President Yoweri K Museveni International News Scotland protest against Uganda anti-gay law Equality charity calls on Foreign Secretary to recall the UK ambassador to Uganda and use diplomatic channels to uphold LGBT human rights world-wide. The Equality Network, the Scottish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality charity, will hold a national protest in Edinburgh against a By Besi • 2 min read
International News Kemptown MP Kirby raises Uganda’s anti-gay laws with government Simon Kirby MP tables question in Parliament asking what the Government is doing to promote equality for LGBT people in Uganda. Simon, the MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven has raised the issue with the Department of International Development, after Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni threw his weight b By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Art V Porn: The Naked and The Nude exhibition Local artist Jamie McCartney shared his thoughts on how to decipher the difference between erotic art and pornography at a debate last Saturday (February 22). With use of imagery to demonstrate his points, McCartney illustrated just how difficult it is to draw the line between art and porn. The inte By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Labour tables amendment to secure Pride Parade for 2014 Labour and Cooperative have tabled an amendment at the Council’s budget debate on Thursday to guarantee the Pride Parade continues in 2014. Labour will block the planned £5 a month council tax rise and reverse several of the cuts to services planned by the Greens in their Budget, it is revealed toda By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Cost of council tax referendum rockets to near a million Labour claim the cost to the city of a referendum proposed by the Greens Administration to raise council tax more than 2% is close to one million pounds. Labour and Cooperative councillors will try to reverse some of the worst cuts in the Green council budget, whilst blocking the proposed £5 a mont By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Improved gate entry system promised for Pride 2014 With extended opening hours the Pride festival in Preston Park promises to exceed last years success with over 40,000 people dancing, partying and celebrating Pride. Pride is unique because unlike many other festivals almost 30,000 people arrive at Preston Park in a very short period as the parade a By Besi • 2 min read
Health Report identifies people with HIV face cycle of poverty 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
Arts Eating disorder charity celebrates fifth Birthday Men Get Eating Disorders Too is to hold their fifth year celebration event Stand Up To Eating Disorders at the Latest Music Bar in April. The charity was founded in April 2009 by recovered bulimia sufferer Sam Thomas from Brighton. He wanted to use his own experience with an eating disorder to help By Besi • 1 min read
Health THT claim UK can turn tide of HIV by 2020 Leading sexual health charity says England can be the first country in the developed world to turn the tide of HIV infection. Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, has outlined how England has a ‘once in a generation’ opportunity to turn the tide of its HIV ep By Besi • 3 min read
General News Council starts work on green wall at Dukes Mound Conservation work has begun on one of the longest green walls in the country on Brighton seafront to protect a variety of coastal plants and repair the concrete wall. Over 90 different species are growing on the Madeira Drive retaining wall on the north side of Duke’s Mound to the east of Brighton s By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Student Pride makes its debut in London! National Student Pride takes place in London this weekend. Student Pride began at Oxford Brookes University in 2005 as a response to the Christian Union’s talk on Homosexuality and the Bible and has most recently been held in Brighton. This year student organisers were forced to move the event from By Besi • 2 min read
General News Friends of St Mary’s appeal St Mary’s Church are launching a new fundraising group The Friends of St Mary’s, Brighton on Tuesday, February 25. Friends of St Mary’s would like to see the church restored and thrive as a community resource. St Mary’s is a friendly, inclusive space with ambitions to grow and offer more to the peop By Besi • 1 min read
