Arts ‘Are you a boy or are you a girl?’ Trans* activist Sarah Savage launches Kickstarter campaign to finance the printing and design of her first children’s book. Sarah is a writer, transgender community advocate and a few years ago took part in the Channel 4 documentary series called My Transsexual Summer. She said: “Are you a Boy or ar By Besi • 3 min read
News Remembering India’s First World War soldiers in Brighton and Hove Dan Jarvis MP, for Barnsley and a former Major in The Parachute regiment is the Labour Party’s lead for the centenary commemorations of the First World War. On Friday, October 19 he visited the City’s India Gate at the south entrance to the Royal Pavilion Gardens, which commemorates more than 4,000 By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News The Brighton & Hove Anti-Hate Crime Vigil tonight This years Brighton & Hove Anti-Hate Crime Vigil is on Saturday, October 18. The Vigil takes place near the fountain on Old Steine at 7pm and will be opened by the Rev. Michael Hydes. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Local taxi firm raises over £5,000 for the Martlets There were smiling faces all round at the Martlets Hospice this week as Streamline Taxis chairman John Streeter presented them with a cheque for £5,300. The money had been raised by Streamline from a Golf Day, coffee mornings and collections at Brighton Racecourse. By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Record number of employers looking for gay talent Last night Stonewall, the equality charity, launched the tenth edition of the Starting Out guide – Britain’s national guide of gay-friendly employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) students and jobseekers. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Human League Alternate Universe Tour comes to Brighton Exactly 33 years since their greatest hit of all time The Human League are performing at the Brighton Centre on Friday, December 12. The Human League, one of the most influential pop groups of all time, are undertaking the Alternate Universe (AU) Tour – a 14-night nationwide tour of the UK at the en By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Our Brighton Hippodrome campaign group claim financial report was withheld from city councillors The community group who are campaigning to save the Brighton Hippodrome as a venue for live theatre have added a new page to their website detailing what the campaigners consider to shortcomings in the way Brighton and Hove City Council has handled the prospects for the Hippodrome’s future. By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Queer Stitch Brighton! Do you enjoy knitting or stitching? If you do then go along to the LGBTQI Stitch Circle! Their next meeting is from 7 pm – 9 pm on Monday November 3, upstairs at Iydea Restaurant, Western Road, Hove – opposite the Temple Bar. By Besi • 1 min read
General News Surprise Welephant cake for Hove firefighters Firefighters in Hove received an unexpected treat recently when a local resident dropped in with a home-baked Welephant cake to support them in the campaign to save their fire engine. By Besi • 1 min read
International News First umbrella LGBTI organisation to fight homophobia in Turkey A new umbrella organisation has been established in Turkey to encourage LGBTI websites, groups and organisations to work together to fight homophobia and transphobia in the Islamic country that straddles Europe and Asia. TURKEY LGBTI UNION has been in existence for just two months and was created to By Besi • 1 min read
Arts McKELLEN supports LGBT film to tackle homophobia in football Sir Ian McKellen is supporting a Kickstarter Campaign to raise funds towards the production budget of a new film called WONDERKID. He appears in the promotional video for the project which is also being supported by the The Kevin Spacey Foundation and LGBT anti-violence and hate crime charity Galop. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Miss Behave’s Gameshow A renegade gameshow for the austerity generation. Part gameshow, part variety show, part disco… Everyone’s a winner! Fifty minutes of games, acts, dancing, fun and phones! In a reaction to the slick and earnest high production populating the world of entertainment today, Miss Behave presents a delib By Besi • 1 min read
