BRIGHTON will mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Thursday, May 17, 2018. May 17 commemorates the day in 1990 the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental diseases.
BRIGHTON will mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) on Thursday, May 17, 2018. May 17 commemorates the day in 1990 the World Health Organisation removed homosexuality from its list of mental diseases.
As part of LGBT HISTORY MONTH and The B Right On LGBT Community Festival, the LGBT Community Safety Forum present LGBT History Bingo hosted by Guy Lloyd from Juice FM. Go along and join in the fun! Suggested Donation of £5! Raising funds for Accessibility Matters!
We would like to offer our thanks to all the people, volunteers each and every one of them, who give their time to support, work at and deliver such an excellent space for LGBT History Month.
As part of LGBT History Month, the quarterly meeting of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum takes place tonight, February 21 at 7pm in the Phil Starr Pavilion. Learn about the changes to the Local Policing Model and how it impacts front line services and reporting Hate Crimes.
Brighton and Hove has a reputation as a safe space for all and many people come here seeking to live a life unhindered and as part of an all embracing community. The city also has a serious housing crisis with no drastic solutions in view for people who have lived here their whole lives or for those newly arrived.
On behalf of the service users, volunteers and working partners of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Trustees, Grants Panel and Fundraisers of the Rainbow Fund.
Village MCC Brighton and Hove host AJ Patterson this evening as part of their PRIDE VOICES series. AJ who describes herself as “Just a girl with a story of life” is known by many for her work at the LGBT+ Community Safety Forum, and RISE who offer advice, advocacy, support and crisis accommodation for anyone (of any gender) affected by domestic abuse. Her story touches both the mind and the heart.
Recently appointed Sussex Police Commander for Brighton & Hove, Chief Superintendent Lisa Bell attended the July public meeting of the LGBT Community Safety Forum to hand over a cheque for £1,500 to the forum.
Concerns about personal safety in city taxis were raised by entertainer Dave Lynn at the quarterly meeting of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum at the Queens Hotel last month. He told the meeting about an incident he experienced in a taxi when he felt threatened and demanded the driver stop and let him out.
The Rainbow Fund 2017/18 grants programme is now open. The Rainbow Fund makes grants to organisations delivering effective front line services to LGBT+ people in Brighton and Hove. The Fund’s Independent Grants Panel will consider applications for core funding up to £1,800 from local LGBT+ and HIV related groups and organisations who are members of, and regular participants at, the LGBT+ small groups network.
