In The South Research indicates ‘no deal’ Brexit will cost Brighton & Hove dearly A ‘no deal’ Brexit will cost the Brighton and Hove economy nearly £2 billion over the first 5 years after we leave the EU according to new joint research by the LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance and the Liberal Democrats. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Health HIV charity offer support to service users struggling with Universal Credit implementation Lunch Positive respond to Universal Credit implementation in Brighton & Hove. As the implementation of Universal Credit enters its final stages, there are big changes ahead with the longstanding link between disability benefits and higher levels of other benefits decreasing. By Gary Pargeter • 2 min read
Features & Longread How does PrEP affect our sex lives? Eric Page looks at how PrEP can reduce the chance of infection of HIV, the stigma around using it and finds out from four men how it has affected their lives and the sex they have. PrEP, short for pre-exposure prophylaxis, is two different medications that can substantially reduce the chance of infe By Besi • 9 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you for supporting people with HIV I would like to say thank you to the Rainbow Fund and everyone who raises funds for it. The grant of £8.082 which Lunch Positive has received for 2017-18 will have a huge impact on over 140 people who use and volunteer for Lunch Positive. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Entertainers raise £4,207 for LGBT+ community safety initiatives Dine With The Stars raises £4,207 for The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF). Now in its sixth year, Dine with the Stars, the brainchild of ‘Baz’ Barry Nelson (formerly of Queens Hotel, Queens Arms and now the Burgershack at Bar Revenge) returned to the Jurys Inn Waterfront H By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Sophie Cook joins RadioReverb A brand new, weekly radio show launched last night (Wednesday October 25) on Radio Reverb addressing local issues and served up with an eclectic mix of music and chat. Media personality Sophie Cook joins the team at RadioReverb with an exciting new talk show called Sophie Cook Talks. By Besi • 2 min read
Arts Toupie Lowther: Her life by Val Brown: Book Launch Local author Val Brown launched her new book last night. This book is an insightful new biography of Toupie Lowther who appears as a walk-on character in many biographies of Radclyffe Hall and Una Troubridg but is a most fascinating woman in her own right. By Eric Page • 2 min read
In The South Autumn issue of Pink Humanist ready to download The Pink Humanist is an online magazine published by the UK LGBT charity the Pink Triangle Trust (PTT). It features topics of special interest to those who identify as atheists, freethinkers, humanists, secularists and sceptics in LGTB+ communities and those who support them. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Raffle to help save The Madeira Terraces To raise awareness of the plight of The Madeira Terraces, concerned residents of Kemptown have got together via Facebook and organised a Grand Raffle and Auction with the aim of raising £20k towards the ‘Save Madeira Terraces’ fund. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Rainbow Chorus Chair to speak at The Village MCC this Sunday Finola Brophy, the retiring chair of the Rainbow Chorus will be the guest speaker at The Village Metropolitan Community Church on Sunday October 29. Finola lives in Worthing with her partner of nearly 30 years, Liz, though she spends a lot of time and energy in Brighton committed to improving Bright By Besi • 1 min read
Arts ‘Art on the underground’ unveiled at Brixton Tube Station Art on the Underground unveils artwork by late artist David McDiarmid at Brixton Underground station. ‘Art on the Underground’ has teamed up with not-for-profit gallery Studio Voltaire and This is Clapham, to celebrate the work of late Australian artist and activist, David McDiarmid who is well know By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread FEATURE: Transitioning with Sugar – HIV & Me I’ve been HIV+ for the majority of my adult life. I was diagnosed in my early 20s shortly after the death of my mother. I didn’t take her death very well and ran away to Europe for three months where I undertook some risky sexual practice as I was in a dark depression. Most traumatically I was gang By Ms Sugar Swan • 6 min read
