LGBTQ+ News ‘Ditch the Label’ CEO receives honour Liam Hackett FRSA awarded prestigious FRSA honour. Liam Hackett FRSA, CEO of Brighton charity, Ditch the Label has been made a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in recognition of “an outstanding contribution to society through national anti-bullying work and interventions.”. Founded in 1754 and gr By Besi • 1 min read
Older and Out trip to Brighton Marina last month LGBTQ+ News An event for older LGBTQIU people The August Older and Out event is on Friday, August 29. Older and Out is a social networking group for anyone who identifies as older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex or undecided. Older and Out meet from 1pm on the last Friday of each month at The Somerset Day which is located a By Besi • 1 min read
International News Victim of anti-gay hate crime sentenced to 10 years for self-defense. Hate Crime victim Luke O’Donovan accepts plea bargain. In Atlanta, Georgia, USA, family and friends rally in support of Luke O’Donovan while his attackers go free. Luke, survivor of a homophobic attack in Atlanta, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges that he assaulted those who attacked hi By Besi • 2 min read
General News September 10: World Suicide Prevention Day Chief Constable of Sussex Police Giles York to speak at Grassroots Suicide Prevention event on September 10. The event to mark World Suicide Prevention Day will be staged at The Brighthelm Centre starting from 9.30am. Order of events: 9.30 am – 1.00 pm: Free suicide alertness training for community By Besi • 2 min read
General News Channel 4’s ‘Bodyshockers’ with Katie Piper wants you! Do you regret your cosmetic surgery, tattoos, piercings, hair extensions or anything else? Are you about to have an extreme piercing, buttock implants or a big and unusual tattoo or something else? If so Channel 4 wants to hear from you. To get in touch and tell your story, EMAIL: For more informat By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: The Short & Girlie Show Eight women, three acts, two hours. Are you ready for the Spreading the Love Tour? The UK’s longest running all-female comedy improv troupe present sketches and songs based on audience suggestions and feature: • The Short & Girlie Show IMPROVISATION www.shortandgirlie.com • Hannah Brackenbury CO By Besi • 1 min read
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Chairman (left) with Gogglebox’s Christopher Steed Community News Gogglebox star donates winnings to local gay chorus Gogglebox star Christopher Steed, donates winnings to Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus after appearing on Channel 4’s Million Pound Drop hosted by Davina McCall. Christopher has donated over £800 to Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus from his winnings after appearing on Channel 4′s Million Pound Drop starring Davin By Besi • 2 min read
General News Man attacked in St James’s Street, Brighton Sussex Police are appealing for witnesses to an unprovoked attack that left a 50-year-old man with a fractured eye socket. The victim was walking in St James’s Street, Brighton, at about 2am on Friday (8 August) when he was approached by a man who asked him for a cigarette. Without warning, the atta By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News MIchael Cashman elevated to House of Lords Michael Cashman CBE – a patron of the UK’s Pink Triangle Trust, Honorary Associate of the National Secular Society, former Labour MEP, former President of the European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBT issues, and former British soap actor – has been awarded a peerage. Cashman was one of a number of w By Besi • 1 min read
General News Mayor to hold charity event at Pavilion Gardens Cafe The Mayor and Mayoress of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Brian Fitch & Mrs Norah Fitch are holding a fundraising event for the Mayor’s charities on Wednesday, August 20. Pavilion Gardens Tea will be staged in a private enclosure at the Pavilion Gardens Cafe with tickets will costing just £6 for tea, cakes an By Besi • 1 min read
General News Wiggo comes to Brighton! Sir Bradley Wiggins will compete in this year’s Friends Life Tour of Britain cycle race, which arrives in Brighton on September 13. The former Olympic champion and first Briton to win the Tour de France will defend his title and be among the world’s top cyclists crossing the finishing line on the pe By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Rainbow Chorus new members night in September Rainbow Chorus, the South East’s only LGBT-mixed choir, will be launching a new ‘Members Night’, for those seeking new inspiration and melodious music, at St George’s Church, Kemptown on Monday, September 15 from 7pm. The chorus, a non-auditioning choir, have just celebrated their most successful ye By Besi • 1 min read
