Brighton gay capital

The Ledward Centre. Keep an eye out for the venue's drag brunches and karaoke nights. In honesty, he was still cutting them whatever the hell that saying means well into his thirties. The Grosvenor. Regency Tavern. This much-loved little venue has long been a popular hangout for the city's trans community and today hosts some of the most exciting productions in queer theatre, with a particular focus on social justice.

Bar Broadway. Located in the Brunswick neighbourhood, the Grosvenor is a little bar that packs a big punch. A tucked-away little gem of a bar, the running theme throughout is all things theatre, darling. Enjoy drinking and dining while pianists belt out gay classics and drag queens work the room, all while immersed in gilded Regency stuccos and leopard print furnishings.

Eccentric and edgy, it is a place where the street homeless dance to sound systems and drag queens casually walk to work dressed up to the nines. Their roasts have won Best Sunday Lunch in Brighton seven years running in the Golden Handbag Awards and their pub quiz is not to be missed either.

Legends Hotel. Every event includes GoGo dancers, drag hosts, art installations and impromptu performances. Proud Cabaret. Ironworks Studios. The club also has a great roof terrace which looks out over the pier and the sea beyond, so it's well worth popping in for a drink even if you're not staying for the long haul.

The Camelford Arms. The burlesque shows are as eccentric as the decor, featuring both male and female entertainers, drag queens and kings. This multi-level queer club is unashamedly playful and poppy, mostly catering to a young crowd.

Charles Street Tap. A large bar popular with all ages, the venue also boasts award-winning drag acts and a large outdoor patio area. This monthly club night, hosted at Chalk nightclub in the Lanes, is unapologetically queer in every sense of the word, actively celebrating all the intersectional joy of our community.

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Tucked away in the heart of Kemptown village, Proud Cabaret is housed in a year-old ballroom designed in the Chinoiserie style popularised by the Royal Pavilion. Bring your pup along too, if you have one - this is without doubt the most dog-friendly queer venue in town!

Shows include spoken word, plays, and live music. Club Revenge. People enjoying the annual Brighton Pride carnival event, in Rainbow flags in St James's Street, Kemptown The LGBTQ community of Brighton and Hove is one of the largest in the United Kingdom.

Many people ask why Brighton & Hove has become synonymous with relaxed attitudes to sexuality and gender – we are known as the ‘Gay Capital,’ of the UK. Brighton and Hove has the second biggest percentage of those who identify as gay or lesbian ( percent), with the City of London having the largest population ( percent).

Gal Pals. Brighton, a seaside resort on the south coast of England, has been described in some media as a "gay capital" of the UK, [1][2][3] with records pertaining to LGBTQ history dating back to the early. Nationally, a total of percent of the population aged 16 or over answered the question, which was posed for the first time in the census.

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery currently has three LGBTQ+ displays; Queer the Pier and Queer Looks exhibitions and a display by the All-Sorts Youth group in our Local History Gallery.