In The South LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Mr Chapman Another successful Brighton Pride and another chance to give sincere thanks to Tony Chapman and his team at Legends. Once again, his continued support and sponsorship has kept the Legends Cabaret Big Top, one of the highlights on Preston Park. Then on Pride Sunday, he entrusts his stage at Legends t By Stephen Richards aka Lola Lasagne • 1 min read
Community News Pride returns to Portsmouth on September 16 Portsmouth Pride returns to the seafront at Southsea once again this year with a free event starting with a March from South Parade Pier. Assemble at the Pier from 10am for a 10.30am start. The March will proceed along the seafront to The Bandstand for live performances, including drag, cabaret and By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: Transitioning with Sugar – My Pride experience Last month I wrote about my Pride experiences over the last 20 years and how I never quite felt like I fitted in. I was always troubled with poor trans representation. I surmised by hoping that trans folk, and the less represented minorities of the LGBTQIA+ umbrella, would be better respected and re By Ms Sugar Swan • 8 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Polari tenth birthday tour comes to Marlborough Theatre London’s multi award-winning LGBT literary salon returns to the Marlborough Theatre, Brighton, as part of its tenth birthday tour, funded by Arts Council England. Curated and hosted by author Paul Burston with readings and performances from Sylvia Brownrigg, Cerys Evans, Alexis Gregory, VG Lee and J By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Dr Brightons comedy nights raise £950 for good causes Dr Brighton comedy nights on Sundays have raised £950 for good causes this year. Charles Childs, owner of Dr Brightons is pictured receiving a thank you certificate from Chris Gull, Chair of the Rainbow Fund for £950. By Besi • 1 min read
Health “Do it your way” – new HIV prevention campaign launched in London London boroughs today launch a new phase of their groundbreaking HIV prevention campaign, known as Do It London. The new Do It London campaign, which will run until early 2018, uses simple and clear imagery to inform the public of the variety of options for avoiding transmission of HIV through sexua By Besi • 3 min read
Community News This is what non binary looks like! My Genderation created a film for London Pride to be shown in Trafalgar Square during Pride in London, 2017. In the film, activists Fox and Owl chat about what it is to be non-binary. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Beacon supporters raise over £2,000 at their ‘Garden Gadabout’ Sussex Beacon supporters Adam Betteridge and Freddie Bateman raised £2,349.10 at their ‘Garden Gadabout’ in Saltdean last month to support the fundraising campaign #SaveTheSussexBeacon. The money was raised with the help of more than 150 visitors to the open day, more than doubling the amount Adam a By Besi • 2 min read
News Amsterdam Bar and Kitchen raise £500 for Sussex Beacon Amsterdam Bar and Kitchen raise £470 for Sussex Beacon through sales of sparkly t-shirts and vests they produced for Brighton Pride. The owners, Neil, Tony and Peter, rounded up the total to £500 and presented the money to Julie Rawcliffe, the Donor and Fundraising Administrator at the Sussex Beacon By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Trans Pride 2017 – My Genderation – Putting the T first since 2013 This year Trans Pride in Brighton and Hove celebrated their fifth anniversary on July 22 with record numbers of 2,500+ reported on the protest march along Brighton seafront to Brunswick Square in Hove. By Besi • 1 min read
From left to right: Chris Gull Rainbow Fund Chair, Graham Munday Brighton Bear Weekend Chair and Danny Dwyer from Bear-Patrol Community News Bear-Patrol raise £716.61 for Rainbow Fund Bear-Patrol raise a total of £716.61 for the Rainbow Fund over the Pride weekend. The money was raised at the Bear-Patrol pre-Pride Quiz at the Camelford Arms on August 3 (special thanks to the Co-Op Funeral Care who donated the wonderful hamper prize) which was won by the Fantastic Foreskins; By Besi • 1 min read
In The South TRAVEL: Sao Paulo Pride campaigns for a secular state in Brazil Despite all the progress towards equality over the last few decades – we still face daily discrimination and prejudice – to combat this we have the tradition of Pride a mixture of protest, awareness and celebration. I had the opportunity to see the 21st Sao Paulo Pride quite unexpectedly on Sunday, By Mike Nelson • 4 min read
