Donnez leur de la brioche News At Last..photographs for exhibition at The Ledward Centre are released by UPS. Photographs by French photographer Romain Berger, (profile of Romain and his work) destined for an exhibition at The Ledward Centre due to open on May 15th were held up at a UPS distribtion depot for more than 3 weeks. “Provocative and kitsch are two of many ways that you can describe Romain Berger By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Arts FRINGE REVIEW: Lachlan Werner: Voices of Evil @ Spiegeltent Bosco ‘a delightful, daft and debauched hour of occult decadence..’ By Eric Page • 3 min read
Brighton Bear Weekend The Bears are Back! Brighton Bear Weekend announces epic plans for July event The boys at Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) have announced the full programme of events taking place over four-days in July, which will raise funds for the Sussex Beacon and the Brighton Rainbow Fund. By Graham Robson • 6 min read
News The Ledward Centre is looking for an experienced Cafe Manager The Ledward Centre, Brighton & Hove´s new LGBTQ+ Community and Cultural Centre, has recently finished upgrading its comfortable Cafe, and is looking for an experienced manager to lead them through developing the extended food offer, bring fresh ideas for cafe based events, and to manage the team of By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Panic Response by John McCullough This is superb LGBTQ+ poetry, poems from a queer voice of the highest quality, a book to return to, to open at random, to let into your mind to cavort. McCullough is also (and I’ve said this before) a bloody good read. By Eric Page • 3 min read
International News Half of Estonian people support equal marriage According to the Centre, the last ten years has been rapid and one-way: in 2012 34% were in favour and 60% against. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Brighton’s Victoria Fountain returns to Old Steine Gardens The 32ft fountain, also known as the Dolphin Fountain, will now be re-assembled behind hoardings, which will ensure work can continue while the gardens play host to the Brighton Spiegeltent during the Brighton Fringe Festival in May. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News The Ledward Centre to host three Eurovision Watch Parties The Ledward Centre (TLC) is hosting watch parties for the Eurovision Semi Finals, the Eurovision Grand Final, and supporting Stand For Ukraine Brighton & Hove, which is a local community group created to support the Ukrainian community of Brighton & Hove and promote Ukrainian history and culture. By Chris Gull • 2 min read
In The South The Ledward Centre to live screen Brighton & Hove Albion Women’s Football fixtures The first match to be screened live is Brighton & Hove Albion WFC vs Everton on Wednesday, April 19 at 7pm. The comfortable cafe will be serving teas, coffees, soft drinks and snacks. By Chris Gull • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News The majority of LGBTQ+ people have ‘No religion’, the Office of National Statistics confirms LGBT Humanists has said that the results were ‘unsurprising’ but underline the need for recognition of humanist marriages in England and Wales, as an issue that disproportionately affects same-sex couples, the majority of whom have no interest in marrying in a religious setting. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Birmingham Pride launches partnership to introduce core services for trans adults Birmingham Pride has launched a new partnership with Not a Phase, the national charity focussed on supporting trans adults. Current estimates provided by Birmingham City Council suggest that there are over 500 000 trans people in the UK, with over 9,000 trans people living in Birmingham. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: Rethinking Gender: An Illustrated Exploration by Louie Läuger This is a lively, informative, and engaging graphic novel/guide to gender from and by this author-illustrator ( see more of their published work here) who helps readers grasp how many different answers can be give to the question: “What even is gender?”. By Eric Page • 2 min read
