Community News
Allsorts Youth Project receives £10,000 from Tesco Community Grants scheme
Tesco shoppers donate £10,000 to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ young people across Sussex
Arts
Explosive new gay dating series For the Love of DILFS to premiere in the UK on Tuesday, January 31
Froot.TV, the LGBTQ+ streaming platform from OUTtv, has released the official trailer for explosive new gay dating series For The Love Of DILFS, hosted by Stormy Daniels, which premieres on Tuesday, January 31 in the UK.
LGBTQ+ News
LGBTQ+ artists design family-friendly show for Leicester’s Spark Festival
PALAVER Parties are fun, interactive, glittery events that will include disco-style music and dancing, and interactive crafting activities.
Community News
Over £7,000 raised at Burning the Clocks 2022
Same Sky, the community arts charity known for organising Brighton’s annual winter solstice parade and celebration Burning the Clocks, has announced that they have raised £7,036.91 through their crowdfunding campaign and business partnerships over the past few months.
Business News
Lady M to raise funds for Parity for Disability at Nautilus Lounge, Brighton on Saturday, January 28
Throughout 2023 Lady M is ‘Dragging for Donations’ monthly, kicking things off in January aboard Brighton’s subterranean cocktail bar Nautilus Lounge on Saturday, January 28 with doors at 7pm and show from 9pm.
In The South
New research from Shelter shows nearly 27,000 people are recorded as homeless in the South East
Brighton & Hove comes out worst, with one in 78 people homeless, one in 107 people are homeless in Hastings, followed by Milton Keynes where one in 122 people are homeless.
In The South
New chapter for Brighton’s Old Reading Room
Brighton & Hove City Council celebrates the Grade-11 listed Old Reading Room and Temple buildings, which are currently being restored as part of the Black Rock Rejuvenation project.
Business News
Simon Webster Hair announced as Brilliant Brighton’s ’Festively Fabulous’ window dressing competition winners
The window dressing competition was organised by Brilliant Brighton – a not-for-profit organisation formed of 517 city centre businesses who come together to put on projects, including the city centre’s Christmas lights.
Fundraising News
LOVE FEST to benefit the Mayor of Brighton & Hove’s charities, including Allsorts Youth Project and Brighton Fringe
Enjoy performances from singing sensation Scarlett Chapman, the award-winning New Note Orchestra, the joyful Martlets Choir and Brighton’s flagship gospel singers, Bright Soul Choir.
International News
Delhi celebrates first Queer Pride march in three years
Up to 800 people took part in the first Delhi Queer Pride march in three years on Sunday, January 8 as pressure grows for legal recognition of same-sex marriage in India.
LGBTQ+ News
Stonewall releases statement on ‘likely’ Gender Recognition Reform intervention from UK Government
Ending reciprocal recognition of Gender Recognition Certificates (GRCs) from countries that support trans people changing their legal gender using a self-determination model is a disgraceful low for the UK Government’s approach to LGBTQ+ rights, according to LGBTQ+ rights charity Stonewall.
Health
Get tested for STIs this STIQ Day on Saturday, January 14
Health experts at the University of Brighton are advising anyone who had unprotected sex over the festive season to get tested for STIs this STIQ Day on Saturday, January 14.