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DESIGN Michèle Allardyce R A H FRONT COVER C MODEL Carmen Lucy f Carmen Lucy PT NEWS PHOTOGRAPHER Nick Ford www.nickfordphotography.co.uk 6 News Twitter: @nickfordphoto f Nick Ford Photography SCENE LISTINGS CONTRIBUTORS Simon Adams, Ray A-J, Jaq Bayles, 28 Gscene Out & About Jo Bourne, Nick Boston, Brian Butler, 30 Brighton & Hove Suchi Chatterjee, Richard Jeneway, Craig Hanlon-Smith, Samuel Hall, Lee POLYGLAMOROUS @ENVY ABOVE CHARLES STREET TAP 46 Solent Henriques, Adam Mallaby, Enzo Marra, Eric Page, Del Sharp, Gay Socrates, Brian Stacey, Michael Steinhage, ARTS Sugar Swan, Glen Stevens, Duncan Stewart, Craig Storrie, Matthew 52 Arts News Trinder, Violet Valentine (Zoe Anslow- 53 All That Jazz Gwilliam), Mike Wall, Netty Wendt, Roger Wheeler, Kate Wildblood 53 Art Matters PHOTOGRAPHERS 54 Classical Notes Jack Alfie, James Ledward, Jack Lynn, Marina Marzotto 55 Page’s Pages

AFFINITY BAR REGULARS 49 Shopping FEATURES 50 Dance Music 16 B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL 50 DJ Profile: © GSCENE 2019 Kerry Jean Lister All work appearing in Gscene Ltd is What’s on at this year’s unique LGBT+ community festival copyright. It is to be assumed that the 60 Craig’s Thoughts copyright for material rests with the magazine unless otherwise stated on the 22 HELLO SAILOR - NICE INK! 61 Homely Homily page concerned. No part of this Craig Hanlon-Smith looks at the history of queer tattoos publication may be reproduced, stored in 61 Duncan’s Domain an electronic or other retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means, 24 BOY WONDER 62 Sharp Words electronic, mechanical, photocopying, Still a marvellous party for Ian Elmslie recording or otherwise without the prior 63 Netty’s World knowledge and consent of the publishers. The appearance of any person or any 25 MARTIN FISHER FOUNDATION 63 Queenie’s Strip Service organisation in Gscene is not to be Fast-track Cities Community Engagement Meeting - Community feedback construed as an implication of the sexual 64 Queer I Come orientation or political persuasion of such persons or organisations. 26 LLOYD RUSSELL-MOYLE 65 Ray A-J: I Have A Phobia A unique MP for a unique city 66 Sugar Swan 51 STILL WILD AT HEART 67 Sam Trans Man Kate Wildblood celebrates her 50th year and International Women’s Day 68 MindOut 56 BORN TO MINCE 69 Twisted Gilded Ghetto Emma Cox chats to Julian Clary, the Queen of double entendres 58 KING OF THE HIGH C s INFORMATION Brian Butler gets deep down and personal with singer Jason Lee 69 Classifieds 70 Services Directory

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the charts in over 40 countries, and the 2018 single BRIGHTON PRIDE 2019 Solo, featuring Demi Lovato, has recently been nominated for two Brit Awards. - IT’S KYLIE AND CLEAN BANDIT ON SATURDAY More artists appearing at Pride in 2019 will be AND GRACE AND JESSE J ON SUNDAY! announced over the coming weeks. LOVEBN1FEST SUNDAY After months of speculation and rumour, Brighton & Hove Pride organisers ) Global recording artist Jessie J and legendary reveal Miss Kylie Minogue will headline the main event on Preston Park on LGBT+ Icon Grace Jones will headline the family festival LoveBN1Fest on Sunday , August 4, also Saturday, August 3 with Grace Jones and Jessie J headlining the in Preston Park . LoveBN1Fest on Sunday, August 4. Jessie J ’s show-stopping live performances include a global audience of billions at the London Olympics, Glastonbury and the Diamond Jubilee Concert as well as a full-blown Saturday night prime-time TV career as a judge on The Voice . Iconic supermodel, Studio 54 superstar and muse to Andy Warhol, Grace Jones has lived the life most people only dream of. She has headlined almost every major festival across the word, has created more iconic looks than almost anyone alive and famously hula-hooped at the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations. Prepare to scream “Heeerrrrreee’s Grace!” From a string of dance club hits, I Need A Man , La

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C Nightclubbing and Slave to the Rhythm , her voice and the anthems are as ingrained in our memories PRIDE SATURDAY The term ‘legend’ is far too easily bandied around as the strong female roles she created opposite these days, but Kylie truly deserves the title and for ) LGBT+ Icon Kylie Minogue will be joined on Arnold Schwarzenegger in Conan and Roger Moore the next six months, Brighton will hold its breath Pride Saturday by Grammy Award winners Clean in James Bond’s A View To A Kill. waiting to see the full show packed with all her hits. Bandit to mark the 50th anniversary of the In 2018, Brighton & Hove Pride CIC raised a total of Stonewall Inn uprising in 1968 that ignited the Pride Joining Kylie will be Clean Bandit who have £250,000 for local charities and good causes. movement. consistently pushed the boundaries of modern pop with a diverse blend of electronic, dancehall, This included £180,000 for the Rainbow Fund , In her first ever full UK Pride performance, Kylie will classical, R&B and pop and have now notched up £45,000 for the Pride Social Impact Fund , be bringing a very special Pride show to Brighton to nine UK top five singles, more than Bruno Mars or £10,00 allocated to the Pride Solidarity Fund , and celebrate this iconic anniversary of the Pride Adele. £15,000 allocated to the Pride cultural movement. development fund . Their breakthrough success came in 2014 with the With record sales in excess of 70 million, a back single Rather Be , featuring Jess Glynne, a Grammy £1 from every ticket sold for these Pride events is catalogue that includes 14 albums and singles like Award-winning worldwide hit that has now surpassed donated to one of these grant giving funds. Better the Devil You Know , Wow , Get Outta My Way , 10 million global sales. Further success followed On a Night Like This , I Believe in You , Shocked , All Tickets for all Pride events are available only through with their 10 million-selling single Rockabye, the Lovers and the career-defining Can’t Get You Out the official Pride Ticket Shop. To book your tickets, featuring Sean Paul and Anne Marie, which topped of My Head , from soulful ballads to dance-pop view: http://Pride-Tickets.org anthems Kylie has been embraced by queer fans for more than 30 years and her music has been the soundtrack to many of our lives. The consummate Showgirl, it is for her live shows with glittering production that Kylie is best known. She has played mega arenas like the O2, Hyde Park, Sydney’s Mardi Gras and the Olympic closing ceremony, picking up an OBE from the Queen for services to music on the way as well as the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Government for her ‘contribution to the enrichment of French culture’ and has this year been made an Officer of the Order (AO) of Australia for ‘distinguished service to the S performing arts as a national and international E N J O

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8 ) DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON WWW.GSCENE.COM TRANS LINK: A NEW SERVICE FOR SWITCHBOARD CEO MOVES ON TRANS PEOPLE AT SWITCHBOARD the charity in a solid position. I’d like to thank the dedicated Board of Trustees ) Many of life’s problems can make you unwell and many people struggle with and the wonderful and talented stressful problems that can have an impact on their health and wellbeing. Social Switchboard team of staff and prescribing takes a more holistic approach to your health by attempting to tackle volunteers for their support, passion some of the things that can contribute to poor wellbeing. By helping people access N

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D added: “Whilst we’re sad to see Daniel housing, debt and benefits. Often people go to their GP for help with these kinds go, we’re thrilled that he’s moving on of problems and their effects. But it’s not only GPs that can prescribe access to ) Daniel Cheesman will be moving to pastures new and wish him all the community groups. on from his role as CEO of best with his future career. We’re Switchboard at the end of April to Trans Link at Switchboard is a social thankful to the commitment that Daniel relocate and take on a new CEO prescribing service that is designed specifically has shown in the role over the last two appointment with a charity in Bristol. for trans and non-binary people in Brighton & years and he’s leaving Switchboard in He has headed up Switchboard for the Hove. Trans Link will match you with community a strong position with a clear purpose last two years during which time he services and groups to help improve your health and strategy. We’re implemented a new strategy for the and wellbeing. For example, you might be already in the charity, oversaw a rebrand and brought feeling isolated and that you don’t get out enough or that you need advice and process of in additional funding to expand the

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support services that Switchboard P A CEO who will lead R D Clients will typically meet with a Trans Link Community Navigator three to six offers LGBT+ people in the city. N the organisation W

times over the course of a few months, working together to find suitable activities A Daniel said: “I’ve really enjoyed the D into our 45th year.” for improving quality of life. The service is free and is open to anyone who feels last two years and it’s been a privilege they would benefit from working with a Community Navigator. Switchboard will be celebrating 45 to lead Brighton & Hove’s oldest years in 2020 and plans are underway For more information and to self refer, view: http://bit.ly/trans-link LGBT+ charity. I’m proud of the work to ensure that this landmark is suitably that the Switchboard team does in celebrated. connecting LGBT+ individuals and communities to relevant support in the For more information about SWITCHBOARD TO CREATE city. The last two years have been a Switchboard and the services it offers, NEW COMMUNITY STEERING GROUP journey and I am pleased to be leaving view: www.switchboard.org.uk ) Switchboard are creating a new Community Steering Group to put the voice of local LGBT+ lived experience at the heart of their work and are on the lookout for LGBT+ volunteers who care about equality to take part. The group will BRIGHTON & HOVE CAMERA CLUB meet four times a year to guide their work and make sure their services meet the needs of all groups within the LGBT+ communities. ) The Brighton & Hove Camera ability that aims to help them with Club are staging an exhibition at the their photography both creatively and Jubilee Library from Monday , technically, whether they use film or February 25 until Tuesday , March digital. 12 which showcases the work of the In early February, the club held an club members. There will be around exhibition, also at Jubilee Library, to 70 images on show demonstrating commemorate the life and work of the both the scope and range of the club’s late Bill Wisden MBE and Honorary photographers and their diversity of Fellow of the Royal Photographic interest. Society, who passed away last year. They are holding an information session where you can find out more about the The club itself is a thriving group of For more info, view: www.brighton- project, provide input into how you think it should be run, and find out how you over 140 members of all ages, from all hove.gov.uk/content/leisure-and- can get involved on Tuesday , March 5 from 6-7.30pm at Community Base , walks of life, with various levels of libraries/libraries/jubilee-library 113 Queens Road, Brighton. On the evening there will be a short presentation, application packs to take away and plenty of opportunities to provide your own input. Refreshments will be provided and local travel expenses can be covered for you to attend the session. The event is for anyone who identifies as LGBT+ and lives, studies, works or socialises in Brighton & Hove. You don't need any qualifications or work experience to take part. LGBT+ people from the BAME/PoC, trans* and disability communities in particular are encouraged to attend. R E T

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LUNCH POSITIVE VOLUNTEER TAKES PART IN TESCO COMMUNITY COOKERY SCHOOL ) Lunch Positive , is the local weekly HIV lunch club charity that brings people with HIV together to share social and peer support over an enjoyable and healthy meal. Since first starting in 2009 , the lunch club has provided over 25,000 hot meals and over 7,000 emergency and crisis food parcels delivered by an enthusiastic and skilled team of volunteers. Central to the regular food offering are high standards of quality, sustainability, and the effective use of food stocks that are re-distributed from donors and gleaned from within the community. As part of this approach, one of the charity’s key volunteers, Tony , was recently invited to attend Tesco’s inaugural L L E

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T support the ever-busier HIV lunch club, and together with many other participants, Lunch Positive is also offering to share this insight and learning with other food projects that might find it of benefit. Tony Russell , who attended the training in London, said: "At Lunch Positive we cook with 10 tonnes of surplus food each year that would otherwise be wasted and go to landfill. Tesco Cookery School was a fantastic way to connect with other cooks, share ideas, learn new skills and be inspired to get the most out of ingredients. We are so very grateful for the support we receive to help provide the weekly lunch club for those living with or affected by HIV." Lunch Positive celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with an open Community Lunch at the B.Right.On Festival on Saturday, March 30 . This will be free to all, and everyone is invited! To find out more, view: www.lunchpositive.org

MARINE TAVERN RAISES £5,519.18 FOR MINDOUT IN 2018 ) Marine Tavern customers raised £5,519.18 for MindOut, the LGBT+ mental health service, through their fundraising activities in 2018 which included a 150km bike ride over the Sussex Downs, various raffles, collection tins, fancy dress nights and a Brighton to Paris in 24 hours bike ride. The staggering total was announced at a special reveal party at the Marine Tavern on Friday , January 25 , which was hosted by entertainer Stephanie Von Clitz . Kate Webb , MindOut's business development G I

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BEEFMINCE MAKES BRIGHTON DEBUT AT BBW BARNARDO’S CALLS FOR LGBT+ RELATIONSHIPS ) BeefMince , London's big and beefy club night, comes to the Rialto Theatre TO BE INCLUDED IN LESSONS IN ALL SCHOOLS in central Brighton for a spectacular fundraising club night event on Saturday , ) Barnardo’s , the UK’s largest notice the different types of June 15 during Brighton Bear Weekend 2019 . national children’s charity, is urging the relationships they see around them, or Government to listen to feedback from its indeed feelings they may be starting to relationship and sex education develop themselves. consultation as the charity marks LGBT For younger children, lessons about History Month . Barnardo’s says there heterosexual and same-sex must be education about same-sex relationships does not need to refer to relationships in both secondary and sex, but would help children primary school lessons. understand different relationships, and The Department for Education is normalise talking about LGBT+ issues. presently reviewing the responses E Javed Khan , Barnardo’s C N I submitted to the consultation to update

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topics covered in relationships education D E sure all children learn V A include subjects that Barnardo’s believe J about LGBT+ should be taught, including healthy relationships as part of the Relationship relationships, consent and online safety. and Sex Education curriculum, While there is reference in the guidance including at primary school. Young to different types of relationships, there is BeefMince, pride of the London bear clubbing scene, will feature an international LGBTQ people and those with parents a lack of explicit reference to same-sex and carers in same-sex relationships line-up of DJs with Catushead and Rob C delivering top quality dance music, relationships in primary school. vocal house with big chunky basslines, tech-house and electro-house on the may feel marginalised if lessons don’t dance floor with Brighton’s own DJ Josh Sharp giving you very funky vibe with Barnardo’s knows from speaking with reflect their experience. Lessons should classic and nu disco, house and club classics in the main bar. Always steamy and LGBT+ young people that there is a encourage young people to understand sensational, this will be their first trip to the seaside. You can expect a welcoming need for same-sex relationship their rights and responsibilities, and the crowd full of hotties, beards, cubs, bears and lovers of a good party! BeefMince education. This should start in primary role they can play in promoting equality champions an ‘everyone welcome’ policy that creates an attitude-free atmosphere. school when children are starting to and respect for all.” Graham Munday , Chair of Brighton Bear Weekend, said: ”We’re very excited to team up with BeefMince this year to bring the guys in Brighton the best clubbing WORLD AIDS DAY CHARITY CONCERT Y A

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H furriest guys of all ages. It’s going to be a great night that be affected by HIV/AIDS. Once again A R G we all are looking forward to.” Nick Ford Photography sponsored Tickets will be on sale from noon on Saturday , March 30 with limited early bear the printed programme. tickets. Wristbands for the weekend will also give you extra discounted tickets As well as being the beneficiary, Lunch when purchased at the same time. Positive also prepared and served the BeefMince , Rialto Theatre , 11 Dyke Road, Brighton, Saturday , June 15 , well-received refreshments. And as per 10pm -5am . https://brightonbearweekend.com/events/ usual, all performers donated their time for free, which helped maximise the funds raised on the evening to a total of GROSVENOR BAR FUNDRAISER RAISES £505 £3,133.04 , which includes £281.59 from a bucket collection held by Lunch ) Dolph Zaid and friends had a fundraising event at the Grosvenor Bar selling Positive’s volunteers. their unwanted Christmas gifts. They raised £505 for the Sussex Beacon . Gary Pargeter , Lunch Positive Service Manager, said: “Thank you to everyone ) The annual World AIDS Day who supported Lunch Positive through Charity Concert held on December 1 the World AIDS Day Concert. It was a at St Mary’s Church , Kemptown is wonderful evening that held many renowned for the variety of its moving and uplifting moments, and so performances and the warm support of fantastic to be part of an event where its audience. The latest concert was no everyone is brought together. The funds exception and saw three co-organising raised for Lunch Positive, a grassroots choirs - Actually Gay Men's Chorus , charity, are so beneficial to our local HIV Brighton Gay Men's Chorus and community. They will contribute towards Rainbow Chorus - joined on stage by the regular delivery of our ever busier Brighton Belles , Qukulele , Rebelles , lunch club, and towards the Resound Male Voices and the Sweet development of our emergency food Chilli Singers . The event was hosted by provision to people experiencing trans campaigners Fox and Owl Fisher financial disadvantage and crisis. From adding to the message that anybody in all of us, massive thanks.”

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Josie Kelly , founder of Worthing WORTHING PRIDE MAKES HISTORY Pride, said; “We were overwhelmed with positive feedback from our first BAGGING ‘BEST EVENT’ AWARD Pride. One of many guests wrote to Y L

L say that he’d grown up a gay man E K Worthing’s first ever Pride has made history again by beating strong E I in the town during the 1980s and S O competition from established local events to be crowned ‘Best Event’ at J 90s and moved to London. He the Sunny Worthing Awards on Friday, February 15. came back to Worthing for Pride and never thought that one day he’d see all couples, gay and straight, holding hands, being affectionate, alongside families, and no one caring. He said that for the first time he felt proud to be a gay man from Worthing. I’m immensely proud.” Worthing Pride returns on Saturday , July 13 with all proceeds going to local charity the Hope Charity Project who connect families with children who have mental health problems. The flamboyant Parade on the Prom will start at noon , followed by the Main Event at Beach House Grounds from 1-10pm , hosted by Spice and featuring drag legends such as Dave Lynn and Davina Sparkle , plus Britain's Got Talent winner, the ex-Collabro vocalist, Richard Hadfield . Magic Queen , the UK’s best Queen tribute band, will headline the main stage. D L E I F D

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by beating strong competition from established local Restaurant and Cafe, Arts and Crafts and Community R A E H C I C I events to be crowned Best Event at the Sunny Projects, saw Worthing Pride nominated alongside P R S Worthing Awards on Friday , February 15 . The popular events like the Worthing Festival of Light. popular annual awards ceremony, held at the historic Tickets will be on sale in March , along with more Sponsors of the Best Event category, local Pride event and Parade registration information. Southern Pavilion on Worthing Pier, recognised community magazine Here and Now , said; “This is outstanding achievements in 12 categories. Each one Worthing Pride is sponsored by local independent such a well-deserved award, not only to the team bars / restaurants the Cow Shed , Cow & Oak and was chosen and voted for by the public with Worthing who organised Worthing Pride, but for the people of Pride achieving a “landslide” victory, according to a Equiniti . Follow Worthing Pride on Facebook or visit: our town that supported and embraced the event, www.worthingpride.co.uk spokesperson at the ceremony. celebrating diversity. It’s changed the perception of our town forever.” G N I

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Glass exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In HATS OFF TO A STUNNING 5-STAR fact everywhere you look, as you wander through the Pavilion, there are beautiful hats: glamorous hats; gravity EXHIBITION AT THE ROYAL PAVILION defying hats; hats that are delicate works of engineering; playful hats; iconic hats that you might recognise from Brighton’s spectacular Royal Pavilion has been filled with hats, hats and TV and magazines. Just so many wonderful hats. more hats in a sublime exhibition joyously celebrating the work of master It’s a real triumph of this exhibition that the avant-garde milliner, Stephen Jones OBE. By Paul Gustafson design and superb craftsmanship that has gone into every exhibit succeeds in emulating the exacting technical and aesthetic standards and aspirations of the 5 8

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Billie Lewis , Volunteer Chair of the B&H LGBT CSF and B RIGHT ON FESTIVAL Volunteers Coordinator of the B S I RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community W E L The B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community Festival returns to the E Festival, said: "We are so I L L I Phil Starr Pavilion on Victoria Gardens during March and April. B happy with how the Festival has developed over the past two years with so many amazing community organisations now taking part. The entertainment is fun and the free workshops are current and relevant to the issues we and other LGBT+ and HIV organisations work on every day. The event really holds the LGBT+ Communities of Brighton & Hove in its priorities and heart. It is a privilege to be able to be involved." Daniel Cheesman , CEO of Switchboard. added: "We are really pleased to be working N A

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D proud to be raising awareness of LGBTQ dementia during this year’s event." PHIL STARR PAVILION ) The B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Community Festival , which celebrates LGBT+ History, communities, lives and culture, is organised by the volunteers of the B&H LGBT CSF and takes place at the Phil Starr Pavilion , Victoria Gardens, Brighton, ) Building on the success of the past two years, His Pussy , to the Phil Starr Pavilion as it transitions BN1 1WN – a multi-functional, fully accessible, this unique LGBT+ Community Festival will take from its previous home at the Sallis Benney Theatre heated performance, conference and community place this year on Victoria Gardens from March to be central to this unique LGBT+ community space with a licensed bar. 28 – April 14 , on the same site occupied by the event. Ladyboys of Bangkok Sabai Pavilion during the TICKETS Brighton Festival, produced and delivered by the WORKSHOPS & EVENTS ) There will be a box office open onsite at Victoria volunteers of the Brighton & Hove LGBT ) Other events include: a Community Café , Trans Gardens from noon on Tuesday, March 26 where Community Safety Forum (B&H LGBT CSF). Lives Exhibition , Family Day , LGBT+ History you can purchase tickets or sign up to free training Quiz night with Mrs Moore , the official launch of events during the festival. COMMUNITY EVENTS Disability Pride Brighton , and the display and ) Free Community events and training planned for community preservation of the Brighton & Hove Tickets for selected shows are also available in 2019 include: mental health workshops , suicide AIDS Quilt . Brighton at the Rainbow Hub , 93 St James Street, prevention training , hate crime reporting Brighton, BN2 1TP. ) An LGBT BAME drop in advocacy service for service , self-defence training , HIV History Day , those affected by Hate Crime , Female Genital Tickets for all events will be available online from LGBTQ dementia awareness training , domestic Mutilation (FGM) and Honour-Based Violence Monday, March 4 . abuse awareness training , Big Community (HBV) will also be held during the event. Lunch , Survivors’ Day , Dementia Café , First Aid To book tickets online for the B RIGHT ON LGBT+ Training and the launch of Safe Social , ) And a discrete Food Parcel Service for those in Community Festival, view: encouraging those LGBT+ people affected need will also run throughout the Festival before this www.brightonlgbtfestival.com by loneliness and experiencing isolation, domestic new service moves to the home of the B&H LGBT To book tickets for the Alternative Pantomime abuse or the impacts of hate crime to meet up, CSF in the basement of The Rainbow Hub in St view: www.brightonticketbooth.com/shop prepare and share a nutritious meal or take part in a James’s Street. social activity. There will also be a Dental Drop In , ) Organisers also hope to have a self-service HIV VOLUNTEER a free confidential check up and advice service for Self-Testing vending machine available on site too. ) To volunteer or take part in the festival, email those who have experienced dental issues relating to Colin: admin@lgbt-help.com or pop into The medication, violence, homelessness or abuse. ) Additional workshops and events will be Rainbow Hub at 93 St James's Street, Brighton, delivered by the B&H LGBT CSF in partnership with BN2 1TP ENTERTAINMENT the Crown Prosecution Service , MindOUT , the ) Entertainment includes: the Sing-Along-A Survivors’ Movement , Lunch Positive , Rocky Horror Show , the English Disco Lovers’ Switchboard , Older & Out , Dental Health Spa , DANCE OFF , a Queer Art Exhibition , and Brighton The Rainbow Hub , the Martin Fisher Fringe Award Winner Andrew Farr as Edith Piaf Foundation , SCOPE Local People Programme , Live at Nimegue . the Brighton & Hove City Council LGBT Workers’ Forum , Disability Pride Brighton , ) For the first time this year, The B RIGHT ON Pavilions Drug & Alcohol Services , the Greater Festival welcomes the Alternative Panto Brighton Brighton Metropole College , Mobiloo , Pagoda and their new production, Big Dick Whittington & Security and Brighton & Hove Police . RAISING FUNDS FOR Come along and join in the fun T H E B R I G H T O N at the B Right On Festival’s bespoke

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VENUE : All events are at PHIL STARR PAVILION Victoria Gardens, Brighton BN1 1WN. The Phil Starr Pavilion is a multi functional, fully accessible, heated performance and conference space with a licensed bar. ACCESS : If you have any access requirements please email [email protected] or call 01273 855620 and select option 4 . TICKETS : to book online visit: brightonlgbtfestival.com or call 01273 855773 Tickets without a booking fee are also available from PHIL STARR PAVILION BOX OFFICE in Victoria Gardens or THE RAINBOW HUB , 93 St James’ Street, BN2 1TP. See website for terms & conditions on eligibility for concessions.

MARCH EVENTS: the stars as you howl the night away! ENGLISH DISCO LOVERS Numbers include: The Timewarp , Sweet - DON’T HATE GYRATE! Transvestite , There’s a Light , I’m Going Home , ) The English Disco Lovers Community THURSDAY 28 Whatever Happened to Saturday Night? and Group team up with the B Right On LGBT+ Science Fiction Double Feature . Even if you’ve Community Festival to bring you the best LGBTQ HISTORY QUIZ done The Time Warp before, you’ll never have disco in town on the opening Saturday of the ) Join in the fun at the Festival’s bespoke done it quite like this! Festival. Dance the night away to great music LGBTQ HISTORY QUIZ! Hostd by the fabulous DOORS : 7pm , SHOW : 8.30pm for a great cause - The Rainbow Fund! Mrs Moore . Quiz compiled and created by RUNNING TIME : 2 hours 30 minutes, including members of the Brighton & Hove City Council interval. No admittance under age of 12 LGBT Workers Forum. BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT TICKETS : £15/£13*

SATURDAY 30 LUNCH POSITIVE COMMUNITY LUNCH & 10 TH CELEBRATION ) Community Lunch & Celebration with LUNCH POSITIVE . Everyone is invited to go The English Disco Lovers have been promoting along to share good food and good company inclusivity and raising funds for worthy causes together for a special community lunch and DOORS : 7.30pm , QUIZ STARTS : 8.30pm in Brighton for six years, raising over £5,000 celebration. The lunch is FREE to everyone, BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT since 2016 for 20 charities in and around i TICKETS : £3pp (£1 of each ticket donated to t • nutr tion • or vol Brighton, through activism, fun and DISCO! the Rainbow Fund). pp un su te Surprise guest DJs to be announced. r- e e ri e n p g • DOORS : 9.30pm • e p i m BAR OPEN TILL 2am h FRIDAY 29 s p d o TICKETS : £9/£8 * (£1 of each ticket donated w n

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They as survivors realise and understand the importance of changing how the general public look upon this as a stigmatised and taboo subject and feel its time to create a platform to speak out and encourage future generations to speak out sooner. This year organisers are proud to be collaborating with The LGBT Community SAT 30 TH MARCH Safety Forum and the B Right On LGBT Community Festival. They need the support of the whole community. They will make COMMUNITY no assumption on the day of peoples individual survivor status. You don’t have to identify LUNCH as a survivor to attend but the organisers ask that you join other attendees in creating a safe and & CELEBRATION empowering place for a potentially triggering subject matter. Everyone is welcome. Everyon e is Welcome! The event aims to create Please come along and platforms for approved and regulated networks and enjoy great food and company organisations to promote their services and support networks for survivors of sexual abuse and violence so that attendees have a LUNCH IS FREE! greater awareness of what is accessible to them. No charge – donations welcome End the stigma, stop the silence! MARCH : 12.30pm walk starts from The Level to Phil Starr Pavilion EVENT: 2-6pm Community stalls, bar and live music at Phil Starr Q PHI L STAR R PAVILIO N c Pavilion FREE EVENT Victoria Gardens, Brighton, BN1 1WN Doors open 12.30pm ÉDITH PIAF IS ALIVE AND WELL AND BACK IN BRIGHTON! • nutrition • ) The winner of the Archangel Critic’s Choice Award at Brighton ort vo pp lun Fringe 2018, makes a welcome return to the Brighton Stage as part of su te r- e the B Right On LGBT+ Community Festival. Édith Piaf Live At e ri e n Nimegue is a one man show of two very different halves. It weaves p g • • e the story of the life of the celebrated French singer with that of a 50 p i m something super-fan from Stoke on Trent whose ﬁrst singing h s p engagement was as an Édith Piaf tribute act in Paris in 1984. d o

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UNDERSTANDING BIG DICK WHITTINGTON DOMESTIC ABUSE WORKSHOP AND HIS PUSSY ) Free workshop covering following topics: ) Presented by The Alternative Panto • What are different ways DA can manifest? Brighton starring Dave Lynn, Miss Jason, Sally • Understanding physical, emotional, Vate, Lola Lasagne, Jason Lee, Allan Jay, psychological, financial, sexual abuse and Davina Sparkle & Stephanie Von Clitz. Directed coercive and controlling behaviour. & staged by Quinton Young, written by • DA and the law. Andrew Stark. • Who can be a victim of DA? DOORS : 6.30pm , SHOW : 7.30pm • Stereotypes of victims and perpetrators. BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT • How do the CPS prosecute these cases and TICKETS : £23 what special provisions are available? • What are the benefits of reporting and going through the Criminal Justice System? • Challenging attitudes and behaviours that APRIL EVENTS: permit DA to continue to be perpetrated. Refreshments available. WORKSHOP : 1–2pm MONDAY 1 FREE EVENT PERSONAL SAFETY WORKSHOP ) Hosted by the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum . This session will THURSDAY 4 introduce the principles of Personal Safety, FRIDAY 5 including how to keep safe without using any LGBTQ DEMENTIA physical techniques. FRIENDS TRAINING BIG DICK WHITTINGTON ) LGBTQ Dementia Friends Training: this AND HIS PUSSY one-hour workshop is aimed at raising ) Presented by The Alternative Panto awareness of dementia within our Brighton starring Dave Lynn, Mrs Moore, Sally communities and gives those attending a Vate, Lola Lasagne, Jason Lee, Allan Jay, basic knowledge of dementia. Switchboard is Davina Sparkle & Stephanie Von Clitz. working in partnership with dementia DOORS : 6.30pm , SHOW : 7.30pm services both locally and nationally to raise BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT awareness of the additional issues that TICKETS : £23 LGBT+ people living with dementia face and it is our aim to Bring Out Dementia. You will also discuss and practice some TWO SESSIONS : 11am-12pm & 1-2pm techniques to increase your confidence and FREE EVENT SATURDAY 6 help you distract or escape a potential WORKING TO CONNECT attacker. In this session the techniques will be OPEN SOCIAL CREAM TEA IN PARTNERSHIP adapted to suit differing physical abilities. ) Go along and meet the cities many LGBT+ This is not a session in martial arts. WITH MINDOUT, OLDER & OUT support/social and HIV groups. Free buffet Refreshments available. AND SWITCHBOARD and refreshments for attendees. ) Go along and have a cream tea with the WORKSHOP : 10am –12pm EVENT : 11am-2pm Switchboard Team in the unique surroundings FREE EVENT FREE EVENT of the Phil Starr Pavilion and learn more about the Older Persons Project & WEDNESDAY 3 Dementia Café . QUEER ART EXHIBITION ) A collection of art, photographs and media UNDERSTANDING HATE CRIME from local Queer artists at the Starr Bar in the WITH THE CROWN Phil Starr Pavilion. Café and Bar open all day. PROSECUTION SERVICE EVENT : 10am –2pm ) Free workshop covering the following topics: FREE EVENT • What is a Hate-Crime? • The different types of Hate-Crime. • The history and evolution of legislation. BIG DICK WHITTINGTON • How do the police and CPS deal with/make AND HIS PUSSY decisions about Hate-Crime? ) Presented by The Alternative Panto • An overview of the criminal justice process Brighton starring Dave Lynn, Miss Jason, Sally and how to report including third party To help organisers cater for the right amount Vate, Lola Lasagne, Jason Lee, Allan Jay, reporting. Davina Sparkle & Stephanie Von Clitz. The • What support is available? of numbers, please email [email protected] 3pm show is BSL interpreted by Accessibility • What can we do as a community to reduce Matters . Hate-Crime? or call 01273 234009 to reserve a place. • How YOU can challenge Hate-Crime EVENT : 2-4pm DOORS : 2pm , SHOW : 3pm Refreshments available. FREE EVENT (7.30pm show sold out) BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT WORKSHOP : 11am-12pm TICKETS : £23 FREE EVENT

20 GSCENE • Welfare Benefits • Trans & Non-Binary Issues • Free hot food SATURDAY 13 DOORS : 10am –4pm LGBT+ FAMILY DAY FREE EVENT : for activity times, to reserve a ) Go along, take the kids and join in the fun: place on a workshop or for more information, entertainers, games, cafe, prizes, info stalls visit www.mindout.org.uk EVENT : 11am –2pm or email: [email protected] FREE EVENT WEDNESDAY 10 LGBT COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUM ) Public meeting and AGM with guest speakers. DOORS : 7pm BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT APRIL EVENTS: FREE EVENT BIG DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS PUSSY ) Presented by The Alternative Panto SUNDAY 7 THURSDAY 11 Brighton starring Dave Lynn, Miss Jason, Sally Vate, Lola Lasagne, Jason Lee, Allan Jay, SAFE SOCIAL BIG DICK WHITTINGTON AND HIS PUSSY Davina Sparkle & Stephanie Von Clitz. Directed ) A peer support initiative set up by the & staged by Quinton Young, written by ) Presented by The Alternative Panto volunteers and service users of the Brighton & Andrew Stark. Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum Brighton starring Dave Lynn, Miss Jason, encouraging those LGBT+ people affected by Sally Vate, Lola Lasagne, Jason Lee, Allan Jay, DOORS : 2pm , SHOW : 3pm (7.30pm sold out) loneliness and experiencing isolation, Davina Sparkle & Stephanie Von Clitz. BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT domestic abuse or the impacts of Hate Crime Directed & staged by Quinton Young, written TICKETS: £23 to meet up, prepare and share a meal or take by Andrew Stark. This show includes an part in a social activity. A discrete reporting interactive sensory session at 5pm hosted by service will also be available. Accessibility Matters, for blind and visually SUNDAY 14 impaired patrons to meet some of the cast EVENT : 11am –2pm and explore the set, costumes and scenery. HIV HISTORIES FREE EVENT in Starr Bar ) In collaboration with The Sussex Beacon, DOORS : 6.30pm , SHOW : 7.30pm Brighton & Hove Hankie Quilt, Speaking BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT Volumes and The Martin Fisher Foundation. LGBT+ BAME DROP-IN TICKETS: £23 Digital reminiscing of HIV/AIDS in the 1980s/ ADVOCACY SERVICE 90s. Presentation of The Martin Fisher STIGMA ) A drop-in advocacy service for people Films project. Display and community affected by Hate Crime, Female Genital FRIDAY 12 preservation/restoration of the Brighton & Mutilation and Honour Based Violence. DENTAL DROP-IN Hove Hankie Quilt. Speaking Volumes, a EVENT : 11am –2pm recorded storytelling project that allows the ) The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community FREE EVENT in main Pavilion Safety Forum working in partnership with voices of hidden, stigmatised and marginalised Dental Health Spa Brighton. people to be heard. A FREE self testing machine will also be available. Café and Bar BIG DICK WHITTINGTON EVENT : 11am –2pm AND HIS PUSSY FREE EVENT ) Presented by The Alternative Panto Brighton starring Dave Lynn, Mrs Moore, Sally Vate, Lola Lasagne, Jason Lee, Allan Jay, BIG DICK WHITTINGTON Davina Sparkle & Stephanie Von Clitz. Directed AND HIS PUSSY & staged by Quinton Young, written by ) Presented by The Alternative Panto Andrew Stark. A free confidential check up and advice service Brighton starring Dave Lynn, Miss Jason, Sally DOORS : 2pm , SHOW : 3pm for those who have experienced dental issues Vate, Lola Lasagne, Jason Lee, Allan Jay, BAR/CAFE OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT relating to medication, violence, homelessness Davina Sparkle & Stephanie Von Clitz. Directed TICKETS : £23 or abuse. & staged by Quinton Young, written by EVENT : 2pm –6pm Andrew Stark. FREE EVENT DOORS : 2pm , SHOW : 3pm MONDAY 8 BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT TICKETS : £23 MINDOUT DAY BIG DICK WHITTINGTON ) Workshops, advocacy & information AND HIS PUSSY sessions ) Presented by The Alternative Panto Brighton • Information Stalls starring Dave Lynn, Miss Jason, Sally Vate, Lola • Living Well on a Low Income workshop Lasagne, Jason Lee, Allan Jay, Davina Sparkle • BAME/LGBTQ Wellbeing workshop & Stephanie Von Clitz. Directed & staged by • Stress, Drugs & Alcohol workshop Quinton Young, written by Andrew Stark. • Advocacy Information Sessions • Specific Advocacy & Information Sessions DOORS : 6.30pm , SHOW : 7.30pm • Housing BAR OPEN TILL MIDNIGHT TICKETS : £23 GSCENE 21

The LGBT Community Safety Forum is an independent group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) volunteers in Brighton & Hove. For more info visit: lgbt-help.com call: 01273 855620 option 4, email: [email protected] or pop into The Rainbow Hub at 93 St James Street BRIGHTON & HOVE LGBT TRUST & CONFIDENCE SURVEY YOUR COMMUNITY YOUR SAFETY IN YOUR HANDS

COUNTING ON YOU TO TELL US WHAT MATTERS The idea for a 'Trust and Confidence Survey' came out of Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum public meetings during 2012. With a message from LGBT groups that Hate Crime was a significant factor in the City, where higher than average numbers of the LGBT community live and socialise, the groups wanted a survey to measure the baseline levels of trust and confidence in Police and Council services, to deal with this situation. They were also mindful of a recent Police Survey: 'Sexual Orientation and Transgender Related Incidents - Understanding Under Reporting' and the 'Count Me In Too' survey report from 2007. To take part in the Trust & Confidence Survey visit: lgbt-help.com/survey For support completing the survey please CALL 01273 855620 Option 4 or email [email protected]

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www.velvetpigmentationclinic.com BRIGHTON & LONDON Tel: 0203 633 1830 NEW CLINIC NOW IN PORTSMOUTH Check out our reviews on www.reviews.co.uk 24 GSCENE COSY SUNDAYS ) It was standing room only on F ebruary 10 , for the second of Davina Sparkle’s Cosy Sunday Lunches at the Jury’s Inn , Waterfront , on Brighton seafront, featuring Jacquii Cann , winner of Stars in Your Eyes in 1993 as 1980s Diva, Alison Moyet. There were many familiar faces in the audience to hear Jacquii, who is still at the top of her game, sing all of Moyet’s greatest hits. The next Cosy Sunday features An Audience with Jason Lee who on Sunday , March 24 will be singing the hits of Frankie Valli , Peter Allen and many more. Tickets for a three course Sunday lunch with entertainment from 2-5pm , hosted by the glamorous comedian Davina Sparkle are just £29pp . To book call Maz on 01273 725331 or 07456 520978 (£10 deposit secures your place). Jury’s Inn Waterfront, Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2GS BOY WONDER Still, A Marvellous Party!

) In 2017, to acknowledge and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality, Ignite Books published A Marvellous Party , a collection of heartfelt tributes to queer heroes and heroines, written by Ian Elmslie , the musical half of award-winning gay cabaret act, Katrina & The Boy . From musical heroes such as David Bowie, Tom Robinson, Boy George and George Michael, to stars of stage and screen, including Liza Minnelli, Victoria Wood and Julie Walters, and the literary icons Quentin Crisp and Armistead Maupin, Elmslie acknowledges the inestimable influence of these personal heroes on his life, but also details the unparalleled thrill of meeting these legendary figures. The centrepiece of the book features a first-hand account of working on the gay cabaret scene during the 1990s, detailing the joy at the newly found and positive visibility of the community while addressing the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS. As the going got tough, the tough went dancing and singing in the gay clubs and pubs across the land, with spirits being lifted by the likes of such drag luminaries Lily Savage, Regina Fong, Adrella, Dave Lynn, Dockyard Doris and Phil Starr, to name but a few. Elmslie recalls nights at the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, at Pride, at the Edinburgh Festival, leading the reader through page-turning adventures, mixing laughter with occasional tears, and remembrances of friends passed and places closed, but never forgotten. Now returning to his cabaret roots Ian is bringing the book to life in the form of a live and musical presentation of stories from the book. The musical numbers celebrating the incredible catalogue of music created by LGBT+ composers. The full programme features songs by Elton John, Joan Armatrading, Labi Siffre, Billie Holiday, William Finn, Tracey Chapman, and a host of others, and original songs by the author. One of the first performances will be at Vinyl Revolution in Brighton on Thursday, March 7 . Ian says; “I couldn’t be more excited and delighted to be presenting the Brighton premiere ‘taster’ of my show at the wonderful Vinyl Revolution. To be surrounded by the music that changed my life is both appropriate and an honour. I can’t wait to present stories from the book, and celebrate our shared history.” The event is absolutely free, but space is limited and those interested are recommended to get there early. Signed copies of Ian’s book will be available for £10 and the record store will also be open for the audience to treat themselves to some rare and beautiful vinyl. It is indeed sure to be A Marvellous Party ! info ) Vinyl Revolution presents Ian Elmslie at 33 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AG on Thursday, March 7 at 7pm . Entry free, space restricted. Get there early to avoid disappointment. GSCENE 25

Care Implementation Group are working hard to gain accurate estimates of local HIV prevalence and how many undiagnosed HIV infections there may be in the city. They are also ensuring HIV testing opportunities are sustained and increased within the community. Dr Eileen Nixon , nurse Consultant in HIV, presented fascinating HIV-stigma data for Brighton & Hove (from the Positive Voices Fast-Track Cities Community Engagement Meeting - Feedback survey 2017) which worryingly showed 79% of respondents had negative experiences when accessing healthcare, with half of these naming dentists as their main area of concern. But the real reason for having the event was to find out what the delegates thought we should be doing… and here’s some of what they said: “Prevention efforts will miss a trick if the focus is too tight – this could be particularly pertinent for Brighton and its transient mobile population and large numbers of visitors.” “Would be useful to have a series of engagement meetings (every three months) regular time, early evening?” “Need to engage a wide audience; push key messages; build support; be advocates.” “Reaching and educating young people is key and an initiatives focused on YP should be prioritised” ) On December 7, 2018, the Martin Fisher and that our success was down to ‘combination Foundation hosted a lively Community prevention’ and collaborative of stakeholders “Dentists: could use their patient education Engagement event with 35 attendees - a whole across the city. screens, which would then educate staff – variety of individuals and organisations. The involve dentists in mail-outs, as well as GPs / She explained that the number of new meeting was particularly exciting as Public pharmacists.“ diagnoses in Brighton & Hove is falling each Health England (PHE) had just released their year. In 2013, 76 people were diagnosed, but “Need to continue to reframe people’s annual HIV data confirming that Brighton & by 2018 this had fallen to just 33 people (a perceptions of HIV – stigma rooted in outdated Hove had now reached 93:99:98 by the end of huge 57% fall!). This is against a background understanding and memories of the situation 30 2017 , compared to 87:98:98 at the end of of increased levels of HIV testing locally. years ago.” 2016 ! Almost certainly PrEP usage is having an Main conclusions from the engagement What this means is that, 93% of people living impact, and also HIV treatment which prevents event: with HIV are now aware of their diagnosis, a people living with HIV from passing on the • Even though the number of new cases is whopping 99% of residents are accessing infection. falling, we must avoid complacency – taking treatment, and 98% of those people on She also outlined the new PHE HIV testing our ‘eye off the ball’ at this stage would undo treatment have well controlled virus, i.e they recommendations for the general public. much of the good work already achieved. are unable to pass the infection on to others, • As the testing and treatment targets are met, also known as ‘undetectable’. The current PHE recommendations for HIV we must re-focus on HIV related stigma, and testing for the public are: Councillor Daniel Yates opened the meeting by the quality of lives of people living with HIV • All men who have ever had sex with another explaining the structure of the Towards Zero (PLWH). man should have an HIV test even if they HIV Task-force and what we’ve achieved in the • Develop education packages for businesses, consider themselves to be heterosexual last 12 months (see illustration above). If allied services (eg NHS mental health, • Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex you’re interested, then more details are substance misuse, dentists) and organisations with men should have an HIV test at least available in our Year One Report which is also where HIV disclosure is a requirement, e.g. annually or three monthly if having available on the Brighton & Hove City Council tattoo / piercing, insurance. unprotected sex with new or casual partners website. • Develop toolkits for/to: • Black African men and women, and people a) PLWH to manage stigma by building Dr Gill Dean , Trustee of the Martin Fisher born in countries where HIV is common, resilience to challenge life events Foundation and HIV Physician at the Lawson should have an HIV test, and repeat annually b) Anyone to challenge stigma/ Unit, presented the latest data and explained if they are having unprotected sex with new discrimination when they come across it. how we maybe now have as few as 140 or casual partners • Maximise social media, links, and individuals in the city with undiagnosed HIV, • Anyone who is diagnosed with HIV should communications, involve local celebrities. accept the clinical recommendation that they start treatment immediately more info The chairs of the three Fast-Track Cities If you would like to get involved with Fast- implementation groups gave more detail about Track Cities or the Martin Fisher Foundation the current projects happening and what’s or be added to our mailing list of contacts, planned for the future. Marc Tweed from THT then please contact: explained how the Innovations in Testing and ) [email protected] ) or [email protected] 26 GSCENE

unpleasantness - outside Brighton, he’s swift to LLOYD RUSSELL-MOYLE say. “Walking around in London holding hands, people saying things, shouting things, - A UNIQUE MP FOR A UNIQUE CITY ‘disgusting!’, things like this, people bashing into us. When the whole street is empty and they Kemptown’s openly HIV-positive MP talks boyfriends, Pride, come along and bash into you, you know (why) dancing and dating, and that speech, to Stephen Wrench. they’ve done it. Nothing that one would report.” When do you report homophobia? A Brighton flatmate who suffered a lesbo-phobic physical If that sounds a little blasé, a certain attack refused to go to the police. “I begged her toughness came early. “When I was young, to report that and she said, ‘It’s not worth the people didn’t drive past saying ‘you f***ing hassle, I don’t want that. It’s not worth reporting queer’, but they did shout out ‘you f***ing these things because nothing gets done. And ginger’. When I first stood for council in how will it help me?’” Whitehawk, someone in all seriousness came up The question plainly haunts him. Tackling rising to me and said ‘They won’t have any problem rates of LGBT+ hate crime is, Russell-Moyle with you being gay, Lloyd, but you should think suggests, a complex one, particularly at a time of of changing your hair colour because they’ll continuing police cuts. “It’s not just LGBT+ have a problem electing a ginger’.” police officers, it’s police officers based in You might say the ginger hair and neat beard communities who know the different elements of are now a trademark. Plainly they appeal to his the communities. Having a police officer around new-ish boyfriend (they met last August on the St James’ Street, for example, that knows the area, knows the people. A lot of these things can ) “There were people being far more heroic beach after an initial encounter via a dating be resolved with a bit of mediation, just getting than I.” Lloyd Russell-Moyle is sitting in a app) who found out about his House of in there early.” constituency office in Woodingdean on a Commons speech on social media. stormy Friday afternoon, dapper in thin-lapelled “I hadn’t really told him I was a Member of His practical emollience extends to the recent grey jacket, open-necked white shirt and skinny Parliament. Well I had. I told him but, I told controversy about the Pride Village Party and its blue jeans, grey eyes flashing with passion. him I worked in Parliament, I worked in noisy location on St James’ Street. “Maybe He's just been for lunch on the London Road politics. I came down (to Brighton) on the because it’s such a small number of people who with his boyfriend of three months. He's also Friday, and he said ‘I saw on Facebook what you don’t like it, and we are talking about a small explaining why being a guest presenter at did. Thank you. It was beautiful’. And we number of people – maybe ten or 20, I think that Brighton’s Golden Handbag Awards last July haven’t spoken about it since. That was it.” there’s maybe an argument that we all club was the tipping point in deciding to come out together and maybe pay for a weekend away (for as HIV-positive in the House of Commons just The MP may have kept his exact job and that them).” That mischievous grin resurfaces. before World AIDS Day. Simply put: even speech under wraps, but certainly not his Serious? Not serious? though he was the MP, publicly gay but status. They’re both HIV-positive, so that’s not There’s more, much more, over our hour together. privately HIV-positive for 10 years, others were an issue. Indeed the MP wonders now, another On PrEP, “It should just be universal, available doing more. grin forming above the beard, whether he was also being a bit selfish when he spoke out. for everyone. Anyone who wants it should be “They were running Lunch Positive or they were able to get it.” On grabbing the ceremonial mace running the Martin Fisher Foundation (which “If you’ve met,” he's talking pre-relationship, in Parliament: “It’s a 200-year-old piece of gold, campaigns against HIV stigma). They were “someone for a couple of drinks in a pub, you and you think if I break it, then this is my putting their lives on hold to run things and happen to be dancing, you’re getting closer and house!” help the community and by doing that they closer and you finish the night by kissing… at And, inevitably, given perhaps it’s where he met were effectively outing themselves as positive.” what moment do you say (you're positive)? It’s incredibly difficult. his boyfriend, the beach, and how it typifies the The MP for Kemptown watched as Gary Pargeter, Brighton this most unconventional of MPs loves. the force behind Lunch Positive which provides “So there was an element of selfishness, that I “When you’re on the beach in the summer and a weekly meal for those who are HIV-positive, thought, well, if I get it out publicly enough I you’ve got a Sikh family one side of you with picked up the Princess Diana Award. Lloyd can reduce the amount of awkward situations their barbecue, you’ve got a Muslim family with a Russell-Moyle, HIV-positive since the age of 22, that there are out there.” That impish smile woman who's got the whole burka the next side was one of many who had nominated him. plays about his lips again. Lloyd Russell-Moyle is adept at simultaneously being entirely of you and then two families down you’re in the “There was that moment where I thought ‘do I serious, while being just a little playful as well. nude beach and you’ve got a load of men say anything?’ and in fact I leant over to Peter prancing around: that's Brighton isn’t it? A Kyle (the ‘out’ gay Hove MP) and said ‘I think I Playfulness in public is still an issue in his mixture of absolutely everything, from the under- should say something, not now but I will say relationship. “He doesn’t like it in places that dressed to the over-dressed. That, I think, is something in Parliament’ and Peter said, ‘That he thinks aren’t really gay. So if we’re in St beautiful.” would be very brave of you, Lloyd, and we James’ Street, if we’re in Charles Street or Whatever your political views, it’s hard not to be would be very supportive of you’.” Legends, he’s fine.” But at lunch earlier “in some random café” on the London Road, “he impressed by this young politician, surprisingly Russell-Moyle’s finely wrought, intensely was like, ‘let’s just hug, not kiss’ as we were tall as he ambles off to a few emails and his next moving speech drew support across the House saying goodbye. appointment. Kemptown’s dancing, swearing MP and across the country, even if not everyone is positive in so many more ways than just the was supportive. “You had a few people calling “I don’t give a flying hoot about what people obvious one. up the office saying ‘Why didn’t he just use a think, and if they don’t like it, it makes me condom?’, ‘Why is he wasting all this money?’, want to do it even more.” He laughs. “The info spitefulness in me! ‘What is it that you didn’t ‘Why is he bleating on about it?’, those kinds of ) Lloyd Russell-Moyle is the Labour & like me doing again?’” words. As an MP you always get that, you Co-operative MP for Brighton Kemptown expect a bit of that.” That doesn’t mean to say there’s not been & Peacehaven : http://russell-moyle.co.uk GSCENE 27 BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS AT THE ROTTINGDEAN CLUB ) Phil Sherrington one of the owners of the Rottingdean Club celebrated his birthday in style at the start of February. 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ROTTINGDEAN CLUB CHRISTMAS CRACKERS SHOW RAISES £355.15 ) Entertainer Krissie Du Cann organised a Christmas Crackers fundraiser at the Rottingdean Club in December which raised £355.15 for the Rainbow Fund . Phil Sherrington , received a certificate of thanks from the Rainbow Fund to acknowledge it.

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AFFINITY BAR AMSTERDAM BAR & KITCHEN l 129 St James’s Street, BN2 1TH, Tel 01273 567935 www.affinitygaybar.com l 11-12 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL, T: 01273 670976, www.amsterdambrighton.com Facebook: Affinity Bar Brighton. Text Alerts: text ‘Affinity’ to 88802 . l OPEN daily from 11am –late . l OPEN daily from 12pm –12am . l FOOD Mon –Fri 11am –8pm ; Sat 10.30am –8pm ; Sunday roasts from l DRINK PROMOS Thirsty Thursday: £3.50 drinks including Fosters, double 12.30pm till they run out, booking recommended: 01273 670 976 . house gin/vodka/rum and house wine. l DRINK PROMOS Coors Light £3.50 a pint in March; selected bottled beer £3; house spirit and mixer £3 single, £5 double; house wine £10.90 a bottle; two ONE FOR THE DIARY Sunday is CAMP CABARET l cocktails for £15. with some of the brightest stars of the cabaret scene at

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E Guaranteed to wow, Jade Justine (24 ) is a hilarious queen mum. Book at the bar or call 01273 670 976 . D A J with brilliant parodies and epic vocals! l REGULARS CABARET FRIDAYS with top entertainers on stage at 9.30pm : l REGULARS Monday is ALL DAY KARAOKE from 12pm ; karaoke with Spice (1), Rose Garden (8), Sally Vate (15 ), Davina Tommy Tanker (aka Pat Clutcher) is at 7pm . Affinity Bar say: “Most of us love a bit Sparkle (22 ) and Kara Van Park (29 ). l Saturday is of Karaoke. Most of us don't like Mondays. TADAAA! Tommy Tanker has made KARAOKE with Jason Thorpe at 9.30pm . l Sunday Monday Karaoke night, where you can moan about everything through song! Bring ENTERTAINMENT with Brighton’s best singers serenading E P your friends down and have a blast at Affinity Bar! P.S if the Karaoke doesn't sound R O you after lunch at 5pm : Jason Lee (3), Dave the Bear H T great, you haven't drank enough!” Tuesday is ALL DAY FREE JUKEBOX , l N (10 ), Paul Middleton (17 ), Chase Adams (24 ) and Jamie O S where you pick the tracks from 12pm . Wednesday is KARAOKE with Tommy A Watson (31 ).

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ready for one of the biggest weekends in town with three days of J D l REGULARS Friday is 7-UPSTAIRS with all-star DJs celebrations all within a budget!” l Friday (15 ) is the St Patrick’s Weekend Warmup playing pop/dance/guilty pleasures at 8pm , free till 11pm . l Saturday is party with DJ Cee spinning the old school bangers. l Saturday (16 ) is SATURDAY NIGHT time at SUBMISSIVE SATURDAY with tunes at 9pm , free till 11pm . l Sunday is FEVER with DJ King Sol and St Paddy vibes on the roof terrace all night. l Sunday KARAOKE from 6pm . l Tuesday is CREWSDAY with DJ Lewis Osborne from (17 ) is the ST PADDY ROOF TERRACE & STREET PARTY all day from 1pm . 7pm . Wednesday is MIDWEEK CHILL from 7.30pm . Thursday is l l REGULARS Friday is PARTY TIME with DJ Cee bringing the house down with old WEEKEND WARM-UP with DJ Lewis Osborne from 7pm . l school bangers from 8pm ; call Becks 24 hours before arrival on 07572867585 for free karaoke for groups of 10+ people or more ( 8); £5 drinks menu & £20 all in night menu including karaoke & entry ( 29 ). l Anything goes at SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER l PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Nils Solberg- l CAMELFORD ARMS Pancake Day with party vibes and hefty beats from superstar DJ King Sol ; free entry for West Street Mick Hamer Trio 2pm ; Geoff Simkins & specials 12pm employees ( 2), quote Gscene on the door for free entry till midnight ( 9 & 23 ). band 8pm l MARINE TAVERN Curry & Quiz with l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Kara Van Nat 7.30pm Park 9pm l PARIS HOUSE live blues: Smokestack l CAMELFORD ARMS Seniors’ lunch 8pm WEDNESDAY 6 2-3.30pm AFFINITY BAR Karaoke with Tommy l QUEEN’S ARMS QA’s Got Talent with l CHARLES ST TAP Mrs Moore’s Bona TUESDAY 5 Tanker (aka Pat Clutcher) 7pm l host Poppycock & prizes 9pm Bingo Bonanza: THT fundraiser 8.30pm l AFFINITY BAR Free Jukebox 12pm BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Midweek Chill l REGENCY TAVERN Pancake Day: free l MARINE TAVERN Pink Pound 7pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Crewsday: DJ 7pm l pancakes 6-8pm PARIS HOUSE live music: One Hat Lewis Osborne 9pm BAR BROADWAY Tabitha Wild’s l l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live l Trio 8pm l BAR BROADWAY Piano Singalong Blankety Blank 9pm football: Borussia Dortmund v Spurs 8pm QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate Show with the Regency Singers 9pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: l l 10pm DJ Claire Fuller 11pm PICS FROM CAMELFORD ARMS GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 33

CAMELFORD ARMS l 30-31 Camelford St, BN2 1TQ, Tel: 01273 622386, www.camelfordarms.com l OPEN daily from 12pm . The Camelford is dog friendly. l FOOD Mon –Sat 12 –9pm ; pancake specials served Tue (5); seniors’ lunch Wed 2 –3.30pm , two courses £9.50 ; Sunday roasts and select menu served 12pm –till gone. l LIVE SPORT Six Nations Rugby shown on the big screens in March , see listings for fixtures.

l ONE FOR THE DIARY Sunday (17 ) is the St Patrick’s Day GUINNESS PARTY and BEAR BASH with free food and a raffle at 5pm . l REGULARS Thursday is the BIG CASH QUIZ with a £300 cash prize, free sarnies and great atmosphere from 9pm . l Sunday is the BEAR BASH with free food and a raffle at 5pm .

l SUBLINE Floss: candyfloss/electro Mic with Jason Thorpe 8pm /pop-up performance/visual art 10pm l l SUBLINE Brace Yourself 9pm THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live football: l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Mitch & PSG v Man Utd 8pm Paul’s Quiz & Chilli 8pm

THURSDAY 7 FRIDAY 8 l AFFINITY BAR Lydia L’Showbies: l AFFINITY BAR DJ Liquid Gold 8pm Lydia L’Scabies performs homages to TV, l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Rose Garden film & musical theatre 10pm & 11pm 9.30pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Weekend Warm- l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY 7 Upstairs 9pm Up 9pm l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm l BAR BROADWAY Ross Cameron’s l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Big Quiz with prizes 8.30pm Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Now l BOUTIQUE Party with DJ Cee 8pm That’s What I Call Legends with DJ Claire l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm Fuller 11pm l CHARLES ST TAP Fabulous Friday: l CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash DJ Morgan Fabulous 9pm Quiz 9pm l CROWN KEMPTOWN Disco 7pm l CHARLES ST TAP Throwback l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Dave Thursday 9pm Lynn 9.30pm l GROSVENOR BAR Abel Mabel’s l LEGENDS BAR Brighton Belles with Bingo 8.30pm cabaret & guests 9.30pm l HORSE FAIR @BRIGHTON SAUNA l MARINE TAVERN cabaret: Linda roleplay/fetish night: stable lads, stallions Bacardi 9p m & mares - www.jamiehp.co.uk 9pm l PARIS HOUSE DJ Havoxx 9pm l MARINE TAVERN Throwback l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Dr Beverly Thursday 80s Night 8pm Ballcrusher 10pm l PARIS HOUSE World music: Son l REGENCY TAVERN A Night of Mary Guaranchando 8pm Poppins with Miss Disney 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Leading l SUBLINE Dirty Tackle: sports kit 9pm Ladies cabaret: Laura Nixon 10pm l ZONE cabaret: Stephanie Von Clitz l REGENCY TAVERN Karaoke/Open 10pm 34 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM CHARLES STREET TAP + THE CROWN

MARCH LISTINGS

CHARLES STREET TAP THE CROWN KEMPTOWN l 8 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA, Tel: 01273 624091, www.charles-street.com l 24 Grafton Street, Kemptown BN2 1AQ Tel: 07949590001, l OPEN daily from 10am . http://tinyurl.com/CrownKemptown l FOOD daily from 10am –10pm , incl: breakfasts from 10am ; 2-4-1 burgers l OPEN Tue –Sun from 3pm . The Crown Kemptown is a on Tue till 10pm : choose any two burgers and get cheapest free; Sticky Wings dog friendly pub. Wed : 10 chicken or cauliflower vegan wings for £3 ; fresh homemade Sunday l DRINK PROMOS daily specials , pop in for more info. roasts for £9 from 12pm : hand carved roast beef or turkey, roast pork with ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday (2) is ROCK NIGHT crackling, nut roast, roast lamb shank £11 . l from 7pm . l DRINK PROMOS all cocktails £4.95 Mon –Thur 5 –8pm , £4 a pint on craft/cask world beers (everything apart from Fosters and cider) on Mon , bottles of l REGULARS Friday is DISCO CLASSICS with tunes from 7pm . Prosecco £15 all night & half price drinks 5–9pm on Fri , Sunday Craft Club : any two craft cans or bottles £6 from 6pm. St Patrick’s: Jamesons’ Whiskey & Ginger £4 all St Patrick’s Week - Monday 11th -Sunday 17th March . l QUEEN’S ARMS double cabaret: l FIRE & LIGHTBOX @LONDON SW8 l ONE FOR THE DIARY Sunday CABARET with stars Poppycock 6pm , Cosmic 10pm Stark Bollock Naked: naked party 2pm ; of the stage and host Spice fat 7.30pm : Sandra (3), Son l REGENCY TAVERN cabaret: Trudi gay adult movie stars: Pitbull & James of a Tutu (10 ); Lady Imelda’s ST PATRICK’S DAY Styles & the Piano Man 9pm Bennett 5pm ; Near Bollock Naked: special ( 17 ). Lola Lasagne (24 ) and Heart & Soul (31 ); l ROTTINGDEAN CLUB live music: underwear/jockstrap party 6pm A D L then it’s Sally Vate’s ROCK & ROLL BINGO . Lady Stephen Leppard 8.30pm LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Drag With No E l M I

Y Imelda (17 ), one of the most unique cabaret drag acts on l THE STABLE @LONDON WC2 Total Name 3.30pm ; roasts 12.30 –4pm D A L the circuit today, was born in the Philippines and came to Fekkin Nude: naked party for all 9pm l MARINE TAVERN roasts 12 -5pm ; England with a suitcase of dreams and a handbag of nightmares. Expect powerful l SUBLINE Leathermen South 9pm Drag Open Mic: Stephanie Von Clitz 9pm vocals, wit and wackiness! Charles Street Tap say: “What better way to celebrate St l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Pre l PARIS HOUSE live music: Marilyn du Patrick’s Day than with cabaret from Lady Imelda? Erm, well we’ll just have to see! Home Match Warm Up with Sausage Sax & band 6pm Either way it’s gonna be some great craic!” Baguette & Pint £9: Brighton v Crystal l QUEEN’S ARMS double cabaret: Palace 10.30am , Man City v Watford Miss Penny 6.30pm & 9.30pm REGULARS Monday is GAYMERS night from 8.30pm l 5.30pm ; rugby: Scotland v Wales l REGENCY TAVERN roasts 12-6pm with Nintendo, Playstation and Xbox retro video game 2.15pm , England v Italy 4.45pm l SUBLINE Guilty Pleasures: DJ goodness plus everything from board games, card games

E l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 10pm Screwpulous 9pm R

and tournaments. Everyone welcome and if you’ve got a O O l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live M game you want to play take it along – it’s all about the fun! S

R football: Liverpool v Burnley 12pm ,

Wednesday is the new season of Mrs Moore’s BONA M l SUNDAY 10 Chelsea v Wolves 2pm , Arsenal v Man BINGO BONANZA raising money for THT South from 8.30pm . Charles Street Tap AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Miss Disney l Utd 4.30pm ; rugby: Ireland v France say: “The new season of Mrs Moore’s Bona Bingo Bonanza continues with a brand 5pm 3pm new Speed Round… Quack Quack!” l FABULOUS FRIDAYS with DJ Morgan l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Dave the Bear Fabulous on the decks from 9pm . l Saturday is FIERCE with DJs on rotation 5pm ; roasts 12pm-till gone throwing out dance and house anthems from 9pm . l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY karaoke 7pm MONDAY 11 l BAR BROADWAY Fireplace Sessions l AFFINITY BAR All Day Karaoke present: Dollar starring David Van Day & 12pm ; Karaoke with Tommy Tanker (aka Sue Moxley 8.30pm Pat Clutcher) 7pm l BOUTIQUE Saturday Night Fever: DJ SATURDAY 9 King Sol 8pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l BAR BROADWAY Classics Jukebox AFFINITY BAR Camp Cabaret: Pat l CAMELFORD ARMS Six Nations Pop!Candy DJ Claire Fuller 9pm 6pm Clutcher 6pm ; karaoke: Pat Clutcher l Rugby: Scotland v Wales 2.15pm , l BRUNSWICK PUB El GeeBee Tea l CHARLES ST TAP Gaymers Night: 7pm ; Pat Clutcher’s Game Show England v Italy 4.45pm Queue: Paul Diello/LGBT+ talent 7.30pm consoles, board/card games 8.30pm Marathon 9pm CHARLES ST TAP Fierce: DJs 9pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Six Nations l LEGENDS BAR Dave Lynn & Friends AMSTERDAM Karaoke with Jason l l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Terry Tour Rugby: Ireland v France 3pm ; Bear Bash, 9.30pm Thorpe 9.30pm l 9.30pm free food & raffle 5pm ; roasts & select l PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Nils BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Submissive l LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJ 7pm menu 12pm –till gone Solberg-Mick Hamer Trio 2pm ; Matt Saturday 9pm l MARINE TAVERN Cabaret & Karaoke l CHARLES ST TAP cabaret: host Sally Holborn 8pm BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm l l with Candi Rell 8pm Vate + Son of a Tutu 7.30pm ; Sally’s l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Kara Van BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Jorge’s Hot Rock & Roll Bingo 8.30pm ; roasts 12pm Park 9pm Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l Club Trio 4pm ; DJ Andy the Dandy 9pm

36 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT GROSVENOR + JAMIE HP EVENTS

MARCH LISTINGS

GROSVENOR JAMIE HP EVENTS BRIGHTON l 16 Western Street, Hove, BN1 2PG, www.thegrosvenorbar.com l BRIGHTON SAUNA 75 Grand Parade , BN2 9JA . l OPEN Mon –Fri 3pm –late , Sat & Sun 1pm –late . Visit www.jamiehp.co.uk for free membership, discount entry/special invites. l DRINK PROMOS all pints £3.30 Mon –Fri 3 –6pm . l ONE FOR THE DIARY Jamie HP is pleased to announce l ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday is CABARET with the arrival of SBN (Stark Bollock Naked ) on the South Coast - legend of the drag scene Dave Lynn lighting up the launching on Thursday (21 ) at 9pm and returning to the venue Grosvenor stage from 9.30pm . Drag queen of drag queens every third Thursday of the month. Expect DJs Lee Harris R

and star of stage and screen, Dave has appeared in many TV A and Dave Hunt playing commercial G U N

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E audiences in Brighton and around the UK for more years than stars Austin Sugar and Leon Rex . S V U A A

D he would care to remember. Expect a night of mayhem, and a SBN London events usually attract over cocktail of song and caustic wit that hits the right spot every time! 400 clubbers - a mixed crowd of single boys, gay couples, X E R groups of gay lads, bi men and guys of all ages, from 18-80. N

REGULARS Thursday is Abel Mabel’s BINGO at 8.30pm . Saturday is top- O l l E

Dress code: strictly naked, although fetish accessories such as L flight CABARET at 9.30pm : Jason Lee (2), Terry Tour (9), Stephanie Von Clitz c**krings or a harness may be worn. Admission: £13 members, £15 guests. Claim (16 ), Trudi Styles & the Piano Man (23 ) and Davina Sparkle (30 ). your free membership and save on the cost of entry by visiting www.jamiehp.co.uk Jamie HP say: “ The imminent arrival of South Coast SBN is a significant move bringing one of the UK’s most popular fetish event brands on to the Brighton scene with full l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate Show production, LIVE XXX Star performances and club DJs!” TUESDAY 12 10pm AFFINITY BAR Free Jukebox 12pm l SUBLINE Floss: candy floss/electro LONDON BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Crewsday: DJ l JAMIE HP EVENTS l music/pop-up performance/visual art 9pm Lewis Osborne 9pm l FIRE & LIGHTBOX 6a South Lambeth Place, London, SW8 1SP THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live BAR BROADWAY Piano Singalong l l Visit www.jamiehp.co.uk for free membership, discount entry/special invites. l football: Bayern Munich v Liverpool 8pm with the Regency Singers 9pm l ONE FOR THE DIARY Every Sunday : SBN (Stark Bollock Naked ) with over 400 l MARINE TAVERN Curry & Quiz with sexy gay or bi guys, an enormous play space from UKRed and tunes from 2pm ; gay Nat 7.30pm THURSDAY 14 adult movie stars on stage from 5pm : John East & John Strap (3), Pitbull & James l PARIS HOUSE live blues: John l AFFINITY BAR Lydia L’Showbies: Bennett (10 ), Kai Davis & Good Lad (17 ), Lex Anders & James Castle (24 ) and Crampton 8pm Lydia L’Scabies performs homages to TV, Blaise & Dan Ramaschiello (31 ). Stick around for NBN (Near Bollock Naked ) from l QUEEN’S ARMS QA’s Got Talent with film & musical theatre 10pm & 11pm 6pm . Entry: members £14 , guests £17 , includes locker and first drink. Join online: host Poppycock & prizes 9pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Weekend Warm- www.jamiehp.co.uk l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live Up 7pm ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday (30 ) is SEX CIRCUS with specialist rooms from football: Man City v Schalke 8pm l BAR BROADWAY Ross Cameron’s l Big Quiz with prizes 8.30pm The Hoist London and Jamie HP, an orgy of your favourite XXX stars performing live, including Blaise & Dan Ramaschiello , superstar DJs, the hottest dancers and daring l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Now WEDNESDAY 13 That’s What I Call Legends: DJ Claire circuit acts from 11pm . Jamie HP say: “Possibly the greatest show on earth returns to AFFINITY BAR Karaoke with Tommy l Fuller 11pm the iconic Vauxhall arches of Fire! This enormous fetish event always promises something Tanker (aka Pat Clutcher) 7pm CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash for everyone.” BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Midweek Chill l l Quiz 9pm 7pm CHARLES ST TAP Throwback BAR BROADWAY Tabitha Wild’s l l Thursday 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Leading l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Sally Vate Blankety Blank 9pm GROSVENOR BAR Abel Mabel’s Ladies cabaret: Pat Clutcher 10pm 9.30pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: l l Bingo 8.30pm l REGENCY TAVERN Karaoke/Open l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY 7 Upstairs 9pm DJ Claire Fuller 11pm H-PARTYBOYS @BRIGHTON Mic with Jason Thorpe 8pm l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm CAMELFORD ARMS Seniors’ lunch l l SAUNA H-Partyboys pool party event for l SUBLINE Joystick Jockeys: gaymers l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS 2-3.30pm 18-40 year old guys in trunks or nothing night 9pm Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm CHARLES ST TAP Mrs Moore’s Bona l at all 7.30pm . Free membership @ l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Mitch & l BOUTIQUE St Patrick’s Day Bingo Bonanza: THT fundraiser 8.30pm www.jamiehp.co.uk Paul’s Quiz & Chilli 8pm Weekend: DJ Cee, old school tunes MARINE TAVERN Pink Pound 7pm l l MARINE TAVERN Throwback 8pm l PARIS HOUSE live music: Tim Wells Thursday 80s Night 8pm FRIDAY 15 l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club & band 8pm PARIS HOUSE World Music: Babou 6pm l l AFFINITY BAR DJ Liquid Gold 8pm with Abraham de Vega 8pm

38 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM LEGENDS BAR & BASEMENT CLUB MARCH LISTINGS

LEGENDS BAR LEGENDS BASEMENT CLUB l 31-34 Marine Parade, BN2 1TR, T: 01273 624462, www.legendsbrighton.com l 31-34 Marine Parade, BN2 1TR, T: 01273 624462, www.legendsbrighton.com l OPEN daily from 11 –5am . l OPEN Wed –Sun 11pm . l FOOD Mon –Sat from 11am –5pm , Sunday lunch 12.30 –4pm : choose from l DRINK PROMOS £2.50 drinks all night on Sun , £2 drink deals on Fri . beef, belly pork, chicken supreme or wholesome nut roast served with crispy roast ONE FOR THE DIARY Sunday is POP!CANDY potatoes, a selection of seasonal vegetables, homemade Yorkshire pudding and real l with DJ Claire Fuller ’s pick & mix of new and retro pop stock gravy. If you have a sweet tooth make sure you leave some space for one of tunes. Basement Club say: “Pop!Candy is a night of sugar the moreish desserts.

R coated pop tunes with the multi award-winning DJ Claire E l DRINK PROMOS Buy one bottle of wine and get the second half price, L L and you might even hear the odd Disney tune!” U F

Mon –Fri 12 –11pm . E R I

A REGULARS Saturday is FUSION with DJ Peter L l

ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday is now THE BRIGHTON BELLES with stars of C l Castle spinning chart /club remixes. the Brighton stage live at 9.30pm . Legends say: “ Every Friday we now have cabaret Wednesday is ICE with DJ Claire Fuller melting the dancefloor with with some of Brighton’s favourite cabaret stars and their guests!” l chart/house/r&b. l Thursday is NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL LEGENDS with l REGULARS Saturday Pre-Club sounds from 7pm . DJ Claire Fuller taking you on a journey through the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s! l Sunday CABARET with the brightest stars of the stage l Friday is GLITTER with DJ David Noakes sparkling up the dance floor with at 3.30pm : Lucinda Lashes (3), Drag With No Name chart & dance tracks. (10 ), Martha D’Arthur (17 ), Lisa Q Jones (24 ) and Miss

S Penny (31 ). E N

O The creation of RuPaul's Drag Race star Charlie Hides , J

A Lisa Q Jones (24 ) is the owner of the Curl Up & Dye Hair l AMSTERDAM Karaoke with Jason stallions & mares - www.jamiehp.co.uk S I L Salon, and is a mother of three and an amateur theoretical Thorpe 9.30pm 9pm physicist. The brassy, sassy hairdresser from hell will be storming the Legends stage l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Submissive l SUBLINE The Men’s Room: DJ and will blow you away with her outrageous stories and Saturday 9pm Screwpulous 9pm unique view of the world! l Monday is now with l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Pre legendary cabaret star and entertainer DAVE LYNN & l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Home Match Warm Up with Pie & Pint FRIENDS for one month only at 9.30pm . Drag queen of Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm £9: Brighton v Cardiff City 12.30pm ; drag queens and star of stage and screen, Dave Lynn has l BOUTIQUE St Patrick’s Day Weekend: football: Man Utd v Man City 12.30pm ; been bringing his distinctive cabaret shows, with cocktail of DJ King Sol + roof terrace party 8pm rugby: England v Scotland 5pm N N Y song and caustic wit, to audiences in Brighton and around L CAMELFORD ARMS Six Nations ZONE cabaret: Kara Van Park 10pm l l E V the UK for more years than he would care to remember. Not A Rugby: Italy v France 12.30pm , Wales v D to be missed; chaos guaranteed! Ireland 2.45pm , England v Scotland 5pm SUNDAY 17 CHARLES ST TAP Fierce: DJs 9pm l l AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Aura Jay 5pm GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: l l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Paul Stephanie Von Clitz 9.30pm Middleton 5pm ; roasts 12pm-till gone CHARLES ST TAP Fabulous Friday: REGENCY TAVERN CABA Regency: l l l LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJ 7pm BAR 7 @CRAWLEY karaoke 7pm DJ Morgan Fabulous 9pm students/graduates perform 8.30pm l l MARINE TAVERN Cabaret & Karaoke BAR BROADWAY St Patrick’s Day CROWN KEMPTOWN Disco 7pm ROTTINGDEAN CLUB cabaret: Drag l l l with Candi Rell 8pm Showtune Paddy-oke: Chris Hannam & GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Dave With No Name 9pm l l PARIS HOUSE All that Jazz: Andy Sinead McGeady-Preston 8.30pm Lynn 9.30pm SUBLINE Filth: mixed full fetish 10pm l Panayi Trio 4pm ; DJ Andy the Dandy 9pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS LEGENDS BAR Brighton Belles with ZONE cabaret: Topsie Redfern 10pm l l l l QUEEN’S ARMS double cabaret: Pop!Candy DJ Claire Fuller 9pm cabaret & guests 9.30pm Poppycock 6pm , Stephanie Von Clitz BOUTIQUE St Patrick’s Day Weekend: MARINE TAVERN cabaret: Yuna l l 10pm roof terrace / street party 1pm Steebich 9pm SATURDAY 16 AFFINITY BAR Camp Cabaret: Pat l REGENCY TAVERN cabaret: Lady CAMELFORD ARMS St Patrick’s Day PARIS HOUSE DJ Havoxx 9pm l l l Clutcher 6pm ; karaoke: Pat Clutcher Imelda 9pm Guinness Party/Bear Bash: free food/ QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Marsha l 7pm ; Pat Clutcher’s Game Show l THE STABLE @LONDON WC2 raffle 5pm ; roasts/select menu 12pm –till Mallow 10pm Marathon 9pm Horse Fair: roleplay/fetish: stable lads, gone

40 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM MARINE TAVERN + PARIS HOUSE MARCH LISTINGS

MARINE TAVERN PARIS HOUSE l 13 Broad St, BN2 1TJ, Tel: 01273 905578, www.marinetavern.co.uk l 21 Western Rd, BN3 1AF, T: 01273 724195, www.parishousebrighton.com l OPEN daily from 12pm . l OPEN daily from 12pm . l FOOD served 12pm –close every day. l FOOD daily from 12 –9pm : CURRY & QUIZ £1 on Tue from 7.30pm (quiz l ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday is AND ALL THAT JAZZ with live jazz at starts 9pm ), roasts £8 each every Sunday 12 –5pm , booking advised. 4pm : Amuse Manouche (2), Jorge’s Hot Club trio ( 9), Andy Panayi trio ( 16 ), l DRINK PROMOS Wed from 7pm : PINK POUND Night with drinks from £1. Mike Piggott trio ( 23 ) and Lawrence Jones trio ( 30 ); DJ Andy the Dandy at 9pm , free entry. l ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday : live entertainment at 9pm : JUKEBOX DISCO (1 & 22 ); CABARET with: Linda Bacardi (8), Yuna Steebich (15 ) and Lazy l REGULARS Sunday is LIVE MUSIC at 6pm : Fleur de Paris (3), Marilyn du Susan (29 ). Sax & band ( 10 ), Sam Chara & band ( 17 ), Dave Williams & band ( 24 ) and Louis Checkley & band ( 31 ). Mon is free LIVE JAZZ with the Nils Solberg-Mick REGULARS Saturday is Candi Rell’s CABARET & l l Hamer Trio at 2pm ; then 8pm : Geoff Simkins & band ( 4), Matt Holborn (11 ), Ela KARAOKE at 8pm . Candi is a live drag artist who gives all Southgate & band ( 18 ) and Chris Coull (25 ). Tue LIVE MUSIC at 8pm : she can, bringing her own brand of humour and singing all l Smokestack (5), John Crampton (12 ), Scott Booth (19 ) and Yellow Funk the songs you think you know and love! Marine Tavern say: L

L Machine (26 ). Wed is FREE LIVE ACTS at 8pm : One Hat Trio ( 6), Tim Wells

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R “We’re pleased to announce that Miss Candi Rell has finally

I & band ( 13 ), Alex Bondonno (20 ) and Oli Howe trio ( 27 ). Thur is FREE D l N got herself off the street corners and into the warmth. Please A

C WORLD MUSIC night at 8pm : Son Gauranchando (7), Babou with Abraham de come and show the old girl some love. We know she'll show Vega (14 ), Pollito Boogaloo (21 ) and Tres Amigos (28 ). Fri is PARTY TIME you her gratitude in her own special way!” Sunday is DRAG OPEN MIC hosted l l with DJ Havoxx at 9pm . by the tart with a heart, Stephanie Von Clitz at 9pm . l THROWBACK THURSDAY with 1980s tunes from 8pm .

l ROTTINGDEAN CLUB St Patrick’s l BAR BROADWAY Piano Singalong Day Party 7pm with the Regency Singers 9pm l CHARLES ST TAP St Patrick’s Day l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Martha cabaret: host Sally Vate + Lady Imelda D’Arthur 3.30pm ; roasts 12.30 –4pm l SUBLINE Guilty Pleasures: DJ l MARINE TAVERN Curry & Quiz with Screwpulous 9pm Nat 7.30pm 7.30pm ; Sally’s Rock & Roll Bingo l MARINE TAVERN roasts 12 -5pm ; 8.30pm ; roasts 12pm Drag Open Mic: Stephanie Vo l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live l PARIS HOUSE live blues: Scott football: Spurs v Crystal Palace 12pm , Booth 2pm l FIRE & LIGHTBOX @LONDON SW8 n Clitz 9pm Fulham v Liverpool 2pm , Everton v QUEEN’S ARMS QA’s Got Talent Stark Bollock Naked: naked party 2pm ; l PARIS HOUSE live music: Sam l gay adult film stars: Kai Davis & Good Chara & band 6pm Chelsea 4.30pm Semi Final: host Poppycock & prizes 9pm Lad 5pm ; Near Bollock Naked: l QUEEN’S ARMS double cabaret: underwear/jockstrap party 6pm Vivienne Lynsey 6.30pm & 9.30pm MONDAY 18 l REGENCY TAVERN roasts 12-6pm l AFFINITY BAR All Day Karaoke WEDNESDAY 20 12pm ; Karaoke with Tommy Tanker (aka l AFFINITY BAR Karaoke with Tommy Pat Clutcher) 7pm Tanker (aka Pat Clutcher) 7pm l BAR BROADWAY Classics Jukebox l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Midweek Chill 6pm 7pm l CHARLES ST TAP Gaymers Night: l BAR BROADWAY Tabitha Wild’s consoles, board/card games 8.30pm Blankety Blank 9pm l LEGENDS BAR Dave Lynn & Friends l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: 9.30pm DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Nils l CHARLES ST TAP Mrs Moore’s Bona Solberg-Mick Hamer Trio 2pm ; Ela Bingo Bonanza: THT fundraiser 8.30pm Southgate & band 8pm l MARINE TAVERN Pink Pound 7pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Kara Van l PARIS HOUSE live music: Alex Park 9pm Bondonno 8pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate Show 10pm TUESDAY 19 SUBLINE Floss: candy floss/electro/ AFFINITY BAR Free Jukebox 12pm l l pop-up performance/ visual art 9pm BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Crewsday: DJ l VELVET JACKS Big Fat Quiz 7pm Lewis Osborne 9pm l 7 GEORGE STREET BRIGHTON 01273 696873 www.theqabrighton.com

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MONDAY MADNESS AT 9PM KARA VAN PARK SATURDAY AT PM AT PM TUESDAY 9 POPPY COCK 6 (EX 23) THE QA’S GOT TALENT CABARET AT 10 PM 2 MAR LUCINDA LASHES HOSTED BY POPPY COCK MAR MAR MAR 9 COSMIC 19 SEMI FINAL 26 GRAND FINAL MAR WIN £500 & PERFORM ON THE QA STAGE AT PRIDE 16 STEPHANIE VON CLITZ 23 MAR THE RETURN OF WEDNESDAY AT 10 PM BETTY SWOLLOCKS IN THE SALLY VATE SHOW BETTY LOVES MUSIC HALL FOR 1 EVENING ONLY AT 7PM SON OF A TUTU AT 10 PM AT PM BRIGHTON’S MAR THURSDAY 10 LEADING LADIES 30 LOLA LASAGNE 7 MAR LAURA NIXON 14 MAR PAT CUTCHER 21 MAR KARA VAN PARK MAR 28 JENNY CASTELL AS DUSTY SPRINGFIELD DOUBLE PM PM SUNDAY CABARET 6.30 & 10 3 MAR DAVE LYNN 10 MAR MISS PENNY 17 MAR VIVIENNE LYNSEY AT PM 24 MAR DRAG WITH NO NAME 6.30 PM FRID AY 10 VICKI VIVACIOUS AT 10 PM 1MAR GABRIELLA PARISH 31 MAR DAVINA SPARKLE 8 MAR DR BEVERLY BALLCRUSHER 15 MAR MARSHA MALLOW 22 MAR FANNY BURNS OPEN TILL 1AM SUN-THUR & TILL 2AM FRI & SAT 29 MAR ALLAN JAY MON-FRI OPEN FROM 5PM / SAT & SUN FROM 2PM 42 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM QUEENS ARMS + REGENCY TAVERN MARCH LISTINGS

QUEENS ARMS REGENCY TAVERN l 7 George St, BN2 1RH, T: 01273 696873, www.theqabrighton.com l 32-34 Russell Sq, Brighton BN1 2EF T: 01273 325 652, www.regencytavern.co.uk l OPEN Mon –Fri from 5pm , Sat & Sun from 2pm . l OPEN Sun –Wed 12 –11pm , Thur 12pm –12am , Fri & Sat 12pm –1am . FOOD Tue –Sat 12 –8pm , free pancakes on Tue (5) 6–8pm , bookings ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday (23 ) is the return of l l recommended for Sunday roasts 12 –6pm , two for £19.95 , mothers eat free on the legendary Betty Swollocks with her BETTY LOVES Mother’s Day , Sun (31 ), T&C apply. S

K MUSIC HALL for one evening only from 7pm . Stick around C O L

L for even more top cabaret with Son of a Tutu from 10pm . l ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday (8) is A NIGHT OF O

W MARY POPPINS with Miss Disney from 9pm . Practically S

Y REGULARS Pitch up every Monday for CABARET with

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T perfect in every way, Miss Disney is a drag princess on the E Y B Kara Van Park at 9pm . l Do you have a talent? Think you E N Brighton scene bringing to life the magic of Disney to S can light up the stage? Tuesday is the QA’S GOT TALENT with host Poppycock I D fanatics of all ages. Camp, kitsch and full of nostalgia, you S S from 9.30pm . Don’t miss the culmination of the search for the next big thing at the I

M will love the wonder of Miss Disney! Semi Final (19 ) and the Grand Final (26 ). To get involved, visit www.theqabrighton.com or pop in the bar. l Wednesday is the SALLY VATE l REGULARS Thursday is KARAOKE & OPEN MIC with Jason Thorpe at 8pm . SHOW with the northern powerhouse getting you over the hump from 10pm . l Friday (15 & 30 ) is CABA-REGENCY with some of the best talent that Brighton’s l Thursday is CABARET with the Brighton’s Leading Ladies at 10pm : Laura student and recently graduated community has to offer from 8.30pm . l Saturday Nixon (7), Pat Clutcher (14 ), Kara Van Park (21 ) and Jennie Castell as Dusty with top-flight entertainment at 9pm, free entry all night. This month’s line-up: Springfield (28 ). l Friday CABARET with top acts tearing up the stage from Crystal Lubrikunt (2), Trudi Styles & the Pianoman (9), Lady Imelda (16 ), 10pm : Gabriella Parrish (1), Dr Beverly Ballcrusher (8), Marsha Mallow (15 ), Davina Sparkle (23 ) and Stephanie Von Clitz (30 ). Stephanie Von Clitz , the Fanny Burns (22 ) and Allan Jay (29 ). l Saturday is CABARET with Poppycock Dorset tart with a heart, says: “Expect a wild and random atmosphere with lots of fun at 6pm ; more top acts at 10pm : Lucinda Lashes (2), Cosmic (9), Stephanie Von banter, jokes and plenty of sing-alongs!” Clitz (16 ) and Lola Lasagne (30 ). The QA say: “Ms Von Clitz joins us for an evening of songs and witty repartee on Saturday 16. Clitz is the name… still opening with this gag is the game!” l Sunday is DOUBLE CABARET at 6.30pm and 10pm : Dave Lynn (3), Miss FRIDAY 22 SATURDAY 23 Penny (10 ), Vivienne Lynsey (17 ), Drag With No l AFFINITY BAR DJ Liquid Gold 8pm l AFFINITY BAR Camp Cabaret: Pat

Y l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Davina Clutcher 6pm ; karaoke: Pat Clutcher Name at 6.30pm and Vicki Vivacious at 10pm (24 ) and E S

N Sparkle 9.30pm 7pm ; Pat Clutcher’s Game Show Y

Davina Sparkle (31 ). Expect bucket loads of charisma, L

N l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY cabaret: Drag Marathon 9pm uniqueness, nerve, and talent from the wickedly funny Drag N E I

V With No Name 7pm AMSTERDAM Karaoke with Jason I l

Idol 2018 finalist Vivienne Lynsey (17 ) who brings class, V creativity and a sprinkling of vintage glamour to stages up and down the country. l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm Thorpe 9.30pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Submissive Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm Saturday 9pm l BOUTIQUE Party with DJ Cee 8pm l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm l MARINE TAVERN Throwback l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS THURSDAY 21 Thursday 80s Night 8pm AFFINITY BAR Lydia L’Showbies: l CHARLES ST TAP Fabulous Friday: Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l PARIS HOUSE World Music: Pollito Lydia L’Scabies performs homages to TV, l DJ Morgan Fabulous 9pm l BOUTIQUE Saturday Night Fever: DJ Boogaloo 8pm film & musical theatre 10pm & 11pm l CROWN KEMPTOWN Disco 7pm King Sol 8pm QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Leading BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Weekend Warm- l l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Dave l CHARLES ST TAP Fierce: DJs 9pm l Ladies cabaret: Kara Van Park 10pm Up 7pm Lynn 9.30pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Trudi REGENCY TAVERN Karaoke/Open BAR BROADWAY Ross Cameron’s l l LEGENDS BAR Brighton Belles with Styles & the Pianoman 9.30pm l Mic with Jason Thorpe 8pm Big Quiz with prizes 8.30pm cabaret & guests 9.30pm l LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJ 7pm SBN @BRIGHTON SAUNA Stark BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Now l l MARINE TAVERN Jukebox Disco 9p m l MARINE TAVERN Cabaret & Karaoke l Bollock Naked (SBN) South Coast: strictly That’s What I Call Legends: DJ Claire l PARIS HOUSE DJ Havoxx 9pm with Candi Rell 8pm naked party for guys aged 18-80 with DJs Fuller 11pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Fanny l PARIS HOUSE And All That Jazz: Lee Harris & Dave Hunt + XXX gay adult CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash Burns 10pm Mike Piggott Trio 4pm ; DJ Andy the l movie stars Austin Sugar & Leon Rex Quiz 9pm l SUBLINE Steam 9pm Dandy 9pm 9pm . Free membership @ jamiehp.co.uk CHARLES ST TAP Throwback l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live l QUEEN’S ARMS The Return of Betty l SUBLINE Brace Yourself 9pm Thursday 9pm l football: England v Czech Republic (Euro Swollocks: Betty Love’s Music Hall for THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Mitch & GROSVENOR BAR Abel Mabel’s l 2020 Qualifier) 7.45pm one night only 7pm , Son of a Tutu 10pm l Paul’s Quiz & Chilli 8pm Bingo 8.30pm l ZONE cabaret: Stone & Street 10pm l REGENCY TAVERN cabaret: Davina Sparkle 9pm PICS FROM REGENCY TAVERN + ROTTINDEAN CLUB GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 43

ROTTINGDEAN CLUB l 89 High St, Rottingdean, BN2 7HE, Tel: 01273 309529 f therottingdeanclub l FOOD served daily ; ask at the bar for full menu. l MEMBERSHIP The Rottingdean Club is a members’ bar in the heart of the village with regular entertainment, great food, welcoming staff, a large garden with lager and cider on draught and free Wi-Fi, the Rottingdean Club is a unique venue so pop in and ask for membership details or email [email protected] The Rottingdean Club says: "We’re a private members’ bar where there’s always a warm welcome, modern standards of service and superb food!”

l ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday (2) is LIVE MUSIC with Gabriella Parrish from 8.30pm . Recognisable for her signature powerhouse vocals, Gabriella has risen to prominence on the south coast cabaret scene and is a proud S A I

S winner of a Golden Handbag Award! Gabriella took her act E L G I

global when she featured on acclaimed TV show Adele At A V E The BBC, viewed 60million times on YouTube alone! l ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday (9) is LIVE MUSIC with local artist Stephen Leppard from 8.30pm . Stephen’s shows span the decades from the 1960s to today, and with genres from swing to rock, there is something to please everyone! An evening full of energy, Stephen makes it his personal mission to get everyone smiling by the end of the evening. ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday (15 ) is CABARET l E M from the outrageous Drag With No Name at 9pm . The A N

Rottingdean Club say: “ He is back with a bang! DWNN is N

H T making his return to the club with madcap fun, songs, jokes I W

G and a whole lot more. Not one to be missed!” A R D

l THE STABLE @LONDON WC2 Total l CHARLES ST TAP cabaret: host Sally Fekkin Nude: naked party for all 9pm l Vate + Lola Lasagne 7.30pm ; Sally’s SUBLINE The Men’s Room: DJ Rock & Roll Bingo 8.30pm ; roasts 12pm Screwpulous 9pm l FIRE & LIGHTBOX @LONDON SW8 l ZONE cabaret: Stephanie Von Clitz Stark Bollock Naked: naked party 2pm ; 10pm gay adult movie stars: Lex Anders & James Castle 5pm ; Near Bollock Naked: underwear/jockstrap party 6pm SUNDAY 24 LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Lisa Q Jones AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Jade Justine l l 3.30pm ; roasts 12.30 –4pm 5pm MARINE TAVERN roasts 12 -5pm ; AMSTERDAM cabaret: Chase Adams l l Drag Open Mic: Stephanie Von Clitz 9pm 5pm ; roasts 12pm-till gone PARIS HOUSE live music: Dave BAR 7 @CRAWLEY karaoke 7pm l l Williams & band 6pm BAR BROADWAY Fireplace Sessions l QUEEN’S ARMS double cabaret: pres: Nikki Red 8.30pm l Drag With No Name 6.30pm , Vicki BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l Vivacious 9.30pm Pop!Candy DJ Claire Fuller 9pm REGENCY TAVERN roasts 12-6pm CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash: free l l SUBLINE Cum in Your Pants: food/raffle 5pm ; roasts/select menu l underwear party 9pm 12pm – till gone 44 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM SUBLINE

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SUBLINE THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS 129 St James' St, BN2 1TH, T: 01273 624100, www.sublinebrighton.co.uk l l 59 North Rd, BN1 1YD, Tel: 01273 608571, www.3jollybutchers.com OPEN Sun , Wed & Thur from 9pm , 10pm Fri & Sat . l l OPEN daily from 12pm, 10.30am Sat (9), 11.30am Sun (17). DRINK PROMOS £1 off draught pints all night Wed . l l FOOD Saturday pre- BRIGHTON HOME MATCH WARM UP with Pie & Pint at 12.30pm (on 2, 16 & 30 ), or Sausage Baguette for breakfast at 10.30am on ( 9): l ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday (1) is CLUB SILENCIO Presents: Hogwarts’ High School Reunion at 8pm , entry £8 . H Grainger, Head of Reunion Committee, £9 ; Thur : Beef or Veggie Chilli £5 incl entry to the quiz. says: “It's 20 years since the graduating class of 1998 moved on from Hogwarts and l LIVE SPORT Live football & rugby on the big screens, see listings for fixtures. you're cordially invited to join us for this special party! As you know, we have a couple of *quite* famous alumni in our year, so it'll be a wonderful chance to catch up with l REGULARS Thursday is the PUB QUIZ with Mitch & Paul at 8pm . some of your old friends, who we won't name here for legal reasons. Gosh! I certainly hope nothing weird, queer or disturbing occurs to spoil this fun evening! We heartily encourage you to wear your house colours: red, green, blue or yellow or you could even be *really* super fun and wear your old Hogwarts l BAR BROADWAY Tabitha Wild’s l REGENCY TAVERN Karaoke/open uniform. Can't wait to see you all again!” Blankety Blank 9pm mic with Jason Thorpe 8pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: l SUBLINE Brace Yourself 9pm H

T ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday (9) is with U l DJ Claire Fuller 11pm H-PARTYBOYS POOL PARTY@THE

O l S LEATHERMEN SOUTH , the group who bring the

N CHARLES ST TAP Mrs Moore’s Bona STABLE WC2H fit 18-40 year old guys

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M leathermen of Sussex, Surrey, Kent and further afield R Bingo Bonanza: THT fundraiser 8.30pm in towels, trunks or nothing at all 7.30pm E H

T together to indulge their shared interests for mutual

A l MARINE TAVERN Pink Pound 7pm To apply: jamiehp.co.uk E L enjoyment. l PARIS HOUSE live music: Oli Howe l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Mitch & Trio 8pm Paul’s Quiz & Chilli 8pm l REGULARS Wednesday is FLOSS , the queer, progressive, open and alternative experience with free candy floss, electronic music, pop-up performance l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate Show 10pm and visual art from 10pm , entry £5 on the door with proof of event share. l Friday SUBLINE Floss: candy floss/electro/ FRIDAY 29 (8) is DIRTY TACKLE sportswear night, entry £3 in kit/ £5 otherwise. l Thursday l AFFINITY BAR DJ Liquid Gold 8pm pop-up performance/visual art 9pm l (14 ) is JOYSTICK JOCKEYS gaymers night from 9pm . Subline say: “ Brighton's l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Kara Van Park queerest basement gets geeky for the night! Anticipate raucous trivia and party 9.30pm games, intense Street Fighter bouts, frenetic Bomberman tournaments, tuneful Rock THURSDAY 28 l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY cabaret: Lucinda Band renditions, and more.” l Friday (15 ) is the FILTH mixed full fetish party, l AFFINITY BAR Lydia L’Showbies: Lashes 7pm advance tickets available. l Sunday (24 ) is the CUM IN YOUR PANTS underwear Lydia L’Scabies performs homages to TV, l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm party with DJ Screwpulous , entry £3 for members or £5 . film & musical theatre 10pm & 11pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Weekend Warm- Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm Up 7pm l BAR BROADWAY Ross Cameron’s MONDAY 25 TUESDAY 26 Big Quiz with prizes 8.30pm AFFINITY BAR All Day Karaoke AFFINITY BAR Free Jukebox 12pm l l l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Now 12pm ; Karaoke with Tommy Tanker (aka l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Crewsday: DJ That’s What I Call Legends: DJ Claire Pat Clutcher) 7pm Lewis Osborne 9pm Fuller 11pm BAR BROADWAY Classics Jukebox BAR BROADWAY Piano Singalong l l l CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash 6pm with the Regency Singers 9pm Quiz 9pm CHARLES ST TAP Gaymers Night: MARINE TAVERN Curry & Quiz with l l l CHARLES ST TAP Throwback consoles, board/card games 8.30pm Nat 7.30pm Thursday 9pm LEGENDS BAR Dave Lynn & Friends PARIS HOUSE live blues: Yellow l l l GROSVENOR BAR Abel Mabel’s 9.30pm Funk Machine 8pm Bingo 8.30pm PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Nils QUEEN’S ARMS QA’s Got Talent l l l MARINE TAVERN Throwback Solberg-Mick Hamer Trio 2pm ; Chris Grand Final with host Poppycock 9pm Thursday 80s Night 8pm Coull 8pm l PARIS HOUSE World Music: Tres l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Kara Van Amigos 8pm Park 9pm WEDNESDAY 27 AFFINITY BAR Karaoke with Tommy l QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Leading THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live l l Tanker (aka Pat Clutcher) 7pm Ladies cabaret: Jennie Castell as Dusty football: England v Montenegro (Euro BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Midweek Chill Springfield 10pm 2020 Qualifier) 7.45pm l 7pm PICS FROM VELVET JACKS +THE ZONE GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 45

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VELVET JACKS THE ZONE l 50 Norfolk Sq, BN1 2PA, Tel: 07720 661290 tinyurl.com/VelvetJacks l 33 St James’ St, BN2 1RF, Tel: 01273 682249, www.zonebrighton.co.uk l OPEN Tue –Thur 4 –11.30pm , Fri & Sat l OPEN 11am Sun –Thur , 10am Fri & Sat . 12 –11.30pm , Sun 1 –11pm . l DRINK PROMOS all day every day, excluding Fri & Sat night. FOOD Yaras Tiffin Indian Tapas on Sat . l ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday with top-flight DRINK PROMOS every day 4–7pm , excluding Sat. l l CABARET at 10pm : Marsha Mallow (1), Stephanie Von l ONE FOR THE DIARY Wednesday (20 ) is the BIG Clitz (8), Topsie Redfern (15 ), Stone & Street (22 ) and T E

FAT QUIZ with a cash prize and half time pizza from 7pm . E Davina Sparkle (29 ). With live vocals and dexterous R T S

guitar playing, Stone & Street (22 ) are well known for &

N creating a sunny atmosphere, which makes people feel like O T

S they are on holiday! Playing songs ranging from swing to BOUTIQUE Party with DJ Cee 8pm Clutcher 6pm ; karaoke: Pat Clutcher l standards, soul to Motown classics, disco and current chart hits, there really is CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm 7pm ; Pat Clutcher’s Game Show l something for everyone. They say: “Get your weekend off to a good start by visiting CHARLES ST TAP Fabulous Friday: Marathon 9pm l this great venue with one of the south coast’s most popular acts and staff that will DJ Morgan Fabulous 9pm AMSTERDAM Karaoke with Jason l make sure you leave with a smile on your face!” l CROWN KEMPTOWN Disco 7pm Thorpe 9.30pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Dave l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Submissive l REGULARS Saturday CABARET with many of the scene’s most sensational Lynn 9.30pm Saturday 9pm acts at 10pm : Chris Hyde (2), Sally Vate (9), Kara Van Park (16 ), Stephanie l LEGENDS BAR Brighton Belles with l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm Von Clitz (23 ) and Sally Vate (30 ). cabaret & guests 9.30pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l MARINE TAVERN cabaret: Lazy Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm Susan 9p m l BOUTIQUE Saturday Night Fever: DJ PARIS HOUSE And All That Jazz: BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS PARIS HOUSE DJ Havoxx 9pm King Sol & CD giveaway 8pm l l l Lawrence JonesTrio 4pm ; DJ Andy the Pop!Candy DJ Claire Fuller 9pm QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Allan Jay l CHARLES ST TAP Fierce: DJs 9pm l Dandy 9pm CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash: free 10pm l FIRE @LONDON SW8 Sex Circus: l QUEEN’S ARMS double cabaret: food/raffle 5pm ; roasts/select menu REGENCY TAVERN CABA Regency: XXX stars Blaise & Dan Ramaschiello, l l Poppycock 6pm , Lola Lasagne 10pm 12pm – till gone students/graduates perform 8.30pm DJs, dancers, circuit acts 11pm REGENCY TAVERN cabaret: CHARLES ST TAP cabaret: host Sally SUBLINE Steam 9pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Davina l l l Stephanie Von Clitz 9pm Vate + Heart & Soul 7.30pm ; Sally’s ZONE cabaret: Davina Sparkle 10pm Sparkle 9.30pm l THE STABLE @LONDON WC2 Total Rock & Roll Bingo 8.30pm ; roasts 12pm l LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJ 7pm l Fekkin Nude: naked party for all 9pm FIRE & LIGHTBOX @LONDON SW8 l MARINE TAVERN Cabaret & Karaoke l SATURDAY 30 with Candi Rell 8pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Pre Home Stark Bollock Naked: naked party 2pm ; l AFFINITY BAR Camp Cabaret: Pat Match Warm Up with Pie & Pint £9: gay adult movie stars: Blaise & Dan Brighton v Southampton 12.30am , Ramaschiello 5pm ; Near Bollock Naked: Fulham v Man City 12.30pm , West Ham underwear/jockstrap party 6pm v Everton 5.30pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Miss Penny l SUBLINE The Men’s Room: DJ 3.30pm ; roasts 12.30 –4pm Screwpulous 9pm l MARINE TAVERN roasts 12 -5pm ; l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 10pm Drag Open Mic: Stephanie Von Clitz 9pm l PARIS HOUSE live music: Louis Checkley & band 6pm SUNDAY 31 QUEEN’S ARMS double cabaret: AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Stephanie l l Davina Sparkle 6.30pm & 9.30pm Von Clitz 5pm REGENCY TAVERN Mother’s Day AMSTERDAM cabaret: Jamie Watson l l roasts: mums eat free (check T&C) 12- 5pm ; Mother’s Day: 2-course meal for 6pm £15pp incl a box of chocolates, book at SUBLINE Guilty Pleasures: DJ bar/call 01273 670 976 12pm l Screwpulous 9pm BAR 7 @CRAWLEY karaoke 7pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live BAR BROADWAY Fireplace Sessions l l football: Cardiff v Chelsea 2pm , Liverpool pres: Chris Hibbert 8.30pm v Spurs 4.30pm 46 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD, PORTSMOUTH

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l EDGE Compton Walk, SO14 0BH PORTSMOUTH TEL: 023 8036 6163 HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD l www.theedgesouthampton.com PORTSMOUTH 1 Hampshire Terrace, Southsea LONDON HOTEL Hampshire Terrace, Southsea, PO1 2QN , Tel : 02392 297509 TEL: 0 2392 297509 l l 2 Terminus Terrace, SO14 3DT l OPEN Sun & Mon 9pm , Tue –Sat 7pm TEL: 02380 710652, l DRINK DEALS various deals on Sun , £1.50 drinks on Mon . SOUTHAMPTON www.the-london.co.uk l BOX BAR Compton Walk, SO14 0BH l ONE FOR THE DIARY Tuesday is PORTSMOUTH DRAG TEL: 023 8036 6163 RACE 2019 from 7pm with guest judges: Miss Penny for www.theedgesouthampton.com Heat 1 (5), Shania Pain for Heat 2 (12 ), Amy Laqueefa for Heat 3 (19 ), and Charlie Hides for the Grand Final (26 ). Hampshire Boulevard say: “Are you Portsmouth’s next Drag FRIDAY 1 WEDNESDAY 6 Superstar? This competition is open to everyone - Drag PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH Queens, Drag Kings, Bio Queens - you just need charisma, l HAMPSHIRE BLVD We Love Fridays: l HAMPSHIRE BLVD Big Navy Night uniqueness, nerve and talent. So get ready to SLAY the competition. Make them GAG! DJ Toby Lawrence 9pm Out with Aura Jay’s karaoke 9pm Start your engines and may the biggest SUPERSTAR WIN!” Entry £5 to watch, all going SOUTHAMPTON SOUTHAMPTON to Portsmouth Pride . The Grand Final winner gets a chance to perform at l BOX BAR GLOW DJs 10pm l BOX BAR Beauty and the Balls Bingo: Portsmouth’s Official Pride Event 2019 and a £200 cash prize. Places are limited EDGE GLOW: DJs & UV lights 11pm host Miss Disney & prizes 8pm ; Bella l so if you’re interested, check out the Hampshire Boulevard Facebook page. Black’s karaoke 10.30pm l EDGE Bar 150: DJs Missy B & Lee l REGULARS Thursday is A NIGHT ON THE LASHES with the legendary Lucinda SATURDAY 2 Harris 10pm PORTSMOUTH Lashes hosting KARAOKE and dishing out the ditties from 9pm , free entry. l WE LOVE FRIDAYS with DJ Toby Lawrence spinning tunes to get you moving, £3 till l HAMPSHIRE BLVD Blank: DJs Missy B & Rob Davis 9pm THURSDAY 7 10pm /£5 after. l Sat is BLANK with DJs Rob Davis & Missy B cranking up the SOUTHAMPTON PORTSMOUTH party vibes with the latest chart remixes from 9pm . l Sunday is 90S–NOW , free l BOX BAR The Big One: DJs 7pm l HAMPSHIRE BLVD A Night on the entry. l Mon is 20SOMETHING with banging tunes from l EDGE The Big One: DJs King K , Lashes: Lucinda Lashes, karaoke, tunes DJs Lee Harris & Luke Ennor , entry £5 . l Win up to £500 Patrick Cawley & Darcy Buckland 10pm 9pm every Tue at CHERRY’S BINGO from 8pm with top acts on S

SOUTHAMPTON the stage: Vicki Vivacious (5), Cherry’s Birthday with E H S

BOX BAR Double Trouble Quiz: drag Karen Dalton as Nan (12 ), Jacqui Swallows (19 ) and A L

SUNDAY 3 A hosts Aura Jay & Bella Black 8pm Crystal Lubrikunt (26 ). Wed is BIG NAVY NIGHT OUT D l N PORTSMOUTH I C

EDGE Get Dirty: DJ Liam Searle 10pm with host Aura-Jay’s KARAOKE , free entry. U l L l HAMPSHIRE BLVD 90s-Now 9pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Aura Jay’s Cabaret v Karaoke FRIDAY 8 10pm PORTSMOUTH l EDGE Aura Jay’s Cabaret v Karaoke l HAMPSHIRE BLVD We Love Fridays: 10pm WEDNESDAY 13 DJ Toby Lawrence 9pm PORTSMOUTH HAMPSHIRE BLVD Big Navy Night MONDAY 4 SOUTHAMPTON l PORTSMOUTH Out with Aura Jay’s karaoke 9pm l BOX BAR GLOW: DJs 10pm MONDAY 11 l HAMPSHIRE BLVD 20Something: PORTSMOUTH SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE GLOW: DJs & UV lights 11pm DJs Lee Harris & Luke Ennor 9pm l HAMPSHIRE BLVD 20Something: l BOX BAR Beauty and the Balls Bingo: SOUTHAMPTON DJs Lee Harris & Luke Ennor 9pm host Miss Disney & prizes 6pm ; Bella l EDGE Mates Rates: DJ Darcy Buckland SATURDAY 9 SOUTHAMPTON Black’s karaoke 10.30pm 10pm PORTSMOUTH l EDGE Mates Rates: DJ Darcy Buckland l EDGE Bar 150: DJs Missy B & Lee l HAMPSHIRE BLVD Blank: DJs Missy 10pm Harris 10pm B & Rob Davis 9pm TUESDAY 5 SOUTHAMPTON PORTSMOUTH BOX BAR The Big One: DJs 7pm TUESDAY 12 THURSDAY 14 HAMPSHIRE BLVD Portsmouth Drag l l EDGE The Big One: DJs Craig Law & PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH Race 2019 Heat 1: host Poppycock + l HAMPSHIRE BLVD A Night on the Liam Searle 10pm l HAMPSHIRE BLVD Portsmouth Drag l guest judge Miss Penny 7pm Race 2019 Heat 2: host Poppycock + Lashes: Lucinda Lashes, karaoke, tunes SOUTHAMPTON guest judge Shania Pain 7pm 9pm l BOX BAR Time Out DJs 11pm SUNDAY 10 SOUTHAMPTON SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Time Out: DJ Arthur Hutchinson PORTSMOUTH l BOX BAR Time Out DJs 11pm l BOX BAR Double Trouble Quiz: drag 11pm l HAMPSHIRE BLVD 90s-Now 9pm l EDGE Time Out: DJ Arthur Hutchinson hosts Aura Jay & Bella Black 8pm SOUTHAMPTON 11pm l EDGE Get Dirty: DJ Liam Searle 10pm GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 47 48 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM EDGE & BOX BAR, SOUTHAMPTON

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SOUTHAMPTON Race 2019 Grand Final: host Poppycock THE EDGE & BOX BAR l BOX BAR Beauty and the Balls Bingo: + guest judge Charlie Hides 7pm SOUTHAMPTON host Miss Disney & prizes 6pm ; Bella SOUTHAMPTON Black’s karaoke 10.30pm BOX BAR Time Out DJs 11pm l Compton Walk, SO14 0BH, Tel: 023 8036 6163, www.theedgesouthampton.com l EDGE Bar 150: DJs Missy B & Lee EDGE Time Out: DJ Arthur Hutchinson l OPEN The Edge: 10pm everyday. l The Box Bar: 7pm Tue –Sat . l l Harris 10pm 11pm l FOOD Box Bar : 7–10pm Tue –Sat l HAPPY HOURS The Box Bar: 2-4-1 cocktails 7–late Tue , Thur & Fri (till 8pm on Wed & Sat ); The Edge: £1.50 shots & £2 house doubles on Mon , £1.50 THURSDAY 21 WEDNESDAY 27 drinks on Wed , £1.50 singles/£3 doubles on Sun . PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD A Night on the l HAMPSHIRE BLVD Big Navy Night l ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday is THE BIG ONE from Lashes: Lucinda Lashes, karaoke, tunes Out with Aura Jay’s karaoke 9pm 10pm with three bars, two dancefloors & DJs: King K , 9pm SOUTHAMPTON

D Patrick Cawley & Darcy Buckland (2), Craig Law & SOUTHAMPTON l BOX BAR Beauty and the Balls Bingo: N A

L BOX BAR Double Trouble Quiz: drag host Miss Disney & prizes 6pm ; Bella

K Liam Searle (9), Luke Anthony & Patrick Cawley (16 ), l C

U hosts Aura Jay & Bella Black 8pm Black’s karaoke 10.30pm B

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C EDGE Get Dirty: DJ Liam Searle 10pm EDGE Bar 150: DJs Missy B & Lee R Patrick Cawley & Claire Fuller (30 ). l l A

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) Victory Hand ) Japanese hand-crafted SHOPPING Candle , £34.99 Rice Candles , 5 for £5 WITH MICHAEL HOOTMAN (England at (Workshop 13a Prince Home , 22b Ship Albert Street Brighton, Street, 01273 731340) ) JARMAN VOLUME TWO (BFI blu-ray). This six- Brighton, disc set covers the years 1987-1984. Films comprise 01273 The Last of England with Tilda Swinton ; War 205544) Requiem with Nathaniel Parker and Laurence Olivier ; The Garden ; Edward II ; Wittgenstein with Michael Gough ; Blue and Glitterbug with Adam Ant , Andrew Logan , Toyah Willcox , Marianne Faithfull , William S Burroughs and Genesis P-Orridge . Its 66 special features include 10 newly recorded interviews with a variety of Jarman’s collaborators, eight archival interviews, two audio commentaries and six image galleries.

) HUMAN DESIRE (Eureka blu-ray). Fritz Lang ’s noir, based on a Zola novel, is an enjoyably tawdry melodrama. Femme fatale Gloria Grahame is married to brutish Broderick Crawford whose career she saves by sleeping with the company boss. This sets in motion lots of terrible choices made by people easily persuaded into depravity: which is, of course, the very essence of noir. Grahame effortlessly steals the film – she’s certainly a magnetic presence – it’s a shame the other lead, Glenn Ford , turns in his trademark stolid performance. A second-tier Lang, but at 90 minutes it’s admirably concise and there’s hardly a dull moment.

) Princess Flaminia Cushion , £52 (Papillon , 23 Ship Street, Brighton, ) Staffordshire Trinket Boxes , £40 a 01273 774478) pair ( Pussy , 3a Kensington Gardens, Brighton, 01273 604861)

) Lube , £9.95 each or 3 for £25 (Prowler , 112-113 St James's Street, Brighton, 01273 603813) 50 GSCENE DANCE MUSIC BY QUEEN JOSEPHINE & KATE WILDBLOOD

techno, bass ALBUMS and worldly drum rhythms, ) It’s all thrillers no fillers this has ensured the March as the longplayer love dance since continues to lighten up these first play. almost spring days. Add the And for our March must-haves - downtempo, Bonobo ’s incredible ambient and FabricpresentsBonobo on Fabric, melodic-house with its genre of Robert busting Solheim Vest on Aquavit BEAT or adventures in the new wave nuggets on sonic Johannes soundscapes, Albert ’s Berlin Bass Lichternberg via Collective’s sparkling four-to-the- Frank Music to floor fuelled compilation Shades DJ PROFILE: KERRY JEAN LISTER your days and of House or the sweet disco edits your destined to of Nova ’s be satisfied. venture Can you believe it’s March already? The days are getting longer and whilst Tastemakers it might not be time to crack out your bikini, it’s definitely time to get Add the soul enriching African Vol 1 on Wavy your lug-holes round some beautiful music – and this lady knows a electronica that is Karoussel by Recordings, magnificent tune when she hears one! So, as we celebrate the budding Mowgan featuring Kaleta on Mow there’s plenty trees, lighter evenings and International Women’s Day, let the gorgeous Records or the must-dance grooves to give you spring in your step Kerry Jean Lister provide the soundtrack, whether on the dancefloor or of Africa Gets Physical Vol 2 on this March. Enjoy. via the airwaves, her passion for the groove will get you in the mood… Get Physical Hello Kerry, how are you? I’m splendid, thank you for asking. Music and all Catch Wildblood and Queenie on will be gravy. 1BTN IWD Takeover 101.4FM Where can we hear you DJing? You can hear my Feel Up radio show on Ralf GUM ’s 1btn.fm on March 8, Patterns with 1BTN (101.4fm, DAB plus, www.1btn.fm) every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of Progressions on Honey Dijon on March 9, the month from 12-2pm. And I’m also a resident DJ at Club Barbra, which GOGO Music also Traumfrau & Queer Songbook is held quarterly at the West Hill Tavern, 67 Buckingham Place, Brighton. keeps things tasty with his IWD Mixtape on March 16, and Any exciting projects for 2019? Club Barbra, the night I run with my soulful, afro and goodtime grooves Bitch, Please! at Green Door Store fellow 1BTN presenters Suze Rosser and Queenie & Wildblood, returned to whilst Laurel Halo DJ-Kicks on on March 22. the West Hill Tavern in February and it was a cracking one! Now we’re !K7, with its majestic mix of perfectdistractions.com getting very excited about our 1BTN International Women’s Day Takeover on Friday, March 8. Following on from last year’s success we have an even bigger and better specially programmed show with an all female line-up from 8am –midnight. Then on Saturday, March 9 we’re at Patterns with Honey Dijon. What music is rocking your world these days? UK vocalists, including Cleo Sol, Yazmin Lacey and Fatima. I’m hoping we’ll get some new music from Lou Hayter this year, Cherry On Top was one of my tracks of 2018. WILDBLOOD & QUEENIE’S MAJESTIC MARCH 12” Fave tune of all time? Oh god – I’d find it easier to pick a favourite child! Okay let’s go with Prince, Mountains – it’s definitely top three ) RALPH SESSION Lay It Down Half Assed Records regardless! Touch of Class EP action that does exactly what it says on the tin. ) GIRLS OF THE INTERNET L.A.R.P Drab Queen Most memorable gig and dream gig? Most memorable is DJing at the All A Samplers & Drum Machine Mixtape you need to get your paws on. Ends Up warehouse parties my friend James used to put on in East ) DJ COUNSELLING Be Here Now Constant Circles London. These nights were amazing! With proper old school dirty Brighton label loveliness from a house hero of ours. warehouse vibes, and an amazing crowd of like-minded people, I don’t ) HUGO MARI Change ur Ways (Detroit Swindle remix) Heist Records think they will ever be topped! As to where I’d love to play, it’s got to be The Round Up Part V delight that keeps impressing with every listen. at Horsemeat Disco! ) BLAZERS Side2Side Skint Records Tune you wish you’d never played? I REGRET NOTHING! Nothing more divine will come your way this spring, believe us. Guilty pleasure? Without wanting to sound like a middle-aged mum ) REMOTIF Warmer Still Alfresco Disco cliché, it’s most definitely wine! Filtered, fine and fabulous disco ready to keep you wiggling. Describe yourself in three words... Northern, optimistic and greedy. ) BLACK LOOPS , Nikoss & Seven Davis Jr Remind Me Neovinyl Feel the burn as the boys bring it home for Neo. ) JUSTIN CUDMORE Are You Ready The Bunker New York KERRY JEAN LISTER’S CURRENT TOP FIVE The master of acid returns and the lesson is one you need. ) Kalabrese Dance Yourself Clean Zunkuft recordings ) JUSTIN JAY Like That Fantastic Voyage ) Cleo Sol One Forever Living Originals Psych, shoegaze, punk-inspired grooves of the DIY kind anyone? ) Giovanni Damico My Music Lumberjacks In Hell ) RHODE & BROWN Love Lane (Bell Towers remix) Slam City Jams ) I Gemin & Castanea Fall I Love Boogie Angst Ride this Wave 100 EP and all will be love. ) SUMMON THE FIRE The Comet Is Coming Impulse! GSCENE 51 Y H P A R G O T O H P

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women you could ever wish to meet in cramped, sweaty, air-free boxes. The rebels at Radio STILL WILD AT HEART Reverb teaching me the broadcasting essentials as Kathy Catton, Ellie Dobing and Melita Kate Wildblood, DJ, 1BTN radio presenter, campaigner Dennett helped this vinyl obsessive find the and regal consort, muses majestically on her 50th year words. The glories at 1BTN welcoming me to and the International Women’s Day (IWD) events their bunker with a smile of appreciation and a desire to make a difference. Radio days inspired lighting up her celebrations. by nights listening under the covers to Annie Nightingale that set this Asperger’s lass free as ) I’m an international woman (cape optional) Rosser, Sami Kubu, Kinky D, Slamma, Tula, she finally found a way to navigate life’s ever and I have my own day. Literally. My birthday Jackie B, DJ Philly, Meech Mash, Princess Julia, baffling social norms with a microphone. is the 8th March, this year my 50th (how the Lola, Lil Jo, Hayley Pons, Faro and more, each For mine has been a 50-year long queer life disco did that happen?), and I’d like to think ensuring the groove the girls played cast a inspired by the people walking the path beside that women across the world have only one much-needed light through the male- me. The clubbers, the promoters, the party thing on their minds as they gather to dominated scene. Lights that continue to lead people. The family, real or never pretend, that celebrate and campaign. Okay, maybe not, but the way internationally today thanks to Honey make this misfit from Essex finally feel at one sharing my celebrations on a day when women Dijon, The Black Madonna, Kim Ann Foxman, with the neurotypical world. A life I’ve shared worldwide are rightfully hailed as warriors has Violet, Sophie Lloyd or the legendary Smokin’ with words, tunes, rainbow moments and the always been a blessing. Jo. Women who endured the “when your odd f*** up, but a life I’m proud of. In a city boyfriend comes back can you ask him to As IWD19 campaigns for #BalanceforBetter, I I’m even prouder of. So this IWD I will be play…?” sexist requests for decades as they shall be thanking my lucky female stars for the raising a birthday glass to those superwomen forged forward to deliver the equality we often women who have inspired me throughout my (with optional capes obviously) that have thought would never come and sadly 50 years, balancing the tables with talent that inspired my 50-year ride of a lifetime. The truly occasionally still have to fight for. has forever changed my life. From my single inspirational international women who have parent mother raising two girls by the seaside And then there are the radio days that came to always led the way. Long may they continue. I in the 1970s, working against the tide to defy me later in life; created by the finest family of mean, who else is going to navigate as we the prejudice and the hardship, to Mrs Hill the multi-task our way towards majestic status? English teacher who guided me towards the genius of Jane Austen, Harper Lee, Margaret Atwood and Alice Walker, my childhood was modelled on the finest of roles. E

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generosity and encouragement, ensured this Y B wannabe DJ would soon see her Venus Rising. Without her there would be no Shameless International Women’s Day Traumfrau & Queer Songbook Hussies, the Brighton women-only club night I ) And you’re invited to Traumfrau and Queer ) Tune into 1BTN International Women’s co-founded with Tiz Cartwright for Lesbian Songbook’s International Women’s Day Day Takeover on 101.4FM DAB+ and online Strength’s Brighton Pride celebrations back in Mixtape at The Spire , Brighton, on Saturday, 1btn.fm on Friday, March 8 , 8am-midnight. 1992. Without her there would be no March 16 , 7.30pm-late, to marvel in joy Then on Saturday, March 9 , 8pm-4am, come connection with designer and DJ Meesh Mash and/or bemusement (the latter depending on shake a tail feather with the 1BTN IWD or a certain Queen Josephine. Without Vicki, how high my microphone levels are set) as Soundsystem upstairs at Patterns with DJs my queer life’s journey would never have Queen Josephine and I sing the song of our Faro , Kerry Jean Lister , Jayne Winstanley , detoured so deliciously thanks to a shameless queer lives alongside special guests Tabs Suze Rosser and two birds called Wildblood bang on a bongo by my soon to be regal (Butch Please ), Emma Frankland , Annesa and Queenie supporting Honey Dijon and missus. Chaudhry , Roni Guetta , Fruit and compere Charles Green in the club downstairs. Free extraordinaire Zoe Lyons . Fundraising for My DJ career over the past 30 years has been entry upstairs before 10pm. (Ticketed entry Brighton Women’s Centre . forever inspired by the women I celebrate with only after 10pm, limited availability on the every 12” I play. DJs Helene Stokes, Dulcie door). Fundraising for Threshold Women’s For more info, tickets and how you can donate Danger, King K, Hollie, Maze & Masters, Suze Services and the Girl’s Network . check out perfectdistractions.com 52 GSCENE

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Kings Road, Brighton Y T A Box office: 0844 847 1515 life in a tightly wrapped package K TRAUMFRAU of bippity bop electro fun with ) GEORGE EZRA (Mon 11). His The Spire, Eastern Road, Brighton insightful lyrics, layered harmonies ) AN EVENING WITH KATYA first headline arena tour, with ) TRAUMFRAU: INTERNATIONAL and hypnotic string arrangements; ZAMOLODCHIKOVA (Sun 31). special guest Sigrid. WOMEN’S DAY MIXTAPE (Sat 16). Bee & Jackrabbit , alt/folk duo, RuPaul's Drag Race Miss ) PETER ANDRE (Wed 13). The The Queer Songbook is a who play intricately arranged songs Congeniality and All Stars S2 pop star, singer and TV personality collaborative mixtape of songs about everything and nothing; Finalist, Katya Zamolodchikova sings his hits. With guest Max reflecting the queer experience, as Lauren Karl , who performs as brings her new stand-up show, Help Restaino , and support from Kalon chosen by guest singers. Each song magician/burlesque queen alter Me I'm Dying , to Brighton. Rae and Lauren Halil . will be performed live, backed by ego Loretta von Dini . )) 40 YEARS OF DISCO (Thu 21). PINK FRINGE the Queer Songbook Band, a Line-up comprises Village People , Marlborough Theatre, 4 Princes live ensemble of queer musicians. the Gibson Brothers , the Three St, Brighton Guest include Tabs , Zoe Lyons , Degrees , Imagination featuring www.brownpapertickets.com Kate Wildblood & Queen Leee John , Odyssey , the ) BOTTOM (Sat 2–Sun 3). Locked Josephine , Aneesa Chaudhry , Trammps ,the Real Thing . in his bathroom during a tragic Emma Frankland , Roni Guetta and THE BRUNSWICK third date, Willy Hudson asks: are Fruit . Tickets: eventbrite.co.uk Holland Rd, Hove, you a top or a bottom? Bottom is www.thebrunswick.net about bums, Beyoncé and burnt ) ALL START: MAMAS & PAPAS fish fingers. Join Willy for a queer ROCK (2pm, Sat 2). Join Al and coming-of-age remix, as he special guests for an afternoon of questions if ‘bottom’ in the great kids songs, silly stories, bedroom means ‘bottom’ in life – GSCENE 53 ALL THAT JAZZ ART MATTERS BY SIMON ADAMS BY ENZO MARRA

) ANDREW CYRILLE/WADADA LEO SMITH/BILL FRISELL Lebroba For March I’m concentrating on two concurrent shows in one (ECM ). The title Lebroba is an amalgam of birthplaces: trumpeter tremendous venue in Chichester, well worth a visit and with affordable Wadada Leo Smith’s in LEland, Mississippi, drummer Andrew Cyrille’s entry considering the quality of the works being shown inside. in BROoklyn, New York, and guitarist Bill Frisell’s in BAltimore, the influences of all three of which PALLANT HOUSE GALLERY can be heard in this varied, Chichester, 8-9 North Pallant, PO19, 1TJ https://pallant.org.uk) beautiful set. All three musicians ) HAROLD GILMAN : BEYOND CAMDEN TOWN (Mar 2 –Jun 9) presents are innovators – Cyrille renowned works by british painter Harold Gilman (1876–1919) who created an for his broken timekeeping, his individual view of modern urban life in which the influence of Vincent implied meter when playing, van Gogh and Edouard Vuillard is visible. In the final decade of his life Smith for his modernist, he left behind the gritty and

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Throughout, the music is sparse and often minimal, Frisell’s chiming D domestic interiors with heavily L O L country-style guitar chords ringing out against Smith’s often R patterned wallpapers and A haunting blears and smears, Cyrille meanwhile an elliptical and H female figures capture the eloquent contributor to the forward momentum of each piece. A essence of his preferred subjects, an approach that led to him being challenging set that brings with it many rewards. called the Vuillard of London, but they also commented on social change, including shifting perceptions around gender and class, and ) KAMAAL WILLIAMS The urban living standards. Return (Black Focus ). Jazz and Through over 50 works, including several alternative versions and the club music have increasingly famous Maple Street interiors featuring Gilman’s charlady Mrs Mounter, come together in recent years, an this is the first major exhibition of the artist in over 35 years. The on-off then on-again merger that strong sense of development during the artist’s final years can only throws up surprises like this set. hint at what might have followed had Gilman not died during the Keyboard player Kamaal Williams influenza pandemic, aged just 43. once partnered Yussef Dayes in The exhibition is curated by James Rawlin and Lara Wardle and tours the highly successful Yussef from Djanogly Gallery, Nottingham. Kamaal combo but has now struck out on his own. His debut ) NICK GOSS: MORLEY'S finds him in the same funk and MIRROR (Mar 2 –Jun 9) is the fusion territory first mapped out first museum show of all those years ago by Herbie Hancock, but with added elements of paintings by Nick Goss , a

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) TONY BENNETT & DIANA KRALL Love Is Here To Stay (Verve). Large-scale narrative paintings K C I Back in safer, more mainstream territory now with this duet set feature imaginary cityscapes, N between 92-year-old crooner Tony Bennett and Mrs Elvis Costello, interiors and landscapes and explore themes of migration and natural better known as Diana Krall. Bennett began his love affair with duets disaster. Through 10-12 substantial paintings, Goss reimagines his in 2001, and has since recorded home city of London through his impressions of the 1953 Flood in with Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga, Zeeland, the Netherlands, as recounted by his maternal grandmother, as and Elton John, among many well as JG Ballard’s pioneering 1962 work of climate fiction, The others. This new pairing of Drowned World . Glimpses of the familiar reflect back at the viewer, Bennett with Krall – their first rendering the city uncanny, warped and transformed. The exhibition full album together – makes a lot includes two major new paintings and marks a critical point in its of sense, as both have a cool, connection of ideas in Goss’s De Ramp (2017) and Dolphin Express clear tone and spot-on timing, (2018) series. and both prefer understatement. The paintings are layered in the use of materials: oil, silkscreens, Their set is composed entirely of stencils and pastels, as much as in the stories they tell, drawing on Gershwin compositions, which personal memories as well as historical events. Imagery combining means such compositions as observations of everyday life in the artist’s South London urban Fascinating Rhythm , S’Wonderful , and I Got Rhythm will be familiar to surroundings play with time and question the psychology of place. almost every listener. Each song gets the same friendly back-and- An accompanying display will feature works from the Pallant House forth exchange between the two singers, the arrangements kept to Gallery collection of Modern British art, including works by Eileen bare minimum. For variety, the two get their own solo numbers, but Agar , Edward Burra , Michael Andrews and Paul Nash , artists of together they are magical. Highly recommended. inspiration to Goss, A selection of works on paper by Nick Goss will also feature in this display. 54 GSCENE

more rustic, eastern-sounding (1370-1412) Le Ray Au Soleyl , and bagpipes, the lively shawms and the atmospheric dance for bagpipes CLASSICAL NOTES the more subdued and subtle with tamburello of Guillaume de BY NICK BOSTON recorders, as well as the occasional Machaut ’s (1300-1377) Je Vivroie splashes of percussion, allow the Liement , this is a fascinating five performers here to demonstrate collection, well worth exploration. and McCartney consistently plays impressive range and versatility. REVIEWS with grace and delicacy, making From the folky bounce and this a joy to listen to. Reviews, comments and events: ) ALEX MCCARTNEY , WEISS IN rhythmic energy of A Cheval, Tout v nicks-classical-notes.blogspot.co.uk NOSTALGIA , Veterum Musica ) BLONDEL , OF ARMS AND A Home A Cheval , played on shawms t @nickb86uk VM019 . Silvius Leopold Weiss WOMAN , First Hand Records to the strange rhythms in canon for ) [email protected] (1686-1850), a contemporary of JS FHR69 . We go back at least three recorders of Johannes Ciconia ’s Bach, has been a centuries now for medieval wind bit of recent music performed by the ensemble discovery for me, Blondel . Here we have shawms CONCERTS E N

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) NOT TODAY by Sophie Cook www.sophiecook.me.uk/not-today-how-i-chose-life/ Former Labour Party Parliamentary Candidate, RAF veteran, writer, speaker, broadcaster, photographer, self-harm and suicide survivor and transgender, Cook has certainly lived and almost, almost died by her own hand. Cook became the first trans woman to work in football’s Premier League as club photographer and this book, told with forthright humour and charming insight, follows a fascinating life of variety and opportunity fraught with challenge, beset by troubled mental health but ultimately ) RISE: START LIVING THE LIFE perspective come in the most finding some accommodation with YOU WERE MEANT TO LEAD (John surprising of places - her the dark sides of self-harm to Murray Learning) by Royston grandmother’s old diary and her allow a triumphant furious Guest . www.city-books.co.uk/ unexpectedly supportive extended flourishing of identity and leads to For the courageous, bold family. This is a timely and honest a somewhat happier present day. individual who is prepared to look coming-of-age story that explores Cook’s autobiography charts her in the mirror, challenge the complicated relationship very personal experience from themselves to be the best they between identity, culture, family, despair to redemption and, for can be and truly live the life they and love. anyone struggling with their were meant to lead... Rise is ) ON A SUNBEAM (Avery Hill mental health and identity, is a written for you. Filled with Publishing) by Tillie Walden . This lifeline of practical advice of how to cope with adversity and the questions and a relentless positive gorgeous graphic novel is the crushing desolation of suicidal intent. Cook spares no detail, and ‘you can do it’ attitude, this is a story of Mia, interwoven between shows how it’s so important to face down the demons within, grab terrific guide to self-motivation. her time as a rebellious schoolgirl them by the neck, yank them out of the dark places and force them to Are YOU living the life you were at a boarding school in space and do a dance of life lived well. To embrace the fear, and feel life’s grace. meant to lead? Are you stuck in a her time as crewmember aboard They may never be fully defeated but, as Cook herself says with rut with a desire to improve but the spacecraft Aktis, travelling philosophical insight, “With this simple revelation I found a way to live. uncertain where to start? Are you deep space to rebuild and restore It may not have slain my demons completely but it significantly reduced searching for meaningful purpose beautiful broken-down structures. their power to hurt me.” and focus in your life right now? As the past and present weave Author Guest runs an international together, the narrative unfolds of coaching business and this book Mia and her roots and how they shares his strategies to personal connect with her present on ) THE CLOTHESLINE SWING encircling seas of Turkey, the heat transformation and growth. He Aktis. In Walden's words, 'The road (Indigo Press) by Ahmad Danny of Egypt and finally, the hope of a states we all have the potential ahead is not a comfortable, simple Ramadan . www.city-books.co.uk/ new home in Canada. Thematically for greatness and it’s our inner one.' Walden's inimitable style and The Clothesline Swing is a journey laid out like One Thousand & One saboteurs which stop us. Guest, presentation are gorgeous as she through the troublesome aftermath Nights , the epic story is of two with generous gusto, shows us works with her signature themes of the Arab Spring. A gay Syrian lovers anchored to the memory of how to become the architect of of sexuality and gender, the refugee himself, Ramadan unveils a dying Syria. One is a Hakawati, our own destiny. this tale of courage that weaves the storyteller, keeping life in individual in landscape, first love through the mountains of Syria, forward motion by relaying ) THE LOVE AND LIES OF and cats. Love story and epic the valleys of Lebanon, the remembered fables to his dying RUKHSANA ALI (Scholastic) by space adventure, On a Sunbeam is partner although never quite Sabina Khan. www.city- a masterpiece from this exploring the reasons for this books.co.uk/ unmissable talent. powerful love. Each night he Young American Rukhsana Ali weaves stories of his childhood in thought living up to her Damascus, of the cruelty that he conservative Muslim parents’ has endured for his sexuality, of expectations was hard before she leaving home, of war, of his fated was caught kissing a girl, but meeting with his lover. It’s potent after? That’s another story, and the lyrical language is utterly entirely. She’s suddenly whisked charming and devastating. Death away to Bangladesh by her itself is also a character, although furious, confused parents to stay rather less terrible than you would with their family. The narrative imagine and, although in his dark explores where Rukhsana fits in, cloak, death shares the house with in a world of tradition and the two men, with patience. This arranged marriages, if anywhere. is a gripping read, moved me and The pace of the book is superb certainly an important narrative of and, as we experience the the plight of Syrian queer people. suffocating conventions of a more traditional society, help and 56 GSCENE

You could dress up, and you could wear makeup, and do what you like. Happy days. Have you done any reality shows? I’ve done Strictly Come Dancing and Big Brother , but Strictly was first. I watch it now and I think, ‘Those poor souls’. We did 10 weeks. They work so hard now and the show is twice as long. In my day you did your turn and then you went to your dressing room and had a snout. Now they have to stand there gurning in the background. I didn’t take it seriously when I did it. I was dancing with Erin Boag. She’s so lovely and she was such a brilliant teacher so I really got into it. They teach you things you never forget, the appreciation of music and of dance. I was lucky. I don’t think I’d do another one. I think I got in and out at the right time with all of those things. Big Brother became a bit humiliating towards the end, but when I did it we just sat around doing nothing much. Let’s talk about the outrage. Obviously you get a kick out of getting people to gasp? S It’s one of life’s pleasures, in my opinion. It’s one of the reasons people come to see me: they desperately want to hear graphic descriptions of BORN TO MINCE homosexual sex acts. They want to see if I’ll go too far. It livens up their otherwise dreary lives I expect. It gets the heart rate going, much like As Julian Clary continues ‘mincing' through 2019, fairground rides or watching a horror movie. Emma Cox sits down with the queen of the Was this more true when you started in the double entendre to establish how many more 1980s? Yes because prejudice, ignorance and fear were ‘minces' he has left in him. rife back then. I felt if you talked about the mechanics of gay sex, for example, it would be shocking to them but it would demystify it. ) If I was expecting Julian Clary to turn up to What was your first stand-up gig? They’d leave better people than when they our interview in a fanfare of sequins, make-up My first acting job was with Covent Garden arrived. and high camp, I’d have been sorely Community Theatre, which was touring in disappointed. When we meet at a high-end, adventure playgrounds. Then someone there Do you feel like you have achieved that now? luvvie-friendly hotel in London’s West End, told me to come and do a show at the Earth Well it’s not just me, it’s just, you know, we’ve Julian slips into the room unnoticed, Exchange, which is a vegetarian restaurant in all grown up. The world’s a better place these apologises for being a couple of minutes late, Highgate. I did an act called Gillian Pieface, days. and slides into a seat before ordering a pot of who was a faith healer. I was terrified. I was You said people are less easily shocked, tea and a plate of ‘good quality’ biscuits. probably drunk. I think something must have which I think is true, but they are also more I’ve read interviews describing Julian as ‘shy’ been okay to make me want to do it again. easily offended these days. but after meeting him I’m not sure that’s And your first television appearance? I know! entirely accurate. He’s softly spoken and It was a show called Live from the Hippodrome . unassuming, yes, and he insists that it’s just Does this give you a different challenge? I was interviewed by Janet Street Porter, and me and him in the interview as an audience It’s funny… What were we talking about last top of the bill was Dusty Springfield. I didn’t makes him feel ‘self-conscious’. But he also night? I wanted to put something on Twitter. It realise the audience in the studio couldn’t hear holds eye contact, is confident and forthright was about the Duchess of wherever she is, the me. I was trying to be funny and I wasn’t on his opinions. He’s also, as you’d expect, very Duchess of Sussex, being pregnant. My husband getting any laughs because they couldn’t hear funny. And no question is out-of-bounds… said, ‘Yes, but who is the father?’ And I thought, me. It was all a bit mortifying. I went home probably years ago I could’ve put that on Julian, let’s talk about your new tour first. and sat by the phone thinking I’d made it, and Twitter and we’d have all chortled. Now, I It’s called Born to Mince , isn’t it? nothing happened. thought, ‘Well, I just can’t because it’s going to Yes. The last one was The Joy of Mincing . Before What was your first presenting job? cause outrage.’ There’s this new word, that was Natural Born Mincer , Lord of the Mince , It was a show called Trick or Treat with Mike ‘snowflake’, isn’t there? I would blame social Mincing Machine . You get the general idea. I Smith. It was a Saturday early evening game media I think, where there’s people who spend just like to get ‘mincing’ in the title. I like the show on ITV. The rather daring producer called all day arguing. Be very careful what you say. word. Mincing, mince, in any formula. Michael Hurll had seen me on the circuit and Why do you think you now care if it causes It’s only three years since your last tour. Why took a chance, so that was it. offence? You used to court controversy. did you want to do another so soon? And your first panto? It’s different. It’s a different sort of controversy. Because I miss it, and what I have to do with It was in 1999, Cinderella at the Theatre Royal If it was really controversial that I was an ‘out’ my life is rotate various activities. So children’s in Brighton. That was lovely. I fell in love with gay man on television, then that’s something books are lovely, and I really enjoy making it there and then. I thought, ‘Oh, this is that I would feel more self-righteous about. children laugh, but a part of me wants to talk something that I can do’. And you can Implying that the Duchess of Sussex is putting filth and I’m not one for depriving myself of entertain adults and children at the same time. it about is probably not true at this stage of that pleasure. GSCENE 57 their marriage! So I can’t really feel self- that mean you’re thinking of retiring? Why? What happened at Chatham? righteous about that. Could you pass me the Yes, it was rather lame of me to say that but I They didn’t laugh. Fifteen years ago, it was. biscuits, please? suppose it’s because I am 60 during this tour. Scarred me for life. I’ll be in Bury St Edmunds and I can’t think of Is there a particular favourite town or city? Although your humour does sometimes make anywhere I’d rather be for my birthday than on Glasgow. They’re so funny, so witty. And they people gasp, it’s also harmless and lovely stage in Bury St Edmunds. And I do think it heckle, which I’ve always liked. I love and warm. Do you think that’s a fair might be the last one. Because at what age everywhere I’m going, or I wouldn’t go there, description? does it become inappropriate to talk about and the Palladium will be special. Cardiff, St I think so. I’ve been around the block a few things that I talk about? David’s Hall will be lovely. Harrogate’s a times and if people buy a ticket to see me, I also wonder, would people want to see much beautiful theatre. chances are they quite like me or they’ve been more of me? I’m quite drawn to the idea of before. So there is a warmth and affection, but being a recluse. I’ll lock myself away, watching How do you feel about heckling? there is a sort of expectation of the boundaries Cash in the Attic and live in filth. People will I think if you’ve paid for your ticket, you can do being pushed a bit. So I’m happy to oblige! wander past my house in years to come and say whatever you want. I often have a set-to with How do you enjoy seeing fans in the front ‘That’s where Mr Clary lives. He’s let himself go. the theatre staff because people take photos, row - is that part of the pleasure? To think he once pleasured the entire and you see the ushers creeping down the aisles It rather depends on what they’re wearing. It’s Llowestoft Rugby Team in one drug fuelled and shh-ing and wagging their fingers and a Spring tour so I’m hoping for some cheerful night. And now he’s lying there caked in his telling people they can’t, so then I go down floral print dresses with maybe a light own excrement… and say ‘yes you can’, and pose for photos with them. Of course you can take a photo, you paid pashmina. That’s just the men. You’re very different in real life than your £25. I mean, why not? It’s not a Chekov play, stage persona... How much audience participation would you can eat, drink, take photos, you can shout Yes. Thank goodness. I also, if I don’t become a there usually be in your shows? Should out. You can urinate in an empty cider can if recluse, I’m quite fanciful of a change of people avoid sitting in the first five rows? you must, I don’t care. No because I wander around now, so you’re not direction when I’m 60, doing something safe anywhere. I’ve always found people’s lives different. I think it’s important to stretch Do you have any other unfulfilled ambitions are more interesting than mine, and so I’m yourself, don’t you? Chocolate finger? But what that you haven’t done yet? Other than the interested in talking to people and improvising, I don’t want to do is say ‘This is the final tour’ straight acting that you mentioned earlier. really. then everyone will say, ‘Oh I’d better go and I quite fancy doing another volume of my see him before he dies’, then five years later autobiography. I want to call it A Night at the I’m back. I always feel slightly conned when Lubricant . I spent weeks thinking up funny people do that. So what I’m thinking is don’t titles. My last autobiography finished in 1993 be surprised if it is my last tour, but then so there’s a lot to say. again, the old age mincer might be coming Did you enjoy writing it? your way in five years time. If I’ve got a tax bill Oh, I loved it. I love delving in. It’s funny, the I can’t afford or my husband has run off with human brain. You think you don’t think you Christopher Biggins. remember but you start digging around and it’s Talking of Biggins, why do you like panto so all still in there. much? Do you think the tone of the second one will It’s kind of a perfect hybrid between stand-up be quite different from 1993? comedy and storytelling. You’re allowed to step Yes. I think you’re different from your 60s to out of the scene and comment, and I’m allowed your 30s. Thank goodness. to talk about someone’s coughing. I’m allowed to pick on the audience. It’s a pity they let Are you happier now than you were in your

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H huge. You’ll be able to see my head poking out P the middle. I did a straight play last year, Le Grand Mort , and it was really enjoyable, but I really had to Your tour goes to the Palladium as well? stop myself from talking to the audience. It was Yes, I finish up the tour there. So that’s a in a very small theatre at Trafalgar Studios. I perfect full circle. I did my show there years wanted to talk about someone’s hair, their ago, My Glittering Passage , I think it was, and handbag and the shoes they were wearing, and it’s a Frank Matcham theatre like the Hackney you just can’t apparently. I’m told that, when Empire. They’re built for variety, so they really acting in play, you’re expected to say the same work for comedy. There’s no getting away from MORE INFO words in the same order every night. Who knew? it, it’s got a certain magic about it, the ) BORN TO MINCE , Julian Clary ’s brand new Palladium. I had to stop myself from seeing the audience, stand-up show, tours the UK March 13 –June whereas I’m very alert to them when I’m doing Do the audiences vary hugely, depending on 8, 2019 and comes to the Brighton Dome on my own show. It’s such freedom to be able to where you are in the country? Sunday , April 28 . Tickets £26/£24, online: say what you want, and maybe go down a blind Yes, they do. The rumour used to be that https://brightondome.org/event/18477/julian_ alley, or create a bit of comedy, magic perhaps they’re more extroverted up north, and they’re clary_born_to_mince/ if you’re lucky, if the wind’s in the right more sitting with their arms crossed in the ) Julian’s fourth children’s book The Bolds direction. I do like it more than anything. south, but I don’t think that’s true any more. In Trouble is out now, and his fifth book The Yet there’s a line in the press release which You never know how it’s going to feel. I don’t Bolds Go Wild is out in March 2019. says ‘this might be the final mince?’ Does play Chatham any more because it’s a s**t hole. 58 GSCENE

“My earliest memory is of singing with my mother in our dining room. She was a great fan of the Beach Boys and, along with the Four Seasons, were always being played on the gramophone.” “I always had a falsetto voice and I always knew where the break in my voice was to get the head tones.“ And that enabled him to get Valli’s famous high notes. “I never had any training as a singer so I never thought that I’d get into big permanent shows. I haven’t had a career path; I just try to keep happy in what I’m doing. I’d love to do Sunset Boulevard , Les Mis , Phantom , Sweeney Todd and the Boy From Oz - a little appreciated musical about the life of Peter Allen.” He admits he is still waiting for a show which he can look back on as his 'big thing' but admits he doesn’t know what it will be. Asked who his biggest influence has been he says quickly, “Freddie Mercury... he was just amazing the way he held an audience in his hand - it’s an absolute craft.” Asked to give advice to his young self, he says; “Don’t stop writing music and stop worrying,” admitting that as a young gay man in a village was at times confusing for him. “Don’t hold back,” he adds. His future appearances in Brighton include An Audience With Jason Lee , a Davina Sparkle event, on Sunday, March 24 over lunch at the Jury’s Inn Waterfront, where he promises Valli and many more offerings. He will also be hitting the road to pantoland in Brighton’s alternative pantomime, this year at the Phil Starr Pavilion on Victoria Gardens, where KING OF THE HIGH C s he’ll be playing Dick in Big Dick Whittington & His Pussy from April 4 to 14 along with Brighton’s best, including Dave Lynn, Davina Jason Lee, the Brighton-based singer/entertainer, Sparkle, Miss Jason, Lola Lasagne, Sally Vate, talks to Brian Butler about his musical family, Allan Jay, Christopher Howard and Stephanie Von Freddie Mercury and being Frankie Valli. Clitz. “I don’t make a lot of plans for the future, though I am extremely busy this year. I thought ) Jason Lee was destined to be a singer and Joining a small production company got him I’d stop when I was 40 but I didn’t. I don’t think musician - it’s in his genes for sure. One of into musical theatre, which has endeared as his I’ll ever stop performing. It’s like a drug, isn’t four sons of a highly talented musical family, chief love. He spent five years in a show bar in it?" he began life in the Cotswolds surrounded by Tenerife as their principal singer. While there He’s no longer keen on long periods away on the sounds of music at home. “There was no he met a holidaymaker who became his husband cruise ships, and now tends to get flown out for other path that seemed available,” he says. to be. They’ve been together for 16 years. one night and flown back. “It’s all about selling And it’s a path that’s taken him all over the Once into musical theatre he widened his that song - even if you’re playing to a handful of world, on cruise ships and in show bars, knowledge and tastes to shows like Les Mis , people." theatres and concert venues since he was a Chicago and the works of Stephen Sondheim. teenager. On the vexed question of the future of the Pride “We came to Brighton for a visit and fell in Village Party, Jason is very clear: “It’s the heart Now turned 40, he says he has enjoyed every love with the place. We decided we needed to of Pride and of the Brighton community. It minute of his 25-year career. move here.“ And so they did. would be a real shame to lose that. Long may it As a child he wrote music and has continued continue as it is.” After gigging in pubs, Jason played in a few to do so. After studying drama and music at showcases and landed the part of Frankie Valli school and playing gigs with local bands - in a touring spin-off show about the Four info mostly rock and roll, “Where my heart lies,“ he Seasons. It’s a characterisation that he has ) An Audience with Jason Lee , a Davina decided he needed to discover himself. “So, continued to develop and it’s now a big part of Sparkle event, Sunday , March 24 over guitar on my back, I travelled through Europe his repertoire. He also played Brian Wilson in a lunch at the Jury’s Inn Waterfront . as a teenager. I can’t believe I did that - touring show, Good Vibrations, for a couple of playing in restaurants on the Costa Brava and ) Big Dick Whittington & His Pussy , April years. On and off cruise ships, he played both then down the coast from L'Estartit. I followed 4-14 , Phil Starr Pavilion , Victoria Gardens. singers in separate shows. the sunshine,” he says, laughing. GSCENE 59 “Harvey’s political perspectives encompassed both left and right-wing views, and he actively sort to build coalitions and consensus”

to the corridors of local power. He had the ‘common touch’ and managed to win over even hardened union leaders who wouldn’t have gone near an openly gay candidate or public official with a barge pole previously. We need our leaders to truly understand the world that most of us live in.

) He eventually saw coming out as a political tool and he was even prepared on occasion to ‘out’ those who still refused to do it themselves. HARVEY MILK Many did and do vehemently disagree with such an approach, but this highlights another reason WHY WE NEED HIM NOW MORE THAN EVER why Milk had genuine appeal; he didn’t just talk the talk, he walked the walk, both inside and November 2018 saw the 40th anniversary of the assassination of outside of the legislative chamber. On his first San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk, America’s first openly day in office for example he openly stated his gay man to be elected to public office. By Matthew Trinder opposition to the election of Dianne Feinstein as President of the Board of Supervisors, but she was duly elected on a majority vote. When the ) Even though Harvey died years before I was ) He described himself as being ‘too Board was asked to vote again to make the born, he has had a huge influence on me conservative’ for the left and ‘too liberal’ for decision unanimous, Milk risked political suicide intellectually, politically and spiritually. He the right as he was a fiscal conservative but by again voting against her, the only Board fought for gay rights at a time when they were also believed in social equality and justice, and member to do so the second time round. Outside under direct threat in the United States. the liberalisation of strict anti-drug laws. of City Hall he insisted on taking public Whatever your stance on these issues, Harvey’s transport instead of official cars when on public Proposition Six for example aimed to ban gay political perspectives encompassed both left duty as he felt that he couldn’t preach to men and women from teaching in California’s and right-wing views, and he actively sort to citizens about improvements needed to the public schools. It was so extreme even Ronald build coalitions and consensus as he was system and then not use it himself. How many Reagan was against it! Partly due to Milk’s desperate to prove that the political system local and national government ministers can you spirited fightback and towering leadership could deliver enlightenment and greater name that go out of their way to set a similar however, it was defeated by public ballot just wealth, health and happiness for all. How the example? three weeks before his death. Brexit process would have benefitted from Harvey’s international profile has risen similar input. following the release of the feature film Milk in ) To get elected he took advantage of San 2008 with Sean Penn in the title role, but the Francisco’s move away in the mid-1970s from fact that he still isn’t a household name, even city-wide ballots to ‘ward politics’ where each amongst the gay community, is hugely ward in the city would elect their own disappointing to say the least as we can learn representative. This meant less ‘career so much from him. politicians’ in the mix, and more of a Yes, he was the charismatic gay icon of his connection between citizens and their elected time that burst into City Hall and faced down officials as they were much more likely to know On the evening of Milk’s death, thousands Prop Six, but Milk stood for so much more than them personally. Milk believed this, combined walked silently from Castro Street to City Hall to just gay rights, and I would argue that in an with his radical gay politics, had revolutionary honour their slain hero. One placard, held high era seemingly devoid of inspirational political potential. To face and overcome the challenges above the crowd and illuminated by candle leadership such as ours we need Harvey Milk our society will face in the 21st century, we light, read ‘Harvey Milk lives’. We better hope so. more than ever. urgently need a much more meaningful and To quote Cleve Jones, Harvey Milk’s close productive dialogue between citizens and those friend, "He was an ordinary man, he was not a Here’s five reasons why: elected to represent them, at both local and saint, he was not a genius, his personal life was ) He fought for not just the civil but also the national level. often in disarray, he died penniless… and yet by economic rights of all marginalised groups in ) Milk lived most of his life in the closet his example and by his actions he most certainly San Francisco aside from the LGBT+ changed the world." communities (the Asian community, African- before coming out at the age of 40 and moving Americans, Latinos, senior citizens). He also set from his native New York to California. He An appropriate way of honouring Harvey Milk's up local associations to protect small worked in a variety of professions during that memory would be first that our whole businesses against downtown corporate time including as a deep-sea diver in the US community give him the full recognition he interests. In our world of austerity, raising far- Navy, a public school teacher, an insurance deserves, and secondly to demand of our elected right nationalism, and high streets dominated actuary and researcher on Wall Street, and on officials that they meet the high standards Milk by globalised chains, we are screaming out for Broadway backstage. He was about as far from set, for the good of us all. a champion for these causes. your David Cameron-esque career politician as you could get and brought real life experience ) Harvey Milk , May 22, 1930 –Nov 27, 1978 60 GSCENE

organisations and supporting allies marching through the centre of their city bringing everything else to a halt. Marches that used to end with political speeches and rallies now culminate in parties, concerts, performances and festival style events of celebration. And they were never free of charge. We just didn’t see how we were paying for them. Now it is clear – you buy a ticket. And the upset twitterati when not bemoaning the cost of Pride tickets, complaining about the number of advertisements on social media platforms. You do not pay a subscription fee for Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. They sell space to people who harvest your data and then try to sell you products. Music streaming apps are loaded with advertisements – unless CRAIG’S THOUGHTS you pay for the premium service. Nothing is free. It is paid for somehow, someway. It Pride is Free or It Costs to be Gay. costs. London Pride went through a similar cycle but By Craig Hanlon-Smith @craigscontinuum more than 20 years ago. The huge, free to the attendees, events on Clapham Common and Finsbury Park became ticketed events, ) And so, it begins. Months before the events events could help with more transparency over eventually separating altogether from the themselves, the online outrage as the the costs of booking such artists. Unlikely as same day as the march and parade. The reverse nationwide Prides begin their marketing there’s presumably a clause in Britney’s is now true. London’s parade is now amongst campaigns. A brief foray into an exceedingly contract which neither allows such matters to the largest in the world both in participation shouty Twitter has in recent days reflected the be disclosed or indeed for Ms Spears to know and spectator numbers. It ends with a stage gay equivalent of a teenage Tracy Barlow where she actually is performing. Of course event in Trafalgar Square, and impromptu style storming upstairs before slamming the door to such sharing may mute the social media takeovers in Soho and areas surrounding gay spend five days listening to her ‘tapes. By the screaming or indeed spark off another kind venues. No Britney or Ariana Grande here, but time this is published, Brighton Pride headline altogether. the war-torn headliners of the celebrated acts will be announced and the no doubt yesteryear. Samantha Fox and Heather Small. Pride is a feeling and the feeling is personal – editor’s postbag sweating under the strain. You get what you pay for. Just as much fun? It events, prices and artists should not change The strain of missives reading Kylie, Madonna, is your Pride, you decide. that. Provided you don’t let them. Cher, Jane MacDonald (insert other living I’ve bought my Brighton Pride tickets already female international superstar here) have The wide range of events held all over the to secure a more reasonable price. Whether ruined the remains of Pride that Britney left world are an opportunity to celebrate the the headliners are the Spice Girls, Shirley behind. growth of our visibility these past 50 years. Bassey or Spagna (look it up), I’ll attend and The events also change over time as does In fairness, what appears to have tripped the make my way to the main stage for the grand EVERYTHING. We have spent much of our wire this year is Manchester Pride’s almost finale of a show, the price and the artist an political and social discourse over the past 200% increase on the cost of their weekend irrelevance. Much of my time in the park will two to three years proclaiming the benefits of event ticket. Much of the more immediate be centred around the cabaret tent supporting living in yesteryear. How our lives were better response proclaiming Manchester to be dead and enjoying the best or less our drag cabaret before. The rise of world war analogies to and “no-one will come”. Of course, we know artists have to offer. None of these artists describe our contemporary strength and future this not to be true. I agree that a Pride ticket receive a penny for their efforts - none of prospects is at least naïve, often astonishing. that was £22 and is now £70 is a surprise but, them! But the structure they stand upon, We are not, thankfully, living in the world as if one would think nothing of spending the systems they are broadcast through, and it was 70, 50 or 40 years ago. Pride events, equivalent upon an eye cream, the argument canvas they sparkle beneath cost money – it like life, were not necessarily better before - holds little water. I am still aghast at the has to be paid for. I support them because for they were different and responded to the money friends of mine have spent on Cher 50 years our drag artists have been the times in which they lived, as did we. The Pride tickets. With the greatest respect to the grand backbone of this community. They stood firm need was different and their purpose specific. madame of pop, she’ll knock out 90 minutes at Stonewall, marched at the head of those and for the same price I can have 10 days in I’ll always prioritise the march and parade early protests in our UK towns and cities, and Corfu. There is a choice. Cher, Corfu or neither. over any aspect of the festivities. Thousands comforted us during the dark days of AIDS. It is up to me. of LGBTQ individuals alone or in their £70 tickets and lip-synching pop starlets don’t change any of that. The Manchester organisers have responded with an explanation I shan’t bore you with here and there is a ‘community village “Marches that used to end with political speeches wristband’ available for the bank holiday weekend for around 15 quid. The Street Party and rallies now culminate in parties, concerts, here provides the same alternative, assuming it goes ahead once the row over wheelie bins performances and festival style events of has abated. celebration. And they were never free of charge. Pride organisers who are now seeking to attract the biggest names to their main stage We just didn’t see how we were paying for them ” GSCENE 61 HOMELY HOMILY DUNCAN’S DOMAIN BY GLENN STEVENS BY DUNCAN STEWART

TATTOO FIX GO ON, SAY IT ) My tattoo obsession began in a gym in Norwich, while getting ) Even as a vain, selfish, bad tempered, spotty and weirdly dressed changed I saw this really big bloke with a whole hunting scene on his adolescent doing many things of which my tolerant parents back. As much as I hate the sport, the scene on his back was disapproved, and trying hard to do a lot more, I never doubted that amazing: red coats on horseback galloping down his shoulders, they loved me, but I don’t recall them ever mentioning it. Displaying hounds racing down his middle back, while the tail of the fox almost any emotion was considered more than a bit naff. disappeared up his hoop. My children fared better but even they and their peers were scathing From that moment on I knew I would have a back piece too, a desire in their contempt for public displays of affection by their parents. Now that took some years to get round to doing. My first attempt, I was when I take my granddaughter to school her friends run through the turned away as the guy I was with looked like a typical 1970s clone school gates chased by shouted ‘Love yous’, from their mothers; the and everything I was wearing was tight. This was AIDS hysteria 1980s words that also seem to signal the end of most overheard mobile so we were more or less told to, ‘F*** off’. Something I’m pleased phone calls. about: rule one, check your tattooist follows strict hygiene rules. This may represent an important improvement in parent/child A few more years passed when the relationships because there is evidence that being deprived of spoken conversation about getting a tattoo parental affection during childhood leads to significantly more came up with my best mate, Davey, insecurity and depression, especially in boys. But it might also be and his fella, Rob. That day we all that overuse is devaluing the meaningfulness of such an important decided we were going to get a sun statement, reducing it to ‘Have a nice day’ status. I’m not suggesting tattoo to cement our friendship, I we have a national outbreak of insincerity, just that behaviour has duly got mine, but those boys never changed. did; not that it mattered, which brings me to rule two, be sure the tattoo you get is the one you really “There is evidence that being want and not what someone else thinks you should have. deprived of spoken parental So, after my sun tattoo, I balanced affection during childhood leads to it with a moon tattoo on the other arm and continued to add skulls, significantly more insecurity and flowers, and a scene reminiscent of depression, especially in boy s” Dante’s Inferno , cascading down my back. I’ve only regretted one tattoo, a buddha who looked like he had a Much more worrying are the increases in public and clandestine black eye and his sock hanging off. displays of hatred, senseless road rage, evidence of racial hatred on Rule three, never get a tattoo ad-hoc, think about it, it’s going to be the terraces and the cowardly bullying on social media causing there for life; choose a tattooist whose work you have admired on widespread misery and, occasionally, suicide. someone else and be sure you really love your design. At about this time last year BBC radio commissioned a researcher to investigate anti-Valentine Day behaviour and later broadcast an interview with a very elderly Jewish couple living in Los Angeles who “I’ve only regretted one tattoo, a had been married for 75 years during which Maurice was reputed to buddha who looked like he had a never have told his wife, Rose, that he loved her. Rose was heard to answer the phone and haltingly confirmed the black eye and his sock hanging off” suspicion before summoning her husband. Caught on the hop he dissembled and reacted with a version of “Of course I do, why else would we still be together?” There was a pause during which his Rule four, don’t get your lover’s name tattooed on you, it is a sure courage returned and he then said that not a day passed during which fire way they will dump you. Fans of TV’s Tattoo Fixers will have they didn’t plan ways of killing each other! witnessed this fact time and time again. Seizing a unique opportunity to extract proof of his devotion, Rose Tattoos are common place now, I’m fascinated by all the tattoo then asked sweetly why it was that he, sitting at a wedding breakfast programmes on TV at the moment, from the aforementioned Tattoo between her and her much more beautiful cousin, had decided to Fixers , who give massive cover up tattoos to tiny (mainly knob) pursue a relationship with her and not the lovely and talented Rachel. tattoos, to people being a bit of a knob and giving their mates “Yes,” he readily agreed, “she was brighter and much better looking hideous tattoos on the programme, Just the Tattoo of Us . In this than you, but you ate less!” programme, two BFF secretly design a tattoo which is then tattooed on their mate, with a grand reveal at the end. People have had wart There probably followed a sigh of weary womanly sadness but it didn’t tattoos tattooed near their genitals (hilarious, right?) or a symbol to survive the edit, and no surprise if she did contemplate manslaughter. point out a painful incident like the mate who gave her bestie a Love and Hate as close as the tattoos on a biker’s knuckles? Not really, massive cheetah on her shoulder, because she once cheated on her I think we are simply most vulnerable to the volatility of approval felt fella (side splitting!). and expressed by people we love and value. Indifference on their part Rule five, don’t take any notice of those who say your tattoo will look would of course be much worse. So when we feel it we should express funny when you’re old and wrinkly. Celebrate that you’re old and it. Why be ungenerous with a gift that costs nothing, unlike food. wrinkly, your tattoos will remind you of the fantastic ride you’ve had. 62 GSCENE

because I wasn’t the one carrying them; but still I was aware that walking was just what you did and if we’d had pedometers back then I’m sure most people would have far exceeded ten thousand steps a day. I well remember being the first to set off on our school cross country runs, mostly because I used to pop home and have a quick cup of tea but I still finished the course which is the important thing. Oh to have that childhood energy again. But maybe it wasn’t real energy? Maybe it was just being told what to do and having no choice in the matter. This must be why so many of us now need to go to a class in order to exercise and the relief of it being over is our reward rather than any results we might gain. My couple of pilates classes have ended up in much pain, stiffness and hobbling for days after, despite much of the class spent lying down. No wonder I’ve been reluctant to return. I tell myself I’m just not fit enough for it just yet, I need to start with something less physical. So I wonder then can my middle-aged body be improved in other ways? Could I be tattooed so cunningly as to disguise the flaws and flab underneath? The plus side is that there would be ample room for a work of art, many in fact, and if it hid everything underneath would I actually be quite pleased when I looked in the mirror? As it is, my solitary tattoo is a complete giveaway of my age, if I were covered in them I SHARP WORDS might be able to shave off a few years – from a Del Sharp on flying without wings, not distance. feeling the good vibrations, and why I’ve been reading with interest, and some bafflement, about biohackers who make genetic tattoos could be the elixir of youth! and technological changes to the body. If your cat is micro-chipped you get the idea, and it’s a good one if you’re a cat. But I’m not quite sure ) Sharp Words would like to say that the leave early and gleefully be on the first bus about having a North Sense – a tiny implant Christmas extra pounds are all gone and I’m home I can. That leaves no room for brisk under the skin that vibrates when facing north bounding about like a spring chicken, but in exercise. Never mind, I can always make up for which, rather than to be used as a guide to get all honesty I’m as huddled and rotund as the it at lunch time. I do try to have a walk on somewhere, is to heighten the human senses huge pigeon I look at enviously watching the the seafront every day but so often I’m so and perception of the environment. Wearing my smaller birds flit on to the bird table that it compelled to buy urgent supplies from glasses already does that quite well, and I can can’t fit on to. I know how it feels not being Poundland that there’s no time left to move at least take them off when I’m tired of all the able to compete with the slimmer and no any limb forcefully enough to burn up some perceiving. doubt younger birds with their thin wings and peanuts and gin and tonic from the night Or I could fast with nothing but water for days modest dietary choice of picking at the odd before. I need to try a little harder. on end which will apparently increase the nut. Working in an office is very sedentary so neurons in my brain and increase my memory I’m not quite in the mood for cutting carbs or visiting the toilets on different floors is a and energy. There are countless supplements to counting calories at the moment so perhaps I useful way of getting those steps made. perk me up, calm me down, boost anything need to take a leaf out of their book (or Sending something to the printer thrills me that’s flagging and burn fat. Or of course I indeed tree) and incorporate huge amounts of and no one’s water bottle is ever empty with could just not even take the bus at all and walk movement graceful or not into my everyday me ready to dart to the kitchen. everywhere, who knows I might even be able to life. Theoretically the unwanted plumage tackle the pilates one day. After all, didn’t we always actually move should just drop off me. After all you don’t see around and do things years ago? For me it was As for the pigeon, I make sure there’s a little birds doing suet free March – or any other nothing to carry heavy shopping bags a long food left on the ground, scattered of course - month. They just eat what they want and fly a way when I was a child – probably mainly it’s got to exercise somehow. lot. A quick mental dip into The Stuff I Know But Never Do tells me to get off the bus several stops before I need to get off and walk the “Could I be tattooed so cunningly as to diguise rest of the way, so like flying but with legs. Sounds easy but then I’d need to leave home the flaws and flab underneath? The plus side is practically in the dark, and if I make that that there would actually be ample room for a much effort it would be nice to stay on the bus and get to work early which means I could work of art” GSCENE 63 NETTY’S WORLD STRIP SERVICE BY NETTY WENDT BY QUEEN JOSEPHINE

TATTOO OR NOT TATTOO? THAT IS THE QUESTION! ) I haven’t got a tattoo, or for that matter, anything stuck in me. I had my ears pierced in the late 1970s but by today’s standards of objects through earlobes, noses and genitals, I don’t think my tiny topaz studs count as anything other than middle-class rebellion against the tyranny of clip-ons. Body art is clearly more important here in Brighton in 2019 than it was back then on the mean streets of Richmond upon Thames, where the only nod to ethnicity was a rather nice branch of ‘Monsoon’. Tattoos are an integral rite of passage in many societies. They are a declaration of who you are. In olden days this was of more practical than artistic use. Sailors would tattoo their bodies to ensure identification of their corpse. Indeed the reasons for permanently marking ourselves are keenly personal to the owner of that body. One of my friends has a pig tattooed on her foot in remembrance for the pig valve in her heart that keeps her alive. Another has a tattooed-on nipple on her prosthetic breast to improve her confidence, and we must never forget the tattooed forearms of poor souls who endured the hell of concentration camps. Identifying them to an evil regime as no more than a thing, a sequence of numbers to be worked and put to death. Some tattoos are more important than others.

You can tell so much from a tattoo. In the late 1990s there was a penchant for the tribal Maori-style markings. If a person has been in prison they may sport the bluebirds, or have some crude attempt in runny blue ink done curtesy of a fellow inmate. I believe a teardrop on the cheek denotes murder... I’d steer well clear of the owner of that one. These days it’s all burlesque images, big breasted sirens, ‘Tom of Finland’ stylised hunks in sailor suits. Dragons and sea monsters have superseded the Chinese writing and arcane symbols so popular 20 years ago. However, one symbol remains and indeed reigns supreme whatever current fashion dictates, it is the loveheart, and I think that’s rather lovely.

“I believe a teardrop on the cheek denotes murder... I’d steer well clear of the owner of that one”

Here in Brighton, I am well used to the ubiquitous Facebook update ‘Loving my new sleeve’ and photo of swirly bright blues and blood reds. In an effort to be individual I am often stuck by the similarity of my ‘inked’ friends’ limbs. The question is, would I ever have one? I can’t say I haven’t been frightened by images of blokes with a tattoo of their ‘beautiful’ wife who sadly resembles Freddie Krueger with a perm, or my friend who has his beloved parents’ faces emblazoned across his back... his husband has to cover them with his hand during sex because they freak him out. In short, the answer is ‘yes’... I just haven’t met the right one yet. 64 GSCENE

makeup. Fancy dress parties were heaven for me. Eventually, I discovered Drag Race in 2009. QUEER I COME I’d stay up late to catch it, then filled my laptop with viruses from dodgy streaming sites Padding, painting and inking. People when it was cancelled on E4.” going the extra mile in support of She further explained that in recent years drag has definitely affected her everyday aesthetic; their favourite drag artists. By Violet her eyeliner got bigger and she would even break in her heels walking to university. She Valentine (Zoe Anslow-Gwilliam) @thevvalentine commented, “Honestly now looking back, it must’ve been exhausting. I’m glad I have my drag persona to switch to when I want to try something new," ) Drag is now a booming business, with I asked him to explain why he had another artists creating everything from merchandise queen tattooed on him and how he chose from It’s interesting that she now appreciates a to music for queens and many companies the hundreds of talented queens out there; “I separation between drag and personal life, jumping at the chance to get queens on board chose her because I love her chilled outlook to something I have known many of us drag artists for new campaigns. Even Primark has gotten drag, she does it how she wants and doesn’t lust for. involved with selling RuPaul merchandise as of appear to live up to the pressures of recently. Many people are now choosing to mainstream drag.” Since going from an ideology of blonde hair, even get tattoos themed around drag; from ribbons and pink frills, which contrasted her When explained this makes perfect sense as queens’ catchphrases to portraits, all to gothic style, she has varied between horror and that is an idea that Dick lives up too. He support their art. Courtney Act turned to humour with her drag, combining her love for pointed out that, “Pearl standing up for Twitter to claim “Drag queens tattoos are the alternative music and cheesy pop. This is where herself,” in a recent controversy with RuPaul tribal tattoo of our generation” pointing to she explains how tattooing and drag are and her recent outstanding impersonation everybody seeming to be on board with this comparable as she states, “Super gothic or skills both prompted him to have not only “a new craze. disgustingly glittery are both my favourite type beautiful queen on my body but the most of projects.” For most people, tattoos are influenced by gorgeous one of all!” their likes and dislikes, making tattooing such Being a feminine presenting male and a drag a varied stylistic art form. A good deal of drag queen can lead to negativity from the more queens rock an alternative aesthetic adorned masculine presenting men but in his opinion, with tattoos that often contrasts with the high he has had no negative feedback on his glamour appearance in drag such as Raven, tattoos from others. Miss Fame and Vanessa Matteo, to name a few, whilst some queens look even more punk rock “Other from the usual parental eye roll! I think with their tattoos such as Adore Delano, we live in a time where more people have Discord Von Adams and Xochi Mochi. tattoos so they are overlooked and people only ever comment good things about my tattoos I wanted to speak to a local drag queen and when they see me in drag.” fan to find out more about this trend. Dick Day, the recent winner of Gold Rush, has many His two most recent tattoos are the ones he

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colours, in a more animated style.” want that to flow in my appearance by having T O others’ creativity on me in a way I can relate N Since becoming a drag queen, drag has to and enjoy.” He also stated, “I never go for Looking through her portfolio of work online, it become a huge part of his life and therefore flash tattoos anymore and will always save up is clear the impact that drag has had on her his tattoos reflect that he disclosed that his and pay for a custom piece.” work, in response to this she said, “Never would two most recent tattoos are, “both camp and I tattoo a pin-up without heavy eye makeup colourful, one of a drag queen, Pearl Liaison, His two most recent tattoos were designed by and a pointy manicure! I love the artistry of and one of an effeminate man.” Liz Clements, Brighton and they are colourful; standing out and brilliantly representing both creating a new face and persona.” her own and Dick’s personal style. And she even compared shading a tattoo to To get an artist’s perspective, I interviewed a applying contour. local tattoo artist and drag queen, Bianca Bianca agrees that the rise of tattooing and Natasha, also known as Roxie Cleopatra. I first drag in the mainstream both harmoniously met her at a show I was working at and was in coexist. Tattoos and drag are art and alter awe at her unapologetic portrayal of ironic appearance in often extreme manners. To some classism on stage. It also delighted me to see extent, you could call drag ‘temporary’ body that she has a multitude of tattoos across her modification. body along with me and learning she was a tattoo artist was even intriguing. “Who’d have thought a heavily tattooed woman or a female drag queen would become normal!” First, I wanted to find out how she got interested in drag. Social media links: Z

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trepidation, if they come into contact with the green puddle spewed from them or anyone else. I HAVE A PHOBIA Even the smell, the idea, the colour, the sound, the thought of sick can cause them to spiral Sometimes being ill can bring up more than just sick. and force them into a fit of panic. With help from a sufferer known as ‘Names’, Ray A-J Some may find themselves start to sweat, or explores the curious effects of Emetophobia - the shake, look away or immediately cry, others may even erupt into a full blown panic attack, phobia of vomit. when they are ambushed by even the slightest hint of vomit. Sometimes the look of someone that is ill, or the smallest inclination that Green. Thick. Oozing. No, TV can't distract me someone could be ill, is enough for a sufferer’s What if someone were to expose the green The memories of pain, distress, discomfort fear is to be set off. demon right in front of me Flood from my head and out from my mouth There on the screen Now, as someone who is lucky enough not to Whenever this colour, creed, shade meets my be afflicted with this overlooked phobia, I can't eyes What can I do? even begin to describe the effects this phobia I can't help it My fear, my phobia, owns me has; it wouldn't be fair. Thankfully, I did come My vision like a tunnel hones in - blacks out But no-one can see just exactly what is across a user known as ‘Names’, who was brave Keeps everything that lies beyond unfolding enough to share with me (and now you too) The puddle of chanteuse pain hidden away They think because I'm always indoors their harrowing experience of Emetophobia and, So that only the putrid bubbling stench, Never out and about or eating as they say themselves, the smallest mention of The rancid mess can keep me company Never drinking vomit, can create a mountain of worries for And tunnel its way into my mind That I'm simply cold and antisocial them to battle. But I'm hiding I don't like feeling sick - Names revealed to me that, for them, even Hidden away from the sickness that could find The sensation of liquid crawling up my throat seeing the emoji can trigger a panic attack. me each time I step outside Ready to be flung onto the floor below, “I often start panicking and sweating when one Or consume something made from any place I hate it of my many triggers occur. I have a range of Outside my door things that happen depending on what I come I stray away - nay, avoid any alcohol, Emetophobia across. Some things that occur are just Any food, overeating It has me chained to its side headaches or an increased pulse, while more Anything that will force the fizzing green And there's no-one that can break its hold severe reactions include hyperventilation, panic liquid from me Nor understand me attacks, nausea, and tunnel vision.” The thought, the scent, the look, At least not that I've found You would think that something as particular Even the idea as vomit could be easy to avoid. Just don't It consumes me, throw up? Unfortunately, it's not that simple to Terrifies me solve. Sufferers may avoid hospitals, children, Leaves me shaking have a fear of pregnancy, or avoid going Trembling from sheer fright for my life outside, in fear of catching an illness or having What if I sleep one day morning sickness. And for sufferers like Names, And suddenly burst with green spit, encountering a trigger can happen on a daily Fight with my body and lose basis. Can't hold the poisonous toxicity that spits “I have had this since 2011 - possibly even and simmers in my stomach before then. Recently, I’ve been having many From leaving me panic attacks each day, which is unusual And erupting like fire from my mouth ) Ever felt sick, felt like you need to just because I usually have only one each day. My What if I - so innocent in my slumber throw up your insides and camp out in your fears have been basically taking control of my And too deep into the mattress that holds me house, downing water for a day? life, and I don’t know what to do. My panic Can't move quickly enough Maybe you had a bit too much to drink? A wild attacks come with signs of my stomach On my side I swallow the liquid pain night out turned into a wild weekend, and now lurching which triggers my fears. Today I had And it coats my throat you're left with the inescapable hangover, the feeling of vomiting for no reason at all. I Too heavy to flow down to the pit of my belly clinging to the toilet for help. We've all been began to feel ill and thought I was going to And bans air from getting through there, I'm sure, but after a day or two we're actually vomit, I had to force myself to calm I choke back to our old selves, cured, and right as down. The most vivid memory of my panic Choke on my own sickness rain. For most of us, the prospect of throwing attacks was last year, when I was at home in And now I can't breathe up and spewing that dodgy burger or extra the middle of the night and had to pause glass of wine you said you wouldn't have isn't reading since I thought I would vomit. By five What if I can't stop pleasant, but it's a necessary evil sometimes. minutes into the panic attack, I was begging And this sizzling spice finds itself And once it's over, you feel a little bit better. my mum to shoot me. My dad had to calm me Taking over me I become a faucet, After all, being sick is normal right? And you down. Every time I think of these events, I just Weak, unable to fight the gushing waterfall of probably won't have to worry about it again panic.” Sheer acid for a least another year? That is, if you haven't This phobia, especially for people like Names, is There is nowhere for me to go been afflicted with the very debilitating, very one that can very easily control your entire life. real, Emetophobia. No, a hospital won't save me So, if anyone reading this can offer any help or What if I catch a sickness Put simply, Emetophobia is the extreme fear of even just listen to a suffer about their phobia, And find myself slave to the feeling vomit. Those cursed with this phobia find maybe we can help ease their pain and work The poison themselves in a state of panic, and with them to get their life back from the Again clutches of Emetophobia. 66 GSCENE

symbol means, right?" I nodded, scared to speak as I felt my femininity was already being mocked by shop staff and patrons alike. He applied a transfer of number 24 and 10 minutes later I was walking back to my moped £5 poorer and with a one inch tall Chinese symbol on my ankle that I’d randomly picked from the laminate on the waiting room wall that had the translation ‘woman’ under it. Obvious cultural appropriation aside, a term and an action that a 16-year-old me had never heard of, let alone had any comprehension of, this was one of my very first acts of rebellion and I was pleased as punch. It took another five years before I’d venture back into the world of tattoos. My first experience was painful, harrowing and left me somewhat traumatised of tattoos and tattoo artists. During this five-year time lapse, I’d moved to the city and tattoos had moved on. Tattoo parlours were now fashionable high street fixtures instead of back alley and trading estate dives. They were boutiques, presented as high-end shops where artists consulted with you and sketched up work from patrons’ ideas. I found myself a female tattoo artist, an artist that I wasn’t scared of. We started to work on a shoulder, arm and back piece that would twist its way over the contours of my body. At the time tribal tattoos were all the rage (white people appropriating the work of tribes people) and I knew this wasn't for me. I managed to avoid tribal work, and later the oh-so-popular and equally as problematic sugar skulls. I stuck to tattoos that represented me. After spending my formative years exploring various facial and ear piercings, I began to delve into the world of body piercings and subsequent stretching. Before long I had inch-wide tunnels through my earlobes and stretched piercings though both my upper and SUGAR SWA N - HOW SHE SEES IT lower genitalia. This month Sugar reflects on her relationship with tattoos and As the years elapsed my tattoo coverage grew and piercings and treads the thin line of cultural appropriation. before long there wasn’t a limb or part of my body that hadn’t been adorned with scenes of nature. Flowers, birds, butterflies, stars, ) As a very nervous teen, 22 years ago, I signify membership of their clubs, and this is waterfalls, angels, mermaids and mandalas feature walked into a tattoo parlour on a trading estate where my 16-year-old self enters the world of heavily among my artwork. I wear my tattoos and hidden away from the gaze of the general tattoos. piercings as not only a large scape of artwork but public. For back then you see, tattoos held a as my personal armour. I find a certain level of I rode my little 50cc moped to the tattoo great deal of social taboo in white British safety and protection in being a heavily tattooed parlour that I’d found in the Yellow Pages and society. It wasn’t commonplace to see people woman as society at a large can still be most parked a few units away as I was too with tattoos, let alone visible ones, and tattoo judgemental about such visible artwork. embarrassed to rock up next to Harley parlours were the reserve of bikers, metal-heads, Davidsons. There were laminated A4 pages on Of late, I’ve found another, very clever use for and other such 'undesirables'. the walls of drawings with reference numbers tattoos. Over the course of the last two years, Tattoos weren’t a new thing, archaeologists against them and it was as simple as "I'll have I’ve ventured into the specialist world of scalp have unearthed instruments of the art that hark a number 24 please". I wasn't asked to verify micro pigmentation and cosmetic tattooing. The back 5,000 years and historically this art was my age, sign a consent form or given any after former being dot work on my head used to make the reserve of the peoples of Asia, Africa, Aztec care advice. I was ushered behind a shower my hair look denser and to cover surgical scars in cultures and Maori people. It was, and still is, curtain where I was introduced to a large man my hairline and the latter to tattoo on eyebrows, commonplace for tribes people to be tattooed in a leather waistcoat over a white vest with a eyeliner, lip liner, and lipstick. long beard and chains dangling from his Levi's by way of identification and allegiance to their Whether it be a mermaid working its way down which led down to boots. He had the most tribe, somewhat of a uniform, if you will. If we my leg which documents my transition, a mandala tattoos I’d ever seen in my life. I was petrified. fast forward two thousand years to the 17th on the back of my hand which represents my deep Little did I know back then that I would one century, we see the first white European people bond with India and my Buddhist beliefs, or day have that same level of coverage, if not with tattoos. Sailors, Vikings and Warriors cosmetic tattoos that mean I feel more at home more, and that I’d come to find his look most adopted tattoos in the same way the earlier in my face, I’ve a very long historic relationship sexually attractive, but I digress. Smoking a tribes people had. As we skip forward to modern with tattoos that’s spanned more than half of my cigarette, wearing no gloves he beckoned me to history we’d see bikers adopting this same life and will continue to do so long into my sit in the chair and said, "You know what this practice, adorning their bodies with tattoos that future. GSCENE 67

means, in direct translation from the Hebrew, is ‘I am that I am’. Which is somehow to me SAM TRANS MAN transcendent of any notion of god, and speaks of the uniqueness of every living thing. I “I am that I am.” Dr Samuel Hall on his couldn’t be other than myself, and even tattoos and the different stories they though this put me at odds with my religion, my faith was undeterred throughout tell. transition, and remains so to this day, since the god I know is a universal force for good. A powerful positive energy or karma. Something ) They say that body art is the oldest form At the time, I was having a professional crisis cosmic and yet microscopic. The glue that of art. I’m fascinated by scarification, where as a doctor, beginning to see the value and binds us all dwells in the space between our you etch your art into your skin in a way that necessity of alternative forms of healing, the subatomic particles. There is more of this ‘no leaves scars. Branding and burning are wisdom in Chinese medicine, the longevity of thing’ than there is ‘thing’. More energy than sometimes used, and techniques to prolong ayurvedic thought, and the modernity of matter. The Buddhist teaching of dependent wound healing so that the scarring is more energy medicine. The yin-yang symbol and its co-arising is another way of looking at this. prominent include sequential irritation of the meaning came alive for me, along with an We participate in the becoming of ourselves, wounds. The scars form the design, and the understanding that there are never true and the world around us. ‘I am that I am’ was pain that it causes must somehow be worth it. opposites, that there’s always a glimmer of an apt way of expressing my feelings about It’s been used across time and cultures, and light in the dark, and that energy and matter, being a transperson. So I wrote it indelibly on has some equivalence I think with ‘cutting’, a as Einstein painstakingly proved, are indeed my arm. self-harming habit of the modern day. The interchangeable. thing is, there’s some considerable relief from I fell in love with an acupuncturist. Literally. emotional pain to be gained by inflicting My astrological sign is pisces, and the dolphin physical pain on oneself. So I suppose there’s has a particular meaning for me, being the a certain kind of beauty in making the scars online avatar I used when first exploring my tell your story. Might as well. I think this is gender identity in the safety of cyberspace. At what we do with our tattoos. They’re a way of the time the two overwhelming issues for me expressing our deeper truths, perhaps things were my fear of my family’s reaction to my life we can’t say or speak, in the same way that changes, born of the volcanic need to music and art stimulate a different part of the transition, and my fear of leaving or being cortex, so a tattoo expresses a deeper part of asked to leave my beloved church. You see I our psyche. was a willing Catholic. I had come to an adult My final tattoo (to date at least) is on the I have three tattoos, and they do tell my faith in the context of this church, I accepted opposite arm. It’s this trans symbol, and just story. A story of immense spiritual pain and its faults and failings, I wasn’t blind to them. had to be done when I finally made the leap. enlightenment. I got my first tattoo aged 40. I went to Mass every Sunday even long after It went hand in hand with my name change, Prior to this I’d never even considered getting my transition, took my kids, and willingly passport, driving licence and bank details, as inked. Thought never crossed my mind. I was participated, even whilst I was being overtly well as breaking the news to my family that raised in a strict Catholic family and no-one rejected by this organisation that had stolen this was really happening. I had to do it. did that “kind of thing”. So when the urge my soul. Such was my shame, I couldn’t even otherwise I was going to die. Transition I came to get my first tattoo in the early days walk away with my head held high. mean, not the tattoo. This tattoo gave me a of self actualisation that eventually led to My second tattoo is the word ‘YHWH’ in proper hit. For about five days. I had got a transition, I was terrified. Not of the process, Hebrew. On my right upper arm. It’s my kick out of the previous two but this was but of my family’s opinion. And I was right to favourite, although I feel quite bad about it in another league of high. The endorphins lasted be. They were horrified. The sense of one way. It’s a bit of cultural appropriation for days and I had a real window of insight disappointment in my rebellion against my really. The word ‘Yahweh’ is most often into self-harming, piercings, scarification and religious upbringing was palpable. I was translated to ‘The Lord’ in English versions of other forms of body art or modification that breaking out of something so rigid and I had the Bible, parts of which are of course Jewish. are painful but powerful. Like trans surgery. little idea at the time how hard it would be. The Hebrew word ‘YHWH’ was not to be spoken No pain there to speak of because the high is That first inking was on my right shoulder, it’s aloud, such is the reverence for God, but of massive. A spiritual mountaintop. Dependent a pair of dolphins in a yin-yang arrangement. course I must do this whenever anyone asks co-arising. Transition has led me out of the what it means. I’m not Jewish, but I do feel a church and into something much, much bit guilty. The thing is, what it actually bigger, and my tattoos tell that story. 68 GSCENE

know this because I feel happier and the numbness has lessened. WHAT IS SELF-INJURY? Self-injury or self-harm is when you hurt yourself as a way of dealing with difficult feelings, painful memories or overwhelming situations and experiences. Some people have described self- harm as a way to: • Express something that’s hard to put into words • Turn invisible thoughts or feelings into something visible • Change emotional pain into physical pain • Reduce overwhelming emotional feelings or MINDOUT thoughts • Have a sense of being in control Tattoos, self-injury and mental health • Escape traumatic memories • Have something in life that they can rely on • Punish themselves for feelings and experiences ) ‘I never considered ‘getting inked’. Tattoos what they were and what had happened to me. • Stop feeling numb, disconnected or dissociated never registered with me as something I needed And I’d just say, “They’re my battle scars.” It • Create a reason to physically care for or wanted – I just didn’t think they were for was good to feel the sun on my arms again for themselves me. I had no part of my body that I wanted to the first time since childhood, but in some • Express thoughts and feelings of suicide decorate or show off or that I was proud of. I situations they still embarrassed me. without taking their own life thought they were for cool people and I was A friend from the group spoke about how they too self-depreciating, too depressed to be cool. Afterwards you may feel a short-term sense of had substituted cutting with having tattoos. It release, but the cause of your distress is unlikely Several years ago I joined Out of the Blue, was a real light bulb moment. Why didn’t I think to have gone away. Self-injury itself can bring up MindOut’s suicide prevention peer support of that? It seemed like such an obvious thing to difficult emotions and could make you feel worse. group. I wasn’t actively feeling suicidal at the do or at least try, so I did. I went straight to a Even though there are always reasons underneath time, but I was self-loathing and numb to any local tattoo parlour and booked my first tattoo. someone hurting themselves, it’s important to joy or happiness and I cut myself regularly, I had a small rose on my shoulder. I loved the know that self-injury does carry risks. If you come probably daily back then and sometimes my feel of getting it done; it felt sharp, painful, to depend on self-injury, it can take a long time wounds were deep and severe and on several exciting, fulfilling. It made me tearful and to stop. occasions nearly fatal. When I cut I became happy. I loved it. emotional, I felt emotions that I’d never feel If you self-harm, it’s important that you know I’ve had several tattoos over the last couple of otherwise, because I was just so numb. I kind how to look after your injuries and that you have years and I’m now working on a full sleeve for of already felt dead and I wanted to feel alive. access to the first aid equipment you need. my arm. I’ve tattooed over and around some of Cutting made me feel alive. Lifesigns has information on first aid for self- my scars and for the first time I feel a sense of injury and self-harm, visit www.lifesigns.org.uk In the group I met other people coping with pride; pride in my tattoos, they’re awesome, but for more information. life in a similar way as me. Some people spoke also pride in my scars as these are a true part of about wanting to die, others just wanted to me and who I am and my identity. If you’re concerned about an injury or not sure sleep and then wake up when all the pain and how to look after it, go and see your GP. I no longer cut myself. The urge is there hurt had stopped. sometimes, but I’ve taught myself other ways to Eventually I told the group about cutting myself cope and to feel, and tattooing has become one and after a few weeks I rolled my sleeves up of these coping mechanisms. MINDOUT INFO and showed the group the scars on my arms. Please do contact MindOut and speak to one Usually people responded negatively, even told PEER SUPPORT CAN BE HELPFUL By attending MindOut’s peer support group I of our LGBTQ mental health workers if you me they were appalled or disgusted, but this would like: wasn’t the response from the group. Some asked learned that talking and listening to others with shared identities and lived experiences about • To talk about your experience of self- questions and some were concerned, but on the injury, where to find help and support whole the group was supportive and reassuring. how I felt can really make a difference. Some subjects, like self-harm and suicide, can be hard or how to take care One person told me they were my battle scars - to bring up with people who really don’t • To talk to someone about any other evidence that I was coping and surviving, and understand what it feels like to have these mental health issues or about someone that I was resilient! I never thought about them thoughts or experience the distress they can you’re worried about this way, I always thought they were something sometimes cause. • To find out about our suicide prevention to be ashamed of. This feedback really services, peer support group work, registered with me, it changed me. Sharing how I felt with others who could relate, advocacy and case work. without judgement or leaving me feeling Because of the group my confidence grew. I embarrassed, ashamed or guilty, really changed We’re running a peer support session and started wearing short sleeves instead of jumpers how I felt about myself, about other people and workshop on Self-Injury and Staying Safe , on blisteringly hot summer days. People would about the world. I felt less isolated and alone, contact us for details stare, but not much. Sometimes people asked and my mental health certainly improved. I ) Call 01273 234839 ) Email [email protected] ) Visit: www.mindout.org.uk “A friend from the group spoke about how they had MindOut services are run by and for LGBTQ substituted cutting with having tattoos. It was a real people with experience of mental health issues, all our services are non-judgemental, light bulb moment. Why didn’t I think of that? ” independent and confidential. 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