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City appoints new Mayor

City appoints new Mayor

Councillor Mo Marsh was appointed Mayor of the City of Brighton & Hove at a meeting of the full council on May 18. She replaces the present Mayor Cllr Pete West and will serve the city for the next 12 months. Cllr Marsh has been a Labour councillor since 1995, balancing her civic life representing t

New Chair and relaunch for Peer Action

New Chair and relaunch for Peer Action

Peer Action, the HIV peer support and social group charity for people living with HIV in Brighton & Hove have appointed a new chair and announced they are re-launching the charity. New Chair Gareth Lloyd previously worked in the city. He brings with him business and legal experience and currently wo

BAR BOY PROFILE: Matt Richards @Bedford Tavern

The first person many LGBT+people meet when they first arrive in the city is the bar person at their local LGBT+ venue. These gatekeepers to the community provide an important role both befriending and signposting new arrivals to the scene. Gscene finds out a bit more about them and what makes them

THT to host ‘growing older with HIV conference’

THT to host ‘growing older with HIV conference’

Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) are to host a professional conference on supporting the first generation growing older with HIV. One in three people with HIV is now aged over 50, and new diagnoses among older people have nearly doubled in the last decade – meaning health and social care sectors are en

Learn to dance ballroom and latin at ‘Cheek2Cheek’

Learn to dance ballroom and latin at ‘Cheek2Cheek’

Cheek2Cheek is unique, in that it is the only LGBT+ ballroom and latin dance club in Brighton & Hove. Originally set up in 1998, it continues to provide an alternative to the commercial gay scene with a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.

Taiwan votes to legalise same-sex marriage

Taiwan votes to legalise same-sex marriage

On Wednesday, May 24 2017, the Judicial Yuan, Taiwan’s highest court, ruled that restricting marriage to only a man and a women was unconstitutional. The court voted in favour of marriage equality. Taiwan has made history as the first Asian country to vote in favour of same-sex marriage.

Golden Handbags come of age

Golden Handbags come of age

Voting in the Golden Handbags 2017 closes at midnight on Monday, May 29. The results and winners for what is the most glamorous evening on the LGBT+ community calendar, will be announced at The Golden Handbag Awards in the Oxford Suite at the Hilton Brighton Metropole on Sunday, June 11 starting at

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