Older people’s group hold AGM on April 26 Brighton Gems (Gay Elderly Men’s Society) the social group for gay men over 50 will hold their AGM on Friday, April 26. For twenty years, Brighton Gems has provided a safe and friendly environment for gay men over fifty to meet, make friends and engage in various events each month. By Besi • 1 min read
How safe are we? – Sussex Police to attend public meeting tonight Police officers will attend a public meeting tonight to discuss the recent violent attacks in the St James Street area. By Besi • 2 min read
Breakthrough for diabetic blindness MOTHER Nature could have the answer to treating several causes of blindness, according to a ground-breaking study involving scientists from the University of Surrey and the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute at Indiana University School of Medicine in the USA. By Besi • 2 min read
The Stody Rainbow Garden Party 2019 Rural LGBT+ communities invited to magical gardens at Norfolk estate in association with Norwich Pride and Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Pride. By Besi • 4 min read
Bus company’s push to hire more women The week after UK companies published their gender pay gap reports, Brighton & Hove Buses’ Women Behind the Wheel campaign encourages more women to become bus drivers. By Besi • 3 min read
Judith Butler: Universities can help develop global “alliance” In a recent visit to the University of Brighton renowned philosopher and gender theorist Judith Butler said universities can bring about “new kinds of alliance” across the world in times of political upheaval. By Besi • 3 min read
Employers continue to break employment law Today marks nine years since the Equality Act was passed yet social care providers across London have been found to be openly breaking rules it introduced, designed to prevent discrimination in employment. By Besi • 2 min read
Melanie C and Sink The Pink join Bristol Pride line-up SPICE Girl Melanie C will perform at this year’s Bristol Pride festival as part of a unique world-colliding live show with party makers Sink The Pink. This exciting collaboration will debut on a tour around some of the biggest Pride events and festivals in the world, including Bristol Pride on July By Besi • 4 min read
Prisoner with HIV and diabetes failed by prison staff Inquest finds that the death of Annabella Landsberg, a prison inmate who had diabetes and HIV, was caused by the failings of prison and healthcare staff at HMP Peterborough. By Besi • 2 min read
The Golden Quiz – who’s top of the class in 2019! The first Golden Handbag of the season is up for grabs at the Golden Quiz on Tuesday, May 21 at Charles Street Tap. Last year 26 teams put aside their rivalries, filled Charles Street Tap to the rafters and gave us one of the best community events of the year, all to become the brainiest LGBT+ team By Besi • 2 min read
Forty transgender athletes volunteer for Brighton research University of Brighton scientists research how to resolve international controversy over whether transgender sportswomen are competing fairly. Professor Yannis Pitsiladis and colleagues are conducting a study of more than 40 individuals going through transition, with the aim of determining the faire By Besi • 2 min read
Charity donates £1,000 to Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain for London Pride 2019 Pink Triangle Trust makes donation to Council of Ex-Muslims (CEMB) of Britain in order to help it raise its profile at this year’s Pride event in London on July 6. By Besi • 2 min read
