Comedy Zoe Lyons starts countdown to Brighton Bear Weekender With just four days to go to the start of Brighton Bear Weekender 2015, comedienne Zoe Lyons dons a BBW t-shirt to commence the countdown to this years 6th Annual Brighton Bear Festival. The Brighton Bear Weekender starts this Friday, June 19 with an opening party and welcome night at the A-Bar on M By Gary Hart • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Actually help ‘Inclusion For All’ take anti-LGBT bullying message on tour For the last year Actually Gay Men’s Chorus have been raising money at their concerts for the national anti bullying project, Inclusion For All (IFA). When Shaun Dellenty the founder of IFA called into a recent rehearsal at St Andrew’s church in Hove, Actually Gay Men’s Chorus were on hand to presen By Gary Hart • 1 min read
General News New travel card to deliver cheaper travel Brighton Transport Project offers road to better health with cheaper travel. A new council initiative has been launched to promote sustainable travel options for workers in Brighton & Hove. Representatives from some of the city’s largest employers, including EDF Energy, Brighton and Sussex Universit By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Arts Perfect Pitch Award for Musical Theatre Writing Theatre Royal Stratford East and Perfect Pitch will be partnering together to present the 2015/16 Perfect Pitch Award for Musical Theatre Writing. BOTH companies, known for developing new musical theatre, are collaborating on the project, which will see a new, British writing team awarded with £12,0 By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Arts Film festival fundraser at Royal Vauxhall Tavern The Whatever DIY Film Festival (WDIYFF) is holding a benefit evening at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern on Tuesday, June 16. WDIYFF is a not-for-profit organisation run by volunteers who aim to showcase the best queer and DIY film from the LGBTQ community. This year organisers want to make the festival as By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South ‘Report It!’ empowers the LGBT community to report to police! Report It! was set up by the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgender) Community Safety Forum in 2014 with supportive funding from the Police & Crime Commissioner’s Safer in Sussex Community Fund (SiSCF). The aim of the project is to make it easier for members of the LGBT community to report a By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South 12 hours left to vote in the Golden Handbag Awards Voting in the 2015 Golden Handbag Awards closes on Friday, June 12 at midnight. As of noon, more than 6,000 people have voted online in what has been the largest online vote in the history of the awards which have run annually since 1995. This year, 3,000 people voted in the first four days of onlin By Gary Hart • 2 min read
In The South Win a pair of tickets to see Kylie and Grace Jones at Hyde Park Gscene have 10 pairs of tickets to give away to see pop princess Kylie Minogue and Grace Jones at Barclaycard presents British Summer Time in Hyde Park on Sunday, June 21. Prepare for an unforgettable day of floor-filler hits from the universally-adored Kylie Minogue, who is one of the top pop enter By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Cabaret PREVIEW: Knees up for Nepal – A fundraising benefit The Brighton based arts and heritage organisation Strike a Light will be hosting a benefit gig to help support Nepal earthquake victims on Friday, June 19 at The Latest Music Bar. Band, performers, organisers and venue are volunteering their time to perform at this event, fundraising to support thos By Gary Hart • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Queer Bloc at London Anti Austerity march There will be a Queer Bloc on the People’s Assembly Anti-Austerity march on Saturday June 20. The Queer Bloc is being organised by an independent group of LGBT activists who will meet at Whittington Park, Upper Thames Street, London at 11am and leave to join the march outside the Bank of England and By Gary Hart • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stars sign up to national #SwitchboardSelfie campaign Olympic diver Tom Daley, Radio 1 presenter Scott Mills and pop star Carly Rae Jepsen have joined hundreds of people online to post a #SwitchboardSelfie to raise awareness of the charity and the work it does. London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard (LLGS) provides confidential phone, e-mail and instant mess By Gary Hart • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News University lecturer to tackle homophobia in primary schools Huddersfield University lecturer wins award for his project that will address homophobia at primary school age. Dr Jonathan Glazzard, course leader in primary education, will receive £10,000 for his National Teaching Fellowship project. Success in the UK’s most prestigious educational awards scheme By Gary Hart • 2 min read
