LGBTQ+ News Five years on at Doctor Brighton’s Seafront bar pledges to raise £10,000 for charity this year. Five years ago Charles Childs bought Doctor Brighton’s and along with his two managers Wayne Durant and Anthony van-Room has created one of the most popular venues on the seafront attracting a mixed, up for a party clientele. Charles has s By Besi • 2 min read
Health News from Lunch Positive Lunch Positive, the HIV charity who provide a healthy meal to positive people every Friday at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church has published its new calendar of visits from other voluntary and community organisations. The HIV community space which is centred around the lunch club invites guests along By Besi • 1 min read
Community News First ‘Pride Ambassador’ named Michael Greenbeard receives top nominations to be the first Pride Ambassador in 2014. Michael Nelson, better known as Greenbeard is 71 years young and a very popular face on the commercial gay scene. Michael a former chef and antiques dabbler has lived in Brighton with his partner Alan for the last By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Early bird tickets for Pride 2014 go on sale Theme for Pride community parade 2014 announced. After extensive community consultation the theme of the Pride Community Parade this year will be The World’s A Disco, celebrating music, dance and colours around the globe from the diversity of disco to the sauciness of salsa. While Brighton Pride rem By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ‘Creative Minds’ conference Challenging perceptions and encouraging debate! Creative Minds are holding a one day conference to profile the voices of learning disabled artists and support them in being heard by arts critics, venue programmers, funders and academics. Chaired by Matthew Hellett of the committee of learning disabl By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus raise nearly £6000 at their Brighton Dome Christmas Show Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus announced their Pull A Cracker Christmas show raised a staggering £5713.40 for the Sussex Beacon. For the third year running, the choir made a triumphant return to the Brighton Dome for a packed-out festive December evening. This year they were joined on stage by the actres By Besi • 1 min read
Community News ‘Walk for Life’ celebrates 25th anniversary with epic battle of good versus evil In June, the streets of London will see superheroes and megavillains battle it out to raise funds for people living with HIV in severe financial need, as they embark on the twenty fifth annual Walk For Life. HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) invites caped crusaders of all ag By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Clare Summerskill headlines charity event An outstanding line up of acts are appearing on Saturday, February 22 at a charity fundraiser to benefit the Brighton Women’s Centre. Comedienne Clare Summerskill, Lara A King, Hannah Brackenbury, The Short and Girlie Show, Dave Stewart, Ronnie Rialto and Jan Allain are confirmed to appear at a fabu By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News GFC Brighton & Hove are still alive and kicking After taking a break from league football in the Gay Football Supporters Network league this season, GFC Brighton & Hove (formerly the Brighton Bandits) are rebuilding the team with a focus on its LGBT grassroots. Paul Windsor, GFC Chair, said: “As a club, we lost touch with why we formed in 1997. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Sonia Marmite to auction off her wedding dress Local drag queen Sonia Marmite ran the Brighton Half Marathon with the Bear Patrol at the weekend and in the process raised over £700 for Team Beacon. Sonia, aka Paul Brown who completed the course in 2 hours, 33 minutes, 20 seconds will be auctioning off the brides outfit she ran the race in to […] By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus singers to run in the Brighton Marathon Adam Betteridge and Silvio Grasso, two trustees with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, will be running in the Brighton Marathon on April 6, 2014 to raise funds for the choir. Neither have run a Marathon yet and its fair to say both are anxious and excited about the prospect. Adam Betteridge said: “We’re ab By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Sussex Police live web chats During Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month Sussex Police are holding two live web chats. LGBT History Month celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. The live chats will give members of the public the opportunity to put questions to a panel who will be able to give advice and By Besi • 2 min read
