Business News BAR PERSON PROFILE: Deamán O’Firghil O’Corraidhin @Bar Broadway The first person many LGBT+people meet when they arrive in the city is the bar person at their local LGBT+ venue. These gatekeepers to the community provide an important role both befriending and signposting new arrivals. Gscene finds out a bit more about them and what makes them special. By Besi • 2 min read
Photo: David Wood Community News Thousands celebrate ten years of Pride in Newcastle Wet weather fails to dampen the spirits of revellers at Newcastle Pride on the weekend of July 21-23, as thousands flocked to see top pop acts. Newcastle Pride 2017, saw record numbers march in their tenth annual Pride parade through the city and tens of thousands more braving the rain for the free By Besi • 3 min read
Community News People with HIV still struggle to access insurance A new report published by NAT (National AIDS Trust) confirms that despite improvements over the past decade, people living with HIV continue to face barriers accessing insurance. The research shows that one in four (25%) people living with HIV have been refused a financial product or quoted an unaff By Besi • 4 min read
Community News PICTURE DIARY: World Pride in Madrid, 2017 Madrid World Pride 2017 opened with a ceremony that took place in the Teatro Calderon and the streets around were packed full of expectant Spanish and visitors. This is a city that takes Pride and an excuse for a party very seriously indeed. The weather was cooler than usual (which was lovely as it By Eric Page • 3 min read
Health Trans STI self-testing kits launched at Brighton & Hove Trans Pride Leading HIV and sexual health charity, THT and trans sexual health clinic, Clinic T, joined forces on Saturday (July 22) at Brighton and Hove Trans Pride to raise awareness of good sexual health in Brighton. Brand new trans inclusive sexually transmitted infection (STI) self-testing kits were given By Besi • 2 min read
In The South OPINION: Craig’s Thoughts “Isn’t it great that Pride feels like a national celebration now?”, my husband exclaims as we wander around London for some last minute holiday shopping. And as I look around at every other shop, wall, skyward banner and lamppost, adorned with some manifestation of the rainbow, I cannot help but agr By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 5 min read
Arts REVIEW: Jane Eyre @Theatre Royal The plot roars, of unjust life and hope, of love and wonder, of duty and cruelly, of lost folk and lack of opportunities and of the voices of clear minds that yearn and ache for recognition and love and it’s true to Bronte in that. Simple, evocative, engaging and seriously well acted this is thorou By Eric Page • 5 min read
Photo: Hugo Michiels Photography Community News PICTURE DIARY: Trans Pride 2017 It is always disappointing when it rains at an open air event and boy did it rain at Trans Pride this year! Fortunately the rain held off allowing the protest march to assemble at the Marlborough Pub for welcoming speeches before making its way along Brighton Seafront to Brunswick Gardens in Hove. By Gary Hart • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Kate Bush – A Celebration Brighton’s best musical acts come together to pay tribute to the amazing music of Kate Bush in an multi media evening of Kate filled entertainment. By Contributor • 3 min read
General News Govia Thameslink restores full timetables for major Sussex events Industrial action that had threatened the success of several popular events in Sussex next month will not now take place and Southern reinstates its full weekday service timetable from yesterday, Monday 24 July. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News New league for LGBT+ Ten Pin bowlers The Diverse City Bowlers League has been created to introduce a competitive element to a group of social ten-pin bowlers who have been meeting regularly in Brighton since 2008. They have seen their bowling skills improve over the years and now feel ready to take part in, and organise bowling competi By Besi • 2 min read
Michael ‘Mouse’ Burton memorial bench Business News Memorial benches to ‘Mouse and Gloria’ dedicated Friends and colleagues of Michael ‘Mouse’ Burton and Gary ‘Gloria’ Swan gathered under cloudy skies in New Steine Gardens, on Sunday (July 23) to dedicate two memorial benches in both their names. Both Michael and Gary who died unexpectedly towards the end of 2016 were very popular on the commercial By Besi • 1 min read
