Exhibitions REVIEW: Living with Gods exhibition @British Museum Living with gods peoples, places and worlds beyond British Museum Beliefs in spiritual beings and worlds beyond nature are characteristic of all human societies. By looking at how people believe through everyday objects of faith, this exhibition provides a perspective on what makes believing a part By Eric Page • 4 min read
Community News Mayor of Brighton & Hove leads the reading of the names on World AIDS Day On Friday, December 1, in the shadow of the Brighton AIDS Memorial, The Mayor of Brighton & Hove, led city dignitaries in the reading of the names of those who had died from HIV/Aids in the city since the start of the pandemic. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Health UK moves towards elimination of HIV transmission NAM, NAT, BHIVA and BASHH issue a joint statement welcoming new data from Public Health England that gives hope that HIV can be conquered. By Besi • 5 min read
Health National AIDS Trust tackle HIV fake news A review of UK media coverage of HIV revealed that myths and stigma, reminiscent of the ignorance of the 80s, are still rife in the press. NAT examined 400 online news stories from recent months. 13% of national stories contained misinformation or stigmatising language. And in local news, more than By Besi • 2 min read
Health People and Parliament: Remembering 30 Years of HIV and AIDS Thirty years since the outbreak of the HIV epidemic, the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt has been on public display in Westminster Hall from November 27 to December 2. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News New Steine Gardens host World AIDS Day Candlelit Vigil, tonight (December 1) at 6pm The Mayor of Brighton and Hove, Cllr Mo Marsh will lead representatives from over thirty community organisations in the reading of the names tonight at the Brighton AIDS Memorial. Everyone is welcome to attend. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts REVIEW: I AM THEY @Sallis Benney Theatre The film is engaging and interesting without being preachy and using this young couple’s obvious and romantic personal experiences and relationship as the main narrative thrust allows us to keep the focus on them, and the daily struggle they face and the struggle they have to marry – something the r By Eric Page • 3 min read
Arts Drag Queen story time comes to Manchester Manchester family event challenges gender stereotypes through fairytales and story telling. Superbia, Manchester Pride’s year round calendar of cultural lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) events, is bringing the internationally renowned craze Drag Queen Story Time (DQST) to Manchester for By Besi • 3 min read
Arts OPERA REVIEW: Marnie @ENO Daughter. Liar. Wife. Thief. She has been running for so long, no one knows the real Marnie, least of all herself. A world premiere opera from composer Nico Muhly, with a libretto by Nicholas Wright, Marnie is based on the novel by Winston Graham although alludes to the Hitchcock film. It examines t By Eric Page • 5 min read
Health More gay and bisexual men able to donate blood from today New blood donation rules for gay and bisexual men come into effect in Scotland and Wales today, and will come into effect in England tomorrow, meaning more gay and bisexual men will be eligible to give blood. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South OPINION: Grindr diversifies and the gay men are scared! Ms. Sugar Swan tries out the latest update from the (until recently) gay hook up app for men, Grindr. When people ask me, “Do you miss anything from your old life?” the only answer I ever have for them is simply, “Grindr”. Now that may sound odd asking a trans woman if she misses anything that she h By Ms Sugar Swan • 7 min read
Health Survey finds Assurance prospects improving for people with HIV Unusual Risks, the medical financial advisers announce results of their latest HIV Insurance Survey. After contacting all of the major Life Assurance providers in the UK, they report that 75% of insurers are now offering some form of HIV Life Assurance. By Besi • 2 min read
