In The South Exeter City FC say no to homophobia EXETER City Football Club said “no to homophobia” at its home game with Mansfield on Saturday, February 17. The match was designated as the Club’s annual Football v Homophobia fixture and a number of initiatives to mark the day were organised by Exeter City Supporters’ Trust, its One Game One Commun By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Rob ‘The Voice’ Stevens to headline Hibernation community luncheon Bear-Patrol’s annual community fundraising luncheon, Hibernation takes place on Sunday, October 21, 2018. Hibernation has become one of the most sought after tickets in the LGBT+ calendar of events. Tickets are priced at a reasonable rate covering the cost of the event with ALL profits donated to th By Besi • 2 min read
Arts PREVIEW: Waterstones presents Jake Shears in conversation At this special event the lead singer of multiplatinum-selling glam rock band Scissor Sisters and one of the World’s most famous LGBT+ icons will discuss his beautifully wide-eyed and determined coming-of-age memoir: Boys Keep Swinging with award winning journalist and author, Matthew Todd. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Council launches e-asy way to read and listen to books The city council’s library service launches new way to download and read eBooks and listen to eAudiobooks. Members of Brighton & Hove library services will be able to download the new BorrowBox app to their digital devices and access thousands of eBooks and eAudiobooks free of charge at any time of By Besi • 2 min read
In The South LGBT and want to adopt or foster? RENTS And Children Together (PACT) will hold a special Brighton event for anyone interested in finding out more about LGBT adoption. The event, on Saturday, March 10, which is being held to help mark national LGBT Adoption and Fostering Week, will feature a question and answer session with a panel o By Besi • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Dead and Breathing @The Albany, London A somber kaftan laden upper-class cancer patient, Carolyn (Lizan Mitchell), unashamedly bares all as she is bathed by working class (and transsexual) carer, Veronika (Kim Tatum aka Mzz Kimberley). By Tin Nguyen • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: Jubliee @Lyric, Hammersmith Chris Goode’s adaptation of Derek Jarman and James Whaley’s Jubilee is a ravenously sex-fueled and unvarnished representation of the state that the world is in. It assures to have one question if royalty or religion are still relevant in an ever-changing society. By Tin Nguyen • 1 min read
Community News Community Lunch brings people together at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival Lunch Positive held a Community Lunch on Saturday February 17 as part of the B.RIGHT.ON LGBT Festival at the Phil Starr Pavilion in central Brighton. The lunch was attended by the Mayor of Brighton & Hove Cllr. Mo Marsh and around 120 people. By Besi • 2 min read
Fundraising News Last chance to sign up for the Brighton Marathon Martlets has a final few places for runners who want to sign up to the Brighton Marathon on Sunday, April 15; but runner need to act fast since the deadline is Friday 2 March. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Tonight at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: The Seven Doors of Danny A new musical based on Shakespeare’s The Seven Ages of Man with music by Ricky Horscraft, words by John McCullough with additional material for musical theatre adaptation by Tom Slater-Hyndman. Performed by members of Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, University of Sussex Symphony Orchestra, guest performe By Besi • 1 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: 8 ways how not to be an idiot to someone who has quit drinking What do the phrases “Is there any vodka in that coke?” and “Not another one?!” have in common? They’re two types of things you shouldn’t say to someone when they’re trying to quit drinking. The biggest way you can help someone try to kick booze is to help yourself first. By this, I mean educate your By Contributor • 4 min read
Community News Today at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: LGBT History Bingo – With Guy Lloyd from Juice 107.2 As part of LGBT HISTORY MONTH and The B Right On LGBT Community Festival, the LGBT Community Safety Forum present LGBT History Bingo hosted by Guy Lloyd from Juice FM. Go along and join in the fun! Suggested Donation of £5! Raising funds for Accessibility Matters! By Besi • 1 min read