Paul Taylor-Burr in his rainbow cowboy hat Health Man behind Crawley Pride dusts off his rainbow cowboy hat for Brain Tumour Research Paul will be taking part in the Brain Tumour Research charity’s Wear a Hat Day, an annual fundraiser and awareness day which takes place towards the end of Brain Tumour Awareness Month, on March 25. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Trans Voices, the UK’s first professional trans+ choir, launches with documentary Trans Voices aims to explore and widen the possibilities and routes for vocalists outside of the gender binary By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton & Hove Pride announces spring collection of shows for Pride at the Ironworks with discounted early bird tickets for most shows The Bitten Peach, The Cocoa Butter Club, Lorraine Bowen, Alfie Ordinary, Paul Diello and many more will perform as part of the year-round cultural LGBTQ+ festival at Ironworks Studios in Brighton By Graham Robson • 5 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell stages protest at Commonwealth Day service Peter Tatchell was on Monday, March 14 threatened with arrest when he tried to stage a one-person silent peaceful protest for LGBTQ+ rights outside Westminster Abbey as Commonwealth leaders arrived for the annual Commonwealth Day service. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News New telephone befriending to help battle loneliness among LGBTQ+ older people National charity Re-engage is launching a free telephone befriending service for older LGBTQ+ people who are especially vulnerable to loneliness, given decades of stigma and discrimination By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News The Ledward Centre launches ‘Make Your Mark’ CrowdFunder campaign The Ledward Centre, the new LGBTQ+ centre in Jubilee Street, has launched a campaign to raise funds to complete the first phase of the fit out, the café-lounge, kitchen and servery. By Chris Gull • 2 min read
International News InterPride’s Silence to Solidarity Global Concert to support needs of global LGBTQ+ community and queer activists in Ukraine To support the needs of global LGBTQ+ communities and queer activists in Ukraine, InterPride will be hosting the Silence to Solidarity Global Virtual Concert on Saturday, March 19 from 7pm By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Get your Covid vaccination with Terrence Higgins Trust Get your Covid-19 vaccination with HIV/sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust at THT Brighton, 61 Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AE on Monday, March 14 from 10.30am – 2.30pm By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New app launches for those seeking LGBTQ+ support Jake Hambleton and Graham Reese have co-founded RoundaboutUK, a free app to act as a one stop shop for those seeking sources of LGBTQ+ support By Graham Robson • 1 min read
In The South Brighton & Hove City Council to ‘make public art a priority’ New guidance to encourage developers to incorporate public art into new city developments at the earliest design stages, is being considered by Brighton & Hove councillors this week By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Author ‘banned from talking about his YA books’ at Catholic school “The result is that children, including LGBT children, are missing out on learning that LGBT people should be celebrated, and their relationships should be respected just like those of straight people.” By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard to host LGBTQ+ Women Survivors Writing Workshop Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard’s domestic abuse project is to hold a FREE writing workshop in collaboration with LGBT Partnership on Friday, March 11 from 6pm, exploring the theme of recovery and a ‘return to normal’. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
