Brian Butler look forward to world-class entertainment at Brighton Dome
Rupert Grint advocates for trans rights
32-year-old Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint, has spoken out in support of trans rights following author JK Rowling’s controversial comments on the trans community.
Graham Norton defends trans rights
TV host and LGBTQ+ icon, Graham Norton, shared a message of support for the trans community and defended the rights of gender diverse people.
Disability rights campaigner makes shortlist for national award
A man who has campaigned for disability rights after beating the odds to recover from a late diagnosis of HIV has been shortlisted for the UK’s largest diversity awards.
Let the Good Times Roll – 25 Years of Komedia: 1994 – 2019
On May 1, 1994, the directors of Umbrella Theatre, Colin Granger, Marina Kobler, and David Lavender, opened a new venue called Komedia, in a converted former billiard hall in Kemptown, Brighton.They modelled the venue on the cabaret theatres they had seen while touring with Umbrella in cities such as Copenhagen, Amsterdam and Berlin; small informal welcoming venues that offered people from all walks of life a place to enjoy comedy, cabaret, and music whilst having a meal and a drink.
PREVIEW: The Rising speak out for Equal Marriage in Northern Ireland
GNI magazine premiere video for Even The Stars Fall For You in support of equal marriage in Northern Ireland.
BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: The Circus of Horrors @Preston Park
After taking to the road over 22 years ago and touring all over the world the phenomenon returns with its latest brand new show especially designed for Brighton Fringe Festival. The spectacular features an amazing amalgamation of bizarre and fantastic circus acts act’s all woven into a sensational shock/horror story and the darkest of magic – taking the show to a whole new level, it’s driven by a mainly original soundscape and performed with a forked tongue firmly in each cheek, you’ll certainly Die Laughing.
Graham Norton supports National Diversity Awards
“Did we know that we were standing on the threshold of a very different and much darker new world?” said Moira Smyth, Winner of the positive Role Model Award for LGBT.
Stonewall Equality Dinner raises record amount
Stonewall’s annual equality dinner, which took place at the Hilton on Park Lane, raised £470,000 for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Equality last week.
The event took place at the Hilton on Park Lane and was supported by Aviva, with a champagne reception supported by E.ON.
Speakers on the night included Stonewall CEO Ruth Hunt; Vicar of Finedon, broadcaster and writer Reverend Richard Coles; and award-winning writer, actor and director Stella Duffy. All emphasised in their speeches that while there are certainly legislative achievements to celebrate, there is still a lot to do to achieve social equality for LGBT people.
THT supper club raises over £90,000 for people with HIV
A host of celebrities including, Nigella Lawson, Jim Broadbent, Jemima Khan and Harry Enfield, were among dinner party guests who took part in HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust’s ‘The Supper Club’ fundraiser last night, October 8.
