Community News Brighton Pride announce theme for 2018 After last year’s glorious Summer Of Love, Brighton Pride 2018 will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic Rainbow Flag with the theme Colour My World. Originally commissioned by politician and activist Harvey Milk and devised by artist Gilbert Baker in San Francisco in 1978, the Rainbow Flag By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Still time to bid for a Pride Social Impact Fund grant Community groups and good causes across Brighton and Hove have less than two weeks to go to bid for grants to put Pride in our city. For one weekend every year, hundreds of thousands of people flock to Brighton and Hove to mark the LGBT+ celebration, which is one of the biggest in the UK. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News TRAVEL: Torremolinos Pride 2017 QTube travelled to sunny Costa Del Sol in Southern Spain for the third Torremolinos Pride. Just two and a half hours from London, Torremolinos has one of the most vibrant and yet least well-known commerical gay scenes in Spain. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Bids now open for Pride Social Impact Fund Community groups and good causes across Brighton and Hove are being invited to bid for grants to put Pride in our city. For one weekend every year, hundreds of thousands of people flock to Brighton and Hove to mark the LGBT+ celebration, which is one of the biggest in the UK. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Isle of Wight Pride wins right to host UK Pride in 2018 Isle of Wight Pride beat off stiff competition at the UK Pride Organisers Network conference to win the right to host UK Pride in 2018. After a successful UK Pride Organisers Network conference held in Blackpool this weekend, the Isle of Wight was voted to be the host for UK Pride in 2018. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund award record total in grants to local LGBT/HIV groups Grants totalling £110,688 awarded to local LGBT+ and HIV organisations at the annual Rainbow Fund Grant Awards Ceremony at the Brighton Metropole Hotel on Monday, October 16. Rainbow Fund Patron Zoe Lyons and entertainer Lola Lasagne proved a great double act hosting the ceremony and announcing the By Besi • 6 min read
Community News Ben Bradshaw MP backs Exeter’s bid to host UK Pride 2018 Ben Bradshaw, the Labour MP for Exeter, backs Exeter Pride in its bid to host UK Pride 2018. Exeter Pride committee, the group which organises the annual celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) communities in the county of Devon, is one of the six Pride organisations biddin By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Rainbow Fund call summit for LGBT+ and HIV sectors on October 16 The Rainbow Fund is the central hub for community fundraising, created to support the LGBT+ and HIV communities in Brighton and Hove. Each year organisations, businesses, venues and individuals (Brighton & Hove Pride, Brighton Bear Weekend, Bear Patrol and many more) fundraise or donate money, which By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Six Prides bid to host UK Pride 2018 As the LGBT+ Pride season draws to a close in the UK, six Pride organisations have thrown their hat into the ring to host UK Pride in 2018. The first UK Pride took place at Pride in Hull in July 2017 attracting visitors to the city from across the UK. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Brighton Pride 2017 smash fundraising target Brighton & Hove Pride raise a magnificent £147,263.74 for good causes at Pride 2017. This record amount will be distributed as grants by the Rainbow Fund, the Pride Social Impact Fund and the new Pride Community Fund. By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Green MEP to attend first-ever Basingstoke Pride awareness event Keith Taylor MEP sends message in support of first-ever Basingstoke Pride ahead of a visit to the festival. Keith Taylor, Green MEP for the South East, has sent his support and solidarity to everyone attending the first-ever Basingstoke Pride celebrations this week ahead of a visit to the festival. By Besi • 2 min read
Community News Hundreds march to support Totnes Pride The Historic Market Town of Totnes in rural Devon, hosted its fifth Pride event at the weekend, with an estimated 1,500 people coming together to celebrate with the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, (LGBT+) communities. Organisers of the popular event, Totnes-based social enterprise Proud2Be, lai By Besi • 4 min read
