Brighton Bear Weekend
LGBTQ
Georgia
LGBTQ+ people in Georgia under threat after lawmakers pass law curbing LGBTQ+ rights
Television
Meet CHANEL O’CONOR – one of the fierce new queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 6
Mental Health
Voda launches Trans Library, the “world’s largest, free trans-led mental health resource”
Charles Street Tap
One of the leading UK cabaret performers, Jennie Castell, to host Drag Bus’ Remembrance Sunday 2024 event to raise funds for Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal
Books
The Coast Is Queer, Brighton’s well-established festival of LGBTQ+ writing, returns this year from 10-13 October
Hate Crime
‘Neo-Nazi’ with armoury of weapons, including 14 knives and a crossbow, found guilty of planning a terrorist attack on gay and trans people
Disney+
Walt Disney Company reportedly makes conscious effort to make Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ “less gay”
Shopping
The History and Usage of Poppers: A Journey Through Time
Travel
GAY GRAN CANARIA: Dunas Map is the most comprehensive reference for gay tourism and travel in Gran Canaria and Maspalomas
education
UK LGBTQ+ schools programme to become free to all secondaries
Africa