LGBTQ+ News Queer I Am season two to launch on October 1 with SJ Watson, Dave Lynn and Nathaniel J Hall Season two of hit podcast Queer I Am, which celebrates queer artists and queer allies, is to go live on October 1 with interviews with 17 incredible guests, including: writer SJ Watson, legendary drag artist and performer Dave Lynn and It’s A Sin cast member Nathaniel J Hall. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Mental Health New text messaging service to offer students in Sussex 24/7 mental health support Young people who are anxious, stressed, depressed or overwhelmed can text the word SUSSEX to 85258 to be connected to a trained volunteer for a real-time text-based conversation and immediate mental health support. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
International News Thousands march in anti-LGBTQ+ demonstration in Istanbul Several thousand people have taken part in an anti-LGBTQ+ demonstration in Istanbul, calling for LGBTQ+ associations to be closed down and displaying signs that read: “protect your family and your generation”, “Say no to society without gender”, and “Father + mother + baby = family”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Treasure Island Media teams up with London fetish club to host its first official party in 10 years Treasure Island Media, one of the longest-running gay porn studios in the world, will celebrate its return to Europe by teaming up with London sex and fetish club Hard On for the studio’s first UK party in 10 years. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Zander Murray LGBTQ+ News Zander Murray becomes the first openly gay Scottish professional football player Gala Fairydean Rovers striker Zander Murray has became the first openly gay Scottish professional football player after announcing it in an interview with his fifth-tier club on Friday. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell calls for West Midlands Police ‘to be banned from Birmingham Pride’ Human rights / LGBTQ+ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has called for West Midlands Police to be banned from this weekend’s Birmingham Pride – unless senior officers apologise for past persecution of LGBTQ+ people in the region. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Trans Can Sport announces programme of events for this autumn The charity, a not-for-profit project based in Brighton & Hove, was created to get trans people into exercise and healthy living, and aims to help anyone who feels their transgender identity makes participating in sport difficult By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Business News R-Bar to reopen tonight after cheeky facelift! R-Bar, one of Brighton’s most iconic queer spaces, is to reopen to the general public tonight (Sunday, September 18) at 7pm after a cheeky facelift courtesy of DesignLSM. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Right-wing groups clash with Serbian police at Belgrade Pride march Police in Belgrade have detained dozens of people after clashes with right-wing and ultranationalist protesters, who had said they would prevent a Pride march in the Serbian capital. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: ‘A Working-Class Family Ages Badly’ by Juno Roche This is writing that takes us somewhere, sometimes through a shockingly forthright landscape. That’s a rare talent, one that they’re modest about. We’re offered up moments, captured in their minds eye, held up, turned in the light, reflections, refractions, thoughts playing off the shiny surfaces th By Eric Page • 3 min read
In The South Brighton & Hove City Council secures almost £115,000 to prevent vulnerable young women and girls from being sexually and violently exploited Council officials say a dedicated Young Women’s Worker will work with girls who are either being abused or are at risk of being exploited by gang members. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Queer in Brighton to present ‘No Longer Private’ at Queer Bloomsbury at Charleston This coming Sunday, September 18, Queer in Brighton is holding a special Queer History Club, presenting cutting edge research from Samson Dittrich in conversation with the inimitable Kuchenga, to mark the launch of the first major public exhibition of Duncan Grant’s erotic drawing Very Private? By Graham Robson • 1 min read
