Age UK Brighton & Hove is an independent local charity, supporting older people, combatting lonliness and isolation. We have 40 dedicated staff and over 100 volunteers helping us to deliver services and activities for older people in Brighton & Hove.

Bent Bars is a letter-writing project for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, gender-variant, intersex, and queer prisoners in Britain.

BLAGSS is a sports and social group that now has around 500 lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender members from across Brighton and Hove, Sussex and beyond. 

Our aim is to encourage LGBTQ+ people to play sport. It's as simple as that. Sport is so important because health and fitness is such a vital part of our lives.

Our members are all different shapes, sizes, ages and abilities, and participate in sports as varied as badminton, tennis, squash, table tennis, running, tenpin bowling, football and cycling and much more.

Are you an LGBTQ+ parent or do you want to find out more about the journey to parenthood?

BourneThisWay LGBTQ+ parent support group aims to create a non-judgemental, friendly, inclusive space for parents and their children.
Some LGBTQ+ people who are thinking about starting a family or getting pregnant can feel quite isolated. We can provide information about how to get started.
We meet once a month in Eastbourne and surrounding areas, undertaking health & well-being activities.

Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus is a space where people can celebrate music, celebrate their sexuality, enjoy the fellowship of other like-minded people and contribute to the local communities of which we are a part. The Chorus is a registered charity with three guiding principles, our “Three S’s”:

Singing
The celebration of life and music through male voice harmony

Socialising
Using singing to develop social bonds that help people to feel connected in a sometimes lonely world

Support
To be there for each other – both collectively and individually – when the chips are down, and to be there for the communities in which the chorus operates, too

A discussion, social and support group for polyamorous and polysexual people of any gender and/or orientation in and around Brighton & Hove (or visitors from further afield).

📍 queer community for women and enby folk

👯 run by @cophiesooper & @kittenswithag
🎟 curated events and meet-ups
💖 join our Facebook group!
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The Brighton Tavern is that rare beast: a very nice, gay-run pub, with real ale.

The Bulldog was established over 35 years ago, and although predominantly a gay man's venue, all are welcome.

We are the Queens of Craft! Home of award winning cabaret, craft beers and incredible gins - right here in the heart of Brighton’s Gay Village.

Open daily from 10am for breakfast. We are really quite proud of our food. From stone baked, freshly stretched pizzas, traditional beer battered cod and chips to succulent gourmet burgers, tapas and fresh home made Sunday Lunch. No matter your hunger, we know we’ve got something you will just love.

Also there is something different going on every night, from retro video gaming or drag quizzes to award winning DJs and our most famous cabaret. Winners of “Brighton’s Favourite Cabaret Venue” at the Golden Handbags for three consecutive years.  Check out our "What's On" section for our latest shows.

Club and Bar Revenge are Brighton's biggest LGBT entertainment venues. The biggest and most famous gay club in the south of England outside London, Revenge has been standing proud, just by Brighton's iconic Palace Pier for over 25 years, with two state-of-the-art dance floors and a stunning rooftop smoking terrace. Bar Revenge is the main club's little sister, open seven days a week from 12pm 'til late, transforming from a friendly attitude-free place to meet and chat to a lively pre-clubbing hot-spot, with a party vibe 'til late.

Anyone can be involved in the parade it is not exclusive to the LGBT+ community. We encourage diversity and support equality so everyone is welcome.

We’re keen to have sponsors and partners involved in our parade, perhaps with a float or costumed participants. 2019’s Eastbourne Pride march had 542 people taking part with supporters lining streets along the route so it’s a great opportunity for local exposure and to align your business values with equality and to be inclusive.  If you want to be involved in the parade itself you’ll need to confirm this with Eastbourne Pride organisers, you cannot just show up on the day.

The Edward Carpenter Community is an inclusive network of men who love men, dedicated to community-building, creativity, personal growth, friendship and fun. We organise one-week residential retreats – sometimes known as gay men’s weeks – as well as weekend events and one-day workshops at locations around the UK. We also offer additional support and friendship through local groups, heart circles and informal friendship networks.

A heart circle is well established in Brighton with meetings taking place on the fourth Sunday of each month at 3pm for a 4pm start.  The Brighton Heart Circle is currently free of charge.

The heart circle lasts around 1.5 – 2 hours.

Gay Arabs is a free dating website that caters to introductions between local Middle Eastern men in your area.

GLOW choir is a safe space for LGBT folk and our straight allies to meet and share some glorious a cappella moments together. There is NO need to be able to read music, NO experience necessary, NO judgements, and NO limits!

We are a small team first brought together in the early part of 2016 where we organised the Hastings Pride Launch Party.

Following on from the success of the Launch Party in 2016 we then went on to set up Hastings Pride CIC as a not for profit organisation.

When drawing up our governing documents we made sure that Hastings Pride would always be a free event. We felt that charging people would detract and arguably prevent us from our primary goal of breaking down the social barriers which exist within society today.

Hastings Pride CIC was incorporated in March 2017 as a stand-alone Community Interest Company.

Legends Hotel is a vibrant LGBTQ+ friendly hotel, bar & club right in the centre of Brighton, just minutes from the Pier and close to the upmarket Lanes shopping & entertainment Quarter, the funky North Laine Quarter and Brighton’s latest attraction, the breath-taking British Airways i360. Legends is a base where you can relax or be part of the hustle and bustle on your doorstep. Our friendly team are here to help you have a wonderful experience in in our colourful city.

Legends features a selection of rooms to suit every budget from our singles, compact doubles and super superiors with stunning views of Brighton seafront. Whatever your budget you can find something just right at Legends.

Open drop-in group for LGBT+ people with no experience of meditation. Every 2nd and 4th Thursday from 5.30-7:00pm. A welcoming space in which to share meditation practice and explore teachings from different traditions.

Misfits is a fitness and well-being programme aimed at building confidence & breaking down barriers between the trans+ community and traditional gyms

We are a fully inclusive social group for local Older LGBTQUI people. Based in Brighton, open to all. Every month we provide a social network and community space in our fully accessible Centre where you'll get the chance to socialise and meet new people. Also Each month we provide a tasty, nutritious lunch and in amongst the socialising, we have guest speakers and facilitate discussion groups/ workshops on issues and topics of interest to members.

We are a local group supporting LGBTQIA+ people by hosting events such as Party in the Park, New Forest Pride and much more. We also provide outreach for adults & teens along with our Pop-Up Shops & Stalls always around the corner.

Facebook group

The mission of "Pride in Surrey" is to celebrate the inclusion and diversity of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT+) culture and community within Surrey and neighbouring counties.

QTIPOC Brighton is a group for queer, trans, and intersex people of colour in Brighton. We are a safe space for QTIPOC, increasing visibility and representation of QTIPOC in Brighton, we are raging and venting, affirming one another and laughing the face of racism. We are diverse; we are inclusive of all ages, genders, sexualities, dis/abilities, education and class. It's okay if you don't feel queer enough or of colour enough; We are welcoming of all QTIPOC. The group is to be primarily used for networking and socialising. This is not a group for research, projects or consultation.

We welcome people from all sections of our community. We offer an enjoyable, supportive and affirming environment for LGBTQ+ members to sing, develop their community spirit and awareness, and enable individuals to develop their talents, skills and confidence.

 As you get older it’s not unusual to spend more time on your own, particularly if you’ve lost loved ones or your health isn’t what it used to be.

Following the success of our call companions service, we launched rainbow call companions: a free telephone befriending service for LGBT+ people who are lonely, isolated or in need of companionship and feel they would benefit from a friendly phone call every week or two. This is a service specifically for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender plus (LGBT+) people aged 75+ who would like to speak to someone who’s also LGBT+.

Calls last for half an hour or so and you can chat about anything that interests you. What's great is that the same volunteer phones you every time, so you can get to know each other and share stories and laughter – for as long as you both want.

Rainbow call companions has been awarded by the NHS National Advisor for LGBT Health award (2022), which recognises outstanding work by individuals and groups across the NHS and VCSE sector to improve the experience of LGBT+ patients and the LGBT+ workforce and shine a light on examples of best practice.

Founded in October 2020, Scorpio Mars is Emily Malice’s private tattoo studio based in Clerkenwell. Built on a foundation of acceptance and trust, Scorpio Mars aims to create a comfortable tattoo experience for people from all backgrounds and walks of life.
All Scorpio Mars residents and guests design and create their own unique tattoo designs, each aiming to produce a product that you will love and cherish for years to come. Tattooing is an interactive process, a collaboration between artist and client, and this is a concept encouraged at Scorpio Mars. You’re going to have this tattoo for the rest of your life so we want you to enjoy not only the final result but the experience too!

Southampton Pride Event information

Social prescribing for trans and/or non-binary or gender-questioning people
Trans and Non-Binary Link is a free-of-charge service in Brighton and Hove for over 18s that links you to community services and groups to improve your health and wellbeing. Our service is personalised to your individual needs.

The Arun Gay Society (TAGS) was formed in 1982 out of the local branch of CHE (Campaign for Homosexual Equality), which had been meeting in Littlehampton since December 1974. TAGS operates primarily as a social group for the LGBTQ+ community in the southern part of West Sussex, but members come from much further afield. Our regular gatherings offer a relaxed social atmosphere and among the members there are fully qualified counsellors able to give help to those facing particular difficulties and many who are willing to offer purely practical advice and information. We meet informally, once a month in a seafront hotel bar in Worthing and at other times usually at a member's home.

Our aim is to bring you a fantastic sauna experience, second to none in the South East, with all the facilities you could need, in a comfortable, warm, pleasant, and safe friendly environment.

The Queery is a co-op in Brighton, UK, owned and run by its members, whose main focus is the benefit of the local queer community. It’s run in a non-hierarchical way by different collectives of volunteers, with solidarity at its heart. A space for queers, by queers.

The Queery is a wheelchair-accessible sober space that’s home to a radical and queer bookstore, a small library, a small vegan café, and it’s available to hire for workshops, talks, classes, meetings, support groups, open mics, film nights and more!

Wednesdays to Sundays - 11 to 17hs

We are a group of organisations that provide befriending services to a wide range of people at risk of isolation and loneliness in the city. Have an LGBTQ specific befriending service run in partnership between ourselves (Switchboard) and Impetus. If you're an LGBTQ person who would like to volunteer as a befriender, or would like to be befriended, contact [email protected]

Casual social group for transmasculine people in Brighton & Hove to hang out with other transmasc folks 🏳️‍⚧️ ⛱️

We discovered that we were always asking each other where and when dyke events were being held (in Brighton/BTN adjacent). This is a collection so that we (and you) can remember them! This calendar is unofficial and incomplete! Let us know if you find an event that we miss and we'll add it ✨🎉

LGBT events, accommodation, and recommendations from the official Brighton and Hove tourist site.

Worthing Pride is Worthing’s annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) festival, held in July. But! There’s much more to Worthing Pride than the one-day event and, the festival will span a full nine days with a series of art, culture, sport, music and film events celebrating the great diversity of the LGBT community.