Arts Fabulous trans activist wow’s at Jubilee Library Charlie Crags, activist, nail artist and human being visits Brighton and Hove with her pop up nail bar to celebrate IDAHOBIT. Charlie’s activism – Nail Transphobia – is all about fighting transphobia fabulously. She travels around the country with her pop up salon and invites complete strangers to c By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ‘Out with Allan Jay’ is Latest LBGT+ TV’s newest show to hit the screen Usually known for his chart topping HiNRG music Allan Jay will be giving a “Whats on who’s who, where to go and when to be there” look around the LBGT+ friendly venue’s and events in Brighton. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Lunch Positive to celebrate 8th birthday! Lunch Positive, the HIV charity that provides a weekly lunch club for people with HIV will celebrate its 8th birthday on Friday June 9 from the Lunch Club at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. All members are invited to attend, including those who go along regularly and those who go less frequently or By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Council leader condems Chechen Government Cllr Warren Morgan, the Leader of Brighton and Hove City Council condemned the Chechen Government and its leader Ramzan Khadyrov at the IDAHOBIT event at the Dorset Gardens Methodist Church yesterday, (May 17) By Besi • 2 min read
Community News IDAHOBIT demonstration brings St James Street to a standstill The public vigil marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) was moved indoors to the Dorset Gardens Methodist Church yesterday due to the pouring rain. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Rainbow Cities Network celebrates IDAHOBIT with photo exhibition Brighton & Hove is a member of the Rainbow Cities network of international cities developing lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBT+) policies. Cities from all over Europe and the Americas with an active LGBT+ policy can join in the exchange of expertise and experience. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton IDAHOBIT Vigil moves indoors due to adverse weather forecast Brighton & Hove marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. IDAHOBIT commemorates the day in 1990 the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental diseases and this year will give everyone in the city the oppo By Besi • 2 min read
Business News Moving on! After three years at the helm of The Queens Arms, Barry Nelson is moving on to new challenges. When Barry took over the reins, The Queens Arms was in need of a face lift to re-establish it as a full-time cabaret bar. That was his aim and this he has now achieved. A full refurbishment in October 2014 By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BRIGHTON FRINGE PREVIEW: Giant @The Warren Main House GIANT, presented by The Human Zoo Theatre Company, tells the story of 22-year-old Tommy. Living under the same roof as three generations of his family, everyone else seems to have learnt to ignore the strange things his nan says over dinner and the bizarre rumblings coming from the attic. But Tommy’ By Besi • 2 min read
Health Brighton nurse receives prestigious Royal College award Brighton nurse Jason Warriner received the prestigious Award of Merit at the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) Congress in Liverpool on Saturday (May 13). The annual RCN Awards celebrate the best in nursing with Fellowships, Honorary Fellowships and Awards of Merit presented to those who have given a By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Trans activist to buff Sussex nails at Jubilee Library for IDAHOBIT! To mark IDAHOBIT this year, Brighton & Hove City Council’s LGBT Workers Forum have invited activist, manicurist and all round fabulous person Charlie Craggs to come to Sussex and spend a day being herself, meeting folk and sharing not only her exquisite manicure skills with anyone who might like a f By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Bristol police appeal for witnesses to homophobic attack Avon and Somerset Police are investigating a homophobic hate crime in which a teenager was assaulted in Bristol city centre. The 19-year-old victim was in Park Street, near to Tesco on College Green, when he was verbally abused by two men before one of them punched him in the face just before 4am on By Besi • 2 min read
