Community News OBITUARY: Sheila McWattie 1956-2015 My long-standing friend and former partner Sheila McWattie, who has died suddenly and painlessly from a brain aneurism, aged 58, was driven by her passion for people, her love of language and storytelling and her lesbian feminist politics. Sheila thrived on making a positive difference and her journ By Contributor • 5 min read
LGBTQ+ News Nominations open for Pride Ambassadors, 2015 Want to be a Pride Ambassador in 2015 and represent your community at the front of the Pride Parade? Following the outstanding success of the Pride Ambassadors Program in 2013 and 14, nominations have now opened for electing Pride Ambassadors for 2015 to help celebrate and deliver the Pride theme, C By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Lonely Planet name Brighton Pride “One of the best in the world” Lonely Planet, the largest travel guide publishers in the world are recognised as the most respected and reliable source for tips and advice when travelling. They have just named Brighton, alongside Queenstown in New Zealand, Luang Prabang in Laos, San Pedro de Atacama in Chile and San Sebastian in By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘Hercules & Love Affair’ confirmed for Brighton Pride. The critically acclaimed house, disco and pop music collective Hercules & Love Affair will perform at the Brighton Pride Festival at Preston Park on Saturday, August 1. Andy Butler’s ever evolving musical collective Hercules & Love Affair combines must-dance grooves with tales of emotional triumph t By Besi • 1 min read
Business News AMERICAN EXPRESS® becomes Gold Partner of Brighton Pride 2015 American Express, the City’s largest private sector employer, has become the Gold Partner of Brighton Pride 2015, which will take place on the weekend of August 1-2, 2015. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community event has become the UK’s biggest Pride festival. It is a spectacula By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Freemasons to appear at Brighton Pride, 2015 The Freemasons, world class producers and one of the globes most successful DJ acts are returning to the Wild Fruit Big Top this August to celebrate Brighton Pride’s 25th anniversary for the city’s spectacular 2015 Pride Festival in Preston Park. By Besi • 1 min read
International News Jess Glynne to appear at Brighton Pride Double Brit nominee and Grammy award winner Jess Glynne wowed us with her distinctive and evocative vocals on Clean Bandit’s No.1 platinum dance smash Rather Be. Jess, whose distinctive and evocative vocals ensured Route 94’s incredible House-flavoured My Love hit the top spot will be performing liv By Besi • 1 min read
In The South City Council agrees Portsmouth Pride Parade route Portsmouth’s first Pride Parade will take place at noon on Saturday, June 20 with a promise to bring colour to Portsmouth City Centre. THE Parade will start and finish in Victoria Park, leaving the park via the entrance next to the Stanhope Road car park, then turning towards the Stanhope Road pedes By Besi • 1 min read
Fat Boy Slim Arts Fatboy Slim waives fee for Brighton Pride appearance in August International superstar DJ, recording artist and local boy made good, Fatboy Slim returns to headline Brighton Pride’s biggest ever dance big top production on August 1. More Brighton than the beach he lives beside. More Brighton than the Seagulls he cheers on. And prouder than anyone else to be par By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Urban World comes to Brighton Pride Brighton Pride will be bringing the world to Preston Park this summer to celebrate Pride in The City with a spectacular Carnival of Diversity. This year the Urban Dance Tent will be curated by Urban World Events, a unique collaboration between some of the most ethnically diverse club events in the U By Besi • 1 min read
International News Who’s the Pride daddy in 2015? Men’s tent return to Brighton Pride. If you go down to Preston Park on August 1 you’ll be sure of big bear surprise! The Brighton Pride Men’s Zone, supported by Brighton Bear Weekender is back; bigger, better and more Bear-tastic than ever before. The popular Men’s Dance Tent along with the scene’s By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Pride scoops Best Pride or Festival in Boyz Magazine Awards The list of accolades Brighton Pride has been acquiring grew last week when it scooped the coveted Best Pride or Festival Award at the Boyz Awards at the Two Brewers in London. Stephen Richards aka Lola Lasagne, host of the Legends Cabaret Tent at Brighton Pride, was on hand to collect the award on By Besi • 1 min read
