Tom French News Scottish Government launches equal marriage law Scotland has become the first part of the United Kingdom to publish legislation to allow same-sex marriage. Yesterday the Scottish Government launched the ‘Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill’ alongside a 14-week consultation on its implementation. Following the consultation the Governmen By Besi • 4 min read
News Rainbow Fund continues support for AIDS and HIV projects The Rainbow Fund is continuing its support for AIDS and HIV work in the city. Three projects will benefit from its recent grants announcement. The Rainbow Fund was formed out of the fundraising from the AIDS Memorial, to give the project a living legacy, and this area of work has always been a high By Besi • 2 min read
Health Film about AIDS denialism cancelled after student petition A planned screening of the film House of Numbers – an infamous propaganda piece which states that the link between HIV and AIDS is a myth and that people diagnosed as HIV positive should stop taking their medication, was cancelled today following a petition which objected to the screening of the fil By Besi • 1 min read
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus News Win two tickets to hear Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus at the Brighton Dome this Saturday The Sussex Beacon is offering the owner of the most festive Christmas Jumper two free tickets (or a family ticket) to see the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus at the Brighton Dome this weekend. Fans of the Chorus and The Sussex Beacon are invited to post pictures of themselves in their festive knitwear on By Besi • 1 min read
Minister for Culture, Maria Miller, MP News Government to legislate on same sex marriage The Culture Secretary, Maria Miller MP, announced today that the Government will be moving ahead with plans to legislate on same-sex marriage, however, due to opposition from the Church of England and Church of Wales, enshrined in the legislation it will be illegal for both those churches to perform By Besi • 8 min read
News Run for MindOut! Running is great for your mental health and raising much needed funds for MindOut could be good for everyone’s mental health! MindOut has funded places for the next Brighton Marathon, on April 14 2013. By Besi • 1 min read
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus Music Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus return to the Dome this Saturday Since December 2011 when the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus packed out the Brighton Dome with their pre-Christmas show ‘Pull a Cracker’ featuring EastEnders actress June Brown and local comedian Zoe Lyons, membership of the chorus has soared from under 50 to over 80 gay and gay friendly men singers. By Besi • 3 min read
Caroline Lucas, MP News Green MP calls for radical drug policy overhaul The cross party Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC) has today, December 10, called for a review of drug policy, saying that government action is needed “now, more than ever” to consider all of the alternatives to the UK’s failing drug laws. Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas, has been campaigning By Besi • 2 min read
Paul Elgood News Rainbow Fund supports pioneering Allsorts trans youth project The Rainbow Fund has announced funding for two Allsorts youth projects – a ground breaking trans youth network and their ‘LGBT Children, Young People and Families Day’ on February 5, 2013. Allsorts is a project based in Brighton to support and empower young people under 26 who are lesbian, gay, bise By Besi • 2 min read
News Broken Rainbow UK celebrates Human Rights Day 2012 today Broken Rainbow the national LGBT Domestic Violence Helpline will be celebrating Human Rights Day in Brighton on Monday December 10, 2012. The charity will be joined by the Mayor of Brighton & Hove to plant a tree of solidarity at 4pm in Dorset Gardens. By Besi • 2 min read
Shaun Dellenty Features & Longread School leader and charity founder Shaun Dellenty Is ‘Proud2Be Gay’ School leader and charity founder Shaun Dellenty Is Proud2Be Gay. Openly gay head teacher Shaun Dellenty has lent his support to a new LGBTQI video campaign by making a video letting the world know he is proud to be gay. By Besi • 2 min read
News Lesbian group ‘Shakes up the scene’ ‘Shake up the scene’ is a new vibrant social networking group for women that sprung into action with it’s first event in April 2012. The organisers say they Identified that the women’s scene in Brighton was due an injection of fun, a group of lags sharing a shot of tequila decided to organise a good By Besi • 2 min read
