Arts CLASSICAL NOTES: Nick Boston tunes into the best classical music Classical music reviews and previews from our columnist, Nick Boston By Nick Boston • 5 min read
Arts Back to the the ’90s: capturing the north’s long-lost gay scene Alex Klineberg gets up, close and personal with Stuart Linden Rhodes, accidental chronicler of northern England’s gay nightlife in the 1990s By Alex Klineberg • 4 min read
Arts PROUD A.F exhibition with Hannah Shillito, Ex-Girlfriend and Sticky Pinz to raise funds for Survivors’ Network Local artist Hannah Shillito has collaborated with local drag queen Ex-Girlfriend and West End costume designer Sticky Pinz for a Kemptown gallery private view and solo show to raise awareness and funds for Survivors’ Network By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread OMing and Ahhing with Brighton Buddhist Centre Jaq Bayles talks to Amalabandhu, who runs the Brighton Buddhist Centre’s Gender & Sexual Diversity Group By Jaq Bayles • 4 min read
Community News Peter Tatchell is 70 and celebrates 55 years of human rights campaigning Over the last five decades, Peter has participated in 3,000 peaceful protests, been arrested 100 times and suffered 300 violent assaults by homophobes and far right extremists, including 50 attacks on his flat. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts StoneCrabs Theatre celebrates LGBT History Month with a new book and exhibition about the Isle of Wight’s hidden LGBTQ+ history The book features excerpts from 18 interviews with LGBTQ+ people, carried out over two years, who share honest, intimate accounts of what it’s like to be ‘out’ on the Isle of Wight, an isolated island with a long and abiding conservative history By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Santa Bus raises more than £26k for Brighton & Hove charities, including LGBT Switchboard More than 50 local businesses were part of the fundraising effort, most of them volunteering as Santa Bus collection points, while others donated their services, such as printing and distributing leaflets. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News New research shows 81% of young gay and lesbian people would feel more confident if their relationships were represented in mainstream media Youth charity The Mix has released data from a new YouGov survey of 2,000 16-25-year olds across the UK, which shows the variety of relationship types that young people are having, and the wide range of sexual identities, yet also shows that a third of young people disagree that the media represents By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News New GPAHE reports reveal conversion therapy disinformation thriving online Two reports from the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism have exposed how tech companies have failed to deplatform anti-LGBTQ+ conversion therapy disinformation and ban providers pushing the discredited practice, even though many claim to do so By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts AT HOME WITH HOOTMAN: From ‘Don’t Look Up’ to ‘Toast of Tinseltown’ What’s hot on the box? Michael Hootman tunes into the best and worst TV and film By Michael Hootman • 4 min read
Arts Brighton & Hove’s Artists Open Houses festival to celebrate 40th Anniversary in May The festival is now the largest event of its kind in the UK with around 200 houses and studio spaces across the city opening their doors for the main festival in May and around 60 opening during the Christmas festival. Over 2,000 artists and makers share their work and homes each year By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Features & Longread Know your lubes and your condoms The word tribology – based on the Greek word ‘tribos’, meaning rubbing, and the suffix ‘logy’ meaning ‘study of’ – was coined by Peter Jost in 1966, in a report highlighting the cost of friction, wear and corrosion to the UK economy. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts UK’s Iris Prize LGBT+ Film Festival announces new documentary film finance fund A total fund of £60,000 will support three documentary films with an annual request for ideas from filmmakers each January By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Neil Bartlett’s Address Book Neil Bartlett’s Address Book takes a deep dive into LGBT+ history. By Alex Klineberg • 5 min read
Arts Opportunity for public art commission at new council housing scheme Brighton & Hove City Council is putting out a call to artists to submit ideas for a new artwork as part of a development of 42 new council homes being built in Victoria Road, Portslade. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread Trans Can Sport: six years of providing activities to trans and non-binary people in Brighton & Hove In its 6th birthday year, the Trans Can Sport team, who are dedicated to transforming the wellbeing of trans people through physical activity, share top tips to get and stay active By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Queer History Club returns on January 30 Get your queer history geek AND your dancing shoes on for Queer History Club(bing!) at Ironworks Studios, Brighton BN1 4GD on Sunday, January 30, which promises to be a a very special edition – 50% History Talk – 50% Disco – 100% Queer Heritage fun By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Rainbow Hub to host Mobile Vaccination Unit at the Ledward Centre today! The Rainbow Hub is to be hosting the next Mobile Vaccination Unit at its new home, the Ledward Centre in Jubilee Street in Brighton, tomorrow (Saturday, January 15) By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Business News Tony Chapman retires after 40 years serving the LGBTQ+ community Throughout Tony’s time in business, he has always treated his employees as an extended family and felt it was important to give back to the community. Over the years his venues have contributed over £365,000 to local charities. The largest amount of any gay business By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Features & Longread Standing Up To The Odds Andi Derrick tells Jaq Bayles how a life-changing experience transformed her approach By Jaq Bayles • 5 min read
Community News Sussex-based LGBTQ+ youth charity, Allsorts Youth Project, is currently recruiting for new trustees Trustees play a vital role in the life of Allsorts. It is their job to support the project and hold it to account, ensuring children and young people feel safe, listened to and supported, whilst they continue to explore, grow and feel more confident with their sexuality and/or gender identity By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts It’s… JOE LYCETT! Catherine Muxworthy sits down to chew the fat with stand-up comedian and consumer rights hero Joe Lycett ahead of his UK tour By Catherine Muxworthy • 5 min read
Community News Crawley Pride 2022 needs you! If you’re an act or would like volunteer or have a stall at this year’s Crawley Pride, applications are now open on their website By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Get your running shoes on for the Sussex Beacon! The Brighton Half Marathon is one of the biggest events in the city’s calendar and the Sussex Beacon want YOU to join them as an exclusive runner and fundraiser for #TeamBeacon on Sunday, February 27! By Graham Robson • 3 min read
