Community News Greens to march at Trans*Pride on Saturday Green councillors to join this year’s Trans* Pride solidarity march on Saturday, July 25. 2015 marks the third year of the festival and second year of the Trans* Pride march, which was created to promote equality and celebrate the gender diversity and unique histories to be found across the city’s t By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Rainbow director is third Pride Ambassador Aneesa Chaudhry will join David Raven and Alice Denny at the front of the Pride Parade as the third Ambassador for Pride 2015. She received the most nominations in the June voting round. Aneesa is the musical director of the Rainbow Chorus, Brighton’s only LGBT chorus and she has conducted the choir By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Community News BBWE raise record total for local LGBT/HIV organisations Brighton Bear Weekender raise record £5453 for the Rainbow Fund from fourteen events for bears and their admirers over the 3rd weekend in June. It was a record-breaking year for Brighton Bear Weekender (BBWE) 2015 with more events on offer than previous years, bringing more visitors to the city and By Gary Hart • 2 min read
General News Seafront arches win regeneration award The Sussex Hertiage Trust Award has been given for the conservation work to twenty six Victorian arches on Brighton seafront during 2012 to 2014 during the last Green administation. The arches had been in a dilapidated state for years with serious structural issues threatening the safety of the road By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Report highlights benefits of Lunch Clubs to communities Lunch Positive, the HIV lunch club, recently took part as a case study in the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership city-wide Eating Together report, exploring the role of lunch clubs and shared meals in Brighton & Hove. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts LGBT people still face widespread inequality in Scotland Major new report published by the Equality Network, Scotland’s national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) equality charity, reveals LGBT people still face widespread inequality in Scotland. By Gary Hart • 8 min read
International News Top pop stars bring the crowds to Newcastle Pride B*Witched and Belinda Carlisle were among the acts performing at a free event in the North East this weekend. The chart-topping girl-band and 80s songstress were both headliners at the eighth annual Newcastle Pride festival, at the city’s Town Moor from Friday to Sunday (July 17 to 20). By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Theatre to hit the streets in August – volunteers wanted! An unsuspecting public will be treated to surprise ‘flash-mob’ theatre productions on the streets of Brighton. From August 6-9, research project Liveable Lives will host performances in public spaces to explore the idea of a life that is liveable rather than just bearable for lesbian, gay, bisexual, By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive Community Café at Pride Lunch Positive stages Community Café at Preston Park once again this year as part of Pride25th anniversary celebrations and to raise money for people with HIV. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Council announce Pride Parade and Preston Park Grants Brighton & Hove City Council announce the groups and organisations that will benenfit from their Annual Discretionary Grants Programme 2015-15 to participitate in the Pride Parade and on Preston Park on August 1. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
General News Council fails to protect people with disabilities Full Council meeting refuses to protect ‘Independent Living Fund’ for disabled people. The Green Group of councillors have expressed shock and disappointment at rejection of their motion calling on the council to protect funds to support independent living for the most severely disabled in the city. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Panti Bliss in Brighton – ‘High heels in low places’ Join Ireland’s high queen, national treasure, performance giant and accidental activist Panti Bliss in her smash hit comedy show, High Heels in Low Places. Panti landed herself in the middle of a media shitstorm christened ‘Pantigate’ that rocked Ireland in 2014. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
