Charles Street Tap raise £649.28 for Rainbow Fund Rupert Ellick and Chris Marshall, manager of Charles Street Tap, celebrated their combined birthdays on Sunday, September 2 to raise money for the Rainbow Fund. By Besi • 1 min read
New Delhi, India – November 29, 2015: Delhi Queer Pride -2015 India repeals Colonial ban on same-sex relations THE Supreme Court of India made the historic decision to repeal the ban on same-sex relations on September 6. The colonial-era Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code made sexual behaviour “against the order of nature” illegal and punishable by imprisonment and served as a model for similar laws across By Besi • 3 min read
PREVIEW: Buffy, Slayer of the Vampyres @Caroline of Brunswick Bitter Sours presents Count Addiction and Cherry Fakewell in an epic Halloween show blending the best in Brighton’s underground drag scene and the best of Sunnydale High to the most amazing seven seasons of television the world has ever seen! By Besi • 1 min read
Eastbourne Rainbow visit Eastbourne College Members of Eastbourne Rainbow, Eastbourne’s social group for 50 plus LGBT+ people enjoyed a tour of Eastbourne College in August. By Besi • 1 min read
Two Brewers takes ‘Best LGBT+ Pub’ crown in national awards The Two Brewers, Clapham’s iconic LGBT+ and multi award-winning pub, is crowned ‘Best LGBT+ Pub’ in Britain in the John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards. General Manager, Jimmy Smith, received the coveted trophy at a glittering awards ceremony, which took place in London on September 6. By Besi • 2 min read
British Airways report data breach to police Personal and financial details of 380,000 customers making bookings on ba.com and the airline’s app were compromised from 22:58 BST on August 21 2018 until 21:45 BST on September 5 2018 inclusive. Data stolen included customers home addresses, credit card details and contact details, but did not inc By Besi • 1 min read
A carnival of EUnity during Liberal Democrat Conference AS UK-wide calls for a final say on the governments Brexit deal grow louder and more insistent, Brighton & Hove Liberal Democrats will join with other pro-EU groups, in a Carnival of EUnity on Sunday, September 16, 2018 from 4 – 6 pm to demand the Government agree to such a vote which includes an op By Besi • 1 min read
Elska profiles London’s gay communities ELSKA, an American publication dedicated to sharing the voices and bodies of diverse gay communities around the world, produce its latest issue in London, England. Inside, readers are introduced to fifteen local men, each of whom gets their own chapter containing a personal story they wrote from the By Besi • 2 min read
Local gardener smashes his fundraising records in 2018 Seaford gardener, Geoff Stonebanks, successfully uses his small garden to raise huge amounts for local charities. His award-winning garden, Driftwood, in Bishopstone, has become a local tourist attraction. By Besi • 2 min read
Vote for your favourite Green Flag park Do you think your local park deserves national recognition? If so, then vote in this year’s Green Flag People’s Choice awards to register your support. By Besi • 2 min read
Nine year old takes own life after homophobic bullying at school Last week, Jamel Myles a nine-year old boy living in Denver Colorado, took his own life after suffering homophobic bullying at school. By Besi • 3 min read
Hastings Pride in pictures After one of the hottest summers on record it was just a matter of time when one of our local Prides in the south would be unlucky with the weather. HASTINGS Pride on Sunday, August 26 was very unlucky with the weather. The Parade from the city centre to Oval park was rain free, but […] By Besi • 1 min read
l-r Martin Perry, Cllr Alan Robins, Michelle Walder, Paul Barber, Ken Benham City supports bid to host European Women’s Football Championship Brighton & Hove City Council has joined Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. and the Sussex County Football Association to support The FA’s bid to be a host city for the UEFA European Women’s Championship in 2021. By Besi • 3 min read
VoiceOver Brighton @Brighton Digital Festival VoiceOver Brighton is a social radio project for the trans communities by Umbrellium and in collaboration with artist and performance maker Emma Frankland. By Besi • 1 min read
BTN BikeShare celebrates 1st birthday Brighton and Hove’s award-winning bike share scheme, BTN BikeShare, celebrates a year of success with better than anticipated usage figures and multiple scheme expansions. By Besi • 3 min read
Help needed to bring Brighton history archives alive! Would you like to play an important role in preserving and promoting Brighton and Hove’s unique heritage and learn new skills in the process? By Besi • 2 min read
We Must Remember Them! On August 8, 1928, a decade after the end of WW1, the British Legion (as it was then called) organised for veterans and war widows to visit the battlefields of the Somme and Ypres before marching to the Menin Gate Memorial in Ypres. By Besi • 3 min read
‘Bella’s Bitches’ win jackpot at Bear-Patrol quiz night Fifteen teams battled it out at the Bear-Patrol Pride Quiz on Thursday, August 2 at Camelford Arms, raising £636.00 for the Rainbow Fund. By Besi • 1 min read
Mayor supports Royal British Legion at Bar Broadway event The Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Dee Simson attends Bar Broadway for event in support of Royal British Legion. The evening on Tuesday, July 31 was organised by Susan Coleman, Staff Champion for LGBT+ and Allies liaison for The Royal British Legion and hosted by Candi Rell. By Besi • 2 min read
2018 Artists Open Houses Xmas Festival – dates announced The Artists Open Houses Festival in Brighton, Hove and beyond is the largest event of its kind in the UK, with approximately 200 houses and studio spaces opening their doors to the public during the May festival exhibiting the work of over 1,200 artists. More artists than ever took part in the 2018 By Besi • 2 min read
New tools to tackle LGBT+ inequalities New training tools developed for professionals to remedy inequalities, barriers and discrimination faced by LGBT+ people when accessing health services. By Besi • 2 min read
Local couple tie knot at Pagan ceremony Waiyne Brandon and Robert Smith tied the knot after 12 years together, with a HandFasting ceremony at the The Old Rec Cafe on Hove Recreational Ground. ON August 11, Waiyne and Robert were joined by family and friends at Hove Recreation Ground for a traditional Handfasting ceremony. Handfasting is a By Besi • 1 min read
Fancy helping Trans Pride Brighton? Did you enjoy Trans Pride Brighton (TPB) 2018? If you did then become part of the bigger picture by joining their volunteer committee! TPB organisers are recruiting for a variety of different volunteer roles, and looking for individuals from within the trans/non-binary communities who would like to By Besi • 1 min read
Calling all young musicians and singers BRIGHTON Dome is hosting a special fundraising event for encore and Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival, supporting the next generation of musicians and singer aged 10-25 in Brighton & Hove. Musicians and singers aged 10-25 will need to register before Monday, September 17 to take part in the Music Ma By Besi • 3 min read
