Community News PICTURE DIARY: Isle of Wight Pride Isle of Wight staged its first Pride on July 15 and what a fantastic event it was, embodying everything a great pride should aspire to. It is a huge responsibility to stage any public event, but the organisers of IOW Pride, just about got everything right, except they forgot to provide a dressing ro By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Reds continue supporting Liverpool Pride Liverpool FC (LFC) will show its colours to support this year’s Liverpool Pride festival (July 29-30) with a host of activities taking place across the club. This will be the club’s fifth year supporting Liverpool Pride, which was first established in 2010 in memory of the murdered gay teenager Mich By Besi • 2 min read
Arts New inequality campaign from Absolut Absolut has created a powerful poster campaign to highlight the fact that it is still illegal to engage in same-sex activity in 72 countries worldwide as part of its campaign for a more inclusive and open world. Launched to mark the 50th anniversary of the amendment of the Sexual Offences Act – the By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Police reassure visitors to Pride in Brighton & Hove Police reassure public about safety at Pride in Brighton & Hove on August 5, which is set to be the biggest and best yet. Sussex Police have issued a statement reassuring residents attending events in the city, as well as local residents and businesses, that they are working with organisers and part By Besi • 2 min read
Community News PICTURE DIARY: Eastbourne LGBT+ Mardi Gras Thousands of LGBT+ people, their friends and allies attend Eastbourne’s first LGBT+ Mardi Gras on Saturday, July 22. Eastbourne certainly came out in large numbers to support the towns first celebration of LGBT+ folk. Rain held off long enough for the parade to pass and main stage speeches to be mad By Besi • 2 min read
In The South DJ PROFILE: Summer Ghemati Just in case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a little event happening in Brighton & Hove this month… As the sun no doubt shines beautiful rays down on our fabulous city, the UK’s finest Pride weekend is only moments away! By Queen Josephine • 2 min read
Photo: David Wood Community News Thousands celebrate ten years of Pride in Newcastle Wet weather fails to dampen the spirits of revellers at Newcastle Pride on the weekend of July 21-23, as thousands flocked to see top pop acts. Newcastle Pride 2017, saw record numbers march in their tenth annual Pride parade through the city and tens of thousands more braving the rain for the free By Besi • 3 min read
Community News PICTURE DIARY: World Pride in Madrid, 2017 Madrid World Pride 2017 opened with a ceremony that took place in the Teatro Calderon and the streets around were packed full of expectant Spanish and visitors. This is a city that takes Pride and an excuse for a party very seriously indeed. The weather was cooler than usual (which was lovely as it By Eric Page • 3 min read
Photo: Hugo Michiels Photography Community News PICTURE DIARY: Trans Pride 2017 It is always disappointing when it rains at an open air event and boy did it rain at Trans Pride this year! Fortunately the rain held off allowing the protest march to assemble at the Marlborough Pub for welcoming speeches before making its way along Brighton Seafront to Brunswick Gardens in Hove. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
General News Govia Thameslink restores full timetables for major Sussex events Industrial action that had threatened the success of several popular events in Sussex next month will not now take place and Southern reinstates its full weekday service timetable from yesterday, Monday 24 July. By Besi • 2 min read
George Broadhead Community News Angry reaction to Pride in London’s decision to investigate CEMB The LGBT Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) has reacted angrily to the decision taken by Pride in London to ask its communities team to investigate the Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain (CEMB) with a view to possibly banning it from future Pride events. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Ali Macfarlan’s Pre-Pride Comedy Carnival This year Dr Brightons has seven fabulous acts, for their Pre Pride Comedy Carnival, including some rapidly rising LGBT+ comedy stars. By Contributor • 1 min read
