General News Suspended jail sentence and fine for flytipper A flytipper from Brighton has received a suspended jail sentence, a fine and been ordered to do community work after dumping piles of rubbish in the city. Charles ‘Charlie’ Brazil of Ridge View, Coldean pleaded guilty at Brighton Magistrates court on August 2 to flytipping near the Lewes Road rail v By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Leeds Beckett University host BiCon conference Well Met Conferencing, the conference office at Leeds Beckett University host BiCon from August 10-13 at the historic James Graham and Caedmon venues in Headingley. With around 400 people attending, 25% of who are attending for the first time, the event is set to be ‘the highlight of the bisexual ye By Besi • 2 min read
Exhibitions Momentum to host city wide politics and music festival in Brighton! Following Jeremy Corbyn’s appearance at Glastonbury, Momentum, the grass roots campaigning organisation will host The World Transformed, a city wide, four day festival of politics, music and art as part of the Labour Party Conference fringe in Brighton from September 23 – 26. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Five days left to support Pride documentary Kickstarter campaign Film makers are working on a new LGBT+ film called PRIDE? a documentary exploring the history of Pride in the UK, where it is today and where the movement needs to go. In March a work-in-progress edit was screened at the BFI FLARE Festival. The Independent called it one of the 9 picks of the festiva By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Sauna trial new HIV testing vending machine Brighton Sauna is the first venue in Brighton and Hove to trial new HIV testing digital vending machine. Through the Department of Health HIV Prevention Innovation Fund (2016-17), The Martin Fisher Foundation have established a unique team of vending machine manufacturers, designers, clinicians and By Besi • 3 min read
Community News 80 year old fined for homophobic abuse A eighty year old woman who yelled homophobic abuse at a man in Lewes has been fined £249. The victim was abused outside his shop in Cliffe High Street during a row with a woman about how she had parked outside the shop, as it was interfering with his business. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News LGBT Labour urge universal access to PrEP for everyone ASAP Last week, NHS England announced that Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) will be available on prescription from the NHS to 10,000 people as part of a three-year trial from September 1. The announcement follows in the footsteps of Wales as opposed to Scotland where the drug is already available. Campaig By Besi • 2 min read
General News National Highways & Transport Survey – make your voices heard Local people are being asked for their views on Brighton & Hove’s highways and transport services as part of a national survey – covering everything from the condition of roads and footpaths to the quality of cycling facilities. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News PREVIEW: PRIDE VOICES with Rev Jide Macauley The Village Metropolitan Community Church host Rev. Jide Macauley as part of their PRIDE 2017 celebrations. Rev. Jide Macauley will take to the pulpit of The Village Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) of Brighton & Hove as part of their PRIDE VOICES series on, August 13. By Besi • 2 min read
Health THT busts stigma about HIV at Brighton Pride Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) attended Brighton Pride on Saturday to help bust HIV stigma and myths within the local communities. THT the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity wants everyone to know that people on effective HIV treatment cannot pass on the virus – and that was their message at P By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton based HIV charity calls for volunteers to join its team HIV and sexual heath charity The Sussex Beacon, needs volunteers to help with its work, supporting people living with HIV. A wide range of roles are available and the charity will match people to posts based on their interests, skills and experience. By Besi • 1 min read
Health Wales come into line over blood donations from gay and bisexual men Wales becomes the latest country to change its blood donation restrictions to enable gay and bisexual men, and current and former sex workers, to donate blood three months after their last sexual activity. The same changes were announced in England less than two weeks ago. By Besi • 2 min read
