Gscene out & About

NOV 2019 CONTENTS GSCENE magazine R www.gscene.com O F N O @gscene I T A GScene.Brighton R B E L E C PUBLISHER Peter Storrow @ E TEL 01273 749 947 S N D G N E EDITORIAL [email protected] A S G E A L ADS+ARTWORK [email protected] L A @ L O D L EDITORIAL TEAM R A & W James Ledward, Graham Robson, N D O E S Gary Hart L A J S E ARTS EDITOR Michael Hootman S S M I SUB EDITOR Graham Robson A M DAVINA SPARKLE, DAVE LYNN & PAT CLUTCHER CELEBRATION FOR JAMES LEDWARD @ LEGENDS J SOCIAL MEDIA EDITOR Marina Marzotto DESIGN Michèle Allardyce NEWS CONTRIBUTORS Simon Adams, Ray A-J, Jaq Bayles, 4 News Jo Bourne, Nick Boston, Dave 11 World AIDS Day Diary Bradley, Brian Butler, Richard Jeneway, Craig Hanlon-Smith, Samuel Hall, Adam Mallaby, Enzo Marra, Eric Page, Dean Pender, Simon SCENE LISTINGS Robinson-Stynes, Gay Socrates, Brian 24 Gscene Out & About Stacey, Michael Steinhage, Sugar Swan, Glen Stevens, Duncan Stewart, 26 Brighton & Hove Craig Storrie, Violet Valentine (Zoe Anslow-Gwilliam), Netty Wendt, CELEBRATION FOR JAMES LEDWARD @ LEGENDS 44 Solent Roger Wheeler, Kate Wildblood, Ray Barron Woolford PHOTOGRAPHERS ARTS Creag Aaro, Jack Alphie , Graeme 47 Arts News Atack, Steven Chantrey, James Daley, Robbie Dee, Tyrone Darling, Nick 48 Classical Notes Ford, Craig Hanlon-Smith, Jack Lynn, James Ledward, Simon Pepper 49 All That Jazz 49 Art Matters 50 Page’s Pages REGULARS CELEBRATION FOR JAMES LEDWARD @ LEGENDS 46 Dance Music © GSCENE 2019 FEATURES 46 DJ Profile: Luke Ennor All work appearing in Gscene Ltd is copyright. It is to be assumed that the 52 Shopping copyright for material rests with the 12 10 YEARS OF LUNCH POSITIVE magazine unless otherwise stated on the Gary Pargeter reflects on the impact and achievements over 10 years. 53 Craig’s Thoughts page concerned. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in 54 Charlie Says an electronic or other retrieval system, 13 MARTIN FISHER BUS transmitted in any form or by any means, Driving towards zero new cases of HIV by 2025 in Brighton & Hove. 55 Homely Homily electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior 55 Duncan’s Domain knowledge and consent of the publishers. 14 LIVING WITH HIV IN 2019 The appearance of any person or any “The end of transmission is the next beginning”, by Craig Hanlon-Smith. 56 MindOut organisation in Gscene is not to be construed as an implication of the sexual 57 Netty’s World orientation or political persuasion of such 15 THINK2SPEAK persons or organisations. What not to say to someone with HIV. 57 Queenie’s Strip Service 18 TAY - TENTH ANNIVERSARY 58 Sam Trans Man Sculptor Romany Mark Bruce on creating the Brighton AIDS Memorial. 59 Stuff & Things 19 BRIGHTON RAINBOW FUND 59 Yaya Knows Best S D N Chris Gull on how the Brighton Rainbow Fund works. 60 Twisted Gilded Ghetto E G E L 60 Positive Focus @ 20 RAINBOW FUND GRANT AWARDS D R A The Annual Brighton Rainbow Fund Grants Presentation event. W D E L INFORMATION S E 22 PRIDE OF THE AMERICAS 2020 M A 61 Services Directory J Craig Hanlon-Smith looks forward to the epic six-day festival taking place R O in April 2020 in Greater Fort Lauderdale. F 62 Classifieds N O I T A 63 Advertisers’ Map R 51 EXPRESS YOURSELF B E L Graham Robson catches up with the gorgeous people at Polyglamorous. E C 4 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM understood, on a fundamental level, that life is for living JAMES LEDWARD 05/09/1954 - 03/10/2019 and challenges are an opportunity. Having studied oboe and conducting at the London College of Music, and the On Saturday, October 19 we said goodbye to our friend, Gscene editor, Royal Academy of Music, his own vocation, performing and LGBTQ+ community champion. By Eric Page/ Gscene team. in and conducting orchestras, was thwarted by a stroke in his early 30s. He moved into music publishing. He was a seriously generous man, always quietly using his own privilege and contacts to promote others and encourage people to connect and build. His Liverpudlian wit could be shocking but always done with a twinkle in his eye. For a man with so many things to be proud of, James was a man of simple, humble bearing. Everyone in this city has been affected by James in one way or another. We of the LGBTQ+ community know m o how much he built, how many people he connected, c . y h how many ideas he promoted or supported. He held to p a r g account, he challenged. All of us in the wider world, o t o wherever we are on the wide spectrum of sexuality and h p r e gender identity, live our lives a little easier and fairer p p e because of him. p n o m i This is just a small opportunity to bear witness to s . w James. He was planning the future of Gscene before his w w : death and the magazine will continue as it is. James s c i knew the importance of having a strong friend at your P back, someone to argue your case, a safe place to share ) Our editor, James Ledward , died suddenly on Following the service, people joined James’ husband views, a closet door to burst out of, a hefty soap box to Thursday , October 3 , after a short illness. His funeral Besi and family, along with the staff at Legends , for a shout loudly from about injustice, a balcony to take the took place at noon on Saturday , October 19 in wake attended by hundreds of people throughout the laurels from, a sofa to share secrets on and a place to Brighton. People lined St James’ Street as the day to share a celebration of James’ life, hosted by fiercely inform our LGBTQ+ successes. James and funeral cortege went past and then slowly followed the Stephen Richards (Lola Lasagne). One by one the Gscene was all of these things, Gscene will continue to hearse to St Mary’s Church in Kemptown for a city’s performers, including Maisie Trollette , Miss be these things. service to celebrate James’ life. The church, and street Jason , Gabriella Parrish , Jennie Castell , Kara Van outside, was filled with hundreds of people from the Park , Dave Lynn , Davina Sparkle and Pat James had already planned this and December’s issue, community who had come to show their final respects. Clutcher , stood up to sing and recount their and so the January Gscene will be a commemorative memories of James. The Rainbow Chorus sang the issue dedicated to the life and time of James Henry Rhythm of Life and Nicky Mitchell led the crowd in a Ledward, where we share his plans for taking Gscene tearful rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone . forward. James, the man, may have left us, but there is a little bit of him in us all. We invite you to share your E G James founded Gscene in 1995 and had been the E memories, photos, experiences, secrets and stories of T R O editor since its first issue. He created the magazine to C his influence on your life, group, business or ideas. L A be the place for campaigning and activism for the R Please email them to: [email protected] E N U LGBTQ+ communities. During his editorship the F ’ S During this difficult time the whole Gscene team reach E readership grew to more than 50,000 people and the M A out and send our condolences to James’ sister Ros and J magazine is now in its 24th year. Reverend Michael Hyde , of The Village MCC, read her family. To James’ husband Besi , always at his side, James was never closeted. He was always out and the story of James’ journey from Liverpool to London a man who walked hand in hand with James, in step, in proud. James believed in fundamental fairness and and then Brighton, interspersed with speakers love and who kept James smiling, laughing and utterly used Gscene to give voice to people without his own including Chris Gull , chair of the Brighton Rainbow loved till the end, we send you unconditional love. Besi, privilege, to platform views which were right and fair, Fund, Andrew Kaye , of Latest TV, James’ niece through the dark days of grief to come know that each to give space to voices not often heard on the Emma, and many others, who rose to read poems, say and every one of us misses James and are stronger commercial gay scene. He was a formidable adversary, some final words and remember the changes James because of him. with a researched journalist attitude to telling truth to made to their lives. David Raven (Maisie Trollette) power. James judged you on what you did, not on ) If you would like to make a donation to the Brighton and Jason Sutton (Miss Jason) sang Over the what you said. Actions not words. Outcomes not Rainbow Fund in James’ memory, please visit: Rainbow and the Actually Gays Men’s Chorus and promises. He worked to ensure that the voices of LGBTQ+ www.gscene.com/james Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus joined together to sing people were given space to be heard and their a beautifully evocative rendition of Snow Patrol’s Run . concerns, particularly around HIV, health and diversity, The whole church wept while they sang. James had were acted on.

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