LGBTQ+ News Why Pride Matters to Graham Munday and the Brighton Bear Weekenders Graham Munday explains why Pride Matters to him and Brighton Bear Weekend. I missed the first Pride in 1973 but went to the second in 1991 and every single one since. In those early days it feel like a protest; placards were waved, Outrage t-shirts were everywhere and speeches were political. We hav By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Trans* views Pride organisers are keen to hear the views of Trans* people who attend Brighton Pride. The over all theme for this years Brighton Pride event is Freedom to live while the theme of the Pride Community Parade is The World’s a Disco. In order to improve the experience for Trans* people attending this By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Second Ambassador for Pride 2014 revealed Maria Baker has received the most nominations to be the second Pride Ambassador for this years Freedome to Live event. Maria who hails from Luton is the former owner of Marilyn’s (The Harlequin) in Providence Place and The Star in Manchester Street, Brighton. More recently she worked for Brighton an By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Pride’s pussycat doll! Multi-million record selling global superstar Kimberly Wyatt, Pussycat Doll and Sky 1’s Got To Dance judge will be performing a live PA on the Pride Festival Main Stage. Kimberly promises she will thrill fans with Pussycat Doll Number One tracks including Don’t Cha, Buttons, Stickwitu and her fabulo By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pride in One Direction One Direction fans across the UK are being given the chance to win money-can’t-buy tickets to the sold-out opening night of the band’s Where We Are World Tour. North East LGBT charity, Northern Pride, is offering one lucky One Direction fan the chance to win a VIP trip for two to see the biggest boy By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Heather Peace to perform on the Pride main stage Actress and singer songwriter Heather Peace is to appear on this years Brighton Pride Festival main stage. A welcome addition to the Pride line-up, the star of TV’s London’s Burning, Ultimate Force, The Chase, Lip Service, Waterloo Road and ITV’s forthcoming Prey with John Simm, will be performing t By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund grants support older gay men, thanks to Brighton Pride Outcomes from last year’s funding by the Rainbow Fund have highlighted the value of grants to local LGBT and HIV community groups. Working with Brighton Pride, the Brighton Bear Weekender and other fundraising groups and venues to maximise the money available to give out, community organisations suc By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News ‘Supersonic’ raises over £9,000 for Manchester Pride X Factor winner Sam Bailey performs at first class fundraiser. Manchester Pride 2014 kicked off this years fundraising campaign in style by raising £9,185.88 for the Manchester Pride Community Fund at its annual event held under the wings of Concorde. Hundreds of people from Manchester’s LGBT commun By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why ‘Pride Matters’ to Kathy Caton Broadcaster Kathy Caton says why Pride Matters to her. Pride Matters because we have come so far – but we have so far still to go. It links us to our pasts, our history, those hardy brave souls who put up with the eggs and abuse being chucked at them as they marched through Brighton […] By Contributor • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why ‘Pride Matters’ to Unite the union Keith Newland from Unite the Union says why Pride Matters to Unite. “Unite the Union, the UK’s largest trade union, are proud to be involved in Brighton’s annual LGBT Pride event. As equalities activists we have been supporting pride events across the south east for many years, taking part in parade By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pride comes to Times Square in the heart of Newcastle Some of the UK’s favourite musical talent to take over Newcastle’s Times Square as part of one of the country’s largest free LGBT festivals. From Friday July 18, Newcastle Pride returns to the region with a newly extended three-day line up, featuring a host of live music and entertainment. For the f By Besi • 3 min read
Letters Letter to editor: Pride floats and gay businesses? I am Brighton born and bred. I don’t think I have missed any of the recent Brighton Prides, from the good times through the not so good and returning to the good times again in the last two years. With Pride approaching on the gay calendar again I would like to ask all the local […] By Contributor • 4 min read
