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Summer Flower Festival at Chapel Royal

Posted on 09/07/2014 by Besi

The Chapel Royal in Brighton is staging a Summer Flower Festival in support of The Martlets and Chestnut Tree Children’s Hospices.

The festival will take place from 10am to 4pm on August 23-25. Admission is free, light refreshments will be available and voluntary donations to The Martlets Hospice and Chestnut Tree Children’s Hospices gratefully received.

What: Summer Flower Festival

Where: The Chapel Royal, Chapel Royal, North Street, Brighton, BN1 1EA

When: August 23-25

Time: 10am-4pm daily

Cost: Free entry

For more information about Chapel Royal, CLICK HERE:

Big Lottery grant for Rainbow Chorus

Posted on 09/07/2014 by Besi

Brighton’s LGBT choir, The Rainbow Chorus has been awarded a £9,000 Big Lottery Fund Grant, as part of the Awards for All program.

The grant will allow the Chorus to buy technical equipment to improve lighting, sound and presentation in performance. It also allows the purchase of a portable keyboard which will enhance their varied performances, increasingly in the community.

Rainbow Chorus Chair, Finola Brophy, said: “This will be a great opportunity to continue to support our local community and improve the resources available to the Rainbow Chorus.

As a community choir it is important that we support local events and are able to engage with the diverse groups Brighton and Hove has to offer, together we are stronger and in our true spirit – there is strength in harmony”

“We are also looking for some local storage space to store the new equipment and further support from the community to sustain the choir, if anyone is interested please get in touch!”

The chorus are always looking for new members – there’s a new member night on September 15 where all are welcome – no auditions required.

Duncan Brown, membership co-ordinator, said: “We are particularly seeking Bass, Baritone and Soprano voice parts to maintain balance within the choir, but everyone is welcome. We are also keen to hear from people who would be interested in supporting us behind the scenes please get in touch via facebook or email membership@rainbowchorus.org.uk”

What: The Rainbow Chorus – Strength in Harmony Summer Concert

Where: St George’s Church, St Georges Road, Kemp Town, Brighton, BN2 1ED.

When: Saturday, July 12

Time: 19.30 (Doors open at 19.00)

Tickets: £12, £10 concessions. (Children under 12 – half price) Available from choir members, or www.brownpapertickets.com or on the door.

The Rainbow Chorus is the only Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) choir on the Southcoast. Based in Brighton and Hove, the choir aims to provide an enjoyable and supportive environment for LGBT members to sing together, making new friends, developing their community spirit, individual talents and confidence. Through performance, the Rainbow Chorus also raises the profile of the LGBT community in Brighton & Hove as well as providing top quality entertainment. Everybody is welcome to join, you don’t need to audition, just want to sing! The choirs musical director is Aneesa Chaudhry and accompanist is Mojca Monte.

For more information about the Rainbow Chorus, CLICK HERE:

Canadian LGBT Human Rights Organisation calls for trans* action

Posted on 09/07/2014 by Besi

Egale, the Canadian Human Rights Trust is calling for immediate action on the gender segregation of trans* people in Canadian correctional facilities.

British comedienne Avery Edison has filed human rights complaints with the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and the Canadian Human Rights Commission about her “outrageous treatment” at Pearson Airport and her subsequent detention at a men’s prison, despite her identification as a woman. Egale Canada strongly condemns the treatment of Edison and her placement in a men’s facility.

Helen Kennedy, Executive Director of Egale, said: “Edison’s experience with Canadian correctional authorities as a transgender woman mirrors the experience of trans people in detention and correctional facilities across Canada.”

Kennedy went on to say that federal and provincial governments must immediately address the wrongful gender segregation of trans* people in Canadian correctional facilities and to comply with their obligations under Canadian human rights law.

The placement of trans* people in Canadian correctional facilities raises serious human rights concerns. In the face of outdated, unclear, or nonexistent policy guidelines, corrections officials make placement decisions primarily on genitals, rather than on the individual’s legal sex or self-identification.

Trans* people report experiencing high levels of discrimination, harassment, and violence while in custody. The only alternative correctional institutions offer them is long-term solitary confinement. The United Nations Special Rapporteur has identified this practice as a form of torture.

Edison’s case is one of two high-profile cases that demonstrate that this pressing human rights issue requires immediate action from both federal and provincial governments.

In February 2014, Edison, a transgender woman from the United Kingdom, was detained by officials at Pearson Airport for overstaying a previous student visa. Despite her legal status as a woman, she was placed in a men’s correctional facility. After international outcry, she was transferred to the adjacent women’s facility.

That same month, Katlynn Griffith, a trans* woman from Cornwall, Ontario, was placed in a holding cell with four men at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre. After Griffith expressed concerns about her safety, she was placed in protective custody with two men accused of engaging in sex crimes. After spending the night in protective custody with these two men, she was transferred to the women’s section of the facility. Griffith reported being subjected to homophobic and transphobic slurs by inmates, and being referred to as ‘it’ by prison officials.

These are not isolated incidents. A 2013 report from Trans PULSE, a community-based, academic research group, notes that trans* people are placed in inappropriate facilities and subjected to discrimination, harassment, and violence throughout Canada every day.

As a community that experiences overwhelming rates of discrimination, unemployment and underemployment, poverty, harassment, and violence, trans people regularly come into contact with the criminal justice system.

A 2010 survey of 443 trans Ontarians conducted by Trans PULSE found that 43% of respondents had attempted suicide, 20% had been targets of physical or sexual assaults, and 34% had been verbally harassed or threatened.

Both recent cases demonstrate that federal and provincial governments are not complying with their obligations under their respective human rights codes, recent human rights caselaw, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on the basis of gender identity and gender expression.

Egale calls on federal and provincial governments to develop new placement guidelines for trans people in correctional facilities.

These guidelines must include:

• Allowing trans* people to determine whether they wish to be housed in a men’s facility or a women’s facility, regardless of whether they have undergone surgeries;

• Conducting an internal review of all policies and practices in federal and provincial correctional facilities in consultation with trans community organizations;

• Developing training programs in consultation with trans community organizations to ensure that all corrections officials understand their human rights obligations; and

• Considering non-custodial alternatives that take into account other categories of identity and experience, including race, socioeconomic status, and disability.

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever case indentified in the UK

Posted on 08/07/201408/07/2014 by Besi

Public Health England have revealed they are aware of a laboratory confirmed case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in a UK traveller who was bitten by a tick while on holiday in Bulgaria.

The patient is responding well to treatment, and there is no risk to the general population.

As a precautionary measure, close contacts of the patient including hospital staff involved in the patient’s care will be given health advice and encouraged to contact their GP if they experience symptoms.

Although CCHF can be acquired from an infected person, this would require direct contact with their blood or body fluids and the risk even for close contacts is considered very low.

This is the second laboratory-confirmed case of CCHF in the UK, following the diagnosis in 2012 of CCHF in a UK resident who had recently returned from Afghanistan.

CCHF is the commonest viral haemorrhagic fever worldwide. It is not found in the UK but is endemic in many countries in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Eastern Europe, including Turkey and Bulgaria

People most at risk are agricultural workers, healthcare workers and military personnel deployed to endemic areas. CCHF is most often transmitted by a tick bite but can also be spread through contact with infected patients or animals.

Dr Tim Brooks, Head of PHE’s Rare and Imported Pathogens Laboratory (RIPL) said: “It’s extremely rare to see a case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in the UK, and it’s important to note there is no risk to the general population. As a precaution close contacts of the patient will be contacted and monitored, but the risk of transmission is very low and would require direct contact with bodily fluids.”

Audit reveals nine in ten Hollingdean housing blocks lack full recycling facilities

Posted on 08/07/201408/07/2014 by Besi

Last week it was revealed that the household recycling rate for Brighton and Hove has fallen by 16% since the Green Party took office, to 25.6%.

The audit carried out by a Labour local candidate has revealed that most council-owned flats on the Hollingdean estate do not have the full recycling facilities equivalent to kerbside collection from houses.

Only 5 out of the 50 blocks had facilities for mixed and glass recycling next to each other which were clearly labelled.

Many recycling bins were for cans or paper, pre-dating the changes made in 2008 which removed the need to separate recycling except for glass. Some bins were not labelled at all, and some streets had can, paper and glass recycling in different parts of the street.

Where there were bins for cans and paper, there was no bin for plastic bottles.

Tracey Hill, a Labour candidate for Hollingdean and Stanmer, carried out the audit as part of the Hollingreen initiative to reduce waste and increase recycling in the Hollingdean area.

She said: “Local residents in flats have already highlighted the lack of recycling facilities and labelling, and in places there are plans to address this, but I had no idea that the number of blocks without the full facilities was so high.

“It seems unfair that council flat residents are still apparently being asked to separate all their recycling when people with kerbside collections only have to separate glass. Residents in flats may find it hard to find the space to keep cans and paper separate, and this must be putting some people off recycling – completely needlessly, because they don’t even have to be separated.

“Having to hunt around along the street for the right bin would definitely put people off recycling. Plastic bottles can only be thrown into the mixed bins, which some streets barely have at all, and some streets seemed to be very short of any kind of bin.

“There are all kinds of initiatives going on to try to turn around the declining recycling rates, but I would have thought that ensuring all residents have mixed and glass recycling bins clearly labelled and within easy reach would be the first thing that would be done.”

Labour councillor Jeane Lepper, said: “Many residents have been telling me that they would welcome better and more convenient recycling facilities in Hollingdean. At the moment the Council really does not make it easy for people who want to recycle.

“This survey really highlights the problem, especially for people living in flats.

“With recycling rates plummeting I hope the Council will now take notice and take action.”

Rainbow Fund appoints new grants panel member

Posted on 08/07/201408/07/2014 by Besi

Hizze Fletcher has been appointed to sit on the Rainbow Fund grants panel.

Hizze comes from Sheffield and since graduating from Central St. Martins School of Art in 1989 has emjoyed an extensive creative career spanning over 25 years.

She has worked as a set designer, photographer, artist, writer, curator, graphic designer, illustrator and art director and her work has involved her with Vivienne Westwood, MTV, Sony Music, Warner Brothers and the Keith Haring Foundation to name a few.

After moving to Brighton in 2006 Hizze formed her own company, Thirteen Art Productions, and has collaborated with the creative community organising group-art shows and events in the city, helping to raise money for charities including The Sussex Beacon, The Terrence Higgins Trust and The Rainbow Fund.

In 2013 Hizze became involved with Brighton Pride organising the flagship exhibition for their first Brighton Pride Arts & Film Festival (BPAFF) and this year will have a strong role in BPAFF’s expansion.

Hizze is also a fine artist in her own right and has exhibited and sold internationally. She has two children aged 24 and 14 and lives in Kemp Town with her parner and son.

Chris Gull, Vice Chair of the Rainbow Fund, said: “Hizzie brings a wide range of skills to the table. Her experience of staging her own arts events and her role as director of the Pride Arts and Film Festival will help link the Rainbow Fund with the wider creative arts community where there is great support for the LGBT/HIV community voluntary sector.”

Paul Elgood, Chair of the Rainbow Fund, added: “We are delighted to welcome Hizzie to the Independent Grants Panel. Her expertise and knowledge will be invaluable for the panel. There was an open selection process and it was felt her experience and knowledge of the local LGBT sector would contribute enormously to our decision-making. The panel has a majority of independent members to ensure an open and fair process.”

The Rainbow Fund gives grants to LGBT/HIV organisations who deliver front line services to LGBT/HIV organisations in Brighton and Hove.

For more information, CLICK HERE:

PREVIEW: ‘Freedom To Live’ exhibition

Posted on 08/07/201408/07/2014 by Besi

Brighton Pride Arts and Film Festival (BPAFF) launches on July 17 at Jubilee Library.

After the success of the ‘ICONS’ exhibition last year, a flagship event for Brighton Pride’s first Arts and Film Festival, artists from the LGBT sector (and their supporters) will be returning to the Jubilee Library this summer for another creative extravaganza.

The event organised by Hizzie Fletcher will bring together a collective of artistic talent to raise funds for Pride and their nominated charity, The Rainbow Fund.

Last year an auction of rare posters donated by The Keith Haring Foundation in New York City raised over £1,300 for The Rainbow Fund, a Brighton and Hove based grant-giving fund for local LGBT and HIV/AIDS organisations. A further £600 was donated to Pride raised via art sales and the private view event and was also used to benefit the LGBT community in Brighton.

Millions of people continue to live in places that outlaw same-sex relationships and prosecute people for being gay. In five countries and in parts of two others, homosexuality is still punishable with the death penalty, while a further 70 countires imprison citizens because of their sexual orientation. Even where homosexuality is legal, many countries treat those in same-sex relationships differently.

In the UK we are lucky to have the freedom to be who we are and it’s imperative that we are a strong voice for those in countries less fortunate than ourselves and to help liberate those tied down and held back by injustice.

In a world fraught with hate and discrimination ART is a way of freely expressing ourselves.

Festival organiser Hizze Fletcher, says: ‘‘We were overwhelmed by the public interest that was generated around last year’s event and it has motivated us to expand the Arts & Film festival this year. It will enable us to showcase the talents of the LGBT creative community (and their supporters) to a wider audience”

Director of Pride, Paul Kemp, added: “2013 was a groundbreaking year for Pride with over 20 umbrella events contributing to the first Pride Arts and Film season. With this years ‘Freedom to Live’ campaign we really would love to see even more LGBT artists getting involved and helping us develop the cultural offering. We’re thrilled that Hizze Fletcher has agreed to come on board again with Pride to produce the Pride Arts exhibition at the Jubilee Library, which was one of the keystone events last year”

The Freedom To Live exhibition runs from July 18 to August 4 and will launch with a private view on Thursday July 17 at Jubilee Library, hosted by Dolly Rocket and featuring live music by local band, Della Lupa.

Artwork has been donated to the event by Nick Cave, Boy George and Louise Dear and will be auctioned on the night.

10% of art sales and all profits from the private view event will be donated to Pride and The Rainbow Fund.

If you would like to attend the opening event, EMAIL:

As well as art directing the main exhibition Hizze Fletcher will be organising two other art events for BPAFF via her company, Thirteen Art Productions, as part of the two week celebrations.

Photographic exhibition Shoot Me, I’m Gay will feature an abundance of photographic talent from the LGBT community (and their supporters). The exhibition will take place at The Sidewinder, Upper St.James Street in Kemp Town, will launch on Monday July 21 at 6pm and run for a month.

EMAIL: for more information regarding submission to the exhibition.

In addition, Thirteen Art Productions presents FINEGAN MURPHY featuring Brighton’s most charismatic brother and sister LGBT fine art acts, Precious Murphy and Kitty Finegan. They will be showing an extensive collection of solo and collaborative work at the new exhibition space within Velvet Tattoo, 48 Norfolk Square. The show will launch on Monday, July 28.

10% of any art sales from both events will be donated to Brighton Pride and their nominated charity The Rainbow Fund.

Further up to the minute information, CLICK HERE:

Kemptown MP takes HIV test

Posted on 08/07/2014 by Besi

Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven takes HIV test at Halfway to World Aids Day event in Westminster.

Simon was one of the record number of MPs who took an HIV test at a Halfway to World AIDS Day event hosted by the Halve It Coalition and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS.

MPs, Peers and Councillors took a test administered by clinicians from the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in an act of solidarity with all those living with HIV across the world every day of the year, and in demonstration of the UK’s policy commitment to HIV testing.

During the event members of the Halve It steering group, including leading HIV clinicians and CEOs of patient and policy organisations, spoke with parliamentarians about HIV testing and related sexual health issues.

After taking the test, Mr Kirby, said: “I was very pleased to support today’s event to help demonstrate the UK’s policy commitment to making HIV testing routine.

“In my role as Vice Chair of the APPG for HIV/AIDS, and as the MP for Brighton Kemptown, I will continue to stand up for and help all of those living with HIV globally, every day of the year.”

David Furnish, Chairman of Elton John AIDS Foundation and Halve It member described the event as “an unprecedented show of support for scaling up HIV testing and solidarity with the 100,000 people living with HIV today in the UK”

He continued saying: “successive governments have demonstrated strong support for increasing HIV testing in a broad array of clinical and community settings, it is now crucial that this leadership actually changes practice on the ground”

The Halfway to World AIDS Day event also showcased the recent launch of the NICE local government briefing on HIV testing and the MEDFASH/Halve It toolkit for local engagement.

The event culminated in a parliamentary meeting at which the Shadow Secretary of State for Health Andy Burnham MP spoke alongside representatives from NICE, Public Health England, the Greater Manchester Sexual Health Network and the Terrence Higgins Trust on the imperative for translating HIV testing policy into practice.

Professor Kevin Fenton, Public Health England’s Director of Health and Wellbeing, said: “The new briefing from NICE is an important document for local authorities (who are now responsible for HIV testing) and will help them to decide on the best steps to take locally. We look forward to working with NICE and Halve It to make sure that the document is adopted by local decision makers to realise the health and economic benefits of preventing onward transmission”

Public Health Minister, Jane Ellison, said: “HIV testing has never been easier and the majority of people diagnosed can expect to lead healthy and productive lives with a near normal life expectancy. We want as many people as possible to get tested, particularly in groups at increased risk, as early as possible which is why we recently legalised HIV self-testing. Halve It has done excellent work to raise awareness in this area and help reduce the stigma around HIV testing.”

In the UK over 98,400 people live with HIV every day of the year; 22% of these are undiagnosed and 47% are diagnosed late. The sooner HIV is diagnosed the sooner appropriate care can begin, and thanks to medical advancements the life expectancy of someone living with HIV has increased markedly in recent years.

By ensuring that HIV testing becomes routine there will be significant long-term savings; with one early HIV diagnosis saving the NHS £63,061.

Halve It is a national coalition that focuses on the expansion of HIV testing services, on the basis that early testing of HIV saves lives and also results in substantial savings to the public health budget. Since its inception in 2010, Halve It has galvanised national and local cross-party support for HIV testing, and is supported in its aims by the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.

For more information about Halve It, CLICK HERE:

Halve It is a coalition whose members represent the following organisations:

· African Health Policy Network

· All-Party Parliamentary Group on HIV and AIDS

· British Association for Sexual Health and HIV

· British HIV Association

· Department of Health*

· Elton John AIDS Foundation

· Gilead Sciences Ltd

· HIV Clinical Reference Group

· HIV Pharmacy Association

· MEDFASH

· National AIDS Trust

· National HIV Nurses Association

· National Institute for Health and Care Excellence*

· Positively UK

· Public Health England*

· Royal College of General Practitioners

· Royal College of Physicians

· Scottish HIV and AIDS Group*

· Terrence Higgins Trust

· Tri-Borough Public Health Service*

*Observer Member

Do you fear of missing out (FOMO)

Posted on 08/07/201408/07/2014 by Besi

Girls on Top at Revenge reigned supreme as a Golden Handbag winner for the last seven years and is now evolving into a weekend monthly special.

A new night FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), launched last Thursday and hopes to surpass the record breaking success of Girls on Top with a re-freshed DJ line-up, wild themed party nights, new cheap drink promotions and massive giveaways.

Musically FOMO has hand picked the UK’s finest DJs to ensure the soundtrack of the night delivers on its promise of “big beats, bad ass bass lines and mashed up bangers”.

DJs include Sam DMS, renowned for his ingenious mash-ups, Missy B, who has headlined girls’ nights in every major city in the UK, Fifilicious, who has graced every major DJ booth in Brighton and beyond and finally Trick, Revenge’s home grown talent whose cool twist on all things pop provides plenty of crowd-pleasing moments.

Steve Jones, promoter of FOMO and Club Revenge, said: “We’re working really hard to create a night which consistently delivers week after week so that if people decide to stay at home, they’re genuinely going to suffer from FOMO.”

Drink promos include Fosters and Tequila shots for £1.50 and a double vodka and mixer for just £3.

For more information, CLICK HERE:

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New Brighton based ‘good news’ website

Posted on 07/07/201407/07/2014 by Besi

A Brighton man has created a website reporting positive LGBT news from around the world and is looking for like-minded writers to contribute ‘good news’ stories for publication.

Alex Hawkey, 31, founded Outrising.com after coming across one too many negative stories targeting the LGBT community – both abroad and on our own doorsteps.

Alex said: “Last year, I was disturbed by the anti-gay sentiment coming from countries like Russia and Uganda.”

“While the Western world seemed to be taking steps towards LGBT equality – like with same-sex marriage laws coming to the UK – to see other parts of the world go backwards was deeply troubling.”

However, even with legal equality advancing on our own shores, Alex noted that much needed to be done to win the hearts and minds debate.

He added: “How many of us still think twice before holding a partner’s hand in public?”

“Or give our ‘other half’ a gender non-specific identity in conversation with new people? However hidden, the fear and shame is still there and it’s an injustice for us as humans, not just as LGBT people.”

Alex believes that positive stories can not only help us to feel good, but also inspire and motivate us to carry on the fight for equality.

He said: “We hear so much about the world’s ‘villains’.”

“The Westboro Baptist Church and other religious homophobes, President Putin and other homophobic political leaders – the list goes on. At Outrising, we want to focus on the solutions and celebrate the heroes that are pushing against these negative forces and slowly winning battles.”

With support from the UK government’s New Enterprise scheme and 4,500 followers on social blogging site Tumblr, Alex wants to expand the site’s reach to Facebook, Twitter and the website itself by recruiting a team of volunteers to help provide written content for Outrising.

Alex added: “We already have 250+ articles on the site, but we want to offer more, on a daily basis.

“From life-affirming stories in our communities to how businesses are embracing LGBT equality and how sports are becoming more inclusive, I want Outrising to be a place where people can go to witness positive change in progress.”

Alex is looking for volunteer writers to help find and report on stories from around the world, as well as contribute blog and feature articles on issues, organisations and industries.

He concluded saying: “Outrising aims to offer an antidote to the negativity by reporting stories that reflect the changing world we live in and what better place to start than Brighton?”

If you are interested in writing for Outrising, contact Alex on 07834 368954

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For more information, CLICK HERE:

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Summer Flower Festival at Chapel Royal

The Chapel Royal in Brighton is staging a Summer Flower Festival in support of The Martlets and Chestnut Tree Children’s Hospices.

Big Lottery grant for Rainbow Chorus

Brighton’s LGBT choir, The Rainbow Chorus has been awarded a £9,000 Big Lottery Fund Grant, as part of the Awards for All program.

Canadian LGBT Human Rights Organisation calls for trans* action

Egale, the Canadian Human Rights Trust is calling for immediate action on the gender segregation of trans* people in Canadian correctional facilities.

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever case indentified in the UK

Public Health England have revealed they are aware of a laboratory confirmed case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in a UK traveller who was bitten by a tick while on holiday in Bulgaria.

Audit reveals nine in ten Hollingdean housing blocks lack full recycling facilities

Last week it was revealed that the household recycling rate for Brighton and Hove has fallen by 16% since the Green Party took office, to 25.6%.

Rainbow Fund appoints new grants panel member

Hizze Fletcher has been appointed to sit on the Rainbow Fund grants panel.

PREVIEW: ‘Freedom To Live’ exhibition

Brighton Pride Arts and Film Festival (BPAFF) launches on July 17 at Jubilee Library.

Kemptown MP takes HIV test

Simon Kirby MP for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven takes HIV test at Halfway to World Aids Day event in Westminster.

Do you fear of missing out (FOMO)

Girls on Top at Revenge reigned supreme as a Golden Handbag winner for the last seven years and is now evolving into a weekend monthly special.

New Brighton based ‘good news’ website

A Brighton man has created a website reporting positive LGBT news from around the world and is looking for like-minded writers to contribute ‘good news’ stories for publication.

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