Community News Barclays LGBT employees raise £130k for THT Barclays Spectrum, the bank’s LGBT+ employee network, raised over £130,000 to support HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) at its annual fundraising dinner on Friday, October 6 at The Savoy in London. By Besi • 3 min read
Film Polish couple make video of honeymoon trip Gay couple Jakub Kwiecinski and Dawid Mycek married in Madeira on June 9 because they could not marry in Poland. They filmed their honeymoon trip through Scandinavia and have made a music video backed by a new Roxette song, Good Karma. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Brighton & Hove to get Kids Free Little Library Brighton & Hove’s first Little Free Library is to launch at Norfolk Square with storytelling from CBeebies presenter Sid Sloane and others on Friday, October 20 from 11am. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Free dance performance to mark World Mental Health Day A free dance performance Witness This will shine a spotlight on Mental Health to mark World Mental Health Day on October 10. Brighton Dome marks World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, October 10 with a free dance performance shining a spotlight on mental health. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Rainbow Flag to find permanent home at Stonewall Monument Rainbow Flag to be dedicated on Wednesday, October 11 at Stonewall National Monument on Manhattan’s Christopher Street. The Rainbow Flag, the international symbol of LGBT+ liberation and pride, will be unveiled in a special ceremony at noon, on Wednesday, October 11 at the historic Stonewall Nationa By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Participants sought for research on couple finances Charlotte Bendall, a Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, is seeking participants for a research study exploring how finances are both held, and thought about, in same-sex couples. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Gay hookup site advert causes controversy in Detroit A billboard for gay hookup site Squirt.org, in Detroit, Michigan, causes controversy and is removed. The billboard, which was located close to the interstate (East McNichols and Riopelle Streets), featured two men who are lightly touching in a manner implying sexual familiarity, while the text promo By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Brandon Robertson book launch at The Village MCC The Village MCC will host Brandon Robertson again as he visits the UK to promote his latest book “Our Witness: The Unheard Stories of LGBT+ Christians”. The event will feature readings from Brandon whose personal story is contained in the book, a presentation about the harm of non-inclusion and the By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: Cilla The Musical @Mayflower Theatre Southampton It is always tricky when you choose to present the life of a showbiz legend in the format of a musical, but on many levels Bill Kenwright gets it spot on with his new production Cilla the Musical. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: Dreamboats And Petticoats @Theatre Royal Inspired by a multi-million-selling series of albums, Dreamboats And Petticoats breezed into Brighton on a wet Monday evening but managed to send the audience away from The Theatre Royal very content and humming numbers from the golden age of rock and roll, 1956-62. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund call summit for LGBT+ and HIV sectors on October 16 The Rainbow Fund is the central hub for community fundraising, created to support the LGBT+ and HIV communities in Brighton and Hove. Each year organisations, businesses, venues and individuals (Brighton & Hove Pride, Brighton Bear Weekend, Bear Patrol and many more) fundraise or donate money, which By Besi • 2 min read
Health 5,000 more gay and bi men needed to take part in HIV self-testing study A major HIV self-testing study in England and Wales led by UCL, has successfully reached the halfway milestone in recruiting 5,000 gay and bisexual men and transgender people. By Besi • 3 min read
