LGBTQ+ News Allsorts celebrates successful LGBT Children, Young People & Families Day Last month as their contribution to LGBT History Month, Allsorts Youth Project staged their second LGBT Children, Young People and Families Day. On the big day Allsorts ran a half day conference titled Exploring Intersectionality attended by practitioners, community members and politicians. The aim By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Feminist Armpits Poet, artist and campaigner, Vince Laws, has launched Feminist Armpits in time for International Women’s Day on Saturday, March 8. “As a man I want to show my support for feminism, and encourage women to be themselves, whether shaved or bushy. Let’s all stop being so judgemental, live and let live,” By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Homophobia on the terraces A Dispatches programme on Channel 4 tonight examines discrimination in football and includes young children chanting “do you take it up the arse, fagotts!” Tonight the Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN) will be featured in the Channel 4 Dispatches documentary “Undercover: Hate On The Terraces” ( By Besi • 5 min read
LGBTQ+ News Open University sponsor LGBT Award at The National Diversity Awards For the third consecutive year the Open University (OU) will serve as a sponsor at the UK’s biggest National Diversity Awards. The OU will join prestigious companies such as Sky, Transport for London and the Financial Ombudsman Service as sponsors of this year’s Positive Role Model awards. The OU wi By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Prowler Porn Awards – a galaxy of gay porn stars in the West End The first Prowler Gay Porn Awards take place on Friday, March 14, with the biggest concentration of gay porn stars ever assembled in the West End. The list of categories includes Best British Porn Star, Best British Website, Best British Scene, British Fetish Film of the Year, British Fetish Star of By Besi • 2 min read
Books Allsorts Youth Project launches social and digital media guide for small charities Allsorts Youth Project has launched A Simple Guide to Digital and Social Media aimed at small charities looking to utilise social and digital media in their work. The toolkit is divided into three sections: • the first being a practitioner research paper on the use of digital and social media for sm By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton Bear Weekender launch new design for 2014 event Brighton Bear Weekender release this years new t-shirt and hoodie at the Camelford quiz night on Thursday, March 6. This year’s T- shirt in dark chocolate features a brand new design for 2014 by the illustrator Nicholas Lucas. The burnt orange hoodie has the traditional Brighton Bear Weekender logo By Besi • 1 min read
International News Michael Cashman appointed patron of The Pink Triangle Trust Michael Cashman MEP is a founder of Stonewall, the LGB equality charity, an honorary associate of the National Secular Society and a patron of The Food Chain, a London-based HIV charity. Michael is Labour spokesperson on human rights in the European Parliament and the President of the European Parli By Besi • 1 min read
Health New report identifies people with HIV struggle to make ends meet HIV charity sees 15% rise in people seeking financial help for basic living costs. More than 15 years after modern antiretroviral medication transformed HIV into a manageable condition, lack of government support is leaving too many people with HIV facing a cycle of poverty, according to a new repor By Besi • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News Gay weightlifter retains national title Chris Morgan wins overall best lifter at the British Championships, 2014. Gay Games Ambassador and World Champion Powerlifter Chris Morgan has successfully defended his British Deadlift Championship. He was lifting in the British Single Event Championships, held in Stafford, England making lifts of By Besi • 1 min read
Arts DANDIFEST! Art collective extraordinaire, The Norwich Dandies, are planning a two week happening, launching on Monday, April 28 2014, running through the May Bank Holiday, and ending on Saturday, May 10 2014. The Norwich Dandies, established in 2010, have worked separately on a vast array of projects, but alwa By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Double International Women’s Day Celebrations Brighton Women’s Centre Turns 40! This year’s International Women’s Day celebrations will also mark the 40th birthday of Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC). Established in 1974 as a safe space where women could find mutual support and overcome isolation, BWC has inspired the development of a number of mu By Besi • 2 min read
