25 Apr

LGBTQ Brighton & Hove Facebook Fan Pages – A complete list

Posted by Susan Luxford

Each month Ignite Social Media produces a chart ranking the top 50 branded Facebook Fan pages, which I always enjoy taking a look at. As an aggregator of Brighton & Hove LGBTQ information, I thought I’d do a similar task for Zhoosh. I’m interested because I use the internet a lot as an LGBTQ individual and seek information on-line.

Just as the chart produced by Ignite has its’ failings in that the number of fans of a Facebook page is not necessarily a reflection of the success of the organisation that owns it, the Zhoosh list has the same failings. LGBTQ organisations vary widely in their size, staff and volunteer numbers as well as time and funding available to concentrate on their digital communications. Therefore I discourage any comparisons of success between organisations based on their number of ‘likes’.

“The true value of social media is not about how many fans and followers you have – it’s about what you do with them.” – Mark Schmulen

I have used the same criteria as Ignite in selecting which pages to include; excluding unofficial fan pages being used to promote an organisation, group, service or venue. Specifically, I left out pages that featured:

• Individuals such as celebrities, politicians, musicians, athletes, comedians,
• Unbranded fan pages (like LGBT)
• Facebook games or apps
• Generic or unofficial LGBT pages
• Pages in languages other than English.
• Pages generated from Wiki or Google Maps

I have included in the list Fan pages of LGBTQ pubs, bars and clubs in Brighton & Hove which would normally be outside the realm of Zhoosh.

If an organisation or group seems to be missing this may be because they are not a Facebook fan/business page and may run as a group on Facebook instead. I have excluded all Facebook groups, causes and events from this list. I hope you find this list helpful, please support these organisations, like their page, follow their activities and share their content with your friends.

Have I have missed any fan pages that need promotion or included any that you think should be excluded? – I probably have! Let me know by commenting.

If you want any help in creating a fan page or changing your fan page name to www.facebook.com/yourcompanyname, instructions can be found here

Fan numbers accurate as of 24/04/2012.

Rank	Facebook Page Name	Fans
1	The L Project	18,084
2	Brighton & Hove Pride – Official Page	12,440
3	Club Revenge Brighton	4,256
4	Terrence Higgins Trust	4,191
5	Wild Fruit	2,634
6	Legends Brighton	2,409
7	Brighton Rockers Roller Derby	1,604
8	Gender Trust	988
9	REALBrighton	897
10	National Student Pride	749
11	Girls-On-Top-The-Club	691
12	Spandex comic	632
13	The Sussex Beacon	626
14	Cowley Club	579
15	The Short & Girlie Show	559
16	Marlborough Pub & Theatre	530
17	Allsorts Youth Project – Supporting LGBTU Youth	508
18	Brighton and Hove Gay Men’s Chorus	461
19	GELtoday.com	370
20	Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus	343
21	Bulldog	312
22	Zhoosh! – LGBT Community Network	308
23	The-Mens-Network	301
24	Rise UK	301
25	World AIDS Day – Brighton & Hove	259
26	Pink Fringe	245
27	Toms Bar	233
28	Vavavoom	213
29	Traumfrau	205
30	Bar Revenge	200
31	The Justin Campaign	192
32	Brighton Women’s Centre	190
33	GMen Brighton – Summer activity holidays and city breaks in gay Brighton	157
34	Brighton & Hove Green Party LGBT Group	154
35	Funny Girls! – Brighton	148
36	Survivors’ Network Network	140
37	Actually Gay Men’s Chorus	118
38	Out In Brighton	92
39	Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard	91
40	Rainbow Chorus	80
41	Brighton and Hove LGBT Team	80
42	LGBT HIP	78
43	Actually Gay Women’s Chorus	77
44	Qukulele	66
45	Only in Brighton	61
46	FTM Brighton	42
47	BSUH LGBT Forum	38
48	Bear-Patrol	36
49	DiningDs Lesbian Events in London and Brighton	34
50	LGBT History Month Brighton & Hove	28
51	Queer Writing South	16
52	Lez Artz at the D.M.	13
53	Actually CIC	12

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