General News Home Office denies detainee HIV medication for 7 days The UK Home Office is facing legal action after denying an immigration detainee vital HIV medication for 7 days. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans General News Lesbian couple launch case against NHS over IVF discrimination Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans have launched a case against NHS after they were made to pay “gay tax” to become eligible for IVF. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News Lorraine Kelly backs trans rights in debate with Kathleen Stock TV presenter and LGBTQ+ ally, Lorraine Kelly, affirmed her support for the trans community during an interview with Kathleen Stock. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
News Free bus travel for veterans and the armed forces on Remembrance Sunday Brighton & Hove Buses and Metrobus is offering free travel to veterans and serving members of the armed forces on Remembrance Sunday, November 14 By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Photo: Instagram @hooraymae (Mae Martin) General News Protest held outside BBC after anti-trans article On November 6, around 100 people gathered outside of the BBC headquarters in London to protest the publishing of an anti-trans article. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
General News LGBTQ+ rights group shuts down in China One of China’s largest LGBTQ+ rights groups, LGBT Rights Advocacy China, has announced that it will be shutting down for good. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
Community News Whitehawk treasure remembered on bus bearing her name The life of community activist Faith Matyszak-Gander – known to many simply as ‘Mrs Whitehawk’ – was celebrated on a bus tour of her favourite places in Brighton & Hove last Sunday (October 31), on what would’ve been her 90th birthday By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Federation of Gay Games comes to Brighton Brighton is to host the annual Federation of Gay Games (FGG) Annual General Assembly next week (November 8-12) as Covid travel restrictions forced a change of venue from Hong Kong, where the next Games are to be held in 2023, postponed from 2022 By Jaq Bayles • 2 min read
News Volunteering Opportunities at The Ledward Centre Volunteering Opportunities at The Ledward Centre, LGBTQ+ Centre in Brighton,TLC are looking for volunteers to act as hosts and guides, and to help with the pop up cafe. To find out more about The Ledward Centre and their plans go to www.ledcen.org.uk By Chris Gull • 1 min read
Arts The Brighton Box to launch 2022 calendar for the Sussex Beacon The Brighton Box, the contemporary LGBTQ+ owned art gallery, will be officially launching a 2022 calendar at the Sussex Beacon shop in Kemptown on Saturday, November 13, with a signing by four artists whose works are featured: Keren Bevis, Jack Lynn, Adam Makkai and Christopher Crawford By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Allsorts Youth Project is hiring! Allsorts Youth Project is currently seeking to recruit an experienced and knowledgeable Family Support Worker who can creatively devise, develop and deliver a range of services and interventions to support parents, carers and the wider families of LGBTQ+, and,in particular, trans and non-binary chil By Graham Robson • 1 min read
General News Report: Anti-LGBTQ+ Alliance Defending Freedom is building international networks The ADF has been pushing an “anti-LGBTQ+ agenda in Eastern Europe” by building relations with far-right groups and political leaders. By Rachel Badham • 1 min read
