Letters Terrence Higgins Trust Brighton thanks Subline for donation “Terrence Higgins Trust Brighton would like to say a huge thank you to all the staff and customers of Subline for their kind donation of £527.94 raised from their festive draw. “Prizes were donated from Subline, Smokey’s, the Camleford Arms, The Chilli Pickle, The Brighton Sauna, H. T Whites, Nice n By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters Thank you Charles Street Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), Brighton thanks Charles Street for generous donation over Christmas and New Year. THT Brighton would like to thank all the staff, bingo players and customers of Charles Street for their generous donation of £759.46. The money was raised from Sally Vate’s Rock and Roll B By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters A message from Allsorts Youth Project – “Thank you for Pride and for doing it so brilliantly!” I think it may be hard for people to realise that in Brighton and Hove in this day and age there are still lots of young people who feel completely and utterly isolated. For those young people to get together and march with their Allsorts friends and participate in the parade and walk through the [… By Contributor • 2 min read
Letters Thank you Marine Tavern from THT Terrence Higgins Trust Brighton would like to say a huge thank you to Steve Chillingworth, Nat and all the staff and customers at the Marine Tavern for their kind donation of £414.40 from fundraising in the bar. The money raised will support HIV prevention and support services locally. Best wishes, By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters Thank you for the £2,500: Switchboard responds I would like to apologise to anyone offended by us not being present at the Rainbow Fund Grant Awards ceremony. This was certainly not deliberate rudeness or an intended snub to the Rainbow Fund or the LGBT community and nor was it motivated by any particular mindset that this letter accuses us of. By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Where was Switchboard? “I was very proud to attend the Rainbow Fund grant awards ceremony at the Hilton Metropole earlier this week (Tuesday 26), I was particularly impressed by the passionate speech made by David Hill (one of the directors of Pride CIC). It set the tone for the rest of the evening, a celebration and hea By Contributor • 1 min read
Exhibitions Letter to Editor: Brighton, where is your LGBT history? My partner and I were visiting Sussex from California and met with some old friends from Brighton who took us out for a delicious lunch then on to the cultural quarter to show off the delights of your heritage in Brighton. We loved the over the top Royal Pavilion and found the museum interesting but By Contributor • 3 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR : Nice ‘n’ Naughty Nice ‘n’ Naughty are a visible and active member of the Kemp Town and Brighton Communities, and we have never felt any negativity towards us as a Licensed Adult Retailer. However, recently our Bangor branch came under criticism as it was believed it may be selling ‘violent hardcore pornography’ and By Contributor • 3 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Lets get our priorities right! In reply to your editorial comments about a ‘something for nothing culture’ and community tickets for Pride in October Gscene. Firstly I do a bit of voluntary work and I do not expect to be given freebies just because of this. I volunteer because I believe in what I am doing, not for I hope to […] By Contributor • 1 min read
Julia Grant in a 70 minute interview for the website g7uk.com. Recorded on 10 July 2011. Link to the video and further information: http://g7uk.com/go/v009 Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Manchester Pride This open letter has been circulated to the following organisations in Manchester by Julia Grant. Editor Manchester Evening News: Alan Ross Mancurian Matters: Richard Lees Manchester City Council: Drew Stokes Marketing Manchester: The Board of Manchester Pride Limited: The gay businesses in Manchest By Besi • 3 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR : Thank you from THT Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) Brighton would like to say a massive thank you to the all the staff, customers and contestants at Subline for Mr Subline 2013 on Friday, October 4. The evening was a great success with Wilma Fingerdo hosting and David Fawcett being crowned this years winner. £455 was rai By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Pride in our communities MindOut is immensely proud of Pride. As a ‘mental health’ event, what could be finer than a celebration of our lives, our difference, our contributions to the world, to Brighton & Hove, to each other. It’s a chance to show off, to get together, to be creative, to learn, to share and to belong. This By Besi • 2 min read