Community News Brighton & Hove Council respond to Chechnya concentration camp reports Following media reports that gay men are being arbitrarily detained and killed in Chechnya and that a ‘concentration camp’ has been established in the Chechen town of Argun, the Labour administration running Brighton & Hove City Council have issued a statement. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Pride in London leads protest against LGBT+ genocide reports in Chechnya Pride in London is leading a protest close to the Russian embassy in London tomorrow, Wednesday, April 12 at 5.30pm. The protest is in response to recent media reports of gay men being arbitrarily detained and killed in Chechnya with some citing a concentration camp being set up in the Chechen town By Besi • 2 min read
Busted Arts Busted to headline Bristol Pride 2017 Pop Rock band Busted will headline this year’s Bristol Pride Festival which takes place on the Bristol Amphitheatre and at Bristol’s Millennium Square on Saturday, July 8. By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Campaign grows to stop the killings and persecution of gays in Chechnya Novaya Gazeta the Moscow based newspaper reported on April 1 that more than 100 men have been arbitrarily detained and at least three have been murdered by Chechen authorities for their alleged “non traditional” sexual orientation. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Gay men being murdered in Chechnya Gay men are being kidnapped and killed in Chechnya, Russia. Last weekend the Guardian reported that more than 100 men had been arrested under suspicion of being gay. By Besi • 1 min read
Health Support, hugs, love and ‘appiness for the HIV community The world has moved on since the 1980s when a HIV diagnosis became a death sentence or a cue to withdraw from society. People living with HIV now have the same life expectancy as those who are not thanks to advancements in treatment, however, stigma when socialising – along with disclosing one’s sta By Besi • 3 min read
In The South Gay paraplegic remains ‘trapped’ in second floor flat despite Council assurances to move him 6 months ago Gay man with no use or feeling in legs remains ‘trapped’ in unsuitable temporary accommodation in Hove despite promises from Brighton & Hove City Council on October 12 to find somewhere more suitable for him with wheel chair access. By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Queer activists disrupt red carpet action at property awards Last night a group of LGBT+ activists dumped manure and released cockroaches on the red carpet at the London Property Awards. The action blocked off the annual celebrations of “an industry which leaves queer youth homeless on the streets of London” and in the process property developers in tuxedos w By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Arts More artists added to Brighton Pride main stage line-up Becky Hill, M.O, Fickle Friends and KStewart will join the legendary Pet Shop Boys and Years and Years on the main stage of Brighton Pride at the Summer of Love Festival on Preston Park on Saturday, August 5. By Besi • 2 min read
General News Manchester Pride reveal The Big Weekend DJ line-up Manchester Pride has added some of the best dance music acts in the country to its line-up for the Gaydio Dance Arena at The Big Weekend which takes place from Friday August 25 to Monday, August 28. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Sugar’s Big Hair Trip Part 1 Latvia, a country neighbouring Russia, regained independence from the Soviet Union in 1992 and decriminalised homosexuality soon after. However, general social opinion has not moved on much since then. In 2005, Riga, the capital city held its first pride but unfortunately counter protesters greatly By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Council Community Safety Team supports Trans inclusion in the city Staff from the Brighton & Hove Councils’ Community Safety Team took to the streets of the city yesterday to show their support for International Transgender Day of Visibility. By Besi • 1 min read
