Community News Lunch Positive raises £3,211.50 at Pride A record number of volunteers, supporters and friends helped Lunch Positive host its annual Community Cafe at Pride this year. Twenty-seven people gave a total of 214 hours both behind and in front of the scenes to prepare and serve over 600 meals and 400 cakes! The café was situated in the Communit By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Brighton Pride raises record amount for good causes Brighton Pride organisers smash this years fundraising target and have so far raised £64,578.00 for good causes following this years Pride on Preston Park and Pride Village Street Party. The funds will be distributed by the Rainbow Fund Community Interest Company (9138066) through their grants progr By Graham Robson • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Manchester Pride partners with the LGF for Pride 2014 The Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF) Community Hub will open for the Big Weekend. Manchester Pride is working with The Lesbian and Gay Foundation (LGF) to create a new area at the Big Weekend. The LGF Community Hub will offer thousands attending the Big Weekend a series of free services designed to By Besi • 4 min read
Community News ‘Oldest Gay in The Village’ announces his fundraising totals over Pride George Montague, the former Pride Ambassador, was out over the Pride weekend raising money for the Rainbow Fund. George, who is affectionately known as the Oldest Gay in the Village, celebrated his 91st birthday a few weeks before Pride. He signed copies of his new book “The Oldest Gay in the Villag By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Love is in the air for Manchester Pride Manchester woke up to a sea of red heart balloons yesterday morning, following a stunt by Manchester Pride organisers which saw 500 red balloons mysteriously floating in key city centre locations. The stunt was carried out ahead of Manchester Pride’s Big Weekend, which takes place over the August Ba By Besi • 2 min read
General News Labour launches post Pride street party survey Queen’s Park Labour candidates to deliver a survey to over 2,800 residents in the local area to gather feedback following this years St James’s Street Village party. The survey is being carried out following discussions with the official organisers of Brighton Pride and Gscene magazine and will be d By Graham Robson • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Lea Delaria will be Manchester Parade Grand Marshal Orange is the new black star to lead Manchester Pride Parade. Lea DeLaria, star of American TV sensation, Orange is the New Black, will be this year’s Grand Marshal at Manchester Pride’s Parade. Lea who achieved stardom with her stand out role as Big Boo in the Netflix hit series, follows in the foo By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Countdown to Doncaster Pride on August 16 Doncaster Pride are moving to a new home for the 2014 event. After being staged at the Keepmoat Stadium for the last three years, the Lottery funded Doncaster Pride will take place at the new Sir Nigel Gresley Square, Waterdale, in the city centre on Saturday August 16 from 2 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. Donc By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Gandalf meets the ‘Oldest gay in the village’ George Montague affectionately known as the Oldest Gay in the Village got the shock of his life on Sunday when Sir Ian McKellen stopped by at his book signing session during the Village Street Party in St James Street. George 91, a Pride Ambassador in 2013 spent Saturday afternoon in the Access Tent By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News PCC praises Sussex Police and Pride organisers Katy Bourne, the Police & Crime Commissioner has congratulated Sussex Police and Pride organisers for delivering a fun and successful event. It is the second time that the Commissioner, has attended Pride in her role as PCC and she says that this year’s event was a particularly enjoyable one. Mrs Bo By Besi • 2 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Brighton On behalf of the Rainbow Fund, I am writing to thank all involved and all who attended this weekend’s Brighton Pride events. So many people put so much time and effort into the weekend, which again showed Brighton and Hove at its very best. Of course there will be issues or concerns but overall it w By Contributor • 1 min read
International News Pride statement: This is why we do it – Freedom to live Following the delivery of an amazing community parade and the best park event ever, Brighton and Hove Pride have committed the organisation to stand beside the LGBT community as the global campaign for Freedom To Live for every LGBT person in the world continues. After decades of campaigning by the By Besi • 1 min read
