Comedy Walk the ‘Red Carpet’ at the Golden Handbag Awards It’s time to get out those feather boas and your smartest outfits in preparation for Brighton’s annual Gay Oscars which this year for the first time will feature the ‘red carpet treatment’ for those attending. The Golden Handbag Awards 2015 will be held at the Brighton Metropole Hilton on Sunday, Ju By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Gay Games Ambassador defends weightlifting titles Gay Games Ambassador Chris Morgan has successfully defended his British Deadlift Championship titles. Chris was lifting in the British Single Event Championships, held in Stafford, England, and made lifts of 220 kilos followed by 250 kilos and then 260 kilos to win British titles in Masters 1 (40+), By Besi • 2 min read
Nancy Platts: Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven General News Disabled people to have their voices heard Nancy Platts, the Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, is organising a conference on Thursday, March 19 at St. Mary’s Church community hall in Kemp Town. The purpose of the conference will be to make disabled people’s concerns known to politicians, business leaders an By Besi • 1 min read
Health The POPPY Study – the seven most frequently asked questions As the population of people living with HIV worldwide gets older and retroviral drugs continue to prolong the lives of people with HIV, some clinicians, particularly in the USA, believe people living with HIV are ageing faster than the general population. By Besi • 4 min read
Arts New chairman for Actually Gay Men’s Chorus John Hamilton, founder and chairman of the Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC), is leaving the board after nine years of dedicated service. John, the handsome bass singing from the back row of the Chorus, has also regularly pulled pints at the Bulldog on St James’s Street for the last few years. John s By Besi • 2 min read
Film Same-sex parents wanted for documentary University of Sussex master’s degree student seeks same-sex parents and older children for a documentary. Diêgo Lôbo, a Brazilian human-rights activist, has worked in Brazil, South Africa, Kenya and India. For the last three years he has coordinated an advocacy programme on children’s rights. As par By Besi • 2 min read
Gary Pargeter, The Mayoress, The Mayor and Viv Woodcock Community News Police chiefs attend ‘Open Evening’ for small LGBT/HIV groups The Chief Constable of Sussex, Giles York, the Commander for Brighton and Hove, Chief Superintendent Nev Kemp, and the Police and Crime Commissioner for Sussex Police, Katy Bourne attended an Open Evening for the Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Groups Network at Prestomex House on Wednesday, Februa By Besi • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Justice Minister promises pardons for people with historic convictions Liberal Democrat MP Simon Hughes today promised legislation before the May General Election to pardon those with historic convictions for being homosexual. Mr Hughes made the promise this afternoon during a political hustings event at National Student Pride at the University of Westminster in Maryle By Besi • 2 min read
Dominic Treadwell-Collins LGBTQ+ News EastEnders to create trans* storyline Dominic Treadwell-Collins, executive producer of EastEnders, revealed this afternoon during National Student Pride that he is set to create a trans* storyline for the iconic British soap. He told a packed audience at the University of Westminster, which was hosting the event: “I am planning to write By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Same-sex couple turned away from popular Scottish wedding venue The Equality Network, Scotland’s national lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) equality and human rights charity, has responded to news that a same-sex couple were turned away from a popular Scottish wedding venue because of their sexual orientation. By Besi • 2 min read
Cllr Warren Mogan: Leader of Labour and Cooperative Group News Councillors fail to set a budget Following the failure of Brighton and Hove City Council to set a budget for 2015-16 at the Council’s budget meeting on Thursday night (February 26), the Labour leadership is calling on Green and Conservative councillors to come to an agreement when the council reconvenes on Tuesday so that residents By Besi • 2 min read
Kary Bourne PCC opens the new office for the LGBT Community Safety Forum office Community News Police and Crime Commissioner opens new LGBT Community Safety Forum office Katy Bourne the Police and Crime Commissioner cut the tape to open the new offices of the LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF) last week. She was joined by Chief Superintendent Nev Kemp and Peter Kyle the Labour parliamentary candidate for Hove & Portslade. The office is provided free of charge to By Besi • 2 min read
