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| 1 | Marine Tavern : Pub Quiz  |
| 2 | Legends Bar : Wine on Tuesday |
| 3 | The London Hotel, Southampton : Tuesday at The London |
| 4 | Charles Street Bar : Chill Out Tuesdays |
| 5 | Amsterdam Sauna : Sauna - Any time for £5 |
| 6 | Vavoom Video Bar : Tuesday Meet & Chill |
| 7 | Revenge : Sound As A Pound |
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| 8 | The Basement Club (below Legends) : Scene Queen |
| 9 | Queen's Arms : Skint - Unlimited Drinks & Karaoke |
| 10 | Brighton Tavern : Tuesday challenge |
| 11 | R-Bar : Twisted Karaoke |
| 12 | The PV at The Jury's Out : Is It Only Tuesday? |
| 13 | Doctor Brighton : Happy Hour Cocktails & Free Pool |
| 14 | The Honeyclub : Salsa Brighton followed by Latin Fever |
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National Student Pride 2010
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Student Pride 2010: Pub Crawl! (Amsterdam Bar & Restaurant) Saturday, 6 March 2010 With wristbands at the ready students from around the country started winding their way around some of Brighton's renowned gay bars in search of a warm welcome and perhaps the odd drink deal! full photo story > |
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Student Pride 2011: The Party (10pm-1am) (National Student Pride @ The Brighton Coalition) Saturday, 6 March 2010 Oh, good grief. What a lot can happen in three short hours in an unassuming nightclub tucked away down on Brighton's seafront!... full photo story > |
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Student Pride 2010: The Party (1am-3am) (National Student Pride @ The Brighton Coalition) Saturday, 6 March 2010 It may be 1am but the party is faaar from over! Axel grinding, more DJs, dancers, and headline act Girls Can't Catch - amongst other highlights of the last couple of hours!... full photo story > |
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Student Pride 2010: Debates & Comedy (National Student Pride @ Oceana) Saturday, 6 March 2010 An afternoon of comedy, music, celebrity chat and political debate filled the gorgeous Icehouse at Oceana this afternoon.... full photo story > |
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The Brighton Scene
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Karaoke and Men! (Bulldog) Friday, 12 March 2010 If you like your men to be men and your music sounding sweet then... well, then you should probably stay downstairs at the Bulldog - because upstairs all hell was breaking loose on the mic tonight!... full photo story > |
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We Love the Marine! (Marine Tavern) Friday, 12 March 2010 Popping into the Marine is always a treat, especially if you happen to find yourself in Brighton on a chilly wintery evening.... full photo story > |
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Starry Starry Night... (The Star Inn) Friday, 12 March 2010 Aaaaah, the Star! There's no hiding that this is very much a traditional pub - with all the dark wood trimmings and complete with big smiles from behind the bar. You're bound to spot some fr... full photo story > |
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Bryony at the Zone (The Zone) Friday, 12 March 2010 There's always something happening at the Zone... and even if there is no-one gracing the stage there are always those big windows to stare out of as you sip on a pint!... full photo story > |
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BLAGSS Bowling Night (Bowlplex) Tuesday, 9 March 2010 There may have been no Winter Pride as such this year, but BLAGSS bowling event was as busy as ever... every lane was filled with LGBT bowlers of all skill levels!... full photo story > |
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Vavoom Grand Reopening Party! (Vavoom Video Bar) Saturday, 6 March 2010 Putting the word 'Grand' alongside Vavoom is, perhaps, slightly misleading since this is one of the smallest venues in town... but for those in the know - it's where the party's at... full photo story > |
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Chav Night! (Legends Bar) Friday, 5 March 2010 If you ever needed an excuse to go into town in your trackies and a sideways baseball cap then Legends should have been the reason you've been waiting for tonight.... full photo story > |
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the family album
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One Nation Mourns... The Party Saturday, 6 February 2010 A gorgeous bunch of friendly, fabulously dressed people gathered for the send-off of the decade as Joey and Mikey (Jo-Key) head for faraway lands.... full photo story > |
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Count Me In Too Exhibition (The Jubilee Library) Monday, 1 to Sunday, 28 February 2010 If you want to The Count Me In Too project exhibition is being displayed throughout February 2010 in the foyer of Brighton's Jubilee Library. full photo story > |
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World AIDS Day 2009 (Brighton AIDS Memorial) Tuesday, 1 December 2009 This year, for the first time, Brighton had a natural place to gather on World AIDS Day. Throughout the day at the Brighton AIDS Memorial people gathered, laid flowers and spent time remembering those... full photo story > |
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Candlelit Vigil : Against Homophobia (Old Steine fountain) Friday, 30 October 2009 Following a nasty streak of serious homophobic attacks in a number of cities around the world, Brighton stepped up to the mark to show solidarity with vigils held in major cities globally.... full photo story > |
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On Location...
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Valentines Weekend (Cruz 101, Manchester) Saturday, 13 February 2010 ... full photo story > |
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pride countdown
Forthcoming pride festivals...
48 days Maspalomas Gay Pride 2010
3rd - 9th May 10
59 days Allove Festival
14th - 15th May 10
73 days CSD Berlin
28th May - 20th June 10
88 days Oxford Pride 2009
12th June 10
101 days Toronto Pride 2010
25th June - 4th July 10
102 days San Francisco Pride 2010
26th - 27th June 10
107 days Madrid Pride 2010
1st - 5th July 10
REALPride carries full details of these events and the major pride and mardi gras festivals around the world.