General News Soho go slow – council leader demands update on Aquarium Terraces Cllr Warren Morgan, Leader of Brighton & Hove City Council has today (October 24, 2017) written to the leaseholder of the Aquarium Terraces site, Richard Franklin of Brighton Seafront Regeneration (BSR) Ltd asking for an urgent update on the lengthy delay to works on site. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Isle of Wight Pride wins right to host UK Pride in 2018 Isle of Wight Pride beat off stiff competition at the UK Pride Organisers Network conference to win the right to host UK Pride in 2018. After a successful UK Pride Organisers Network conference held in Blackpool this weekend, the Isle of Wight was voted to be the host for UK Pride in 2018. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund award record total in grants to local LGBT/HIV groups Grants totalling £110,688 awarded to local LGBT+ and HIV organisations at the annual Rainbow Fund Grant Awards Ceremony at the Brighton Metropole Hotel on Monday, October 16. Rainbow Fund Patron Zoe Lyons and entertainer Lola Lasagne proved a great double act hosting the ceremony and announcing the By Besi • 6 min read
Film Polish couple make video of honeymoon trip Gay couple Jakub Kwiecinski and Dawid Mycek married in Madeira on June 9 because they could not marry in Poland. They filmed their honeymoon trip through Scandinavia and have made a music video backed by a new Roxette song, Good Karma. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Rainbow Flag to find permanent home at Stonewall Monument Rainbow Flag to be dedicated on Wednesday, October 11 at Stonewall National Monument on Manhattan’s Christopher Street. The Rainbow Flag, the international symbol of LGBT+ liberation and pride, will be unveiled in a special ceremony at noon, on Wednesday, October 11 at the historic Stonewall Nationa By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Gay hookup site advert causes controversy in Detroit A billboard for gay hookup site Squirt.org, in Detroit, Michigan, causes controversy and is removed. The billboard, which was located close to the interstate (East McNichols and Riopelle Streets), featured two men who are lightly touching in a manner implying sexual familiarity, while the text promo By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Six Prides bid to host UK Pride 2018 As the LGBT+ Pride season draws to a close in the UK, six Pride organisations have thrown their hat into the ring to host UK Pride in 2018. The first UK Pride took place at Pride in Hull in July 2017 attracting visitors to the city from across the UK. By Besi • 4 min read
In The South ‘Out to swim’ swimmers win national medals Ten Out to Swim swimmers competed in what is known as the UK Gay Games – GLLAM (Gay & Lesbian London Aquatics Meet) at the London Olympic Swimming Pool on September 9. Teams from all over the UK took part plus teams from Paris, Lisbon, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Berlin. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Transitioning with Sugar – I love men, what can I do? asks Sugar Swan As Eartha Kitt sang during the disco revival of her career in the 1984 title track, ‘I love men, what can I do? I love men, they’re no good for you’. Never have song lyrics felt more relatable right now. Pre-transition I was never the ‘gay man’ that I was often perceived as and regular readers of th By Ms Sugar Swan • 5 min read
In The South Applications open for IGLTA Foundation Tourism Scholarships, 2018 The IGLTA Foundation is offering scholarships to attend the 35th Annual Global Convention of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association in Toronto, from May 9-12, 2018. Now in its sixth year, the Building Bridges Scholarship Program was created to support the next generation of lesbian, gay, By Besi • 2 min read
General News People’s sexual experiences after alcohol or drugs sought for new study Researchers at Leeds Beckett University are looking for volunteers to anonymously share their experiences of sexual activity after drinking alcohol or taking other drugs as part of a new study. The research, within the School of Social Sciences, seeks to understand the positive and negative sexual e By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: He’s Always Been My Son by Janna Barkin He’s Always Been My Son A Mother’s Story about Raising Her Transgender Son Janna Barkin This inspiring and moving story, told with great passion and gentle humour gives us the inside story of an extraordinary family. Barkin’s engaging and entertaining prose allows us to gather first-hand experience, By Eric Page • 3 min read
