Powerlifting returns to Gay Games Powerlifting returns to sports programme at the Hong Kong Gay Games in 2022. The LGBT Powerlifting Union has agreed to assist the organisers of Gay Games Hong Kong, 2022 in the delivery and promotion of their Powerlifting event in the next Gay Games cycle. By Besi • 3 min read
EDINBURGH FESTIVAL REVIEW: Really want to hurt me The angst of being a 15-year-old boy, innocent, guilty of you know not what, unsure of your feelings about yourself and others, occasionally suicidal – I identify with that. But add being gay – or maybe gay – unaware of the true feelings that might be prompting you , and not even able to bring yours By Besi • 1 min read
PRIDE IN PICTURES: Hugo’s view of the Pride parade On one of the hottest days of the year, the most colourful Brighton Pride parade ever was watched by the biggest crowds ever, swelled by visitors to the beach. By Besi • 1 min read
PRIDE IN PICTURES: The Legends cabaret tent Stephen Richards aka Lola Lasagne one again organised a brilliant lineup of cabaret performers to grace the stage at the Legends cabaret tent at Brighton Pride. By Besi • 1 min read
Clean-up team out in force on city’s busiest Pride weekend Council’s Cityclean staff work around the clock to keep city clean over Pride weekend. Brighton Pride, the busiest weekend of the year for the council’s refuse, recycling and street cleaners attracted many thousands more visitors to the city centre than in recent years. By Besi • 2 min read
LETTER TO EDITOR: Pride in Pride! Team Switchboard want to thank Brighton Pride for a fantastic event this weekend. The organisers deserve a huge thank you for managing an event of this year’s scale and we would like to thank Paul Kemp, Dulcie Weaver and the team for all their hard work. By Besi • 1 min read
Vodafone introduce trans-inclusive initiatives Vodafone announce series of trans-inclusive initiatives, as part of the company’s commitment to improving the lives of employees and customers. By Besi • 2 min read
Brighton Pride give refugees free tickets for new LoveBN1Fest Brighton Pride support Hummingbird Project for refugee families and their carers. Brighton Pride organisers donate one hundred tickets for refugee families to attend the LoveBN1Fest on Sunday, August 5. By Besi • 2 min read
‘Walk in Centre’ extends hours during Pride to save A&E for those in most need Residents and visitors with minor injuries sustained at Pride are being urged to use the Brighton Station Health Centre, which is opening late over the weekend, to help free up Emergency Services for those most in need. By Besi • 2 min read
Greens call for ‘lasting equality’ ahead of Brighton & Hove Pride On Saturday, August 4, the Green Party will join community groups, human rights campaigners and local organisations on the Brighton Pride Community Parade as record crowds are predicted to pour into Brighton and Hove this weekend. By Besi • 3 min read
Rainbow Amex flies the flag American Express one of the city’s largest employers installs giant Rainbow flag at its John Street, Brighton office, ahead of this weekend’s Brighton & Hove Pride. This year marks five years of Amex support of Brighton Pride and the tenth year of Amex colleague participation in the Community Pride By Besi • 1 min read
Govia helps Brighton celebrate with Pride A dozen Southern trains are being rebranded in rainbow colours to celebrate Brighton & Hove Pride this weekend. A dozen Southern trains have been rebranded with the colours of the rainbow as Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) joins Brighton & Hove in celebrating Pride 2018 this weekend (August 3-5). By Besi • 2 min read
Nudes and nipples on Brighton Pride parade – all in the best possible taste! Brighton Body Casting tuk tuk in Pride community parade to feature flying nudes and water jet nipples. Local celebrity artist Jamie McCartney will be driving his tiny pink tuk tuk in the Brighton Pride Parade again this year. As well as the crowd pleasing water jets from last year there’ll be floati By Besi • 2 min read
‘Marsha Was Her Name’ – Totnes to celebrate sixth Pride Historic market town of Totnes in Devon to host sixth Totnes Pride on Saturday, September 1, 2018. Social enterprise Proud2Be will be organising a whole host of events, to bring the wide and varied West Country LGBT+ communities together with their allies, to celebrate diversity in the town with the By Besi • 4 min read
Collin Day at 60! Collin Day aka Pooh la May celebrated his 60th birthday with friends and family, where else, but the Queens Hotel on Brighton seafront on Saturday, July 21. By Besi • 1 min read
Historic remains discovered on Quakers’ Croft site laid to rest The 200 to 300-year-old remains of 18 individuals, discovered during redevelopment work at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange last year, are laid to rest at the Memorial Cemetery, Woodingdean. By Besi • 3 min read
Lynx partnership with Brighton Pride to benefit Rainbow Fund Lynx partners with Brighton Pride to launch limited edition Unity Pride body spray. The Rainbow version is available exclusively in Superdrug throughout the summer, following the launch of Lynx Unity earlier this year. By Besi • 2 min read
IGLTA launch LGBT+ Travel Chatbot International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) launches Facebook-powered chatbot to assist the LGBT+ communities with planning travel. The chatbot, which resides within Facebook Messenger, is available on desktop, tablet and mobile. Sharing LGBT+ welcoming travel opportunities, it offers rec By Besi • 2 min read
Run 501 raises £1,500 for Rockinghorse RUN 5.30, the early morning Italian 5k event that promotes an active lifestyle, saw hundreds of people take to the empty streets of Brighton. Last Friday, July 20, over 450 people ran, jogged and walked through the city centre and along the seafront after being waved off by Run 5.30 founder Sergio B By Besi • 2 min read
New film reveals experiences of LGBT+ young people in care New film reveals the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and questioning (LGBT+) young people coming out in the care system. The six-minute animation promotes the findings of SpeakOut – a national study led by researchers at the University of East Anglia’s (UEA) Centre for Research on Child By Besi • 3 min read
GLOW! Brighton’s Community Choir for LGBTQ+ people and their allies! Unique amongst the many choirs in Brighton, GLOW Choir is a Natural Voice choir for LGBT++ people and their Allies to unite in song. ALL voices are welcome, without exception! There is no ‘identity policing’ at GLOW, and no discrimination is tolerated. By Besi • 3 min read
Report uncovers successes and failures of UK’s support for Syrian immigrants Syrian refugees have higher levels of unemployment than UK citizens, are often overqualified for work they do find, and are being underserved by current British immigration policy despite their eagerness to contribute to society, new research reveals. By Besi • 3 min read
Brighton Pride welcomes banned teenage drag queen to the City. Brighton & Hove Pride step in to give banned teenage drag queen a stage and audience at Brighton Pride, the biggest LGBT Festival in the country. Lewis Bailey made national news recently when he was banned from performing as his drag persona Athena Heart at his school’s end-of-year talent show at Ca By Besi • 2 min read
OPINION: Sam Trans Man – what lies between? I WAS at a dinner party last night. A great and old friend, renowned for her fabulous catering, put on a pretty impressive do to celebrate her 50th. She is one of a circle of friends from my pre-transition days who are really accepting of my new life, have embraced my amazing partner and her family, By Besi • 4 min read
