Health 56 Dean Street launch HIV ‘Plan ZERO’ campaign London’s sexual health clinic 56 Dean Street aims to beat HIV for good and achieve ZERO new infections in London’s gay men with their new campaign Plan ZERO. To help achieve this, they have produced a new online tool, Plan ZERO, to provide quick advice and support to help gay and bisexual men reduce By Besi • 3 min read
Community News National conference on male victims of domestic abuse One in every six men in Britain will suffer from domestic abuse in their lifetime whilst one in every three domestic abuse victims are male.There is a growing need to ensure men and their children receive male-victim friendly support and responses from organisations in the statutory, private and thi By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Brighton fans suffer homophobic abuse at Leicester City game It is four years since the Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN) published their report on the regular homophobic abuse suffered by Brighton and Hove Albion football fans. Four years on the problem still remains. Brighton fans took to social media on Saturday to report the homophobic abuse levelled By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Local businesses raise over £4,600 for The Sussex Beacon during Pride week Money has been counted and local businesses raised over £4,600 for The Sussex Beacon during Pride week at the beginning of August. The total raised so far is £4675, with a few more donations still to be submitted. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News PRIDE VOICES: AJ Patterson to speak this evening Village MCC Brighton and Hove host AJ Patterson this evening as part of their PRIDE VOICES series. AJ who describes herself as “Just a girl with a story of life” is known by many for her work at the LGBT+ Community Safety Forum, and RISE who offer advice, advocacy, support and crisis accommodation f By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: MAMMA MIA! @Brighton Centre MAMA MIA! is a perfectly constructed musical, with great music written by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, and a clever storyline constructed around the songs of ABBA by Catherine Johnson. It’s a story of young and old love. A story about strong women and the love old friends have each other. Sing By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: La Cage Aux Folles @Theatre Royal When La Cage Aux Folles opened in 1983 it was very much a ‘piece of its time’ scripted by Harvey Fierstein with music by Jerry Herman and introducing the world to the fabulous Les Cagelles. Those were the days before we had gay marriage and many of the rights we now enjoy. The musical gave gay peopl By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Win VIP hospitality tickets to Pride Cymru’s Big Weekend August Bank Holiday weekend is only a week away, so if you haven’t already made plans, take a trip to Cardiff and take in its three-day Gay Pride extravaganza – Pride Cymru’s Big Weekend. It’s a landmark year for the Pride Cymru organisers as they move to a new city centre location at Cardiff City H By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Want to sing in a gay chorus? Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC) will be holding a New Members’ Evening at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at their rehearsal space in the Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, in the centre of Brighton. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News “It’s time to celebrate trans people for who they are” – Fox Fisher Fox Fisher, film maker, trans campaigner and artist, has called for an end to debating people’s sexuality and to celebrate all people for who they are. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Northern Ireland High Court dismiss same-sex marriage cases The High Court in Belfast has today rejected a claim brought by a same-sex couple who got married in England and wanted to have their marriage legally recognised in Northern Ireland, and by two other couples who wished to challenge the failure of the Northern Ireland Assembly to legalise same-sex ma By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Legends raise £3,650.75 for Rainbow Fund during Brighton and Hove Pride Legends annual Brighton Pride cabaret fundraiser on Sunday, August 6 raised a fantastic £3,650.75 for the Rainbow Fund. By Besi • 1 min read
