Arts New inequality campaign from Absolut Absolut has created a powerful poster campaign to highlight the fact that it is still illegal to engage in same-sex activity in 72 countries worldwide as part of its campaign for a more inclusive and open world. Launched to mark the 50th anniversary of the amendment of the Sexual Offences Act – the By Besi • 3 min read
Community News PICTURE DIARY: Eastbourne LGBT+ Mardi Gras Thousands of LGBT+ people, their friends and allies attend Eastbourne’s first LGBT+ Mardi Gras on Saturday, July 22. Eastbourne certainly came out in large numbers to support the towns first celebration of LGBT+ folk. Rain held off long enough for the parade to pass and main stage speeches to be mad By Besi • 2 min read
Arts BOOK REVIEW: Ocean Vuong: Night sky with exit wounds This book is a magical journey into the imagination and talents of Vuong’s mind and worth pursing for anybody interesting in poems which can change, more spells than sentences, they alter reality as we read them and leave us impressed and impressed upon by this astonishing young man’s collection of By Eric Page • 2 min read
Photo: Jim Holden Community News “Helping your community is reward enough” – Bert Williams Making a better world and helping your community will reap rewards far greater than cars or houses, University of Brighton graduates were told yesterday (July 26) at an annual graduation ceremony. Bert Williams MBE, the driving force behind Brighton and Hove Black History, was speaking as he receive By Besi • 2 min read
Arts FEATURE: Why we need a ‘Queer’ Theatre (now, more than ever) Still buzzing from a jam-packed Brighton Fringe programme and clad in his retro lavender style – a look I’ve come to associate with the man behind the Marly – I sat down with Tarik Elmoutawakil to discuss the challenges and rewards that come with programming queer performance. By Spencer Charles Smith • 4 min read
Arts A Golden Celebration at Bar Broadway Current holders of the Golden Handbag awards for Best Small Bar and Best Bar Person, Bar Broadway in Steine Street, celebrates it’s third birthday this weekend, with four days of celebrations starting from Thursday, July 27. By Besi • 2 min read
In The South DJ PROFILE: Summer Ghemati Just in case you hadn’t noticed, there’s a little event happening in Brighton & Hove this month… As the sun no doubt shines beautiful rays down on our fabulous city, the UK’s finest Pride weekend is only moments away! By Queen Josephine • 2 min read
In The South Carry On Up The Crown Prosecution Service On the evening of May 13, 2016, my husband and I boarded a First Class train carriage to Manchester from London Euston. We heard the ladies before we saw them, as the group of three, aged between 35 and 55, rolled up the aisle laughing hysterically and demonstrating every gulp of wine they had clear By Craig Hanlon-Smith • 13 min read
Business News BAR PERSON PROFILE: Deamán O’Firghil O’Corraidhin @Bar Broadway The first person many LGBT+people meet when they arrive in the city is the bar person at their local LGBT+ venue. These gatekeepers to the community provide an important role both befriending and signposting new arrivals. Gscene finds out a bit more about them and what makes them special. By Besi • 2 min read
Photo: David Wood Community News Thousands celebrate ten years of Pride in Newcastle Wet weather fails to dampen the spirits of revellers at Newcastle Pride on the weekend of July 21-23, as thousands flocked to see top pop acts. Newcastle Pride 2017, saw record numbers march in their tenth annual Pride parade through the city and tens of thousands more braving the rain for the free By Besi • 3 min read
Community News People with HIV still struggle to access insurance A new report published by NAT (National AIDS Trust) confirms that despite improvements over the past decade, people living with HIV continue to face barriers accessing insurance. The research shows that one in four (25%) people living with HIV have been refused a financial product or quoted an unaff By Besi • 4 min read
Community News PICTURE DIARY: World Pride in Madrid, 2017 Madrid World Pride 2017 opened with a ceremony that took place in the Teatro Calderon and the streets around were packed full of expectant Spanish and visitors. This is a city that takes Pride and an excuse for a party very seriously indeed. The weather was cooler than usual (which was lovely as it By Eric Page • 3 min read
