In The South New Trans* mental health and wellbeing courses The Clare Project will be launching a series of new courses to promote the mental health and wellbeing of Trans* people in Brighton and Hove. The series will kick off on May 5 with Living Well as a Trans Man/ Trans Masculine Person in Brighton & Hove – a 10 week structured, peer facilitated course c By Besi • 1 min read
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Arts Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus welcomes new members Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus will be holding a New Members’ Evening on Tuesday, May 5 2015, from 7:00pm at the Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton. The New Members’ Evening will be combined with a regular rehearsal, so if you’re interested to know what it’s like being in the Chorus and meet t By Besi • 2 min read
Hotel du Vin Business News New LGBT business social networking group launches Vocal Social a new and innovative bi-monthly social and business networking event, is open to everyone, and allows people to meet, chat and connect in a friendly, fun and professional environment, combining into one new premium event, both business and social networking. The inaugural event starts a By Besi • 2 min read
General News X Factor auditions come to Brighton Have you got the X-factor? Auditions for next series will be held at Brighton’s Churchill Square shopping centre. IF you fancy yourself as the new One Direction, Little Mix, Olly Murs or last year’s winner Ben Haenow, now is your chance! Churchill Square Shopping Centre in Brighton will be holding a By Besi • 2 min read
Arts The Golden Handbag Awards 2015 Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Gay Oscar’s, the Golden Handbag Awards, hosted by Lola Lasagne and featuring funny ladies Zoe Lyons and Myra Dubois, powerhouse vocalist Jennie Castelle and the brilliant Drag with No Name. By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Access to be upgraded again at Brighton Pride 2015 After the success of the award-winning accessibility matters initiative at Pride in 2014, access to this years event will be even easier in 2015. Organisers have moved this years Access Tent and Access Gate at the Pride Festival site to the south end of Preston Park making it easier for those with d By Besi • 2 min read
Community News 100 Days and counting to the biggest Brighton Pride25 celebration With less than 100 days to go, the countdown to Brighton Pride 2015 is well underway as Pride organisers prepare to deliver the biggest Pride celebrations the city has ever seen. This year promises a citywide celebration as our diverse and spectacular communities come together to celebrate the 25th By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Belinda Carlisle and B*Witched headline Newcastle Pride One of the UK’s largest free LGBT festivals is back in July with a bumper line up, celebrating 45 years of world Pride. Newcastle Pride, which attracted more than 65,000 visitors in 2014, will return to the city’s Town Moor, from Friday July 17 to Sunday July 19, with a One Love theme marking the an By Besi • 2 min read
International News Gay charity slams Cameron’s handshake with African homophobic witch hunting pastor The UK gay Humanist charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT) condemn the UK Prime Minister’s handshake with African homophobic witch-hunting Pastor Rev Enoch Adeboye. Prime Minister David Cameron shook hands with the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Rev Enoch Adeboye, at the re By Besi • 2 min read
Edge Hill University Arts University offers UK’s first ‘Drag Studies’ module Edge Hill University is to become the first higher education institution in the UK to offer a module dedicated to the art of drag. The Drag Kings and Drag Queens of Performance module has recently been validated and will be on offer to year 3 undergraduates on Performing Arts and Dance & Drama cours By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Ben Cohen supports anti-bullying charity Former England Rugby international Ben Cohen yesterday visited The Elmgreen School in Tulse Hill, south London, to support leading anti-bullying charity Diversity Role Models (DRM). Year 9 students at the school were participating in DRM’s ground-breaking workshops that tackle homophobic, biphobic a By Besi • 1 min read
Arts LGBT Choir Festival receives funding boost The Hand In Hand LGBT Choir Festival, taking place this summer from June 12-14, has received a huge boost in national recognition. Firstly, the National Lottery’s Big Lottery Fund agreed to provide a significant grant to support the event. Shortly afterward, Co-Operative Funeralcare agreed to get on By Besi • 2 min read
