Arts FEATURE: Spotlight On.. Miss Hope Springs Brian Butler chats to Ty Jeffries about his creation – failed diva Miss Hope Springs By Brian Butler • 4 min read
Community Stop smoking: support for trans people The Brighton & Hove Healthy Lifestyles Team is offering support for trans and gender diverse local residents who wish to stop smoking. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Hove Library Books Accessing Brighton & Hove library services during lockdown All Brighton & Hove library buildings will be closed till December 2 due to the latest coronavirus lockdown, however it is still possible to access library services. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Report shows 350 trans people have been killed in 2020 A new report from Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide (TvT), published in the run up to Trans Day of Remembrance, says 350 trans people have been killed so far this year. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
General News Chairman of Warwickshire Pride urges Johnson to ban conversion therapy Daniel Browne, the chairman of Warwickshire Pride, is the latest to urge UK prime minister Boris Johnson to ban LGBTQ+ conversion therapy. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community News Helping those most at risk to Covid-19 Brighton and Hove city council have released new information about how to help those most at risk to coronavirus during the November lockdown. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Election Special Jessica Benham becomes first bisexual, autistic Pennsylvania state representative On November 3, LGBTQ+ activist and disability advocate, Jessica Benham, became Pennsylvania’s first openly bisexual state representative. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Business News Lest we forget – Armistice Day 2020 Join us in falling silent today at 11am to mark Armistice Day. By Scene Editorial Team • 1 min read
Community News Local lockdown advice for Brighton and Hove residents Following the latest coronavirus lockdown, advice for citizens has been issued by the national government and by Brighton and Hove city council. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community Terrence Higgins Trust’s ‘My Community Forum’ now open for registration The new My Community Forum is a friendly, safe, and supportive hub where they may meet like-minded people and connect with a range of relevant THT services. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Trans in the City announce series of events to mark Trans Awareness Week Trans in the City, a corporate collaboration to increase trans awareness and education in industry, announces it, along with its members, will be running a series of online events to mark this year’s Trans Awareness Week By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Arts Book Review: Born to Be Public by Greg Mania Taking us through his hook ups, sexual adventures, skirmishes with mental health and tender rejections of romance, a laugh out loud coming out story and his searching for reality and authenticity in a world which seems to be obsessed with image. By Eric Page • 1 min read
Arts Lesflicks: the streaming service for Queer women Lesflicks is a new entertainment platform sharing films which centre lesbian, bisexual and queer women. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Business News Trans Lives Matter candle to raise funds for Mermaids LGBTQ+ candle company Flaming Crap launches Trans Lives Matter candle to commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20, with 50% of all profits donated to Mermaids charity By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community Councillors in Brighton & Hove consider anti-racist schools plan Councillors in Brighton & Hove are being asked to support the development of a city-wide anti-racist schools strategy, which would see Brighton & Hove City Council’s education team working in partnership with the Brighton & Hove Educators of Colour Collective. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
General News Remembrance Sunday: wreath dedicated to LGBTQ+ soldiers On Sunday November 8, Royal Air Force veteran David Bonney and human rights campaigner/LGBTQ+ activist Peter Tatchell laid a rainbow wreath at London’s Cenotaph to commemorate LGBTQ+ soldiers who lost their lives during the second world war. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Drag Race Holland crowns winner Drag Race Holland’s first season has crowned a winner. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Business News CrawleyLGBT to benefit from the Co-op’s Local Community Fund CrawleyLGBT, which raises awareness of the LGBTQ+ community in the town, has announced it has been been specially selected to benefit from the Co-op’s Local Community Fund. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Update: BBC director insists the company supports LGBTQ+ staff BBC director Tim Davie has responded to backlash against new company regulations about staff not being allowed to attend Pride events by sharing a statement of support for LGBTQ+ BBC workers. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Arts Charity urges online lockdown events to improve deaf accessibility UK charity Stagetext, which provides captioning and live subtitling in theatres and cultural venues for those who are deaf of hard of hearing, has urged those providing virtual lockdown events to ensure they are accessible for the 12 million with hearing loss. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community Have your say: planning for the 2020 Trans Day of Remembrance The Clare Project and QTIPoC Narratives Collective have set up an online consultation survey for TNBI (trans, non-binary, intersex and gender-variant) people and QTIBIPoC (queer trans intersex black indigenous people of colour) to share their ideas for the 2020 Trans Day of Remembrance. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community News Have your say: ‘LGBT inclusion in the fire service’ The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has launched an online consultation for a new document on ‘Equality of Access for Services and Employment for the LGBT Communities’, which is open to feedback from fire service workers. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Gender non-conforming youth more likely to use drugs or alcohol before sex A new study, conducted by Brianna S McMichael and published by the American Academy of Pediatrics, found gender non-conforming youth – including trans, genderqueer and non-binary communities – were more likely to have consumed alcohol or taken substances before sexual activities. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Arts Breaking the Spell to feature in Fringe Queer Film Festival This year’s London Fringe Film Festival is due to feature an online screening of queer historical piece, Breaking the Spell. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
