News Rugby Football League makes the Stonewall Top 100 Index The Rugby Football League (RFL) has been named in the Stonewall Top 100 Employers Index for a third successive year at number 82, becoming the first sports organisation ever to complete a hat-trick of appearances on the list which benchmarks Britain’s top employers for lesbian, gay and bisexual (LG By Besi • 2 min read
News 95 days to go to Brighton Marathon Looking for something inspiring to help you shift some of your extra Christmas pounds and get fit in the New Year? Blind Veterans UK is calling on people to run on its behalf. As the national charity for blind ex-Servicemen and women, Blind Veterans UK provides first class support, rehabilitation an By Besi • 1 min read
News Zoe Lyons to run Brighton Half Marathon Local comedian Zoe Lyons will be running the Brighton Half Marathon on February 17 for MindOut the LGBT Mental Health Project. Zoe said: “I am running the Brighton Half Marathon this February and it seems only fitting that I am trying to raise money for MindOut, a local Brighton charity working to h By Besi • 1 min read
News Ten Pin Bowling Extravaganza It’s that time of the year again for the BLAGSS’ Annual Bowling Extravaganza on Tuesday, February 26. Twenty Six teams from across the LGBT community will compete for the highest team score from two games. The costs remains the same as last year, £56 for a team of up to eight players. You get two ga By Besi • 2 min read
News Football v Homophobia launch small grants programme for 2013 Football v Homophobia (FvH) campaign, supported by FARE, Europe’s anti-discrimination campaign for football, has launched its small grants programme for 2013. The programme offers ten grants of 300 euros and is open to fan groups, grass roots football clubs and community organisations to support the By Besi • 1 min read
News Ishigaki students receive organge and yellow belts Congratulations are due to two students from Ishigak Ju-Jitsu, the martial arts club for gay and gay friendly people that is based both in Brighton and London on their recent gradings. By Besi • 1 min read
Joey Barton News Joey Barton threatens to sue over ‘gay hero’ article The Queens Park Rangers footballer, Joey Barton is considering suing the Daily Mail sports columnist, Martin Samuel, for an article he wrote suggesting the footballer should “come out as gay”. Samuel was reacting rather belatedly to Manchester United’s goalkeeper Anders Lindegarrd saying football ne By Besi • 3 min read
London Orca News London Orca strike gold! Out To Swim’s water polo team, London Orca hosted a successful two-day European Championship water polo tournament at the Queen Elizabeth Boys School in High Barnet over the weekend (November 2-3). By Besi • 1 min read
News Ishigaki Ju-Jitsu club offers free introductory session From December, Ishigaki Ju-Jitsu LGBT Martial Arts Club will be offering introductory sessions for beginners on the second Friday of the month, for adults new to Ju-Jitsu. By Besi • 1 min read
News Steve Ovett donates a Moscow vest to raise money for Mayor’s charities Steve Ovett has donated one of the GB vests he was given to wear when he ran in the 1980 Moscow Olympics and won gold in the 800m, to raise money for the Mayor’s three nominated charities in his home city of Brighton and Hove. By Besi • 1 min read
News London to stage Orca European Water Polo Championships Europe’s best LGBT water polo teams converge on London for the London Orca European Water Polo Championship next week which are being held on November 2 and 3 at Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School in Barnet, London. By Besi • 1 min read
Nicola Adams News Boxer, Nicola Adams tops Pink List Olympic gold medal-winning Boxer, Nicola Adams, tops the Independent on Sunday’s 101 most influential Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender figures in the UK list. Nominated by readers and finessed by a panel of judges, the list highlights LGBT heroes – whether they are in the public eye or unsung By Besi • 2 min read
News Volleyball tournament to benefit Switchboard BLAGSS the LGBT sports group are staging a Volleyball Tournament on the afternoon of Saturday, October 6. Entrance fee for a team of 6 people is £50 and all proceeds after expenses will go to BLAGSS’ official charity, the Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard. By Besi • 1 min read
