s a detailed analysis of how to write a film scre By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Community News Crawley LGBT secures three years of dedicated funding from the National Lottery Crawley LGBT Community Interest Company (CIC) has secured three years of dedicated funding from the National Lottery to elevate, support and celebrate Crawley’s LGBTQ+ community through project-based initiatives, outreach commitments and events. Thanks to the National Lottery players, a community fu By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Loughborough Pride to return Saturday, August 16 with ‘Icons’ theme to honour LGBTQ+ individuals and allies who have shaped culture, visibility, and acceptance Following the huge success of its first-ever Pride event in 2024, which attracted nearly 2,000 visitors and received widespread media coverage, Loughborough Pride 2025 promises to build on that momentum with a larger, even more inclusive celebration. This year’s theme, ‘Icons,’ will honour LGBTQ+ in By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, booted from San Francisco Pride Organisers of San Francisco Pride have announced they’ve booted social media giant Meta from this year’s Pride, which has the theme Queer Joy is Resistance – seen as a direct response to the anti-LGBTQ+ policies of President Donald Trump. This will be the city’s 55th Pride celebration, aiming to hig By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News National Student Pride celebrates 20th Anniversary by looking at the ‘Future of Pride’ with Natasha Devon MBE, Juno Dawson, Misia Butler and Milena Sanchez National Student Pride celebrated its 20th anniversary by looking to the future in their mainstage panel, Queer Question Time: The Future of Pride, which was hosted by Natasha Devon MBE (activist, author and speaker) and included Misia Butler (actor), Juno Dawson (author and activist), Benjy Kusi (a By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 02: Keir Starmer attends Pride in London 2022: The 50th Anniversary – Parade on July 02, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images) LGBTQ+ News Stonewall responds to the news that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will be slashing the UK’s foreign aid budget LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall has responded to the news that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s government will be slashing the UK’s foreign aid budget, saying it “risks further destabilising communities and groups that are often already on the periphery”. The move by the Labour government, which came By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Inquest opens into the death of a Welsh drag queen with a “heart of gold” An inquest into the death of a Welsh drag queen with a “heart of gold” has opened in Wales. Gareth Stephenson, who performed as Dynasty Blake, died after his car collided with a lorry near Llanidloes, Wales in February 2025. Gareth’s family said at the time: “Words can’t describe how much pain this By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Dolly Parton’s husband, Carl Dean, has died at the age of 82 Country music legend and gay icon Dolly Parton has announced on her social media that her husband, Carl Dean, has died at the age of 82. Married to Dolly for nearly 60-years, Carl died in Nashville, Tennessee, according to a statement she posted on social media. “Carl and I spent many wonderful year By Graham Robson • 2 min read
1.86.0-AW6WM2Y76NF6MQVVKKRNUZIGMA.0.1-3 Arts BOOK REVIEW: Troll by Johanna Sinisalo Trolls Among Us: A Queer Literary Expedition into Finnish Mythopoeia By Eric Page • 3 min read
Community News “In memory of our beloved Miss Jason”: Drag prince Alfie Ordinary raises almost £3,000 for Sussex Beacon Drag prince Alfie Ordinary has raised almost £3,000 for local HIV charity Sussex Beacon by running the Brighton Half Marathon and hosting an EastEnders cabaret special at Queen’s Arms Brighton. Alfie’s JustGiving page has now reached £1,932 in donations, and the EastEnders cabaret special raised alm By Graham Robson • 1 min read
