The Co-Operative, Job Number 37144: The Co-Operative Funeralcare’s new rainbow hearse in Brighton with Richard Miller (left) and Chris Sarson. In The South “Somewhere over the rainbow” Co-op Funeralcare’s first Rainbow hearse will be unveiled this weekend. Believed to be one of only two in the UK, attendees at Brighton Pride will be the first to see the new vehicle. It is the most recent addition to Co-op Funeralcare’s growing fleet of 7 specialist hearses, now ranging from a Land By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Scottish Football teams up to tackling homophobia In a Scottish first, professional football clubs in all four of the SPFL divisions have teamed up to better include lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people by signing up to the Scottish LGBT Sports Charter. It’s the first time in Scotland that so many clubs have made a commitment to bet By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
In The South Call to reform the Gender Recognition Act Green Party calls for radical reforms to Gender Recognition Act ahead of Brighton Pride! The Green Party has called for an overhaul of the Gender Recognition Act to give trans people more rights ahead of Pride in Brighton and Hove, which runs from August 4 to 6. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News MCC Brighton at Trans Pride Metropolitan Community Church (MCC) Brighton, once again challenged the pre-conceptions about churches by bringing together many different faiths for this year’s Trans Pride Interfaith Corner at Brunswick Gardens on Saturday, July 22. By Besi • 1 min read
Cabaret One funny lady – Hannah Brackenbury “Hannah Brackenbury has been described as Victoria Wood and Tim Minchin’s lesbian love child. She’s more than that. She’s Hannah, and her songs are both bloody funny and beautifully touching.”…..Vicky Nangle (Latest 7). Eric Pages catches up with local funny lass Hannah Brackenbury in a rare moment By Eric Page • 4 min read
In The South Brighton businessman bids to become Mr Gay Europe – Campaign Day 21 Matt Rood has lived in Brighton for the last fifteen years. His job is his passion. He’s a dog walker and trainer and has his own company called ROODDOG. His other passion is fitness and he goes to the Underground gym in Brighton five or six times a week. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Polari tenth birthday tour comes to the Marlborough Theatre London’s multi award-winning LGBT literary salon returns to the Marlborough Theatre on Friday, October 20, as part of its tenth birthday tour, funded by Arts Council England. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Gogglebox star helps Samaritans highlight the power of listening Brighton, Hove and District Samaritans call on the nation’s hairdressers and barbers to help people know that listening can save lives. Around 160,000 hairdressers in the UK spend an estimated 2,000 hours a year hearing about the ups and downs of their clients’ lives. By Besi • 2 min read
Competition Win a Holiday to the Florida Keys & Key West at Brighton & Hove Pride The Florida Keys has long been a favourite holiday destination for LGBT+ visitors, who receive a warm welcome to the island chain where the official motto, One Human Family, signifies an atmosphere of inclusion and recognition that all people are created equal. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Lunch Positive host community café at Pride on Preston Park Lunch Positive, the local HIV charity that provides a weekly HIV lunch club is staging it’s Community Café at Pride again this year. The café will be at the south end of the park in the Community Village. Volunteers from Lunch Positive will be preparing and selling a range of affordable food and dri By Besi • 1 min read
Health HIV prevention drug PrEP available on the NHS from September Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) will be available through the NHS from September, as part of a three-year trial. The announcement comes a year and a day after an historic win for NAT (National AIDS Trust) at the High Court that confirmed the NHS’s legal ability to fund the drug, which stops people f By Besi • 4 min read
Fundraising News wagamama to support Sussex Beacon during coming 12 months Pan-Asian restaurant wagamama extends its London campaign #makeitrainbow to celebrate Brighton & Hove Pride this weekend. The day’s profits from wagamama bun sales (now selling an average of 1,000,000 yearly) will be donated to local charity, The Sussex Beacon, every time a rainbow is spotted in the By Besi • 3 min read
