Community News First LGBT Community Groups Network meeting a huge success Sixteen groups attended the first LGBT Community Groups Network meeting. The network has been established to help smaller LGBT/HIV community groups get to know each other, find opportunities for mutual support and cooperation and find ways to develop and deliver on their aims and objectives. The mee By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Gareth Thomas at The Old Market Gareth Thomas opens up about being the first professional sportsman to come out while still playing professionally. Gareth had it all. He was a national hero, a sporting icon, a leader of men, captain of Wales and the British Lions. To him, rugby was an expression of cultural identity, a sacred code By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Looking to adopt? PACT adopters to share their stories at coming information events. PACT adopters will share their stories at upcoming information events in Oxford, London and Brighton in a bid to help find more loving homes for some of the 4,550 children waiting to be matched with new adoptive families. Parents And By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Elly Barnes to open family-themed Herts Pride Elly Barnes, CEO and founder of Educate and Celebrate will open Herts Pride 2014 under the theme We Are Family on Saturday, August 30 at Cassiobury Park, Watford. This year over 20 acts are due to appear on the various stages including the main stage, cabaret tent as well as in the wellbeing and mar By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News From Broadway to Brighton With homage to Oscar and Centre Stage! After a quick refit, Bar Broadway threw open its doors on the eve of Pride 2014 with the promise of bringing something ‘completely different’ to the Brighton commercial gay scene. Business partners Alasdair Jarvie and Michael McGarrigle have joined forces to op By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Warwick Rowers march at Manchester Pride Matt and Laurence, two of the stars of the Warwick Rowers calendar, joined Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton at Manchester Pride last weekend to raise awareness of their new charity Sports Allies. The charity is being set up to fight homophobia through sport. Over the last five years the naked o By Besi • 2 min read
Community News ‘Wir Geben ‘ne Party’ – Eurovision club night tomorrow 40 years ago Abba, the most successful Eurovision act to date, won the contest with their timeless classic Waterloo. That historic Eurovision Song Contest in 1974 took place at the Dome in Brighton. Meanwhile, in a small delivery room some 80 miles away in Colchester, James Brett’s mother was giving By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Free travel for Manchester Pride goers To show its love for the city, Manchester Metrolink is offering Pride wristband holders free travel around the city centre in support of the bank holiday event. Operating from the first tram on Friday morning, August 22 to the last service on Monday night, August 25, all wristband wearers will be ab By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Equal age of consent pioneer to march at Manchester Pride Edwina Currie, the former MP who campaigned for an equal age of consent at 16, will lead the Conservative Party’s LGBT group in this Saturday’s Manchester Pride parade. This year, 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the Criminal Justice Act, the first successful attempt to improve the law on homosexu By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New crime of domestic abuse welcomed by LGBT charity Broken Rainbow, the LGBT Domestic Violence Charity has welcomed news that Ministers are considering plans to create a new crime of domestic abuse. Existing legislation already covers coercive and controlling behaviour, but does not explicitly apply to relationships. Jo Harvey Barringer, Managing Dir By Besi • 1 min read
Books Peer Action creative writing course in partnership with ‘Speaking Volumes’ Project Have you ever wanted to get your thoughts down on paper? Do you want to build your confidence in writing? This Autumn Peer Action and Speaking Volumes are running a six week creative writing course at Hampshire Lodge in Kemp Town, where you will have the chance to develop your writing skills, which By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News FA to investigate former Cardiff manager about alleged homophobic text messages Crystal Palace have announced they will not be appointing Malky Mackay as their new manager. The announcement comes after his former club Cardiff delivered a dossier to the FA claiming Mackay allegedly sent texts of a racist, sexist and homophobic nature while employed by them, according to The Dail By Besi • 1 min read
