Coffee and cake morning fundraiser at Queens Arms Community News Bear-Patrol raise £2,000 for cancer charity Bear-Patrol have recently been raising money to buy a Chemotherapy chair for the Sussex Cancer Centre. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: THE POETRY LIBRARY: Queer Poets on Teaching Local poet joins panel of three other queer poets to discuss how identity and politics shapes their work. Polish-born, Brighton based poet Maria Jastrzebska whose latest book is a selection of her poems translated into Polish and published in a dual language collection The Cedars of Walpole Park pub By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Alesha Dixon to headline Pride in London Alesha Dixon will headline the main Trafalgar Square stage at Pride in London, on Saturday, June 25. The Britain’s Got Talent judge will be joining Jake Quickenden, Seann Miley Moore, Sinitta and La Voix among many others. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News PRIDE IN LONDON: Diversity pedestrian traffic signals unveiled For the first time ever, ‘Pride’ pedestrian traffic signals will be installed on roads near Trafalgar Square. Around 50 pedestrian traffic signals around Trafalgar Square will have their ‘walk’ image replaced with new diversity images as part of the celebrations for Pride in London. The familiar gre By Besi • 3 min read
In The South TONIGHT: Candlelight Vigil for Orlando victims cancelled A Candelight Vigil for the victims of those massacred at Pulse nightclub, in Orlando, Florida has been cancelled. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South TODAY: Memorial service for Chris Cooke at 3pm There will be a memorial service on Sunday, June 19 from 3pm at St Mary’s Church, St James’s Street Kemptown to celebrate the life of community activist Christopher Martyn Cooke. By Besi • 1 min read
Picture: DAVID WOOD In The South Businesses back northern LGBT Festival Businesses from across the North East give their backing to one of the UK’s largest free LGBT festivals. Newcastle Pride, which attracted more than 71,000 visitors in 2015, is returning this summer with one of the biggest line-ups in its nine year history, including headline performances by 5ive and By Besi • 2 min read
Samuel Cousins Arts Gay chorus appoint new musical director Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) have appointed Samuel Cousins as their as their new Musical Director, to lead them into an exciting new decade, with his choral experience and boundless enthusiasm. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Lunch Positive celebrate seventh birthday Lunch Positive celebrated their seventh anniversary with a picnic in Dorset Gardens on Saturday, June 11. Friends and supporters from other LGBT and HIV organisations joined Lunch Positive volunteers and clients in sharing wonderful food prepared by Lunch Positive volunteers. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus sing for Orlando dead Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus have recorded a video for the victims and families of those massacred in the biggest mass killing in US history, at Pulse Nighclub in Orlando, Florida. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Medway Council refuse to fly Rainbow Flag for Orlando victims Medway Council urged to fly LGBT rainbow flag following Orlando nightclub shooting. An online petition has been launched to persuade Medway Council to change its mind and fly the rainbow flag at its offices in Chatham, Kent following the mass shooting at the gay nightclub, Pulse in Orlando, Florida. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South New patron for Pink Triangle Trust French gay activist Louis-Georges Tin has been appointed as a Patron of the UK LGBT humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT). By Besi • 1 min read
