Four hours left to vote in Golden Handbags 2019 Attempts to hack Gscene website this morning thwarted – just four hours left to vote in this years Golden Handbag Awards. Attempts to hack the Gscene website this morning (June 17) were successfully thwarted with the website down for just 30 minutes. Those pesky Russians have much to answer for! By Besi • 2 min read
Join Martlets Paw-some sponsored Dog Walk ‘Pooches on the Prom’ Pooches on the Prom, Martlets much-loved 5k or 8k sponsored dog walk returns on Sunday, June 23, 2019. The event will start at 10am at the dog-friendly Big Beach Café, Hove Lagoon where celebrity vet Marc the Vet will be meeting local four-legged friends and judging The Most Stylish Dog and giving a By Besi • 2 min read
PREVIEW: Bitter Sour is back! After a brief hiatus, Bitter Sour returns with a bang to celebrate PRIDE! Bitter Sour, Brighton’s biggest and most loved underground drag show, celebrates all kinds of queerness through the ages and beyond! By Besi • 1 min read
Macmillan Coastal Garden trail 2019 The eighth annual Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail takes place over the weekend of the July 27-28. 2019 has turned out to be a rather special year, as eleven of the twenty-one gardens opening their gates are brand new to the trail. By Besi • 3 min read
24 hours left to vote in the Golden Handbag Awards, 2019 Voting in the 2019 Golden Handbag Awards closes at midnight, on Monday, June 17. In the closest race for years, the top three nominations in seven different categories are separated by just 10 votes. By Besi • 2 min read
COMPETITION: Win a pair of tickets to the Golden Handbag Show Gscene has three pairs of tickets to give away as competition prizes to Brighton’s Gay Oscars, the Golden Handbag Awards. By Besi • 2 min read
New inclusive members group for the city ONE PLANET, a new members association in Brighton & Hove is for men and women aged over 18 – inclusive of all sexualities from gay to mixed and straight people. A new group to the city, ONE PLANET aims to be welcoming, inclusive and community/ outward looking. By Besi • 1 min read
Brighton Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex Conference 2019 postponed The Brighton Trans, Non-Binary & Intersex Conference, provisionally scheduled for July 18 & 19, 2019, will not go ahead this year. In the past, the conference has been facilitated by Brighton University, but earlier this year, it was put out to tender. By Besi • 2 min read
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raise over £1,000 for Rainbow Fund The Brighton Fringe Festival turned out to be an exceptionally busy time for the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus (BrightonGMC). Opening Up, on the opening weekend of the Festival, BrightonGMC was thrilled to be invited by the Ambassador of Sweden to celebrate Brighton as the city that launched ABBA’s glob By Besi • 2 min read
Final lineup revealed for Golden Handbags, 2019 Kara Van Park joins this year’s spectacular lineup of performers to bring the curtain down on the Golden Handbag Awards 2019. By Besi • 3 min read
Cllr Phelim McCafferty Two years on from Grenfell – Greens call for tougher housing regulation TWO years on from the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy in London, Green Councillors in Brighton and Hove have repeated their call for better national housing regulations and fire safety measures. By Besi • 2 min read
New fund from Gay Times promotes LGBT+ media around the world LGBT+ media organisation, Gay Times, announce new initiative, Amplifund to support LGBT+ media and activism around the world and amplify queer voices to global audiences. By Besi • 2 min read
