Community News Green MEP to attend first-ever Basingstoke Pride awareness event Keith Taylor MEP sends message in support of first-ever Basingstoke Pride ahead of a visit to the festival. Keith Taylor, Green MEP for the South East, has sent his support and solidarity to everyone attending the first-ever Basingstoke Pride celebrations this week ahead of a visit to the festival. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Newcastle Pride boosts local economy by £9.2million Newcastle Pride 2017, one of the UK’s largest LGBT festivals, has helped boost the North East’s economy by £9.2million. In July, the annual event celebrated its tenth anniversary which was celebrated by more than 73,000 people while a further 650,000 around the world listened live with Pride World R By Besi • 1 min read
Photo: Morris Mac Matzen Arts Holiday on Ice returns to Brighton with new show ‘TIME’ The world-renowned show, Holiday on Ice, which has been running for over 73 years, returns to the Brighton Centre in January 2018 with their new spectacular production, TIME. Celebrating ‘the best and most memorable times of our lives’, the show is described as a photo album filled with ‘snapshots’ By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: What’s coming up at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts As part of the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts autumn programme there are a lots of amazing events to look out for. One not to miss is David Hoyle’s show Diamond, in association with The Marlborough Theatre. Diamond is an unforgiving queer performance of sexuality. By Besi • 2 min read
Business News Roebuck Inn named best freehouse in the country The Roebuck Inn celebrates after being named the best freehouse in the country in the John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards. The awards, which celebrate the best pubs throughout the UK, took place at the Park Lane Hilton, London, on September 7 and saw The Roebuck beat off strong competition from r By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Campaign to end impact of HIV in the next 30 years launches today in parliament NAT (National AIDS Trust) launches the Let’s End It campaign today at an event in the House of Lords which marks the 30th year of the charity working at the forefront of the UK’s response to HIV. Let’s End It sets a goal to end the growth of the HIV epidemic and the continued stigma surrounding HIV By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Government invests £3 million in anti-bullying LGBT+ initiatives Nick Gibb MP, the Minister for School Standards and Equalities announces over 1,000 schools this academic year are launching projects to stamp out homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying in the classroom. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News John Kernaghan R.I.P. The funeral of John Kernaghan, a much-loved and respected member of the Rainbow Chorus, Brighton’s LGBT community choir will take place tomorrow Sunday, September 10 at the Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton at 10am. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Tales from the city @Museum of Liverpool Stories, objects and memories from Liverpool’s LGBT+ communities. The Museum of Liverpool will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act with a powerful exhibition exploring stories from the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities from 1967 – 2017. By Besi • 3 min read
General News International Greeter Day this Sunday VisitBrighton’s greeter team will be offering on the spot greets, (instagreets), to mark International Greeter Day on Sunday, September 10, 2017. Greeters are Brighton & Hove residents who volunteer to show groups of up to six visitors around their favourite parts of the city for free. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Southampton Gay Men’s Chorus go ‘Out on the Town’ Southampton Gay Men’s Chorus (SGMC) will showcase their talent while celebrating the rich diversity of musical and show tunes for their Autumn, 2017 production. ‘Out on the Town’ will take centre stage on Saturday, October 7 at the Hub Theatre, Southampton City College, St Mary’s, Southampton. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Police make crowdfunding appeal for former LGBT special constable’s funeral Kevin ‘Rocky’ Hills, a local man served in Sussex as a Special Constable during the nineties. Kevin aged 60, died in August of pancreatic cancer following a short but aggressive illness. In the years before he was a Special Constable, Kevin started a community project based out of Scene 22 (later ca By Besi • 1 min read
