Community News Arun Gay Society raise £300 for Sussex Beacon Arun Gay Society social secretary Peter Saggs presents a cheque for £300 to Simon Dowe, the CEO of the Sussex Beacon. The money was raised from various TAGS events held during the year including coffee mornings and raffles. By Besi • 1 min read
Health New report calls for increase in HIV testing and prevention A new report identifies Brighton has among the highest numbers of HIV-infected men among European cities, and a high proportion are not fully aware of their condition. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Tatchell receives Gandhi International Peace Award Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell receives the Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2016 at a ceremony in the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday, October 31, 2016. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Exciting plans for bigger Exeter Pride in 2017 Organisers of Exeter Pride announce plans for the 2017 event on Saturday, May 13. Exeter Pride is one of the first in the UK summer calendar of Pride events and is the biggest free celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) communities in the county of Devon. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Oldest Gay in the Village fights on to get an apology from the Government George Montague affectionately know as ‘The Oldest Gay in the Village’ will deliver his petition calling for an apology from the Government for his historic sexual offence conviction to Downing Street on Wednesday, November 2. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News World Aids Day 2016 – diary of events The Brighton & Hove World AIDS Day (WAD) Partnership have organised a series of events to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South City’s Superintendent Registrar retires Friends and colleagues joined the Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Pete West at Brighton Town Hall to wish Brighton & Hove Council’s Superintendent Registrar, Trevor Love a successful retirement. By Besi • 1 min read
Features & Longread Charles Street Christmas Fayre Charles Street push the boat out with style this Christmas offering a variety of excellent Christmas parties and meals packages available daily during the festive season. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Bear-Patrol raise £5,000 for Sussex Beacon Bear-Patrol the LGBT community social/leisure networking group raised £5,000 at their annual community lunch on Sunday, October 23 at the Old Ship Hotel on Brighton seafront. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Black, bi, homeless & HIV+, how MindOut Brighton made a difference MindOut is a mental health service run by and for lesbians, gay men, bisexual, trans and queer people and they work with a huge range of mental health experiences. By Besi • 4 min read
General News Greens fight to expose ‘secret’ NHS privatisation plan Green Councillors have this week successfully required that plans to drastically cut spending and reduce levels of local NHS services, undergo better scrutiny. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South LETTER TO EDITOR: Last Friday (October 21) parliamentary legislation that would have wiped clean the criminal records of thousands of gay men was defeated by the Conservative government. By Besi • 1 min read