Times Square, NYC to host World Pride 2019 closing ceremony Melissa Etheridge to perform at the closing ceremony of World Pride in Times Square, New York City on Sunday, June 30, 2019. By Besi • 2 min read
University of Brighton enter Stonewall Top 100 employers list for first time Top ten LGBT inclusive employers in Stonewall Top 100 Employers list, 2019 include MI5, Lloyds Banking Group and Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service with nearly a fifth of the Top 100 ranked employers coming from the higher education sector. By Besi • 4 min read
Applications now open for Brighton Pride parade 2019 ‘Generations Of Love’, the theme of the 2019 Brighton Pride Community Parade will mark five decades of Pride celebrations while celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising in New York that ignited the Pride movement as we know it today. By Besi • 1 min read
Greens urge Labour leadership to support a People’s Vote Green councillors call for the local Labour group to speak out for anti-Brexit, Brighton and Hove and support a People’s Vote. By Besi • 3 min read
Share a cup of tea with Samaritans on Brew Monday Blue Monday, the third Monday of January; is supposedly the most difficult day of the year for many of us. The Samaritans are putting a whole different slant on the day renaming it Brew Monday. By Besi • 2 min read
Greens select it’s councillor candidates for Queen’s Park ward Brighton & Hove Green Party selects it’s three candidates for the May 2019 council elections in the Queen’s Park ward: Lucy Agace, Martin Farley and Clare Rainey. By Besi • 2 min read
Man jailed for abusing Brighton Pride reveller in 2017 A man who subjected revellers heading to Brighton Pride of racist and homophobic abuse is jailed for more than four years. Ryan Brown who was heading to Pride himself threatened to “knock a woman out” while shouting racist and homophobic terms at train passengers. By Besi • 1 min read
Pride Social Impact Fund awards record breaking grants worth £45,000 Community groups, charities and sports clubs are among dozens of organisations to benefit from more than £45,000 of grants gifted under the banner of the Brighton Pride Social Impact Fund (SIF). By Besi • 7 min read
Subtle signs that show support at local hospital Rainbow lanyards and pin badges with the NHS logo are appearing throughout c as staff and volunteers show their support for LGBTQ+ patients, carers, visitors and colleagues. By Besi • 2 min read
Greens want unspent £8m used to tackle housing crisis A Green Party bid to boost the city’s budget for affordable and emergency housing is being considered by Councillors at todays Housing Committee. By Besi • 2 min read
Topher Campbell to talk at next LGBTQ+ History Club The first LGBTQ+ History Club of 2019 will feature Topher Campbell. Dr Topher Campbell, theatre and filmmaker and writer, is co-founder of London’s rukus! Archive. By Besi • 1 min read
OSKA Bright Film Festival’s LGBTQ+ strand returns for 2019 festival Oska Bright, the world’s leading learning disability film festival, continues to building on its successful LGBTQ+ screening, launched at its last festival in 2017. By Besi • 2 min read
