HIV Nicola Richards MP calls on Prime Minister to expand opt-out HIV testing to areas with high HIV prevalence Opt-out testing is when patients who come into A&E are routinely tested for HIV when having other blood tests unless they opt not to. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Half Marathon Youth Races to return in 2024 with Rockinghorse Children’s Charity as headline charity partner Located on Hove Prom and held on the main Half Marathon race day on Sunday, February 25, the Brighton Half Marathon Youth Races are designed for junior runners aged 7-17. Open to all abilities, youth runners run a mile on Hove Prom, running along part of the main Half Marathon route before the Half By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Music International LGBTQ+ pop artist BARAK releases new single MOOD Since releasing his debut single two years ago, gay pop artist BARAK has proudly flown the LGBTQ+ flag across Israel with his unique brand of electro-pop winning over fans and critics alike. Hailing from Tel Aviv, BARAK has released a string of infectious anthems perfectly fit to soundtrack the late By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health University freshers urged to use condoms amid record levels of gonorrhoea UKHSA is urging all those heading to university to use a condom with any new or casual partners, and to get tested regularly, after gonorrhoea diagnoses rocketed to 82,592 in 2022, an increase of more than 50% compared to 2021. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Books Inclusive Books for Children launches website that makes sourcing high-quality inclusive children’s books “a seamless experience” The new website will host trusted reviews and recommendations for hundreds of inclusive children’s books By Graham Robson • 3 min read
HIV ‘Playing it safe’ – actors Nathaniel Hall and Joseph Mendez team up with Do It London for Sexual Health Week As the theme of this year’s Sexual Health Week is ‘playing it safe’, Joseph and Nathaniel will use their social media platforms to help raise awareness of the four sure ways to prevent HIV and stay safe with regular HIV testing, use of condoms and PrEP, and being Undetectable = Untransmissible (U=U) By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News LGBTQIA+ Pathways to Family: networking event for those in the LGBTQ+ community looking for info and advice on surrogacy, fostering and adoption Keen to welcome a child into your home? LGBTQIA+ Pathways to Family is a networking event and an opportunity to learn more about surrogacy, fostering and adoption, which takes place at The Hawth in Crawley on Tuesday, October 17 from 6pm – 7.30pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Bagelman and Love Chloe join paws to support East Sussex charity, Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare Bagelman, Love Chloe, and Raystede Centre for Animal Welfare have joined paws in a collaboration which will see Love Chloe baking delicious homemade, gluten-free, vegan dog biscuits for Bagelman to sell in their Hove store along Church Road, with 100% of the profits going to Raystede. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News A win for non-binary people! Post Office removes title section from its general enquiry form following petition by LGBTQ+ campaign, Include Mx Include Mx had asked the Post Office to stop excluding non-binary people by only offering binary gendered (Mr, Miss etc) or academic titles (Dr) on its general enquiry form. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Back and Blooming – damaged Shaun sculpture returns to Martlets trail Martlets Hospice has announced that one of the sculptures from its Shaun by the Sea art trail, which had been “ripped from its base” and left in the road near the Pepper Pot tower in Queen’s Park, Brighton, is now repaired and back on the trail for everyone to enjoy. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Transgender News Labour councillor Alison Thomson of Brighton & Hove City Council apologises for engaging with transphobic posts on social media Brighton & Hove City Council councillor Alison Thomson, of Brighton & Hove Labour Party, has apologised for engaging with transphobic posts on social media, as reported by Scene magazine. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Theatre You better watch out, you better not cry… BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon’s ‘The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show’ to bring festive spirit to the UK in November You better watch out, you better not cry, because global drag icons and RuPaul’s Drag Race stars, BenDeLaCreme and Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to your town with the wildly successful, internationally acclaimed, The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show – produced by BenDeLaCreme Presents. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
