Faith groups unite to combat religiously motivated hate crime Representatives of Jewish, Muslim, Anglican, Catholic and Coptic faith groups have untied to establish a Combatting Faith Hate Partnership to tackle the huge rise in religiously motivated hate crime in the city. By Besi • 3 min read
Get VIP view at Newcastle Pride Festival fans in the North East still have time to secure the best views for an array of musical stars this summer at Newcastle Pride. Newcastle Pride, returns from July 20-22 with the new addition of a big top tent – and even bigger musical line-up, with Alexandra Burke and S Club headlining over t By Besi • 2 min read
Labour Councillors choose new leader Brighton and Hove Labour Councillors select Cllr Dan Yates to lead their minority administration into the 2019 City Council Elections. First elected to the City Council in 2015, Cllr Yates, the member for Moulsecoomb and Bevendean, was elected unopposed, to take over from Cllr Warren Morgan at the L By Besi • 3 min read
A Very Queer Nazi Faust awarded ‘Unlimited’ funding! A VERY Queer Nazi Faust, an experimental participatory performance created by Norfolk-based poet, artist, and disability rights campaigner, Vince Laws, highlights the plight of disabled people under the current Tory government. It was cast via social media and performed to great acclaim at Norwich L By Besi • 2 min read
FILM PREVIEW: Eyes Wide Open Cinema As queer communities strive to embrace intersectional politics, those with a disability or functional diversity are often left behind. Despite the higher prevalence of disability among LGBT+ communities, disabled, D/deaf, visually impaired, learning disabled and/or chronically ill queers are often e By Besi • 1 min read
Write a Will and support Martlets Martlets Hospice in Hove are taking bookings for its Will Writing Fortnight, which begins on Monday, May 14. Fifteen local Will writing experts will be giving their time free of charge in exchange for a donation to the hospice; which will help to provide care for families from across the Brighton & By Besi • 2 min read
Have your say on Hove Park parking area Residents and businesses in the streets around Hove Park can now comment on proposals to create a new residents’ parking zone for the area. The proposed ‘ight touch zone would operate for two restricted hours Monday to Friday, from 9-10am and 1-2pm. By Besi • 1 min read
Hidden Stories project needs your votes A project to learn about the everyday difficulties for those with a hidden disability or illness and then develop public understanding, needs funding votes. By Besi • 2 min read
New visiting Fellow for University of Brighton An expert on HIV/AIDS in South Africa has been awarded a British Academy Visiting Fellowship to work at the University of Brighton on her project, Picturing Resistance: Visual Activism and Transnational Histories of Photography. By Besi • 1 min read
Pinnacle Award 2018: Canadian PM to receive IGLTA’s highest award Justin Trudeau is to receive the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association’s (IGLTA) highest honour, The Pinnacle Award 2018. By Besi • 2 min read
Tom Daley backs LGBT Commonwealth Protest Olympian Tom Daley supports LGBT+ activists from across the Commonwealth protesting outside the Commonwealth HQ in London today during the biennial summit. By Besi • 2 min read
Man gets life for deliberately infecting men in Brighton with HIV A man who set out to deliberately infect men in Brighton with HIV is jailed for life. Rowe, 27, was found guilty by a jury at Lewes Crown Court on November 15, 2017 of five counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and five counts of attempted grievous bodily harm with intent by deliberatel By Besi • 4 min read
