Magazine What's Up! • 9th April 2019

Living in English | Travel Club: Brighton

Brighton is a seaside city located on the southern coast of England. It is without doubt one of the most diverse and liveliest cities in Britain, with a reputation for being quirky and hedonistic. It boasts a population of around 280,000 and is famous for its abundance of independent restaurants and coffee shops, vibrant music scene, and large LGBTQ+ community.

Vice • 9th October 2018

Why I Co-Founded a Movement for Lesbians to Stand with Trans People

This month, we have a historic opportunity to improve trans rights. The government is currently consulting the public on whether it should make it easier for trans people to have their gender legally recognised through the Gender Recognition Act.

Stemme Magazine Brighton • 5th September 2018

TRANS RIGHTS ARE IN THE SPOTLIGHT, BUT WHO OWNS THE STAGE?

The transgender community is growing. Significant possible changes in their rights and representation are on the horizon, and debates on these rights have taken the main stage.

Culture 24 | Museum Crush • 16th August 2018

Britain’s best places to see: Heritage railways – Museum Crush

Nothing offers escapism quite like the sights, sounds and smells of a heritage railway. Here are some of our favourite lines that take you on romantic journey to days gone by

Gay Star News • 9th August 2018

The #LwiththeT campaign made us cry tears of joy, but now we need to take it further

After leading Brighton Pride, activists Rachelle Foster and Jules Haydon Guaitamacchi explain the importance of the #withtheT trans-inclusive campaign.

Oh Comely • 1st August 2018

Queer prom at Brighton Pride

Did you go to your school prom? Rachelle Foster speaks to the people reinventing it. Queer Prom is on the first night of Brighton Pride — and they are inviting members of the LGBTQIA+ community to ‘do it right, do it again, do it queer AF’.

Brighton & Hove Independent • 27th July 2018

Challenging a worrying anti-trans agenda

Woman’s Place UK is using the government’s suggested reforms to the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) as political backdrop for their non-inclusive ‘debates’ on the principle of women-only spaces.

Brighton and Hove Independent • 27th July 2018

Dance the night away at Queer Prom

Brighton Pride revellers are invited to reinvent their prom experience next Friday (August 3) at the Queer Prom Rainbow Ball. After re-launching in January, Queer Prom returns as part of the official Pride Party listing, keeping with the festival’s theme ‘Colours of the World’ by throwing a ‘Rainbow Ball’.

Brighton and Hove Independent • 27th July 2018

Two views: Women’s Place meeting in Brighton

A Women’s Place meeting in Brighton last week (July 16) which discussed the Gender Recognition Act saw protests from members of the trans community. We invited two writers to express their views on the meeting.

Brighton & Hove Indepndent • 20th July 2018

Artists work their magic on giant snail sculptures ahead of fundraising trail

Fifty unique giant snails are being painted ready to hit the streets of Brighton and Hove in September.

Brighton and Hove Independent • 20th July 2018

Everything you need to know ahead of Brighton Pride

The country’s most popular LGBTQ+ event returns to Brighton this summer with a ‘Colour my World’ theme and Britney Spears headlining its festival.

Brighton and Hove Independent • 20th July 2018

Pride event set to celebrate the city’s trans community

The Trans Pride march takes place in Brighton on Saturday as part of this week’s festival promoting equality and raising awareness of issues affecting the transgender community.

Brighton and Hove Independent • 19th July 2018

Sneak peak behind the scenes ahead of snail trail

Fifty unique giant snails are being painted ready to hit the streets of Brighton and Hove in September. Artists are decorating the snails in a top secret location ahead of the Snailspace arts trail, which will raise funds for Martlets Hospice.

Brighton and Hove Independent • 16th July 2018

Take in the city’s sites with early morning run – at 5.30am

An early morning 5K run is returning to Brighton while celebrating ten years of ‘spreading the healthy living message’.

The Argus • 12th July 2018

Does anyone know Ernie the bricklayer?

A retired bricklayer is trying to find a long-lost friend who worked with him years ago.

The Argus • 9th July 2018

It’s a beauty! New clinic opens in Hove

AN innovative and multi-award winning beauty retreat and spa opened a new branch in Hove on Friday.

The Argus • 9th July 2018

How devoted mother turned an upset in a pub into a celebration of disabilities

WHEN her adopted daughter experienced “disability discrimination” in a pub, Jenny Skelton decided to take positive action.

The Argus • 7th July 2018

Free bus travel offer for friends of disabled

PEOPLE travelling with a disabled friend will get free travel in a scheme supporting Brighton’s Disability Pride festival.

Culture 24 | Museum Crush • 5th July 2018

The Museum of Transology telling the story of people’s gender journeys – Museum Crush

Historically, Brighton has been the spearhead of the LGBTQ+ movement in the UK, having one of the largest queer communities in the country. So it comes as no surprise that one of the largest collections of artefacts representing UK transgender people, the Museum of Transology, opened in the seaside city last year.

The Argus • 4th July 2018

Fears for staff as Primark reaches 'unbearable' 33C in heatwave

SHOPPERS have complained of sweltering heat after the air conditioning system broke in a major city clothes store in the middle of a heatwave.