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Hi everyone,

If you identify as LGBT, I'd be grateful if you could spare 5 mins to fill in a survey, to help make Friends Centre more LGBT friendly. Link to survey here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LPVLSS9



We're doing a project, funded by the Learning & Skills Improvement Service, to learn how best to promote LGBT equality at Friends Centre and within adult education more generally.



Thanks & all the…

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What does love do? Love Gets Brighton Together!

A new LGBT gay & lesbian wedding photography website has launched this week offering stylish and modern images at affordable prices.

Hannah Brackenbury is an experienced photographer who has been covering weddings and civil partnerships in Brighton and beyond for the past 3 years. She decided to rebrand the civil partnership section of her business under the new…

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On the 21st of February 2012 the Sallis Benny Theatre, Brighton will host an advance screening of the second series of the successful BBC Three drama, Lip Service. The event, co-hosted by BBC Pride and the LGBTQ Life Research Hub at the University of Brighton, promises to be a highlight of Brighton's LGBT history month.…

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This month, author and historian Rose Collis and programmer Stephen Watson are launching an app about Brighton’s LGBT history — believed to be the first of its kind in the UK. Based on some of her ‘Walkie Talkie’ tours content, the ‘Brighton’s Pink Plaques’ app features original text and photos by Rose, which take users on three themed ‘trails’: Hotels, Pubs & Clubs and Shops & Cafés.…

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Green Councillors in historic meeting with representatives of the trans community groups in Brighton and Hove

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Green Party Councillors in Brighton and Hove, including the Leader of the Council, Bill Randall, have held historic talks with representatives of the trans community organisations in the city- FTM Brighton and The Clare Project [1]



FTM Brighton and the Clare project provide invaluable… Continue

Councillors celebrate as Brighton and Hove wins top Council in Stonewall Employers Awards

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Brighton & Hove City Council has once again been named the most lesbian, gay and bisexual-friendly local authority in the country by lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) pressure group Stonewall.



The council’s cabinet member for communities, equalities and public protection, Councillor Ben Duncan, said:… Continue

After the huge success of the previous online drop in event, the LGBT team is planning

to host another session from 7.30 pm until 9.30 pm on 24 January. During the last online

drop in, the LGBT team received 121 messages in the space of an hour and many

members of the community across…

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Brighton Gay Men's Chorus (BGMC) will be welcoming new members this January. Whether you are a confident singer or a total novice we want you to feel at home. We are a group of mixed ability singers, and there is no requirement to read music or obtain grades. The first few rehearsals are free, if you decide to join there is a monthly subscription charge. 

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Glowing from the success of their sell-out Christmas show at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus has estimated that the show raised in excess of £5,000 for the Sussex Beacon. A forty-four strong chorus sung their hearts out to rapturous applause with comedian Zoe Lyons hosting the evening. Everyone’s favourite Eastender June Brown, dressed as a fairy godmother, also brought her own special magic to an enthusiastic audience.

The Lord…

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Hi all

I am a reasearcher based at the Univerity of Sussex and I am currently investigating

the potential of TV representations of open ended sexuality. In other words

of alternative sexualities which are represented but not labelled gay, bisexual or queer. My main focus is the

BBC TV series Torchwood.



As part of this research I am looking for people of all backgrounds to help

with short focus groups. It will involve watching an episode of…

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