LGBTQ+ News Bears mechandise goes on sale online The Brighton Bear Weekender (BBWE) Merchandise Store is now open to Bears and there admirers alike. On line you will find the hoodies and new t-shirts for this years Brighton Bear Weekender on June 20-22. To view and purchase the mechanised on offer, CLICK HERE: Also in the shop you can pu By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Paul Gunn & WORSTED@The Verdict Ever found yourself looking for the right tea, the right hat, the right shoes, the right Martini, or even The Right Man or Miss? Look no further! The Glitz of The Jazz Age and the buffoonery and wit of The Ealing Comedies collide and collude in this bang up to date setting! Presenting their English By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Scottish team tops gay football league Saltire Thistle FC wins Gay Football Supporters Nework League Division 1 at first attempt. Glasgow and the West of Scotland’s LGBT friendly side Saltire Thistle FC were this weekend crowned national champions of the Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN) League – the world’s only permanent national By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Afghans win inaugural Exeter City OGOC Futsal trophy Exeter based Afghani United were clear winners in Exeter City’s first ever One Game One Community five a side Futsal tournament yesterday (Sunday March 30). The Afghans won every match they played to lift the inaugural trophy. Players from local black and minority ethnic communities had been especia By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Carousel Brighton Treasure Hunt Local charity Carousel will be hosting a treasure hunt around Brighton from Tuesday April 1 – Sunday April 6. The trail will start and end at Community Base on Queens Road, and will take participants though the lanes and into Brighton Museum and Art Gallery. The Treasure Hunt is free to enter and do By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News OLDER & OUT April social OLDER & OUT provides an informal, warm and friendly gathering space for older LGBT people at the Somerset Day Centre in Kemptown. The April OLDER & OUT event is on Friday, April 25 and the guest speaker for the afternoon will be local author and historian Rose Collis who will be talking about the hi By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Why ‘Pride Matters’ to Rev Michael Hydes Rev Michael Hydes from the Metropolitan Community Church, Brighton explains why Pride Matters to him. “Pride is the ability to hold your head up high. It’s a movement of the heart, a healthy ego expressing itself, an acknowledgement of worth that springs from within. It should be developed by the fa By Besi • 1 min read
Politics Free Sunday parking proposal to be costed Brighton & Hove Liberal Democrats free Sunday parking proposal moved a step closer to implementation last week. Councillors voted last week for Council Officers to produce a report showing the cost implications for both blanket and partial free Sunday parking. The proposal from the Liberal Democrats By Besi • 1 min read
General News St James Street AGM Following a stormy EGM in February which resulted in the election of a new chair, the St James’ Community Action Group AGM on Wednesday March 26 was a more civilised affair. Officers elected at the EGM in February were reconfirmed to serve till the next AGM in 2015 just before the 2015 local electio By Besi • 3 min read
International News IGLTA representatives meet with U.S. Government travel officials Senior members of the Obama administration and travel industry leaders from the public sector discuss ways to increase U.S. tourism. The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) was the sole LGBT organization included in a discussion between U.S. travel industry leaders and senior admi By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Dwarf Cottage Guest House – An adult panto Micronian Theatre Productions are producing a charity panto again this year at the Marlborough Theatre to benefit Cancer Research. So you think you know the story of Snow White? This is an unusal twist on the Story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and is strictly for adultsonly. Dwarf Cottage Gues By Besi • 1 min read
International News Brighton couple go into the history books Andrew Wale and Neil Allard became the first same sex couple in the UK to be married just after midnight at the Royal Pavilion in front of the the world’s media. Friends and dignatries including the Mayor of Brighton & Hove and Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven, joined the couple in a ceremo By Besi • 5 min read
