Arts The Cocoa Butter Club at the Ironworks Studio Cassie Leon, from The Cocoa Butter Club, chats to Nick Cousin about their upcoming performance at the Ironworks Studio in Brighton on Friday, 22nd October. By Nicholas Cousin • 2 min read
Photo: Human Rights Campaign General News Trans woman murdered in Florida Royal Poetical Starz, a Black trans woman, is the 40th known trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Win tickets to new documentary – MAISIE Win tickets to the Brighton screening of MAISIE, the film following Britain’s oldest drag artiste Maisie Trollette, at the Duke Of York’s on November 9. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Texas moving to ban trans kids from school sports Texas is likely to be the next state to ban trans youth from school sports after the Texas House approved HB 25 in a 76-54 vote. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Stonewall at Pride in London in 2015 General News BBC releases Stonewall ‘investigation’ after cutting ties with the charity The BBC has released a 10-part investigative podcast as it announced its ‘investigation’ into LGBTQ+ organisation Stonewall. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Quaker leaders demand conversion therapy ban The LGBTQ+ group of Quakers in Britain has issued a statement on conversion therapy, describing the practice as “harmful” and “unethical”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Taiwo Owatemi General News Labour equalities minister condemns Kathleen Stock’s association with the LGB Alliance Labour’s new equalities minister, Taiwo Owatemi, has described Stock’s involvement with the LGB Alliance as ‘greatly concerning’. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Photo: Echo News General News Essex couple victims of homophobic attack A gay couple living in Basildon, Essex, were left “covered in cuts and bruises” after being attacked by a group of five men on October 10. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News 39th trans person murdered in the US Mel Robert Groves, a 25-year-old Black trans man, is the 39th trans or gender non-conforming person to have been killed in the US this year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Queer History Club(bing!) at the Ironworks Queer History South/Queer In Brighton launch a regular new Sunday happening on 24 October. By Alex Klineberg • 2 min read
The aftermath of the attack on October 10. Image: Twitter @jpkesseler General News Birmingham sees another homophobic hate crime John-Paul Kesseler is the latest victim of an anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime in Birmingham after he was beaten “for holding another man’s hand”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Survey to explore experiences of LGBTQ+ Christians Launched on World Mental Health Day, a new survey will examine how safe LGBTQ+ people feel in religious spaces. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
