In The South Brighton couple receive community orders following homophobic abuse Man and a woman sentenced to 12 month community orders, after yelling homophobic abuse in an ongoing neighbour dispute in Brighton. Lacey Lee (24) and her boyfriend Gary Corness (32) from Hadlow Close, Brighton were both convicted of public order offences, after the victim was subjected to the abuse By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Morrissey plays Brighton Centre in March, 2018 Morrissey announces first full UK tour since 2016 which arrives at the Brighton Centre on March 3, 2018, to promote his new album Low in High School. Low in High School will be released digitally and in physical formats: CD, coloured vinyl and limited edition cassette and is Morrissey’s first studio By Besi • 1 min read
Health New survey highlights disconnect between the aspirations of people living with HIV in the UK and HIV treatment advances People living with HIV in the UK continue to have lower expectations from life than the general population, despite HIV treatment advances. New survey highlights disconnect between the aspirations of People Living with HIV in the UK and HIV treatment advances. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Nicola Sturgeon to apologise for historic criminalisation of gay men in Scotland Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, is to make a statement of apology to people convicted in the past under Scotland’s historical discriminatory “homosexual offences” laws. The apology will be made in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday November 7, to coincide with the publication of a bill By Besi • 2 min read
General News Brighton & Hove Way….the next steps In April 2017, over 300 people from across the diverse communities of Brighton & Hove joined the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Pete West in pioneering a new pathway around the city; The Brighton & Hove Way (B&H Way). By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread How does PrEP affect our sex lives? Eric Page looks at how PrEP can reduce the chance of infection of HIV, the stigma around using it and finds out from four men how it has affected their lives and the sex they have. PrEP, short for pre-exposure prophylaxis, is two different medications that can substantially reduce the chance of infe By Besi • 9 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you for supporting people with HIV I would like to say thank you to the Rainbow Fund and everyone who raises funds for it. The grant of £8.082 which Lunch Positive has received for 2017-18 will have a huge impact on over 140 people who use and volunteer for Lunch Positive. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Entertainers raise £4,207 for LGBT+ community safety initiatives Dine With The Stars raises £4,207 for The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF). Now in its sixth year, Dine with the Stars, the brainchild of ‘Baz’ Barry Nelson (formerly of Queens Hotel, Queens Arms and now the Burgershack at Bar Revenge) returned to the Jurys Inn Waterfront H By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Sophie Cook joins RadioReverb A brand new, weekly radio show launched last night (Wednesday October 25) on Radio Reverb addressing local issues and served up with an eclectic mix of music and chat. Media personality Sophie Cook joins the team at RadioReverb with an exciting new talk show called Sophie Cook Talks. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Autumn issue of Pink Humanist ready to download The Pink Humanist is an online magazine published by the UK LGBT charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT). It features topics of special interest to those who identify as atheists, freethinkers, humanists, secularists and sceptics in LGTB+ communities and those who support them. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Raffle to help save The Madeira Terraces To raise awareness of the plight of The Madeira Terraces, concerned residents of Kemptown have got together via Facebook and organised a Grand Raffle and Auction with the aim of raising £20k towards the ‘Save Madeira Terraces’ fund. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Rainbow Chorus Chair to speak at The Village MCC this Sunday Finola Brophy, the retiring chair of the Rainbow Chorus will be the guest speaker at The Village Metropolitan Community Church on Sunday October 29. Finola lives in Worthing with her partner of nearly 30 years, Liz, though she spends a lot of time and energy in Brighton committed to improving Bright By Besi • 1 min read
