Arts “Powerful and timely” LGBTQ+ film ‘The Perpetrators’ to show at BFI Flare this month The Perpetrators collages moody analogue film, original animation and archival materials in a dreamy autofiction of queer darkness that ponders the correlations between 1980s Stranger Danger, the construction of homosexual identity and the institution of the family. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Features & Longread “I was subjected to over 100 violent assaults”: Peter Tatchell remembers the Bermondsey by-election of 1983 “The most dirty, violent and homophobic election in British history” By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Ledward Centre and SEASBrighton launch ‘Our Spaces: Queerness & Nightlife & Brighton & Hove’ LGBTQ+ artists working in the South East have been invited to examine the topics of ‘Queerness and Nightlife’ as it relates to their experiences in the region. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Jo Harper’s new play The Beach House to take over London’s Park Theatre from February 15 The play explores the fragility of female relationships through the lives of three women as they grapple with queer motherhood, sisterhood and life’s distractions By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Cast announced for Danny Lee Wynter’s new play, BLACK SUPERHERO BLACK SUPERHERO is a brutal, unflinching and funny portrait of one man’s life spiralling out of control, in an age where idols are Kings and our superheroes Gods. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts The Identity Project – ‘Brighton & Hove Edition’ on display at Jubilee Library, Brighton for LGBTQ+ History Month from Monday, February 6 An LGBTQ+ History Month exhibition of portraits of the Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ community by award-winning photographer Chris Jepson By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival to return in March 2023 The BFI has announced the dates for the 2023 edition of the UK’s largest queer film event, BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival, which screens the best in contemporary LGBTQ+ cinema from around the globe, in addition to a rich selection of events and archive titles. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Boogaloo Stu and Ladypat to bring their eye-popping artworks to Brighton’s Jubilee Library in January 2023 Boogaloo Stu and Ladypat are to bring Queer Hearts, a year-long cultural exchange between Isle of Wight and Brighton, to Brighton’s Jubilee Library in January 2023. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Birmingham-born actor wins Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting with debut play Birmingham-born actor Nathan Queeley-Dennis’ debut play, Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz, which explores black friendship and masculinity, has won the Bruntwood Prize for Playwriting 2022, which includes a £16,000 prize and enters him into a development process with the Royal Exchange. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Arts FEATURE: The queer history of architecture and design Fashion trends, like wearing the colour lavender, might give members of the community a way to express themselves and identify each other, but architecture can be equally expressive. By Contributor • 4 min read
Community News The Ledward Centre to hold first Queer Winter Makers’ Market The Ledward Centre, Brighton’s LGBTQ+ cultural and community centre, has announced its first Queer Winter Makers’ Market will take place on Saturday, December 3. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Queer Britain exhibition ‘We Are Queer Britain!’ wins Museums Association Award On Thursday, November 3, director Joseph Galliano-Doig, trustee Robert Taylor and head of learning and engagement Dan Vo accepted the award for the Best Small Museum Project. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
