29 Dec

Brighton LGBT Blogs

Posted by Susan Luxford

Fancy yourself as a writer? Got lots ot say about something? It’s not just the celebs that are getting coverage across the web. Now any of us can be famous and interesting enough to have our own followers and fans.  Blogging has never been bigger. From shared experiences, life stories, information and an insight into just about anything we want to know, you can find it all from novice to experienced writers across the world who scribble ‘posts’ onto their personal blogs. Shortened from ‘weblog’ they provide the likes of you or me an opportunity to read or write a few words online for all to see. You could even find yourself recruited as a newspaper columnist!

But it can seem an overwhelming task to find what you’re looking for and Googling ‘lesbian or gay blog’ could lead you to hours of time spent down Alice’s Rabbit Hole in search for what you want. There are heaps of American blogs, so I thought I’d take a trip down the rabbit hole myself and unearth just who is LGBT and blogging in Brighton & Hove.

 

http://justincampaign.blogspot.com/

The Justin Campaign works towards a future where the visibility of LGB & T people in football is both accepted and celebrated. Their blog details about their work and just what is going on in the world of football. You can follow them on Twitter: @justincampaign

 

http://katewildblood.wordpress.com/

A name familiar with many on the clubbing scene, Kate Wildblood is a popular DJ across The Scene in Brighton. Her blog ‘Wildblood-For the Record’ will bring a happy smile to many a music lovers face as she posts free DJ mixes as well as provides snippets of music nuggets about what’s distracting her attention. You can follow her on Twitter too at: @djwildblood

 

http://greenpoliticssustainablefutures.blogspot.com/

In 2011 this blog came in the Top 10 of the Green Blog Awards.  Stephen Wood is National Chair of the LGBT Green Party. His blog is his personal views on party politics and Green Party policies, environmental issues and LGBTQ rights. You can find Stephen on Twitter: @StephenWood_UK

 

http://www.brightonwriter.com/

Written by Zhoosh’s very own Glenn Stevens, this blog called the ‘Brighton Writer’ covers a diverse range of topics relating to LGBT subjects.  You can follow Glenn on Twitter: @brightonwriter

 

http://lgbt-teachers.blogspot.com/

A blog titled “Are You Gay, Sir?” highlighting issues, campaigns and resources for LGBT teachers and their allies. Written by Dave Brinson who is a teacher from Brighton and chair of the NUT’s LGBT Advisory Committee. He says that he wants his blog to ‘promote as many links, resources and news articles that would be of interest to LGBT teachers and teachers with an interest in promoting LGBT equality’. You can follow Dave on Twitter @davebrinson

 

http://youngbithing.blogspot.com

Written by ‘Young One’, this blog called ‘Young Bi Thing’ is about ‘the sexual exploits and general ramblings of a young bisexual lass living in Brighton’. Through semi autobiographical accounts Young One explores the topics of sex, relationships, bisexuality and observations of a world in which she is neither gay nor straight yet a part of both.

 

www.itemsofasexualnature.blogspot.com

My own blog called ‘Items of a Sexual Nature’ is a kind of lesbian ‘Sex and the City’ and journals the discussions, observations and personal experiences of the lesbian world in Brighton covering relationships, identity, friendships, dating and The Scene. You can follow this blog on Twitter: @lesbifocus

 

http://www.gayambassadorbrighton.co.uk/brighton-lgbt-blog/

This blog has been inactive since August 2011, but I include it as it is a very good LGBT blog run by the Brighton gay hotel, The Ambassador. I have a suspicion that it may well restart at somepoint. You can follow the Ambassador Hotel @ambassadorbtn

 

http://www.allsortsyouth.org.uk/blog/

Allsorts Youth Project, the Brighton based LGBT Youth Charity has increasingly being getting social media savvy over the last couple of years. Beginning of December 2011 they launched their blog. As yet it’s still to get going, but with the aim of it being filled with posts by young people aged 13-25, it will be a great addition. You can find Allsorts on Twitter @allsortsyouth

Have I missed any?

If you know of any other Brighton & Hove LGBT blogs and/or bloggers I would love to know about them.

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