Cllr Bella Sankey Politics Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey calls for reinstatement of Household Support Fund Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey is calling on the government to restore the Household Support Fund to keep vital support in place for vulnerable residents struggling to meet food and energy costs through the ongoing cost of living crisis. Councillor Sankey wrote to Chancellor Jeremy By Graham Robson • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Three-quarters of those living in the UK favour same-sex marriage, new study shows Think tank the Pew Research Centre has published a study showing which countries’ residents support same-sex marriage the most, and which countries have the lowest level of public support. The findings show that Sweden has the highest level of support for legal same-sex marriage, with 92% of adults By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Two teenagers found guilty of the murder of Brianna Ghey Two teenagers have been found guilty of the “frenzied” murder of transgender schoolgirl Brianna Ghey. Brianna was just 16 when she was stabbed 28 times at Culcheth Linear Park near Warrington, Cheshire, on February 11, in a crime that appalled Britain and trans communities and allies worldwide. Her By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Allsorts Youth Project wins Investing in Children Member of the Year award Allsorts Youth Project, the Brighton-based LGBTQ+ youth charity, has announced it has received the Investing in Children Member of the Year award for “the extensive ways Allsorts goes above and beyond to involve children and young people’s voice both on a personal and organisational level”. Investin By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Film Go Beyond the Binary: New film explores what it means to be intersex and how you can better support intersex siblings Every Body, a film on what it means to be intersex and how you can better support your intersex siblings, is now in UK cinemas. For decades, the medical profession has told intersex people that they should keep quiet about their stories and their bodies, and the ‘I’ in LGBTQI is rarely acknowledged. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Gay ‘Married at First Sight UK’ star launches campaign to re-gift unwanted Christmas presents to modern slavery survivors Gay Married at First Sight UK star Matt Jameson has joined forces with modern slavery charity Causeway to launch the Big Causeway Regift on Boxing Day. The campaign is to encourage the public to donate unwanted Christmas presents and gift vouchers to survivors of modern slavery, which according to t By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Politics Government funding announcement for Brighton & Hove City Council ‘desperately disappointing’, says council’s deputy leader and finance lead Jacob Taylor Brighton & Hove City Council’s deputy leader and finance lead Jacob Taylor (Labour) has described today’s local government funding announcement from the government as ‘desperately disappointing’. Councillor Taylor said: “This new announcement from the government falls disastrously short of meeting t By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health Menopause awareness session for LGBTQ+ communities at the Ledward Centre on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 Brighton & Hove City Council is inviting LGBTQ+ communities to attend its free menopause awareness session at the Ledward Centre, 14a Jubilee St, Brighton BN1 1GE on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 from 12pm. Book your FREE place here. This is an educational session that aims to help you gain an understan By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Trans guidance for schools: Teachers will not be ‘compelled’ to use a child’s preferred pronouns Trans guidance for schools in England has been published by the Department for Education today (Tuesday, December 19), after being delayed from the summer. The non-statutory guidance requires schools to inform parents if their children say they wish to change their gender identity, with some narrow By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Lesbian priest couple among first same-sex partnerships to be blessed in the Church of England A lesbian priest couple – Catherine Bond and Jane Pearce – were among the first same-sex partnerships to be blessed in the Church of England on Sunday, December 17. Catherine and Jane held hands as they were blessed at St John the Baptist church in Felixstowe, Suffolk in a service which followed the By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Politics “We have massive housing challenges”. Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey sets out her vision for an “inclusive and accessible city that is open for all” From left to right: Cllr Liz Loughran, Council Leader Bella Sankey and Planning Agents’ Forum Chair Nick Lomax Brighton & Hove City Council leader Bella Sankey set out her vision for an “inclusive and accessible city that is open for all” when she spoke to Brighton & Hove’s Planning Agents’ Forum on By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Transgender News Activist seeks help for threatened trans shelter in Uganda In 2020, Kampala LGBTQ+ activist Wejuri Benjamin decided he had had enough of the extreme pressure that the Ugandan government has put on transgender Ugandans since the passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act (AHA) earlier this year. “Not only is it now illegal to be LGBTQ+ in Uganda, but many of us, By Graham Robson • 2 min read
