Health Action plan to tackle health inequalities for men who have sex with men Public Health England (PHE) has launched an action plan to address the health and well-being inequalities affecting gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM). The plan focuses on three interrelated areas in which MSM are disproportionately burdened with ill health: sexual health and HI By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Glasgow’s LGBT young people perform with ‘Feeling’ The Wellcome Trust and the Roundhouse present Sounds of Sexology, the final showcase of a nationwide Sexology Songwriting project, on Tuesday, February 17, 2015. Young people from Glasgow, London, Manchester, Brighton and Havant are to perform songs with Dan Gillespie Sells, the lead singer from pop By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New officer joins LGBT team A new police officer has joined the LGBT team at Brighton police station. PC Sarah Laker joins Rory Smith as an LGBT liaison police officer helping to support the diverse communities across the city. By Besi • 1 min read
Sam Bailey Arts Win a pair of tickets to see Sam Bailey X Factor winner Sam Bailey is appearing at the Brighton Centre on Saturday, February 14. Sam has a huge gay following in Brighton and her finale performance was the highlight of the main stage at Pride 2014 last August. Gscene have a pair of tickets to give away to some lucky person. By Besi • 1 min read
Health Manchester commits to halving late-diagnosed and undiagnosed HIV Manchester City Council has committed to halving late-diagnosed and undiagnosed HIV by passing a motion on early HIV testing in support of the Halve It campaign. The motion, passed unanimously by the Council, recognises the importance of local action in coordinating and commissioning accessible and By Besi • 2 min read
Cllr Warren Morgan Health Labour pledge to raise awareness on mental health Labour have pledged to support ‘Time to Change’ and have signed up to their mental health anti-stigma programme. Labour believe mental health should be given equal priority with physical health, as outlined in the government’s mental health strategy implementation framework. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Short & Girlie Show A night of improvised comedy sketches, silly songs and crap raffle prizes. THIS multi-award-winning all-female improv troupe drawn from the LGQ communitites will also feature a solo spot from the Short & Girlie Show’s musical director Hannah Brackenbury, otherwise known as Tim Minchin and Victoria W By Besi • 1 min read
In The South Permanent rainbow crossing planned for Totnes Devon-based grassroots LGBT community organisation Proud2Be Project has announced plans to install Europe’s first permanent rainbow zebra crossing, in the rural town of Totnes in Devon. Last year, Proud2Be laid down a temporary crossing outside St Mary’s Church in the High Street, in the lead up to By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Community Village placed at the heart of the Brighton Pride celebrations Following feedback from the local community, the Pride Community Village will be placed at the centre of the celebrations on Preston Park in August with local LGBTQI organisations including MindOut, Allsorts, Lunch Positive and LGBT Community Safety Forum playing an important role on the day. The Pr By Besi • 1 min read
General News Report reveals flu vaccination not effective this year Despite this years flu vaccine being less effective than last year, Public Health England (PHE) recommended people in at risk groups to still get vaccinated. New research from PHE has found that the seasonal influenza vaccine has provided low protection this winter against flu infection caused by on By Besi • 3 min read
Business News Oliver Letwin MP visits Hove Oliver Letwin MP joined Conservative parliamentary candidate Graham Cox on a visit to the newly refurbished Hove branch of Barclays last week. They met with local branch managers to discuss how the bank is focusing on customer service to build relationships in the community. Barclays work alongside By Besi • 1 min read
In The South TAGS choose Hawaiian theme for annual party The Arun Gay Society (TAGS) are holding their annual party at Club 03 in Littlehampton on Saturday April 11. The theme of the evening is Hawaiian, there will be a buffet, raffle and disco and the bar is open till midnight. TAGS was formed in 1982 out of the local branch of Campaign for Homosexual Eq By Besi • 1 min read
