News Rugby World Cup group matches come to Brighton The Amex Community Stadium will be used for group matches during the Rugby World Cup in 2015. Only four traditional rugby venues feature in the list announced today, the rest being football grounds and the Olympic Stadium. Coventry, Bristol, Derby and Sunderland failed to make the final list. Conse By Besi • 4 min read
Community News Runners support MindOut In April a team of runners ran the Brighton Marathon for MindOut, the LGBT Mental Health Project raising an impressive £3,500 for the charity. The runners were Michael Gaunt, Linda Morrish and Adam Cox. Helen Jones, Director of MindOut said: “What a brilliant effort! Thank you on behalf of everyone By Besi • 1 min read
News Registration opens for Brighton Half Marathon 2014 The Brighton Half Marathon 2014 was officially launched at the Seattle Hotel in Brighton Marina last night, Monday, April 23 and registration for the 2014 is now officially open. The 2014 race will take place on Sunday, February 16, 2014, starting at 9 am on Madeira Drive on Brighton’s seafront wit By Besi • 2 min read
News Caroline Lucas co-sponsors ‘homophobic chanting’ EDM The Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN) and the Brighton & Hove Albion Supporters’ Club (BHASC) have welcomed an Early Day Motion (EDM) to end homophonic chanting at football matches, which was tabled on Monday, April 15 by John Leech MP, Liberal Democrats spokesperson on Culture, Leisure and Sp By Besi • 2 min read
News Hove MP sponsors EDM following report on homophobic chanting Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, has sponsored an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling on football clubs, supporters, the police and football authorities to act against homophobic chanting during football matches. His action follows the publication of a recent report which sho By Besi • 2 min read
News Report shows that Brighton fans abused by two-thirds of away supporters The Brighton & Hove Albion Supporters’ Club (BHASC) and the Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN) have sent a report to the Football Association, the Football League and the Football Supporters’ Federation highlighting the levels of homophobic abuse aimed at Brighton supporters this season to date By Besi • 2 min read
News Leap into Spring and enjoy an active Easter this weekend Enjoy an active Easter with one of the many sporting activities organised by the Council across the city this April. The council’s Active for Life team is offering a range of events, from organised sports courses to Easter eggs hunts, during the school holidays. Activities for all ages to enjoy are By Besi • 1 min read
News Kemptown MP pushes for Rugby at the Amex Stadium Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, has written to the International Rugby Board (IRB) in support of Brighton’s bid to be a host city for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Mr Kirby has been a vocal supporter of the bid to host tournament matches at the Amex Stadium in his constituency. The By Besi • 2 min read
News Brighton Gay Boxers Brighton Gay Boxers, a boxing club for men and women meets on Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons! It is a fun, friendly and non-threatening place for people to get involved in Boxing, keep fit and make new fiends. Training takes place every Thursday evening from 8pm and Saturday afternoons fr By Besi • 1 min read
News ‘Brighton Blaggards’ softball team If you’ve ever been in Preston Park, and heard cries of Let’s play ball or Two and One followed by high-fives and people waving baseball bats you’ve probably come across Brighton’s very own gay softball team. Formed in 2011 as part of BLAGSS sports group, Brighton Blaggards plays as a mixed team of By Besi • 2 min read
News Play Ladies Hockey The Honeybees are an independent local ladies hockey team, currently playing in Sussex Division 1. They are fun, sexy, sociable and predominantly gay! All ages are welcome, in fact the team ranges in age from around 25 to 50 – and although they often play teams half their age, they find that much o By Besi • 1 min read
News Keep fit with ‘OutdoorLads’ OutdoorLads is a charity run by its members for its members, so while everything is done to the highest professional standards, the prices are kept low. All over the country people with different ages and backgrounds are joining OutdoorLads. The group has over 10,000 members and is growing. Every w By Besi • 1 min read
News International sports stars support National Student Pride National Student Pride returned to Brighton over the weekend (March 1-3) with a series of events at the Dome complex. Highlight of an afternoon of events on Saturday, March 2, was a debate on Homophobia and Transphobia in Sport. The panel featured international sports stars, including: • NBA basket By Besi • 2 min read
News Miami Beach to stage World Outgames in 2017 Miami Beach, Florida, will host the World Outgames in 2017 following a vote off yesterday with the capitol of Iceland, Reykjavik. The decision was made yesterday in Antwerp, Belgium by a committee of the Gay and Lesbian International Sports Association (GLISA) in the presence of Mrs Matti Bower, th By Besi • 2 min read
Features & Longread Scuba diving in Brighton & Hove Brighton Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) Branch 007 was established in 1954. It is based at Shoreham yacht club where they have a boat moored. They have good parking, storage, changing facilities, their own compressor, Nitrox blending and a bar and restaurant. They are not a dedicated LGBT organisation but hav By Besi • 3 min read
News New LGBT rugby club launches this Sunday Manchester Canalsiders have received support from some of the most high-profile sports stars in the UK, including Gareth Thomas and Ben Cohen, as they prepare for the club’s official launch on Sunday February 24. To coincide with the end of LGBT History Month, the Canalsiders, the first ever lesbian By Besi • 2 min read
News Champion Sports Night On Thursday February 28, Champion, London will have it’s first ever gay monthly sporting social night. Champion is a community event for gay sporting people to come together on the last Thursday of each month for a night of networking, sharing information, recruiting and generally, having a good tim By Besi • 2 min read
News Record crowds watch Brighton Half Marathon This years 23rd Brighton Half Marathon was run in perfect weather conditions on Sunday February 17 and saw a record number of runners crossing the finish line. Blue skies, warm temperatures and brilliant sunshine brought huge crowds out to show their support for the runners. Paul Martelletti from Vi By Besi • 2 min read
News US international and former Leeds United footballer comes out as he quits the game A US international soccer star who played for Leeds United for the last year has announced that he is gay and quitting football at the age of 25 through injury. Robbie Rogers a winger, who made 18 appearances for the US national team, joined Leeds United from the Major League Soccer team Columbus C By Besi • 2 min read
News Liverpool FC support Football v Homophobia month For the second year, Liverpool FC have supported the Football v Homophobia campaign by hosting a Gay Football Supporters Network (GFSN) league match at the Liverpool FC Academy in Kirkby on Saturday, February 9. The Club hosted the fixture between Mersey Marauders and Wolverhampton Harts to tackle d By Besi • 1 min read
News Football v Homophobia month Top football clubs have announced their support for this months Football v Homophobia annual action month Football v Homophobia is backed by the FA, Premier League, Football League and League Managers Association, as well as campaign groups FARE and Kick It Out. FvH is a campaign designed to tackle By Besi • 2 min read
News World’s first LGBT Rugby League club formed The world’s first ever lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Rugby League club, Manchester Canalsiders, has been officially launched today (Friday February 1). To coincide with the start of LGBT history month, Manchester Canalsiders Amateur Rugby League Club have unveiled their plans to crea By Besi • 2 min read
News Registration now open for summer’s toughest walking challenge Registration is now open for the Blind Veterans UK’s 100k London to Brighton walk. This memorable 24 hour walk over the weekend of June 22-23, 2013 takes walkers from a starting point in south London, along the banks of the Thames, through countryside paths in Surrey, Sussex and the North and South By Besi • 1 min read
News Manchester’s Gay Rugby Team on Top! Manchester Village Spartans RUFC, the North West’s only gay and inclusive rugby club is topping the league table. The team is eying promotion from Raging Bull North West Leagues Division 5 to a higher league after an impressive start to the season so far. The team has continued to go from strength By Besi • 2 min read
