Trans Pride Brighton call for submissions for 2019 Brighton TNBI Conference Trans Pride Brighton and Hove (TPBH) take over organising the annual Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex (TNBI) Conference! Following feedback from the wider TNBI communities that the conference should be TNBI-lead, it was agreed amongst the cities’ Trans Sub-group and partners, that it was in the best i By Besi • 2 min read
Noisy LGBT+ protest outside the Dorchester Hotel A protest has been held at the Dorchester Hotel in Central London today, (April 6) against Brunei’s new laws, punishing homosexuality with stoning to death. By Besi • 2 min read
Sonorous Solidarity in Action! Hullabaloo Quire and Grace Petrie wowed a packed audience on Sunday (March 31) night at Sallis Benney Theatre. Their passionate Polyphonic Protest gig saw a sell-out crowd up on their feet joining Grace and the choir singing Fire in Your Heart from Grace’s album, Whatever’s Left. By Besi • 2 min read
Vote with Pride for Hastings! A University of Brighton student leading a vote campaign to win £50,000 for Hastings Pride 2019 – appeals for support. Hastings Pride Arts and Entertainment Director Natasha Scott, in her last year studying applied social science, is urging University staff and students to vote for Hastings Pride: “ By Besi • 1 min read
PREVIEW: PRIDE: The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement by Matthew Todd 2019 sees the 50-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in the US which are seen as the key moments in the beginning of the fight for LGBTQ rights. By Besi • 2 min read
INTERVIEW: Elijah W Harris chats about his role in Rotterdam Gscene talks to actor Elijah W Harris who plays the role of Josh, a trans man in the UK tour of Rotterdam which comes to the Theatre Royal, Brighton on Monday, April 8 – Wednesday, April 10. By Besi • 4 min read
Police release film warning about online grooming Breck’s Last Game, a short film about a 14-year-old boy who was murdered by a man he met on a gaming site, is now available online this week. The film was made to raise awareness of online grooming and carries an important message – do you really know who your online friends are? By Besi • 3 min read
Extra tickets for ‘Big Dick’ go on sale at The Phil Starr Pavilion box office from noon today Tickets for The Brighton Alternative Panto, Big Dick and his Pussy will be on sale at the Phil Starr Pavilion Box Office from 12 noon on Thursday, April 4. The Box Office will be staffed by volunteers from The Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum and tickets can be purchased using debit car By Besi • 1 min read
Match action during the Premier League match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Liverpool at the American Express Community Stadium, Falmer, Brighton on the 9th January 2019. Samaritans raise money from ‘House On Cold Hill’ donations Author Peter James invited Brighton Hove and District Samaritans to make collections at the end of all performances of his recent production The House On Cold Hill at the Theatre Royal Brighton. By Besi • 2 min read
B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community Festival: LGBTQ Dementia Friends Training As part of The B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community Festival, Brighton and Hove LGBT Switchboard present LGBTQ Dementia Friends Training a one-hour workshop aimed at raising awareness. By Besi • 1 min read
Local LibDems warn EU voters could lose their right to vote on May 2! Local Liberal Democrats warn that nearly 14,000 people in Brighton and Hove could lose the right to vote in local elections in the event the UK crashes out of the EU with no deal. By Besi • 2 min read
STI Testing week returns to the City for fifth year This is Brighton & Hove STI Testing Week, where local residents are encouraged to get tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The campaign to tackle high rates of STIs in the city is led by sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) with support from Brighton and Hove City Counci By Besi • 2 min read
