Health Switchboard launch new LGBT+ anti-smoking campaign Brighton and Hove LGBT+ residents, LGBT Switchboard and Brighton and Hove City Council team up to deliver a campaign that encourages LGBTQ people to stop smoking. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Celebrate love and diversity at Refugee Valentine LOVE is in the air! A line up of local musicians, Yamaya (Afrobeat Funk Fusion) and Alaa (Oud and vocals from Syria) will bring the music of their international origins to create a night that defies categorization as either global or local. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Here comes the Pride! Celebrity cruises holds historic wedding at sea In a historic ceremony hosted on board Celebrity Equinox yesterday, January 29 at 14.30 EST, Francisco Vargas and Benjamin Gray became the first same-sex couple ever to be legally married at sea on a major cruise line. By Besi • 2 min read
General News All Together Now for The Sundaes! Brighton based girl group, The Sundaes, make grand final of the brand new prime time BBC1 entertainment show All Together Now. Having been one of the featured acts in the first ever episode of this new Saturday night show, they were one of two winning acts to make it to the final. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts B BRIGHT ON Festival: Village MCC host LGBT+ Mind, Body, Spirit Fair The Village MCC is once again hosting the LGBT+ Mind Body Spirit Fair at this year’s B Right On Festival. This year’s Fair approach will allow visitors to wander around all the offerings from the varied groups including Radical Faeries, Pagans, Christians, Muslims, and many others. By Besi • 2 min read
Business News Independent finance firm gives helping hand to children’s disability charity Shoreham-based Pembroke Financial Services donates £3,500 to support Brighton children’s disability charity Whoopsadaisy. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Queens Arms to stage fundraiser for Martin Fisher Foundation Queens Arms to host fundraising event in aid of Martin Fisher Foundation on Friday, March 2. The theme of the evening is M and F (dress up as something beginning with M or F) and staff from both the Sexual Health and Contraception (SHAC) and the Lawson Unit will be dressing accordingly for a fun nig By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Lib Dem leader calls for trans inclusion at LGBT+ Conference Vince Cable, leader of the Liberal Democrats, highlights reform of the Gender Recognition Act as a priority for the Liberal Democrats in 2018, in a video message to the party’s LGBT+ Winter Conference in London. Mr Cable also highlighted the party’s historic and ongoing support for LGBT+ equality, i By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Melanie C to spice up the main stage at Glasgow Pride Pride Glasgow, Scotland’s largest celebration of LGBT+ equality will be headlined this year by international superstar Melanie C. The weekend festival which takes place on Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15 attracted over 18,000 people in 2017. The 2018 festival moves from Glasgow Green to the ic By Besi • 1 min read
Community News OBITUARY: Roy Davis 1935 – 2017 Roy Davis passed away suddenly, unexpectedly and peacefully on November 30, 2017, in the company of close friends, at the Sussex County Hospital, having suffered a stroke at the age of 82. He maintained many friendships throughout life, and was a dear friend to many in the LGBT+ communities of Brigh By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Christmas Quiz raises £278.73 for Rainbow Fund The annual Brighton Bear Christmas Quiz organised by Brighton Bear Weekend at the Camelford Arms raises £278.73 for Rainbow Fund. The Camelford was so busy for the annual quiz people were perched on the bar and sat in the Moroccan garden out the back to play. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LGBTQ stop smoking campaign launched LGBT Switchboard, through the LGBT health improvement project (HIP), has been working in partnership with Brighton and Hove City Council to launch a new campaign encouraging LGBTQ people to quit smoking. By Besi • 2 min read
