In The South ‘Out to swim’ swimmers win national medals Ten Out to Swim swimmers competed in what is known as the UK Gay Games – GLLAM (Gay & Lesbian London Aquatics Meet) at the London Olympic Swimming Pool on September 9. Teams from all over the UK took part plus teams from Paris, Lisbon, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Berlin. By Besi • 2 min read
Fundraising News Sussex Beacon announce new sponsor for Brighton Half Marathon Sussex Beacon, organisers of the Brighton Half Marathon have today announced The Grand Hotel Brighton as the new headline sponsor for the race for the next three years. As the headline sponsor, The Grand Brighton will give back to the Brighton community by supporting runners and their fundraising ef By Besi • 2 min read
Arts TONIGHT: Wanted! Men wanting to sing show tunes…. and more! The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) are renowned for singing show tunes! Their last show included songs from Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jekyll & Hyde, Follies and Rent. They sing songs from a broad range of other genres also, with Love Actually, their Pride show, includ By Besi • 2 min read
General News Tickets on sale for Royal Pavilion Ice Rink Winter Season Tickets are now on sale for the Royal Pavilion Ice Rink in Brighton, opening for its eighth year from November 4 to January 14, 2018. The 880-square metre main rink offers space for more confident skaters and the unusual, separate 130-square metre beginners’ rink, with penguin skate aids, provides a By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Village MCC Brighton & Hove welcomes new associate Pastor Rev. Peta Evans joins Village MCC, Brighton & Hove as their Associate Pastor. They will give their first sermon at The Village on Sunday, October 8 at 6pm. Rev. Peta is an ordained minister, a non-binary trans-man, and in their secular life, a care-worker and a tailor. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts THEATRE REVIEW: The Best Man @Theatre Royal After making its UK premier at Theatre Royal Windsor earlier this month, Gore Vidal’s 1960 political satire, The Best Man, has landed at Brighton’s Theatre Royal on the second leg of its UK tour. The plot revolves around the characters and ambitions of two very different fictional politicians vying By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Gay rugby players bare all for charity Six LGBT rugby clubs around Britain got starkers earlier this year to raise awareness for both inclusive rugby and the importance for guys to check their tackle for lumps and bumps, in partnership with the Balls To Cancer charity. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Transitioning with Sugar – I love men, what can I do? asks Sugar Swan As Eartha Kitt sang during the disco revival of her career in the 1984 title track, ‘I love men, what can I do? I love men, they’re no good for you’. Never have song lyrics felt more relatable right now. Pre-transition I was never the ‘gay man’ that I was often perceived as and regular readers of th By Ms Sugar Swan • 5 min read
In The South Applications open for IGLTA Foundation Tourism Scholarships, 2018 The IGLTA Foundation is offering scholarships to attend the 35th Annual Global Convention of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association in Toronto, from May 9-12, 2018. Now in its sixth year, the Building Bridges Scholarship Program was created to support the next generation of lesbian, gay, By Besi • 2 min read
General News People’s sexual experiences after alcohol or drugs sought for new study Researchers at Leeds Beckett University are looking for volunteers to anonymously share their experiences of sexual activity after drinking alcohol or taking other drugs as part of a new study. The research, within the School of Social Sciences, seeks to understand the positive and negative sexual e By Besi • 3 min read
Community News OPINION: Craig’s Thoughts – Tell Me About It (Stud) or A Problem Halve In the August edition of this magazine, I shared at length an experience, a hate-crime of sorts and the debacle that followed at the hands of the criminal justice system. I have no intention of recounting here, either the incident itself or the ensuing overall affair, it is a chapter I am closing. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 5 min read
Community News Marine Tavern raise £1,623.73 for children’s charity Earlier this year the Dragon Boat Race at Brighton Marina on April 24 was cancelled due to nesting swans in the Marina. The race was re-scheduled for September 9 at Bewl Water in Kent, where eighteen Marine Tavern customers attended to support the Marine Tavern rowers and a great day was had by all. By Besi • 1 min read
