Community News TODAY at B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Learn more about your mental health with MindOut On Thursday February 9 there is a full day of activities regarding mental health and how it affects the lives of LGBT+ people. Go along to the Phil Starr Pavilion in New Steine Gardens from 10am and get involved in the activities and workshops taking place all day. You can Meet Up with MindOut and d By Besi • 1 min read
Community News TODAY at B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Be Safe Stay Safe personal safety workshop BE SAFE STAY SAFE is part of the B RIGHT ON Mental Health Day and hosted by the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF). The session will introduce the principles of personal safety, including how to keep safe without using any physical techniques. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News TODAY at B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Learning to Listen with the Samaritans As part of Mental Health Day during the B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival, part of LGBT History Month, Brighton & Hove District Samaritans bring you Learning to Listen. Have you ever wondered whether or not you are a good listener or do you think that you talk too much and don’t let others get a word in? By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Total raised by Alternative Panto for LGBT Community Safety Forum climbs to £3,814.07 After 20 performances the curtain fell on this years Alternative Pantomime A LADD IN at the Sallis Benney Theatre last Thursday night (February 2). Starring Dave Lynn, Jason Sutton, Davina Sparkle, Allan Jay, Jason Lee, Sally Vate, Christopher Howard and Lola Lasagne, the pantomime written by Andrew By Besi • 2 min read
Community News B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: Be Safe, Stay Safe! Public Community Safety Meeting tonight The regular quarterly public meeting hosted by the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum will be held in the Phil Starr Pavilion tonight, Wednesday, February 8 during LGBT History Month.The group, an established independent LGBT Forum of eight elected, unpaid volunteers, works with the LGBT co By Besi • 1 min read
Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: ‘Smiles Matter’ at Jubilee Library A new exhibition at Brighton’s Jubilee library runs till February 26 highlighting the good work of Accessibility Matters at Pride last year in Brighton & Hove. Curated and designed by the Brighton & Hove, LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF) with the kind support of the Community Safety Team a By Besi • 2 min read
General News London Mayor offers support for equal civil partnerships Equal civil partnerships have been backed by the Mayor after Caroline Russell’s call to show ‘unequivocal’ support for different-sex couples who want an alternative to traditional marriage. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Alternative Panto total for LGBT Community Safety Forum climbs to £3,814.07 After 20 performances the curtain fell on this years Alternative Pantomime A LADD IN at the Sallis Benney Theatre last Thursday night (February 2). Starring Dave Lynn, Jason Sutton, Davina Sparkle, Allan Jay, Jason Lee, Sally Vate, Christopher Howard and Lola Lasagne, the pantomime written by Andrew By Besi • 2 min read
Arts New charity single for Retired Greyhound Trust The Retired Greyhound Trust (RGT) will be releasing their debut charity single, Let’s hear it for the Boy(s), performed by chart-topping artist Allan Jay later this month. Originally a 1980’s No.1 hit for Deniece Williams, the song’s title is also the name of their current campaign which is to highl By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Sleeping Beauty and a little prick at the Old Ship It is tricky when you try to change the format of any tried and tested product to bring your audience along with you. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Tribute Concert for Pablo Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus held a Tribute Concert to celebrate the life of their friend and colleague Pablo Fernandez Arias Carzola at the Phil Starr Pavilion on Sunday, February 5. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL: Brighton HIV charity run Community Café at Phil Starr Pavilion LGBT History Month events Lunch Positive the Brighton based HIV charity will be catering at a wide range of events being staged as part of the B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival which celebrates LGBT History month during February. The Lunch Positive Community Café, situated just outside the Phil Starr Pavilion in New Steine Gardens wi By Besi • 2 min read
