LGBTQ+ News The Platinum Party at the Ledward Centre on Sunday, June 5 Dance artist Stuart Waters hosts Jubilee-themed Platinum Party at Brighton’s newly opened LGBTQ+ community and culture centre, the Ledward Centre, on Sunday, June 5 from 3pm. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community News Sussex Beacon Women’s Group to meet for summer workshop The Sussex Beacon’s Women’s Group, a group for women living with HIV, is to meet on Friday, June 10 from 10am for a workshop of summer wreath making and floral headpieces. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Health Birmingham charity Saving Lives co-founds new video series for schools The series stars Saving Lives’ own Naomi Sutton and GP Becky Foljambe, and is hosted by the charity You Before Two, of which Becky is the founder. By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News New CCTV cameras installed in Birmingham’s Gay Village “After years of campaigning for better safety, new cameras were installed throughout our Gay Village this week, with further upgrades happening all over the district.” By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News BBC Radio 6 Music announces ‘Loud and Proud’ season for Pride Month BBC Radio 6 Music’s Loud and Proud season, which includes Billy Porter, Skunk Anansie and Andy Bell, will celebrate LGBTQ+ voices throughout June with a range of special shows, guest presenters and mixes. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News Martlets on the move to Maycroft Manor as hospice rebuild begins Martlets, the much-loved hospice care charity for Brighton & Hove, is spreading its wings with a major £10m rebuild of its hospice site at Wayfield Avenue in Hove. By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Fatt Projects announces steering group for MOBILISE – an exciting new queer project Fatt Projects – formed by Adam Carver aka Fatt Butcher – is planning a series of “raucous, joyful and radical queer accessible sober social dance parties” under the name MOBILISE By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
closeup of two men holding hands, painted as the rainbow flag, against an off-white background LGBTQ+ News Same-gender partners ‘experience worse psychological distress following bereavement’ New research compares, for the first time, the experiences of bereaved people from same-gender couples with mixed-gender couples By Graham Robson • 4 min read
LGBTQ+ News The History of Dorothy Towers to be explored in new project The Sentinels – known variously as ‘Dorothy Towers’ and ‘Fairy Towers’ in Birmingham’s LGBTQ+ communities – are two residential tower blocks – Clydesdale Tower and Cleveland Tower – located in Birmingham’s city centre. During the 1970s and ’80s, the site gained a reputation for being a place where m By Catherine Muxworthy • 3 min read
News Brighton & Hove Pride: get ready for lift off! After two years of not being able to celebrate Pride in our city, Brighton & Hove Pride is excited that normal service will be resumed for the summer of 2022 and all main events are back on schedule, including: the Pride Community Day & Dog Show, Pride LGBTQ+ Community Parade, the two-day Pride Vill By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Speech Bubble isolated on faces of colorful people. Health Have your say on Sexual Health Services across Coventry and Warwickshire “The review of our sexual health services ensures that we continue to deliver the service that meets our residents’ needs.” By Catherine Muxworthy • 1 min read
Business News Eden Bar to return to Birmingham’s Southside The much-loved Eden Bar, which sadly closed its doors on Hurst Street in October 2020, is to return! By Catherine Muxworthy • 2 min read
