Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: Stuart Milk to launch ‘OUTing the Past’ at Manchester event International human rights activist and co-founder of the Harvey Milk Foundation, Stuart Milk kicks off OUTing the Past, a day of events celebrating LGBT+ activism at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, on February 26. By Alice Blezard • 2 min read
Health MindOut: Dr Helen Boyle, Brighton lesbian icon, makes mental health history! MindOut celebrates LGBT+ History Month in time-honoured fashion by commemorating the brilliant work of their predecessor, Helen Boyle, who was a mental health pioneer who laid the foundations for MindOut. By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts LGBT HISTORY MONTH: Into the Outside@Jubilee Library 13-25 year olds in Brighton & Hove have been examining how issues faced today by young people identifying as LGBTQ+ compare with those faced by young LGBTQ+ people over the past 40 years in the city. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: A Little Gay History: Desire and Diversity Across the World How old is the oldest chat-up line between men? Who was the first ‘lesbian’? Were ancient Greek men who had sex together necessarily ‘gay’? And what did Shakespeare think about cross-dressing? A Little Gay History takes objects ranging from Ancient Egyptian papyri and the erotic scenes on the Roman By Eric Page • 2 min read
Arts Performers rally to Celebrate and support the Sussex Beacon Tickets are now on sale at Prowler and Nice ‘n’ Naughty in St James Street for the opening gala night to benefit the Sussex Beacon who are in danger of closing in June due to NHS cutbacks. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL: LGBT History Month: ‘The Big Community Lunch’ Lunch Positive, the charity that provides a weekly HIV Lunch Club will be staging a ‘Big Community Lunch’ during LGBT+ History month on Friday February 17 in the Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Tickets for B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL events go on sale in St James Street Tickets for events during the B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL, part of LGBT+ History Month are now on sale in St James Street venues, in the heart of the gay village. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News B RIGHT ON: LGBT History Month: HIV charity to serve community meal during HIV History Day As part of LGBT History Month in February, local HIV community groups and organisations will stage an HIV History Day on February 10 in the Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL: LGBT History Ball returns for LGBT History Month The LGBT History Ball returns during LGBT History Month as part of the B RIGHT ON Festival. It will be staged at the Phil Starr Pavilion in New Steine Gardens on Saturday, February 18 from 7pm. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL: LGBT History Month: Divas Aneesa Chaudhry, Jennie Castell, Gabriella Parish and Hannah Brackenbury join forces to bring you an evening of jazz, show tunes, ballards and torch songs. By Contributor • 3 min read
Arts Do you want to stage an event during LGBT History Month in Brighton? The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum have been busy over the Christmas Holiday assembling the B Right On Festival of events for LGBT History Month and would like you to get involved. By Besi • 3 min read
Arts LGBT History Month celebrates 25 years of the Sussex Beacon In the presence of the Mayor of Brighton & Hove, Cllr Pete West, Celebration! will be the curtain raiser to LGBT+ History Month 2017, and the opening event of the B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Festival being staged for the first time in the specially constructed Phil Starr Pavilion on New Steine Gardens. By Contributor • 2 min read
