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6 days ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
Dylan Tippetts – one of Labour’s only trans councillors – has quit the party, accusing it of “throwing trans people under the bus”. The councillor, who has sat on Plymouth City Council since 2022, wrote in a post on X: “I cannot continue to represent a party that does not support my fundamental rights.
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6 days ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
His hair slicked back, gold glitter on his face; his costume is a tatty tail coat, a corset, bare chest with a pearl necklace, lacy panties and garters holding up his socks – this is Cyril, our MC at the Club Magnifique. He calls us “gays and theys”, and is out to shock and entertain us. Connor Baum struts his stuff as Cyril – friendly in a dark sort of way, camp, slightly menacing – he could be in Kander and Ebb’s Kit Kat Club.
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6 days ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
After years of more sympathetic comments from Pope Francis, LGBTQ+ Catholics have expressed concern over remarks made by new Pope Leo XIV, who condemned what he called the âhomosexual lifestyleâ and âthe redefinition of marriageâ as âat odds with the Gospelâ.
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6 days ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
Scottish Trans and Equality Network have written to the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body (SPCB) following the announcement that they plan to restrict access to female and male toilets across the parliamentary estate on the basis of “biological sex”. They described the decision as being “rushed, unworkable and exclusionary”. The SPCB said they had taken the decision after the Supreme Court judgement last month in the case of For Women Scotland vs.
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6 days ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raised just over £2,000 for local HIV charity Lunch Positive from two shows earlier this month. Over two nights, Retrospective: 20 Years of Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus saw the Chorus, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary, take a trip down memory lane. The shows, which were part of this year’s Brighton Fringe Festival, featured the Chorus’ greatest hits and poignant moments that speak of the queer experience over the last 20 years.
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1 week ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
An event to support our trans communities at Revenge in Brighton raised a massive £2,427.77 for Trans Pride Brighton on Sunday, 4 May. Produced and hosted by Brighton drag artists Tayris Mongardi and Ex-Girlfriend, Show Up, Show Out! consisted of three incredible drag shows, and music from Revenge’s resident DJ Toby Lawrence and special guest DJs from Brighton lesbian night Crushed.
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1 week ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon has said it is âenormously gratefulâ to the âdelightfulâ Nathaniel J Hall, who took time out of a busy schedule to visit the centre to find out more about their work. Many will know Nathaniel as Donald Bassett in the hit series It’s A Sin, but he is also a very talented writer, theatre-maker, director, producer and HIV activist.
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1 week ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
Ironworks Studios, Brightonâs hub for live entertainment, immersive experiences, and cutting-edge performance, has announced its “most ambitious programme yet” for the 2025 Brighton Fringe Festival. Bringing together bold new voices, boundary-pushing artistry, and an inclusive spirit, Ironworks Studios will host over 50 performances across theatre, comedy, cabaret, music, and multimedia art throughout May and June.
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1 week ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
Itās well documented that gay people were singled out alongside Jews to be persecuted and sent by the Nazis to concentration camps in the 1930s and ’40s. Less well known – certainly to me – was the fact that the so-called Pink Lists of such people compiled by the Nazis continued to be used as the basis for prosecutions in 1950s Germany. Thatās the true story that forms the basis of Michael Traufferās one-man monodrama The Pink List, now playing at Brighton Fringe.
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1 week ago | 
gscene.com | Graham Robson
Craig Jones MBE, founder of LGBTQ+ veterans charity Fighting With Pride has led tributes after Lord Etherton, Britain’s first openly gay senior judge who led a review into the impact of a historical ban on LGBTQ+ serving personnel, passed away at the age of 73. “Lord Etherton won the trust, respect and gratitude of veterans who had spent lives in the darkness, as he lifted them into the light,” said the former Royal Navy officer and LGBTQ+ advocate.
