Mobile digital vending machine distributing HIV self-tests launches at B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community Festival Brighton & Hove become the first city in the world to have a mobile Digital Vending Machine distributing HIV self-tests. The machine will be launched by the Martin Fisher Foundation at the third annual B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community Festival when it opens on Thursday, March 28. By Besi • 2 min read
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie – Faye Tozer steps into role for a strictly limited season Steps star and Strictly Come Dancing finalist, Faye Tozer, will take on the role of Miss Hedge in the award-winning feel good musical sensation Everybody’s Talking About Jamie from Saturday May 6 2019 to Saturday, August 3, 2019. By Besi • 2 min read
Transworkers Photo Exhibition takes pride of place at B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community Festival The Transworkers project started in June 2016. It is a collection of photographs of “TQI” people at work, and includes people who are female to male, male to female, non binary or intersex. (Some may also be L, G, or B too.) By Besi • 3 min read
Actually Gay Men’s Chorus help raise £2,400 for Mayor’s charities Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, sing at the Royal Pavilion to raise money for the Mayor’s charities, Martlets, Rockinghorse, Off the Fence and The Grace Eyre Foundation. By Besi • 2 min read
Local business leaders urged to join Martlets Imelda Glackin at the CEO Sleepout The CEO of Martlets is challenging Brighton & Hove’s business leaders to join her in sleeping outside without shelter to raise money for the Mayor’s charities on April 6, 2019. Imelda Glackin and the CEOs of three other local charities will sleep outside the British Airways i360 with just a sleeping By Besi • 2 min read
Volunteering at Brighton Bear Weekend Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) held its first 2019 Volunteer Party at the Black Horse pub in Church Street on March 4. Volunteers battled the elements to meet the BBW team and sign up to help at events over the Big Bear Weekend from June 13-16. By Besi • 1 min read
The QA’s Got Talent Grand Final QA’s Got Talent comes to a grand climax tomorrow evening (Tuesday, March 26) after six weeks of heats and a semifinal. The final will be hosted by Poppycock and each of the evenings three drag judges will perform with each of the finalists. By Besi • 1 min read
Bear-Patrol raise £399.32 for The Rainbow Fund. Bear-Patrol, the social networking group, raised £399.32 for The Rainbow Fund on Sunday. The Money was raised at their Charity Car Boot Sale held at Brighton Marina on Sunday, March 24. By Besi • 2 min read
LGBT+ Charity announces Futuristic Theme for bank holiday parade Manchester Pride choose Deep Space Pride – A Future World of Equality as the theme for the 2019 Manchester Pride Parade, as the LGBT+ charity invites Manchester to look forward and envisage what the world could look like in the distant future. By Besi • 3 min read
Are you interested in Brighton’s rich LGBT+ Heritage? Queer in Brighton, the heritage learning project are looking for people who want to be involved in a new and exciting Heritage project in the city. The 12 month Heritage Lottery funded project is aimed at developing heritage skills within the LGBT+ communities and creating a strategy for promoting a By Besi • 2 min read
United Airlines now offer non-binary gender booking options United Airlines implements industry-leading LGBT+ inclusive booking capabilities and employee training. United Airlines has become the first U.S. airline to offer non-binary gender options throughout all booking channels in addition to providing the option to select the title “Mx.” during booking an By Besi • 2 min read
PCC attends Ministerial Roundtable to discuss serious violence and knife crime Last week the Police Crime Commissioner (PCC) Katy Bourne attended a PCC-led Ministerial Roundtable Discussion on serious violence. Nationally and locally there have been increases in serious violence and organised crime groups with vulnerable young people being targeted and exploited to carry out t By Besi • 2 min read
