In The South US campaign group reacts to Trump’s first State of the Union address President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of the United States Congress on the evening of January 30, 2017. Heavily contested topics were covered in President Trump’s speech including immigration, tax reform, and religious freedom. By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: Transitioning with Sugar – TNG – The Next Generation Firstly, I need to apologise to my regular readers. I’m sorry there was no January column from me, I’ll be open and honest as to why. A lot of people look up to me and I get a lot of positive feedback from my work, other trans people are glad to see trans representation in Gscene and strangers get i By Ms Sugar Swan • 4 min read
Sarah Wollaston MP General News Health Committee calls for a stop to immigration tracing NAT (National AIDS Trust) welcomes Health Committee’s call for NHS Digital to suspend immigration tracing and respect patient confidentiality. The Chair of the Health Committee, Dr Sarah Wollaston MP, has written today to the Chief Executive of NHS Digital calling for a suspension to the practice of By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Here comes the Pride! Celebrity cruises holds historic wedding at sea In a historic ceremony hosted on board Celebrity Equinox yesterday, January 29 at 14.30 EST, Francisco Vargas and Benjamin Gray became the first same-sex couple ever to be legally married at sea on a major cruise line. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Melanie C to spice up the main stage at Glasgow Pride Pride Glasgow, Scotland’s largest celebration of LGBT+ equality will be headlined this year by international superstar Melanie C. The weekend festival which takes place on Friday, July 14 and Saturday, July 15 attracted over 18,000 people in 2017. The 2018 festival moves from Glasgow Green to the ic By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Brighton Bear Weekend 2018 logo launches at Prowler Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) will have the launch of its new 2018 logo in the Prowler store on Saturday, January 27 between 5 pm and 7 pm. This year’s brand new logo has been created by international designer Bobo Bear. He will be in the Prowler store to sign, chat and do those all-important selfies By Besi • 2 min read
In The South LGBT radio station attracts worldwide audience Listeners across the globe often risk their lives to tune into an LGBT radio station, based in the North East of England. Pride World Radio, which operates from studios in Newcastle, now attracts an audience in 125 countries, including those where homosexuality is still illegal. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Manchester Pride event – How to have a one woman show Superbia curates unique celebration of women in performance. Manchester Pride’s year round calendar of cultural events, Superbia, is holding a unique Q&A event with some of the city’s most talented female performers and theatre-makers. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Our Pride has a purpose Having had to resign from Pride as a content writer and curator late last year due to health reasons, I find myself in an interesting position today. By Contributor • 1 min read
Arts Take a queer bus tour at National Student Pride This year you can hop on board a queer bus tour of London hosted by a queer performer. National Student Pride’s massively discounted bus tour is an exclusive – with the route being especially created for National Student Pride. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts Britney Spears to headline Brighton Pride Legendary pop icon Britney Spears, one of the most successful and celebrated entertainers in pop history with nearly 150 million records sales worldwide, will be the headline act for Brighton and Hove Pride on Saturday, August 4 2018! By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Nile Rodgers & CHIC to headline new ‘LoveBn1Fest’ on Pride Sunday Grammy-winning composer, producer, arranger, guitarist Nile Rodgers and his multi-platinum selling band CHIC are confirmed to headline Brighton Pride’s ‘LoveBN1Fest’ on Sunday, August 5 in Preston Park. By Besi • 2 min read
