LGBTQ+ News ‘Oldest Gay in the Village’ recognised at Attitude Pride Awards George Montague, affectionately known as the Oldest Gay in the Village was the recipient of an award at the inaugural Attitude Pride Awards held at the Grosvenor House Hotel on the eve of London Pride, Friday, June 26. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South New tool launched to combat online abuse A new website tackling online abuse aimed at women and LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered) people has been launched today. Stop Online Abuse, a government funded site was created by Galop, an LGBT anti-violence charity, in consultation with Trans Media Watch, the Women’s Resource Centre, By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Brighton Big Screen line-up announced Pride movie to be screened on Brighton beach on August 14. Brighton’s Big Screen on the beach returns this summer with a movie line-up jam-packed with blockbuster, classic and family movies. The open air cinema will return to Brighton beach from August 14 – September 13, 2015. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Health New HIV prevention pilot for London’s gay Latino communities METRO Charity starts new and innovative HIV prevention pilot working with London’s gay Latino communities. UK Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) are around twice as likely to be HIV positive than the general MSM population, and there is very little understanding of the HIV prevention needs of th By Gary Hart • 2 min read
International News Labour leadership candidate calls for LGBT rights envoy at UN Labour leadership candidate Liz Kendall today called on United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a special envoy for LGBT rights as part of achieving equality globally. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Pet, Wolf and Jay Arts ‘Heartichoke’ – New comedy pilot features LGBT characters From the creators of the My Genderation documentary project comes Heartichoke – a quirky Brighton-based comedy series with a diverse cast, revolving around three twenty-somethings in a band, Pet (Alice Hannon), Wolf (Fox Fisher) and Jay (Lewis Hancox) who sing awful(ly) catchy songs about love troub By Gary Hart • 4 min read
Boris Johnson: Mayor of London Arts Boris supports campaign to get RVT listed status The day after Sir Ian McKellen and Paul O’Grady added their support to the campaign to make the Royal Vauxhall Tavern the UK’s first building to get listed status in recognition of its contribution to LGBTQ heritage, Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, has added his support to the campaign. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts First doggy screening on Brighton’s ‘Big Screen’ Brighton Big Screen organisers will be staging a dedicated ‘Doggy Screening’ for dog lovers in association with the South Downs National Park’s, ‘Take the Lead’ campaign, encouraging responsible dog walking. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Food & Drink New community café for Hollingdean Residents in Hollingdean will be celebrating the launch of a new community café tomorrow (Saturday, June 27). The new café, at Hollingdean Children’s Centre, will open every Saturday from 11am to 3pm for nine weeks, selling hot and cold drinks and cakes. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Community News Green Party fundaising Quiz Night The Green Party are holding a Fundraising Quiz at the Marlborough tonight, Friday, June 26 to raise money for the Green Party to take part in the Brighton Pride Parade on August 1. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Council launches Brighton Pride Grants for 2015 Brighton & Hove City Council has allocated £6,000 from its Discretionary Grants Programme as small grants in support of Brighton & Hove Pride 2015. Grants usually up to £500 are available to local community groups and voluntary organisations that are planning parade and/or park activities on August By Gary Hart • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News McKellen and O’Grady back RVT campaign Sir Ian McKellen and Paul O’Grady back Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT) Future’s campaign to make the RVT a listed building. On Wednesday, (June 24), New York’s Stonewall Inn was awarded Landmark Status in recognition of its role in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) history. By Gary Hart • 4 min read
