Brighton Pride 2014 Community News 78 Countries Countdown to Brighton Pride Brighton and Hove’s campaigning theme for 2014 is Freedom To Live and highlights the plight of those LGBTQ communities living across the globe in countries where homosexuality is criminalised. There are 78 countries, many within the Commonwealth, who currently have a form of state sponsored homophob By Besi • 2 min read
MONEY MAIL – Steve Webb,Minister of State for Pensions – James Coney interview. General News Historic reforms to create New State Pension Major reforms to the state pension which will simplify the system are a step closer today after the legislation became law. The reforms will create a simple, flat rate pension, the full level of which will be set above the basic means test, currently £148.35. In particular, women, carers and some lo By Besi • 2 min read
Health ‘It Starts With Me’ highlights increased HIV risk during recent infection New campaign highlights the risk of recent HIV infections and encourages gay and bisexual men in England to use condoms. Research shows that as many as half of new HIV transmissions take place during the period known as primary infection. During this period, it is estimated that someone with HIV may By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Police issue efit of man connected to Hove rape This is the Efit of a man police want to speak to about a rape in Hove. On Tuesday, April 29 at around 10.30pm the victim, a 51-year-old man, was walking home from a pub on Brunswick Street West when he met a man at the junction with Western Road and Lansdowne Street. They got […] By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Manchester Pride feels the love Parade applications are now open for Manchester Pride Parade. Applications are now open for the Manchester Pride Parade, which will take place at 1pm on Saturday August 23, 2014. The theme for 2014 is LOVE and will be rolled out across the festival, whether it be to honour the same sex marriage act, By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Gay choir supports local charities Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus have raised nearly £550 for two local charities at their annual Festival Fringe shows Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus’ two extremely well-received Fringe Festival performances of Nautical but nice at St George’s Church, Kemptown at the start of May helped to boost the coffers of By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News UK tops LGBTI human rights report The 2014 ‘Rainbow Europe’ human rights survey has been released by ILGA-Europe, the Europe-wide network of LGBTI organisations. The UK has once again been ranked number one in Europe for LGBT rights. ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Europe Map reviews the standing of European countries against essential legal By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Legends cabaret tent returns She’s back and she’s more fabulous that ever! Legends Cabaret Tent is back on Preston Park this August, hosted by the evergreen Lola Lasagne with a star studded line-up that will guarantee Pride 2014 sees only the top cabaret acts working on the scene, appear in Preston Park. Sponsored by Tony Chapm By Besi • 1 min read
Community News “There’s a real community buzz” as Zoe Lyons launches Rainbow Fund grants programme Over 70 representatives from a range of local LGBT voluntary sector community groups gathered last night to hear Rainbow Fund Patron Zoe Lyons launch this year’s main Grants Programme at the Emporium venue on London Road. Speaking at the event, Zoe wished the groups luck in their funding application By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund main grants programme for 2014 timed around this year’s Brighton Pride The Rainbow Fund is launching its 2014 main grant funding round tonight, thanks to the financial support of Brighton Pride the Brighton Bear Weekender and the fund’s other donors. Local eligible LGBT and HIV community groups are being invited to apply for grants of up to £5,000. Last year £53,550 wa By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Pride and Rainbow Fund supports work of the LGBT Community Safety Forum A Rainbow Fund grant helps the busy volunteer-led LGBT Community Safety Forum respond to 12 calls for help a day. The LGBT Community Safety Forum is an established independent LGBT forum of volunteers working with the LGBT Community to address and improve safety issues throughout Brighton & Hove. Th By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Hundreds hit the streets of Brighton for Stonewall 25th anniversary celebration 11th annual Equality Walk raises over £55,000 to tackle homophobic abuse. Over 700 Stonewall supporters took to the streets of Brighton for the charity’s eleventh annual Equality Walk on Sunday. The annual fundraiser was part of Stonewall’s 25th anniversary celebrations and raised over £55,000 to ta By Besi • 2 min read
