Community Covid rates continue to fall in Brighton & Hove In the seven days up to January 22 there were 880 confirmed new cases of Covid-19 in the city, which is equivalent to a weekly rate of 303 per 100,000 residents – which is lower than England at 387 per 100,000 and 368 per 100,000 in the South East. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Lesbian mother writes open letter to Joe Biden Dana Rudolph published an open letter addressed to newly elected US president, Joe Biden, urging him fight for LGBTQ+ equality for the good of LGBTQ+ families. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community News Rates of Covid-19 start to slow in Brighton & Hove In the seven days up to January 15 there were 1,438 confirmed new cases of Covid-19 in the city, which is a 36% decrease per 100,000 residents from the previous week By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Webinar on Covid-19 vaccination roll-out in Care Homes Are you a relative or carer with a loved one in a care home? Healthwatch online webinar on the Covid-19 vaccination roll out programme By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Community CNWL launches LGBTQ+ Progress Badge Pin badges withLGBTQ+ flag will appear across Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (CNWL) from February By Graham Robson • 2 min read
General News Activist Ken Jones dead at 70 San Francisco based LGBTQ+ activist, Ken Jones, has been pronounced dead at age 70 after battling with bladder cancer since September 2020. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Covid Community News Rates of Covid continue to rise in Brighton & Hove In the seven days up to January 8, based on data published on January 13, there were 2,244 confirmed new Covid-19 cases in Brighton & Hove which is an 18% increase per 100,000 residents from the previous week By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Business News Reading attacker given life sentence Khairi Saadallah, who pleaded guilty to murdering three gay men in Reading last year, has been sentenced to life in prison. By Rachel Badham • 2 min read
Community LGBTQ+ Over-50s Advocacy Workshops MindOut, the LGBTQ+ mental health charity, had announced it will be offering a series of Advocacy Workshops for LGBTQ+ people aged over 50, starting on Thursday, January 28. By Graham Robson • 1 min read
Business News Lockdown 3: what are the rules? You must not leave or be outside of your home except where necessary. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News Keith Kerr, 1946-2020: A personal recollection I’m sure that all of us who knew Keith have different experiences of this big man who loved colourful clothes and whom Covid has unfairly taken from us so suddenly. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community Lunch Positive achievements in 2020 celebrated in Sussex-wide report During 2020, HIV lunch group Lunch Positive supported more people in more ways than ever before, and the successes of their unique Covid response appear in a new strategic report published by the Sussex Health & Care Partnership. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
