Health New programme to commission HIV services in London A new three-year programme for HIV prevention in London has been backed by leaders of all 33 London boroughs. Members of London Councils’ Leaders committee agreed yesterday (Tuesday November 12) that a limited number of key HIV prevention services aimed at gay men and African communities, including By Besi • 3 min read
Community News “Are you a saint or a sinner? A fundraiser for the Rainbow Fund No matter how naughty you’ve been, you’ll end up in the good books of the Brighton Bear Weekender organisers if you go along to the Saints and Sinners party at Subline on Saturday, November 30 from 8 until late, because they will be donating 50% of the door take to the Rainbow Fund. Repent at leisur By Besi • 1 min read
Arts HAVE A WORD : Clare Summerskill and Maureen Duffy at Latest Music Bar tonight, Wednesday November 12 The next HAVE A WORD is on November, Tuesday 12 at the Latest Music Bar in Brighton. HAVE A WORD is an event for LGBTQI people and their friends’ with performing arts, poetry, photography, comedy, history, politics, spoken word, and music from five fantastic artists including: Maureen Duffy, Clare By Besi • 1 min read
General News Christina Chatfield : Local dental hygienist draws attention to mouth cancer : Launch tonight at Emporium In the UK, mouth cancer kills more people than testicular or cervical cancer put together. One person is dying every five hours from mouth cancer. Award winning local dental hygienist, Christina Chatfield is aiming to draw attention to the issue and is walking from Kirriemore in Scotland to Brighton By Besi • 2 min read
Health People living with HIV to speak out on World AIDS Day Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the UK’s leading HIV and sexual health charity, is planning two national projects around this year’s World AIDS Day on Sunday, December 1. Key dates include: • National HIV Testing Week (November 22 – 29) This November sees the second annual National HIV Testing Week, c By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Homophobic attack on teenage boy in Chichester Sussex Police are seeking witnesses to a homophobic assault which took place in Southgate, Chichester, in the early hours of Saturday November 2. The attack happened outside the Stavros Takeaway, opposite The Globe public house, at about 12.30am. A 16-year-old boy was approached by an 18-year-old ma By Besi • 1 min read
Photo: Geoff Stafford LGBTQ+ News Protest planned outside offices of Manchester Pride today A protest is planned outside the offices of Manchester Pride today, Monday November 11 at 12.15am. Manchester Pride had indicated they would announce how much money had been raised for local LGBT charities from the 2013 event last Friday, November 8, but no announcement was forthcoming raising conce By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Scottish Parliament equal marriage bill vote expected within days The Scottish Parliament’s Equal Opportunities Committee has published its report into the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, and has recommended that MSPs vote for the Bill at stage one. The Equality Network, the Scottish lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality charity, h By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Anger as Sussex University LGBTQ student group bans use of the word ‘Dyke’ A row has broken out between the LGBTQ student group at Sussex University and two local lesbian artists. Rose Collis and VG Lee are both popular and highly-respected writers and performers. Rose’s one-woman show, Trouser-Wearing Character has been a national and international hit over the last 18 mo By Besi • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News LGBT people murdered by the Nazis remembered Cllr Mike Jones laid a wreath for LGBT people who lost their lives during the Second World War at the remembrance day service this morning, Sunday, November 10, which took place at the War Memorial on the Old Steine in Brighton. The text on the wreath read: “In remembrance of the tens of thousands o By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Eastbourne Rainbow celebrates second anniversary Eastbourne Rainbow, AGE Concern’s social group for 50plus LGBT people in Eastbourne is celebrating a very successful second year. The groups monthly afternoon meetings with guest speakers and monthly coffee mornings have continued to be very well attended all year. Group members together with others By Besi • 1 min read
John Wijngaards LGBTQ+ News Gay Catholics urged to tell their stories The John Wijngaards Catholic Research Centre’s new website is providing an independent space to document the experiences of Catholics who have had their lives and faith challenged by the Vatican’s current teachings on contraception, homosexuality and access to communion for the divorced and remarrie By Besi • 1 min read
