In The South OPINION: I am what I am Craig Hanlon-Smith responds to the Facebook rant by Richard Wolstencroft, festival director of the Melbourne underground film festival following the positive vote for gay marriage in Australia. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 4 min read
romantic candle light on a black background Community News Today is Trangender Day of Remembrance Trans Alliance Brighton will host the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR) for 2017 again this year at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, in Brighton on November 19 from 2pm to 4pm. TDoR offers the opportunity to remember trans lives lost, and celebrate the lives of trans and non-binary people By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Get Therapy On Wednesday, November 22, the Latest Music Bar will host a single special performance of Danielle Imara’s GET THERAPY, a brand new show about her own experiences of addiction and group therapy. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts LGBT History month launches in Liverpool On Wednesday, November 9 representatives from Liverpool’s LGBT+ communities came together at the Museum of Liverpool for the national launch of LGBT History Month 2018. By Besi • 2 min read
Health Man convicted of deliberately infecting sexual partners with HIV A man who deliberately infected at least five sexual partners with HIV has been convicted of causing grievous bodily harm. Darryl Rowe, 27, was also convicted of five counts of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent following a trial at Lewes Crown Court. By Besi • 3 min read
Health Prince Harry attends THT HIV pop-up shop Today, Prince Harry attended the opening of Terrence Higgins Trust’s HIV self test pop-up shop in Hackney, to launch National HIV Testing Week (November 18-24). His Royal Highness met with Andrew Bates, a young man who was diagnosed with HIV in 2015, who shared his story and talked about the importa By Besi • 3 min read
Books BOOK REVIEW: Your Silence Will Not Protect You by Audre Lorde Her lyrical and incisive prose takes on sexism, racism, homophobia, and class; reflecting struggle but ultimately offering messages of hope that remain ever-more trenchant today. Lorde was a Poet Laureate until her death; her poetry and prose together produced an aphoristic and incomparably quotable By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: The Kite Runner @Theatre Royal It’s a hard look at the chaos of the unleashing of hugely destructive violent social prejudice from the perspective of a small close nit family. Its use of personal catastrophe as an intersectional metaphor for national tragedy is relentless. It’s also a breathless, almost unbearable personal confe By Eric Page • 4 min read
In The South Sun’s drag queen coverage – Green Party submits complaint Green Party claim kids put at risk by media coverage of transgender issues in the Sun and other media outlets. Aimee Challenor, Green Party LGBT+ spokesperson, has filed a complaint with press regulator IPSO over the Sun’s coverage of gender fluidity lessons for toddlers. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Calls for more businesses to show support for Madeira Terrace campaign Crowdfunding campaign to kick-start restoration of Madeira Terrace hits 73% of its target with just 17 days to go. A recent pledge of £15k by local firm Landsec has helped boost the fund up to over £310k while a groundswell of public support has seen the campaign attract over 1,500 backers, over 90% By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Isle of Wight Pride and Winter Pride announce new arts initiative Isle of Wight Pride, who recently won the right to stage UK Pride 2018, and Winter Pride, announce new arts initiative featuring local artists from the Isle of Wight, and finalists from the Winter Pride Art Awards sponsored by Emerald Life. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts MUSIC REVIEW: Jake Shears @Heaven There are gigs where you can feel a collective audience groan as the artist you’ve adored for years introduces another new song from their forthcoming solo album. Jake Shears was asking for a whole lotta patience from the crowd at Tuesday night’s London gig who had yet to hear a good 80% of his set By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 2 min read
