Cllr Phelim McCafferty Health Greens to commemorate World Aids Day on 30th anniversary of Terrence Higgins’ death Green Party councillors and activists in Brighton and Hove will commemorate World Aids Day on December 1. Green councillors will join the Terrence Higgins Trust in the city in their campaign to Stand Up and Stand Out. By Besi • 2 min read
David Hodson Health ‘Why World AIDS Day Still Matters’ About 1 in 20 gay men in the UK are living with HIV? About 10,000 of them have not been diagnosed. Up to 82% of new infections come from people who don’t know they have HIV. So why is hardly anyone paying attention to World AIDS Day? By Besi • 3 min read
News Health Protection Agency welcomes National HIV Testing Week Latest Health Protection Agency (HPA) figures show there were 6,280 new HIV diagnoses in 2011, taking the total number of people living with HIV in the UK to around 96,000. Publishing in National HIV Testing Week, the data show although late HIV diagnoses dropped slightly in 2011 (47 per cent, from By Besi • 2 min read
Le Mont Saint-Michel Travel La Normandie – douze points We love France, mainly because it’s the nearest ‘foreign’ country and only a few hours by ferry from Newhaven. I’ve been going to Normandy, which is the region directly opposite Brighton for longer than I care to remember – well the first time was 1962, I was very young. It remains my favourite part By Besi • 4 min read
News Rainbow Fund to help fund community advocacy service for Victims of Hate Crime The Rainbow Fund have awarded the LGBT Community Safety Forum seed funding to establish an advocacy service to support the victims of Hate Crime who feel the criminal justice system has not delivered for them. Discussions are progressing for the service to be located within a legal practise and it i By Besi • 2 min read
AIDS Memorial ‘Tay’ News Rainbow Fund announces grants for city’s LGBT and HIV communities The Rainbow Fund announced today the outcome of its autumn funding round, distributing £31,530 to local LGBT and HIV projects. Collectively the funding will provide the local LGBT community sector with a significant financial boost at a time when many groups are under financial pressure. The grants By Besi • 3 min read
Theatre Theatre Royal Drury Lane: ‘Shrek the Musical’ Shrek the Musical is composed by Jeanine Tesori with book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. The story is based on the 2001 DreamWorks film Shrek and William Steig’s 1990 book.After an initial tryout in Seattle the original Broadway production opened to luke warm reviews in December 2008 and played By Besi • 5 min read
SImon Kirby, MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven News Simon Kirby MP takes HIV test at Houses of Parliament Simon Kirby MP for Kemptown & Peacehaven has marked National HIV Testing Week by taking a public HIV test at the Houses of Parliament this week. Simon took the test to encourage more people in his constituency to test for the virus. He was given a rapid finger-prick blood test by a nurse from HIV an By Besi • 2 min read
Michael Rosen Arts Brighton Festival announce their guest director for 2013 The celebrated poet, writer, broadcaster and previous Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen will be the Guest Director of Brighton Festival in 2013. Brighton Festival takes place from May 4-26. 2013. The full programme of festival events will be announced on Wednesday February 27, 2013. By Besi • 2 min read
News Revenge fundraise for THT on World Aids Day Revenge will be fundraising for Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) this weekend to celebrate World Aids Day on Saturday, December 1. Entry to Revenge is free on Saturday night but clubbers will be asked to make a donation to THT when they enter the club. Volunteers from THT will be on hand shaking buckets By Besi • 1 min read
Tom French News Major LGBT equality consultation launched in Scotland Scottish LGBT equality charity, the Equality Network has launched a major consultation on the future priorities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in Scotland. The Time for Change consultation will be the biggest survey of LGBT people to date with thousands expected to take p By Besi • 2 min read
George Street shop News Sussex Beacon charity shops get retail revamp Over the past few months the Sussex Beacon has been reviewing their retail operations in their Brighton & Hove shops and making plans for the future. Beacon shops form an important part of the Beacon’s fundraising portfolio and also serve as the public face of the organisation in Brighton and Hove. By Besi • 1 min read
