Community News Handbags under the Hammer Wanted Handbags, Hats & Heels! The Martlets Hospice is asking women from Brighton & Hove to dig out their unwanted handbags for a new charity auction event. The Hove based charity is hosting their first ‘Handbags, Hats & Heels’ sale & auction of all styles of handbags, hats and shoes at the Sussex C By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Transgender Day of Remembrance in Croydon Trans murder victims will be remembered at event for trans people and their allies in Croydon on Saturday, November 22. The Remembrance ceremony will take place at 2pm on the first floor of the Central Library, when a candle will be lit for each person murdered, during the previous twelve months jus By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Devon community groups team up to mark Transgender Day of Remembrance The Torbay-based transgender organisation, Transfigurations is teaming up with the social enterprise Proud2Be Project to host a one-off event to mark this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance. By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News International Transgender Day of Remembrance Transgender Day of Remembrance is held every year on November 20 to remember and honour those who have been killed due to transphobic violence and discrimination across the globe. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28, 1998 was the catalyst for the creation By Besi • 3 min read
General News ‘Reclaim the Night’ march returns to city streets Around 450 people marched through Brighton on Saturday, November 15 to demand safer streets and an end to gender based violence. The annual Reclaim the Night march and rally, organised by Brighton Feminist Collective (BFC), now in it’s third year, brought together hundreds of people in solidarity, c By Besi • 5 min read
Food & Drink Thai restaurant re-opens after £150,000 refit The Giggling Squid in Hove has re-opened after it suffered £150,000 worth of storm damage in July following a summer storm which resulted in thousands of gallons of rainwater pouring in through the roof of the floor-story building. By Besi • 2 min read
General News THT says UK can reach ‘tipping point’ of fight against HIV within a generation As Public Health England releases its annual report on the UK’s HIV epidemic, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has released a response outlining how the UK can lead the world in reaching ‘the tipping point’ in the fight against the virus. World Health Organisation modelling By Besi • 2 min read
International News Simpons co-creator saves Bengi the ‘gay bull’ from slaughter Sam Simon, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Animal Rights Action Network (ARAN) partner together to send Benjy to sanctuary. The Irish bull facing slaughter for being gay has had his freedom bought by a Hollywood producer. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: ‘The Institute of Sexology’ The Wellcome Trust is launching ‘The Institute of Sexology’ (November 2014 to September 2015), the first UK exhibition to bring together the pioneers of the study of sex.Young people from around the country have begun work on a Sexology Songwriting project that will see them exploring the study of s By Besi • 2 min read
Health Grassroots Suicide Prevention rewarded in the Lloyds Bank Community Fund Grassroots Suicide Prevention has been awarded £3,000 in the Lloyds Bank Community Fund 2014 in Brighton and Hove. Lunch Positive the HIV lunch club came a close second in the local vote and will receive a grant of £2,000. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Argentine Film Festival The third Argentine Film Festival takes place at the Ritzy cinema and Hackney Picturehouse in London from November 27-30, providing a unique showcase for the best contemporary films from and about Argentina. Wild Tales (Relatos salvajes) the riotous black comedy by Argentine director Damian Szifron By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Irish drag queen receives Humanitarian Award at Winter Pride Art Awards, 2014 Gay activist, Rory O’Neill aka drag queen Panti was presented with a Humanitarian Award as part of the Winter Pride Art Awards on Saturday evening. Winter Pride was moved and inspired by Panti’s ‘Noble Call’ speech at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin following a performance of James Plunkett’s 1913 Locko By Besi • 2 min read
