Health Clinic T at the Lawson Unit Clinic T is a new service for transpeople where you can just turn up and walk in. This is a pilot to see what the response is like from the community. Friends and partners are also welcome to attend. To book an appointment telephone 01273 664716 and ask to speak with Tamara or Jules. If […] By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why ‘Pride Matters’ to Matt Brooks from Brighton Bear Weekenders Matt Brooks explains why Pride Matters to him. “There are two remarks that one sometimes hears about Pride events, both in Brighton and elsewhere. They go along the lines of “We have won all our rights – we no longer need Pride” and “Pride is a freakshow and doesn’t represent me”. These ideas sadden By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Campaigner to highlight Commonwealth homophobia during Glasgow games Controversial artist, poet and campaigner Vince Laws is to stage a protest against homophobia in Commonwealth countries during the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow from July 23 – August 23. Vince intends to paint 41 white umbrellas with the names of the offending countries on them in blood red and get By Besi • 1 min read
Community News New Facebook pages for new LGBT Community Groups Network Hot on the heels of launching their new website last week, the LGBT Community Groups Network have launched two new Facebook pages. The Network brings together smaller LGBT not-for profit groups to get to know and support each other, share opportunities and resources, and to access specialist advice, By Besi • 1 min read
Community News The Big Lunch at noon today! – An open Invite to everyone! Lunch Positive invite everyone to their 5th Birthday celebration this Saturday, June 7 at noon. Lunch Positive, the volunteer led charity who provide a weekly lunch club for people with HIV celebrates its 5th birthday today Saturday, June 7. They’re holding a Big Lunch at Dorset Gardens Methodist Ch By Besi • 2 min read
News A weekend of events at Saltdean Lido The grounds of Saltdean Lido will be opened to the public tomorrow, June 7 for a Heritage, Beer and Wine Festival. Included with the activities and stalls planned for the event, Simon Kirby, the MP for Saltdean, will be hosting an all-day citizens advice surgery. The daytime event will include drink By Besi • 1 min read
News Lib Dem candidate claims free Sunday parking report is biased Brighton & Hove City Council’s report on free Sunday parking has been slammed by local Liberal Democrat, Jeremy Gale, as “inept, biased and covered with the Green Party’s fingerprints.” Following the presentation of a petition, signed by 1,282 people, calling for the introduction of free Sunday park By Besi • 1 min read
Health Bridge Bar ‘Think Again’ Fundraiser for GMFA An evening of music, cabaret and cocktails to increase awareness of HIV among young gay men. The Bridge Bar in Clapham is hosting a night of music and cabaret with Julez Hamilton on Sunday, July 13 in support of GMFA’s HIV-prevention campaign Think Again . The Think Again campaign, which Stephen Fry By Besi • 1 min read
Film PREVIEW: Cleavedon Road by Yasmin Zadeh and Jack McMahon Two lesbians. Two gays. Two breakups! Temporary Theatre and The Pink Fringe in association with The Marlborough Theatre present Cleavedon Road, two one-act comedies set on the same street. Emerging gay writers give a fresh new insight into how messy break ups can get with two hilarious, poignant and By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Registrations open for Women V Cancer ‘Ride the Night’ 2015 After the success of the first Women V Cancer Ride the Night challenge, registration for 2015 is now open. The first Ride the Night challenge staged last weekend raised £850,000 for three Women V Cancer charities Breast Cancer Care, Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust and Ovarian Cancer Action. The 2014 chal By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Newcastle Pride takes the biscuit with pop-up art exhibition One of the North East’s biggest free events is taking the biscuit after adding a pop-up art exhibition to its extended three-day line-up. Newcastle Pride, which takes place from Friday July 18, has teamed up with the UK’s largest art, craft and design gallery, The Biscuit Factory, to bring a selecti By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Manchester Pride seeks volunteers for annual festival Applications now open for Pride Stars to be involved across the 2014 celebrations at Manchester Pride Festival. The award-winning lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) event is seeking out hundreds of people to become Pride Stars and help deliver this year’s festival. From June 1 2014, to ti By Besi • 1 min read
