Community News
London Mayoral Election 2021: The LGBTQ+ Q&A
Jason Reid asks candidates: ‘How will you make London safer for LGBTQ+ people?’
Business News
Reflections on Covid-19 Vaccines
Rory Finn talks to Dr Sam Hall for some clarification around the Covid-19 vaccines
Business News
Reserve a limited-edition copy of January 2021 Scene magazine
To mark our new name and the first issue as Scene magazine, you have the chance to order one of 100 limited-edition, personalised copies, which will be sent to your address (we can´t promise a plain brown envelope).
Community News
LGBT Powerlifting Union responds to USA Powerlifting’s new MX division
The LGBT Powerlifting Union has said it is “encouraged” by the decision of USA Powerlifting (USAPL) to introduce an MX Division for athletes of all genders, but “disappointed” it has “chosen to miss an opportunity to engage with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Guidance over trans participa
Community
Council urges gov to give schools staff & funding needed
Brighton & Hove’s lead councillor for schools has urged the government to confirm funding arrangements for the Covid-19 testing programme in secondary schools due to start in January.
Comment
Sam Thomas launches ‘See the Bigger Picture’ petition to coincide with Alcohol Awareness Week
The petition calls on government to improve the way those with both mental health and substance use issues are assessed for treatment.
Comment
OutRight Action International statement on outcome of the US Election
“OutRight looks forward to working with the Biden/Harris Administration to reestablish respect for LGBTQ+ rights throughout US foreign policy.”
Community
Have your say: planning for the 2020 Trans Day of Remembrance
The Clare Project and QTIPoC Narratives Collective have set up an online consultation survey for TNBI (trans, non-binary, intersex and gender-variant) people and QTIBIPoC (queer trans intersex black indigenous people of colour) to share their ideas for the 2020 Trans Day of Remembrance.
Community News
Have your say: ‘LGBT inclusion in the fire service’
The National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) has launched an online consultation for a new document on ‘Equality of Access for Services and Employment for the LGBT Communities’, which is open to feedback from fire service workers.
Community
Manchester Pride holds first Human Rights Forum with prominent UK activists
Many of the UK’s most prominent activists have come together to form the Human Rights Forum to discuss cancel culture, transphobia, the importance of joint activism, feminism and white supremacy in pride in a new video released online by LGBTQ+ charity Manchester Pride.
Community News
Have your say: the future of Sussex’s hospitals
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WSHT) and Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH) are planning to merge in spring next year and are asking for the public to give their opinions on the move by completing a short survey that can be found online.
Comment
COMMENT: Do not dismiss or explain away the rise in recorded homophobia
I experienced three serious incidents within the space of just over a year in 2017-2018 and following the public service and legal response to the first, I did not report the other two.