In The South Gay Nigerian asylum seeker needs your help Oyekunle a gay Nigerian asylum seeker is being detained in Colnbrook detention centre. On January 31 he was due to be forcibly deported on a charter flight along with 99 other detainees, including one bisexual man and many who have been in the country for years with family and children. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: Liverpool: OUTing the Past at Museum of Liverpool Stuart Milk, the global LGBT human rights activist and political speaker, nephew of civil rights leader Harvey Milk and co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation, will open OUTing the Past 2017 at Museum of Liverpool on Saturday, February 25 at 10am. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Students celebrate LGBT History Month Film nights, tours of Brighton, a sports day and guest lectures are some of the events planned by University of Brighton staff and students during LGBT History Month. By Besi • 1 min read
Health I will survive? LGBT+ mental health deserves more support At the beginning of LGBT History Month the London Assembly Health Committee publishes findings and recommendations to the Mayor of London on how he can provide better mental health support for LGBT+ people. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON Festival: Phil Starr Pavilion hosts LGBT History Month events Today (February 1) is the start of LGBT History Month, an international month-long observance of our collective LGBT+Histories. History month gives all LGBT+ people and their allies the opportunity to commemorate and remember the bravery of those who campaigned and spoke out over the years to help u By Besi • 2 min read
Arts New performance venue named after legendary drag queen, Phil Starr The curtain rises on LGBT History Month at the Phil Starr Pavilion on Friday, February 3 with a series of over 50 events taking place under the collective banner of the B.RIGHT.ON LGBT Festival, to highlight the work of the city’s many LGBT groups and organisations. By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Thousands pardoned thanks to Lib Dem ‘Turing Law’ Government posthumously pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men in England and Wales convicted of decades-old sexual offences. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Local artist exhibits at Zona Rosa, Mexican restaurant in Kemptown Zona Rosa Restaurant in Kemptown are holding an exhibition of the work of John N Byrne starting tomorrow. February 3. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: LGBTQ+ History Club #5 and Exhibition Queer in Brighton returns with their next LGBTQ+History Club #5 on Sunday, February 26. The session will feature a presentation from Tom Sargeant from the Brighton Ourstory Project and will take place at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery from 3-5pm. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Brighton MP says meeting with Transport Secretary “a step in the right direction” for BML2 Project Following a meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport, the Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP and representatives from the BML2 Consortium organised by Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven, the Transport Secretary has agreed to look at a more detailed feasibility study for the BML2 proje By Besi • 2 min read
Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: New exhibition inspired by Joe Orton to open its doors A new exhibition inspired by the life and work of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton opens its doors at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in London on Sunday February 5. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: Cambridge Event: ‘Gay in the 80s’ looks back on a pivotal era in the LGBT movement’s history Ahead of LGBT History Month, Colin Clews sheds new light on the LGBT experience in the 1980s in his new book Gay in the 80s. By Besi • 1 min read
