Arts PREVIEW: Briefs: ‘The Second Coming’ at the Old Market Take six Australian hunks and one New Yorker of differing shapes and sizes, add a fierce portion of drag and mischievous masculinity, infuse with dancing, tumbling, juggling, acro-balancing, trapeze, hula hooping, lip syncing, six-inch heels, cover in sequins frocks and glamour, season with wicked w By Besi • 3 min read
General News VisitBrighton celebrates city’s tourism successes Over 100 people from sixty local businesses gathered last week to celebrate some of the city’s tourism successes over the past year. THE NETWORKING event, hosted by VisitBrighton, the city’s official marketing tourism arm, was held at the Verano Lounge, Western Road, Brighton. A round-up of the unit By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Hundreds turns out for ‘Big CONSENSUAL Kiss In’ at Sainsbury’s A huge crowd answered the call from the University of Brighton Students Union to protest at Sainbury’s Supermarket in New England Street Brighton this evening, (October 15) and take part in a Big CONSENSUAL Kiss In. By Besi • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Nick Ford Photography presents: ‘4×8’ Nick Ford along with seven guest photographers presents 4×8, featuring the work of eight photographers exhibiting for 4 days each as part of Brighton Photo Biennial and Fringe. This exciting citywide event celebrates the medium of photography drawing on the work of both local, national and internati By Besi • 1 min read
Arts THEATRE PREVIEW: Margaret Thatcher Queen of Soho After a sensational sell-out at the Edinburgh Fringe, an award-winning run in Dublin at the International Gay Theatre Festival and an award-winning sell-out run at the Brighton Fringe Festival, the production returns to take part in the Brighton Comedy Festival on October 24 and 25 at 9.30 p.m. at t By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Demo called after student asked to leave Sainsbury’s for kissing girlfriend Students from Brighton’s two Universities are organising a ‘Big Consensual Kiss In’ at Sainsbury’s supermarket in New England Street, Brighton, at 6 p.m. today, October 15. The action comes after Annabelle Paige, an English Literature student at Sussex University was asked to stop kissing her girlfr By Besi • 2 min read
Community News London Switchboard receives ‘community award’ at Attitude Awards After 40 years of service to the LGBT community, London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard was honoured with the ‘Community Award’ at the Attitude Awards 2014 in London on Monday night By Besi • 1 min read
Health Kemptown MP re-elected as Vice Chair of the HIV/AIDS all-party parliamentary group Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, was re-elected as Vice-Chairman of the HIV/AIDS All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) at its Annual General Meeting in Westminster earlier today. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE PREVIEW: Lynn Ruth Miller’s Not Dead Yet! Brighton’s favourite cabaret octogenarian returns to the Marlborough Theatre and she’s Not Dead Yet! Lynn Ruth Miller is 80 years old. She’s lived a lot – and nearly died a few times too. She’s faced massive fears and eaten a lot of last suppers, from discharging herself from hospital after being gi By Besi • 1 min read
Health New sexual health service for male sex workers Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, is launching a new and confidential service exclusively for male sex workers in Brighton and Hove called PRO (TECT). The tailor-made service will provide sex workers with a safe space to talk about anything to do with thei By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Revenge DJs go sober DJs Lee Harris and Alex Baker are going Sober for October to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Alex and Lee are Club Revenge’s main floor weekend residents for Friday and Saturday respectively. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Winter Pride UK Arts Awards 2014 The second Winter Pride UK Arts Awards will be hosted by Irish broadcasting personality Brendan Courtney at Tobacco Dock in East London on Saturday, November 15. Winter Pride UK, a unique celebration of creativity and a dazzling display of the finest performance and visual arts, is open to all artis By Besi • 2 min read
