A wall of silence has greeted any attempts to gain some clarity on an internal row over the rights of transgender people to ‘self-identify’ that is said to be tearing Hastings Labour Party apart. Last Wednesday, newly elected Labour Councillor Claire Carr, attending her first meeting, refused to back a member of the old guard–Councillor […]
Hastings Museum & Art Gallery is celebrating LGBT History Month with an exhibition highlighting the little-known history of East Sussex’s LGBTQ+ communities called LGBTQ+ = Me. Kim Forward, lead councillor for culture said: “This is an important exhibition which is the culmination of over seven months of collaboration between a group of young people and […]
An idea by Hastings Youth Council for a small festival in the town centre in 2016 has grown into a significant local event as the third Hastings Pride took over the town on Saturday. Organisers took to social media yesterday to thanks those who had taken part: “We’d just like to say, from team Hastings […]
