Mental Health Grassroots groups in Brighton & Hove encouraged to apply for funding for projects that improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people Grassroots groups in Brighton & Hove are being encouraged to apply for funding for projects that improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people. What funding is available? Switchboard, in partnership with the Communities Health Inequalities Programme (CHIP), is offering grants of between £50 and By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News MindOut responds to the Clare Project’s accusations of “transphobia and ableism” At the end of November, Brighton trans charity the Clare Project released a statement, accusing senior leadership at LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut of “a persistent disregard of both systemic and direct acts of transphobia and ableism”. MindOut responded to these allegations with a post on the By Contributor • 1 min read
Pic by Simon Pepper Photography HIV Let Communities Lead: Working towards zero HIV stigma and discrimination in Brighton & Hove Words by Eileen Nixon, Consultant Nurse and co-chair of HIV Stigma Group. Photos by Simon Pepper Photography. In spirit of the global theme for this year’s World AIDS Day – Let Communities Lead – I am writing on behalf of the Brighton & Hove Fast Track City Towards Zero HIV Stigma Group. The HIV St By Contributor • 3 min read
Community News World AIDS Day Community Partnership announces plans for World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil The Brighton & Hove World AIDS Day Community Partnership has announced details of this year’s World AIDS Day Candlelight Vigil, being held from 6 – 7pm on Friday, December 1, in New Steine Gardens. The vigil is held each year, to remember people connected to Brighton & Hove, who have died with HIV. By Contributor • 3 min read
Jobs Brighton LGBTQ+ venue, R-Bar, seeks Bar Manager R-Bar, the LGBTQ+ bar on Brighton seafront, is seeking a new full-time Bar Manager (40-45 hours per week). The bar is looking for serious candidates who are looking to advance their careers in the industry. Working alongside the wider management team and the General Manager, R-Bar is looking for som By Contributor • 1 min read
Transgender News New tampon for men aims to “reduce gender dysphoria” and alleviate distress trans men feel related to menstruation Menstrual pain is not just physical discomfort for transgender men with research showing that 93% of transgender men have experienced gender dysphoria related to menstruation. With a tampon designed for men, Vuokkoset aims to change perceptions of menstruation and reduce the distress it causes to tr By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News DIARY: World AIDS Day 2023 in Brighton & Hove What’s on in Brighton & Hove in the run up to and on World AIDS Day – Friday, December 1. WORLD AIDS DAY CABARET FUNDRAISER for Terrence Higgins Trust South with hosts Drag With No Name and Portia at Charles Street Tap, Brighton on Thursday, November 30 at 7.30pm. Acts include: Kara Van Park, Mrs Mo By Contributor • 3 min read
Community News Reclaim the Night Brighton: a trans-inclusive protest against street harassment and rape culture Join us for Reclaim the Night Brighton 2023 on Friday, November 10 for Reclaim the Night – a trans inclusive protest against street harassment and rape culture, which starts at Brighton Station at 6pm and ends at New Steine Gardens. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove’s STI Testing Week from Monday, November 6 aims to encourage sexually active residents to get tested Words by Terrence Higgins Trust Brighton & Hove’s STI Testing Week starts on Monday, November 6. The aim is to encourage sexually active residents to get tested. You can’t always tell if someone has an STI by looking at them, and people are often unaware they have an infection. Only by testing can By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News HIV Chaplaincy, active within community Connecting and working with other people and with community groups is an enjoyable part of both my HIV Chaplain and HIV Pharmacist roles, and is essential to delivering an effective service (which I hope I do!). In both positions the needs of the person living with HIV and/or their loved one(s) are By Contributor • 2 min read
Features & Longread HIV, time’s up! A World AIDS Day message from Terrence Higgins Trust Friday, December 1 is World AIDS Day. With every ribbon we remember those we’ve lost to HIV. Many of those who died from AIDS-related illnesses in the early days of the epidemic were deliberately forgotten due to the stigma and discrimination that was rife at the time. That’s why it’s so important t By Contributor • 3 min read
Community News Change Grow Live: Helping overcome drug and alcohol challenges At times, living life as a LGBTQ+ person can seem like the most wonderful thing. A diverse community where we can find acceptance, to support each other, to know that others understand who we are. However, sometimes life can throw challenges our way. Some of these are unique to our diverse community By Contributor • 2 min read
