Fundraising News Revenge announces fundraising event: ‘Pink With Envy: A Celebration of the Life of Blair Envy’ Revenge, who recently suffered the sad loss of one of its members of staff, have put together a celebration of life event – Pink With Envy: A Celebration of the Life of Blair Envy – which will take place from 8pm on Sunday, February 13 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Switchboard launches Crowdfunder to help LGBTQ+ community recover from impact of Covid-19 The charity is asking people to mark LGBTQ+ History by investing in LGBTQ+ futures By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Pride at the Ironworks raises over £24,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund during the pandemic For the past two years, Brighton & Hove Pride has unable to hold its usual fundraising events, but has delivered an online digital Pride festival that raised over £14,000 as well as the Pride at the Ironworks season that has raised £10,400 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News London’s design community comes together to furnish new LGBTQ+ Community Centre In December last year, the long-awaited London LGBTQ+ Community Centre opened the doors to its pop-up premises, a stone’s throw from Tate Modern beside Blackfriars Station By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News Trans Pride Brighton seeks performers for 2022 event on Saturday, July 16 If you’re a musician, spoken word artist or performance artist, Trans Pride Brighton would love to hear from you! By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBT History Month: Queer Walking Tour to explore Brighton’s LGBTQ+ past, present and future Join University of Brighton lecturers Dr Nick McGlynn (Human Geography) and Dr Rebecca Searle (Contemporary History) for a Queer Walking Tour on Wednesday, February 23 as part of LGBT History Month, free for all. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Birmingham Pride launches new, official Facebook page Birmingham Pride, which returns on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, has launched a new, official Facebook page after a “malicious, highly coordinated cyberattack” locked them out of their original page By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Organisers of the Brighton Half Marathon – the main fundraiser for the Sussex Beacon – are seeking volunteers to help out on race day on Sunday, February 27. Always a rewarding morning, volunteering offers the opportunity to be part of the unique buzz of race day By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Todrick Hall added to main stage line-up at Brighton & Hove Pride on Saturday, August 6 Todrick Hall to perform on the main stage at WE ARE FABULOSO, Brighton & Hove Pride’s official fundraiser for the Brighton Rainbow Fund, in Preston Park on Saturday, August 6 By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News To mark LGBT History Month, all Brighton & Hove Libraries’ February storytimes will feature stories that promote equality and celebrate diversity! Storytimes take place at Jubilee Library, Jubilee St, Brighton BN1 1GE from 10.15am every Tuesday and Thursday during term time plus Wednesday, February 9 and Wednesday February 23. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Fundraising News Walk/run to raise funds for Louise and Sussex Cancer Centre on February 13 Starting next week Lou’s friends will begin running and walking (some of them crawling, probably) the streets to raise money for Lou and the Cancer Centre (20% of everything raised will be donated) By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Earl’s Court Pride 2022 – an event to celebrate the fabulous ‘Gay Hey Day’ decades of Earl’s Court Earl’s Court Pride 2022, an evening to celebrate the golden Earl’s Court ‘Gay Hey Days’ with film, fun, friendship, music, memories, drag queens and celebrities, is to take place at the Bolton Kensington, 326 Earls Court Road, London SW5 9BQ on Saturday, February 26 from 6pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
