Community News More Pride tickets go on sale exclusively to BN residents today at noon In order for as many local residents to attend this year’s Pride Festival on Preston Park, organisers are releasing a further batch of tickets exclusively to residents with a BN post code, tomorrow, Thursday, February 15 at noon. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Britney to receive 2018 GLAAD Vanguard Award International Mega Star Britney Spears, to be honoured as one of the most prominent LGBT+ icons of all time, at the 2018 GLAAD Vanguard Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 12 at the Beverley Hilton in Los Angeles. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Brighton Pride This week sees the launch of the Rainbow Café, a new project of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard. Rainbow Café will support LGBTQ people living with memory loss and dementia, their friends, families and loved ones. This, much-needed, community service is made possible thanks to Brighton Pride and th By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Worthing Pride announce main stage line up Organisers reveal main stage line up for Worthing Pride on July 14 at launch party at the Libertine Bar on Thursday, February 8. Entertainment at the launch was provided by Spice and Miss Disney with speakers from the two nominated charities Worthing Pride are supporting this year Allsorts Youth Pro By Besi • 2 min read
Community News “Coming out at genderqueer liberated me”, says Courtney Act Drag queen legend and winner of Celebrity Big Brother Courtney Act tells Evan Davis about her relationship with Andrew Brady – and why his self-confidence is something we should all aspire to have. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread TRAVEL: Brighton Pride 2017 Highlights from this years Brighton and Hove Pride with Jonesy, Amy and Torsten. Featuring Boogaloo Stu, Queerama, cabaret, the Pride Parade and plenty of action from the park. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: There is no Pride in bullying! As volunteer chair of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum I feel it my responsibility to address the severity of the bulling and intimidation currently taking place on social media in relation to Brighton Pride. By Contributor • 7 min read
Community News Celebration theme to Exeter’s 10th LGBT+ Pride Exeter Pride, one of the biggest celebrations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) communities in the South West, is on Saturday, May 12, 2018 this year – with organisers promising an explosion of colour, positivity and pride. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Time to acknowledge the superb work of Paul and Ducie I’m very saddened to see that there are certain elements of our community have nothing better to do than make nasty comments about people who have for many years worked tirelessly with little thanks to make Brighton Pride the huge success it is. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Clare Project stand with Pride! As a trans community representative, I want to express my support for Pride and the Rainbow Fund which benefits from it. The Rainbow Fund is a crucial source of grant funding for many grass-roots community-led groups in the LGBT+ sector including those run by, and for trans and non-binary people. By Sam Hall • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: MindOut Proud of Pride! I am SO proud of Brighton Pride, and the fantastic work it does to raise money for local good causes. The money raised to be distributed by the Rainbow Fund is a wonderful way to redistribute the profits from ticket sales. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Without Brighton Pride we could not provide our services Lunch Positive is a local charity, providing a community lunch club to people with HIV, with a wide range of support activities. Like most charities, funding to provide and develop services is increasingly stretched, with fewer funding sources and those that are available having greater overall pres By Lunch Positive • 2 min read
