LGBTQ+ News Final rally to secure Scottish ‘equal marriage’ vote tomorrow in Edinburgh Scotland’s final ‘equal marriage’ vote is tomorrow, February 4. On Tuesday, February 4 at 1.30pm sharp, the Equality Network, the Scottish LGBT equality charity, will hold a rally and photo opportunity outside the Scottish Parliament on the day that MSPs have their final vote on Scotland’s equal mar By Besi • 1 min read
General News Former head of diversity for London Olympics 2012 speaks out In Stephen Frost’s new book The Inclusion Imperative: How Real Inclusion Creates Better Business and Builds Better Societies he explains how the London Olympics did diversity and delivered inclusion, whereas the Sochi Games don’t. He writes: “If the London Olympic and Paralympic Games were a trium By Besi • 2 min read
International News Pride House for Sochi Olympics in Hove tonight BLAGSS the LGBT sports society are holding a Pride House during the Sochi Olympics to show solidarity with LGBT Atheletes and the wider Russian LGBT Community. The event will take place on Tuesday, February 11 at the Grosvenor Bar in Hove. People are asked to meet from 6.30pm at the Grosvenor where By Besi • 1 min read
In The South LGBT History Month events in Kent A series of events have been organised in Canterbury, Maidstone and Folkestone to celebrate LGBT History Month, 2014. FOLKESTONE: Folkestone Library, 5 Grace Hill, Folkestone February 3-22: A mixed media exhibition which highlights some significant moments in LGBT History, featuring the artwork of R By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Brighton Film School graduate lands role in BBC 2 ‘Wild Brazil’ Camila Coehlo, a former student at Brighton Film School, has been working on the popular documentary series Wild Brazil, screened on BBC 2 the last few weeks. Coehlo, who completed a course at the film school based in Ditchling Road, Brighton, in August 2013 was employed as a scientific consultant, By Besi • 2 min read
International News Oscar winner cancels his VISA card Composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz has cancelled his VISA card over the failure of VISA to speak out against Russia’s Anti-LGBT laws ahead of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Schwartz’ credits include the musicals Godspell, Pippin and Wicked. He has won the Drama Desk Award for outstanding lyrics, three By Besi • 1 min read
Health Drag Queen to run for Sussex Beacon Drag Queen Sonia Marmite will be running with the Bear Patrol in the Brighton Half Marathon later this month. This years Brighton Half Marathon is on Sunday, February 16 and Sonia Marmite aka Paul Brown will be running with the Bear Patrol to raise money for the Sussex Beacon. If he gets pledges of By Besi • 1 min read
General News Taxpayers money allocated to troubled i360 project on Brighton seafront Brighton & Hove City Council announced last month they intend to allocate taxpayers money to plug a hole in the financing of the i360 project. The announcement followed after investors withdrew fifteen million pounds investment from the troubled project last September (2013). Simon Kirby, MP for Kem By Besi • 1 min read
International News National Student Union calls for end to “deep injustice for LGBT community” in Russia The National Union of Students (NUS) held their very own Sports Gay today – a protest to highlight Russia’s woeful human rights record in the lead up to the Sochi Winter Olympics. They staged a traditional sports day with an LGBT twist outside the Russian embassy in London rallying LGBT people and a By Besi • 1 min read
Health Tory MPs call for ban on immigrants with HIV and HEP B A group of right-wing Conservative politicians unsuccessfully tried to ban immigrants with HIV and HEP B from entering the UK last week. Dr Philip Lee, Conservative MP for Bracknell, tabled an amendment to the Immigration Bill making anyone with HIV or HEP B have to declare it when entering the coun By Besi • 1 min read
Film Swedes claim the Russian National Anthem as the Rainbow Anthem of the future A film project, Live and let love, highlights the plight facing many LGBT people in Russia in the run up to the Winter Olympics taking place in Sochi. Director and conductor of the project, Sean Kelly has been in London during the last week to premier the film and conduct an interview with CNN. In t By Besi • 3 min read
General News A bank that does not pay executive bonuses The Charity Bank is a bank that does not pay bonuses to its executives or other staff. It exists to lend money to small and medium-sized social purpose organisations, such as charities, community associations, voluntary organisations and social enterprises, to help them increase their positive socia By Besi • 1 min read
