Business News
City Council celebrates opening of Phases 1 & 2 of Valley Gardens
Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) celebrates the opening of Phases 1 & 2 of the Valley Gardens Project with some spectacular footage of the city’s newest open space…
Arts
PREVIEW: West End re-opens but not as we knew it
Brian Butler raises a round of applause at the news of shows coming back to Theatreland
Arts
Cynthia Nixon: “I feel frightened” about Trump`s Election Plans
“There are many things that the right uses against trans people, and a lot of them have to do with a threat” said Cynthia Nixon on the weaponsing of Trans rights.
Arts
Update: Australian bookstore bans ‘transphobic’ JK Rowling’s novels
Rabble Books and Games in Perth (Australia) has discontinued the sale of any works by author JK Rowling due to continuing accusations of Rowling’s transphobia.
Business News
International LGBTQ+ Travel Association’s global convention to take place in September 2021
The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association announces it’s planning to bring the 37th edition of its global convention to Atlanta, USA from September 8-11, 2021.
Food & Drink
Restaurant staffed by trans team finds big success
The Covai Trans Kitchen in Coimbatore (India) has found major success since opening at the beginning of this month.
Arts
LGBTQ+ bookshop opens in Leeds
Alternative LGBTQ+ bookstore, The Bookish Type, has opened its doors in the Merrion Centre (Leeds, West Yorkshire).
General News
LGBTQ+ information centre to open in Tokyo
The Pride House Tokyo Legacy is due to open its doors on October 11 2020 in time for the Tokyo Olympics 2021.
General News
Poland: Bishops Demand Clinics to “cure” LGBTQ+
Marek Jędraszewski, Archbishop of Kraków in Poland told a conference he deemed it “necessary to create clinics (including with the assistance of the church) to help people who want to regain their sexual health and natural sexual orientation.”
Community
City Council announces changes to older person’s bus travel times
Brighton & Hove City Council (BHCC) announces older person’s bus pass travel time extension will revert to the previous hours of 9am to 4am from today
General News
Germany: Out Health Minister Abused by Anti-Lockdown Protesters
Cries of “shame” and “gay pig” were hurled at the Minister
Arts
Biggest annual Urdu language festival goes online
Jashn-e-Rekhta (festival of Urdu language) that showcases the composite culture of South Asia is due to be hosted virtually from September 5-6 as it prepares for its sixth annual festival.