Culture INTERVIEW: TOWIE's Junaid Ahmed:"I'm unapologetically me" TOWIE returns for its 36th series, celebrating 15 years of Essex glitz, glamour and goss✨💎🍸 By Dale Melita • 5 min read
Pride IN PICTURES: Brighton Pride 2025 Brighton & Hove Pride 2025 got underway on Saturday for an unmissable day of vibrancy, music and joy, lighting up the city with an array of unapologetic and electrifying celebrations. The annual Pride parade kicked off a ravishing weekend from Hove Lawns on Saturday morning. Leading the procession in the By Graham Robson • 5 min read
News Brighton to burst into colour for Brighton Pride! Brighton & Hove will explode into colour this weekend with the return of Brighton & Hove Pride - the biggest weekend on the city's calendar. Brighton & Hove Pride and the fabulous two-day official fundraising event is back and better than ever. Pride In The Park, supported by By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Mariah Carey mobbed by fans ahead of Brighton Pride headline performance Global superstar Mariah Carey was greeted by a throng of adoring fans outside her luxury London hotel on Wednesday, following her arrival in the UK to headline Brighton & Hove Pride 2025. The 56-year-old music icon was the picture of effortless glamour, donning knitted Dior jumper, paired with sleek black By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Corner Brighton Gin launches limited edition Pride bottle: A Toast to Love, Identity and Community Brighton Gin has once again raised the bar for celebration and solidarity with the release of its 2025 Pride Limited Edition – a vibrant tribute to the LGBTQ+ community and the spirit of Brighton & Hove Pride. Now in its ninth year of supporting Pride through art and activism, Brighton Gin By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Berlin Pride marchers warn of rising homophobia amid political backlash Berlin’s Christopher Street Day (CSD) parade drew record crowds this weekend with marchers and activists using the occasion to raise alarm over a surge in homophobia and what they see as a dangerous shift in Germany’s political climate. Under the defiant slogan “Never shut up,” tens of thousands By Graham Robson • 2 min read
UK One week to go until Brighton Pride 2025! Just one week to go until Brighton is United in Pride, literally this time next week-only 7 more sleeps! To help count down here’s an official Scene x Brighton Pride playlist to stream on Spotify-YAY. Your soundtrack for PRIDE ON THE PARK! Pride began as a powerful protest-a declaration By Dale Melita • 6 min read
UK Reading Pride appeals for urgent support amid funding crisis Organisers of Reading Pride have issued an appeal to the public to save the annual event, which faces a significant funding shortfall that is threatening its future. Like many Pride events across the UK, Reading Pride has been hit hard by a combination of rising costs, dwindling sponsorship, and a By Graham Robson • 1 min read
UK Existence & Resistance: London Trans+ Pride to march with love and rage this weekend Following a celebration of trans joy at Trans Pride Brighton, tens of thousands of people from the trans community and allies are expected to flood the streets of the capital this Saturday for London Trans+ Pride 2025. With the powerful theme Existence & Resistance, this year’s march stands as By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Pride Trans Pride Brighton 2025: A Celebration of Visibility, Solidarity and Trans Joy On Saturday, 19 July, Brighton once again became a beacon of pride and protest as thousands gathered for Trans Pride Brighton 2025 - Europe’s first and largest Trans Pride event. Now in its thirteenth year, the grassroots celebration continues to champion trans rights, visibility and community resilience. The day By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Stephanie Lynnette LT+P organiser. Photo by Max Siegel Pride London Trans+ Pride launch brings together celebs and community leaders ahead of historic march next week London Trans+ Pride brought together prominent activists, celebrities and advocates at the Mandrake Hotel yesterday for a powerful press launch ahead of the historic march on Saturday, 26 July. Last year's march broke records as the largest trans march in history, with over 60,000 attendees, and organisers By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News Kate Nash announced as secret special guest at this year's Trans Pride Brighton Acclaimed British singer-songwriter Kate Nash is set to perform today at Trans Pride Brighton at Victoria Gardens, bringing both her musical talent and her outspoken activism to one of the UK’s most significant celebrations of trans lives. Nash has become an increasingly vocal ally of the trans community in By Graham Robson • 2 min read
