LGBTQ+ News MindOut Annual Report 2015 MindOut, the LGBT mental health project will celebrate another year delivering LGBTQ mental health services in Brighton and Hove on November 11. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
In The South Are you a lesbian mother? Laura Bottomley is conducting a research project as part of her doctorate in Counselling Psychology at City University. The research is being supervised by Dr Deborah Rafalin, registered psychologist and senior lecturer D.Rafalin@city.ac.uk By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Fundraising News ‘My Costume Drama’ a year long fundraiser for MindOut Aaron Lawrence aka the entertainer, Spice is currently studying for a BSc in Physics with Astrophysics at Sussex University and has chosen a brilliant and unorthodox way to raise funds and awareness for MindOut, the LGBTQ Mental Health Service. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News ‘Break the Silence’ – 25 years of Survivors’ Network Survivors’ Network host two events in November to celebrate 25th Anniversary and promote their ‘Break the Silence’ campaign. The Sussex charity was established to support adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and over the past 25 years has grown and developed and now provides a wide range of ser By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Jobs JOBS: Lunch Positive recruiting service manager Lunch Positive is a small Brighton-based charity that provides a well-attended weekly Friday lunch club to people living with and affected by HIV. Their services aim to improve the health and well-being of members (service users) and volunteers. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New LGBTI hate crime project launched in Scotland The Equality Network, Scotland’s national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) equality and human rights charity launches new Hate Crime reporting project. The new project aims to increase the reporting of LGBTI hate crimes and incidents and improve the support available to those By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Today is ‘National Coming Out Day’ To celebrate National Coming Out Day, artist Daniel Mackey has designed a series of cards to help make the process of coming out fun and more lighthearted. Back in the 90’s when Daniel was 9, Clarissa was Explaining It All and the pink electronic Dear Diary toy for girls was big, Daniel decided to s By Gary Hart • 4 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Dial ‘M’ for Murder at Emporium Former Coronation Street Actor, Oliver Mellor, is set to take a role in Dial ‘M’ for Murder this autumn at Brighton’s Emporium on London Road. Mellor began his career on stage before moving to television appearing in Dr Who, Skins, Hollyoaks, Midsummer Murders, and then landing the role of Dr Matt C By Gary Hart • 1 min read
General News Petition calls for Brighton Council to accept more Syrian refugees Freelance writer and editor Cath Senker has started a petition to encourage Brighton and Hove Council to accept more Syrian refugees to the city. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Katy Bourne In The South New hate crime reporting app launches Tomorrow A new hate crime reporting app to be launched during National Hate Crime Awareness Week (October 10-18) will make it easier to record and report all strands of hate crime in Sussex. By Gary Hart • 5 min read
In The South Kemptown MP scores top on HIV awareness Simon Kirby was the highest scoring MP in the Terrence Higgins Trust Party Conference Quiz on HIV awareness. Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, met with Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) representatives at the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester last week. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Health New trustee for Lunch Positive Heather Leake Date has joined the Board of Trustees at Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club charity who provide a healthy meal for people who are HIV positive at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church every Friday afternoon. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
