Film London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival confirmed for Spring 2014 Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) opens on Thursday, March 20. The 28th British Film Institute (BFI), London Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (LLGFF) will present 11 days of the best queer cinema from around the world at the BFI Southbank, London from Thursday, March 20 to Sunday, March 30. The festiva By Besi • 1 min read
International News American Pastor loses his sheep A Reverend who lost his church in the United States last year for supporting same-sex marriage has created an LGBT program to create Safe Spaces for LGBT people within churches across America. In 2012, Reverend Oliver White lost two thirds of his congregation, his home and his Church, when he voiced By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Older and Out – Valentines Day Special for older LGBT people Older and Out will be holding their third social get together on Friday, February 14 to celebrate Valentine’s Day. ARE YOU OVER 55? Do you identify as older lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, undecided ? Looking for new friends and to meet like minded people ? Go along to the Some By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘Human Being: Being Human’ a photo exhibition at Brighton Jubilee Library A photographic exhibition of work made by young people from Transformers, a support group run by Allsorts for Trans* young people through cmap, an international arts charity. The Human Being: Being Human project has involved the young people developing their own and employing digital photography ski By Besi • 1 min read
Health Sexual health services consultation Brighton and Hove City Council is now responsible for ensuring that residents have good access to sexual health services in the City. The current services have been in place for many years and with the move from NHS to local authority responsibility they want to make sure the right services are in t By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Have you sought legal advice to dissolve a same sex relationship? Participants are sought for a doctoral research study exploring how civil partnerships and same-sex marriage can help to challenge society and the law’s ideas about gender roles in relationships. The study, being conducted by Charlotte Bendall (PhD candidate at the University of Birmingham) and supe By Besi • 1 min read
General News Charity calls for an ‘uprising of kindness’ in Brighton Brighton’s busiest square is to be transformed into a ‘home’ in an attempt to get local people thinking about the plight of homeless people in the UK. On February 1, local homelessness charity, Emmaus Brighton & Hove, will set up a living room and bedroom in Jubilee Square to mark sixty years since By Besi • 2 min read
General News How to take part in the ‘Party House’ scrutiny panel meeting If you live near a so-called ‘party house’ catering for stag and hen parties the council want to hear from you. On January 28, Brighton & Hove City Council is convening a Scrutiny Panel into ‘party houses’ and would like to hear from members of the public who have had experience of these propertie By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Council refuse to hang new portrait of Mayor in Town Hall A portrait of the Right Worshipful the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Councillor Denise Cobb by Paul Tash Ostrer was unveiled last night at the Naked Eye Gallery in Hove. The portrait was commissioned and paid for by the Mayor who had hoped it would be hung in Brighton Town Hall. Unfortuanately she forgo By Besi • 2 min read
General News Councillors consider new site for Shakedown Festival Councillors are to consider a proposal to switch Brighton’s Shakedown Festival to a new location at Waterhall this year. Organisers of the music festival want to move the event from Stanmer Park, where it has been held for the last three years, to the Waterhall playing fields off Mill Road following By Besi • 2 min read
News Conservatives oppose Green referendum proposal for council tax rise Following an announcement by the Green Party on Thursday, January 16 that they intend to hold a public referendum costing almost £250.000 to allow them to set a 4.75% rise in this years council tax, Conservative politicians have been voicing their opposition to the proposal. Geoffrey Theobald, leade By Besi • 4 min read
General News Kemptown MP Kirby calls on Council Tories to work with Labour for good of city Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven is calling on Conservative councillors on the city council to work with Labour councillors to sort out the damage caused by the Green administration to the city. Following an announcement by the Green Party yesterday to hold a referendum on their proposed co By Besi • 2 min read
