Community News Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus singers to run in the Brighton Marathon Adam Betteridge and Silvio Grasso, two trustees with Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, will be running in the Brighton Marathon on April 6, 2014 to raise funds for the choir. Neither have run a Marathon yet and its fair to say both are anxious and excited about the prospect. Adam Betteridge said: “We’re ab By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Exeter City Football Club say NO to homophobia Exeter City Football Club to take a stand against homophobia in football at its home game with Rochdale on Saturday, February 22. The match has been designated as the Club’s annual Football v Homophobia fixture – a move welcomed by the Exeter City Supporters’ Trust and its One Game One Community (OG By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Sun shines on Brighton half marathon Paul Martelletti successfully defends his title. Following days of strong winds and heavy rain, the sun shone on the Brighton Half Marathon today (Sunday, February 16). The Brighton Half Marathon is organised by The Sussex Beacon, a local HIV charity, and saw 6,996 runners on the start line with Pau By Besi • 3 min read
LGBTQ+ News Drag queen raises funds for Sussex Beacon Local drag queen Sonia Marmite aka Paul Brown ran his first half marathon today. He finished the course in two hours, thirty three minutes and twenty seconds. Paul who was running to raise money for the Sussex Beacon announced he would run the race wearing a wedding dress if he received more than £5 By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News A Pride House in Hove BLAGSS the LGBT sport group created a Pride House at the Grosvenor Bar on Tuesday night. During the evening those present held hands in support of the Same Sex Hand Holding Initiative (#SSHHI). #SSHHI was launched by Pride House International on August 14, 2013 and calls on everyone in Sochi – athle By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Like playing cribbage? A new card school is starting at the A-Bar every Tuesday night from Tuesday. February 18. Whether your a card novice or expert or want to learn just pop along to the A-Bar on Tuesday nights at 7.30pm and is open to men and women, young and old. “Cribbage, or crib, is a card game […] By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News England women’s football captain comes out “How can I expect other people to speak about themselves if I’m not willing to do that myself?” Casey Stoney, the Arsenal Ladies defender told BBC sport that she made her decision following the positive public reaction to olympic diver Tom Daley coming out last month. She said that while she no long By Besi • 2 min read
International News “I am an openly proud gay man.” American college footballer Michael Sam comes out in interview with ESPN’s Outside the Lines. Sam, a defensive lineman with the Missouri Tigers, said: “its a load of my chest.” He confirmed he had told his team mates last August, saying: “they took it great, they rallied round me, they supported me By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Spurs launch new LGBT fangroup Following last week’s launch of the Gay Footballers Supporters Network Fangroup Coalition (GFSN FC), Tottenham Hotspur have announced they will join the coalition. The fan group will officially launch as part of its support for the Football v Homophobia month of action, at Spurs home game v FC Dnipr By Besi • 2 min read
International News Parody website highlights the failure of major Olympic advertisers to speak out against Russia’s anti-LGBT laws New York activist hijacks Olympic sponsors social media promotions. As opposition to Russia’s anti LGBT laws continues to grow and major Olympic advertisers including Coca-Cola, McDonalds and VISA fail to speak out against those laws, Scott Wooledge an LGBT activist and member of Queer Nation NY has By Besi • 2 min read
International News To Russia with love from Brighton To mark the opening day of competition at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, protesters in Brighton highlight the plight of LGBT people in Russia. More than two hundred people turned out in deadful weather conditions this afternoon to support the To Russian with love demonstration at the Clock Tower on Q By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News New LGBT football fan group coalition launched The Gay Football Supporters’ Network (GFSN) has formed the GFSN Fangroup Coalition (GFSN FC) to act as an umbrella organisation for (LGB&T) football supporters’ clubs throughout the UK. The initiative is supported by Kick It Out, Stonewall, and major UK football clubs. The Coalitionhas been formed d By Besi • 2 min read
