Arts The things you see on Brighton beach at sunrise on a Sunday morning Should you happen to be out jogging along Brighton beach on Sunday morning around 6am, or walking the dog, chances are you will bump into Horsham based photographer Greg Turner, collecting people through the medium of his camera, then featured in his project The Things You See on Brighton Beach at S By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Manhood: The Bare Reality by Laura Dodsworth WARNING: This review does contain pictures of penises. It may not be work safe. Be warned. There are no knob puns though. These days we are all less bound by gender and traditional roles, but is there more discussion about what being a man means. From veteran to vicar, from porn addict to prostate By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: What’s coming up at the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts As part of the Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts autumn programme there are a lots of amazing events to look out for. One not to miss is David Hoyle’s show Diamond, in association with The Marlborough Theatre. Diamond is an unforgiving queer performance of sexuality. By Besi • 2 min read
Business News Roebuck Inn named best freehouse in the country The Roebuck Inn celebrates after being named the best freehouse in the country in the John Smith’s Great British Pub Awards. The awards, which celebrate the best pubs throughout the UK, took place at the Park Lane Hilton, London, on September 7 and saw The Roebuck beat off strong competition from r By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Straight Expectations by Peggy Cryden An excellent book and most useful to any parent/s experiencing gender diversity matters with their children or who yearn to learn from lived and loving experience in how to equip their children to live without labels and grow up in a world apparently obsessed with them By Eric Page • 2 min read
Community News Campaign to end impact of HIV in the next 30 years launches today in parliament NAT (National AIDS Trust) launches the Let’s End It campaign today at an event in the House of Lords which marks the 30th year of the charity working at the forefront of the UK’s response to HIV. Let’s End It sets a goal to end the growth of the HIV epidemic and the continued stigma surrounding HIV By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Government invests £3 million in anti-bullying LGBT+ initiatives Nick Gibb MP, the Minister for School Standards and Equalities announces over 1,000 schools this academic year are launching projects to stamp out homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying in the classroom. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News John Kernaghan R.I.P. The funeral of John Kernaghan, a much-loved and respected member of the Rainbow Chorus, Brighton’s LGBT community choir will take place tomorrow Sunday, September 10 at the Woodvale Crematorium, Brighton at 10am. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Tales from the city @Museum of Liverpool Stories, objects and memories from Liverpool’s LGBT+ communities. The Museum of Liverpool will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Sexual Offences Act with a powerful exhibition exploring stories from the city’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT+) communities from 1967 – 2017. By Besi • 3 min read
General News International Greeter Day this Sunday VisitBrighton’s greeter team will be offering on the spot greets, (instagreets), to mark International Greeter Day on Sunday, September 10, 2017. Greeters are Brighton & Hove residents who volunteer to show groups of up to six visitors around their favourite parts of the city for free. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Three Letters+ @Naked Gallery Zachary Innes-Mulraine is staging an exhibition at Naked Eye Gallery from September 30 – October 6 about his experiences as a young man coming out on the scene, learning and dealing with his HIV+ diagnosis and finding happiness with an HIV+ partner. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Southampton Gay Men’s Chorus go ‘Out on the Town’ Southampton Gay Men’s Chorus (SGMC) will showcase their talent while celebrating the rich diversity of musical and show tunes for their Autumn, 2017 production. ‘Out on the Town’ will take centre stage on Saturday, October 7 at the Hub Theatre, Southampton City College, St Mary’s, Southampton. By Besi • 2 min read
