LGBTQ+ News German international footballer comes out The former German international footballer star, Thomas Hitzlsperger has become the most high-profile professional footballer to come out. Hitzlsperger the former Aston Villa, West Ham and Everton premier league player also played for Lazio in Italy and represented Germany 52 times. He played in a W By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Brighton’s Royal Pavilion to make wedding history The new law to allow same-sex marriage marriages comes into effect on Saturday, March 29, 2014. To celebrate, Brighton & Hove City Council’s Register Office, in partnership with the Royal Pavilion are accepting applications from same-sex couples wishing to be the first couple to be wed in the city. By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Local charity to host ‘LGBT Children, Young People and Families Day’ in February LGBT Children, Young People and Familes Day on February 4 is part of LGBT History Month. For the second year running, Young People’s Voice – a campaigns action group based at Allsorts Youth Project in Brighton will be hosting the event and they are inviting individuals, communities and groups from a By Besi • 2 min read
International News Australian same-sex marriage U-turn The Pink Triangle Trust is a charitable trust set up to educate people about all aspects of homosexuality. The Trust has commented on the reversal of a law allowing Australian same-sex couples to marry. The U-turn came after the Australian High Court reversed the law less than a week after around 30 By Besi • 2 min read
General News Local charity for male victims of sexual abuse launch new campaign Mankind, is a Hove based charity that helps male victims of sexual abuse in the Brighton and Hove area who have been victims of childhood or adult abuse and assault. Their new campaign, Squaring up to Sexual Abuse, aims to address three key questions. They are: • How to talk to our children about se By Besi • 1 min read
General News Health Partnership ensures 80% of patients die where they want to Earlier this year the Martlets Hospice began working in partnership with the Sussex Community NHS Trust’s palliative care team to launch the Palliative Care Partnership, a one stop service for end of life care for people in Brighton and Hove. Via a helpline, the partnership provides specialist advic By Besi • 2 min read
Arts ‘Holiday on Ice’ returns to UK for exclusive Brighton run The world’s longest running and most popular Ice Extravaganza, Holiday On Ice is returning exclusively to the Brighton Centre in January after a two year gap. Holiday On Ice returns to the UK for a one week exclusive run in Brighton with their 70th anniversary show PLATINUM featuring Dancing on Ice By Besi • 3 min read
Health New Chief Executive for Terrence Higgins Trust HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) have announced that Dr Rosemary Gillespie will be their new Chief Executive replacing former Chief Executive Sir Nick Partridge. Dr Gillespie joins the charity from her role as Chief Executive of international HIV awareness charity AVERT. He By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News UK’s National LGBT helpline welcomes Daley announcement London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard reveal they take over 160 calls a month about coming out. The figures were released as the charity welcomed Olympian Tom Daley’s announcement that he is now in a relationship with a man. So far in 2013, over 1800 callers have contacted the volunteer run phone line By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBT Age celebrates Lottery award The Big Lottery Fund has awarded a grant of £421,964 over three years to a Glasgow based project helping older LGBT people. LGBT Health and Wellbeing is a groundbreaking project working with older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Lothian and Glasgow. The award comes from the B By Besi • 3 min read
Books Signed Morrissey autobiography raises thousands of pounds to help abused animals A one-of-a-kind signed hardback copy of Autobiography by Morrissey, the only copy of the full-colour hardback signed by the author, has sold on eBay for £8,300. All proceeds are going to People for the ethical treament of animals (PETA) as a New Year’s present to help prevent the slaughtering of ani By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Lunch Positive thanks its supporters Lunch Positive has posted its annual ‘Supporters Thank You’ list on its website. The HIV charity provides a weekly lunch club for positive people to meet in a supportive social space, share a healthy meal and find peer support. The service is provided entirely by volunteers. Gary Pargeter, volunteer By Besi • 1 min read
