Books BOOK REVIEW: Miss Major Speaks: The Life and Legacy of a Black Trans Revolutionary The ruthless sharp pointed humour gives this memoir a delirious tangy edge and offers you a peek and some insight into Miss Majors gentle inner warmth & pure power which has shaped LGBTQ+ struggles in American for more than fifty years. Miss Major is truly an Icon with a glorious Legacy! By Eric Page • 4 min read
Arts REVIEW: Heathers The Musical @ Theatre Royal Brighton It was my first time. A line from this bizarre high school musical which reflects my own experience this evening and wow did I get more than I bargained for! By Eric Page • 4 min read
Community News Terrence Higgins Trust, Sussex Beacon and Lunch Positive to take part in Fighting HIV Stigma and Proud: March, Vigil and Rally on Saturday, March 18 Everyone is welcome — whether you have been on many demos or this is your first. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final tickets up for grabs in Red Nose Day ‘Liverpool Calling’ prize draw! Euro in for a treat with Red Nose Day’s brand-new prize draw launching today as two tickets to the sold-out Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final – the most coveted event of the year so far – are now up for grabs. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Grizzly Quizzly at the Curzon Bar, Brighton to raise funds for Lunch Positive on Thursday, March 9 Pop down to the Curzon Bar in Brighton for Grizzly Quizzly – its new monthly quiz for bears, cubs, daddies, otters etc with drink promos launching on Thursday, March 9 from 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News International LGBTQ+ Travel Association to take its Global Convention to Asia for the first time with Osaka, Japan announced as host destination for 2024 The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) announced today, Tuesday, March 7, that it has selected Osaka, Japan as the destination for its 2024 Global Convention. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week: LGBTQ+ people in the UK asked to consider the number of vulnerable children they could adopt or foster Led by New Family Social, LGBTQ+ Adoption & Fostering Week starts today, Monday, March 6. The awareness week asks potential applicants to think about the number of vulnerable children they could parent or care for. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Open Meeting to discuss proposals for an LGBTQ+ Assembly TODAY Proposals for an LGBTQ+ Assembly (working title – the name will be amongst items discussed) will be discussed at an open meeting at the Ledward Centre, Brighton on Sunday, March 5 at 3pm. By Chris Gull • 1 min read
FILE PHOTO: Test tube labelled “Monkeypox virus positive” is seen in this illustration taken May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Health UK Health Security Agency publishes latest figures on monkeypox outbreak in the UK UK Health Security Agency has published its latest mpox (monkeypox) outbreak epidemiological overview, which provides an update to the number of confirmed and highly probable mpox cases in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Podcast series launches to spotlight LGBTQ+ staff experiences in leading NHS Hospital Trust The four episodes highlight Be, a nurse and mother who identifies as a lesbian; Bean, a non-binary clinical support worker; Dr Ellie Kane, a palliative care consultant who is a transgender woman; and Nas, a gay Muslim nurse who is HIV positive. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Rose Garden’s Swap Shop raises £500 for Sussex Beacon at Centre Stage Brighton Local drag queen Rose Garden launched her Swap Shop at gay venue Centre Stage Brighton on Saturday, February 25, raising £500 for local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Steel Magnolias @ Theatre Royal Brighton Amusing and engaging, with some solid comic throw away lines and one stand out emotional scene of grief expressed, it felt froth with no firmness. By Eric Page • 3 min read
