General News All Together Now for The Sundaes! Brighton based girl group, The Sundaes, make grand final of the brand new prime time BBC1 entertainment show All Together Now. Having been one of the featured acts in the first ever episode of this new Saturday night show, they were one of two winning acts to make it to the final. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Love is…. a concert in support of Samaritans Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans invite you to join them for an evening of song and celebration on Saturday February 3, in Brighton. The Brighton Welsh Male Voice Choir and The Ouse Valley Singers will head the bill with a starring guest appearance from the mezzo-soprano soloist, Fiona Hunnise By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Our Pride has a purpose Having had to resign from Pride as a content writer and curator late last year due to health reasons, I find myself in an interesting position today. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Britney Spears to headline Brighton Pride Legendary pop icon Britney Spears, one of the most successful and celebrated entertainers in pop history with nearly 150 million records sales worldwide, will be the headline act for Brighton and Hove Pride on Saturday, August 4 2018! By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Nile Rodgers & CHIC to headline new ‘LoveBn1Fest’ on Pride Sunday Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, guitarist Nile Rodgers and his multi-platinum selling band CHIC are confirmed to headline Brighton Pride’s ‘LoveBN1Fest’ on Sunday, August 5 in Preston Park. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts London remembers ‘Section 28’ – 30 Years on 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of ‘Section 28’– which banned the promotion of homosexuality in public institutions, which lasted until 2003. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Neon Moon launch to raise money for MindOut Brighton based artist Matthew Callow (27) to launch debut electro synth-pop album Neon Moon at the Marlborough Theatre on February 24. All proceeds from the event will be donated to MindOut, the LGBT mental health service. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Out and proud: a call to arms – African activist releases debut dance track LGBTQ + activist and newcomer to the dance scene, Hunter releases debut single. The Tanzanian born artist released his Gay anthem So Gay, at the end of November, via YouTube. By Ray A-J • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Walking in the air? More like dancing Explore the snowy scene of a Christmas classic reimagined, through the voice of Velma Celli. Chord. Then twinklingly melancholy piano notes. The intro to a, dare I say it, Twilight film complete with sweeping camera shots of a desolate snowy landscape rushes into your conscious. By Ray A-J • 3 min read
Arts World AIDS Day concert raises over £3,000 for HIV charity World AIDS Day Charity Concert – Together We Stand raises over £3,000 for Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club. The Church of St Mary the Virgin in Kemptown was, once again, the venue for the sell-out annual World AIDS Day concert which brings together LGBT+ music groups from Brighton and the surround By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Pink Singers celebrate the music of Hollywood The Pink Singers return to La La Land for A Night at the Movies – The Sequel on Saturday, January 20, 2018. With such a rich seam of popular music, Europe’s longest running LGBT choir has created a night of iconic and unforgettable hits from movies past and present. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts INTERVIEW: Ricky Rebel – “I’m being very open about my sexual fantasies” All American Glossy glam rocker and rebel with a cause, Ricky Rebel bares all in conversation with Ray A-J, tackling Trump, gender politics, and bisexuality, all while donning white cowboy boots. By Ray A-J • 7 min read
Arts REVIEW: Dreaming of Christmas – Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas cheer was in full swing at the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus’ (BGMC) annual Christmas show, Dreaming of Christmas, in the atmospheric surroundings of All Saints Church, Hove, a fine choice of venue for this show. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Polish gay couple sing for ‘love at Christmas’ Polish gay couple Jakub and Dawid who rose to international attention last year after their lip-syncing video of Roxette’s Some other summer went viral, have recorded their own Christmas song. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Hope for the holidays – a new Hove – Resound and Rebelles There are some excellent LBGT choirs in Brighton and Hove, but to my mind the gay men’s group Resound and their female counterpart Rebelles, are technically head and shoulders above the rest. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Sandra Bernhard @Ronnie Scott’s Expect the unexpected from performer, actress, singer Sandra Bernhard who will be appearing at Ronnie Scott’s with her first UK performance in seven years. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Rainbow Chorus Christmas Concert Nothing marks the start of the Christmas season proper as clearly as a festive concert, and the Rainbow Chorus certainly declared the season well and truly open on Saturday night (December 9). By Andrew Kay • 2 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: Steven Taetz – too cool for your yule? A look at Canadian Jazz-pop singer Steven Taetz’s newest work, just in time for Christmas. It may not be Christmas yet, but when I sat down to listen to Canadian Jazz-pop singer Steven Taetz’s new Christmas E.P it certainly felt like it. Straight away an uptempo rendition of the old favourite Cool Y By Ray A-J • 8 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: Bananarama @The Brighton Centre Ladies, you’ve been gone too long! Flashing devil horns and baggy dungarees collided as the darlings of chaotic 80s pop, Bananarama, skidded into the Brighton Centre as part of their Original Line-Up Tour – the first, and possibly last, live tour featuring the three founding members! By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Pink Punk coronates a new Queen Up-and-coming LGBT pink punk band Queen Zee and the Sasstones released their newest single Idle crown on November 24 – two months after their debut album Eat my Sass. With their 2018 tour alongside the Mamozets, the Liverpool gang are breaking down gender barriers, sharing their dysphoria with the By Ray A-J • 1 min read
Arts Local LGBT+ singers come together for World AIDS Day concert tonight (December 1) Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and Rainbow Chorus join forces once again to organise the annual fundraising concert for World AIDS Day. Funds raised from the concert will be donated to Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club, who will be on hand serving mulled wine and mince pies on By Besi • 2 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: Marnie @ENO Daughter. Liar. Wife. Thief. She has been running for so long, no one knows the real Marnie, least of all herself. A world premiere opera from composer Nico Muhly, with a libretto by Nicholas Wright, Marnie is based on the novel by Winston Graham although alludes to the Hitchcock film. It examines t By Eric Page • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Pink Singers to raise the roof on World AIDS Day This year’s ‘World AIDS Day Concert’ in London with The Pink Singers will raise support for the National AIDS Trust, and will include guest singers and Rainbow Singers Across Borders. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts TRAUMFRAU: The queer migrant takeover party Borders are closing and migrants are being vilified across the UK, both systemically and on the streets. Traumfrau think it’s time to rebalance the power and give migrant friends a platform by throwing a party and celebrating everything migrants bring to the UK! By Besi • 2 min read
