News One of Newcastle’s favourite LGBTQ+ bars to support the region’s leading LGBTQ+ festival With work now underway for Northern Pride, which is planned for the weekend of July 22 -23, 2023, organisers have revealed how those who choose to buy a Platinum Pass will get an amazing experience, thanks to the support of local LGBTQ+ bar Bobby’s bar at Scotswood Road, which is sponsoring the Plat By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Nick Ford Photography Community News Lunch Positive “overjoyed” to receive prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service At a special ceremony on Friday, December 2, HIV charity Lunch Positive received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South The Labour Group on Brighton & Hove City Council expresses ‘deep concern’ about the potential of a major default on the next instalment of the i360 loan. In a release, the party said the i360 has “consistently failed to live up to initial business projections – as Labour always predicted, being the only political group in the city to vote against backing the Green/Tory vanity project with 100% public funding when private sector partners could not be By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Consortium of LGBTQ+ organisations announce LGBTQ+ Night Shelter pilot in Brighton Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard, the Outside Project and Stonewall Housing have announced the opening an LGBTQ+ night shelter in Brighton! By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Bristol Pride to return in July 2023 after record numbers attend 2022 event Bristol Pride has confirmed they will be heading back to The Downs next year and are excited to announce that the Pride Day Festival will take place on Saturday, July 8, 2023. The festival will run from the 24 June – 9 July and with events to celebrate and showcase the LGBTQ+ community taking place By Graham Robson • 3 min read
News Stonewall insists Qatar should not be awarded Olympic Games “No country which abuses the human rights of its people in this way should be awarded with the honour of hosting a major sporting tournament.” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News The Clare Project needs you! New survey for TNBI community in Sussex The charity is asking the trans, nonbinary and intersex community: what do you need improved in Sussex? What would you like to see? What problems are you facing in the workplace/education? By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Clare Project calls for review into the death of Matty Sheldrick (Content warning) The Clare Project (TCP), the transgender support and community group, has called for a review into the death of Matty Sheldrick, a community member who passed away in November. By Contributor • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News “I felt like I was drowning in a pool of my own shame”: Mind plans to make MPs understand the devastating effects of conversion ‘therapy’ Mind, the UK’s mental health charity, has published a report collecting experiences from those who have suffered from conversion ‘therapy’, and those who have worked with the survivors of these practices. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
HIV Data reveals HIV transmission continues to decline, but Covid-19 pandemic slows progress towards elimination The latest data published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on World AIDS Day has revealed that new HIV diagnoses in England fell by nearly a third between 2019 and 2021 (from 2,986 to 2,023). By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline appoints Stephanie Fuller as CEO As Switchboard looks to its 50th anniversary in 2024, Stephanie will be leading the staff team and working closely with the Board of Trustees as it pushes for its strategic goal of “no contact going unanswered”. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Lunch Positive volunteers Health ‘It’s community – not clinical’: Gary Pargeter reflects on 13 years of local HIV charity Lunch Positive Lunch Positive is one of 244 local charities, social enterprises and voluntary groups in the UK to receive the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service this year By Contributor • 3 min read
