Roy Edwards (1932-1982) was a member of the English Surrealist movement in the 1950s and 1960s and lived for a time at Farley House in Sussex, home of artists Lee Miller and Roland Penrose. Farley House is well known to have been visited by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró and Man Ray. Contributing to the movement with poetry, photography and collage, his illustrations and collages display graphic homoerotic content at a time when it was still illegal to be homosexual. Contributing to the movement with poetry, photography and collage, his illustrations and collages display graphic homoerotic content at a time when it was still illegal to be homosexual. Corinna Edwards-Colledge, Edward's neice: "Considering that much of my uncle's work was created when homosexuality was still a criminal offence, I think it is rather wonderful and brave in its celebratory homo-eroticism. The drawings and illustrations are beautiful in the lyricism of their lines and exotic detail, reminiscent, to me, of Aubrey Beardsley, and also have a strong sense of narrative.”

Excerpts of private sketch book/diary of 2024 regarding queer identity, early transition and self empowerment. After moving to the south east looking for employment to pay for gender care I was dropped from the job I moved down for and was left not able to pursue private gender care and was faced with waiting times for initial assessment of years, so I started trying to work on my mental health and self esteem through journalling, Athlough intented to be mostly writing it quickly became visual also.

Images relating to the very first art exhibition at the Ledward Centre (LGBT+ community centre) in Brighton, from 17th August to 28th September 2023. The exhibition featured the work of six queer neurodivergent artists: Mungo Austin, Aoife Baxendale, Sebastian Rowlands, Krisas Daubaras, Danny Good, and Laine Dunne. It was curated by Danny Good and Meg Brosnan. The exhibition wanted to draw attention to the frequent exclusion of queer neurodivergent people from LGBT+ spaces, as well as celebrating our experiences. Images include a flyer promoting the exhibition, photos from the private view, and of the artwork shown.

This watercolour painting was done in response to attending One Church Brighton, which is very inclusive of LGBT+ people, with services about Queer Theology and Pride Communions. This painting shows how the unconditional love and acceptance of God mirrors that of the LGBT+ community. Despite how much the church has rejected gay people, some at One Church find it a place to heal. Created in May 2025

As described on the Brighton & Hove City Council website, " ‘Kiss Wall’ is an iconic seafront sculpture by Brighton based artist Bruce Williams. This vertical, linear aluminium column sits parallel with the seafront on Brighton’s top promenade. As you walk past and look out to sea, the light shines behind the column and the images become clear depicting six varying images of people kissing. Six photographs of people from different ages and genders were transferred to a dot screen and then drilled through a thick sheet of aluminium; the effect is similar to a pop art picture with the dots forming the image. The delicate, sensitive nature of the subject matter and the images is a striking contrast to the solid aluminium material. ‘Kiss Wall’ illustrates the diversity of Brighton’s population, celebrating equality, understanding and acceptance between all individuals". When first installed, 34 years ago, it was one of the first public artworks I had seen, openly representing a gay couple in such a quiet understated way. It became a 'stop' whenever I had visitors to Brighton. Image taken: 9th July 2025

Poster for trans pride season featuring Alok Vaid-Menon at the Marlborough Pub & Theatre in July 2018 Image of poet & performer Alok Vaid-Menon

The Funny Hole saw queer artists Ladypat, Boogaloo Stu and Jane Dinmore join forces with Marlborough Productions for a 3-day intervention at The Old Courthouse in Brighton! Featuring The Funny Hole Show - queer favourites such as Harry Clayton-Wright, Barbara Brownskirt and Lorraine Bowen entertained guests during the sweltering heatwave!