Brighton Group Gscene Articles

11 Aug 2010Best year yet' for recycling at Brighton Pride
Best year yet' for recycling at Brighton Pride From the Green Group of Councillors, Brighton & Hove City Council

11 Aug 2010Green Group anticipates another fantastic Brighton Pride parade
members of the green group of councillors are looking forward participating in this saturday's Brighton pride event. convenor bill randall

11 Aug 2010Warning on cuts to Brighton citys AIDS Support Grant
brighton & hove aids support grant could be cut by 70 per cent next year, warn greens

06 Aug 2010Greens celebrate Brighton Pride in first Member of Parliament
greens celebrate brighton pride in first member of parliament brighton pride: thank you for voting green!

03 Aug 2010Brighton Rouge'd - Friday 6 August, 8.30pm
brighton rouge'd - friday 6 august, 8.30pm spectacular eve of brighton pride show and party think moulin rouge... think 1920's speakeasy...and a big dose of brighton's kinkiest and quirkiest performers.

27 Jul 2010Peter Tachel Honorary Doctorate, acceptance speech
Below is the correct version of my Honorary Doctorate acceptance speech. Apologies for the mix up earlier - Peter Tatchell acceptance speech for Honorary Doctorate Dedicated to the people of Iran fighting for democracy and freedom Sussex University award for 43 years of human rights activism

17 Jun 2010Pride Campaigner Wins Gong
A dedicated campaigner for LGBT Pride in Europe has been awarded a well-deserved MBE

14 Jun 2010Brighton MP named Ethical Politician of the Year for third time
Caroline Lucas MP for Brighton Pavilion was named 'Ethical Politician of the Year' by the Observer newspaper

27 May 2010Brighton's Green MP delivers maiden speech
Brighton Pavilion's own Caroline Lucas pays tribute to city and constituents in maiden speech

09 May 2010Caroline Lucas wins!
Greens all over the UK were celebrating this morning as the news was announced that party leader Caroline Lucas had won the Brighton Pavilion seat.

30 Apr 2010Lucas sets out election platform for city's lesbian and gay residents
Green Party Leader and Brighton Pavilion candidate Caroline Lucas addressed a community LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) hustings in Brighton this evening.

15 Apr 2010Green Party General Election Manifesto Launch
Green Party General Election Manifesto Launch Fair Is Worth Fighting For 14 new policies for LGBT rights

08 Apr 2010References to 'gay' in Cameron election speech omitted
References to 'gay' in Cameron election speech omitted Grayling comment alludes to deep-seated homophobia in Conservative party Greens proud to stand up for LGBT rights- onto victory in Brighton Pavilion

31 Mar 2010Brighton & Hove Green Party LGBT Group
Brighton & Hove Green Party is the only political party locally to have an active LGBT group.

25 Mar 2010National Student Pride 2010
Brighton & Hove Green Party at the National Student Pride 2010 in Brighton Oceana

02 Mar 2010Greens launch 2010 LGBT Manifesto
The Green Party has launched its LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) Manifesto for the upcoming general election. The launch took place in Brighton on Friday night, 26 February, in the Brighton Tavern, a popular gay venue, with keynote speakers Caroline Lucas Green MEP, and LGBT human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell.

26 Feb 2010LGBT Greens general election manifesto launch in Brighton
LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) Greens are to launch the party's LGBT policies this Friday (26) at the Brighton Tavern.

22 Feb 2010Greens will get 'historic' first MP, says Lucas
Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has said the party can make an 'historic breakthrough' at the general election.

08 Jan 2010Tory marriage tax credit plans discriminate against civil partners
conservatives reveal true colours in marriage tax marriage tax breaks condemned by lgbt greens

04 Jan 2010ICM poll puts Greens ahead target Westminster seat
ICM poll puts Greens ahead in target Westminster seat - Greens best placed to stop Tories in Brighton Pavilion constituency

02 Dec 2009Review of services older people with HIV
Greens call for review of services for older people living with HIV

01 Dec 2009HIV risks for young gay men
sex education: include hiv risks for young gay men

01 Dec 2009Threat to student sexual health services
world aids day - threat to student sexual health services

25 Nov 2009Greens call for sex education to include hiv risks
Brighton & Hove green party PR: Nov 25th 2009 Greens call for sex education to include hiv risks for young gay men

19 Nov 2009Greens urge council give Pride financial backing
Green councillors have called on brighton & hove city council to support the city's annual pride event.

13 Oct 2009Greens challenge Brighton tories to 'come clean'
greens challenge brighton tories to 'come clean' on gay rights

05 Oct 2009Green Party conference, Hove town hall, September 2009
As a regular Gscene contributor I attended the Green Party Conference at Hove Town Hall last month for the magazine and, while taking a look at the broad policy matters the party confronts, managed to get interviews with both of our Green MEPs, and listened to the Greens LGBT group about their extensive work, By Neil Woodcock.

28 Sep 2009 Labour voters 'more in common with Green'
Labour left 'now has more in common with Lucas' than with its own leadership And as Labour's conference progresses, commentators increasingly recognise Green Party leader's election prospects

25 Sep 2009Lab conference Green billboard campaign
greens' billboard campaign sets scene - and tone? - for labour's brighton conference whatever happens to brown government, 'labour is old news in brighton,' says green party leader's new ad campaign

02 Sep 2009Brighton General Elections 2010
Green Party of England and Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender LGBT Brighton General Elections

26 Aug 2009Brighton Group Gscene Articles
Green Party of England and Wales Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender LGBT Gscene Articles.

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LGBT Green party Brighton photo album

06 Aug 2009Greens have a fabulous Brighton Pride
Greens have a fabulous Pride Electric atmosphere at celebration of Stonewall riots Green Float has a fantastic response

29 Jul 2009Greens bring sustainability and fun to Brighton Pride!
Greens bring sustainability and fun to Brighton Pride! Peter Tatchell and Caroline Lucas MEP to join Green Party float at Pride

28 Jul 2009Green Party celebrates 40th anniversary of Stonewall riots at Brighton Pride
Public meeting to explore The Unfinished Battle for LGBT Freedom Peter Tatchell and Caroline Lucas MEP to march at Pride

22 Jul 2009Goldsmid Go Green
Peter Tatchell, human rights campaigner, endorses vote for Green candidate Conservatives' lip service not good enough Break Tory inaction on equality: Vote Alex Phillips!

15 Jun 2009Goldsmid by-election
Brighton by-election in Goldsmid ward after resignation from Tory UKIP's Goldsmid candidate links homosexuality with paedophilia Vote Alex Phillips

24 Apr 2009Outrage as Brighton and Hove Conservatives ditch proposals to support young homeless LGBTs
Outrage as Brighton and Hove Conservatives ditch proposals to support young homeless LGBTs Green Councillors: We need the Albert Kennedy Trust in Brighton and Hove!

12 Feb 2009Brighton winter Pride events 2009
Brighton Winter Pride 2009 full listings

11 Dec 2008Hove protest against BNP: LGBT Greens Proud to be among them
Hove protest against BNP- Hundreds turn-out: LGBT Greens Proud to be among them New Year's Resolution 2009: Deepened opposition to fascism

08 Oct 2008A homophobe in Cleric's clothes is still a homophobe
A homophobe in Cleric's clothes is still a homophobe No get-out clauses for bigots- apply the Sexual Orientation regulations to religious organisations now

30 Jul 2008Sustainable solutions at Brighton Pride
The Green Party will be offering free services at the Pride festival in Preston Park on Saturday

14 May 2008Brighton anti-homophobia rally
Green MEP calls for world human rights campaign at Brighton anti-homophobia rally

28 Feb 2008Rush to make Brighton and Hove less democratic
LGBT Greens condemn the rush to make Brighton and Hove, known by many as the UK's gay 'capital' less democratic in local government Review of impact of cabinet Council needed now

21 May 2007Thankyou for your vote: now let's paint the Town Green!
The Green Party in Brighton and Hove is celebrating substantial victories in the local elections from 3rd May. Securing twice as many seats as were held at the previous elections, the Green Party now holds office throughout the centre of Brighton.

17 May 2007Green Euro-MP to address Brighton LGBT rally
LUCAS TO MARK INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA (IDAHO) Event: Caroline Lucas MEP addresses event to mark IDAHO Place: Peter Pan's Playground Volks Railway station, Madeira Drive, Brighton Time: TODAY, Thursday, May 17th, 8.

01 Apr 2007Big ECO Con
Brighton and Hove Greens have ridiculed the Conservative Party's supposed new-found environmental credential

16 Mar 2007Brighton and Hove LGBT Greens' 15 Election Pledges to the Local Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgend
Introducing the Green LGBT Manifesto, Phelim Mac Cafferty, spokesperson for the Brighton and Hove LGBT Green Party Group, said,

02 Mar 2007LGBT Policy Officer post: Role should be dedicated
The Council's Equalities Review Panel recommended a 'dedicated LGBT council policy officer post'

01 Feb 2007More bobbies on the beat? who polices them
Every age is tempted by the idea that in the good old days bobbies on the beat were the sure sign of a safe society

01 Jan 2007Whistle-blowing: How to take on the homophobes and win
The Equalities Review was set up to move the council to a position of inclusion

01 Dec 2006Mayoral matters: Local government must be accessible
We don't have an elected executive mayor in Brighton & Hove. We have a mayor but he is ceremonial

01 Nov 2006HIV/AIDS Funding: Labour budget cuts cost lives
An anonymous HIV testing survey by the Terrence Higgins Trust in 2004 found that one in seven men on the Brighton gay scene was HIV+

01 Oct 2006The Brighton centre: Eurovision and beyond
The Brighton Centre has witnessed some of the most notorious events in its 20 or so year history, not least was Tony Blair's humiliation at last month's Trades Union Congress

04 Sep 2006Greens' concern over large Brighton HIV/AIDS and substance misuse budget cuts
Government cuts that have slashed budgets for essential services for HIV/AIDS and substance misuse patients in Brighton and Hove will be the subject of a motion of censure from Green Party councillors at the next full meeting of Brighton & Hove City Council on October 19.

01 Sep 2006My icons
Who are my icons? It depends on how you define one. I think for a person to be iconic, they must be more than admired, more than a hero

01 Aug 2006Nimrod Ping,
Nimrod Ping, 46, a former Labour councillor who joined the Green Party at the end of last year, has died suddenly

01 Jul 2006Ruth Kelly and the LGBT Community
Ruth Kelly is the Government's senior minister who has responsibility for equality and for developing legislation to protect the rights of LGBT people

09 Jun 2006Brighton councillor calls for nightclub to cancel performance by anti-gay singer
A Brighton Green councillor is calling for a large concert venue in the city to cancel a performance by controversial 'dancehall' singer Buju Banton who has written and performed songs urging the shooting and killing of gay people.

01 Jun 2006Building Our Future
The direction the council, and their apologists are leading us is wrong and disastrously wrong

20 May 2006Brighton gay councillor condemns homophobic Tory's remarks over 'gay men are all paedophiles'
Green councillors in Brighton and Hove, a city renowned as the 'gay capital' of England,

01 May 2006Parking problem - The Green solution
We need common sense when it comes to parking. When Regency Brighton was created there was no such thing as a car

17 Apr 2006Brighton gay councillor to stand down in next city elections
Simon Williams, one of Brighton's few openly gay councillors, has announced that he won't be standing for re-election to the city council in elections in 2007 The 34-year-old Green Party councillor, who has represented Brighton's central St Peters and North Laine area since 2003,

12 Apr 2006Brighton: first UK city to commemorate International Day Against Homophobia
Brighton and Hove, renowned as the gay capital of England, could be the first city in the UK to formally commemorate the International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO), to be marked on 17 May in more than 40 countries across the world.

01 Apr 2006Greens call on councill tp promote SRE guidance
No school should be allowed to discriminate. The current consultation on the Equality Act has been designed to give religious groups ample opportunity to lobby

01 Mar 2006A Save City
Brighton & Hove has proportionally the largest LGBT population in the country

03 Feb 2006Erect Pink Heritage Plaques for Brighton's Famous Gay Citizens, Says City Councillor
Brighton and Hove, renowned as the 'gay capital' of England, should introduce pink heritage plaques to celebrate the contribution to the city from members of its large lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, says Green Party councillor Bill Randall,

01 Feb 2006Vision for the gay village
St James's Street, the heart of the unofficial 'gay village', is a special part of the city, but it's also one that needs special help

01 Jan 2006A healthy living centre
The NHS has often been ignorant of the LGBT community's health needs Even here in the 'gay capital' of England

01 Dec 2005Protection for religious groups but not LGBT people?
lair is keeping us pushed to the back of the equalities bus. Actually, we're not even at the back of the bus

01 Nov 2005Stephen Green - should he appear on BBC debate?
Who is Stephen Green? If you're a member of the LGBT community you need to know. He hates everything you stand for

01 Oct 2005How does the Green Party choose its candidates?
The Green Party is an inclusive and democratic party

29 Sep 2005Brighton gay councillors condemn anti-gay Question Time, BBC1
City's gay councillors condemn anti-gay Question Time Brighton and Hove's two gay city councillors have today united and issued a joint statement condemning BBC1's Question Time programme for allowing a homophobic religious leader, Stephen Green, to appear on tonight's programme,

20 Aug 2005Concern over low prosecution rate for gay hate crime in Brighton
Brighton and Hove City Councillor Simon Williams has written to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) asking why there were so few prosecutions for gay hate crime across Sussex last year relative to the number of reported homophobic crimes.

20 Jul 2005Brighton LGBT Sussex-wide NHS merger warning
Brighton gay community's voice could be lost in Sussex-wide NHS merger warns councillorBrighton lesbian and gay community's voice could be lost in Sussex-wide NHS merger warns councillorFrontline NHS services in Brighton and Hove such as working age mentalhealth,

06 May 2005Greens celebrate best ever election results:
Highest General Election vote share and big County wins Green General Election headlines:- 22 % in Brighton Pavillion - 18% increase in Green vote share - Green vote doubles in target constituencies - 3.

01 Apr 2005Green Action on Equality
The Green Party has worked hard over many years for LGBT equality • locally, nationally and in Europe

24 Mar 2005Brighton & Hove Greens to Call for Education Guidance
Green councillors are to challenge Brighton & Hove council to show its support for the LGBT community by issuing all education workers in the city with up to date guidance on LGBT issues.

01 Mar 2005Should Our Immigration and Asylum Policy Driven by a Quota Points System?
The LGBT community know what it's like to be marginalised. It wasn't so long ago gay men were being imprisoned in this country, and it wasn't long before that, that they were being sent to concentration camps

16 Feb 2005Gay Brighton parliamentary candidate opens election campaign
GAY BRIGHTON PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATE OPENS ELECTION CAMPAIGN WITH WEBBLOGwww.simonwilliamsforwestminster.

01 Feb 2005Compulsory ID Cards No Thanks!
The impact of ID cards on community relations is also worrying

18 Jan 2005Brighton Green Councillors Call For City Hate Crime Research
NEWS FROM THE GREEN GROUP OF COUNCILLORS ON BRIGHTON AND HOVE CITY COUNCIL18 January 2005 Immediate ReleaseBRIGHTON GREEN COUNCILLORS CALL FOR CITY HATE CRIME RESEARCHResearch may be undertaken to explain apparent rises in reported hate crime in Brighton and Hove, including anti-gay attacks,

01 Jan 2005Are Women-only Shortlists The Answer?
I'm anxious that it's usually four white males who write these political columns

01 Dec 2004Mega-Casinos: Montecarlo Glamour, or Russian Roulette?
Who stands to gain from the building of a mega-casino in the city? Apart from, perhaps, the very occasional lucky millionaire

05 Nov 2004Brighton Councillor Welcomes Ban on 'Murder Music'
Brighton & Hove Green City Councillor Simon Williams, who is openly gay, is welcoming the Home Office's decision to ban 'Sizzla Kalonji' [real name Miguel Orlando Collins] - a Jamaican reggae artist who has incited the murder of lesbians and gay men and white people in his music and concerts.

01 Nov 2004Is There Still a Role to Play For Independent Campaigning Gay Community Magazines?
The recent sad closure of the Pink Paper, the only free weekly campaigning national newspaper for LGBT people, is very telling

01 Oct 2004Simon's Shopping List to the New City Council Chief Executive
Firstly, I wouldn't keep my shopping list to just five items! Especially as the drive for equality covers so many areas, so I'll stick to LGBT issues

01 Jul 2004Real Equality Requires Serious Action
Everyone is equal but some people are more equal than others

01 Jun 2004Your Green Vote is a Vote for Peace, Equality and the Environment.
A similar number of people in the UK watched the Eurovision Song Contest on TV (around ten million viewers) as voted in the last European Parliament Elections

01 May 2004A Gay Village?
The recent census results reveal that we have the highest proportion of same-sex partners in the UK - above London and Manchester

01 Apr 2004Who Will be Able to Afford to Live in The Place to Be?
Why has the Labour Government got it in for our fair city? Council tax will shoot up in April and frontline services to some of the most frail and vulnerable people in society - adults with learning disability needs and some disabled children - may see cutbacks

01 Mar 2004Time to Ditch Queen Victoria
Sex shops, gay or straight, will always be a bit of a taboo subject, especially among the British whose hypocritical approach to sex is often beyond belief

01 Jan 2004Are Tall Buildings Green?
Are Tall Buildings Green - Those of you who've visited some of the great 'gay' cities of the world

01 Dec 2003Not Listening to Our Views
Our wise Government has a great affection for opinion polls, surveys, 'focus groups' and 'citizens' panels' to assess what 'ordinary people' think about the big issues of the day

01 Nov 2003Hiding In Hedges and Community Safety
The two policemen were concealed very well behind the leafy hedge - even in the day light they could not be seen