helenbrackets.bsky.social @helenbrackets.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Where are all the Lesbians? share.google/67V7yFL3hfQ8...share.googleWhere are all the Lesbians?Discover hidden stories of lesbian lives through selected objects from Brighton & Hove Museums' collections, along with artistic responses. 000
helenbrackets.bsky.social @helenbrackets.bsky.social · 26/09/2026c.org/PQwMVvBtpjc.orgSign the PetitionI’m 24, Medically Fit to Leave Hospital. So Why Has Haringey Council Left Me to Rot Here? 000
helenbrackets.bsky.social @helenbrackets.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling their legal work a crime. Sign now and demand their release: a.allout.org/s/P3D8Q/a.allout.orgTürkiye: Jailed for running LGBT+ charitiesPolice in Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling legal work a crime. Add your name and demand their immediate release. 000
helenbrackets.bsky.social @helenbrackets.bsky.social · 16/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 000
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialPierre Monnerville @photomnvl.bsky.social · 21/01/2025🎁 Free Download Alert! 'Men', my ebook showcasing intimate portraits of male beauty and strength, is now available as a free download: mailchi.mp/667e7214f955... 0505
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialDNA @dnamagazine.com · 02/05/2025Baz's physique in tight red briefs has Pierre Monnerville's camera begging for more. 📷: Pierre Monnerville MODEL: Baz Gouldsbury 1543
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialPierre Monnerville @photomnvl.bsky.social · 12/05/2025"Shame" is a piece from ‘Queer Experiences’, a book capturing urban gay life through intimate portraits paired with personal journal entries that reveal subjects' innermost thoughts and feelings. More can be seen on photo-monnerville.com 0202
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialDNA @dnamagazine.com · 09/10/2025"This is Andrew Akuruka, and honestly, he’s one of a kind. He’s a London-based chef with his own business, a recent Mr Gay GB finalist, and just an all-round beautiful, sweet guy." -Pierre Monnerville 📷: Pierre Monnerville MODEL: Andrew Akuruka 1233
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialPierre Monnerville @photomnvl.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Bare essentials with Frank 1305
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialPierre Monnerville @photomnvl.bsky.social · 04/02/2026I've just launched my Patreon where I'm sharing the work that matters most to me: intimate portraits, male nudes (obviously), creative process, and the stories behind the series. patreon.com/malephotopm 0122
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialDNA @dnamagazine.com · 24/03/2026Brighton’s own half-Italian queer punk Andrea Walker makes a statement with a matching green thong and hair. 📷: @photomnvl.bsky.social MODEL: Andrea Walker 1324
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialDNA @dnamagazine.com · 07/05/2026"Andrew is not your typical gay man," says photographer Pierre Monnerville. "He works as a road construction worker, has a young daughter and faced a lot of homophobia when he was outed." 📷: Pierre Monnerville MODEL: Andrew Offen 1224
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialDNA @dnamagazine.com · 07/05/2026See more: www.dnamagazine.com.au/andrew-offen...dnamagazine.com.auAndrew Offen by Pierre Monnerville | Part 1PHOTOGRAPHER: Pierre Monnerville | Instagram | WebsiteMODEL: Andrew Offen | Instagram “Andrew is not your typical gay man,” says photographer Pierre Monnerville. “He works as a road construction worke... 0103
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialPierre Monnerville @photomnvl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026This pup series is taken from the Leather & Lycra ebook, a collection of portraits that play with the contrasts of softness and strength and armour and skin. Available on photo-monnerville.com 072
helenbrackets.bsky.social @helenbrackets.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them. Stand up to their hate and division by adding your name. goodlawproject.org/s/3ec4c0goodlawproject.orgStand up to hate and division by adding your name.Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them. 000
helenbrackets.bsky.social @helenbrackets.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Brixton Market is at risk of being bought by private equity developers, which could push out independent traders and bring in chain stores. Locals are launching a counter-bid to bring it into community ownership. Add your name to help keep it independent: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/bu...you.38degrees.org.ukBack the community bid to keep Brixton Market independentPrivate equity developers are trying to buy Brixton Market. Support the local traders' emergency counter-bid to keep it in community hands before the June 22nd deadline. Add your name to the petition: 031
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Inclusion becomes real in the small moments, not just in documents. Our training explores everyday interactions in services and workplaces so staff can see where LGBTQ+ people might feel excluded and how to change that. To talk about training, contact training@switchboard.org.uk. 011
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard is hosting a free Lunch & Learn on Gambling, Neurodiversity and LGBTQ+ Community on Thursday 23 April, 12.00-13.00. Book here: gambling_neurodiversity_lgbtq_commu… 011
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 01/01/2026🥳 Happy New Year from all of us at Switchboard ❤️ As the year begins, we’re holding our community close – everyone we support, everyone who supports us, and everyone who shows up with care and kindness. Whatever this year brings, you’re not alone. We’re here, and we’ll keep walking forward together. 011
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Day 9 of Black History Story. Monica Roberts (she/her) changed the way media speaks about trans people. Through her blog TransGriot, she gave Black trans women the visibility and dignity they deserved. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 022
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Day 10 of Black History Story. Hope Powell (she/her) redefined leadership in football, becoming the first woman and first Black coach of an England team. She pairs results with responsibility, pushing inclusion across the game. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 022
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 10/10/2025It’s World Mental Health Day. Caring for our mental health - and for each other - shouldn’t happen only once a year. If it feels heavy, reach out. You’re not alone in this. 022
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 11/10/2025Day 11 of Black History Story. Marc Thompson has spent 30+ years fighting HIV stigma and building visibility for Black queer men. Through Prepster and Blackout UK, he turns advocacy into action, and action into change. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 022
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Yesterday was Day 12 of Black History Story. James Baldwin turned language into action, calling out racism, homophobia and silence. His voice still asks us to face what we fear. This October Switchboard shares staff-nominated Black History Stories. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 032
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Day 13 of Black History Story. AFLO. the poet (she/they) uses spoken word to challenge racism, centre healing and build community in Brighton. Art as action. Voice as change. This October Switchboard shares staff nominated Black History Stories. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 032
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Day 14 of Black History Story. Skin (she/her) turned rock stages into spaces for truth. From Brixton to Glastonbury, she’s shown what authenticity sounds like, who it makes room for. In October Switchboard shares staff-nominated Black History Stories #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 032
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 14/10/2025National Hate Crime Awareness Week, 11–18 October This year’s focus is on anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime. We at Switchboard stand with Brighton’s LGBTQ+ community. Report to Sussex Police online or via 101, or visit www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2025/re.... #NationalHCAW #BrightonAndHove #LGBTQ 032
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Day 15 of Black History Story. Miss Major Griffin-Gracy (she/her) fought for trans liberation for 50+ years, from Stonewall to House of GG and TGIJP. This October Switchboard shares Black History Stories. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 052
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Day 16 of Black History Story. Ted Brown (he/him) is a UK activist who helped organise early Pride and spent decades pushing for Black queer visibility, media accountability and safer services for LGBTQ+ people. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 052
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Day 17 of Black History Story. Pearl Alcock (she/her) turned life into art and community into care. She kept a Brixton shebeen, then in her 50s made work later shown at Tate Britain and the Whitworth. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 032
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Day 18 of Black History Story. Bayard Rustin (he/him) was the strategist behind the 1963 March on Washington and a key voice for nonviolence. Openly gay, he faced a 1953 arrest later pardoned in 2020, and received the 2013 Medal of Freedom. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 022
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Win a huge squishy pumpkin and help raise funds for our LGBTQ+ Grief groups #LGBTQgrief #LGBTQBereavement #lgbtqloss #brightonandhove www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/mnQqraMn 053
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 19/10/2025Day 19 of Black History Story. Aneesa Chaudhry (she/her) is a Brighton singer, conductor and voice coach. As Musical Director of Rainbow Chorus she builds community through music and takes LGBTQ+ voices to Pride, Trans Pride and World AIDS Day. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 032
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Day 20 of Black History Story. Son of a Tutu (he/she/they) is a British Nigerian drag artist, actor and activist. Drag Idol UK 2011. Helped lead the Soho vigil after Orlando in 2016. Iris Prize 2023 for “Lemon”, in “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 042
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 01/10/2025We wanted to showcase Bert’s unwavering dedication to Black history, so we are proud to begin our Black History Story campaign with his legacy. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 8/8 021
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 01/10/2025This October, Switchboard is proud to launch our Black History Story campaign - a month of daily posts nominated by our staff, celebrating the histories and legacies of people whose stories deserve to be honoured all year round, not just during October. 1/8 132
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Lady Phyll, co-founder of UK Black Pride, a fearless voice for Black LGBTQ+ lives. She created spaces of joy and visibility, reminding us that courage and persistence opens doors for others to feel seen & celebrated. Our campaign celebrates those whose impact should be remembered beyond the month. 053
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 03/10/2025Day 3 of Black History Story: King Molasses puts Black drag kings centre stage. King Molasses (@kingmolasses) made history by winning King of Drag Season 1. But their impact goes far beyond a crown. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 133
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Day 4 of Black History Story. Kaia Allen-Bevan is a Brighton-based racial justice advocate and YouthTheGap founder. Her work centres equity in education and lifts young Black voices, turning protest energy into daily practice. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 043
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 05/10/2025Day 5 of Black History Story. MNEK stands proud as a Black queer artist reshaping pop. His voice, his lyrics, his visibility, all push the industry toward real inclusion. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 043
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialBrighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard @lgbtswitchboard.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Day 6 of Black History Story. Audre Lorde taught that silence never protects. A Black lesbian feminist who spoke truth to power, she showed how language, poetry and anger can be tools for change. #BlackHistoryStory #BHM2025 #BlackHistoryMonth 064
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialThe Coast is Queer Festival @coastisqueerfest.bsky.social · 20/02/2025🛟We're back in 2025!🛟 We're over the moon to be coming back to ACCA in October with the biggest & brightest festival of LGBTQ+ literature from 9 – 12 October 2025. Sign up to our newsletter to get updates about the Festival and to find out how you can get involved. #thecoastisqueer #tciq25 0115
Reposted by @helenbrackets.bsky.socialThe Coast is Queer Festival @coastisqueerfest.bsky.social · 13/03/2025We're so looking forward to this event on March 29th to celebrate the launch of #3000LesbiansGoToYork in #Brighton on March 29th. Come along! tiny.url/3000brighton 043
