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Barack Obama to receive 2015 IGLTA Chair Award — Official portrait of President Barack Obama in the Oval Office, Dec. 6, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) This official White House photograph is being made available only for publication by news organizations and/or for personal use printing by the subject(s) of the photograph. The photograph may not be manipulated in any way […]

International News

Barack Obama to receive 2015 IGLTA Chair Award

The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) has announced that President Barack Obama will receive its prestigious Chair Award for 2015. THE award is presented to an individual or business that has made significant improvements to the landscape of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgen

By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read

Gay Rugby team say “come out and vote”

LGBTQ+ News

Gay Rugby team say “come out and vote”

King’s Cross Steelers, the world’s first gay and inclusive rugby team, are standing alongside campaigning organisation HOPE not hate and calling for LGBT+ people to exercise their right to vote and promote equality at the ballot box. The voter registration campaign – which is also supported by the C

By Paul Gustafson • 1 min read

Bath Tourism shares development vision and visitor survey results at annual members’ forum

In The South

Bath Tourism shares development vision and visitor survey results at annual members’ forum

Hard on the heels of the recent announcement that the south-west is to receive £5 million in government funding for tourism, Bath Tourism Plus (BTP), the destination marketing organisation for Bath and the surrounding area, hosted hundreds of local businesses at the annual Bath Tourism Plus Members’

By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read

Global LGBT travel organisation announces scholarship winners for breakthrough work in travel development

International News

Global LGBT travel organisation announces scholarship winners for breakthrough work in travel development

The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) Foundation has announced the names of the five recipients of the third annual Building Bridges Scholarships. The 2015 winners, from China (2), Colombia, Jamaica and Japan, will each receive an all-expenses-paid trip and conference registra

By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read

LGBT charity launches campaign to save its Patron from deportation

International News

LGBT charity launches campaign to save its Patron from deportation

LGBT organisation Proud2Be Project has launched a new campaign in support of its Patron, Aderonke Apata, who is currently under threat of forceful deportation back to Nigeria, a country where LGBT people are politically persecuted, imprisoned and murdered. During a recent judicial review, a barriste

By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read

Stand up for live music venues in Brighton and Hove

Arts

Stand up for live music venues in Brighton and Hove

Supporters of Brighton’s music scene are asking you sign an online petition to help stop the closure of the city’s music venues. Campaigners, led by local promoter Mark Stack, want an end to the ‘insanity’ of the current practice, where someone can deliberately move next door to a long established m

By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read

Take a walk in the dark for a brighter future — Cllr Geoffrey Bowden

General News

Take a walk in the dark for a brighter future

Brighton & Hove Council’s Healthwalks team is asking you dig out your torch or LED lantern, wrap up warm, and join them for the seventh annual Seafront Torch Walk on Saturday, March 28 at 8.30pm. The one mile walk along Brighton seafront, from the Bandstand to the Palace Pier, is in aid of World Wil

By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read

‘Rainbow Initiative’ will benefit LGBTQ shoppers

International News

‘Rainbow Initiative’ will benefit LGBTQ shoppers

New ‘Rainbow Initiative’ means Australian LGBTIQ shoppers can give back to their community when buying on-line. Fifteen Australian LGBTIQ Charities and community groups have joined forces with the Global Fundraising Initiative to create a new online donation service. The Rainbow Initiative is an onl

By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read

National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day

General News

National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day

On March 18 2015, YMCA DownsLink Group (YMCA DLG), a new organisation formed in a merger between Sussex Central YMCA and Guildford YMCA, is joining a national campaign calling for everyone to unite against Child Sexual Exploitation. National Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness Day aims to highlight

By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read

‘Herstory’ Exhibition comes to Hove school as part of Women in History festival

Arts

‘Herstory’ Exhibition comes to Hove school as part of Women in History festival

In the run up to International Women’s Day (March 8) students from Hove Park School will be taking part in a forward-thinking educational initiative to better recognise women who have helped shape our history. The project, created by art graduate Alice Wroe, uses an interactive art exhibition to tea

By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read

City Council announces further measure to ensure clutter free pavements

General News

City Council announces further measure to ensure clutter free pavements

A new initiative to keep pavements and footways clear for pedestrians is being launched by Brighton & Hove City Council. The council will be marking out areas outside city centre restaurants and cafes to ensure that tables and chairs remain within permitted boundaries. The scheme will also be used f

By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read

IGLTA announces annual Travel Honours — Los Angeles Convention Centre

International News

IGLTA announces annual Travel Honours

The International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association (IGLAT) will be celebrating trailblazers in LGBT tourism at its 32nd Annual Global Convention in Los Angeles from April 8-11. The convention is the LGBT tourism industry’s premier networking and educational event, as well as an opportunity to ackn

By Paul Gustafson • 3 min read