Charity steps in to fill ‘staggering’ gaps in HIV education Ten young people are diagnosed with HIV every week yet young people’s knowledge about HIV remains poor. IN a survey of young gay and bisexual men between ages 14 and 19, over a quarter did not know how HIV is passed on, and the majority did not know how often HIV testing is recommended. By Besi • 2 min read
FOOD: Winter Warmers at Legends gends have added a new Winter Warmers section to their menu to warm you up during those long Winter afternoons on Brighton seafront. By Besi • 2 min read
Don’t bin food, join Bin Cooking! Brighton-based community project launches new website to help people cook meals with food they’d otherwise throw away. Bin Cooking, set up a year ago by local residents to tackle food waste, has uploaded almost 50 recipes using ingredients we often buy too many of but then dump; like broccoli, peppe By Besi • 1 min read
Greens select candidates for Withdean ward Sarah Nield, Steve Davis and Jamie Lloyd have been selected as Green Party candidates for Withdean ward in the May 2019 local elections. By Besi • 2 min read
Spirits are high at Subline! THIS year’s annual Brighton Bear Halloween party, Night of the Living Zombears 2, on Saturday, October 27 at Subline was very well attended, raising £404 for The Rainbow Fund. By Besi • 1 min read
Mr Subline raises £1,662.72 for HIV charity Subline raised £1,500 for Terrence Higgins Trust South at their annual Mr Subline contest. Six beefcakes battled it out for the Mr Subline crown on Saturday, November 24 at Subline club in St James Street at a fundraiser raising money for the Terrence Higgins Trust South (THT). By Besi • 2 min read
World AIDS Day cabaret fundaiser returns to Charles Street Tap Drag With No Name to host the annual World AIDS Day cabaret fundraiser which returns to Charles Street Tap on Saturday. December 1. By Besi • 1 min read
HIV diagnoses continue to fall as UK exceeds the UNAIDS 90:90:90 target A new report published by Public Health England (PHE) shows that the UK is one of the first countries to meet the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets, highlighting that prevention efforts are working in the UK. New estimates revealed that in 2017, 92% of people living with HIV in the UK have been diagnosed, 98% By Besi • 4 min read
Party yourself fit at Martlets Zumbathon® Dig out your dayglo, slick on some face-paint and get ready to dance with the Martlets Zumbathon® UV party. THIS popular three-hour dance extravaganza takes place from 7.30pm on Friday, March 1 at Reebok CrossFit Connect, Basin Road South in Portslade. By Besi • 1 min read
New book highlights ‘Gayest Parliament in the World’ Tonight Edinburgh sees the launch of a new book ‘The Children of Harvey Milk: How LGBT+ Politicians Changed the World’, by Andrew Reynolds. Part political thriller, part meditation on social change, part love story, The Children of Harvey Milk tells the epic stories of courageous men and women aroun By Besi • 2 min read
Sherrie Silver shows the world how to Rock the Ribbon A video narrated by Stephen Fry, showcases the dance skills of the choreographer who directed Childish Gambino’s smash viral hit This Is America earlier this year, has just been released to highlight the National AIDS Trust (NAT) new message to Rock The Ribbon this World AIDS Day on December 1. By Besi • 3 min read
Married gay couple face Christmas deportation heartache Brian Page, a 41-year-old man from North Carolina and his 36-year-old English husband Ben face having their family torn apart just in time for Christmas. The couple of nearly seven years live in Milton Keynes and were married in New York in June 2014 before moving to England to provide support to Be By Besi • 2 min read
