Features & Longread FEATURE: Moving on – Dr Adrian Brown After recently stepping down as Chair of the Martin Fisher Foundation to focus on other ventures, Dr Adrian Brown talks to James Ledward about the achievements of the Foundation in its first two years. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News OPINION: Transitioning with Sugar: Ms Sugar Swan asks what the LGBTQIA community means to her This month’s Gscene theme is community and having lived, worked and volunteered within the local queer community for the last 17 years I have very mixed feelings about the community and what it means to me. By Ms Sugar Swan • 5 min read
General News Labour Council leader to step down Cllr Warren Morgan to step down as Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council and Leader of the Labour & Cooperative Group. Cllr Morgan will not seek re-election at the Labour and Co-operative Group Annual General Meeting in April, and will stand down as Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council in May, 20 By Besi • 4 min read
In The South LGBT+ Catholics Westminster announce 2019 Rome pilgrimage LGBT+ Catholics Westminster, who pray at London’s Farm Street Jesuit Church, will make their third Pilgrimage to Rome for the beginning of Lent, from March 4-10, 2019. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Music Review: Talma are casting you Out to sea with nothing but a paddle Welcome to the stormy voyage through rock band Talma’s debut E.P. Out to sea. You’re in the middle of the sea. Empty horizons surrounding you. Brisk biting winds encapsulate the air-from every direction they’re pulling at your hair, snatching at your skin as the freezing ocean slowly laps up the sid By Ray A-J • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals UK tour 2019 Strictly Come Dancing – The Professionals returns to venues across the country from May 2019 for a 35 date UK tour coming to Brighton Centre on May 24, 2019. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Diverse City Bowlers: Out & Active – special Event for people 50+ Funded by Brighton Pride Social Impact Fund, Diverse City Bowlers (DCB) offers a bowling event which will be free for everyone 50 and over with a focus on elderly LGBT+ people. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South What moves and shakes global LGBT+ communities in 2018 PLANETROMEO one of the leading social networks worldwide has released the finding from its recent Big Gay Survey that focused on the current mood and expectations of its users for 2018. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News 8,000 run in The Grand Brighton Half Marathon 2018 Runners take to the streets of Brighton to run The Grand Brighton Half Marathon 2018 in brisk temperatures under stunning clear blue skies. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts REVIEW: The Seven Doors of Danny @Phil Starr Pavilion This morality tale in words and music performed as part of B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival first saw the light of day as a concert item and it has grown and developed since its premiere in 2016. Further development and bulking out could make it a first class piece of musical theatre. By Brian Butler • 2 min read
Community News B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Emergency 1st Aid at Work As part of LGBT HISTORY MONTH and the B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival, the Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum host Emergency 1st Aids at Work with guest trainer. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Disability Pride Band Night Raising Funds for Disability Pride 2018 at the B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival as part of LGBT History Month. The first Disability Pride Brighton in July 2017 was a fantastic success, with over 2000 disabled people in attendance. By Besi • 3 min read
