Clare Project Community News The Clare Project seeks new trustees The Clare Project, the trans, non-binary and intersex support charity in Sussex, is looking for volunteer trustees to support them over the coming years. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Thousands march in Belgrade against planned Gay Pride parade Thousands of religious and right-wing activists marched through Serbia’s capital on Sunday calling for authorities to ban a Gay Pride march planned for this Saturday. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Mermaids appeals against LGB Alliance’s charity status The hearing, which will run from September 9 – 16, will focus attention on debates over sex and gender identity, and the legal definitions of same-sex attraction and sexual orientation. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Brighton & Hove City Council releases statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Brighton & Hove City Council has released a joint statement following yesterday’s announcement from Buckingham Palace that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has died. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
General News Brighton & Hove food banks alarmed as demand surges and donations fall Charities appeal for emergency action as fears grow that cost-of-living crisis leaves thousands in permanent food insecurity By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health QueerAF launches What The Pox? podcast with Martin Joseph QueerAF, a community interest company launched to support queer creatives to kickstart, build and grow their media careers, has launched a podcast, What The Pox?, with award-winning podcaster Martin Joseph. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News The Sussex Beacon’s Women’s Group to meet on Thursday, September 22 The Sussex Beacon’s Women’s Group, a group for women living with HIV, is to meet on Thursday, September 22 from 10.30am. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Terrence Higgins Trust’s Chief Executive to step down after seven years Ian Green is to step down as Chief Executive of HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust – more than 25 years on from his own HIV diagnosis and after almost seven years in the role. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Photo: Manuel Harlan Arts REVIEW: The Doctor @ Theatre Royal Brighton Robert Icke’s The Doctor is very much an ideas-driven play. It’s a profusion of debates about race, gender, identity, morality, religion, medical ethics and wokeness which, against the odds, fit neatly into one production. It’s hard to know where the author stands on pretty much any of the themes he By Michael Hootman • 3 min read
News Devon celebrates ten years of Pride! The historic market town of Totnes in rural Devon, saw its tenth Pride event at the weekend, which brought the LGBTQ+ community together with their allies, to celebrate difference and demand queer liberation! By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Birmingham New parade route for Birmingham Pride’s 25th anniversary The parade will begin in Centenary Square, which will allow space for more people and entries than ever before. The parade will then leave Centenary Square at roughly 12pm, led by Fatt Projects’ MOBILISE By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
News Greens launch petition to Liz Truss to ‘make first act’ better funding for public services Brighton & Hove Green Party has launched a new petition, following the announcement that Liz Truss MP is to become Prime Minister. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
