BBW quiz night raises £500 for Brighton Rainbow Fund The Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) quiz night at the Camelford Arms, on Thursday, June 13, is the curtain raiser to the annual BBW series of fundraising events. By Besi • 1 min read
Actually Gay Men’s Chorus sing tomorrow at Bears Garden Party With just a week before the curtain rises on Actually Gay Men’s Chorus’ production Showstoppers!, the chorus are hard at work rehearsing lines and preparing for the coming show with a programme that promises to keep you on the edge of your seats and wanting more! By Besi • 1 min read
Tory leadership candidates lay down their LGBT+ credentials Conservative candidates set out their views, policies, and plans for LGBT rights in coming leadership election. LGBT+ Conservatives asked each of the candidates to talk about their record, and what they intend to be their focus if they become the next Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister. By Besi • 20 min read
Switchboard podcast – share your story! Logs of calls to a national LGBT helpline since 1974 tell a rich history of LGBT+ life in Britain – Switchboard are to make a podcast to ‘bring them back to life’. By Besi • 2 min read
Fourteen LGBT+ and HIV organisations celebrate volunteering at ‘Working to Connect’ showcase Fourteen local LGBT+/HIV organisations attend The Working to Connect showcase event on Thursday, June 6 at the Friends Meeting House in central Brighton. Lloyd Russell-Moyle the Labour MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven was present, but sadly local councillors were scarce on the ground except f By Besi • 2 min read
Queen honours top librarian The head of Brighton & Hove’s library service has been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Sally McMahon, Head of Libraries and Information services, has been awarded the British Empire Medal for her services to libraries. By Besi • 2 min read
City holds first ever Carers Festival A free event is being held on Wednesday, June 12 for the thousands of people in Brighton & Hove who dedicate themselves to being unpaid carers for loved ones who have health problems or disabilities. By Besi • 1 min read
Green councillors demand answers as another city GP surgery prepares to close Proposals to close Matlock Surgery, Withdean as part of a ‘merger,’ with Beaconsfield Medical Practice in Preston Park were revealed by the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) this week following an announcement the lease would not be renewed. By Besi • 3 min read
Trans Vegas 2019 returns to Manchester on June 29 Trans Vegas 2019, The second annual transgender arts festival will take place in Manchester from June 29 – July 3, presented by the city’s own trans arts company. The festival will be curated by Artistic Director of Trans Creative, Kate O’Donnell, herself an international performer, writer and curat By Besi • 2 min read
Pimp My Unicorn – A new arts show for Norwich Pride With Norwich Pride only 50 days away, the annual Pride Without Prejudice art show has had to be cancelled due to a lack bookings. Dismayed by this news, Norfolk based poet and artist Vince Laws, has booked the whole of St Margaret’s Church of Art on St Benedict’s Street in Norwich and intends to fil By Besi • 3 min read
M39934-5_9 001 Historic photos of New York City’s Pride Parades to be auctioned A photographic archive tracing the history of New York City’s Pride Parades in the 1970s and ’80s, annotated by the Beat poet Allen Ginsberg (1926-97), is coming up for auction on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising. By Besi • 5 min read
WORTHING PRIDE Worthing Pride receive 10k Big Lotto grant Worthing Pride organisers are “absolutely overwhelmed and delighted” after receiving a Big Lotto grant of £10k to help fund the towns second Pride event on Saturday, July 13, 2019. By Besi • 1 min read
