Cocktails with purpose

    Raise a glass. Lift our community.

    Four fabulous cocktails. Four vital charities. Every time you order one, £5 is added to our community fund and shared equally across our four charity partners.

    £5 donated from every £10 cocktail

    Half your cocktail gives back to Brighton's LGBTQ+ community.

    The four Birdcage Community Cocktails together

    One drink. Four brilliant causes.

    Our Community Cocktails are £10 each. For every one sold, we place £5 into our community fund and divide it equally between Queerwell, Lunch Positive, The Sussex Beacon and Trans Pride Brighton.

    You order

    Choose any Community Cocktail for £10.

    We give

    £5 from every cocktail enters our community fund.

    They share

    The fund is divided equally across our four charity partners.

    Whichever cocktail you choose, all four charities benefit.

    Meet the cocktails giving back

    Delicious, generous and just a little bit fabulous. Discover four cocktails inspired by organisations doing essential work across our community.

    Cherry Queerwell cocktail at The Birdcage Brighton£10

    Cherry Queerwell (Cherry Bakewell)

    Celebrating Queerwell

    Disaronno · Cherry · Raspberry · Lime

    Sweet, sharp and proudly uplifting. A playful Cherry Bakewell-inspired serve celebrating Queerwell's work supporting LGBTQ+ mental health and wellbeing.

    £5 from every cocktail is shared across all four charities

    Liquid Lunch spiced apple cocktail at The Birdcage Brighton£10

    Liquid Lunch (Spiced Apple)

    Celebrating Lunch Positive

    Spiced rum · Lime · Mint · Apple cider

    Fresh, warming and full of character. A spiced apple serve celebrating the food, friendship and community created by Lunch Positive.

    £5 from every cocktail is shared across all four charities

    Beacon Blush raspberry Tom Collins at The Birdcage Brighton£10

    Beacon Blush (No Alcohol - Raspberry Tom Collins)

    Celebrating The Sussex Beacon

    Alcohol free Gin - Raspberry - Lime

    Enjoy a drink & give back — 50% goes to charity

    £5 from every cocktail is shared across all four charities

    Trans Pride Punch cocktail at The Birdcage Brighton£10

    Trans Pride Punch (Coyote Mule)

    Celebrating Trans Pride Brighton

    Vodka · Lime · Mint · Ginger beer

    Zesty, fiery and unapologetic. A vibrant mule-style cocktail celebrating Trans Pride Brighton and the city's trans, non-binary and intersex communities.

    £5 from every cocktail is shared across all four charities

    Your next round could do some real good.

    Order any Community Cocktail at The Birdcage and £5 will be shared across our four partner charities. Come for the cocktails, stay for the cabaret and help us give something back.

    The four charities behind the cocktails

    These four organisations provide essential support, connection and visibility across Brighton and the wider LGBTQ+ community. Every Community Cocktail helps all four of them.

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    Queerwell

    Your Community-led Mental Health and Wellness Charity

    Celebrated by Cherry Queerwell

    We are the national community led mental health charity for people aged 18 and over who identify as LGBTQ+. We offer innovative, prevention-focused mental health and wellbeing support. From therapy to coaching and workshops – free or low cost. Our primary focus is on those in greatest need and with the least resources.

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    Lunch Positive

    Lunch Positive provides safer spaces for you to make your own.

    Celebrated by Liquid Lunch

    We offer healthy & enjoyable community lunches, drop-ins and support groups, and plenty of opportunities to socialise with other people living with HIV across Brighton and beyond. We create safer peer-led spaces where everyone feels comfortable and included – a great way to make new friends and to share peer support!

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    The Sussex Beacon

    Inclusive Care & Support for People Living with HIV and LGBTQ+ Communities

    Celebrated by Beacon Blush

    For over 30 years we have been a trusted lifeline and place of safety for people living with HIV in our community. At the Sussex Beacon we are committed to equitable and inclusive care and support which is person-centred and welcoming to everyone we help – including dedicated services for Women & Families. We are evolving our offer to become the first dedicated LGBTQ+ hospice with a specialism in HIV in the UK.

    Trans Pride Brighton logo

    Trans Pride Brighton

    To promote equality and diversity, advance education and eliminate discrimination against trans, non-binary, intersex, gender-variant and genderqueer people.

    Celebrated by Trans Pride Punch

    Trans Pride Brighton is the first and the largest Trans Pride event outside of America. Each year since 2013 we’ve host the largest protest for trans liberation in Europe, with over 10,000 people attending. Every year we provide a great day where trans people, friends, allies and family can meet and have an amazing time in a fun and safe space. Find out more about our next event. Trans Pride Brighton is a grass-roots, community-led organisation run by a team of volunteers. Our aim is to inspire all trans, intersex, gender variant and queer people to help make a real difference by celebrating trans lives and gender diversity. We aim to educate and eliminate discrimination by promoting equality and diversity through visibility, while also celebrating our unique history.

    More of the community we're proud to support

    Our community is bigger than four cocktails. Explore more of the charities, organisations and causes doing brilliant work in Brighton and beyond.

    Community Cocktail proceeds are currently shared between our four featured charity partners. The organisations below are included as part of our wider community directory.

    More organisations will be added to our directory soon.

    How the Community Cocktails work

    Good cocktails. Great causes. One fabulous night out.

    Join us at The Birdcage, choose your Community Cocktail and help support four organisations doing extraordinary work.

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