In The South
The public can now see a committee report on the decisions councillors must make when they begin considering the proposals at the council’s Policy & Resources Committee on Thursday, February 9.
International News
Lawmakers in Finland have removed the requirement for trans people to be sterilised and obtain a psychiatric diagnosis in order for them to obtain legal gender recognition.
Health
According to Out to Swim, the club is one of the largest LGBTQ+ sporting clubs in Brighton & Hove.
LGBTQ+ News
Hosted by Derry-born journalist and publicist Damian Kerlin, Memories From The Dancefloor is a brand-new podcast celebrating LGBTQ+ venues. It shines a light on the history of these incredible spaces, taking us under the rope and into the queer chaos, joy and community within them.
LGBTQ+ News
Together Always: United in Diversity: this year’s IDAHOBIT, marked on May 17, will be a powerful call for inclusion and diversity.
In The South
The aim of the ‘summit’, held at Hove Town Hall on Tuesday, January 24, was to bring together leaders from business, community and voluntary groups, and public services to gain a shared understanding of the cost of living crisis and explore ideas and actions for how the city can respond collectively
Arts
John Waters doesn’t disappoint here, his mind is twisted ways which makes rococo baroque look straight, this fun exploration of more Baltimore lives is a shock-o-rama of his favourite themes
LGBTQ+ News
Joe Orton penned spoof letters of complaint that satirised social and sexual conservatism. He wrote letters mocking snobbery and homophobia under the pseudonym ‘Mrs Edna Welthorpe’, and sent them to a variety of institutions including Smedley’s Jam, Littlewoods catalogue and the Ritz Hotel.
LGBTQ+ News
This counter petition is in response to a Parliamentary petition to have LGBTQ+ issues removed from the Relationship and Sex Education curriculum, which harks back to the dark days of Section 28 – a legislative designation for a series of laws across the UK that prohibited the ‘promotion of homosex
News
Brighton & Hove City Council has announced that residents will need photo ID to vote at the next local elections on Thursday, May 4.
LGBTQ+ News
New research from LGBTQ+ anti-abuse charity Galop has found that one in five LGBTQ+ people and more than a third of trans people have been subjected to conversion therapy in the UK.
Health
The 29 studies examined by the University of Brighton and Anglia Ruskin University research team, all pointed to rates of alcohol misuse being higher among LGBTQ+ people (including trans and non-binary people) compared to heterosexual and cisgender people.