Green MEP to hold BREXIT discussion in Brighthelm Centre Keith Taylor, Green MEP for South East England, is holding a public meeting to discuss the potential impact of Brexit for Brighton and Hove and what we can do about it. Mr Taylor will also talk about the role of the European Parliament in the negotiations. By Besi • 1 min read
Samaritans are all ears this summer Volunteers from Samaritans’ local branch in Brighton and Hove are getting people listening this summer by being present at Brighton station from 7am to 7pm on Tuesday, July 24. It’s all part of a nationwide push called The Big Listen to raise funds for Samaritans and show how really listening to ano By Besi • 2 min read
Manchester Pride challenge North West region to become truly equal Charity invites local businesses and workers to attend public consultation on groundbreaking new charter. Manchester Pride is organising an exciting and innovative project that aims to bring real change and a true commitment to LGBT+ inclusion and equality across the region once and for all. By Besi • 3 min read
Local lesbians take stand for Trans rights on social media – #LwithTheT is trending Lesbians in Brighton and Hove launch grassroots action in response to the unchallenged presence of a transphobic hate group leading the parade at London Pride. THE call to action involves cisgender, female lesbians sharing a 5-second video saying “I am a cis female lesbian, I support trans rights – By Besi • 3 min read
Funding scheme opens to city’s community and voluntary groups Community and voluntary organisations in Brighton and Hove are invited to apply for part of a £365,000 council funding scheme. The Communities Fund gives money to a wide variety of organisations including self-help groups, community centres, neighbourhood events, sports, culture, arts and environmen By Besi • 2 min read
Worthing flies the Rainbow Flag for inaugural Pride Excitement builds for the first Worthing Pride this weekend (Saturday, July 14) after LGBT+ staff working at West Sussex County Council raised the rainbow flag at Centenary House in Worthing this morning. By Besi • 2 min read
Music Legend in unusual collaboration for ‘Snailspace’ Internationally renowned DJ and Brighton resident, Norman Cook, AKA Fatboy Slim, is spearheading the Snailspace campaign; a street art project with a difference, as fifty giant snails take over the streets of Brighton & Hove this autumn to raise money for Martlets Hospice. By Besi • 3 min read
Croydon PrideFest returns on July 14 Organisers confirm acts and sponsors for Croydon PrideFest event on Saturday, July 14. For a third year running, Croydon is set to celebrate its LGBT+ community with a fun-filled day. By Besi • 3 min read
Trans Pride Brighton 2018 – July 13-22 Trans Pride Brighton (TPB), a charity run by trans people for trans people has grown this year to a week full of events designed for trans people about trans people. Now in its sixth year, over the years the organising team behind TPB has evolved and members change regularly. By Besi • 6 min read
COMPETITION: Win a pair of tickets to see ‘The Supervet’ at Brighton Centre Professor Noel Fitzpatrick, The Supervet, brings his first ever live stage show, Welcome to My World to the Brighton Centre later this year. Noel is a true thought leader in his field, drawing inspiration for his bionic inventions from his everyday life experiences and observations of the world arou By Besi • 2 min read
OPINION: Craig’s Thoughts – We all belong. We all belong. Or the quest for a tribe. Part two. By Craig Hanlon-Smith @craigscontinuum – is that my tribe? The awkwardly tall and equally gangly 14-year-old asks himself as he attends an open audition for the local youth theatre’s production of West Side Story. Youth theatre probably saved my lif By Besi • 4 min read
Small Wonder Festival 2018 at Charleston Charleston seeks people who identify as LGBT+ to be part of a new project called, Unexpected Delights. Charleston in Firle is the Sussex home of Bloomsbury artists Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant. It is steeped in queer history, alternative lifestyles and free-thinking – as well as fabulous art and po By Besi • 3 min read
Queens Park – Pond or garden? It’s your choice! Visitors to Queens Park are being asked to decide how the popular park should be improved. Brighton & Hove City Council and the Friends of Queens Park are asking park goers to choose between two very different proposals to enhance the park. By Besi • 1 min read
Community football tournament celebrates diversity Exeter City Football Club marks World Cup Final day by holding its own special international tournament for both men and women’s teams. The club will once again be celebrating diversity in the local community when its annual summer five-a-side tournament is held at the University of Exeter’s Streath By Besi • 1 min read
Muharrem Kartal Owner of ‘filthy’ Hove kebab shop banned Hove kebab shop owner who allowed rats to run round his premises has been banned from being involved in the management of a food outlet. MUHARREM Kartal, 52, was also handed an 8 months suspended prison sentence at Lewes Crown Court and ordered to carry out 180 hours unpaid work after pleading guilt By Besi • 2 min read
Gok Wan hosts Global Pride Makeover Gok Wan hosts a Global Pride Makeover, to raise awareness of the persecution faced by the LGBT+ communities across the globe. Gay Times and LGBT+ movement, All Out, have teamed up with celebrity stylist Gok Wan to campaign for a Global Pride Makeover, raising awareness of the prejudice and violence By Besi • 3 min read
Mayor of London is strangling London Pride with restrictions says Tatchell Westminster Council and Met Police sting London Pride organisers with huge bills as the Pride Parade in London is strangled with bureaucratic restrictions. Peter Tatchell says todays London Pride parade will be one of the smallest in the western world, alleging red tape is strangling the event. By Besi • 4 min read
Flash sale on KAPOW tickets – sign up now Martlets is holding a flash sale on tickets for the City’s bounciest and most colourful obstacle course – KAPOW – which takes place on Saturday, July 14 in Preston Park. Anyone booking tickets online till July 11 using the offer code KAPOW10 will receive a discount of £10 on any ticket, bringing the By Besi • 1 min read
“We Will Never Surrender Equality” – OUTBermuda OUTBermuda has declared today that: “we will never surrender equality for all Bermudians, and especially the LGBTQ families and couples who deserve it.” The group were responding to the Government of Bermuda’s decision to appeal the historic June 6 verdict by the Supreme Court of Bermuda that overtu By Besi • 2 min read
PREVIEW: Trans Pride Season at The Marlborough Theatre As part of its extensive year-long programme of performances and events under the title Growth Spurt, made possible by Arts Council Funding, Brighton’s Marlborough Theatre presents Trans Pride Season. By Besi • 1 min read
PICTURE DIARY: Pianoman celebrates 50th birthday with cancer fundraiser Colin Blanchflower, aka The Pianoman, turned over his 50th birthday party on Friday, June 1 to a fundraiser for the charity Cancer is a Drag (reg. no.1160129) at the Amsterdam Bar & Kitchen. Artists appearing included Dave Lynn, Martha D’Arthur, Trudi Styles, Linda Bacardi, Stephanie Von Clitz and D By Besi • 1 min read
PICTURE DIARY: Dave Lynn at 60! To celebrate his 60th birthday last month, friends and fellow performers joined entertainer Dave Lynn for a VIP flight on the British Airways i360. Friends old and new answered the call from Tamzin Plank to toast the trooper with a glass or two of bubbly and enjoy a slice of birthday cake. By Besi • 2 min read
YouGov survey explores attitudes toward sex, dating and relationships with people living with HIV YouGov survey finds 3 in 10 LGBT+ people would ‘swipe left’ on their App to reject someone who has HIV and on effective treatment according to HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). By Besi • 4 min read
Heathrow airport flies the flag for London Pride 6,000 passengers donate their kisses to create unique piece of art for Pride in London. Heathrow embraced the colours of the rainbow in celebration of Pride in London and has commissioned a unique interpretation of the iconic flag, created with the help of 6,000 passengers’ kisses. Populated by staf By Besi • 3 min read
