News Are there more queer Ukrainians in Brighton & Hove? We got a message from Benjamin and Michael Lemon asking for some information, and we think our readers will be interested, and may be able to help. By Chris Gull • 3 min read
Health NHS Blood and Transplant to attend UK Black Pride festival to celebrate one year since changes to blood donation eligibility rules The NHS hopes to reach the 15,000 people expected to attend the event this weekend from the African, Asian and Caribbean and LGBTQ+ communities in London with the message that more people than ever before can now donate blood. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Business News Petition launched to save Bar 7 Crawley Bar 7 Crawley, the town’s only gay bar, has revealed on Facebook that recent planning permission puts the venue at risk. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News IN PICTURES: Brighton & Hove Pride Parade – by Simon Pepper Photography Simon Pepper captures this year’s Brighton & Hove Pride Parade By Contributor • 6 min read
Cabaret Queer theatre and cabaret venue Above The Stag to close its doors A sad queer theatre closure but hope of a new start By Brian Butler • 2 min read
In The South Plans finalised for first phase of restoration for Madeira Terrace Brighton & Hove City Council has announced its design team has finalised plans for the first phase of restoration for Madeira Terrace By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News ‘The Oldest Gay in the Village’, George Montague, immortalised on Brighton & Hove Bus Brighton & Hove Buses has unveiled a special Pride bus featuring local legend, gay-rights campaigner and self-proclaimed ‘The Oldest Gay in the Village’, George Montague. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Brighton & Hove Pride ready for lift off… After two years of not being able to celebrate Pride in our city, Brighton & Hove Pride is excited that normal service will resume in just over a week for the summer of 2022. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News Brighton & Hove City Council urges people to plan travel arrangements in advance of the big Pride weekend… With thousands of people expected to pack Brighton & Hove for this year’s Pride celebrations, Brighton & Hove City Council is urging people to plan their travel arrangements in advance of the big weekend… By Graham Robson • 5 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 LGBTQ+ groups for political parties unite to call for urgent Government action to tackle rising number of monkeypox cases The joint letter to Secretary of State for Health, Steve Barclay MP, has been signed by the LGBTQ+ groups for the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Greens and Scottish National Party. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Lunch Positive to host pop-up food stall at Preston Park over Brighton & Hove Pride Brighton & Hove Pride has once more gifted Lunch Positive the pitch for a pop-up food stall at Preston Park over Pride, and this year it’s for two days! By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Greens call for end to LGBTQ+ deportations ahead of Brighton & Hove Pride Brighton & Hove Green Party reaffirms its opposition to the Government’s Rwanda deportation plan, as Brighton & Hove Pride returns this weekend. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
