Community News Brighton & Hove STI Testing Week launches today to encourage people in the city to get tested Brighton & Hove STI Testing Week starts today (October 11) to encourage residents to get tested for sexually transmitted infections quickly and easily – whether at home, a clinic or at a local venue. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Deep Sniff by Adam Zmith The book takes us on a radical journey, pushing at boundaries, lube’d up by our relationship with poppers, stretching us open, filling us with thick gorgeous fat facts, celebrating our filthy minds, erotic bodies, and gorgeous unstoppable need for pleasure. By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts What’s Cookin’? Jaq Bayles meets Woody Cook, whose new media company aims to ‘give back’ and create a community By Jaq Bayles • 4 min read
Arts Marlborough Productions call for LGBTQ+ performers Marlborough Productions has three £12,500 commissions available to support the development of LGBTQ+ performance artists. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community 16 or over? Not had all your Covid jab’s yet? This Saturday, you can get your vaccine from The Rainbow Hub in a familiar and friendly LGBTQ space offering a fully inclusive service to make sure everyone feels comfortable and safe. By Contributor • 1 min read
General News International Lesbian Day 2021 Designed to celebrate the history and achievements of the lesbian community, October 8 is International Lesbian Day 2021. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Photo: Instagram @antiterfsussex General News Sussex students demand removal of ‘transphobic’ Kathleen Stock Students from the University of Sussex have launched a campaign to demand the removal of ‘gender critical’ professor, Kathleen Stock. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News BBC to quit Stonewall’s Diversity Champions programme A report has revealed that the BBC is likely to be withdrawing from the Diversity Champions programme, leaving LGBTQ+ staff “horrified”. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Study: Majority of LGBTQ+ athletes accepted by teammates A study by Outsports has found that 95% of LGBTQ+ athletes received a neutral or positive response after coming out to their teammates. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News France moving to ban conversion therapy France is likely to outlaw LGBTQ+ conversion therapy after the country’s National Assembly voted unanimously to pass Bill 673 on Tuesday. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Carrie Johnson speaks out in support of LGBTQ+ rights Carrie Johnson shared a message of support for the LGBTQ+ community during a public appearance at a Conservative conference on Tuesday. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Photo: Human Rights Campaign General News 38th trans person killed in the US this year 21-year-old Kiér Laprí Kartier, a Black trans woman, is the 38th trans person to have been violently killed in the US this year. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read