Cllr Geoffrey Bowden News New beginnings for Edward Street area Brighton & Hove City Council are asking residents and businesses to give their views on proposals to transform the area around Edward Street in Brighton which backs onto the ‘Gay Village’ and includes one of the city’s largest employers American Express. The construction of the new American Express By Besi • 2 min read
Health New sexual health service Following consultation with local gay and bisexual men, HIV and sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust and the Claude Nicol Centre for Sexual Health have launched a new sexual health clinic in Brighton. Clinic M, which opened on April 10, will run every Wednesday from 5pm to 8pm at the Claude By Besi • 2 min read
News Caroline Lucas co-sponsors ‘homophobic chanting’ EDM The Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN) and the Brighton & Hove Albion Supporters’ Club (BHASC) have welcomed an Early Day Motion (EDM) to end homophonic chanting at football matches, which was tabled on Monday, April 15 by John Leech MP, Liberal Democrats spokesperson on Culture, Leisure and Sp By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Switchboard to benefit from play’s opening night Author Bern Bowers has donated the opening night of his play Return to Venice to raise funds for Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard. All proceeds from the performance on Saturday May 4, will go to the charity. Return to Venice is a new play based on the boy who inspired Thomas Mann’s iconic novella De By Besi • 1 min read
News Fascists to march in Brighton today March for England (MfE) will be exercising their right to March in Brighton tomorrow, Sunday April 20. There will be a counter demonstration staged by Unite Against Fascism (UAF) to register opposition to the presence of fascists in the City. Last years march was disrupted by counter demonstrators i By Besi • 5 min read
Community News Proud2Be to launch Totnes LGBT Pride Proud2Be Project is set to launch it’s first rural pride event in Totnes, Devon for local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and their friends, family members and supporters. The yearly event will be held at The Civic Centre on Saturday September 14, 2013 at 11.30AM and will includ By Besi • 2 min read
News Future of Meridan Centre in Peacehaven discussed Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has held a meeting in Parliament with representatives from the Co-operative group to discuss their management of the Meridian Centre in Peacehaven. Mr Kirby recently issued a survey in the Peacehaven area to seek residents’ thoughts on the state By Besi • 2 min read
News British men are officially lazy slobs Four British men out of five admit that they often wear the same pair of underwear two days in a row, a survey on Britain men’s bad habits has revealed. The results showed a litany of shocking behaviour from both single men and men living with a partner, including a lack of both personal and […] By Besi • 2 min read
News Free music lessons Children and young people learning to play a musical instrument through Brighton and Hove City Council’s music service for parents on low income, who used to receive an 80% subsidy on fees, will now receive a 100% subsidy. Parents presently receiving a 50% subsidy will now receive an 80% subsidy. Ch By Besi • 1 min read
News EDM on British sign language receives local backing Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is backing an Early Day Motion (EDM) celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Government’s official recognition of British Sign Language. EDM 1167 (10th Anniversary of Recognition of British Sign Language), while noting the significance of By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Master bakers at the Marine Tavern Local entertainer and Drag Queen extraordinaire, Miss Jason was on hand to judge the Great Gay Cake Bake-Off at the Marine Tavern in Broad Street on Friday evening, April 19. Regulars at the Marine Tavern paid a fee to enter their cakes into the competition and afterwards slices of the cake were sol By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Pride window sticker campaign A large number of businesses in the city are taking full advantage of Brighton Pride’s brand new ‘Pride Supporter’ window sticker campaign. The Pride window sticker campaign is just one of the many options available to businesses to promote themselves and visibly show their support for Pride and th By Besi • 1 min read
