Queer Black artist Arlo Parks unveils new single, Heaven, lifted from her forthcoming album, Ambiguous Desire
“Heaven is about euphoria, community and staying present."
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Craig Jones on service, silence and the fight for justice
Eastbourne gains first Green County Councillor after Brett Wright defects from Lib Dems
RuPaul to make debut appearance at Brighton & Hove Pride 2026
"Does the Scottish Government wish to champion progress for trans rights, or not?"
Bimini takes over London's National Gallery
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Culture
Queer Black artist Arlo Parks unveils new single, Heaven, lifted from her forthcoming album, Ambiguous Desire
“Heaven is about euphoria, community and staying present."
Bimini takes over London's National Gallery
PREVIEW: FilmPride Festival to return to Brighton
Elska explores local men of Kosovo and the Southern Balkans
LGBTQ+ historian tells story of Brighton’s forgotten gay bikers in new exhibition
“I’ve decided to embrace who I am”: Aussie rock icon of Mark of Cain comes out as trans
'Drag Race Spain' star Marina to premiere documentary ‘Diosa’ in London
Health & Wellbeing
INTERVIEW: Queer Brighton-based Breathe® founder and proud KatyKat, Matt Sparkes on HBOT, wellness, red light therapy and his dream Brighton Pride headliner
"Breathe came from my own health journey, living with Crohn’s disease since my teens."
Life expectancy slightly lower for LGB+ people, ONS figures reveal
Chemsex can’t be ignored
‘Stark but unsurprising’: MindOut responds to ONS mortality data on LGB+ people
George Michael fans raise more than £279,000 for charity, including £46,000+ for Terrence Higgins Trust
New campaign launches to tackle anal cancer among gay and bisexual men living with HIV
LGBT Foundation calls for urgent action after ONS reveals health inequalities for LGB+ people
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Balls Deep… With Laughter: Brighton’s new queer comedy night finds its voice
There’s something quietly electric about arriving at a comedy venue just before doors open. The room hums with anticipation, chairs still warm from being stacked, microphones tested one last time, and somewhere backstage a performer is reminding themselves to breathe. That was the atmosphere at The Brunswick in Hove
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News
Havering Council raises Progress Pride Flag to mark LGBTQ+ History Month
Havering Council raised the Progress Pride Flag on Monday, 2 February to mark the start of LGBTQ+ History Month 2026.
The flag includes all the colours of the Rainbow Pride flag, widely recognised as the symbol of LGBTQ+ communities, a chevron of black and brown stripes to represent people of
"The intifadas were deeply traumatic for me."
Grindr enhances safety and privacy features for 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan–Cortina
Pride in Education launches webinars to support LGBTQ+ history in schools
Audience walks out as John Lithgow explains involvement in HBO’s forthcoming Harry Potter series
Peter Tatchell arrested at Palestine solitary march
New Tomodachi Life game introduces same‑sex relationships and non‑binary characters
Politics
Eastbourne gains first Green County Councillor after Brett Wright defects from Lib Dems
Eastbourne Green Party has announced they have gained their first Green County Councillor, just days after the relaunch of the local Green Party branch.
Cllr Brett Wright was elected to East Sussex County Council (ESCC) in the Meads electoral division as a Lib Dem in 2023, but has crossed the
Anas Sarwar vows to ban trans prisoners from women’s jails ‘within days’ if he becomes First Minister
Sussex Police & Crime Panel passes vote of no confidence in PCC Katy Bourne, who attended anti-migrant rally
Netherlands on the cusp of welcoming first openly gay Prime Minister, Rob Jetten
Greens speak out against formation of Reform UK student group at University of Sussex
Labour councillor Bruno de Oliveira defects to Green Party in Brighton & Hove
Green MP Carla Denyer condemns "homophobic" heckling in the Commons
Pride
RuPaul to make debut appearance at Brighton & Hove Pride 2026
RuPaul, the global drag icon and creator of RuPaul’s Drag Race, is set to make a landmark appearance at Brighton & Hove Pride 2026, marking his first-ever performance at the UK’s biggest Pride festival. The announcement was made on 6 February via Brighton Pride’s official Instagram, where
INTERVIEW: Queer Brighton-based Breathe® founder and proud KatyKat, Matt Sparkes on HBOT, wellness, red light therapy and his dream Brighton Pride headliner
Global icon Diana Ross and UK favourite RAYE to headline Brighton & Hove Pride
Pride to return to Manchester with establishment of not-for-profit Community Interest Company
‘Proud Defendant’: Budapest Mayor, Gergely Karácsony, charged over Pride support
Sister Sledge, Jason Donovan and RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Myki Meeks and Catrin Feelings to headline Bristol Pride 2026
Stafford Pride launches legal action against Reform UK-led Staffordshire County Council
Trans Rights
"Does the Scottish Government wish to champion progress for trans rights, or not?"
Equality Network and Scottish Trans are inviting LGBTQ+ people, along with their friends, families and allies, to ask the Scottish Government how it wishes to be remembered
New research shows trans women have NO athletic advantage over cisgender women
University of Sussex challenges ‘unlawful’ OfS fine in defence of trans‑inclusive policies
Hampstead Heath ponds to remain trans-inclusive!
Trans History Week 2026 launches with new resources and community events
‘Horrific’ delays push more trans people to seek gender surgery overseas
Government and EHRC in talks over single-sex spaces guidance as campaigners urge clarity on trans inclusion
Features & Longread
Craig Jones on service, silence and the fight for justice
Former Royal Navy officer Craig Jones reflects on the Armed Forces Gay Ban, coming out in uniform, and why the struggle for equality inside Britain’s institutions is far from over.
My coming out story is boring, but defined me as a person
It's LGBTQ+ History Month
Louie Spence opens up on anxiety, fame and family loss in Paul C Brunson’s podcast, We Need To Talk
‘It Happened Very Fast’: Hudson Williams on the unexpected rise of Heated Rivalry
Russell T Davies seems happy, so f*** what Twitter thinks
