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FROM THE HEART OF BRIGHTON & HOVE NOV 2020 T @gscene F GScene.Brighton D www.gscene.com Nov 2020 Contents Gscene magazine PARTNERSHIP PHOTOGHRAPHY & THE WAD COMMUNITY WAD 2019. PHOTO COURTESY OF SIMON PEPPER D www.gscene.com T @gscene F GScene.Brighton Publisher: Gscene Magazine CIC Editorial: E [email protected] Advertising: E [email protected] Editorial team Jaq Bayles, Rory Finn, Graham Robson Arts Editor: Michael Hootman Sub Editor/Design: Graham Robson News team: Graham Robson, Eric Page, Samantha Harman, Rachel Badham, Paul Smith QUEENS ARMS E [email protected] Cover illustrator: Dave Pop! Features E [email protected] I @davepopart 3 World Aids Day 2020 f @Dave Pop What's happening online and offline for WAD on Tuesday, December 1 d www.davepopart.com Contributors 6 World Aids Day Gallery Simon Adams, Rachel Badham, Nick Feast your eyes on Simon Pepper's spectacular pics from WAD 2019 Boston, Brian Butler, Jim Butler- Fleming, David Fray, Billie Gold, Craig Hanlon-Smith, Samuel Hall, 8 Dave Pop! Frances Hubbard, Laurie Lavender, Jaq Bayles falls into the colourful world of our cover illustrator Enzo Marra, Eric Page, Glenn Stevens, Netty Wendt, Roger Wheeler, Chris 23 Bobbi Pickard - Trans in the City Gull, Jon Taylor, Bobbi Pickard shares her new initiative - Role Models & Real Models - to mark Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day of Remembrance GROSVENOR BAR Photographers Jack Lynn, Simon Pepper & Nick Ford 24 More to Me Than HIV News Glenn Stevens explains the new project and looks at memorable and 10 News striking images from HIV/Aids campaigns over the years 26 The New Normal Out & About Gscene catches up with Marc Tweed, Brighton service manager at THT 48 Scene photos 27 Richard Jeneway Arts © Gscene 2020 The Lunch Positive trustee recounts how he recovered from some of his All work appearing in Gscene Ltd is copyright. 45 Classical Notes It is to be assumed that the copyright for darkest moments living with HIV/Aids material rests with the magazine unless 46 Page’s Pages otherwise stated on the page concerned. 28 Thought for Food 47 Art Matters No part of this publication may be Jaq Bayles hears from Gary Pargeter how Lunch Positive successfully reproduced, stored in an electronic or other repositioned itself to serve new needs created by the pandemic 47 All That Jazz retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without 31 Positive Voices Regulars the prior knowledge and consent of the publishers. Craig Hanlon-Smith speaks to John Jaquiss – one positive voice living 56 Shopping among us The appearance of any person or any 57 Roger’s Ruminations organisation in Gscene is not to be construed as an implication of the sexual orientation 32 Navigating the Pandemic 57 Netty’s World or political persuasion of such persons or Rob Hammond, HIV peer mentor coordinator, Sussex Beacon health organisations. management team, outlines how the charity has responded to coronavirus 58 Craig’s Thoughts 59 Golden Hour 34 Be PrEP-ared! 59 Twisted Gilded Ghetto Richard Angell, Interim Head of Policy and Public Affairs at THT, looks at the painstakingly long and winding road to uncapped PrEP rollout 60 Turn Back the Pages 62 Rae’s Reflections 36 Gender: A Tool of Oppression Dr Sam Hall's Pride Week 2020 lecture 63 Stuff & Things 63 Homely Homily 38 HIV and Aids in Film & TV 64 Laurie’s Allotment Frances Hubbard, who volunteers with More to Me Than HIV, looks at the changing faces of HIV and Aids in Hollywood and British film and TV Information 40 Liz Ascroft 64 Classifieds Jaq Bayles chats to the award-winning theatre designer who's put her time 65 Services Directory in lockdown to good use 66 Advertisers’ Map 42 Zanele Muholi @ Tate Modern The first major UK survey of the South African visual artist 44 World Aids Day Concert 2020 Our LGBTQ+ choirs have something exciting up their sleeves... 3 Gscene Gscene 3 World Aids Day - Tue, Dec 1 We’ve rounded up what’s going on in our city and online this World Aids Day (WAD). Make sure you wear your red ribbon with pride and dig deep if you can to support our community groups, choirs and charities; they need your support more than ever! Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) In the face of the pandemic, Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) has lots of exciting ways you can support its work, get involved and raise much-needed funds. Martin Harris, community fundraising manager at THT, said: “Supporting us this WAD means you can help us in our mission to end new HIV transmissions in the UK by 2030. This year's been a challenging year for many people living with HIV, with worries about health MARTIN HARRIS and loneliness. That’s why we’re determined to make sure we’re there for more people affected by HIV so they can live happy and fulfilling lives, and with your support we can. “We’ve lots of exciting ways you can get involved to raise those much-needed donations, from head shaves to walks and even some drag bingo. Our fundraising team is here to give you all the support you need, as well as lots of tips and tricks to make sure your fundraiser is a success.” ) DRAG BINGO WITH CHARLIE HIDES: Gather your family and housemates together, pour a glass of something refreshing, and let’s play bingo on WAD. RuPaul’s Drag Race star Charlie Hides will keep you entertained over Zoom and you could win some fabulous prizes. The livestream will start at approx 7.25pm; bingo at 7.30pm. Don’t be late. For more info and to get your free bingo card, visit: www.tht.org.uk/take- action/world-aids-day/drag-race-bingo ) RIBBON WALK: host your own fundraising walk on or around Tuesday, December 1 to help support the vital work of THT. How far you want to walk and how much you want to raise is your choice. It doesn’t matter whether you walk around your local park, stroll along a canal or take a socially distanced hike up a hill, it’s up to you. You can do it by yourself, or as part of a virtual team with friends or work colleagues. More info: www.tht.org.uk/take-action/world-aids-day/ribbon- walk ) RIBBON RUN: Set yourself a running challenge ahead of Tuesday, December 1 and raise vital funds to support people living with HIV. Run a daily challenge, set yourself a distance you want to reach or do it all in one go on the day, it’s up to you. More info: www.tht.org.uk/take-action/world- aids-day/ribbon-run ) WEAR. DONATE. NOMINATE: Simply wear your red ribbon this WAD, take a picture of yourself and post on social media, donate to support THT and nominate your friends and family to do the same – it’s as easy as that. WEAR: Put on your red ribbon with pride. Don’t forget to take a photo or video and share on your social media. If you don’t have a ribbon, you could create one, or add a red ribbon frame to your profile picture on social media (you can find this by updating your picture, choosing ‘add frame’ and searching ‘red ribbon Terrence Higgins Trust’). DONATE: Visit https://justgiving.com/campaign/WDN and donate £5, £10 or £20 to support THT’s work and those affected by HIV. NOMINATE: Share the photo or video of you wearing the red ribbon and nominate people to do the same. Make sure to use the hashtag #WorldAIDSDay and tag in @THTorguk. More info: www.tht.org.uk/take-action/world-aids-day/wear-donate-nominate For a free red ribbon and tips & tricks on holding your own fundraiser for THT, visit: www.tht.org.uk/take-action/world-aids-day 5 Gscene 4 Gscene Marking World Aids Day 2020 in Brighton & Hove, online and offline ) The city’s annual partnership main event for Phillip Wragg, health promotion coordinator workers, volunteers and local HIV organisations will World Aids Day (WAD), the vigil and reading of the – community engagement & be available to view throughout the day. names, will, for obvious reasons, be mainly online outreach for THT South, said: The names reading and vigil will take place as a this year, although New Steine Gardens will be open “People can look at the different Facebook Live event at the usual time of 6pm. to visitors. speeches and leave comments, New Steine Gardens will still be open throughout as well as their own reflections on the day on Tuesday, December 1 so members of In a normal year, between 150 and 200 people PHILLIP WRAGG what WAD means to them. the community can visit the Brighton & Hove Aids would gather at the home of the Brighton & Hove Memorial and pay their respects to loved ones. Aids Memorial to mark the day and hear the “If people want to go to the gardens in person reading of names of those who have lost their that’s absolutely fine. We are going to be there from Stewards will be present to ensure adherence to lives to the disease. about 10am. It really is impossible to do something Covid-19 guidelines and to signpost people to physical on the day as a mark of remembrance. This This year, Lunch Positive will be serving hot drinks emotional support if required. [approach] doesn’t make it better but it does give us from a marquee in the a bit For more information please contact Phillip Wragg gardens from 11am; more scope to involve more people – and they at THT South on 07552 755161.