Comment COMMENT: Do not dismiss or explain away the rise in recorded homophobia I experienced three serious incidents within the space of just over a year in 2017-2018 and following the public service and legal response to the first, I did not report the other two. By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 1 min read
Community Hate Crimes at record high, new figures from Home Office reveal. Statistics released by the Home Office have revealed that hate crime has hit its highest level on record with 105,090 hate crimes recorded in 2019/20, up 8% compared with 97,446 offences in 2018/19. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts The Old Market receives funding as part of the government’s Culture Recovery Fund Brighton venue The Old Market receives funding as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and ensure they have a sustainable future. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Live theatre comes back with a vengeance Brian Butler looks forward to a veritable feast of live theatre By Brian Butler • 3 min read
Community Allsorts Youth Project announce FREE LGBTQ+ inclusion programme Allsorts Youth Project announce applications are now open for cohort 2 (November 2020- March 2021) of The Allsorts Safer Spaces Award (TASSA). By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Brighton & Hove Pride awarded £643,100 as part of government’s Culture Recovery Fund Brighton & Hove Pride awarded £643,100 as part of the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund (CRF) to help face the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and ensure they have a sustainable future. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Arts City Council: Madeira Terrace designs get the go ahead for next steps City Council: Madeira Terrace designs get the go ahead for next steps By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Gareth Thomas awarded CBE for services to HIV & sport Sexual health/HIV charity Terrence Higgins Trust responds to announcement that newly appointed patron of the charity Gareth Thomas is to be awarded a CBE in the Queen’s birthday honours for services to health and sport. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Light a candle for International Day of Hope & Remembrance on Sunday, October 18 Organisers of National Hate Crime Awareness Week encourage all to light a candle and share a video/picture of it on social media at 6pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community National Hate Crime Awareness Week: Race Hate Crime Webinar on Monday, October 12 On behalf of the Metropolitan Police, organisers of National Hate Crime Awareness Week (#NationalHCAW) invite you to a free National Hate Crime Awareness Week webinar on Race on Monday, October 12 from 2pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts ‘No Place for Hate’ – new poem from Andreena Leeanne for National Hate Crime Awareness Week Organisers of #NationalHCAW announce they have commissioned a new poem by Andreena Leeanne, No Place for Hate, for National Hate Crime Awareness Week, which takes place from Saturday, October 10 to Saturday, October 17. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Hear Us Out – a new digital performance celebrating LGBTQ+ elders Hear Us Out, a digital performance courtesy of New Writing South, to premiere on Saturday, November 28, celebrating LGBTQ+ elders. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
