Inaugural Pride of the Americas Festival comes to Fort Lauderdale in 2020 The ten-day Festival expects to attract more than 350,000 people to Fort Lauderdale and will focus on LGBT+ issues. Greater Fort Lauderdale will be the host destination for the first-ever Pride of the Americas Festival in 2020. The ten-day event, just announced at the International Gay & Lesbian Tra By Besi • 3 min read
Council searches for shelter for rough sleepers Brighton & Hove City Council search for suitable accommodation for rough sleepers to stay overnight for new service they are planning. To help shape the proposals, their first step is to find a suitable venue which is available for up to a year. The type of premises they can secure will be a major f By Besi • 2 min read
City councillors elect new Mayor for 2018/19 Cllr Dee Simson elected as the Mayor of Brighton & Hove for the year ahead at full council on Thursday, May 17. Cllr Simson was first elected as a conservative councillor in 1999 and represents Woodingdean Ward. She is keen to hear from residents, charities, organisations and businesses about activi By Besi • 2 min read
DJ Profile: Darcy Buckland Well the merry month of May is upon us little spring chickens, so who better to spend a bit of glorious time with than the lovely Darcy Buckland, queen of the Revenge decks and a proud mover and bum shaker on the Southampton scene… By Besi • 2 min read
Marine Tavern fundraise for MindOut all weekend To mark Mental Health Awareness Week – the Marine Tavern in Broad Street have organised a full programme of fundraising events this weekend to raise money for their nominated charity, MindOut. ALL monies raised during the weekend will be donated to support MindOut, who provide mental health services By Besi • 1 min read
Rainbow Chorus are top of the class – it’s official! TWENTY seven teams from local LGBT+ community organisations and businesses battled it out at Charles Street Tap on Tuesday night (May 15) to establish who has the brightest LGBT+ supporters, staff and volunteers in the city. By Besi • 2 min read
Rainbow pilgrims pop-up exhibition – For one night only! Rainbow Pilgrims, a landmark project that discovers the hidden history of LGBT+ migrants in the UK past and present, will launch at Brighton & Hove Progressive Synagogue tomorrow, (May 19) at 6pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Stand in solidarity with LGBT+ people around the world at IDAHOBIT BRIGHTON will mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Thursday, May 17, 2018. May 17 commemorates the day in 1990 the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental diseases. By Besi • 1 min read
Voting opens in 2018 Golden Handbag Awards Online voting is now open for the 2018 Golden Handbag Awards. There are a couple of changes to voting this year. Any individual who has won more than seven times in a single category will no longer be eligible to receive your votes and will receive a special Platinum Handbag presented by Gscene Maga By Besi • 1 min read
Put your wellbeing first, say Samaritans Samaritans call on parents, teachers, students and employers to put wellbeing ahead of grades this exam season. By keeping results in perspective, they says young people are more likely to do themselves justice than if they face intolerable levels of pressure and stress. By Besi • 1 min read
Exhibition to celebrate the rainbow city of Brighton & Hove Rainbow Cities Network and Brighton LGBT Community Safety Forum, celebrate the International Day against Bi, Homo and Trans phobia (IDAHOBIT) with a photo exhibition at Jubilee Library. By Besi • 2 min read
PREVIEW: Singers United Flashmob Aneesa Chaudhry, a British Asian woman is passionate about the voice and how we can use it to make a positive difference in the world. She trained as a Barrister, professional singer and vocal coach and is on a mission to do what she loves doing – that is empowering and encouraging people to use th By Besi • 2 min read
