LGBTQ+ News Why ‘Pride Matters’ to Matt Brooks from Brighton Bear Weekenders Matt Brooks explains why Pride Matters to him. “There are two remarks that one sometimes hears about Pride events, both in Brighton and elsewhere. They go along the lines of “We have won all our rights – we no longer need Pride” and “Pride is a freakshow and doesn’t represent me”. These ideas sadden By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Campaigner to highlight Commonwealth homophobia during Glasgow games Controversial artist, poet and campaigner Vince Laws is to stage a protest against homophobia in Commonwealth countries during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from July 23 – August 23. Vince intends to paint 41 white umbrellas with the names of the offending countries on them in blood red and get By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Newcastle Pride takes the biscuit with pop-up art exhibition One of the North East’s biggest free events is taking the biscuit after adding a pop-up art exhibition to its extended three-day line-up. Newcastle Pride, which takes place from Friday July 18, has teamed up with the UK’s largest art, craft and design gallery, The Biscuit Factory, to bring a selecti By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Manchester Pride seeks volunteers for annual festival Applications now open for Pride Stars to be involved across the 2014 celebrations at Manchester Pride Festival. The award-winning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) event is seeking out hundreds of people to become Pride Stars and help deliver this year’s festival. From June 1 2014, to ti By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why ‘Pride Matters’ to Father Andrew Manson-Brailsford Father Andrew Manson-Brailsford explains why Pride Matters to him. “I have visited the Brighton Pride event for several years now. It is a good party but I also hope it reminds us of two important things. What we can achieve when we work together and respect each other and how far we have come from By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Drink in Brighton Pride cocktail Brighton Pride are raising a glass or two to DrinkInBrighton.co.uk who offer the largest collection of pubs, clubs and bars in Brighton. For the entire month of July, DrinkInBrighton venues will be selling a very special Pride Cocktail at each and every one of their 40 venues across the city includi By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why Pride Matters to Neil Borrett from Brighton Bear Weekenders Neil Borrett explains why Pride Matters to him. “I was born and raised in Brighton. I went to a local comprehensive during the 80s. As a shy, quiet, overweight lad with no interest in sports but with a great love of pop music, I was picked on and told I was gay. At the time, […] By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New sponsor for Newcastle Pride Business Improvement District Company, NE1, has signed up to sponsor Northern Pride’s annual LGBT festival, Newcastle Pride. The free event, which is now the second largest of its kind in the UK, is expected to attract more than 65,000 visitors to the city between July 18 and July 20, contributing a By Besi • 2 min read
Interviews Queens on top! Lola Lasagne talks sequins, camp and drag ahead of this years Legends cabaret tent at Pride. The sequins have been ordered, the wigs are being groomed and the frocks are being finalised. Yes the biggest day in Brighton’s cabaret year is getting closer so we decided to chat with Legend’s Cabaret Tent By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts Are you a budding writer? Are you aged 16-19 and want to perform at Pride this year? Brighton and Hove City Libraries are looking for budding LGBT writers to perform at Pride on Saturday, August 2 in the Pride Literature & Spoken Word Tent. If you are new to writing you can go along to one of their FREE writing workshops […] By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Support your community and get a free ticket for Pride Brighton Pride is a non profit community interest company (CIC) with just two full time members of administration staff. Last year with the help of volunteers and supporters Pride smashed their fund-raising target and raised over £43,000 for the Rainbow Fund to distribute through their grants progra By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Budget accomodation available during Pride During the summer, the Sussex University Residential Services are offering some budget and self catering rooms on their Falmer campus, bookable by individual visitors on a night by night or weekly basis. Falmer Station is just nine minutes from Brighton train station, and trains run every 15-20 minu By Besi • 1 min read
