Arts BANNED! During the B.Right.On LGBT Festival in February, 76 faces will be painted to highlight that homosexuality remains ‘BANNED’ in 76 countries throughout the world. Each face will be painted with the name of a country as listed on the 76 Crimes website. The event will be filmed during the artistic launc By Besi • 2 min read
News Video campaign launched against transphobia in the media Scotland’s leading transgender equality charity has welcomed the release of a video campaign in response to recent transphobic attacks in the press, including a column in the Observer by Julie Burchill. “Trans Cabal: Right to Reply” features individual transgender people and their allies telling of By Besi • 2 min read
News Registration now open for summer’s toughest walking challenge Registration is now open for the Blind Veterans UK’s 100k London to Brighton walk. This memorable 24 hour walk over the weekend of June 22-23, 2013 takes walkers from a starting point in south London, along the banks of the Thames, through countryside paths in Surrey, Sussex and the North and South By Besi • 1 min read
News Hove MP holds a constituency surgery in doctors surgery Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, took his constituency surgery to Hangleton’s busy doctor’s surgery in Burwash Road to discuss the future of the practice. Dr David Henderson and Dr Elle Turlini from the Burwash Surgery, along with practice manager Nicky Blackmore, request By Besi • 1 min read
News Have your say on Shoreham Harbour sites Development Briefs have been prepared for Aldrington Basin and South Portslade Industrial Estate (in Brighton & Hove) and the Western Harbour Arm (in Adur). The briefs are designed to guide development and stimulate investment and, once adopted, will be used to assess planning applications for the a By Besi • 2 min read
News Stonewall ask people to lobby MPs on ‘Same-Sex Marriage’ Vote Ben Summerskill, the Chief Executive of Stonewall, the LGB Equality Charity has sent a personal email to all Stonewall supporters asking them to lobby their MPs before the first commons vote on the Marriage (Same Sex) Bill on Tuesday, February 5 His message reads:“ The Government finally published By Besi • 1 min read
News Manchester’s Gay Rugby Team on Top! Manchester Village Spartans RUFC, the North West’s only gay and inclusive rugby club is topping the league table. The team is eying promotion from Raging Bull North West Leagues Division 5 to a higher league after an impressive start to the season so far. The team has continued to go from strength By Besi • 2 min read
News Landlord’s consent granted to new Pride organisers Landlord’s consent has been granted by Brighton & Hove Council to a new community grouping (CIC) headed up by Paul Kemp from Aeon Events, DJ Dulcie Danger and David Hill from E3 Entertainment Group to be the ‘Guardians’ and organisers of Pride 2013. This year’s main event takes place at Preston Park By Besi • 2 min read
News Hove MP champions new consumer freedoms Amendments are about to be made by the Government to UK copyright law, which allows people to legally make digital copies of music, films and eBooks for personal use. The alterations range from education and news reporting to parody, caricature and pastiche, as well as archiving. The changes could c By Besi • 1 min read
News Calls for ‘unity’ in opposing English Defense League march in April Brighton is a vibrant city where many people of different cultures, backgrounds, abilities and faiths come together. It has a positive and unique character which its residents enjoy and embrace. People live here in the knowledge that they will be valued and that the things which make each individual By Besi • 2 min read
News Police review DNA testing policy Revelations today in the Argus revealed three gay men had DNA samples taken from them by Sussex Police officers because historic gross indecency offences remained on their police records. Gross indecency stopped being a criminal offence in 2003 and since October 2012 people with previously held gros By Besi • 2 min read
Health New Health and Wellbeing Centre opens in Birmingham The first Health and Wellbeing Centre in the country designed exclusively to serve the needs of the city’s local lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has opened in Birmingham’s, Southside district. The launch event, held at the Centre on Wednesday January 23, saw specially invited By Besi • 2 min read
