Community Join Gscene for free webinar on NHS Test & Trace system today 4pm The expert panel will be facilitated by Billie Lewis of the LGBTQ+ Community Safety Forum and he will be joined by Becky Woodiwiss, Public Health Principal, and her colleague Suzanne Morris, nurse consultant of Infection Prevention, both from the Public Health team at Brighton & Hove City Council By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Today at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: LGBT History Bingo – With Guy Lloyd from Juice 107.2 As part of LGBT HISTORY MONTH and The B Right On LGBT Community Festival, the LGBT Community Safety Forum present LGBT History Bingo hosted by Guy Lloyd from Juice FM. Go along and join in the fun! Suggested Donation of £5! Raising funds for Accessibility Matters! By Besi • 1 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Well done and thank you, LGBT Community Safety Forum We would like to offer our thanks to all the people, volunteers each and every one of them, who give their time to support, work at and deliver such an excellent space for LGBT History Month. By Contributor • 1 min read
Community News Tonight at B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: LGBT Community Safety Forum Public Meeting As part of LGBT History Month, the quarterly meeting of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum takes place tonight, February 21 at 7pm in the Phil Starr Pavilion. Learn about the changes to the Local Policing Model and how it impacts front line services and reporting Hate Crimes. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News B RIGHT ON LGBT Community Festival: Outside Out Brighton and Hove has a reputation as a safe space for all and many people come here seeking to live a life unhindered and as part of an all embracing community. The city also has a serious housing crisis with no drastic solutions in view for people who have lived here their whole lives or for those By Besi • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thanks for helping us make Brighton safer for all LGBT+ people On behalf of the service users, volunteers and working partners of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Trustees, Grants Panel and Fundraisers of the Rainbow Fund. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News PRIDE VOICES: AJ Patterson to speak this evening Village MCC Brighton and Hove host AJ Patterson this evening as part of their PRIDE VOICES series. AJ who describes herself as “Just a girl with a story of life” is known by many for her work at the LGBT+ Community Safety Forum, and RISE who offer advice, advocacy, support and crisis accommodation f By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Police fund High Dependency Unit for Brighton Pride Recently appointed Sussex Police Commander for Brighton & Hove, Chief Superintendent Lisa Bell attended the July public meeting of the LGBT Community Safety Forum to hand over a cheque for £1,500 to the forum. By Besi • 1 min read
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Community News Concerns raised about safety in city taxis at LGBT Community Safety Forum public meeting Concerns about personal safety in city taxis were raised by entertainer Dave Lynn at the quarterly meeting of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum at the Queens Hotel last month. He told the meeting about an incident he experienced in a taxi when he felt threatened and demanded the driver By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund annual grants round opens The Rainbow Fund 2017/18 grants programme is now open. The Rainbow Fund makes grants to organisations delivering effective front line services to LGBT+ people in Brighton and Hove. The Fund’s Independent Grants Panel will consider applications for core funding up to £1,800 from local LGBT+ and HIV r By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News TODAY: B RIGHT ON LGBT Festival: HIV History Day and Community Meal As part of LGBT History Month during February, local HIV community groups and organisations are staging an HIV History Day in the Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens tomorrow, Friday February 10. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Safety Forum public meetings in 2017 The Brighton and Hove LGBT+ Community Safety Forum is an independent LGBT Forum of volunteers working with the LGBT+ Community to address and improve safety and access issues throughout Brighton & Hove. By Besi • 1 min read
In The South LGBT+ community representatives honour the fallen Representatives from Brighton Pride and Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF) laid wreaths at the annual Act of Remembrance on Old Steine on Sunday, November 13 to mark the lives of LGBT+ people lost during conflict wars. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Safety Forum chair receives Community Works Sector Star Award Billie Lewis, chair of Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum receives Best member of a Committee or Trustee Board accolade at the Sector Star Awards. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News TONIGHT: LGBT Community Safety Forum AGM The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum stage their Annual General Meeting and pre-Christmas Public Meeting at the Queens Hotel this evening starting at 7pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Arts Alternative Pantomime to kickstart official LGBT History month celebrations Alternative Pantomime will provide a spectacular Brighton curtain raiser to LGBT History month 2017. In a unique development, this years Alternative Pantomime ‘A Ladd In’ will be staged by the organisers and performers of the Alternative Pantomime, in partnership with the University of Brighton, Bri By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Brighton marks ‘Hate Crime Awareness Week’ at Old Steine vigil Despite appalling weather, the Brighton Solidarity Vigil went ahead on Saturday, October 15 on the Old Steine in Brighton to mark International Day of Hope and Remembrance and bring to a close Hate Crime Awareness Week. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Brighton & Hove Solidarity Vigil tonight The Brighton & Hove Solidarity Vigil takes place this evening, Saturday, October 15 at 6.30pm. Organised by volunteers from the Brighton & Hove Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF), it will take place near the Old Steine Fountain on the Old Steine starting at 6.30pm sharp, to mark the International Day By Besi • 2 min read
Billie Lewis Community News Brighton Solidarity Vigil for those affected by Hate Crime International Day of Hope and Remembrance for those affected by Hate Crime #IDOHAR. The 8th International Day of Hope and Remembrance will take place on Saturday October 15, 2016. By Besi • 1 min read
Billie Lewis, volunteer chair of LGBT Community Safety Forum Community News Accessibility Matters @ Pride 2016 Access provision at Brighton Pride is among the best at any outdoor festival in the country. Billie Lewis, the volunteer chair of the LGBT Community Safety Forum explains what is involved in providing this unique service which makes Pride accessible for people with disabilities. By Graham Robson • 4 min read
Community News Youth group partners with Safety Forum for Pride LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF) and youth organisation Blueprint 22 partner to deliver youth activities at Brighton & Hove Pride on August 5. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Billie Lewis Community News Listening ears at Brighton Pride Brighton, Hove & District Samaritans and the LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF) will be offering a listening ear to people attending Pride this year. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Chief Superintendent Nev Kemp Community News IDAHOBIT: Police Chief reassures LGBT Community Chief Superintendent Nev Kemp, Brighton and Hove Police Commander and LGBT champion at Sussex Police reassures everyone attending IDAHOBIT (International Day Against Homophobia) that Sussex Police take all forms of Hate Crime seriously. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South Self defence classes for all ages The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum will hold another popular Self Defence Class on Friday, May 20 from 2pm to 4pm at Kicks Martial Arts Centre, 185 Lewes Rd, Brighton, BN2 3LD By Besi • 1 min read
