Fundraising News Take Action. Lace Up: World AIDS Day RED RUN to take place on Saturday, November 26 Taking place on Saturday, November 26 the World AIDS Day Red Run is a 10K/5K charity fun run and 5K walk through leafy Victoria Park, East London to support essential HIV charities across the UK! By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts The Future is Back: free online creative writing and mentoring scheme for UK-based LGBTQ+ writers Funded by Arts Council England, with Spread the Word and Central Islington Library as main partners, the scheme is to help writers who wish to take their craft to the next level by providing a safe, supportive and stimulating environment, and giving insight into the professional writing world. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Ding Dong! Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus to make yuletide gay with Christmas shows in December Following on from an open-air performance in Barcelona, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) are back in their home city and ready to make the yuletide gay! By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News National Trust members vote against ‘Anti-Pride’ resolution which would have banned the Trust from participating in LGBTQ+ Pride events The Participation in Pride resolution was not carried with 43,569 for and 78,807 against. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News The Rainbow Mile to raise funds for Brighton Rainbow Fund in August 2023 The Rainbow Mile, a world-first event that combines LGBTQ+ and sporting communities, is to kick off at Madeira Drive in Brighton in August 2023. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News FIFA’s top officials urge the 32 teams preparing for this year’s football World Cup in Qatar to “focus on the football” “Footballers with a conscience have a right to freedom of expression, just like everyone else.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
In The South Planning permission granted for Madeira Terrace Phase 1 Planning permission and listed building consent has been granted to start the restoration of the Grade II* listed Madeira Terrace. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News National Trust members to consider banning Pride participation This weekend National Trust members will vote on whether to prevent the charity from participating in LGBTQ+ Pride events at its Annual General Meeting, following the Trust’s participation in Birmingham Pride in 2019. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Census reveals Brighton & Hove is same-sex capital of England and Wales In Brighton & Hove there were 3,867 people – equivalent to 1.4% of the city’s population – in same-sex marriages or civil partnerships on census day By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Actually Gay Men’s Chorus: ‘Together for Christmas’ Supporting LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut, the Christmas concert is an annual fixture in the city’s calendar and is the perfect way for you to start the season’s celebrations. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health New report reveals most LGBTQ+ doctors hide their sexual orientation or gender identity at work Most non-heterosexual and trans doctors do not feel comfortable being open at work about their sexual orientation or gender identity because of prejudice and discrimination against LGBTQ+ within the medical profession, shows a British Medical Association (BMA) report. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Project supporting homeless people at end-of-life in Brighton & Hove wins Nursing Times award Local hospice charity Martlets and the NHS Sussex Community Foundation Trust celebrated at national awards By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South Applications now open for Brighton & Hove City Council’s BME Engagement Fund 22-23 The Engagement Fund aims to support projects that improve the well-being of BME residents and promote fairness. Groups can apply for grants of up to £2,000 to help cover group activities and running costs to May 2023. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Taylor Swift rewrites history with critically acclaimed tenth studio album ‘Midnights’ We look at the stats behind Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South Sussex project Blazing Saddles celebrates ground-breaking changes for women through history of cycling A new project by Brighton-based KP Projects CIC explores the pioneering heritage of women and cycling since the 19th century, the role in the suffragette movement and the transformation of clothing and society across Sussex as a result. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Trans equality organisation welcomes MSPs’ vote for Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill Scottish Trans, the trans equality project of LGBTQ+ equality and human rights charity the Equality Network, has welcomed that MSPs have voted, by 88 votes to 33, to approve the principles of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill at the stage 1 vote. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Michael Handrick to give reading from ‘Difference is Born on the Lips’ at Kemptown Bookshop Join award-winning Brighton author Michael Handrick for a reading from his new book, ‘Difference is Born on the Lips: Reflections on Sexuality, Stigma and Society’, at Kemptown Bookshop in Brighton on Thursday, November 3 from 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health ‘Breaking Barriers’ with Terrence Higgins Trust and African Families in the UK Over the past year, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has been collaborating with African Families in the UK (AFiUK) to raise awareness of HIV and break down the stigma associated with it. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Health New film created to help smash HIV stigma Casey House – a hospital in Canada providing care to those living with and at risk of HIV – is utilising cinematic horror to bring attention to HIV stigma. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts Revry announces ‘Stitch, Please!’ – a new costume design competition series, hosted by Blu Hydrangea Hosted by Northern Irish drag queen and social media star Blu Hydrangea, ‘Stitch, Please!’ will follow two designers each week, as they compete to create a different outfit inspired by iconic designs from the worlds of fashion, film, television, and cosplay. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
International News Russian court upholds lengthy prison sentences for Chechen LGBTQ+ siblings Amnesty International has responded to news that a Russian court has upheld lengthy prison sentences for Chechen LGBTQ+ siblings Salekh Magamadov and Ismail Isaev – who, Amnesty say, had been “falsely accused of aiding illegal armed groups”. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News UPDATE: Peter Tatchell released after being arrested in Qatar “There were a total of nine officers surrounding and interrogating me about where I was from, who was helping me, where I was staying and when I was leaving Qatar.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Peter Tatchell arrested in Qatar 26 days before football World Cup LGBTQ+ and human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has been arrested in Qatar today outside the National Museum of Qatar in Doha while staging a one-man protest against Qatar’s criminalisation of LGBTQ+ people By Graham Robson • 2 min read
News Qatar Preventive Security Department forces “arbitrarily arrest LGBTQ+ people and subject them to ill-treatment in detention” Qatar Preventive Security Department forces have arbitrarily arrested LGBTQ+ people and subjected them to ill-treatment in detention, Human Rights Watch has revealed. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
