Health HIV charity offer support to service users struggling with Universal Credit implementation Lunch Positive respond to Universal Credit implementation in Brighton & Hove. As the implementation of Universal Credit enters its final stages, there are big changes ahead with the longstanding link between disability benefits and higher levels of other benefits decreasing. By Gary Pargeter • 2 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Transitioning with Sugar – HIV & Me I’ve been HIV+ for the majority of my adult life. I was diagnosed in my early 20s shortly after the death of my mother. I didn’t take her death very well and ran away to Europe for three months where I undertook some risky sexual practice as I was in a dark depression. Most traumatically I was gang By Ms Sugar Swan • 6 min read
Health New study indicates national PrEP programme would be cost effective The Lancet Infectious Diseases publish scholarly study into the HIV prevention treatment, PrEP titled, Cost-effectiveness of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention in men who have sex with men in the UK: a modelling study and health economic evaluation. By Besi • 3 min read
Health Could you be a short term foster parent for a disabled child? Barnardo’s Brighton and Hove Link Plus provides high quality fostering and short breaks for disabled children and their families. They are desperately looking for more carers from all sectors of the community who can offer anything from occasional overnight stays through to full-time fostering for c By Besi • 1 min read
Health New Prostate Cancer online support group Prostate Cancer UK teams up with Opening Doors London (ODL) to trial a new online discussion group for gay, bisexual men and MSM (men who have sex with men), who have been affected by prostate cancer. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News LGBTI people face health service barriers New research by a consortium including the University of Brighton has uncovered inequalities, barriers and discrimination faced by LGBTI people when accessing health services. Researchers, experts, and activists in lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex (LGBTI) health conducted a state-of-the-ar By Besi • 3 min read
Community News World Mental Health Day – L’Eau de Chris? No, ludicrous! Love Island star, Chris Hughes reveals true story behind ‘L’Eau de Chris’ bottled water – as he becomes Ambassador for the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) on World Mental Health Day. Just 24 hours after revealing he was about to launch a new bottled mineral water infused with his own tears, By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Barclays LGBT employees raise £130k for THT Barclays Spectrum, the bank’s LGBT+ employee network, raised over £130,000 to support HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) at its annual fundraising dinner on Friday, October 6 at The Savoy in London. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Free dance performance to mark World Mental Health Day A free dance performance Witness This will shine a spotlight on Mental Health to mark World Mental Health Day on October 10. Brighton Dome marks World Mental Health Day on Tuesday, October 10 with a free dance performance shining a spotlight on mental health. By Besi • 2 min read
Health 5,000 more gay and bi men needed to take part in HIV self-testing study A major HIV self-testing study in England and Wales led by UCL, has successfully reached the halfway milestone in recruiting 5,000 gay and bisexual men and transgender people. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News How’s Your Mental Health? Whenever I think about that night. The strongest memory isn’t the shame or the sadness I felt. It isn’t fear of what would have happened had things gone to plan. It’s the outfit. The spot-on replica outfit of Olivia Newton-John in her Physical video – circa 1981 – and I can’t help but grin before be By Davey Shields • 4 min read
Health PRODUCT REVIEW: ‘ONE’: Condoms and Personal Lubricant These fun circular new condoms, called ‘One’ are easy to use, can be opened with ease and there’s a selection of different options, ultra-thin, sensitive, larger etc, then some slightly daft glow in the dark ones, and lively flavours and various forms of ribbing. This is a fun brand, with the emph By Eric Page • 3 min read
