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Village MCC to work with Accessibility Matters at Brighton & Hove Pride

Besi Besemar July 22, 2017

The Village MCC Church will be assisting the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum in the access area at the Summer of Love Pride festival on Saturday, August 5 on Preston Park. They will be offering temporary tattoos, card readings and providing a listening ear post.

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New police chief to attend LGBT Community Safety Forum public meeting tonight, July 12

Besi Besemar July 12, 2017

The summer public meeting of the Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum takes place this evening (July 12) at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church in Kemptown. Have you been affected by bullying or harrassment online or at work, school, university, at home or in public. Do you want to know more about how the Brighton Pride event work especially with regard to safety and access?

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Brighton Bear Weekend raise £11,855 for good causes

Besi Besemar July 11, 2017

Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) smashed last years fundraising total raising a magnificent £11,855 from their events in 2016-2017. The grand total was announced at a special VIP party held at the Camelford Arms last night (July 10) to recognise the contributions of all volunteers, businesses who staged events and their sponsors Prowler, who had helped them raise the money during the last 12 months.

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Disability Pride, comes to the centre of Brighton today

Besi Besemar July 9, 2017

The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF) and its Accessibility Matters Volunteers looking forward to working with Disability Pride Brighton (DPB) on Sunday, July 9 2017. The LGBT CSF volunteers will be on site at New Road to provide access support to attendees with mobility and emotional needs.

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‘Accessibility Matters’ to work with The Village MCC at Brighton Pride

Besi Besemar June 29, 2017

Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF) join with the Village Metropolitan Church this year to deliver some activities taking place within the Access tent/area for Accessibility Matters at Brighton Pride.

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Accessibility Matters at Brighton Bear Weekend

Besi Besemar June 7, 2017

The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF) and its Accessibility Matters volunteers will be attending their first Brighton Bear Weekend Picnic. The volunteers will be onsite at Dorset Gardens to provide access support to attendees with mobility and emotional needs.

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Brighton IDAHOBIT Vigil moves indoors due to adverse weather forecast

Besi Besemar May 17, 2017

Brighton & Hove marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. IDAHOBIT commemorates the day in 1990 the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental diseases and this year will give everyone in the city the opportunity to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters being persecuted in Chechnya.

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IDAHOBIT: City to stand in solidarity with those persecuted in Chechnya

Besi Besemar April 20, 2017

Brighton & Hove marks International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. IDAHOBIT commemorates the day in 1990 the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental diseases.

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LGBT Safety Forum to discuss online abuse at Easter meeting

Besi Besemar April 9, 2017

The Spring quarterly meeting of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF) is at the Queens Hotel on Wednesday, April 12, starting at 7pm.

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Labour and Green leaders send messages of support to Brighton Trans Visibility event

Besi Besemar April 2, 2017

Transgender Day of Visibility was marked in beautiful sunshine by trans people, their friends and allies on Friday, March 31 in New Steine Gardens. An impressive lineup of speakers addressed the crowd including; Daniel Cheesman the new CEO of Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard, Joanna Rowland-Stuart the trans rep and volunteer at Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum, Sgt Peter Allan, Hate Crime Sergeant and Trans Equality Advocate at Sussex Police and Labour Councillor, Lloyd Russell-Moyle who all highlighted the importance of trans people being visible and being supported when they are.

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