Community News Smarter Uniforms to host series of pop-up shops across Brighton With the UK in the grip of the cost-of-living crisis and a new school year approaching, Smarter Uniforms is hosting a series of pop-up shops, offering new and high-quality second-hand items that typically cost a third of the price of new uniforms. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News NHS Confederation to draw up trans guide for hospitals NHS leaders are drawing up a trans guide for hospitals that will include how to fight anti-trans groups and use inclusive language. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News MindOut to hold ‘Mindfulness Art Workshop’ on Thursday, September 8 MindOut, the LGBTQ+ mental health charity, is to host a Mindfulness Art Workshop on Thursday, September 8 from 3pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Allsorts Youth Project launches GIDS Pilot Project in Sussex This new service is available in Sussex for young people & parents/carers of young people who are trans, aged 11-17 (year 7+) and on the waiting list or being seen by the Gender Identity Development Service By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Fundraising News Cherry Fakewell to raise funds for the Sussex Beacon at STAUNCH: A Fright at the Movies at The Curzon on Saturday, October 1 “Gather round my darlings, for we have a tale of the FORBIDDEN, a story of the FIERCE and a telling of HORRIFIC, GLAMOROUS, TERROR!” By Graham Robson • 1 min read
News Mermaids launches MANGO – an activist programme MANGO is a pilot, trans-led, 12-week Activism and Advocacy online programme for gender diverse young people, which will follow principles of building collective power and liberation. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Former Green Cllr Geoffrey Bowden said: “Pride is not a sacred cow” Health Geoffrey Bowden appointed Chair of Healthwatch Brighton & Hove Healthwatch Brighton & Hove has announced that Geoffrey Bowden has been appointed Chair of the “independent champion for people who use health and social care services in the city”. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
In The South Brighton & Hove’s A-Level students praised Students across Brighton & Hove are celebrating impressive A-level results today. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
National News Victims of contaminated blood scandal to be given £100,000 compensation The UK Government has announced that victims of the contaminated blood scandal will finally receive compensation after a 40-year battle. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Planet Nation is back and ready to support and amplify the sapphic community! A grant of £7,500 has been awarded to Planet Nation to help the new non-profit organisation relaunch and support organisations in reaching their community right from the outset By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News ‘This could be our future’: TEDx talk by Allsorts CEO is now available online The theme of TEDx Brighton’s 2022 event in March was This could be our future. Katie was one of the many speakers to take to the stage, and tackled the theme with a view to seeing a world in which LGBTQ+ children and young people are free to be themselves, and why the fight for young LGBTQ+ people i By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health The Sussex Beacon to launch new course – Mindful Living – from September Local HIV charity the Sussex Beacon is launching a new course – Mindful Living – to run Monday afternoons (2 – 4pm) from September 5 – November 7. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
