Out In Brighton With Kathy Caton

It's an Out In Brighton mixtape this week - we head to the indie disco for some of the tracks that have been getting us going at OIB towers over the past six months...

We’ve an exclusive interview with Chris Gull, chair of the Rainbow Fund; and the Marlborough Theatre’s ground-breaking ‘New Queers on the Block’ is set to tour the UK - Xavier de Souza and Ema Boswood join me to discuss

- Brighton’s LGBTQ cinema programmers Eyes Wide Open present their first queer Arab film season - programmers and curators Jacob - Bruce Guthrie brings some broadcasting A-listers to the Marlborough for the Novel Game, in aid of your very own Radio Reverb And a new musical talent on the scene - we introduce Samuel

Mark Richardson from Charleston on their new LGBTQ+ project Unexpected Delights; the ever-brilliant Dr Jane Traies on her ground-breaking oral history collection 'Now You See Me: lesbian life stories'; and the indefatigable Emma Inch, founder of the first Brighton & Hove Beer Week...

In this week's show - looking at the social care needs of an ageing LGBTQ+ population with the University of Brighton's Lizzie Ward; and exploring the ever-evolving drag and queer performance scene with Hans Euff.

The second of our Pride preview shows, taking a look at some of the queerer delights going on around Pride, including Fat Cabaret/Fat Pride at The Marlborough; the ever-luscious Stephen Richards aka Lola Lasagne with the full run-down on the Cabaret tent; Jules from Queer Prom on how you can have the Prom you deserve regardless of age, gender, sexualitity or identity; and Paul Diello, curator of Queertown, on all the acts he’s bringing to this new performance space

The count down to Brighton Pride 2018 is nearly on - Paul Kemp has everything you need to know on what’s promising to be the biggest Pride to date - and why Pride has purpose. Plus MindOut for the Laughs has its annual outing at the Komedia - comedian and performer Annabelski has the low down

- It's a packed show with the full run down on all things Trans Pride Brighton with Michelle Steele and Vern Collins from the TPB Committee, plus the Marlborough’s Abby Butcher and Assistant Producer Lee Smith have all you need to know about the Trans Pride Art Season - We hear from Zainab Juma, the creative force behind Penguin Pride - And the artist Emma Frankland and Brighton Rockerbillies captain Alex Thomas on the why and how they’re calling out the Argus on transphobic reporting with #changetogether

- Pride comes to Worthing for the first time - we’re joined by the host of the inaugural Worthing Pride - the gender discombobulator, scene regular and radio personality Spice - Jo Jepson-Davies, blogger and creator of the Ex Hetera blog will be in - And remembering Arthur Law with Gary Pargeter and Kate Wildblood

- community hero and fundraising stalwart Danny Dwyer, founder of Bear Patrol - - Looking ahead to the Marlborough's events, workshops and performances for Trans Pride - and Melita Dennett on Gilbert and George at Brighton Museum

We've a bundle of community heroes this week - Seth Corbin and Laura Honeker, creators of DIY grassroots performance weekender Up The Alley; Dr Nick Douglas and Dr Kate Nambiar from Clinic T on a new trans and non-binary video and podcast project; and Daniel Cheeseman, the CEO of LGBT Switchboard, on all of the updates and changes across their organisation

- We look back on #AMonthOfMakeup in aid of MentalkHealth with Marc Edwards - Drag Princess Miss Disney on taking Brighton's cabaret scene by storm - And Roni Guetta of Traumfrau and Brighton’s Drag Pageant fame is bringing back the hugely successful Queer Migrant Takeover night

A bevvy of bears have their annual Out In Brighton takeover, bringing you your cut out and keep guide to all you need to know about Brighton Bear Weekend 2018!

- Queer pop artist Le Fil brings their debut show 24/7 to the Marlborough - British/German arts collective Gob Squad bring the UK premier of Creation (Pictures for Dorian) to the Attenborough Centre for Creative Arts - Festival Flaneur Melita Dennett guides us through the last week of the Festival and she takes us under the skin of the Gilbert and George exhibition at the Museum too - Brownton Abbey at the Dome - curator and creator Tarik Elmoutawakil will be here - Plus a smattering of the LGBTQ artists on at the Great Escape

- Nicky Haydn from the spectacular festival-within a festival venue The Warren - Travis Alabanza’s Brighton Festival debut - “Before I step outside (you love me)”. - Adam at the Theatre Royal, telling the true story of a young Transgender man making his way seeking asylum from Egypt to Scotland - And the divine Leah Shelton and Scotty the Blue Bunny from the multiple-award winning La Clique

Your full Brighton Festival and Fringe 2018 look ahead with Julian Caddy, Rebecca Sandles and Melita Dennett, and Brighton Bear Weekend plans with Graham, Neil and Matt.

- David Sheppeard of the Marlborough pub and theatre has everything you need to know about whats on at Brighton’s leading LGBTQ theatre space this Fringe - Indie kids rejoice - queer indie disco Pinkglove is coming to Komedia - And Jolie Booth, founder of the Museum of Ordinary People

The Brighton Rockers Rollerderby team take over the studio - what is Rollerderby, and what's it like to be queer within the sport? Plus we look ahead to the return of the mighty, mighty Warren for Brighton Fringe 2018 and their slew of LGBTQ shows. Plus a good smattering of Joan As Policewoman tracks ahead of next week's Old Market gig.

In this week’s show - the very lovely Graham Munday, chair of Brighton Bear Weekend, brings us up to date with all things ursine; exciting news from the Museum of Transology from Assistant Curator Colin Leivens; and the award-winning documentary maker Daisy Asquith joins to discuss her film Queerama, looking at a century of queer rights and desires on film

It's that time again! The Bedford Tavern's Annual Fundraising Drag Races are back - award-winning landlord Adam Brooks and resident gender discombulist Spice have your full cut out and keep guide...