Posts in 'Community' Category
Is there an LGBT community in Hangleton & Knoll?
This guest post is by Tim Read, Trustee of the Hangleton & Knoll Project. For those of you that may not know of us, we are a community development charity based in the Hangleton & Knoll ward of Brighton & Hove. We have been part of the community since 1983 and since then we are [...]
Old dykes are clambering over themselves. What’s the fuss? Should the rest of us be too?
Cloudburst….have you heard of it yet? A film about feisty Old Dykes, a film coming to a Film Festival only a train journey away from YOU! A film that will hit the big screen with the satisfying of clunk of ear rattling of twitchy language and old fashioned custard pie jokes…..a roaring chuckle a minute…a [...]
Stonewall Brighton Equality Walk Bank Holiday Sunday 6 May
Support Equality, help raise vital funds and win a luxury weekend for two in Paris! Stonewall’s annual 10k Equality Walk takes place on Bank Holiday Sunday 6 May. Walkers can join celebrity hosts Jane Hazlegrove (Casualty and Stonewall Entertainer of the Year 2011) and Harry Derbidge (The Only Way is Essex) for a fun-filled day [...]
Brighton & Hove: The UK’s First Zero-tolerance city for LGBT Hate Crime
On Wednesday night (21st March 2012 at the Queens Hotel) the LGBT Community Safety Meeting came together along with four guest speakers: Council Leader Cllr Bill Randall, Chief Superintendent Graham Bartlett, Dr Kath Browne Count Me In Too Researcher, Sgt Alex Evans. Speaking at the launch of the resurrected LGBT Community Safety Forum, Council Leader [...]
MindOut’s funding lifeline from the Big Lottery
MindOut, the Brighton LGB&T Mental Health Project, has been offered a grant for 12 months the from Big Lottery to continue its work in Brighton and Hove. The grant is in recognition of the tough economic climate and its effects on voluntary sector services. MindOut has also been awarded funding to help review their work and find ways of [...]
How running has improved my mental health. It can help you too.
Guest Post by Mike Gaunt, who will be one of 24 individuals running the Brighton Marathon on Sunday 15th April to raise £20,000 for Brighton LGBT Mental Health charity MindOut. You can give your support by donating at: www.everydayhero.co.uk/mindout_7 www.everydayhero.co.uk/mindout_7 I was never particularly good at sport, in fact I was often the last to get picked [...]
Brighton LGBT History Ball with Community History Awards 2012
Guest Post by Eric Page, LGBT Community Safety, Partnership Community Safety Team. Brighton & Hove City Council’s LGBT Workers Forum are proud to present 2012’s History Ball and awards. The event will take place at Jubilee Library on Friday 23rd March from 7pm until late, and there will be live music, DJs, and dancing. The [...]
Women’s LBT Groups In Brighton & Hove For International Women’s Day 2012
On 8th March International Women’s Day celebrates its 101st birthday. The day means different things to different people; from a general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a recognition of women’s economic, political and social achievements. With this in mind, Zhoosh! casts its eye over the plethora of local services and groups [...]
The accretion of knowledge. Learning our LGBT history for World Book Day
Horrified was I to find out in conversation that a dear and definitely dyke friend – very prominent in the local scene and only recently gently slipped past her 30th year….. has never heard of The Gateways Club! Where have these young women been…..Granted the ability to read is vital – but what I do find to be often lacking is the following step. Learning! The accretion of knowledge.
The L-Project’s Charity Single ‘It Does Get Better’ Released and Immediately Rockets Up the Charts
The L Project charity single and video has been released – with ALL proceeds and royalties going straight to their chosen charities Diversity Role Models and Stonewall who help prevent LGBT bullying in schools. The song aims to help raise awareness and money for charities which work to prevent LGBT bullying among young people. The [...]
