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LGBTQ+ News

Brighton study reveals risks facing LGBTQ+ people in immigration detention

Graham Robson February 9, 2023

New research from the University of Brighton – funded by the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender and the Centre for Digital Cultures and Innovation – has revealed that LGBTQ+ people continue to face harassment, bullying and deteriorating mental health while in immigration detention.

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Health

University of Brighton conducts “first comprehensive review of alcohol misuse in the UK’s LGBTQ+ communities”

Graham Robson January 24, 2023

The 29 studies examined by the University of Brighton and Anglia Ruskin University research team, all pointed to rates of alcohol misuse being higher among LGBTQ+ people (including trans and non-binary people) compared to heterosexual and cisgender people.

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Arts

University of Brighton Fine Art graduate Sola Olulode – who creates dreamy queer visions in her vibrant and joyous paintings – named one of 10 Artists To Watch

Graham Robson October 19, 2022

University of Brighton Fine Art graduate Sola Olulode – who creates dreamy queer visions in her vibrant and joyous paintings – has been named one of 10 Artists To Watch by influential international magazine New African.

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LGBTQ+ News

Does living in Brighton make for LGBTQ+ happiness? New research paints a mixed picture of life in Britain’s ‘gay capital’

Graham Robson October 12, 2022

A collaborative study between the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender at University of Brighton and LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut has revealed a ‘sometimes complex’ response by LGBTQ+ people to living in the UK’s ‘gay capital’.

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Mental Health

New text messaging service to offer students in Sussex 24/7 mental health support

Graham Robson September 20, 2022

Young people who are anxious, stressed, depressed or overwhelmed can text the word SUSSEX to 85258 to be connected to a trained volunteer for a real-time text-based conversation and immediate mental health support.

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Community News

MindOut to launch its community research report on LGBTQ+ migration to Brighton, mental health and social isolation

Graham Robson August 26, 2022

Join LGBTQ+ mental health charity MindOut for the launch of the charity’s community research report, Pathways between LGBTQ migration, social isolation & distress: liberation, care and loneliness, at Friends’ Meeting House in Brighton on Wednesday, September 28 from 11.45am -2.15pm.

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LGBTQ+ News

Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard announces LGBTQ+ Housing Conference

Graham Robson May 10, 2022

Brighton & Hove LGBTQ+ Switchboard, in partnership with the Centre for Transforming Sexuality and Gender, is hosting a solution focused, community-led conference on Thursday, June 30 to provide a springboard for provision of safe LGBTQ+ affirmative housing

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