Making Brighton ‘POP!’: local artist Dave Pop! and city centre businesses team up to dress city centre for the summer
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by Graham Robson
4h ago
The city centre’s streets of Brighton are brightened up this summer by colourful and fun banners, created by Brighton artist Dave Pop! with the support of local businesses, to signal the start of a celebratory season of creativity. Dave Pop!’s playful illustrations, which take inspiration from traditional, decorative fairground imagery (and a sprinkle of seaside ..read more
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Legends and Two Brewers launch fundraisers ahead of events in Brighton and London to celebrate the life of Miss Jason
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by Graham Robson
4h ago
LGBTQ+ venues Legends in Brighton and Two Brewers in London have launched fundraisers ahead of events in Brighton and London to celebrate the life of cabaret and LGBTQ+ community star Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason, who we sadly lost on Monday, April 22. Both venues are hoping to raise £10,000 to “ensure that Jason gets ..read more
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Robbie Currie announced as new CEO of National AIDS Trust, taking over from Deborah Gold
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by Graham Robson
8h ago
National AIDS Trust, the UK’s HIV rights charity, has announced Robbie Currie will become new Chief Executive in July. Robbie, who brings over 20 years’ experience working in HIV, sexual and reproductive health, has led the London HIV Prevention Programme since August 2022. Prior to that he was the Sexual and Reproductive Health Commissioner at ..read more
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UK Black Pride to return on Sunday, August 11
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by Graham Robson
8h ago
On Sunday, August 11, UK Black Pride once again brings the community together for a party and protest at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, London. Now officially the world’s largest celebration for LGBTQ+ people of African, Asian, Caribbean, Latin American and Middle Eastern descent, the event will see a range of performances, talks, community ..read more
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LGBTQ+ veterans charity awarded grant to create UK’s first memorial to “lost legion” of LGBTQ+ veterans
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by Graham Robson
8h ago
Fighting With Pride (FWP), the LGBTQ+ veterans’ charity, has been awarded a £350,000 grant to create the UK’s first memorial dedicated to the “lost legion” of LGBTQ+ people who have served in the armed forces. The memorial, which will be built  at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, has been created following a review, led ..read more
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REVIEW: ‘F*cking Men’ at Waterloo East Theatre
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by Brian Butler
1d ago
Joe DiPietro’s F*cking Men ends with an ensemble line: “you’ll meet someone else,” and that’s the theme of this electrifying 90 mins of erotic, thoughtful, challenging theatre. It’s a modern version of the classic 19th century play La Ronde. Four actors play 10 gay men and each scene involves two of the characters. As the ..read more
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Grindr accused of sharing personal data, including people’s HIV status, with third parties
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by Graham Robson
1d ago
Grindr, the world’s biggest dating app for gay men, which is used by 13 million people every month, including 924,000 people in the UK, is to “respond vigorously” to a claim it shared personal information such as people’s HIV status with third parties. According to the claim, lodged at the High Court in London, “covert ..read more
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New book on UK Bear spaces to explore experiences and attitudes around the ‘Bear’ community
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by Graham Robson
2d ago
University of Brighton researcher Dr Nick McGlynn’s new book, Bodies and Boundaries of UK Bear Spaces, explores experiences and attitudes around the ‘Bear’ community of big and hairy gay men. The book launch will take place at the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender on Friday, 17 May – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and ..read more
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Scene to publish your memories of Miss Jason in May issue
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by Graham Robson
2d ago
Following the sad news of Jason Sutton‘s passing, we will be publishing memories and photos of Jason in and out of drag in the May issue of Scene magazine. If you have a memory and/or a photo to share, please email info@gscene.com. RIP, Jason ..read more
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A giant of our community: Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason has died
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by Graham Robson
3d ago
We are devastated to learn of the passing of Jason Sutton aka Miss Jason – a giant of our community. Our thoughts are with his friends and family at this incredibly sad time. More to follow ..read more
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