Arts Tonight at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Expenses Only The Musical! – World Premier. Dust off your sequins and spend some time with drag queen royalty in Expenses Only The Musical! onstage at The Phil Starr Pavilion, Brighton as a part of LGBT History Month and The B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival. This new musical has been written by Andrew Stark, the writer of the Alternative Pa By Besi • 3 min read
Arts FILM PREVIEW: The Ice King Tony Fenwick, CEO of LGBT History Month hosts a screening of The Ice King, a feature documentary about John Curry, in the view of many the greatest figure skater of all time and the first openly gay Olympian. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Outright Action International calls for people NOT to boycott Bermuda Last week, Bermuda became first in the world to legalize and then revoke same-sex marriage legislation. Same-sex couples no longer have equal rights to marry and are only able to access a civil union – a step backwards for equality. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News More Pride tickets go on sale exclusively to BN residents today at noon In order for as many local residents to attend this year’s Pride Festival on Preston Park, organisers are releasing a further batch of tickets exclusively to residents with a BN post code, tomorrow, Thursday, February 15 at noon. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Britney to receive 2018 GLAAD Vanguard Award International Mega Star Britney Spears, to be honoured as one of the most prominent LGBT+ icons of all time, at the 2018 GLAAD Vanguard Awards. The awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 12 at the Beverley Hilton in Los Angeles. By Besi • 2 min read
Health 56 Dean St offers generic PrEP outside NHS trial 56 Dean Street, Europe’s largest sexual health clinic introduces new private prescription service for the HIV prevention drug PrEP. Having filled its allocated number of places in the current NHS trial of the same drug this new service launches on Monday, February 12. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Worthing Pride announce main stage line up Organisers reveal main stage line up for Worthing Pride on July 14 at launch party at the Libertine Bar on Thursday, February 8. Entertainment at the launch was provided by Spice and Miss Disney with speakers from the two nominated charities Worthing Pride are supporting this year Allsorts Youth Pro By Besi • 2 min read
Community News “Coming out at genderqueer liberated me”, says Courtney Act Drag queen legend and winner of Celebrity Big Brother Courtney Act tells Evan Davis about her relationship with Andrew Brady – and why his self-confidence is something we should all aspire to have. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News New charity to raise funds for LGBTQI causes worldwide A new charity raising funds for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) causes worldwide has been established in the UK. GiveOut will enable individual donors to give to a range of LGBTQI activists and organisations in a simple and engaging way. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Winter edition of The Pink Humanist ready to download In the latest issue Peter Tatchell writes on the importance of putting LGBT rights on the agenda of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), which takes place in the UK in April, 2018. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South COMPETITION: Final chance to win a flight for two on the British Airways i360 on Valentines Day Gscene have a pair of tickets to give away for the Drag me up! Valentine’s Day Drag Queen Flight with Dave Lynn on Wednesday, February 14. Love is in the air, with breath-taking views by day, big-sky sunsets and a carpet of twinkling lights below after dark, a flight on the British Airways i360 pod By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South Barnardo’s launch training for staff to support LGBT refugees fleeing oppression Barnardo’s is to offer new training for its frontline staff to help them better identify refugees fleeing oppression and discrimination due to their sexuality. By Besi • 2 min read
