Arts BFI FLARE: London LGBT FIlm Festival delivers biggest box office ever BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival concluded on Sunday, March 29 with the European premiere of Malcolm Ingram’s new documentary, Out To Win, celebrating the battle for equality by LGBT sports people. Special guests included director Malcolm Ingram and basketball star John Amaechi. The Closing Nigh By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Core Assets wins Stonewall, Midlands employer of the year award Core Assets, the children’s services group, won the West Midlands Employer of the Year Award at the Midlands region 2015 Workplace Equality Index Awards, hosted by leading gay rights charity Stonewall, in Birmingham. With headquarters in Bromsgrove, Core Assets beat 11 organisations from across the By Besi • 2 min read
General News Brighton Housing Campaign celebrates change in law and the end of ‘revenge evictions’ Home Sweet Home activists from Brighton and Hove are celebrating a change in the law, banning the practice of ‘revenge eviction’. Campaigners celebrated their victory by handing out free treats and leaflets outside the Theatre Royal to tell people about their rights as tenants under the new law, whi By Besi • 2 min read
General News HIV’s answer to a home pregnancy test to be sold on Freedoms Shop website By May 2015 self testing HIV kits will be available from Central and North West London (CNWL) NHS Foundation Trust’s online Freedoms shop. The UK’s first legally approved HIV self-testing kit is anticipated to go on sale in the next few weeks on CNWL’s Freedoms shop website, costing £29.95. The self By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Legends sponsors the legendary Brighton Pride Cabaret Big Top once again in 2015 Legends Hotel, Bar and Club will again be sponsoring the renowned Legends Cabaret Big Top in Preston Park in August, 2015. Tony Chapman, owner of Legends, has over the years, been the most generous contributor to the LGBT/HIV communities in Brighton and Hove and in 2015 he will once again be leading By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News ‘Carnival Collective’ brings the carnival to Brighton Pride Carnival Collective boasts 30+ musicians and delivers an irresistible tidal wave of energetic music. Once described as Brighton’s 21st Century big band, the Carnival Collective sound ranges from live drum & bass and jungle to reggae, cumbia, swing and funk. The Collective will be making its Brighton By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Danny to pound the streets for Canine Partners Fundraiser Danny Dwyer will be turning his attention to animals later in the year, in his attempt to raise £2,000 for assistance dog charity Canine Partners. Canine Partners is a registered charity that helps people with disabilities to enjoy a greater independence and quality of life through the pr By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Stonewall Equality Dinner raises record amount Stonewall’s annual equality dinner, which took place at the Hilton on Park Lane, raised £470,000 for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Equality last week. The event took place at the Hilton on Park Lane and was supported by Aviva, with a champagne reception supported by E.ON. Speakers on By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Emporium needs your help Emporium, Brighton’s only professional producing theatre, is raising funds to improve its facilities to provide a better experience for audiences and performers alike. Since opening its doors in April 2013, Emporium on London Road has coped with temporary seating and kind gifts of technical equipmen By Besi • 2 min read
Arts 18 years – Rainbow Chorus goes from strength to strength The Brighton and Hove LGBT Rainbow Chorus will be celebrating its 18th birthday this year with a packed calendar of events for everyone to enjoy. The chorus, led by musical director Aneesa Chaudhry and pianist Mojca Monti and supported by a dedicated committee, will open its year by performing at Si By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Bliss Art Bliss Art have quite a following on the festival circuit both at home and abroad. Their gigs offer easy to listen to, yet challenging songs filled with Eastern European sounds from virtuoso pianist Mojca Monti and flautist Jana Cadez Amali plus the usual spicy cheekiness and soaring vocals from Asia By Besi • 2 min read
General News Nancy pledges to become ‘Arthritis Champion’ for Kemptown & Peacehaven Nancy Platts, Labour’s parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has agreed to become an Arthritis Champion, supporting Arthritis Research UK in its efforts to find a cure for arthritis. She will also call for policy change to prevent its onset and transform the lives of people w By Besi • 1 min read
