LGBTQ+ News HOME – a new inclusive service of worship Fr. Philip Ritchie explains why you will feel at HOME in All Saints Church, on the corner of The Drive and Eaton Road in Hove, and invites couples to reaffirm their marriage promises on Valentine’s Day. By Contributor • 3 min read
Caroline Lucas MP Brighton Pavilion Exhibitions Caroline Lucas to open Brighton Vegfest 2015 Caroline Lucas, Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, will open Vegfest, one of Europe’s most popular vegan festivals, at the Brighton Centre on Saturday, March 28 at 11 a.m. Crowds flock to Vegfest each year for its eco-friendly vegetarian/vegan themed exhibits showcasing a wide selection of vegan food s By Contributor • 1 min read
International News News from across the pond We’ve received word that gay activist Konrad Juengling has got engaged. Konrad is a writer for PQ Monthly, GeeksOUT, and Q Center, with op-eds in a number of different publications including The Washington Blade and Q Salt Lake. He helped to bring attention to the New York-based GeeksOUT organizatio By Contributor • 2 min read
Istanbul Pride 2014 Features & Longread The hottest international Pride events of 2015 Hollie Mantle highlights the Prides in 2015 she thinks have the most to offer the international tourist and deserve checking out. Bored with your local annual Gay Pride march and fancy swapping it for something international? Here is my pick of the best, the boldest, and the bawdiest marches from ar By Contributor • 5 min read
Features & Longread 25 years of Brighton Pride Kate Wildblood reflects on Brighton Pride’s forthcoming 25th anniversary celebrations and the exciting new community history project BrightonPride25. In 1991 we were years away from equality. There was no equal age of consent, we couldn’t serve in the armed forces or adopt, civil partnership and sam By Contributor • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News FOOTBALL UPDATE: Brighton BLAGSS win friendly match Members of BLAGSS football team played an 11-a-side friendly against Bexley Invicta at Hassocks Sports Centre on January 19. In what was a close game, BLAGSS won 5-4 with goals by Lake (3), Dema (1) and Maplesden (1). By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Chav night at Revenge Brighton’s biggest ‘gay and lesbian’ club is hosting a ‘chav night’ on January 22. The advertisement floated on my Facebook feed a week before the event, complete with Burberry background and a picture of the renowned and grotesque character of Vicky Pollard from Little Britain. The accompanying tag By Contributor • 3 min read
General News Sussex M.E. Society update Colin Barton, Chairman of the Sussex M.E. Society, shares his thoughts on the improvements in the care on offer to people with M.E. over the last few years. The Sussex ME society has been involved in the medical field of Myalgic encephalopathy (ME) or Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for 28 years and By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus at the Dome David Raven and soprano Samantha Howard will join an impressive line-up of performers in the splendour of the Brighton Dome on Sunday, January 10. By Contributor • 2 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Subline Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) Brighton would like to thank all the staff, contestants and customers of Subline. A fantastic £477.50 was raised from the fourth Mr Subline 2014 competition. The event was hosted by Wilma Fingerdoo on November 21. By Contributor • 1 min read
International News Making a Difference at Work: by Persia West In October 2014 I read that IBM had been recognised as the world’s most LGBT friendly employer by the Workplace Pride Foundation in Amsterdam, according to their Benchmark Survey. I wondered; What does this mean for me? Is it important to everyone, or just those in the corporate world? By Contributor • 3 min read
General News Taking M.E. Seriously I have been involved in the medical field of Myalgic encephalopathy (ME) or Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) for over 28 years now and have seen many positive changes both in the recognition and treatment of the illness(s). Amazingly though we still hear of a few professionals that have problems recog By Contributor • 2 min read
