OCT 2019 CONTENTS GSCENE magazine AFFINITY BAR www.gscene.com @gscene GScene.Brighton PUBLISHER Peter Storrow TEL 01273 749 947 EDITORIAL [email protected] ADS+ARTWORK [email protected] EDITORIAL TEAM James Ledward, Graham Robson, Gary Hart ARTS EDITOR Michael Hootman SUB EDITOR Graham Robson SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Marina Marzotto N R DESIGN Michèle Allardyce E V A T FRONT COVER Y C N MODELS MindOut staff E G E PHOTOGRAPHER NICK FORD R www.nickfordphotography.co.uk T@nickfordphoto F Nick Ford Photography CONTRIBUTORS NEWS Simon Adams, Ray A-J, Jaq Bayles, 4 News Jo Bourne, Nick Boston, Dave Bradley, Brian Butler, Richard Jeneway, Craig Hanlon-Smith, SCENE LISTINGS Samuel Hall, Adam Mallaby, Enzo ALL NEW BULLDOG Marra, Eric Page, Dean Pender, Simon 20 Gscene Out & About Robinson-Stynes, Gay Socrates, Brian Stacey, Michael Steinhage, Sugar 22 Brighton & Hove Swan, Glen Stevens, Duncan Stewart, Craig Storrie, Violet Valentine (Zoe 40 Solent Anslow-Gwilliam), Netty Wendt, Roger Wheeler, Kate Wildblood, Ray Barron Woolford ARTS PHOTOGRAPHERS 44 Arts News Creag Aaro, Graeme Atack, Steven Chantrey, James Daley, Robbie Dee, 46 Arts Matters Tyrone Darling, Chris Jepson, Jack 47 Arts Books Lynn, James Ledward, Simon Pepper LE VILLAGE 48 Classical Notes 49 Arts Jazz FEATURES REGULARS 14 MARTIN FISHER BUS 42 Dance Music Alan Spink explains why it’s of particular importance to him 42 DJ Profile: DJ KT © GSCENE 2019 All work appearing in Gscene Ltd is 15 PERSONALITY DISORDER & ME 43 Shopping copyright. 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Joe McFadden tells Brian Butler about his lead role in Priscilla 60 Positive Focus 52 THE INCOMPARABLE MAISIE 60 Scene It, Done It David Raven, aka Maisie Trollette, talks to Brian Butler 53 JONATHAN HARVEY INFORMATION What’s new? The award-winning writer chats to Brian Butler 61 Services Directory 54 LGBT+ HISTORY LESSON 62 Classifieds E N 63 Advertisers’ Map O How the minority are leading the majority, by Stu Fenton Z E H T 4 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM BRIGHTON PRIDE 2019 RAISES £217,432.50 FOR LOCAL GOOD CAUSES Following Brighton & Hove Pride's amazing celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn uprising in New York City that ignited and inspired the global Pride movement, Brighton & Hove Pride announce they have raised a fantastic £217,432.50 for local good causes. ) Every year the city of Brighton & Hove is awash projects all year round. The launch of Pride City Brighton & Hove Pride is the UK’s biggest Pride with rainbow flags as businesses show their support Angels saw a first year sign up of 26 businesses Festival operated by Brighton Pride CIC , a not for for Pride and our LGBT+ communities and an with founding members contributing £1,000 each, profit community organisation. All tickets revenue estimated £20.5 million is brought into the city’s bringing in a further £10,750 . raised goes directly to the operational and running economy with visitors spending money on costs of producing the Pride Festival , Pride LGBT+ Paul Kemp , Pride Director, said: accommodation, retail, food and drink over the Pride Community Parade , Pride Village Party and “With increasing costs this year weekend. community fundraising, and £1 for every paid ticket for cleansing and security goes direct to the Brighton Rainbow Fund who give Brighton businesses within the Pride Village Party P resources and the uncertainty M E grants to LGBT+ organisations that deliver effective K around Brexit that adversely footprint contributed £125 per day (small venue) or L U frontline services to LGBT+ people in the city. A £250 per day (larger venue) that helped raise P affected sponsorship income, it £7,520 towards the Pride Social Impact Fund . has been a really challenging year for Pride. This HOW THE FUNDS year Pride are thrilled to have raised over £200,000 Bucket collections on the Pride Community Parade WILL BE DISTRIBUTED which will be distributed to local charities community raised £768 . groups and projects through the Brighton Rainbow • Rainbow Fund : £165,724.50 Legends was again the biggest LGBT+ business Fund, the Pride Social Impact Fund and Pride • Social Impact Fund : £20,958 (plus £10,000 supporter contributing £3,504.74 in fundraising and Cultural Development Fund. roll over from 2018 due to Kingscliffe) We could £5,000 in sponsorship. present this as £30,958 allocation for 2019 that “With over £922,000 raised under the current include role of £10,000 from 2018 organisation, Pride are very much on target to reach This year, Brighton Pride introduced the Pride City • City Angels : £10,750.00 £1million fundraising for good causes by 2020, the Angels scheme to engage with businesses across • Pride Solidarity fund : £10,000 30th Anniversary of Brighton & Hove Pride.” the city to help support community fundraising and • Cultural development fund : £10,000 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON GSCENE 5 5 WWW.GSCENE.COM ) LOCAL BUSINESSES RAISE FUNDS TRADING POST ‘RAINBOW’ COFFEES FOR LOCAL LGBT+ PROJECTS RAISE £2,000 FOR BRIGHTON PRIDE ) Trading Post Coffee Roasters in Ship Street raised £2,000 towards the DURING BRIGHTON PRIDE community fund-raising efforts of Brighton & Hove Pride . The donation is the result of the local coffee roaster’s Local LGBT+ projects will benefit directly from the fundraising new scheme to share profits with efforts of businesses who really understand the message that local good causes. The ‘pride Brighton & Hove Pride is a ‘Pride with Purpose’. month’ Charity Partner Scheme at the artisan coffee firm creams 25p from every take-away cup sold ) Pride itself announced the total it has across the group’s three venues and raised for good causes on page 4 of thnis puts it aside for good causes. The issue, with the bulk raised going to the final amount generated totals more Brighton Rainbow Fund to distribute as than £1,600 – this was rounded up grants which are assessed through a to £2,000 thanks to a top-up process that is needs based, and creates donation directly from the business a level playing field for all local LGBT+ owners. The cash-raising drive ran projects, whether big or small. All grants are monitored to ensure that hand-in-hand with an awareness and inclusivity project, including limited edition these community funds are used to deliver the best outcomes for our compostable ‘pride flag’ takeaway cups and an increase in visibility of the firm’s LGBT+ communities locally. year-round commitment to equality and the LGBT+ communities. Chris Gull , Chair of Trustees of the Brighton Rainbow Fund , said: “There Michael Deol , Trading Post Coffee Roasters founder said; “Being able to hand is much discussion about Rainbow Washing around Prides worldwide. over a cheque to support LGBT+ causes in Brighton and Hove was fantastic and This is where businesses, big and small, appear to jump onto the Pride a great tribute to how amazing our customers are – they really got behind the bandwagon, whip their rainbow flags out, have special Pride promotions, spirit of the idea. Staff-members from the LGBT+ community and their allies special Pride parties and events, but give nothing back to our communities have been a core part of our success, not least of this fund-raising drive. We’re in a tangible way. already looking forward to developing the Charity Partner Scheme with another Sussex based charity.” L “Against this background, the Brighton Rainbow Fund is L U G pleased to recognise the following businesses and The projects is being cited as a call to action to other local start-ups and S I R H groups that ‘get it’. Not only do they understand the Brighton’s independent business sector by the team that run the city’s festival of C part about giving back and supporting both Pride and diversity. The event is in itself a fund-raising initiative for groups that help our LGBT+ communities in a tangible way, but also LGBT+ communities and the city as a whole. understand the concept of the Brighton Rainbow Fund Paul Kemp , Managing Director at Brighton & Hove Pride said; “We are really as a central and safe hub for community fundraising. grateful for the fantastic contribution from Trading Post Coffee Roasters to Pride’s “Some other businesses support individual local LGBT+ charities and fundraising total. The monies raised will go towards helping support community organisations, and we applaud their fundraising too, but we naturally groups across our city. We hope that more businesses will come up with these promote the idea of funds being raised locally for the benefit of ALL great initiatives that help support Pride in our fundraising efforts.” members of our communities, especially for smaller, volunteer-led, grassroots projects which don’t have access to the national funds and resources that bigger organisations do.