Peter Tatchell will be addressing the conference LGBTQ+ News National conference on needs of Older LGBT People With LGBT History Month starting on February 1 and the BBC’s recent ‘Living Longer’ week still fresh in the memory, a major conference is taking place in London on Wednesday, January 28 called ‘Older LGBT People: Minding the Knowledge Gaps’. By Besi • 3 min read
Cllr Andrew Wealds General News Reprieve for Youth Service funding for Allsorts LGBT Youth Project Brighton and Hove Council’s Policy and Resources Committee voted last night to call a halt to City Council budget proposals to terminate, in March, its Youth Collective contract with six voluntary sector organisations including Allsorts, the LGBT Youth project. Under the Council’s proposals, all You By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News First LGBT Community Safety Forum meeting of 2015 The LGBT Community Safety Forum is an independent group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* (LGBT) unpaid volunteers serving the LGBT community in Brighton & Hove. The Forum are holding their first quartley public meeting in 2015 on Wednesday, February 11, from 7pm at the Queens Hotel, 1-3 King’s R By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New manager for Grosvenor in Hove Collin Day, one of the most experienced managers on the commercial gay scene in Brighton, is packing his handbag and taking over the management of the Grosvenor in Hove on February 1. By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Bear Weekender reveal logo for 2015 Brighton Bear Weekender (BBW) are a not-for-profit organisation who raise money for local LGBT/HIV groups through fundraising events for bears and their admirers and friends. Their main fundraising event each year is the summer Brighton Bear Weekender, which this year will take place on June 19-21. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Mind launches ‘Crisis Care’ Campaign Mind, the mental health charity, launches its Crisis Care Campaign this week and is calling for local services to deliver on their promise to improve the support for people who are suicidal, self-harming or have psychotic illnesses. By Besi • 3 min read
Simon Kirby MP LGBTQ+ News Kemptown MP calls for transgender people to be included in Stonewall’s next Top 100 Employers Guide Simon Kirby, the MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has called today on the CEO of Stonewall to include the treatment of transgender people by their employers when compiling the next Stonewall Top 100 Employers Guide. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Imi Loa wins ‘Dressed for Success’ Christmas retail competition Winners of the Dressed for Success awards for Brighton and Hove’s favourite festive shop windows were announced last night (Jan 20). Imi Loa on Western Road, Hove, was the overall winner of the competition, which was organised by Brighton and Hove City Council to promote the city’s independent shops By Besi • 3 min read
Nancy Platts MP News Apprenticeship numbers in South-East fall New figures show the number of people starting apprenticeships in the South-East has fallen by 8,750 under the present Government. This comes alongside new fears that the quality of apprenticeships is being undermined, with a government report finding that 21 per cent of apprentices are receiving no By Besi • 3 min read
General News Putting Salt in the Pepperpot! Residents in Queen’s Park and Hanover have been preparing for winter in their own unique way – by adding salt to the Pepperpot! The Queen’s Park Local Action Team and their counterparts in Hanover have been working with Brighton and Hove City Council to provide equipment to spread salt, clear snow a By Besi • 2 min read
Arts US film adaptation for local author Brighton-based writer and Gscene Arts Editor Michael Hootman is to have one of his short stories filmed in the States. LA-based artist Stuart Sandford has adapted the work for the big screen. XVWE will star Michael Kearns (And the Band Played On, Knots Landing), the first Hollywood actor to come out By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Bête Noire release their latest single ‘Piss on Putin’ London quintet Bête Noire has released its latest single, Piss on Putin, as a free download, and it is available now from the band’s official Soundcloud page. The single, inspired by the poster above, seen at a demonstration against the homophobia faced by LGBT people in Russia before the Sochi Wint By Besi • 1 min read
