LGBTQ+ News Rainbow Laces campaign to kick homophobia out of football returns Arsenal stars including Walcott and Giroud film advert for TV and cinema. Stonewall, the LGB equality charity has joined forces with the Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN) and Paddy Power, and sent rainbow laces to every professional club and footballer in Britain to show support for gay player By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Latest Pink Humanist magazine now online A unique online magazine for LGBT atheists, agnostics, freethinkers, humanists and secularists, worldwide “Since 1999, the UK has legislated astonishing, huge legal improvements in lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) human rights”. These improvements, says veteran human rights activist Pet By Besi • 2 min read
Health NHS failing LGB people Lesbian, gay and bisexual men and women in England report poorer health and experiences of healthcare in the NHS. A survey of over two million people has found that lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) men and women in England are more likely to report poor health and unfavourable experiences of the Nati By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Scottish gay rights campaigners urge ‘Vote yes for equality’ Yes LGBT have launched its Rainbow Paper outlining how independence will deliver greater equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland. The campaign group say Westminster control is holding back LGBT rights and threatens to reverse the progress achieved. Yes LGBT, the By Besi • 4 min read
News LGB men and women in England report that they receive poorer health care in the NHS Lesbian, gay and bisexual men and women in England report poorer health and experiences of health care in the NHS A survey of over two million people has found that lesbian, gay and bisexual men and women in England are more likely to report poor health and unfavourable experiences of the National By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Sect who claim they can ‘cure gays’ purchase a former school in East Sussex Lewes couple challenge the legality of council sale of former school to ‘homophobic sect’ that claims it can ‘cure’ gays. Tony Leonard and Dominic McCartan have written to East Sussex County Council Chief Executive, Ms Becky Shaw, asking her to explain how the council’s decision to sell the former By Besi • 3 min read
Health LGBT services suffering as a result of austerity A new report published today (September 4) – commissioned by the TUC from London Metropolitan University – exposes the impact on LGBT services of the government’s austerity measures. Staying Alive: The Impact of Austerity Cuts on the LGBT Voluntary and Community Sector in England and Wales is the fi By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Roasted Lasagne – Drag queens line up for return of London’s only Drag Roast The wicked Queen of the drag circuit, Lola Lasagne has been confirmed as the next willing ‘roastee’ at London’s only comedy Drag Roast, organised by QX magazine and the Royal Vauxhall Tavern (RVT) to raise funds for Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). The Drag Roast will take place at the RVT on Thursday, By Besi • 2 min read
General News Memorial unveiled to local World War One Victoria Cross holder A commemorative stone and plaque was unveiled today, September 3 at the Brighton War Memorial to honour the memory of Captain Theodore Wright who was awarded the Victoria Cross in World War One. Relatives of Captain Wright were among those attending the ceremony and laid flowers in his memory. Other By Besi • 3 min read
General News Cavendish and Sir Bradley confirmed in cycle race line-up Excitement builds up as Brighton seafront shapes up for a thrilling finish to the Sussex stage of the Friends Life Tour of Britain on September 13. As well as Sir Bradley Wiggins, the world’s top sprinters Mark Cavendish and Marcel Kittel have both been confirmed in the line-up for the race. Cavendi By Besi • 2 min read
News Labour candidate calls for stats on fire response times Nancy Platts is pressing the East Sussex Fire Authority to reveal what impact fire service cuts will have on response times in East Sussex. Nancy, the Labour parliamentary candidate for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has written to the Fire Authority to ask if response times to road traffic accid By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Pride honour those who make Pride happen each year Pride Directors Paul Kemp and Dulcie Weaver honoured the people who work behind the scenes to make Pride happen each year, at the Pride Supporters Awards at the Brighton Metropole Hilton on Monday night (September 1). Special awards were presented to representatives from the police and council who h By Besi • 3 min read
