Arts ’13 Women’ celebrate International Women’s Day Following the success of the ’13 Women’ exhibition staged by I Love Art UK in Brighton during 2012, this popular event returns to the Jubilee Library to coincide with International Women’s Day. This year as well as 13 female artists, the exhibition also features 13 men! With the theme of ‘Transition By Besi • 1 min read
News Record crowds watch Brighton Half Marathon This years 23rd Brighton Half Marathon was run in perfect weather conditions on Sunday February 17 and saw a record number of runners crossing the finish line. Blue skies, warm temperatures and brilliant sunshine brought huge crowds out to show their support for the runners. Paul Martelletti from Vi By Besi • 2 min read
News Brighton Pride announce theme for Pride 2013 The organisers of Pride 2013 have announced the theme for this years LGBT Pride community parade planned for Saturday August 3, which marks 21 years of Brighton Pride and culminates with the Pride celebrations on Preston Park. The chosen theme is ‘GAY ICONS’ which organisers hope will put the spotli By Besi • 2 min read
Film Sussex Beacon to host film screening of ‘ASMAA’ The Women and Families Service at The Sussex Beacon is hosting a screening of the film ASMAA as part of The Sick Festival, at the Sallis Benney Theatre on March 13 at 5.30pm. The festival is an international, cross-art festival that seeks out new ways of talking about and dealing with the experience By Besi • 1 min read
News US international and former Leeds United footballer comes out as he quits the game A US international soccer star who played for Leeds United for the last year has announced that he is gay and quitting football at the age of 25 through injury. Robbie Rogers a winger, who made 18 appearances for the US national team, joined Leeds United from the Major League Soccer team Columbus C By Besi • 2 min read
Music ‘Resound’ bring their L-O-V-E to B.Right.On Festival Tonight Following the success of their most recent concert Jazz, Lovers and Others, Brighton and Hove’s newest male voice group Resound are now in the final weeks of preparation for their Valentine’s show ‘L-O-V-E’ which is to be performed at St Andrew’s Church in Waterloo Street, Hove, on Saturday, Februar By Besi • 2 min read
Community News International Women’s Day Brighton Women’s Centre (BWC) has hired the Brighton Dome on International Women’s Day, Saturday March 9, to showcase the work of the charity in providing vulnerable women support to transform their lives. BWC has been supporting vulnerable and disadvantage women in Brighton and Hove for over 35 yea By Besi • 1 min read
News Former Council Leader throws hat into ring Simon Burgess, former leader of Brighton & Hove City Council and a former leader of the Labour group is standing for selection as the Labour candidate in Hove & Portlade at the coming parliamentary elections which should be in 2015. Labour’s NEC has decided that Brighton Kemptown and Brighton Pavili By Besi • 1 min read
News Proud2Be organisers launch Totnes Pride The Proud2Be Project is set to launch it’s first rural pride event in Totnes, Devon for all local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGB&T) people and their friends, family members and supporters. The event will be held at The Civic Hall in Totnes on Saturday, September 14, 2013 from noon and w By Besi • 1 min read
News One in three Brighton households have no car According to the latest census figures, over a third of households in Brighton & Hove do not own a car. Car ownership is the lowest (per household) in the South East and the seventh lowest in England and Wales. Fewer than 20% of households now own more than one car, compared to 40% in the […] By Besi • 3 min read
News Community safety organisation nominated for national award HALT a local multi-agency partnership from Oxfordshire has been nominated for a Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual & Transgenger (LGBT) Community Organisation Award at The National Diversity Awards. The awards celebrate some of the excellent and inspiring achievements of positive role models and community orga By Besi • 2 min read
News Businesses in Manchester take action to tackle loss of trade in the gay village After months of negative publicity, not unlike that experienced over the last year in Brighton, businesses in Manchester’s Gay Village will come together tomorrow, Thursday February 14, to sign a charter that looks to prevent negative behaviour and incidents within Canal Street and its surrounding By Besi • 2 min read
