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6 GSCENE BRIGHTON & HOVE PRIDE 2019 GENERATIONS OF LOVE FRIDAY 2 –SUNDAY, AUGUST 4 T

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) The LGBT+ Community N R O Parade is flamboyant, vibrant and colourful, a J B show-stopping spectacle not to be missed. piece, black male dance troupe and All4 reality One of the undisputed highlights of the stars the Prancing Elites who are flying in from Brighton & Hove Pride weekend it showcases Alabama especially to lead the Brighton Pride the city’s charities, community groups, small Parade. businesses as well as the invaluable blue light services and statutory partners. The Brighton PRIDE IN THE PARK ) Attractions on the park this year includes the & Hove Pride 2019 parade will celebrate the @ PRESTON PARK Legends Cabaret Big Top featuring the finest 50th anniversary of the 1969 Inn ) The turnstiles at Preston Park will open line-up of drag queens and singers at any UK uprising in New York City that ignited the at noon on Saturday Aug 3 . To avoid queues, Pride, the Pride Dance Big Top hosted by worldwide Pride movement, with the theme arrive shortly after the parade or get to the He.She.They , DIVA dance tent, Brut Men’s Generations of Love - Celebrating 50 years of park before the parade arrives. Security on the Dance Tent , Women’s Performance Stage , and Campaigning with Pride . park will be very tight, the less you carry, the the BAME and Queer Town stages. Brighton Pride will feature campaigning for quicker you’ll get in. If it’s sunny take plenty global LGBT+ rights at the front of the parade of suncream and keep yourself hydrated all with representatives of the BAME and trans day. You will not be allowed to take food,

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I Pride 2019 will be the most diverse ever with L Y K something for everyone. The main stage ) Pop Princess will headline running orders and line-ups in the various the Generations of Love Festival in Preston entertainment areas will be available on the big Park performing a very special show just for screens in Preston Park all weekend. Brighton Pride including all her hits. The B

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progress along the seafront, passing the A B Hilton Brighton Metropole on the left, and the i360 on the right - turning left up West Street , past the Clock Tower , then along Queens Road towards Brighton Station, before turning right down North Road just past Community Base . At the bottom of North Road, the parade will turn left to re- join the old route and progress along Gloucester Place and London Road finishing as usual in Preston Park.

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PRIDE VILLAGE PARTY @ ST JAMES’ ST & MARINE PARADE www.pride-tickets.org

) EPICENE at 8pm: Epicene is an LGBT+ Fringe Award-nominated gender blending celebration of iconic women in music. Part musical cabaret, part rock concert, it’s a full blown tribute to the greats, including: , Annie Lennox , Kate Bush , Bjork , Cher and Cyndi Lauper to name a few! Musician (and QueerTown host) Paul Diello and his acoustic ensemble take you on a musical journey down memory lane looking back on hilarious childhood stories of growing up in the 1980s/90s in a small town with gender confusion . Free entry with Festival or PVP wristband ) DYNAMITE BOOGALOO at 9pm: The legendary trio of Boogaloo Stu , Dynamite Sal and Dolly Social Impact Funds . Marine Parade will be Rocket recently celebrated their Silver closed to traffic creating a mega dance arena Fanniversary in showbiz, and back again to light on the seafront with live music, DJs and the up the Pride celebrations with their heady very best cabaret in town. cocktail of pop and daft cabaret, playing to a flamboyant, fun-loving polysexual crowd of ) Pride Village Street Party (PVP) St James’s ) Wristbands are required to attend the PVP. dedicated followers. From 1992 until 2009, St and Marine Parade , Saturday 3 (4pm- Individual venues within the PVP may also worshippers attending the Church of Boogaloo midnight) and Sunday 4 (3pm-9pm) . Once have a separate door charge. The PVP has every Thursday were dressed up and drenched in Kylie brings the entertainment on the park to a limited capacity so it’s strongly advised to sweat, packing out the dancefloor to a wildly close, it’s on to the Village Street Party in St purchase wristbands in advance from: eclectic mix of pop bangers, disco classics and James’s St and Marine Parade where www.pride-tickets.org Wristbands will also indie smashes. The midnight cabaret with Stu businesses come together to celebrate Pride be available from the Pride Box Office from and Dolly became the stuff of legend, with Stu’s and raise extra funds for the Rainbow and July 30 until August 2 (no booking fee). absurd gameshow antics ably abetted by bosomy goddess Dolly, with the chant of “Shitlips!” echoing through the streets of Brighton into the PRIDE PLEASURE GARDENS @ OLD STEINE small hours. Remember – Too Much Is Never www.pride-tickets.org Enough! ***** ‘An institution!’ . Free FRIDAY 2 entry before 11pm with Festival or PVP wristband. ) BOOGALOO BINGO at 7pm: Join showbiz ) THE PRANCING ELITES : The first European sensation Boogaloo Stu for frivolity, performance by the Prancing Elites . A dance shenanigans and above all else, bingo! Feel team based in Mobile, Alabama, they are made the tension rise as Stu’s balls begin to churn, up of individuals who identify as gay or gender and when they finally drop expect non-stop non-conforming, which has resulted in the group nonsense, outrageous games, obscene works being banned from competitions and parades in of art, poetry slams, hilarious prizes and, of the USA. Stars of a US reality TV series, The course, some downright ballsy bingo. Stu’s gift Prancing Elites Project , the dancers find other hamper is stuffed to the brim with exotic ways to showcase their talent, from performing prizes including the ubiquitous Signed Framed in the stands at football games to dancing on ) Three days of events from Friday 2 –Sunday Photograph, so go on down and win it big! cruises. Free before 11pm. 4. The Pride Pleasure Gardens on the Old Free entry with Festival or PVP wristband. www.pride-tickets.org Steine , open from Friday , August 2 at 4pm , to host three days and nights of fierce fun, saucy wonders, camp pop, cabaret, DJs, clubbing, and Brighton favourite Boogaloo Bingo . Sink the Pink returns for a spectacular O O

Official Pre-Pride Party featuring the one and L A S E G T O only Sporty Spice, Melanie C . Free entry and I O L B E

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) LGBT+ COMMUNITY LINE DANCING with the Cactus Club returns for a 4th year of line dancing on Pride Sunday from 2-4pm . In previous years they’ve had you moving to JLS , Will.i.am and Olly Murs , this year you can expect tracks from Kylie , Clean Bandit and Jessie J, as well as some more traditional tunes. Arrive early to be taken through dances SATURDAY 3 especially for beginners or occasional dancers. There’ll be plenty of lessons throughout the ) QUEERTOWN On The PLEASURE GARDENS afternoon, so there’s no excuse not to have a An afternoon packed full of queer cabaret go! Now in its 26th year, the Cactus Club has artists with singing, dancing, and cabaret. been teaching LGBT+ dancing around London Programmed by Paul Diello , who also since July 1993 and has been a regular at schedules QueerTown On The Park, QueerTown Brighton Pride over the years. They want to on the Pleasure Gardens will feature: get #EverybodyDancing and it’s all free! 3.00-3.30pm Miss Disney delivers clubbing of the glorious kind at the 3.40-4.10pm Adam All ) BRUT BEARFEST 2019 at 2pm –midnight : centre of our Pride celebrations. It’s all about the bears, blokes, cubs and 4.20-4.50pm Zayn Phallic ) CABARET TENT: DJ Liam & AMYL with stage 5.00-5.30pm Felix Shepherd hunks as London’s hottest men-only gay club comes to the seaside for a very special Sunday host Dave the Bear and shows: Mzz Kimberly , 5.40-6.10pm Sherika Sherard HoleStar , Paul Middleton , Baga Chipz . 6.20-6.50pm Hannah Brackenbury Brüt BearFest T-Dance at Brighton Pride’s 7.00-7.30pm Laura Nixon Pleasure Gardens. With a line–up of ) BRUT BEAR FEST T-DANCE: 2pm –midnight 7.40-8.10pm Billie Gold international DJs, stunning performances, DJs: Paul Heron , LCB , Ross Jones , Rob C , 8.20-8.50pm Dryadic gorgeous beats and handsome fellas, Brut’s T- Juliano Juliano . Free entry before 8pm with Free entry with Festival or PVP wristband Dance will quench your thirst this Pride as it Festival or PVP wristband, £5 after.

) SINK THE PINK at 10pm: Sink the Pink will crash back into the Pleasure Gardens with a fantastic new show featuring Spice royalty, Melanie C . A long-time ally and icon, the friendship between Melanie and Sink the Pink ringleader Glyn Fussell came to its most creative fruition last summer, when she appeared at the STP -co-founded festival, Mighty Hoopla . Seizing the opportunity to do something surprising and new, the pair threw LOVEBN1FEST @ PRESTON PARK themselves into a one-off show involving all the hits, a sequinned catsuit (with added www.brighton-pride.org/lovebn1-fest/ Adidas, of course), and four extra Spices in drag. If Brockwell Park had a roof, the ecstatic SUNDAY 4 the Queen’s 90th birthday celebrations. They response would have torn it off, and so an will be supported by X-Factor 2017 winners ) LOVEBN1FEST : 1.30 –9.30pm , Preston idea was sewn for Melanie and Sink the Pink Rak-Su , plus Nina Nesbitt , Grace Carter and Park ,(no entry after 7.30pm) celebrates to come back with something bigger, better the House Gospel Choir . everything Brighton & Hove, bringing all and brasher than ever before! communities and rainbow families together ) GUILTY PLEASURES Dance Tent, a club She is currently working on brand new, for an afternoon of fun on the park while night like no other, is immersive, unashamedly completely re-energised solo material, raising funds for the Pride Social Impact unapologetic and includes YOU in its quest to following unexpected Next Gen co-signs Fund to deliver positive social impact back make your big night out great again. ranging from global sensation Billie Eilish to to Brighton & Hove’s communities. hip-hop royalty Amine . For tickets: ) THE GLORY presents exciting new queer LOVEBN1FEST features family friendly www.pride-tickets.org/official-parties/ faces who know how to rock a stage! The entertainment, circus skills, performance Glory’s in-house stars are known for being artists, cabaret, dance tents, street food, an SUNDAY 4 provocative, exciting and radical and are often accessibly tent and wellbeing area, plus the benchmark for quality that challenges the ) QUEERTOWN On The PLEASURE GARDENS much more. Children under 12 are free but current drag movement. Lipsyncing meets 4.10-4.40pm Alan Bonner require a ticket fromticket shop. 4.50-5.20pm Unsung Lily performance art meets fabulousness. Jonny 5.30-6.00pm Marta Scott ) Headlining the MAIN STAGE : global Woo and John Sizzle host and Rudi Douglas 6.10-6.40pm Al Start recording artist Jessie J and the legend will lead the legendary Big Gay Songbook 6.50-7.20pm Bee & Jackrabbit that is Grace Jones , who has headlined sing-along live on piano. All this plus a DJ to 7.30-8.00pm Hannah Brackenbury almost every major festival across the bring the sounds that make The Glory one hell world, created more iconic ‘looks’ than of a rocking place to be! Free entry with Festival or PVP wristband anyone alive and famously hula-hooped at 10 GSCENE BRIGHTON & HOVE PRIDE 2019 GENERATIONS OF LOVE COFFEE PICK ME UP FOR BRIGHTON PRIDE with a Pride flag inspired design to increase awareness and visibility, which the firm has a QUAKERS AT PRIDE year-round commitment to. ) Quakers at the Friends’ Meeting House on

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H zone for anyone attending Brighton Pride on C to working with the LGBT+ I M Saturday , August 3 from 11am –4pm . This is communities. Founder Michael their fourth year holding this event, which has Deol said: “Having run always proved very popular, and there will be Brighton’s largest gay venue lots of free homemade cakes and biscuits, tea, [Club Revenge] for 12 years and stepped in to coffee and soft drinks all afternoon. The help with the city’s Pride in 2012, I wanted to gardens at Friends’ Meeting House are a lovely keep that tradition alive with our new venture. place to chill out and escape the hustle and As with so many of the great businesses across bustle of Pride, providing a quiet haven in the , inclusivity in our workforce is so heart of the city centre. The Quakers are important, staff-members from the LGBT+ ) Brighton’s Trading Post Coffee Roasters are renowned for their inclusivity and diversity communities have been a core part of our to share profits with Pride in Brighton & Hove. and support for the LGBT+ communities. success. The choice of Brighton & Hove Pride as What started as a business project to our first charity partner seemed a natural one, rejuvenate a troubled restaurant site in central and a great chance to raise a glass (or cup of Brighton has grown to become one of Sussex’s coffee) to our city’s diversity.” most dynamic start-ups. Now Trading Post Coffee Roasters are set to take a leap forward Harry Woodhams , group Operations Manager, this July by sharing profits from the firm’s added: “Working in a dynamic, local, family-run growth with the county’s charitable and non- business in Brighton & Hove is great, and it’s profit sector, in what is set to become an amazing to see the support we’ve been given by annual profit-sharing tradition. the local communities. As we grew, we knew, as a management team, that the moment was From July 15 to August 11 , UNILEVER SUPPORT PRIDE & right to give something back to those who have focussed around Brighton Pride BRIGHTON RAINBOW FUND helped us become a core part of the city’s month, the local firm will donate communities.” ) As part of its ongoing commitment to 25p from every takeaway cup of recruiting from and supporting the LGBT+ coffee to Brighton & Hove Paul Kemp , Managing Director communities, Unilever marked the 50th Pride’s community fundraising, at Brighton & Hove Pride, said: anniversary of the Stonewall uprising with the the first annual charity “We’re thrilled that Trading Post launch of a limited edition of Radox body gel,

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Brighton’s Ship Street , Kensington Gardens A Hove Pride’s fundraising for P Brighton-based charity the Brighton Rainbow and Cliffe High Street , Lewes . The campaign local charities and community groups through Fund for every unit sold. is about more than just raising cash funds too. their coffee sales during Pride month. We’re Special Pride Month cups have been printed, delighted to have been chosen as the first Chris Bradley , United Studio co-founder and which, like Trading Posts’ regular disposable benefactor for the great scheme. We’re always partner, who led on the Radox work donating vessels, are formed of a 100% compostable cup happy to engage with businesses who want to his company’s time to the project, explained: and lid. The celebratory design is emblazoned support Pride and the local communities.” “As a trans woman and an active member of the LGBT+ communities with over 20 years of work with Unilever I can testify to Unilever’s diversity policy first hand. It’s not just for the BITCH, PLEASE! AT BRIGHTON PRIDE month of June, it’s embedded in their culture. ) Bitch, Please! the LGBT+ party collective Bitch, Pride! celebrate Pride 2019 with a As an active member of the LGBT+ communities presents Bitch, Pride! an extravaganza of stunning line-up of DJs and fierce performers I was only too aware of the pitfalls of a project seaside sass, sparkles and a spicy soundtrack of including guest DJs, Italo disco sensation Tech like this. I’m delighted that the direct disco and house while raising funds for the Support , Freshly Squeezed house heroine DJ beneficiaries of this project is a Brighton-based Brighton Rainbow Fund at Brighton’s Faro , beat maestro Blixa and Ramos with Bitch, charity with a proven track record of helping beachside Tempest Inn on Saturday, August 3 . Please!’s resident DJs sassy Suze Rosser , spice the LGBT+ communities. The Brighton Rainbow boys ZenZero , the legendary Affy Go Bang , Fund helps fund many LGBT+ and HIV voluntary disco queens Wildblood & Queenie and Ms Vivi groups and initiatives within the LGBT+ Westwood of the Valleys herself, Butch Queen communities in Brighton & Hove, it makes a plus exclusive sizzling performances from Alpha real difference to hundreds of individuals. As Bites , Baby , Black Diamond and more TBA. for designing the pack. That’s the easy bit. With our community under attack like it has never Bitch, Pride! on Saturday , August 3 from been in recent history we thought it right to 5.30pm-4am , at Tempest Inn , 159-161 Kings remember some of our core values.” Road Arches, Brighton BN1 1NB. For tickets and info: http://bit.ly/BPrideTicketsBTN The new packs were launched in all branches http://bit.ly/tempestpride of Superdrug on June 19 , 2019.

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Maggie, who joined the marketing team through GTR UNVEILS ‘TRAINBOW’ LIVERY GTR’s apprenticeship programme in April 2018, added: “Whether you're a member of the LGBT+ TRAIN FOR BRIGHTON PRIDE communities or not, I hope that the train brings joy to everyone who sees it and that it also raises awareness Ahead of Pride, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTV) of LGBT+ issues.” unveils a special edition train emblazoned with a rainbow livery. Stuart Meek , Train Services Director and Chair of GTR’s LGBT+ network, said: “We are absolutely delighted to see the train out in passenger service. This symbol of support shows how everyone is T S R

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14 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM GOODBYE TIM AND THANK YOU BIZARRE BAZAAR RAISES NEARLY FROM A GRATEFUL COMMUNITY £3,000 FOR THE SUSSEX BEACON Tim Procter, welfare rights coordinator, retires after over 30 years of supporting the Brighton & Hove HIV+ community. By Travis Cox, THT Health Promotion Coordinator.

) In 1986, Tim Procter joined Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) as a volunteer helping people living with HIV and AIDS related conditions. Initially facilitating and creating the first social group of its kind, this later became an independent charity called Frontliners . THT offered people living with HIV a range of support services such as buddying, counselling and general day to day help. Tim did this through what was known as the general services group, offering practical assistance with decorating, driving and shopping, along with supporting a number of people living with HIV who just wanted the financial independence to manage their own care. In the 1980/90s there was a large amount of discrimination and stigmatisation of people living with HIV and sadly we still see this today. Some of Tim’s clients ) Bizarre Bazaar , took place at those who helped with sales on the day. informed him that they were denied access to DHSS (Benefits Office), along with Subline and the Sussex Beacon charity “Special thanks to Steve at Subline for other outside agencies. At the time, clients told Tim that they were having security shop over the Bank Holiday weekend hosting Bizarre Bazaar at the club on called on them just for living with HIV. Tim decided that it was time to act! So he set (May 26-27), raising nearly £3,000 for Sunday 27, Affinity Bar for hosting the himself up as an advocacy worker and communicated with the agencies on behalf of the Sussex Beacon . draw for the raffle and all those who his clients. Very quickly this service became overwhelmed and the small group of Paul Stewart , one of the volunteers, donated prizes for the raffle, Theatre volunteers struggled to cope with the influx of people living with HIV who were said: “What an amazing total. Thanks to Royal (ATG Tickets) Prowler, Legends, accessing the service. everyone who donated goods, came to Subline, Affinity Bar, Nice N Naughty, support us and bought tickets for the Patterns Club and Diva Cafe. associated raffle. Many thanks also to Watch this space for the next Bizarre the volunteers who helped prepare and Bazaar which is coming again soon! clean all the items for the sale and BBW RAISE £10,243 R

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Tim’s motivation to become part of the THT team came from the large amount of 0 V 0 E , T 7 £ personal bereavement. Having worked in the Country Cousins cabaret bar in London S from 1977, he saw eight of his friends pass away from HIV related conditions over ) Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW) and hosted a number of events for us the next decade. He also helped support other friends with their end of life care. raised a total of £10,243 from their throughout the year. Tim’s own diagnoses came while working for THT, at the time life expectancy was fundraising activities in 2018-19 for often short and Tim felt that this would be a perfect way to spend the possible short "Given the economic climate we’re in, local good causes, beating last years time he might have left. Thankfully Tim went on to support hundreds of people living this is a doubly impressive figure we’ve record total raised of £10.060 . BBW with HIV to access the benefits they were entitled to and helped pave the way for raised and we really owe a huge debt raised the money at events during the people living with HIV to be free from discrimination. He continued supporting of gratitude to everyone who supported year culminating in the Brighton Bear people living with HIV for another three decades and has made a huge contribution to us this year, and in particular, all those Weekend from June 13-16. They the Brighton & Hove LGBT+ communities. who came to our events, braved the have donated £7,000 to the Rainbow rain, dug deep and created a weekend We at THT would like to say a massive thank you to Tim for all the dedication he has Fund , £1,143 to Lunch Positive and in June that everyone enjoyed. shown to his clients and the huge commitment to THT as an organisation. Everyone £2,100 to the Brighton & Hove at THT would like to thank Tim for everything he has done and continues to do for LGBT Community Safety Forum . “Next year will be our 10th birthday people living with HIV. We would like to wish him all the best for the future and a and we’re looking forward to making Graham Munday , Chair of BBW, happy retirement with Molly, his new puppy. Once again thank you so much for your BBW even bigger and better." said: “We'd especially like to thank the dedication to the HIV community and I can confidently say you will be truly missed guys at The Amsterdam Bar & Kitchen, Brighton Bear Weekend in 2019 will by the staff and clients of THT Brighton. A fond farewell and remember - even though Bar Broadway, The Camelford and be held over the weekend of June 25 - you’re no longer working for THT your dedication and legacy lives on! Subline, who’ve been very supportive 28 , 2020 .

16 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM SEA SERPENTS RFC FUNDRAISE TO BYE BYE SAM AND GOOD LUCK! SEND TEAM TO 2020 BINGHAM CUP ) Players and supporters of Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC took turns to cycle 500 miles to raise funds to send a team from Brighton to the 2020 Bingham Cup in Ottawa , Canada. The fundraiser took place on Sunday , July 21 on the patio of the Amsterdam Bar & Kitchen on 4 static cycles loaned by Pure Gym .

) Sam Stephens was given a great graduating he started working at Charles send off from Charles Street Tap on Street Tap and now feels the time is Thursday , July 4 where, since starting right to spread his wings and take on his to work there 10 years ago, he has risen own venue. through the ranks to become one of the Sam is one of the current holders of the most popular managers on the Favourite Bar Persons’ Award, which he commercial LGBT+ scene. Sam leaves won at the Golden Handbag Awards Brighton to take over his own venue, at the Hilton Brighton Metropole on The Tivoli in Cheltenham, and was June 23 along with one of his Charles given a great send off by Sally Vate , Street Tap colleagues, Ashley Beachey. The Bingham Cup is the world cup for gay and inclusive rugby teams worldwide; at Mrs Moore and Miss Penny with DJ the last Bingham Cup, staged in Amsterdam in 2018, the Sea Serpents won the Claire Fuller providing sounds and Sam said: “I want to thank Chris Marshall, Challenger Bowl . They need to raise £2,000 to help defend the trophy in Ottawa lights for the evening. Ed Stocker and Jon-Paul Mager-Playford and the static cycle ride is one of a number of fundraisers planned for 2019-20. who’ve been here the whole time Sam arrived in Brighton 14 years ago to helping me get where I am today and Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents RFC was set up in 2015 with the aim of giving gay, study geography and geology. After teaching me everything I know.” bi and trans men the opportunity to play rugby that many of them missed whilst at school. They are the youngest Rugby Club in Sussex and 2018 was their first year playing in the Sussex 4 East Division. O/S BARBERS RAISE FUNDS FOR RAINBOW FUND The Sea Serpents are sponsored by Bar Broadway and are the current holders of ) Joe Steven and George Oakley of the Golden Handbag Award for Favourite Sports Team . O/S Barbers will be raising funds at their Brighton shops in George Street BRIGHTON TAVERN RAISE £335 FOR RAINBOW FUND and Castle Square , along with the help ) Paul Murray (3rd from left), assistant manager at Brighton Tavern , received of guest barbers on Pride Friday , a certificate from the Brighton Rainbow Fund for raising £335 at Sheriff Ford’s August 2 . Joe and George said: "We Annual Hoedown at the end of May. hope this will be our biggest fundraising day to date. We think it’s very important to give back to our communities and to have a beer and let the boys run their the people who need it most." fingers through your hair. Both shops will be open on Friday , This is the fourth year running they’ve August 2 from 10am -7pm and all staged a fundraising event to kick off proceeds from each haircut will be Pride weekend. In the last two years they donated to the Rainbow Fund who give raised £990 for the Sussex Beacon at grants to local LGBT/HIV organisations their shop in George Street. that deliver effective frontline services to LGBT+ people in Brighton & Hove. No Instagram: @osbarbers appointments are needed, just turn up, osbarbers.co.uk/brighton-shop.html

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WHITEHAWK FC HOST FOOTBALL UNITED, HIV+ AND 50+ ? A CELEBRATION OF TOGETHERNESS You’re invited to an enjoyable ) Football United - A Celebration of Togetherness , is a ground-breaking gathering, provided by people with HIV football match featuring Premier League All-Stars, Former Champions League winners and Internationals, playing against Rainbow Rovers , a team comprised • Meet people and socialise of LGBT+ sports people, activists and celebrities. • Enjoy an informal evening supper together The Football Industry continues to embrace diversity and inclusion within its • Find information and advice sport, while more and more people are challenging outdated perceptions, and making a stand. One of the most high profile mixed-gender matches ever played, • Have a say in how things are done Football United will kick off at FC’s TerraPura Ground in East Brighton at 3pm on the Sunday (4) of Brighton & Hove Pride weekend. The ex-Premier League All Star team features ex-players from Manchester United, 50+ SUPPER GROUP Newcastle United, Brighton & Hove Albion, Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. The LGBT+ team will be player managed TUESDAY 13 TH AUG 6 PM by writer and broadcaster, Sophie Cook . Extra Peer Group time 56 PM for those interested Sophie Cook said: “When I came out as transgender in Premier League football I had friends that were concerned for my safety, there’d never been a trans woman Please get in touch to find out more working within the game. But rather than abuse and hatred I was greeted with love HIV+ and respect from fans, players and management alike. Yes there were still those AND 50+ t: 07846 464384 that held on to their bigotry but they were the minority. Football holds a unique e: [email protected] position within our society to carry the message of diversity and equality into areas that are often ignored and written off. The game is a universal language that www.lunchpositive.org transcends social barriers and this game will send out the message that the beautiful game belongs to everyone regardless of sexuality, gender identity, race, religion or gender. Football United? It’s bigger than that, it’s People United!”

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) There are few place to lunch in comfort outside on Brighton ) A friendly bar popular with football supporters to meet before seafront. Legends provides some of the best sea views while offering and after home games at the Albion, where they serve seriously top notch lunch choices every afternoon till 5pm , and the venue is very tasty Thai street food . You can eat inside or outside on the dog friendly. pavement and the venue is very dog friendly. Their summer menu includes some new dishes well worth checking out. Starters are £4.50 , mains , including rice , £7.50 - two courses for Back Ribs in Smoked BBQ Sauce on the BBQ Street Style section are a £9.90 and a Lunch Menu (until 4pm ) at £5.95 . There are also must try - tender, delicious and a snatch at £8.95 . four mixed starters to share for £8.90 , with loads of vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options available. Deli Wraps are served in a warm deli-style wrap (or artisan white/ brown bread) with salad leaves & chips (£7.95 ). Fillings include honey I tried the Tom Kha Soup with lemon grass , lime leaves and roast pork , smoked salmon , chicken tikka , confit duck , home cured mushrooms in creamy coconut milk with a choice of chicken , salt beef and hummus and avocado , and are a meal in themselves, prawn or vegan: vegetable or tofu (£4.50 ) - a delicious starter packed with produce and very filling. Highly recommended! If you choose anything from the Burger section be prepared to wait for up to 20 minutes as they’re made completely from scratch. However, it’s As is my favourite dish on the whole menu! BBQ pork spare ribs well worth the wait and the Spiced Lamb Burger with coriander marinated in honey and ginger prepared Thai BBQ style (£4.50 ). chutney is my favourite dish on the whole menu, worth every penny of The sauce is unique and will leave you wanting more. Try the Thai £9.95 - it’s spectacular! style prawn crackers with sweet chilli dip (£2 ) to accompany any of your courses. On a summer’s day you might

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FAVOURITE MIXED VENUE: CHARLES STREET TAP FAVOURITE OUT OF TOWN VENUE: THE EDGE & BOX BAR, SOUTHAMPTON

FAVOURITE LGBT+ CLUB: BASEMENT CLUB @ LEGENDS FAVOURITE WOMEN’S VENUE: VELVET JACKS

FAVOURITE LGBT+ CLUB NIGHT: POLYGLAMOROUS @ CHARLES STREET TAP FAVOURITE CABARET VENUE: QUEENS ARMS FAVOURITE HOTEL: LEGENDS FAVOURITE DOOR SECURITY: SHARON WALSH FAVOURITE HOST/SCENE PEGRGSSOSCNCAELNITEY: 31 @ SUBLINE PAUL ‘POLLY’ THOMPSON

FAVOURITE TRANS VENUE/EVENT: POLYGLAMOROUS @ CHARLES STREET TAP FAVOURITE LOCAL SINGER: MISS DISNEY FAVOURITE DRAG ENTERTAINER: DRAG WITH NO NAME

FAVOURITE BIG BAR: LEGENDS FAVOURITE SMALL BAR: BAR BROADWAY

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FAVOURITE MUSIC GROUP: BRIGHTON GAY MEN’S CHORUS FAVOURITE SPORTS GROUP: BRIGHTON & HOVE SEA SERPENTS RFC FAVOURITE HIV ORGANISATION: SUSSEX BEACON FAVOURITE LGBT+ VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION: MINDOUT

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RUNNER UP CHOIR: ACTUALLY GAY MEN’S CHORUS MARY MAC RICHARD HADFIELD GOLDEN HANDBAGS ALLY AWARD: SUSAN COLEMAN GSCENE 33 GOLDEN HANDBAG AWARDS 2019 WINNERS & RUNNERS-UP IN ORDER SUNDAY LUNCH VENUE HIV ORGANISATION TOP TWO BAR PERSONS 1 CAMELFORD ARMS 1 SUSSEX BEACON 1 SAM STEPHENS (Charles St Tap) 2 Amsterdam Bar & Kitchen 2 Lunch Positive 2 Ashley Beachey (Charles St Tap ) 3 Bedford Tavern 3 Terrence Higgins Trust 4 Legends 4 Martin Fisher Foundation BRIGHTON DJ 5 Regency Tavern 5 Peer Action 1 CLAIRE FULLER (Basement Club 6 Marine Tavern @Legends) SPORTS GROUP 2 Darcy Buckland (Revenge & Edge) BRIGHTON HOTEL 1 SEA SERPENTS RFC 3 Toby Lawrence (Revenge) GOLDEN HANDBAGS PRINCESS DIANA AWARD: 1 LEGENDS HOTEL STEPHEN RICHARDS AKA LOLA LASAGNE 2 BLAGSS 4 Patrick Crawley (Basement Club) 2 Amsterdam Hotel 3 Gay Men’s Dance Company 5 Bertie Clarke (Revenge) 3 Hilton Brighton Metropole 4 Trans Can Sport 4 New Steine Hotel 5 Out to Swim GAY CLUB NIGHT 5 Old Ship Hotel 1 POLYGLAMOROUS (Charles St Tap) MUSIC GROUPS INC CHOIRS 2 Glitter Curious (Basement DOOR SECURITY 1 BRIGHTON GAY MEN’S CHORUS Club@Legends) 1 SHARON WALSH (Subline) 2 Actually Gay Men’s Chorus 3 FOMO (Revenge) 2 Liz Blythe (Bar Revenge ) 3 Rainbow Chorus 4 El Geebee Tea Queue (Brunswick) 3 Jill King (The Edge) 4 Brighton Belles 5 Club Silencio (Subline) 4 Mags West (Amsterdam B & K) 5 Resound Male Voices 5 Ali De Lacy (Legends) GAY CLUB COMMUNITY SOCIAL/LEISURE 1 BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS BUSINESS (Non-licensed ) NETWORKING ORGANISATION 2 Revenge 1 PROWLER 1 BRIGHTON BEAR WEEKEND 3 Subline 2 Brighton Sauna GOLDEN HANDBAGS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: 2 Bear-Patrol 4 The Edge (Southampton) PAUL KEMP 3 Bone Idol 3 Gay Men’s Dance Company 5 Envy @ Charles Street Tap 4 Cup of Joe Cafe & Trading Post 4 Rainbow Families 5 Diva Cafe 5 Older & Out CABARET VENUE 1 QUEENS ARMS OUT OF TOWN VENUE VENUE FOR WOMEN 2 Bar Broadway 1 THE EDGE (Southampton) 1 VELVET JACKS 3 Legends 2 Rottingdean Club 2 Legends 4 Charles Street Tap (Rottingdean) 3 Marlborough 5 Grosvenor 3 Hampshire Boulevard 4 Bar Revenge 6 Affinity Bar (Portsmouth) 5 Fallen Angel 4 Two Brewers (London) LANDLORD/MANAGER 5 Black Horse (Rottingdean) TRANS VENUE/EVENT 1 COLLIN DAY (Grosvenor ) 1 POLYGLAMOROUS 2 Adam Brooks (Bedford Tavern) PERSONALITY/DOOR HOST 2 Trans Pride 3 Phil Sherrington (Rottingdean Club) 1 PAUL ‘POLLY’ THOMPSON 3 Marlborough 4 Jackie Perry (Velvet Jacks) (Subline & Brighton Sauna) 4 Legends 5 Michael McGarrigle (Bar Broadway) 2 Sam Pink (All New Bulldog) 5 Amsterdam Bar & Kitchen 3 Alfie Ordinary 4 Precious Hilton SMALL BAR LOCAL DRAG ENTERTAINER 5 Lydia L’Scabies 1 BAR BROADWAY 1 DRAG WITH NO NAME 2 Grosvenor 2 Kara Van Park MIXED BAR 3 Queens Arms 3 Sally Vate 1 CHARLES STREET TAP 4 Affinity Bar 4 Davina Sparkle 2 Rottingdean Club 5 Subline 5 Pat Clutcher 3 Bedford Tavern 6 All New Bulldog 4 Camelford Arms GOLDEN QUIZ TEAM CHAMPIONS 7 Regency Tavern 5 All New Bulldog 1 PROWLER 6 Marine Tavern LARGE BAR 2 B&H Sea Serpents joint runners-up 1 LEGENDS 2 Bear-Patrol joint runners-up ENTERTAINER/SINGER 2 Amsterdam Bar & Kitchen 1 MISS DISNEY Special thanks to Nick Ford BACKSTAGE CREW: ERIC PAGE, BILLIE LEWIS & 3 Charles Street Tap 2 Gabriella Parrish photography GAVIN KERRUISH 4 Bar Revenge 3 Jason Lee 4 Jason Thorpe 5 Jamie Watson 6 Jennie Castell GSCENE COMMUNITY/SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS LGBT+ VOLUNTARY SECTOR ORGANISATION • STEPHEN RICHARDS - Princess Diana Award 1 MINDOUT • PAUL KEMP - Lifetime Achievement Award 2 LGBT Community Safety Forum • SUE COLEMAN - Ally Award 3 Switchboard • LUNCH POSITIVE - Volunteers’ Award 4 Allsorts Youth Project • MARINE TAVERN & SUBLINE - Community Fundraising Award 5 Rainbow Hub • OLDER & OUT - Community Group Award LEGENDS LEGENDS BASEMENT CLUB @ LEGENDS BASEMENT CLUB @ LEGENDS BASEMENT CLUB @ LEGENDS G S C E N E

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AFFINITY BAR AMSTERDAM BAR & KITCHEN l 129 St James’s St, BN2 1TH, Tel 01273 567935 www.affinitygaybar.com l 11-12 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL, Tel: 01273 670976, www.amsterdambrighton.com f Affinity Bar Brighton. Text Alerts: text ‘Affinity’ to 88802 . l OPEN daily from 11am –late . PRIDE open till late l OPEN daily from 12pm –12am PRIDE till 2.30am on Fri (2), 3.30am on Sat l FOOD Mon -Fri 11am –8pm ; Sat 10.30am –8pm ; Sunday roasts (excl Sun 4) (3) and 12.30am on Sun (4). from 12.30pm till they run out, booking recommended: 01273 670 976. l Full tea l DRINK PROMOS Thirsty Thursday: £3.50 drinks including Fosters, double and coffee menu available. house gin/vodka/rum and house wine. l DRINK PROMOS House wine £10.90 a bottle, two cocktails £15. l PRIDE Fri (2): start your Pride weekend with CABARET from the legendary Dave l PRIDE Fri (2) PRIDE OPENING PARTY with international Lynn at 9pm , then karaoke & tunes till the early hours. l Sat (3) is PRIDE PARTY drag terrorist Rose Garden and Australian legend from ‘down with music and fun all day from 12pm . l Sun (4): CABARET from Pat Clutcher , under’ Dolly Diamond from 9.30pm , free entry but early karaoke & party ditties to round off your Pride Weekend from 12pm . D N arrival recommended! l Sat (3) & Sun (4): Terrace bar & O M

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E Tommy Tanker aka Pat Clutcher at 7pm . Thur: LYDIA REGULARS CABARET FRIDAYS with top entertainers at 9.30pm : Mrs Moore (9), T l l S L’SHOWBIES with Lydia L’Scabies at 9pm . Affinity Bar say: Dave Lynn (16 ), Davina Sparkle (23 ) and Rose Garden (30 ). Saturday (excl Sat “The award winning bimbo performs her greatest homages to TV, film and musical 3) is KARAOKE with Jason Thorpe at 9.30pm . Sun entertainment with Brighton’s theatre! Cheap dinks and shot specials to keep you lubricated.” l Fri is WIGS & best singers serenading you after lunch from 5pm : Jamie Watson (11 ) and Wain BEADS KARAOKE at 8pm . l Sat: CAMP CABARET at 6pm : Pat Clutcher (10 , Douglas aka Kara Van Park ( 18 ). 24 & 31 ) and Miss Jason (17 ). Then KARAOKE with Pat Clutcher at 7pm ! Affinity Bar say: “Don't miss out on the Angel of the North, Pat Clutcher. Great songs, amazing voice and wicked sense of humour!” Sun: CAMP CABARET at 5pm : Dave Lynn (11 ), Pat Clutcher (18 ) and Davina Sparkle (25 ). l ALL NEW BULLDOG Friday Night Live club night 9pm Pride Special: camp karaoke & DJ Glynn- l GROSVENOR BAR Pre-Pride cabaret: Sing 9pm ; ShowTime with Domina Tryx Miss Jason 9.30pm 11pm l LEGENDS BAR Pride Glitter Terrace Information is correct at the time of going to l CHARLES ST TAP Throwback l AMSTERDAM Pride Opening Party Party: DJ David Noakes 5pm press. Gscene cannot be held responsible for Thursday 9pm with cabaret from Rose Garden & Dolly l MARINE TAVERN Jukebox Disco 9pm any changes or alterations to the listings. l GROSVENOR BAR Abel Mabel’s Diamond 9.30pm l PARIS HOUSE DJ Chris Havoxx 9pm Bingo 8.30pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Party Night: l QUEEN’S ARMS Big Friday Cabaret: THURSDAY 1 l MARINE TAVERN Throwback alternate DJs: Kirsty Anderson, Jazzy Jane, Davina Sparkle 10pm l AFFINITY BAR Lydia L’Showbies: Thursday 80s Night 8pm Charlie Eaton, Patrick Cawley & Michael l RAILWAY CLUB Pre-Pride: raffle & Lydia L’Scabies performs homages to TV, l PARIS HOUSE World Music: Pollito Adams 7pm bucket collection for Sussex Beacon + DJ film & musical theatre 9pm Boogaloo 8pm l BAR BROADWAY Let’s Get This Party 8pm , Drag With No Name 9pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG #Transvolve l QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Leading Started Pride Party 5pm l REGENCY TAVERN Spice’s Pre-Pride Pride Special: camp karaoke & queens Ladies cabaret: Spice 10pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Pride Party 9pm with Wonda Starr & Sam Pink 7pm l REGENCY TAVERN Jason Thorpe’s Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm l SUBLINE Pre-Pride: Easing in 9pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Weekend Warm- Pride Game Show Bonanza 8pm ; Open l BOUTIQUE Pride Weekend Kick Start: l ZONE Sally Vate’s Pre Pride Party 9pm Up 7pm mic & karaoke 9pm rainbow cocktails, shots, DJs & go go l BAR BROADWAY Pride Quiz with l SUBLINE Club Silencio pres - Equality dancers 6pm ; Pride roof terrace shake up Ross Cameron & prizes 8.30pm of the Daleks Pre-Pride party 8pm SATURDAY 3 with DJ Oli 8pm AFFINITY BAR Pride Party Weekend: BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Now l l l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club & party tunes 12pm That’s What I Call A Legends Pride Party: Pre-Pride Party 6pm FRIDAY 2 l ALL NEW BULLDOG Pride@All New DJ Claire Fuller 11pm CHARLES ST TAP Fabulous Pride l AFFINITY BAR Pre-Pride Cabaret with l Bulldog 12pm ; Brighton Pride Legendary CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash l Dave Lynn 9pm ; karaoke & tunes 10pm Friday: DJ Morgan Fabulous 9pm Village Street Party: top DJ line-up 6pm ; Pre-Pride Bear-Patrol Quiz 9pm l ENVY Pride Friday: Polyglamorous party continues inside midnight PICS FROM BAR BROADWAY GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 37

BAR BROADWAY l 10 Steine Street, BN2 1TE, Tel: 01273 609777, www.barbroadway.co.uk l OPEN Mon–Thur 6pm–1am, Fri 5pm–3am, Sat 4pm–3am, Sun 4pm–1am, closed Tue (6)–Thur (8) for post-Pride touch-up.

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l AMSTERDAM Pride@Amsterdam: floors: DJs Claire Fuller, Morgan terrace & street bar 11am Fabulous, Rob (D) & Grant Knowles 11pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Party Night: l CROWN & ANCHOR Pride breakfasts alternate DJs: Kirsty Anderson, Jazzy Jane, 9am Charlie Eaton, Patrick Cawley & Michael l GROSVENOR BAR Pride 1pm Adams 7pm l LEGENDS BAR Official Pride Terrace l BAR BROADWAY Colour This World Party: DJs Peter Castle, Claire Fuller & With Love Pride Party 4pm MakD 6pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l MARINE TAVERN Candi Rell’s Official Pride Terrace Party: DJs Peter Karaoke & Cabaret Party 8.30pm Castle, Claire Fuller & MakD 6pm l PARIS HOUSE Live Pride Jazz: Roy l BOUTIQUE Pride Roof Terrace Party Gee Trio 4pm ; Andy the Dandy DJ 9pm with shot drops & DJ Franco 10am l QUEEN’S ARMS Pride Street Party: l CAMELFORD ARMS Pride Party 12pm outdoor cabaret stage with 30+ acts l CHARLES ST TAP Pride@Charles St 3pm ; cabaret inside 12am Tap: special Pride menu & tunes 12pm ; l REGENCY TAVERN Pride BBQ 12pm ; Generations of Love Pride party over 2 Pride Disco 8pm 38 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM BAR 7 + BOUTIQUE

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BAR 7 CRAWLEY BOUTIQUE l 7 Pegler Way, Crawley, RH11 7AG, Tel: 01293 511177, www.7crawley.co.uk l 2 Boyces St, West St, BN11AN, 01273 327607 www.boutiqueclubbrighton.com l OPEN daily from 6pm , extended opening hours over August bank holiday. l OPEN Wed 9pm –late , Fri 8pm –late , Sat 6pm –late . Pride: Fri (2) from 6pm , l DRINK PROMOS Tue , Wed , Fri , Sat & Sun drink deals all night Sat (3) from 10am , Sun (4) from 3pm . Bank Holiday Sun (25 ) opens 3pm . DRINK PROMOS Fri £10 drinks menu; Sat Moet £50 a bottle; Wed £8 drinks BANK HOLIDAY Sat (24 ) is the BANK HOLIDAY UV PARTY from 7pm . l l menu; Pride Sat (3): 4 Rainbow Shots for £10 and 2 Pride cocktails £10. REGULARS Fri & Sat PARTY TIME with alternate DJs l PRIDE Fri (2) Brighton Pride Weekend KICK START at 9pm : Kirsty Anderson , Jazzy Jane , Charlie Eaton and l with rainbow cocktails, shots, funked up beats and go-go Patrick Cawley . Sun SOCIAL KARAOKE with hosts l dancers galore from 6pm . The party continues on the roof E Tyler or Ben at 6pm . Tue is CREWSDAY at 7pm . Bar 7 N l A terrace with DJ Oli spinning the tunes from 8pm . Boutique J

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Railway Club Brighton 4 Belmont, Dyke Rd, Brighton BN1 3TF Tel 01273 328682 FRI 2 ND AUG PRE-PRIDE NIGHT 8PM DJ 9PM Drag with No Name Free entry raffle and bucket collection for Sussex beacon SAT 31 ST AUG 8.30 PM Jennie Castell as Cilla and Dusty Cheap drinks all night every night Carlsburg £3.10 / Guinness £3.90/ Spirits from £2 40 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM ALL NEW BULLDOG + CAMELFORD ARMS

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ALL NEW BULLDOG CAMELFORD ARMS l 31 St James’s Street, Brighton, BN2 1RF, tel 01273 696996 , #BulldogBTN l 30-31 Camelford St, BN2 1TQ, Tel: 01273 622386, www.camelfordarms.com l OPEN Mon 4pm –midnight , Tue –Thur 3pm –midnight , Fri & Sat l OPEN daily from 12pm . PRIDE Extended hours: till 3am on Fri (2), 4am on midday –3am , Sun midday –midnight . PRIDE Sat (3) midday –3.30am , Sun (4) Sat (3), 1am on Sun (4). The Camelford is dog friendly. midday –12.30am . l FOOD Mon –Sat 12 –9pm ; seniors’ lunch Wed l DRINK PROMOS Mon –Fri 4 –7pm , Sun 12 –4pm . May differ over Pride. Mon 2–3.30pm , 2 courses £9.50 ; Sunday roasts and select Student discount all night; Wed Green Light drink promos, inc shot specials & double menu served 12pm –till gone. up on house spirits for £1. May differ over Pride. l PRIDE Thur (1) is the £300 Big Cash Pre-Pride Bear- l PRIDE Thur (1) is #TRANSVOLVE Pride Special with Patrol QUIZ at 9pm . l Fri (2) FRIDAY CLUB & Pre- camp karaoke with Wonda Starr & Sam Pink from 7pm . Pride Party from 6pm . l Sat (3) & Sun (4): PRIDE l Fri (2) FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE Pride Special with camp PARTIES all day from 12pm –very late. l Mon (5) PRIDE karaoke & DJ Glyn-Sing at 9pm ; Domina Tryx shows off COMEDOWN from 12pm .

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N PARTY with top DJ line-up 6pm –midnight ; the party Y L and great atmosphere at 9pm . l Sun it’s the BEAR BASH with free food and a G continues inside till 3am . Sun (4) legendary SUNDAY l raffle at 5pm . VILLAGE STREET PARTY 3pm –midnight ; the party continues inside till 12.30am . l BANK HOLIDAY Mon (26 ) is GLITTERBALL Bank Holiday Special with 60s–00s classics from 8pm . l CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Quiz 9pm Glitter: DJ David Noakes & guest DJ Lee l REGULARS Camp karaoke 5 nights a week! l #TRANSVOLVE TUESDAYS CHARLES ST TAP Throwback Dagger of Bimbo Jones 11pm with Sam Pink and Wonda Starr camp, karaoke and queens live from 7pm . l Wed l is GREEN LIGHT CRUISE NIGHT from 8pm . When the lights go green and specified Thursday 9pm l BOUTIQUE DJ King Sol 8pm GROSVENOR BAR Abel Mabel’s CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club artist plays on the screens select drinks drop! l Thur is #TRANSVOLVE with l l outrageous camp karaoke, queens and Wonda Starr and Sam Pink live from 7pm . Bingo 8.30pm 6pm MARINE TAVERN Throwback CHARLES ST TAP Fabulous Friday: l FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE with camp karaoke and party faves from DJ Glynn-Sing at l l Thursday 80s Night 8pm DJ Morgan Fabulous 9pm 9pm ; then SHOWTIME with Domina Tryx at 11pm . l Sat is Wonda Starr’s QUEEN OF THE NIGHT with outrageous karaoke , fab prizes and all your fave party l PARIS HOUSE World Music: Trio l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Stephanie Cubana 8pm Von Clitz 9.30pm tunes/floor fillers from 9pm . l Sun is SUNDAY FUNDAY with karaoke with Mandy at 5pm . Bulldog say: “ We’re bringing even more entertainment to the fabulous city of l QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Leading l LEGENDS BAR Brighton Belles: local Brighton with the All New Sunday Funday! Get the party started with the fabulous Ladies cabaret: Kara Van Park 10pm cabaret stars & guests 9pm REGENCY TAVERN Jason Thorpe’s MARINE TAVERN Jukebox Disco Mandy, karaoke and outrageous camp!” l Mon is GLITTER BALL: chill out with l l classics from 60s–00s at 8pm . Game Show Bonanza 8pm ; Open mic & 9pm karaoke 9pm l PARIS HOUSE DJ Chris Havoxx 9pm l SUBLINE Brace Yourself 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Big Friday Cabaret: Drag With No Name 10pm BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Midweek Chill SUBLINE Hump Day 9pm l l l REGENCY TAVERN Caba Regency: 7pm FRIDAY 9 Brighton students perform 9pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: l AFFINITY BAR Wigs & Beads l l SUBLINE Dirty Tackle: sportswear DJ Claire Fuller 11pm THURSDAY 8 Karaoke 8pm AFFINITY BAR Lydia L’Showbies: party 10pm BOUTIQUE Student Kicks 9pm l l ALL NEW BULLDOG Friday Night l Lydia L’Scabies performs homages to TV, l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live CHARLES ST TAP Mrs Moore’s Bona Live: camp karaoke & DJ Glynn-Sing l film & musical theatre 9pm football: Liverpool v Norwich 8pm Bingo Bonanza: THT fundraiser 8.30pm 9pm ; ShowTime with Domina Tryx 11pm ALL NEW BULLDOG #Transvolve: l ZONE cabaret: Miss Jason 10pm MARINE TAVERN Pink Pound 7pm l l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Mrs Moore l camp karaoke & queens with Wonda Starr PARIS HOUSE live music: Christian 9.30pm l & Sam Pink 7pm Brewer 8pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Party Night: SATURDAY 10 BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Weekend Warm- QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate Show l alternate DJs: Kirsty Anderson, Jazzy l AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Pat Clutcher l Up 7pm 10pm Jane, Charlie Eaton, Patrick Cawley & 6pm ; karaoke with Pat Clutcher 7pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Now ROTTINGDEAN CLUB Poker Night l Michael Adams 7pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG Wonda Starr’s l That’s What I Call Legends: DJ Claire 8pm l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm Queen of the Night: outrageous camp Fuller 11pm karaoke, prizes & tunes 9pm PICS FROM CAMELFORD ARMS + CHARLES STREET TAP GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 41

CHARLES STREET TAP l 8 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA, Tel: 01273 624091, www.charles-street.com l OPEN daily from 10am . PRIDE 12pm –4am Sat (3), 12pm –1am Sun (4). l FOOD daily from 10am –10pm : breakfasts from 10am ; Meat free Mon : free smoothie with veggie & vegan meals; Tue 4 chicken wings/vegan cauliflower wings £1; Sunday roasts £9 from 12pm : roast beef or turkey, roast pork with crackling, nut roast, roast lamb shank £11 . l Special Pride menu Sat (3) & Sun (4) 12 –4pm . l DRINK PROMOS Mon –Thur all cocktails £4.95 5–8pm ; Mon : £4 a pint craft draught beer /cask ale 5pm ; Thur 50ml Gin of the Month & fever tonic £5 all day; Fri bottles Prosecco £15 all night, 1/2 price drinks 5–9pm ; Sunday Craft Club: any 2 craft cans/bottles £6 from 5pm , exl Pride & Bank Hol. Pride : 1/2 price drinks 5-9pm Fri (2).

l PRIDE Free entry to bar all weekend! Fri (2) FABULOUS PRIDE FRIDAY with DJ Morgan Fabulous’ S E L delicious house anthems 9pm . l Sat (3): Pride menu & W O

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N Party over 2 floors with DJs Claire Fuller , Morgan A R G

Fabulous , Rob (D) & Grant Knowles huge tunes. Free J D entry to the bar, subject to capacity, £5 queue-jumper tickets online. Charles St Tap say: “ With a roster of our incredible resident DJs, it’s going to be one hell of a party!” l Sun (4): Pride menu from 12pm ; then APRES PRIDE with chart/ dance/house anthems from 8pm . l Mon (5) is Pride SHOWTIME with Mary Mac at 7.30pm . l BANK HOLIDAY Sun (25 ) is Kara Van Park’s 50th Birthday Party with host Sally Vate from 7.30pm ; Sally’s ROCK & ROLL BINGO follows. l Mon (26 ) is LOOSLE-LY WOMEN – The Final Show with triple whammy of outstanding acts, Mrs Moore , Martha D’Arthur & Sally Vate at 7.30pm . Charles St Tap say: “Final show in a stellar run of Bank Holiday Mondays in 2019! It’s going to be immense!” l REGULARS FABULOUS FRIDAYS : DJ Morgan Fabulous spins house tunes from 9pm . l Sun CABARET with host Sally Vate at 7.30pm : Dr Beverly Ballcrusher (11 ) and Miss Jason (18 ). Stick around for Sally Vate’s ROCK & ROLL BINGO straight after! l Wed is Mrs Moore’s BONA BINGO BONANZA raising money for THT South at 8.30pm . ENVY CHARLES STREET TAP l 8 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA, www.charles-street.com l PRIDE Fri (2) is POLYGLAMOROUS queer night at 9pm , £6 /£10 . Envy say: “The club night that everyone’s talking about! Winner of best club and best trans night this year’s Golden Handbags! Make sure you’re early as we WILL go to capacity!” l AMSTERDAM Karaoke with Jason l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Thorpe 9.30pm Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Party Night: l BOUTIQUE Saturday Sessions: DJ alternate DJs: Kirsty Anderson, Jazzy Jane, Cee 6pm Charlie Eaton, Patrick Cawley & Michael l CHARLES ST TAP Fierce DJs 9pm Adams 7pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Dave l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm Lynn 9.30pm 42 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM THE GROSVENOR BAR

AUGUST LISTINGS

FALLEN ANGEL GROSVENOR BAR l 24 Grafton Street, Kemptown BN2 1AQ Tel: 07949 590 001 l 16 Western Street, Hove, BN1 2PG, www.thegrosvenorbar.com l OPEN Tue –Sun from 3pm . Pride: extended opening hours on Fri (2) & Sat (3) l OPEN daily from 1pm –late . till 2am . Welcoming to everybody, Fallen Angel is a quirky little pub in the heart of l DRINK PROMOS Mon –Fri from 1–5pm , all pints £3.50. Kemptown. Expect a chilled, relaxed and cosy atmosphere, friendly staff and chic, PRIDE Friday (2) is Pre-Pride CABARET with Miss classy décor. Fallen Angel is a dog friendly pub. l Jason , one of the campest queens on the circuit, at 9.30pm . DRINK PROMOS daily specials , pop in for more info. l Miss Jason has been entertaining audiences up and down the

N country and abroad for many years with his hysterical mixed O S

A cabaret show! Expect quick wit, and camp ditties to get you J

S S l LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJ 7pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG All New Sunday I chuckling. MARINE TAVERN Candi Rell’s Funday 12pm ; karaoke with Mandy 5pm M l ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday CABARET with drag royalty on stage from 9.30pm : Karaoke & Cabaret Party 8.30pm AMSTERDAM cabaret: Jamie Watson l l Stephanie Von Clitz (9), Maisie Trollette (16 ), Sally Vate (23 ) and Spice (30 ). l PARIS HOUSE All That Jazz: Jorges 5pm ; roasts 12pm-till gone Hot Club 4pm ; Andy the Dandy DJ 9pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY karaoke with host l REGULARS Thur is Abel Mabel’s BINGO at 8.30pm . l Sat is top-flight cabaret l QUEEN’S ARMS QA Triple cabaret: Tyler or Ben 6pm at 9.30pm : Dave Lynn (10 ), Davina Sparkle (17 & 24 ) and Pooh La May (31 ). Poppycock 6pm , Betty Swollocks 8pm , l BAR BROADWAY Fireplace Sessions Poppycock 10pm pres: Zoe Marie Larks 8.30pm l REGENCY TAVERN JB’s Jukebox 5pm ; l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Louie’s Birthday with Mrs Moore 9pm Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sunday Funday: Clutcher) 7pm l ROTTINGDEAN CLUB Summer Party l CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash: free double cabaret: Vivienne Lynsey 6.30pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG Monday Glitter in aid of Rainbow Fund with Gabriella food/raffle 5pm ; roasts/select menu & 10pm Ball: 60s-00s tunes 8pm Parrish & Abalicious 12pm 12pm –till gone l REGENCY TAVERN roasts 12-6pm l BAR BROADWAY Comedy Jukebox l SUBLINE The Men’s Room: DJ l CHARLES ST TAP cabaret: host Sally l SUBLINE Guilt-Free: DJ Screwpulous 8.30pm Screwpulous 9pm Vate, Dr Beverley Ballrusher 7.30pm ; 9pm l CHARLES ST TAP Gaymers Night: l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live Sally’s Rock & Roll Bingo 8.30pm ; roasts l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live consoles/board games 8.30pm football: West Ham v Man City 12.30pm , 12pm football: Newcastle v Arsenal 2pm , Man l LEGENDS BAR Miss Jason’s Monday Spurs v Aston Villa 5.30pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Lucinda Utd v Chelsea 4pm Madness 9.30pm l ZONE cabaret: Topsie Redfern 10pm Lashes 3.30pm ; roasts 12.30 –4pm l PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Nils Solberg- MARINE TAVERN roasts 12 -5pm ; Mick Hamer Trio 2pm ; Paul Richards 8pm l MONDAY 12 Drag Open Mic: Stephanie Von Clitz 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Kara Van Park’s SUNDAY 11 PARIS HOUSE live music: Marilyn du l AFFINITY BAR all day karaoke 12pm ; AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Dave Lynn 5pm l Musical Mondays 9pm l Sax 6pm karaoke with Tommy Tanker (aka Pat

44 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM LEGENDS BAR & BASEMENT CLUB AUGUST 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 Mon (5), Wed –Sun 11pm . l FOOD breakfast & lunch Mon –Sat 11am –5pm ; breakfast 11am on Sunday , l DRINK PROMOS Fri drinks from £2, Wed , Thur & Sun various deals. Deals may lunch 12.30 –4pm : beef, belly pork, chicken supreme or nut roast with roast differ over Pride. potatoes, seasonal vegetables, homemade Yorkshire pudding and real stock gravy. PRIDE Thur (1) NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL A Make sure you leave room for one of the moreish desserts. l

S LEGENDS PRIDE PARTY with DJ Claire Fuller 1970s–00s E l DRINK PROMOS Buy 1 bottle of wine get 2nd half price, Mon –Fri 12 –11pm . K A retro classics warming you up for the big weekend 11pm , O N

D l PRIDE OFFICIAL TERRACE PARTIES all weekend with I free . l Fri (2) GLITTER TERRACE PARTY on 2 floors with V A D 5 DJs across 3 spaces plus top cabaret! l Fri (2) is the DJs David Noakes & MakD from 8pm , £5 . l Sat (3) the J D

R GLITTER Terrace Party over 2 floors with DJs David OFFICIAL PRIDE TERRACE PARTY with DJs Claire Fuller , E L L

U Noakes & MakD spinning dance/pop/party 8pm , £5 entry. Peter Castle & MakD over 2 floors from 6pm , £5 . Basement Club says: “Legends’ F

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R Sat (3) the Official PRIDE TERRACE PARTY with DJs Official Pride Party returns bigger than ever! Our DJs will be rocking the house across I l A L

C Claire Fuller , Peter Castle , MakD over 2 floors from 6pm , two floors till very late, in the subterranean Basement Club, the gorgeous award-winning

J D £5 entry. l Sun (4) Rainbow Fund NON-STOP CABARET Legends Bar and the sun kissed (it's August, so it should be!) seafront terrace with a Fundraiser with the finest cabaret around, donations encouraged. Lola Lasagne mix of classic & current dance, pop, and r&b tracks!” l Sun (4): POP!CANDY PRIDE kicks things off at 3pm with acts Martha D’Arthur , Mrs Moore , Jennie Castell , EDITION with DJs Claire Fuller , Peter Castle , Trick & MakD playing your fave pop Rose Garden & Miss Jason ; Sally Vate hosts from 5pm with acts Stephanie Von tracks 10pm , free . l Mon (5) is GLITTER CURIOUS PRIDE CLOSING PARTY Clitz , Davina Sparkle , Dave Lynn , Son of a Tutu , Dr Beverly Ballcrusher , curated by Patrick Cawley & Maria Garner plus promos, surprises, performances, Gabriella Parrish , Pat Clutcher & Maisie Trollette . Host Lola Lasagne, says: “It’s giveaways & more from 11pm , free . Brighton Pride so once again Tony Chapman, Legends and REGULARS Fri: GLITTER with DJ David Noakes . Sat: the best cabaret acts in the UK stand together to raise money l l FUSION with DJ Peter Castle chart/club remixes. l Sun : for the Rainbow Fund. Let’s show the UK how we do Pride E L

POP!CANDY with DJ Claire Fuller ’s pick & mix of new/retro T S

with the very best queens strutting their stuff to help raise A E C N pop. Wed: ICE with DJ Claire Fuller chart/house/r&b. G

l l R A awareness and funds for Brighton's excellent organisations!” E T S E

A Thur: NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL LEGENDS with DJ Claire P L

Mon (5) is a double dose of CABARET to round off your l J A D L Fuller taking you through the 1970s/80s/90s! O

Pride weekend at 3.30pm ; Miss Jason at 9.30pm . L l REGULARS Fri is the BRIGHTON BELLES with legends of the Brighton stage live at 9.30pm . l Sat: Pre-Club DJs from 7pm . Sunday CABARET with some of the CHARLES ST TAP Mrs Moore’s Bona & Sam Pink 7pm brightest stars of the stage at 3.30pm : Lucinda Lashes (11 ), Dave Lynn (18 ) and l Bingo Bonanza: THT fundraiser 8.30pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Weekend Warm- Miss Jason (25 ). l Miss Jason’s MONDAY MADNESS returns from 9.30pm . l MARINE TAVERN Pink Pound 7pm Up 7pm l PARIS HOUSE live music: Tractor l BAR BROADWAY Big Quiz with Ross Factor 8pm Cameron & prizes 8.30pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Now l RAILWAY CLUB Lindy hop 7pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate Show l TUESDAY 13 10pm That’s What I Call Legends: DJ Claire AFFINITY BAR Free Jukebox 12pm l l ROTTINGDEAN CLUB Poker Night Fuller 11pm ALL NEW BULLDOG #Transvolve l WEDNESDAY 14 8pm l CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash Tuesday: Wonda Starr & Sam Pink + AFFINITY BAR Karaoke with Tommy l l SUBLINE Hump Day 9pm Quiz 9pm camp karaoke & queens 7pm Tanker (aka Pat Clutcher) 7pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS UEFA l CHARLES ST TAP Throwback l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Crewsday 9pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG Green Light Super Cup: Liverpool v Chelsea 8pm Thursday 9pm BAR BROADWAY Piano Singalong Cruise Night 8pm l l GROSVENOR BAR Abel Mabel’s 9pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Midweek Chill Bingo 8.30pm l MARINE TAVERN Curry & Quiz with 7pm THURSDAY 15 MARINE TAVERN Throwback AFFINITY BAR Lydia L’Showbies: l Nat 7.30pm l BAR BROADWAY Tabitha & Friends l Thursday 80s Night 8pm Lydia L’Scabies performs homages to TV, l PARIS HOUSE live blues: John 9pm PARIS HOUSE World Music: Babou film & musical theatre 9pm l Crampton 8pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: with Abraham de Vega 8pm ALL NEW BULLDOG #Transvolve: l QUEEN’S ARMS Pat Clutcher: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Leading camp karaoke & queens with Wonda Starr l Cottaging with Clutcher 9.30pm l BOUTIQUE Student Kicks 9pm Ladies cabaret: Davina Sparkle 10pm

46 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM MARINE TAVERN + PARIS HOUSE BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATONS AUGUST 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 daily from 12 –9pm : Curry & Quiz £1 on Tue from 7.30pm (quiz starts l FOOD served daily from 12pm –close . 9pm ), roasts £8 each every Sunday 12 –5pm , booking advised. PRIDE Sat (3) is Live Pride Jazz with the Roy Gee Trio DRINK PROMOS Wed from 7pm : Pink Pound Night with drinks from £1. l l at 4pm ; Andy the Dandy DJ spins the tunes at 9pm , free . ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday is CABARET & l REGULARS FREE LIVE MUSIC: Mon: JAZZ with the KARAOKE with Candi Rell from 8.30pm . Marine Tavern l l Nils Solberg-Mick Hamer Trio at 2pm ; then at 8pm : Dave say: “The Fun Factory continues tonight down at the Marine Drake Trio ( 5), Paul Richards (12 ), Simon Savage Trio ( 19 ) and Dan Cartwright

L Tavern with the super talented Candi Rell! Come and have a L

E (26 ). Tue at 8pm : Mucky Ducklings (6), John Crampton (13 ), Scott Booth R l

I catch up with Candi and sing a few songs.” D

N (20 ) and Yellow Funk Machine (27 ). l Wed at 8pm : Christian Brewer (7), A C l REGULARS Sunday is DRAG OPEN MIC hosted by Tractor Factor (14 ), Roy Hilton (21 ) and Sam Carlese Trio ( 28 ). l Thur WORLD Stephanie Von Clitz from 9pm . l THROWBACK THURSDAY with 1980s tunes MUSIC at 8pm : Pollito Boogaloo (1), Trio Cubana (8), Babou with Abraham De from 8pm . l Friday is JUKEBOX DISCO from 9pm . Vega (15 ), Son Guarachando (22 ) and Latin Experience with Paul Richards (29 ). l Fri is PARTY TIME with DJ Chris Havoxx at 9pm . l Sat is AND ALL THAT JAZZ at 4pm : Jorges Hot Club Trio (10 ), Lawrence Jones (17 ), Monday l REGENCY TAVERN Jason Thorpe’s l QUEEN’S ARMS Big Friday Cabaret: Boys (24 ), Sara Oschlag Trio ( 31 ); Andy the Dandy DJ at 9pm . l Sun at 6pm : Game Show Bonanza 8pm ; Open mic & Rose Garden 10pm Lo Polodoro (4), Marilyn du Sax (11 ), Sam Chara , Tim Young & Theseus karaoke 9pm l REGENCY TAVERN Caba Regency: Gerard (18 ) and Dave Williams & band ( 25 ). l SUBLINE Brace Yourself 9pm Brighton students perform 9pm l SUBLINE Filth full fetish party 9pm FRIDAY 16 l ZONE cabaret: Davina Sparkle 10pm l AFFINITY BAR Wigs & Beads Karaoke l QUEEN’S ARMS QA Triple cabaret: l CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash: free 8pm SATURDAY 17 Poppycock 6pm , Betty Swollocks 8pm , food/raffle 5pm ; roasts/select menu l ALL NEW BULLDOG Friday Night l AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Miss Jason Allan Jay 10pm 12pm – till gone Live: camp karaoke & DJ Glynn-Sing 6pm ; karaoke with Pat Clutcher 7pm l REGENCY TAVERN JB’s Jukebox l CHARLES ST TAP cabaret: host Sally 9pm ; ShowTime with Domina Tryx 11pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG Wonda Starr’s 5pm ; cabaret: Drag With No Name 9pm Vate + Miss Jason 7.30pm ; Sally’s Rock l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Dave Lynn Queen of the Night: camp karaoke, prizes l SUBLINE The Men’s Room: DJ & Roll Bingo 8.30pm ; roasts 12pm 9.30pm & tunes 9pm Screwpulous 9pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Dave Lynn l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Party Night: l AMSTERDAM Karaoke with Jason l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live 3.30pm ; roasts 12.30 –4pm alternate DJs: Kirsty Anderson, Jazzy Jane, Thorpe 9.30pm football: Arsenal v Burnley 12.30pm , Man l MARINE TAVERN roasts 12 -5pm ; Charlie Eaton, Patrick Cawley & Michael l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Party Night: City v Spurs 5.30pm Drag Open Mic: Stephanie Von Clitz 9pm Adams 7pm alternate DJs: Kirsty Anderson, Jazzy Jane, l ZONE cabaret: Chris Hide 10pm l PARIS HOUSE live music: Sam Chara, l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm Charlie Eaton, Patrick Cawley & Michael Tim Young & Theseus Gerard 6pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Adams 7pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sunday Funday: SUNDAY 18 double cabaret: Martha D’Arthur 6.30pm Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Pat Clutcher l & 10pm l BOUTIQUE DJ King Sol 8pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS 5pm REGENCY TAVERN roasts 12-6pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm ALL NEW BULLDOG All New Sunday l l SUBLINE Cum In Your Pants: 6pm l BOUTIQUE Saturday Sessions: DJ Cee Funday 12pm ; karaoke with Mandy 5pm l underwear party 9pm l CHARLES ST TAP Fabulous Friday: & free karaoke 6pm AMSTERDAM cabaret: Wain Douglas l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live DJ Morgan Fabulous 9pm l CHARLES ST TAP Fierce DJ 9pm aka Kara Van Park 5pm ; roasts 12pm-till l football: Sheffield Utd v Crystal Palace l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Maisie l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Davina gone 2pm , Chelsea v Leicester 4.30pm Trollette 9.30pm Sparkle 9.30pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY karaoke with host l LEGENDS BAR Brighton Belles: local l LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJ 7pm Tyler or Ben 6pm cabaret stars & guests 9pm l MARINE TAVERN Candi Rell’s l BAR BROADWAY Fireplace Sessions MONDAY 19 l MARINE TAVERN Jukebox Disco Karaoke & Cabaret Party 8.30pm pres: Eva Iglesias 8.30pm l AFFINITY BAR all day karaoke 12pm ; 9pm l PARIS HOUSE All That Jazz: Lawrence l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS karaoke with Tommy Tanker (aka Pat l PARIS HOUSE DJ Chris Havoxx 9pm Jones 4pm ; Andy the Dandy DJ 9pm Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 9pm Clutcher) 7pm 7 GEORGE STREET BRIGHTON 01273 696873 www.theqabrighton.com

TS SAT 3RD 3PM–MIDNIGHT OVER 30 AC QA PRIDE SUN 4TH 3PM–9PM WITH 20 ACTS ITH MORE ACTS INSIDE! STREET PARTY BOTH NIGHTS THE PARTY CONTINUES W

AT PM QA BIG FRIDAYS 10 PM MONDAY 9 2AUG DAVINA SPARKLE KARA VAN PARK’S ––A–U–G ––––––––– ------–––––––– -- – 9–––––––D–R––A–G–– -W---I--T--H-- – N––O–– N––A– M-- –E MUSICAL MONDAYS AUG 1––6 –––––R–O––S––E– -G---A---R--- D––E––N –––– -- – 23 AUG SON OF A TUTU AT PM ––––––––––––– ------–––––––– -- – TUESDAY 9.30 30 AUG MISS PENNY PAT CLUTCHER’S COTTAGING WITH CLUTCHER SATURDAY QA TRIPLE PM AT PM POPPY COCK 6 WEDNESDAY 10 BETTY SWOLLOCKS 8PM THE SALLY VATE SHOW CABARET 10 PM AUG –3–––––P––R––ID––E– ------–––––––– -- – THURSDAY AT 10 PM 10 AUG POPPYCOCK –––A–UG––––––––– ------–––––––– -- – BRIGHTON’S LEADING LADIES 1––7 ––––A––L–L––A–N– -- -J--A---Y-- –––––––– -- – 1AUG SPICE AUG ––––––––––––– ------––––––––– 2––4 ––––M–––R–S–– M– --O----O---R- –E––––––– -- – 8AUG KARA VAN PARK 31 AUG GABRIELLA PARISH –––A–U–G –––––––– ------––––––––– 1–5–––––D––A––V–I–N– -A--- -S---P-- –A––R–K––L–E –– 22 AUG LOLA LASAGNE SUNDAY FUNDAY ––––––––––––– ------––––––––– PM PM AUG DOUBLE CABARET 6.30 &10 29 DRAG WITH NO NAME AUG –4–––––P––R–I–D––E– S---T--R---E-- –E–T– P––A–R–– T--Y– 11 AUG VIVIENNE LYNSEY BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND –––A–U–G –––––––– ------–––––––– -- – 23 AUG SON OF A TUTU 10 PM 18 MARTHA D’ARTHUR ––––––––––––– ------–––––––– -- – –––A–U–G –––––––– ------–––––––– -- – 24 AUG POPPY 6PM BETTY 8PM 25 MARSHA MALLOW 6.30 PM 9PM MRS MOORE 10 PM PM PM ––––––––––––– ------–------––––––– -- – & COSMIC 8 10 25 AUG MARSHA MALLOW 6.30 PM 9PM & COSMIC 8PM 10 PM ––––––––––––– ------–– ------–––––– -- – OPEN TILL 1AM SUN-THUR, TILL 2AM FRI & SAT 26 AUG KARA VAN PARK 6.30 PM 10 PM FROM 5PM MON-FRI FROM 2PM SAT & SUN 48 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM QUEENS ARMS AUGUST LISTINGS

QUEENS ARMS THE RAILWAY CLUB l 7 George St, BN2 1RH, T: 01273 696873, www.theqabrighton.com l 4 Belmont, Dyke Road, BN1 3TF, Tel: 01273 328682 l OPEN Mon –Fri from 5pm , Sat & Sun from 2pm . l OPEN Mon –Wed 5 –11pm , Thur 11am –11pm , Fri 3 –11pm , Sat 12 –11pm l DRINK PROMOS Mon –Fri from 5–9pm , Sat & Sun from 2–6pm . May differ (or till midnight for special events), closed Sun. over Pride. l MEMBERSHIP The Railway Club is a welcoming members’ club with snooker, billiards, darts and table tennis all available to members. Perfect for groups, parties PRIDE QA PRIDE STREET PARTIES with top CABARET on the outdoor stage l or meetings, the Railway Club is friendly and spacious so pop in and join up! and inside all weekend! Sat (3) with over 30 top acts from 3pm till midnight . l DRINK PROMOS all night , every night : Carlsberg £3.10, Guinness £3.90, Sun (4) with over 20 acts from 3–9pm . The QA keeps the party going on both nights l spirits from £2. with more acts inside! PRIDE Fri (2) is the Pre Pride Charity Night with a DJ BANK HOLIDAY Fri (23 ): CABARET with Son of a l l spinning uplifting tunes from 8pm , then CABARET Tutu from 10pm . Sat (24 ): CABARET with Poppycock at E M

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S 6.30pm and 10pm . l REGULARS Tue : Swing into the Railway Club for Lindy hop from 7pm . l REGULARS Pitch up for Kara Van Park’s MUSICAL MONDAYS at 9pm . l Tue is Pat Clutcher : COTTAGING WITH CLUTCHER at 9.30pm . l Wed is the SALLY VATE SHOW with the Northern Powerhouse getting you over the hump from BAR BROADWAY Piano Singalong ROTTINGDEAN CLUB Poker Night 10pm . l Thur is CABARET with the BRIGHTON’S LEADING LADIES at 10pm : l l Spice (1), Kara Van Park (8), Davina Sparkle (15 ), Lola Lasagne (22 ) and 9pm 8pm MARINE TAVERN Curry & Quiz with SUBLINE Hump Day 9pm Drag With No Name (29 ). l QA BIG FRIDAY CABARET with acts at 10pm : l l Davina Sparkle (2), Drag With No Name (9), Rose Nat 7.30pm Garden (16 ), Son of a Tutu (23 ) and Miss Penny (30 ). l PARIS HOUSE live blues: Scott Booth 8pm THURSDAY 22 Armed with plenty of ‘assets’, Miss Penny is the international AFFINITY BAR Lydia L’Showbies: QUEEN’S ARMS Pat Clutcher: l live cabaret drag artiste with fast wit and amazing vocals! The l Lydia L’Scabies performs homages to TV, Y

N Cottaging with Clutcher 9.30pm QA say: “Tonight, on the erection of joy, Miss Penny will be N

E film & musical theatre 9pm P RAILWAY CLUB Lindy hop 7pm banging out the tunes, telling the tales and regaling us with S l

S ALL NEW BULLDOG #Transvolve: I l other filth!” l Sat is QA TRIPLE CABARET with M camp karaoke & queens with Wonda Starr Poppycock at 6pm , Betty Swollocks at 8pm and then at 10pm : Poppycock (10 ), WEDNESDAY 21 & Sam Pink 7pm Allan Jay (17 ), Mrs Moore (24 ) and Gabriella Parrish (31 ). l SUNDAY l AFFINITY BAR Karaoke with Tommy l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Weekend Warm- FUNDAY featuring Double Cabaret with top-notch acts at 6.30pm & 10pm : Tanker (aka Pat Clutcher) 7pm Up 7pm Vivienne Lynsey (11 ) and Martha D’Arthur (1 8). l ALL NEW BULLDOG Green Light l BAR BROADWAY Big Quiz: Ross Cruise Night 8pm Cameron & prizes 8.30pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Midweek Chill l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Now 7pm That’s What I Call Legends: DJ Claire ALL NEW BULLDOG Monday Glitter QUEEN’S ARMS Kara Van Park’s l l l BAR BROADWAY Tabitha & friends Fuller 11pm Ball: 60s-00s tunes 8pm Musical Mondays 9pm 9pm l CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash BAR BROADWAY Comedy Jukebox THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live l l l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: Quiz 9pm 8.30pm football: Wolves v Man Utd 8pm DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l CHARLES ST TAP Throwback CHARLES ST TAP Gaymers Night: l l BOUTIQUE Student Kicks 9pm Thursday 9pm consoles/board games 8.30pm l CHARLES ST TAP Mrs Moore’s Bona l GROSVENOR BAR Abel Mabel’s LEGENDS BAR Miss Jason’s Monday TUESDAY 20 l AFFINITY BAR Free Jukebox 12pm Bingo Bonanza: THT fundraiser 8.30pm Bingo 8.30pm Madness 9.30pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG #Transvolve l MARINE TAVERN Pink Pound 7pm l MARINE TAVERN Throwback PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Nils Solberg- l l Tuesday: Wonda Starr & Sam Pink bring l PARIS HOUSE live music: Roy Hilton Thursday 80s Night 8pm Mick Hamer Trio 2pm ; Simon Savage Trio camp, karaoke & queens 7pm 8pm l PARIS HOUSE World Music: Son 8pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Crewsday 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate Show Guarachando 8pm 10pm PICS FROM REGENCY TAVERN GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 49

REGENCY TAVERN l 32-34 Russell Sq, BN1 2EF T: 01273 325 652, www.regencytavern.co.uk l OPEN Sun –Wed 12 –11pm , Thur 12pm –12am , Fri & Sat 12pm –1am . l FOOD Mon –Fri 12 –3pm & 5–9pm , Sat & Sun 12 –9pm ; Mothership Mondays 6 –9pm : your favourite pie with mash, peas, crispy shallows, cheddar cheese & gravy £6 ; Wed 2 PieMinister pies for £10 6 –9pm ; Sun 2 roasts for £19.95 12 –6pm , booking recommended. l DRINK PROMOS Tue 20% off beer and spirits 6–9pm . l PRIDE Thur (1) is Jason Thorpe’s PRIDE GAME SHOW BONANZA at 8pm ; then Open Mic & Karaoke from 9pm . Fri (2) is Spice’s PRE-PRIDE PARTY from

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O 9pm . l Sat (3) is the PRIDE BBQ at 12pm ; the PRIDE H T DISCO is from 8pm . Sun (4) is the PRIDE BBQ from N l O S

A 12pm . J l ONE FOR THE DIARY Fri (30 ) is live music from Chris Hide at 9pm . l REGULARS Thur is the GAME SHOW BONANZA with Jason Thorpe at 8pm ; then OPEN MIC & KARAOKE at 9pm . l Fri is CABA-REGENCY with Brighton’s best student and graduate talent at 8.30pm . l Sat with JB’S JUKEBOX from 5pm ; top acts on stag at 9pm : Louie’s Birthday with Mrs Moore (10 ), Drag With No Name (17 ), Gabriella Parrish (24 ) and Alfie Ordinary (31 ).

l QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Leading l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club Ladies cabaret: Lola Lasagne 10pm 6pm l REGENCY TAVERN Jason Thorpe’s l CHARLES ST TAP Fabulous Friday: Game Show Bonanza 8pm ; Open mic & DJ Morgan Fabulous 9pm karaoke 9pm l FALLEN ANGEL Disco 6pm l SUBLINE Brace Yourself 9pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Sally Vate 9.30pm l LEGENDS BAR Brighton Belles: local FRIDAY 23 cabaret stars & guests 9pm AFFINITY BAR Wigs & Beads l MARINE TAVERN Jukebox Disco Karaoke 8pm l 9pm ALL NEW BULLDOG Friday Night l PARIS HOUSE DJ Chris Havoxx 9pm Live: camp karaoke & DJ Glynn-Sing l QUEEN’S ARMS Bank Holiday: Big 9pm ; ShowTime with Domina Tryx 11pm l Friday Cabaret: Son of a Tutu 10pm AMSTERDAM cabaret: Davina Sparkle l REGENCY TAVERN Caba Regency: 9.30pm l Brighton students perform 9pm BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Party Night: l SUBLINE Steam 10pm alternate DJs: Kirsty Anderson, Jazzy l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live Jane, Charlie Eaton, Patrick Cawley & l football: Aston Villa v Everton 8pm Michael Adams 7pm l ZONE cabaret: Topsie Redfern 10pm l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm SATURDAY 24 l BOUTIQUE DJ King Sol 8pm l AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Pat Clutcher 6pm ; karaoke with Pat Clutcher 7pm 50 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM ROTTINGDEAN CLUB + SUBLINE AUGUST LISTINGS

ROTTINGDEAN CLUB SUBLINE l 89 High St, Rottingdean, BN2 7HE, Tel: 01273 309529 f therottingdeanclub l 129 St James' St, BN2 1TH, T: 01273 624100, www.sublinebrighton.co.uk l FOOD served daily ; ask at the bar for full menu. Fri (2) is Curry Night from 6pm. l OPEN Sun , Wed & Thur from 9pm , Fri & Sat from 10pm , closed Wed (7). l MEMBERSHIP The Rottingdean Club, a members’ bar in the heart of the village, l DRINK PROMOS Wed : all draught beers £1 off, 2 cocktails for £12. is the perfect place to meet with friends and clients, work remotely with a coffee or l PRIDE Thur (1) is CLUB SILENCIO presents mix and mingle with other likeminded members. With regular entertainment, a large EQUALITY OF THE DALEKS , a Pre-Pride queer sci-fi sunsoaked garden with lager and cider on draught and free Wi-Fi. The Rottingdean spectacular, from 8pm , £8.50 . Organisers say: “Think you Club says: "We’re a private members’ bar where there’s always a warm welcome. We know the origins of Pride, well think again! In this queer sci- offer the comforts of a traditional pub with modern standards of service and superb fi spectacular join the Doctor and her trusty companion, as food!” The Rottingdean Club is a unique venue so pop in and ask at the bar for they travel back in time to the Stonewall Inn in 1969, where membership details or email [email protected] a familiar foe is masquerading as a famous queer pioneer...” l ONE FOR THE DIARY Sat (3): the Rottingdean Club team up with the l Fri (2) is the EASING IN Pre-Pride Party from 9pm , members £3 /non £5 . Windmill Bakery for the Village Fair to bring you the BIG SUMMER PICNIC from l Sat (3) is PRIDE PROPER from 9pm , members £8 /non £10 . Subine say: “We'll 12pm . Rottingdean Club say: “Fill a hamper with goodies from the bakery and bring be labouring away in our dungeon to bring you the greatest Pride party away from the it down to the club to enjoy a day in the sunshine. You can provide your own basket chaos of the street. We anticipate hitting capacity early, so either get down here at or hire one (for a refundable deposit) from the girls at the bakery. It’s a £25 minimum 9pm, or come before Pride and pick up a queue-jump ticket.” l Sun (4) is CLEAR spend, so get a couple of you together and enjoy some seriously lip smacking THE STREETS from 8pm , members £8 /non £10 . homemade goodies.” NB: ONLY hampers from the Windmill Bakery will be l BANK HOLIDAY Sun (25 ) is the SUNDOWNER BEACH PARTY at 9pm , permitted. No plastic bags and strictly no liquids to be brought in. members £5 /non £8 . ONE FOR THE DIARY Sat (10 ) is the SUMMER l l ONE FOR THE DIARY Sat (31 ) is MASQUE 4 MASC from 10pm , members £4 PARTY in aid of the Rainbow Fund with music from the /non £8 includes a donation to THT. Subline say: “There’s nothing like a bit of H

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R live music in the garden. When we are full we are full. Last l REGULARS Wed is HUMP DAY , free entry for all. l Thur is Brace Yourself, free B A G year we had an amazing day and it was boiling so fingers entry. l Fri: turn up the heat at STEAM , members £3 /non £5 ; ( 9) is DIRTY crossed for more of the same!” TACKLE sportswear night, entry £3 in kit/ £5 non; ( 16 ) is FILTH full fetish night for all genders, advance tickets or £25 on door subject to availability. l Sat : head downstairs for MEN’S ROOM , members £3 /non £5 . l Sun is GUILT FREE pleasures with top tunes, members free /non £5 ; ( 18 ) is CUM IN YOUR PANTS l ALL NEW BULLDOG Wonda Starr’s l PARIS HOUSE All That Jazz: Monday underwear only party, members £3 /non £5 . Queen of the Night: outrageous camp Boys 4pm ; Andy the Dandy DJ 9pm karaoke, prizes & tunes 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Bank Holiday: QA l AMSTERDAM Karaoke with Jason Triple cabaret: Poppycock 6pm , Betty Thorpe 9.30pm Swollocks 8pm , Mrs Moore 10pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG All New Sunday 12pm – till gone Funday 12pm ; karaoke with Mandy 5pm CHARLES ST TAP Bank Hol cabaret: l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Bank Hol UV l REGENCY TAVERN JB’s Jukebox l Party 9pm 5pm ; cabaret: Gabriella Parrish 9pm l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Kathy host Sally Vate + Kara Van Park’s 50th Diamond 5pm ; roasts 12pm-till gone Birthday Party 7.30pm ; Sally’s Rock & l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm l SUBLINE The Men’s Room: DJ BAR 7 @CRAWLEY karaoke with host Roll Bingo 8.30pm ; roasts 12pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Screwpulous 9pm l Tyler or Ben 6pm LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Miss Jason Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live l BAR BROADWAY Bank Hol Showtune 3.30pm ; roasts 12.30 –4pm l BOUTIQUE Bank Holiday Warm Up football: Norwich v Chelsea 12.30pm , l with DJ Cee 6pm Liverpool v Arsenal 5.30pm Karaoke: Sally Vate & Ross Cameron 5pm l MARINE TAVERN roasts 12 -5pm ; BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Drag Open Mic: Stephanie Von Clitz 9pm l CHARLES ST TAP Fierce DJs 9pm l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 10pm l Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 9pm PARIS HOUSE live music: Dave l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Davina l Sparkle 9.30pm l BOUTIQUE Bank Holiday Roof Terrace Williams & band 6pm LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJ 7pm SUNDAY 25 Party with live DJs & bands 3pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Bank Holiday l AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Davina MARINE TAVERN Candi Rell’s l l CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash: free Sunday Funday: Marsha Mallow & Cosmic l Sparkle 5pm Karaoke & Cabaret Party 8.30pm food/raffle 5pm ; roasts/select menu 6.30pm , 8pm , 9pm & 10pm PICS FROM SUBLINE + THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 51

THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS l 59 North Rd, BN1 1YD, Tel: 01273 608571, www.3jollybutchers.com l OPEN daily from 12pm . l FOOD Check out the new Thai food menu : all starters £4.50 , all mains (inc rice) £7.50 , 2 courses £9.90 and lunch mains just £5.95 (inc rice) until 4pm . Loads of vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options.

l LIVE SPORT Live sport shown on the big screens in Aug - see listings for fixtures. l PRIDE Sat (3) is the Three Jolly Butchers PRIDE PARTY with breakfast rolls from 9am . Three Jolly Butchers say: “The Three Jolly Butchers is right on the 2019 Parade route for the first time ever – at the top of North Road, Brighton. Come early to get your best pitch for the parade!”

l REGENCY TAVERN roasts 12-6pm Tuesday: Wonda Starr & Sam Pink bring l SUBLINE Sundowner Beach Party camp, karaoke & queens 7pm 9pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Crewsday 9pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live l BAR BROADWAY Piano Singalong football: Bournemouth v Man City 2pm , 9pm Spurs v Newcastle 4.30pm l MARINE TAVERN Curry & Quiz with l ZONE Bank Hol cabaret: JP Christian Nat 7.30pm 6pm l PARIS HOUSE live blues: Yellow Funk Machine 8pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Pat Clutcher: MONDAY 26 Cottaging with Clutcher 9.30pm AFFINITY BAR Bank Holiday cabaret: l RAILWAY CLUB Lindy hop 7pm Stephanie Von Clitz 7pm l l ALL NEW BULLDOG Monday Glitterball Bank Holiday Special: 60s-00s WEDNESDAY 28 tunes 8pm l AFFINITY BAR Karaoke with Tommy l BAR BROADWAY Bank Holiday Tanker (aka Pat Clutcher) 7pm Jukebox 6pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG Green Light l CHARLES ST TAP Bank Holiday Cruise Night 8pm Loose-ly Women with Mrs Moore, Martha l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Midweek Chill D’Arthur & Sally Vate 7.30pm 7pm l LEGENDS BAR Miss Jason’s Monday l BAR BROADWAY Tabitha & friends Madness 9.30pm 9pm l PARIS HOUSE Bank Holiday live jazz: l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: Nils Solberg-Mick Hamer Trio 2pm ; Dan DJ Claire Fuller 11pm Cartwright 8pm l BOUTIQUE Student Kicks 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Kara Van Park’s Bank l CHARLES ST TAP Mrs Moore’s Bona Hol Musical Monday 6.30pm & 10pm Bingo Bonanza: THT fundraiser 8.30pm l MARINE TAVERN Pink Pound 7pm l PARIS HOUSE live music: Sam TUESDAY 27 Carlese 8pm AFFINITY BAR Free Jukebox 12pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate Show ALL NEW BULLDOG #Transvolve l l 10pm 52 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM VELVET JACKS + ZONE AUGUST LISTINGS

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 12 –11.30pm , Sun 1 –11pm . PRIDE l OPEN Sun –Thur from 11am , Fri & Sat from 10am . very late licence on Sat (3). l DRINK PROMOS daily , excluding 7pm–close on Fri & Sat . FOOD Indian/Sri Lankan street food, check at bar for more info. l PRIDE Fri (2) is Sally Vate’s PRE-PRIDE PARTY with DRINK PROMOS Sun –Fri , check at the bar for info. l l Brighton’s sweetheart on stage at 9pm . Sally says: “My goal l PRIDE Breakfast buffet from 9am , eggs made to order served with a glass of in life is to bring a little bit of joy and happiness into a world bubbly, £12.50 . Book now by popping into the bar or texting 07720 661290 . that can get you down. Life is too short not to have a laugh - E

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Y madcap Pre-Pride party with pop and disco classics to get L L A S you in the mood for Pride Weekend!” l Sat (3) is PRIDE ROTTINGDEAN CLUB Poker Night CHARLES ST TAP Throwback l l AT THE ZONE from 10am . 8pm Thursday 9pm l SUBLINE Hump Day 9pm l GROSVENOR BAR Abel Mabel’s l ONE FOR THE DIARY Sun (25 ) is BANK HOLIDAY CABARET with JP Bingo 8.30pm Christian from 6pm . MARINE TAVERN Throwback l REGULARS Fri top CABARET at 10pm : Miss Jason (9), Davina Sparkle (16 ), THURSDAY 29 Thursday 80s Night 8pm l AFFINITY BAR Lydia L’Showbies: Topsie Redfern (23 ) and Stone & Street (30 ). Sat CABARET with sensational l PARIS HOUSE Latin Experience with l Lydia L’Scabies performs homages to TV, l acts at 10pm : Topsie Redfern (10 ), Chris Hide (17 ) and Sally Vate (24 & 31 ). Paul Richards 8pm film & musical theatre 9pm QUEEN’S ARMS Brighton’s Leading ALL NEW BULLDOG #Transvolve: l l Ladies cabaret: Drag With No Name camp karaoke & queens with Wonda Starr 10pm & Sam Pink 7pm GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Spice BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS REGENCY TAVERN Jason Thorpe’s l l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Weekend Warm- l 9.30pm Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l Game Show Bonanza 8pm ; Open mic & Up 7pm LEGENDS BAR Brighton Belles: local BOUTIQUE Saturday Sessions: DJ karaoke 9pm l l l BAR BROADWAY Big Quiz: Ross cabaret stars & guests 9pm Cee & free VIP booths 6pm l SUBLINE Brace Yourself 9pm Cameron & prizes 8.30pm l MARINE TAVERN So You Think l CHARLES ST TAP Fierce DJs 9pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Now You’re a DJ? 9pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Pooh La That’s What I Call Legends: DJ Claire FRIDAY 30 l PARIS HOUSE DJ Chris Havoxx 9pm May 9.30pm Fuller 11pm l AFFINITY BAR Wigs & Beads l QUEEN’S ARMS Big Friday Cabaret: l LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJ 7pm l CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash Karaoke 8pm Miss Penny 10pm l MARINE TAVERN Candi Rell’s Quiz 9pm l ALL NEW BULLDOG Friday Night l REGENCY TAVERN live music: Chris Karaoke & Cabaret Party 8.30pm Live: camp karaoke & DJ Glynn-Sing Hide 9pm l PARIS HOUSE All That Jazz: Sara 9pm ; ShowTime with Domina Tryx 11pm l SUBLINE Steam 10pm Oschlag Trio 4pm ; Andy the Dandy DJ l AMSTERDAM cabaret: Rose Garden l ZONE cabaret: Stone & Street 10pm 9pm 9.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS QA Triple cabaret: l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Party Night: Poppycock 6pm , Betty Swollocks 8pm , alternate DJs: Kirsty Anderson, Jazzy SATURDAY 31 Gabriella Parrish 10pm AFFINITY BAR cabaret: Pat Clutcher Jane, Charlie Eaton, Patrick Cawley & l RAILWAY CLUB cabaret: Jennie 6pm ; karaoke with Pat Clutcher 7pm l Michael Adams 7pm Castell as Cilla & Dusty 8.30pm ALL NEW BULLDOG Wonda Starr’s BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm l REGENCY TAVERN JB’s Jukebox l Queen of the Night: outrageous camp l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS 5pm ; cabaret: Alfie Ordinary 9pm l karaoke, prizes & tunes 9pm Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm SUBLINE Masque for Masc THT AMSTERDAM Karaoke with Jason l BOUTIQUE DJ King Sol 8pm l fundraiser 9pm l Thorpe 9.30pm CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Party Night: l 6pm l football: Southampton v Man Utd alternate DJs: Kirsty Anderson, Jazzy CHARLES ST TAP Fabulous Friday: 12.30pm , Bournemouth v Liverpool l Jane, Charlie Eaton, Patrick Cawley & DJ Morgan Fabulous 9pm 5.30pm Michael Adams 7pm l FALLEN ANGEL Disco 6pm l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 10pm l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm

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www.theedgesouthampton.com PORTSMOUTH EDGE HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD l THE EDGE & BOX BAR l Compton Walk, SO14 0BH 1 Hampshire Terrace, Southsea SOUTHAMPTON TEL: 023 8036 6163 TEL: 0 2392 297509 Compton Walk, SO14 0BH, Tel: 023 8036 6163, www.theedgesouthampton.com www.theedgesouthampton.com l OPEN The Edge: 10pm everyday. The Box Bar: 7pm Tue –Sat . l LONDON HOTEL l l SOUTHAMPTON 2 Terminus Terrace, SO14 3DT l HAPPY HOURS THE BOX BAR: 2-4-1 cocktails 7pm –late Tue & Fri & till BOX BAR l TEL: 02380 710652, www.the- 8pm on Sat ; l THE EDGE: Mon £1.50 shots & £2 house doubles; Wed £1.50 Compton Walk, SO14 0BH london.co.uk drinks; Thur half price drinks till midnight ;Sun £1.50 singles/£3 doubles. TEL: 023 8036 6163 l ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday (2) is HOW’S YOUR HEAD? with drag hosts Dawn & Dolly upstairs from 11pm .

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For disco is our life. Our life at PRIDE Pride when we come together as a community to celebrate, ) Disco runs through our veins, commentate and campaign. Where like Pride, like glitter. It’s the every last dance is for those who backbone of our days and the came before us, every moment of soundtrack to our nights. It’s the Disco Heat for them. This Brighton anthems of our community and the Pride we salute the sound that history of our dancefloors. made our LGBT+ nightclubs the connection that kept us safe and sane, through crisis, through persecution, through loss and through life. This is for every Handsome Man, every Miss Honey, every disco Boss, and every Love Sensation who came dancing with DJ PROFILE: DJ ALPHA us. Happy Pride Everyone.

) Catch Wildblood and Queenie Just in case you missed the memo, there’s a little celebration happening Since those early queer-fuelled throughout Brighton Pride 2019 on nights filled with our black, at the beginning of August in Brighton & Hove! So, whilst you polish up 1btn.fm and at Patterns Terrace your flags, iron your sequined hot pants, get set to be prouder than Hispanic, gay, lesbian, bisexual Party , Diva Dance Tent , PVP , and trans brothers and sisters, proud and be prepared to dance like everyone is watching. And who Bitch, Please! at Tempest, and the better to do that to than the glorious DJ Alpha… disco has delivered the dazzling legendary Sunday Sundae Pride How are you? I’m doing really well - still recovering from an EPIC night beats for our revolution. There Reunion at Patterns. DJing at FEST Camden for London Pride… It was one of the best events would be no uprising as sound as wildbloodandqueenie.com I’ve been to in a long time. ours without those glittering Listen to our Pride Wonders on BPMs, no revolution as utterly, Spotify http://bit.ly/WBQJPride Where are you DJing over Pride? You can catch me at: The Women’s utterly fabulous darling. DIVA Dance Tent @ Present Park, Sat 3rd (time TBC); Brighton Pride Closing Party @ OHSO Social on Sun 4th (time TBC); and Sunday Service @ The Tempest Inn, Sun 4th at 11pm–12.30am. What are your plans for the big weekend? This is one of my busiest weekends of the year and it’s very unusual for me to get out from behind so I’ve planed some musical surprises and thrills for everyone. What tune will you HAVE to play and what’s your fave Pride tune ever? My favourite Pride tune has got to be Sunset to Sunrise by Whelan WILDBLOOD & QUEENIE’S PRIDE 12” and Di Scala, and Andrea Laddo’s Sassobasso (The Cube Guys Remix) is the tune I’ll definitely be playing this year! ) DONNA SUMMER Last Dance (12" Version) Casablanca What are you looking forward to most about Pride? Since starting a ) FIRST CHOICE Let No Man Put Asunder (Knuckles 12" Mix) Salsoul family Pride means much more to me, especially with all that’s going on ) FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD Relax (Lasso's mix) White in the world! It’s vital that we continue to fight for equal rights for ) SYLVESTER Dance (Disco Heat) / You Make Me Feel Fantasy ourselves and for our children. I’m looking forward to being part of the ) CARL BEAN I Was Born This Way (Larry Levan's live edit) West End march and showing the world that Love Is Love, no matter in what form! ) CERRONE Look For Love Cotillion Have you sorted out your outfits yet? I wish! Usually I’m really ) HORSE MEAT DISCO ft Amy Douglas Let's Go Dancing Glitterbox prepared, like months in advance, but I move house the week before ) NIGHTLIFE UNLIMITED Peaches & Prunes (R Hardy edit) Partehardy Pride so I’m having to leave everything to the last minute… eeekkkkk! ) BRONSKI BEAT Smalltown Boy Forbidden Fruit ) MOI RENEE Miss Honey (Vocal mix) Project X Fave Pride memory? Oh god, there are so many! I’ll have to say though that DJing the Women’s Dance Tent in 2016 was an incredible ) GRACE JONES Sinning Island experience. The tent was massive and there were thousands of people ) PATRICK COWLEY Get A Little Megatone singing and dancing along to my set. The energy was insurmountable! ) SPARKLE Handsome Man Vitamin Music ) LOLEATTA HOLLOWAY Love Sensation (Tom Moulton mix) Salsoul Pride aside, do you have any other exciting projects going on at the ) ABBA / MIGHTY MOUSE Midnight Mouse (Revised) Space Native moment and where else can we see you play? After Pride I plan to ) DIANA ROSS The Boss Motown take a few weeks off and go on my travels to Ibiza. ) GINO SOCCIO Dancer RFC Records Guilty pleasure? Digestive biscuits topped with Bovril and peanut ) DEBBIE JACOBS Don't You Want My Love MCA butter… nom! ) HARLEQUIN 4’S Set It Off Champion Describe yourself in three words. Confident. Generous. Spontaneous. ) BLACKROCK The New York City Bump Black Rock DJ ALPHA’S CURRENT TOP FIVE ) SUPERNOVA The Joy Mother Recordings ) Roland Clark , E Thoneick, Kryder, JJ Knight House Music Subliminal ) PATRICK TOPPING Be Sharp, Say Nowt Hot Creations ) MELE & SHOVELL Pasilda Defected ) ALISON LIMERICK Where love lives (Divaz ’96 Radio Edit) Arista GSCENE 57 SHOPPING WITH MICHAEL HOOTMAN

) COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN (Eureka blu-ray). Robert Altman directed this filmed play set in a Texas ghost town in the 1950s and the 1970s. A group of James Dean fans, including Cher , Kathy Bates and Sandy Dennis , meet up for the 20 year anniversary of their idol’s death. They’re joined by mysterious stranger Karen Black who appears to be vaguely familiar… Secrets are revealed, lies exposed and there’s a lot of mirthless laughter with some of the later scenes seemingly filmed ) JJ Waller’s Brighton Pride , full of fascinating photos of Pride amongst inmates of an asylum. The performances are great, especially events past and present, £12.99 (available from jjwaller.com and Dennis as the woman who believes herself the mother of Dean’s semi- bookshops across the city) messiah son. The lacklustre transfer is both soft and grainy but that’s almost certainly due to limitations of the original 16mm stock. ) Far Afield , the Brighton- based contemporary British men’s wear business, has launched an exclusive limited edition Pride T-shirt (£30 from Thread Menswear , 9 Dukes Lane, Brighton BN1 1BG or www.farafield.uk ) to ) Hartzak T-Shirts , commemorate 50 years of proud £24.95 ; Rainbow action following the Stonewall gifts from £3.25 riots in New York and to celebrate (Prowler, 112-113 Pride in Brighton & Hove, 2019. St James's Street, Far Afield will donate 50% of the Brighton, proceeds of each unit sold to the 01273 603813) Brighton Rainbow Fund , who give grants to local LGBT+/HIV organisations that deliver effective frontline services to LGBT+ people in the city.

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With a young person focus, and as some support and have somewhere to go to about the shop? failing mental health disproportionately meet others that understand and will care. “Interesting question, I think my nan would affecting LGBT+ youth, HOPE seems a fitting have loved to have a look around, even if she The HOPE Charity Project converted a donated partner for this growing Pride event. wasn't 100% sure who it was aimed at.” shipping container into a support and therapy The HOPE Charity Project evolved from personal centre, constructed from donated and recycled Why the North Laines? experience by its founder Claire Sparrow . materials and the kindness of skilled “We wanted a part of Brighton that was easy to Unable to access any help, support or have tradesmen helping out for free. They connect get to from the train station. It’s an amazing anywhere to turn during Claire’s own family’s families in the local community with each community, very diverse but the location is also cry for help, she felt that something was other so they know they aren’t alone and not discreet, perfect for us. Wain was performing desperately needed for them and all the other the only ones struggling with these worries. here and fell in love with the place; I visited and thousands of families going through a similar They work with one another to provide did the same, so we moved. There’s nothing like experience, and so the project was born. emotional support. “The HOPE Charity Project the Birdcage here or in the UK. It seemed an is the place where these young people can obvious choice to set up here!” come to meet others with similar worries, Do you work with any local LGBT+ charities? fears, sadness, frustration. They too can “We’re involved with the LGBT+ Safety Forum. We realise they aren’t alone and won’t be judged, want to help the community that has given so rejected or ignored. Early Intervention and much to us in the short time we have lived here Prevention is our aim.” and we feel a part of something special. It’s just The Hope Charity Project is run by families and so nice to be able to give something back.” “Finding your child attempting suicide by the professionals that want to make a Any advice for someone who longs to look finding them hanging in their bedroom isn’t a difference to help as many as they can and fabulous and unique? sight I wish on any parent to experience. And quickly. The need for such initiatives to “Take a trip to the Brighton Birdcage!” all because the system failed us as a family”. provide such services to the UK public has never been greater. What’s your favourite joke? In 2016, after months of trying to get support “It's not necessarily my favourite joke but one I and help for Claire’s 12-year-old’s anxiety and “We’re always looking out for venues and rural heard the other day: A man said to his partner depression, it took almost an unimaginable areas for us to be able to expand our services/ ‘Everybody hates me’, ‘Don’t be so ridiculous’ tragedy to get professional attention and help. facilities, to enable us to help more young replied his partner ‘not everybody knows you’.” Even then the help offered had the opposite people and their families covering a greater effect to the one needed. As a last resort area. If you could help or would like to get Claire’s child was admitted to a mental health onboard, involved in any way, we would love hospital and it was here that she began to to hear from you. We need your help and appreciate how damaged the system was: support to keep this going”. “The standards and lack of sufficiently trained agency staff in these units were a cause for the condition to worsen rather than improve. Eight months of our child being in hospital was more like watching her in a prison. Twelve years old, severely depressed, away from her family, MORE INFO subjected to additional traumatic experiences she should never have had to see or go For more information get in touch with Claire ) THE BRIGHTON BIRDCAGE , through. All because there wasn’t anywhere for and those involved in the project via the 35 Gloucester Road, , BN1 4AQ. us to get the help and support when she website: www.hopecharityproject.org ) Tel: 01273 624010. originally needed it.” ) www.thebrightonbirdcage.co.uk T Twitter @hopecharityproj Connect on I Instagram, T Twitter It was during this traumatic experience that I Instagram @hope_charity_project or FFacebook they as a family became aware of just how F Facebook HOPE Charity Project 60 GSCENE N O S D I V A D

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) GIOVANNI GUIDI Avec Le Temps (ECM ). For no particularly reason, This month I’m very happy to be able to introduce you to four other than what I’ve been listening to recently, this month’s column is exhibitions I’m taking part in, two a train away and two a plane away. devoted to pianists. First up is Italian pianist Giovanni Guidi , here fronting a quintet on his fourth ECM outing. Guidi’s is a quiet voice, ROYAL ACADEMY rarely raising his music above a www.royalacademy.org.uk whisper, yet he allows saxophonist ) I’ve had a painting selected for the ROYAL ACADEMY SUMMER Francesco Bearzatti considerable EXHIBITION (until Aug 12). There is an entry fee, but I’m sure it will be freedom to move into explorations worth it with the plethora of works awaiting you there. Run since 1769, of pure sound. Drummer João the Summer Exhibition is the world’s largest open submission art show, Lobo is subtlety itself, although and brings together art in all mediums, including prints and paintings, not afraid to explore the full sonic film, photography, sculpture, architectural works by leading artists, potential of his drum kit, while Royal Academicians and household names, as well as new and emerging bassist Thomas Morgan is talent. This year, acclaimed British painter Jock McFadyen RA took over resonantly superb. This set works from Grayson Perry to co-ordinate the 251st Summer Exhibition. Over as well as it does because it 1,500 works are on display, including an animal-themed ‘menagerie’ in presents an intriguing contrast the Central Hall, with works by artists including Charles Avery , Banksy between collective quietism and individual free expression, the often- and Mat Collishaw . Other artists include Jeremy Deller , Marcus haunting themes supporting solos that open out in unexpected and Harvey , Tracey Emin RA, Frank Bowling RA, Antony Gormley RA and sometimes raucous ways. For its combination of the beautiful and the Honorary Academicians Anselm Kiefer , James Turrell and Wim harsh, the traditional and adventurous, it cannot be bettered. Wenders . Outside the galleries, international artist Thomas Houseago has taken over the RA courtyard with a group of large-scale sculptures. ) AHMAD JAMAL TRIO Complete Live at the Spotlite Club 1958 Most of the artwork is for sale including mine, with proceeds helping to (Essential Jazz Classics ). American pianist Ahmad Jamal was fund the next generation of artists in the RA Schools. apparently Miles Davis’s favourite piano player, although they never actually recorded together, but it is easy to see why the ever-cool PS MIRABEL GALLERY Miles so favoured Jamal’s Manchester, www.psmirabel.co.uk understated, light-touch fingering, ) I’ve been selected for PAINT (until Aug 3). The his dramatic use of space, and his judges were Ian Hartshorne from the Manchester superb sense of swing and rhythm. School of Art, David Hancock from Paper Gallery, Jamal, who at 89 is still alive and and Graham Lister from the Glasgow School of recording today, recorded a series Art. There is a first prize of £200 and a solo show A R

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to a whirling presto finish. A great showpiece, and Crozman delivers its CLASSICAL NOTES technical demands with ease. BY NICK BOSTON Somewhat unexpected as a finale to the disc is the movement for cello and piano from Messiaen ’s sadness and beauty is never far (1908-1992) Quatuor Pour La Fin REVIEWS beneath the surface. Du Temps (Quartet for the end of ) JEAN-EFFLAM BAVOUZET , Plays ) CAMERON CROZMAN & PHILIP Time ), composed and premiered Schuman , ( Chandos CHAN20081 ). CHIU , Cavatine (Atma Classique (with Messiaen on the piano) in a Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet has ACD22787 ). Canadian cellist concentration camp in 1941. turned his attention to Robert Cameron Crozman has chosen an Louange à L’Éternité De Jésus has Schumann (1810-1856), and the all-French line up for his first a longing, desperate cello melody, The sound gets a little rustic in the Grande Sonate No 3 , a grand recording. Joined by pianist Philip and Crozman’s plaintive tone, over lively final Presto , which might be statement indeed, right from the Chiu , the two substantial works Chiu’s soft yet ever present chords, polished up in a studio recording, opening flourish, which unleashes here are the Sonatas For Cello & dying away peacefully to nothing but admirably communicates the an almost unruly cascade of ideas. Piano by Poulenc (1899-1963) and at the end makes for a poignant spirit of the live performance. Debussy (1862-1918). Poulenc’s end to this impressive disc. They precede the Septet with an Sonata is a characteristically quirky Introduction, Theme and ) EMMA JOHNSON & THE piece, full of sprightly wit. Crozman Variations for clarinet and string CARDUCCI STRING QUARTET , contrasts the playfulness of the quartet , attributed to Carl Maria Beethoven, Weber/Kuffner & first movement with the more von Weber , but in fact now Strauss/Johnson , ( Somm lyrical, songlike second movement thought to be by Joseph Küffner SOMMCD0190 ). And now for a (the Cavatine that gives the disc (1776-1856). This is a beautifully great chamber music recording, its title) with a slightly shrill tone summery work, with a bright joyful taken from a live performance at for the former and a richer, warmer theme for the clarinet over a Turner Sims, University of sound for the latter. rippling, light string Southampton in 2017, when The scherzo-like Ballabile is full of accompaniment. The variations clarinetist Emma Johnson was spirit, and Crozman dances through ratchet up the virtuosity for the joined by the Carducci String The Scherzo with its frantic it with a light touch, leading to the clarinet, and the pace quickens for Quartet , Chris West (double bass), running scales leads to a rhapsodic sprightly finale. Whilst the Debussy the final dash to the conclusion. Philip Gibbon (bassoon) and Peter set of variations. The capricious Sonata too has moments of wit, it Johnson is bright and agile Francombe (horn). finale bursts through, propelled is a weightier affair, and Crozman throughout here. The centrepiece of their programme forward to the very end. Bavouzet and Chiu’s reading brings out the They end with two ‘bonbons’ – was Beethoven ’s Septet, Op. 20 , a makes sense of the somewhat darkness in Debussy’s harmonies Johnson’s own arrangements for all relatively early work, and a great rambling form, bringing together and textures. eight players of Frülingsstimmen success at its first performance in into a coherent arc the disparate The Koechlin (1867-1950) and Perpetuum Mobile , by Johann 1800. It is a work clearly modelled ideas, without allowing any of the Chansons Bretonnes that follow Strauss II . The former is a piece of on the Mozartian Serenades or frequent dramatic outbursts to inevitably feel slight by fun, the waltz tunes performed Divertimenti , but Beethoven, of upset the overall trajectory. comparison, but that does these with warmth and gusto, and then course, develops the genre, not In the Faschingsschwank aus Wien modal-infused miniatures an Johnson’s arrangement of the latter least in his chosen septet scoring. that follows, a five movement passes the interest around the Johnson et al’s performance here is collection of festive scenes, players, including delightful lively and spirited throughout, and Bavouzet is at times playful and exchanges between the clarinet and given this is a live recording, there joyous, and at other times bassoon, and then violin and are remarkably few unclean accentuating the intimate and double bass. A crowd-pleasing moments. In general the balance is passionate. conclusion to their concert, no good, although when Beethoven The Drei Fantasiestücke are darker, doubt, and to this delightful disc unusually puts the double bass, with surging C minor waves in the too. horn and bassoon altogether at the first, and the outwardly hefty end of the first movement, the march of the third disguising its Reviews, comments and events: sound is a little muddy. Johnson is more wistful centre. Similarly, the v nicks-classical-notes.blogspot.co.uk beautifully lyrical in the Adagio , central fantasy surrounds a darkly t @nickb86uk answered with equal warmth by elusive section with seemingly injustice. The selection chosen here ) [email protected] Matthew Denton (violin). song-like calm. Bavouzet is alert to have mournful, simple melodies on these contrasts throughout. Finally, the whole, allowing Crozman to the Gesänge der Frühe (Songs of show off a warmly lyrical tone, Dawn ), which again combine an particularly in the sombre lament, CINEMA introspection and sadness, with Notre-Dame du Folgoat , yet he ) Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic more confident, assertive and at maintains a lightness of touch in Flute ) is showing live from times extremely agitated music. Iannik Skolan . Glyndebourne (5.30pm, Sun 4), But a sense of calm, albeit with They are followed by a set of starring Sofia Fomina , Björn Bürger deep sadness, is arrived at Variations de concert by Jean and Caroline Wettergreen . In a range eventually in the Amen cadence at Françaix (1912- 1997) from 1950, of local cinemas, including: Duke’s at the conclusion of the final with a bouncy, offbeat theme Komedia, Brighton, Cineworld movement. 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work, including dementia and mental health work here is so important.” Last year’s production of the marvellous Mike Bartlett play Cock raised some eyebrows among stalwart theatre-goers. “They couldn’t bring themselves even to mention its title, but a new audience from the university came to see it. I want to make the theatre a place for everyone. This theatre was built by the community for the community. And some people have been attending for 50 years. Y

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early 1990s, and early on in our friendship, he would narrowly escape death himself, twice. He would not only survive but live long enough for a revolution in pharmaceutical medicine and the availability of antiretroviral drugs which have saved the lives of millions. In 2019 he is living a healthy life with a strong CD4 count and an undetectable viral load which means he can’t pass the HIV virus on. Requiring a routine operation unrelated to any previous condition, he would be directed to a local private clinic which commissions NHS services. He will be seen by the consultant and CRAIG’S THOUGHTS a surgery appointment agreed. He would then be refused surgery following advice from the Revolting Queers. consultant anaesthetist: “We won’t operate on you because your immune system is By Craig Hanlon-Smith @craigscontinuum compromised.” The immune system is not compromised, the CD4 count is healthy and the viral load undetectable. “It is our policy. We will refer you back to your GP and you will be ) I write this in the approach to Pride in no doubt a champagne reception awash with redirected to an NHS hospital.” Hospitals in the London 2019, wonderfully entitled: ‘Pride University scarves, they were replaced by two UK who have commissioned NHS services at the Jubilee – 50 Years of Queer Revolt’. The term women of a similar disposition to the one instruction of our Government are refusing to queer has made something of a celebratory remaining diner who dramatically pushed her treat HIV+ people in 2019. comeback in recent years and appears to be enthralling menu novel to one side and the go-to self-descriptor for all those who gripped the table with both hands as if So more than 30 years on from our Haymarket perhaps feel they aren’t fitting increasingly rescuing herself from an immediate sinkhole. Queers inflicting a feeling of nausea upon an conservative LGBT moulds. It wasn’t always “Thank goodness,” she sighed, exhaustingly unsuspecting conservative majority, what has like that. We were all just Queer. relieved at the sight of her new dinner guests. really changed? “I have for 30 minutes endured two queers at In 1987, on a family trip to London, I this table both of whom were making me feel We’re about to give the keys to Number 10 remember sitting in The Stockpot, Haymarket quite sick.” Downing Street to one of the following: a man carefully navigating my way through a watery who has discretely begun to dismantle the and therefore understandably cheap spaghetti Although they were many worlds away from health service right under our noses. A health bolognese. The Stockpot was a London who I was at that time, I knew in that moment service which refuses to treat an HIV+ man who institution so popular that customers would that I had more in common with those camel- has spent his life paying into it. Alternatively, find themselves unceremoniously stuffed onto coat wearing ‘queers’ than anyone else in my and most likely, to a man who refers to Queer a bench at a table with at least three strangers company. I also knew that were my own secret men as ‘bum-boys’ and likens same-sex marriage none of whom had previously met as recently to be exposed I would have turned many a to that of marrying a dog. Our shops and as one smarting gulp of wine ago. stomach in that eatery too. Thirty years ago, services are adorned with rainbows and we can Queers, Gays, Homos, Poofs were at best a buy LGBT+ flavoured produce from shampoo to At the table across from our excitable family figure of fun at worst inflicting sexual vodka to soft furnishings, and yet, between group I was transfixed by two gentleman who deviancy and death upon the unsuspecting 2013 and 2018, LGBT+ hate crimes in England clearly knew one another exceedingly well. innocent normal folk. and Wales have risen by a whopping 114%. There was nothing in the way of what the 1980s swimming pool attendants would call When I think back to those gentlemen now, The commercialisation of Pride is in someway ‘heavy petting’, but a familiarity with one who must have been 25 years old, I wonder if inevitable. Any popular event, or dare I say another which led to their adjusting his and they’re still alive. Not only were they product, is monopolised and cheaper versions his collars and winter scarves. There was a contending with unsettling the conservative flogged for a fiver on the local market. But at a theatricality to their camp hand gestures and, majority in a bargain basement café but gay time when there are campaigns to keep children superficially, they were dressed in that well- men at that time were living with the fear and out of primary schools in case they’re exposed bred public-school attire made fashionable by stigma of an HIV epidemic; it must have been to LGBT+ positive messaging, I’m pleased those Rupert Everett and Colin Firth in the 1984 film terrifying. Perhaps they were ill themselves people have to walk down a high street adorned Another Country . They talked and touched and but didn’t know. I hope they’ve lived to tell with rainbow flags and pro-pride messaging. fussed and sometimes screeched and I was the tale and are gleefully ripping up middle But it isn’t enough. transfixed by them. By their beautiful skin, age with a spring in their step-ball-change. foppy Timotei-blond hair, and by their Enjoy Kylie, and whoever else, but remember Today I had lunch with a long-standing friend seemingly open ability to be Queer. that the first Pride was a riot and the first brick of mine who, in 1987, would have been thrown for very good reason. Those reasons By contrast their table partner, an elegant and around the same age as the gentlemen in our haven’t left us. For a number of years they were immaculately dressed woman some 30 years story above. Within five years his partner hiding but increasingly they are back to put us their senior, managed to ignore them would die from AIDS related infections and he into our place. It has never been more completely by continuously reading the limited would himself be diagnosed as HIV+. In the important to bring out your queer, and revolt. menu as though it were a Barbara Cartland novel, with facial expressions as dramatic as a Cartland cliff-hanger. Presumably corned beef “Hospitals in the UK who have commissioned hash held the same dramatic interest as a swashbuckling cad on horseback. NHS services at the instruction of our Soon enough the gentlemen friends paid their Government are refusing to treat HIV+ bill and mere seconds after they swished off to people in 2019 ” GSCENE 65 HYDES’ HOPES GAY WISDOM BY REV MICHAEL HYDES BY GAY SOCRATES

HAPPY PRIDE! IS ‘FITTING IN’ MAKING YOU SICK? ) Folk that I speak to talk a lot about how much Pride has changed ) The Brighton Faeries are officially marching in this year’s Pride over the years. It used to be a 'community' event, where stalls for Parade. Yep we booked ourselves a ‘walking float’ slot for up to 30 non-profit support groups vastly outweighed the burger bars and beer marching Faeries! This is a controversial move because, as everyone tents. However, when I think about the way our world has changed, knows, the Faeries are very elusive creatures. You might catch a Pride really hasn't changed much at all, or has changed for the better. glimpse of one and then, Pouff, gone, never to be seen again… It's true that in the late 1980s, when I began attending Pride events, The Faerie ‘development of consciousness’ grew from the US counter there was lots more non-profit visibility from all over the country. But culture and gay civil rights movements of the late 1960s. Within 10 back then we didn't have the internet as a resource. Nowadays a years of the Stonewall riots, a call went out to convene ‘gay brothers’ support group has a website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter pages to a Spiritual Conference of Radical Faeries. Those interested in ‘re- as standard. The group is accessible from all over the world. Heck, my establishing a communication with Nature and the Great Mother and, favourite radio station is JOY 94.9 out of Melbourne; it's where I get in feeling the essential link between sex and the forces that hold the much of my international LGBT+ news - and some great music! universe together’ were invited to come together (literally) for a long weekend in early September 1979. In the early years Pride seldom broke even, in fact many times was bankrupt. Now, Pride in Brighton raises thousands of pounds for the Rainbow Fund, which makes a huge difference across the region. And this year Kylie Minogue is headlining - where else can you get a day festival ticket for under £40 and be able to see someone of her calibre perform? So yes, Pride is no longer a backwater retreat in a hostile world; it's now a mainstream retreat in a hostile world. And in its own way, it is still changing the world.

“Pride raises thousands of pounds for the Rainbow Fund which makes a huge difference across the region. And this year Kylie is headlining - where else Since then Queer Folk from across the spectra of gender and sexuality have been hearing the call to convene in Nature and to celebrate the can you get a day festival ticket under awesome naturalness of their sexual and gender queerness. Faerie £40 to see someone of her calibre?” Gatherings are about queers co-creating foundational intentional community - nurturing and celebrating our ancient historical roles as medicine people, healers, prophets, shamans, witches and sorcerers. Many groups will still have stalls so you can meet the volunteers We encourage ourselves to engage with that endless and fathomless personally. The Village MCC will be providing Jesus Deck card readings process of coming out as Queer, as animals, as humans AND as for those who want to explore their spiritual journey in more depth, mysterious and powerful spirits that move through the life cycle of and offering temporary tattoos – always lots of fun! Lunch Positive the cosmos… will be offering great food; many of the LGBT+ choirs will be there so you can meet them too. And of course, besides the non-profit groups, The tradition of Faerie-ness has been counter to the cultural pressure there are always the wonderful speciality vendors. Last year my from the mainstream to assimilate; to resist the lure of acceptance ‘as husband bought me a pair of crochet braces, handmade by a very long as you can just stop being THAT WAY’. Faeries drill down into talented (and cute) bear cub. what it feels like (and what it means) to be ‘THAT WAY’. As Faeries we endeavour to be more ‘THAT WAY’ than we ever were before! At the Village MCC we also celebrate Pride weekend, and this year our guest speaker Faerie-ness resists ‘fitting in’. It proudly and queerly presents itself as on August 4 is Councillor Alexandra a challenge to the status quo; as an opportunity to bring to Phillips, the current Mayor of Brighton & consciousness those forces which endeavour to obliterate different- S

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L person to talk with. C Well, Faerie-ness has been a little known and barely recognised force Pride is a wonderful event, and is changing year on year just as the empowering queers, over the years to refuse to fit into an world changes year on year. With more rainbows than a flurry of inauthenticity-glorifying world. If you’re reading this before the unicorns, it's still a reminder that we have reason to be proud of who Parade, look out for us. We’ll simply be turning up in all our non- we are. Not that we’re better than anyone else, but that nobody has corporate weird uniqueness and representing that awkward voice the right to make us feel ashamed of who we are. Whether transgender asking: 'Is this all there is?’ or non-binary, lesbian or gay, bisexual or straight, we are who God If any of all this chimes with you then find the Faerie Camp @ Queer made us. To say that we should be ashamed of who we are is to say Spirit Summer Festival in Northamptonshire from August 14-18 or just that God should be ashamed of what God chooses to create. God isn't Google Albion Faeries and see what it’s like to co-create spiritually ashamed, God is proud! As we should be. Happy Pride! nurturing community together at a Gathering. 66 GSCENE

power and slavery and blackness and all- around general racism, colonising oppression and dogma. Regarding Africa, academics usually point out South Africa in this argument here because it’s apparently more ‘progressive’. I’m not saying that apartheid was ever homo- blind, but that the fight in South Africa was political, not ideological or religious. It’s those nations nearer the equator that give us pause. The Ugandas and the Mauritanias, the Sudans, the Nigerias - the Christian colonies. The American south. Places where the battle is both religious and ideological. Places that are still 10% Queer. I say this because Pride is much more than gay or marching up a street with a banner. Global CHARLIE SAYS pride is also about global responsibility. A lesbian and a drag queen took a similar responsibility in 1969. And we do Fanfare of the Global Proud. responsibility very well. Remember getting our By Charlie Bauer Phd. best clothes all mucked-up as we lay down on the street every other minute during the early http://charliebauerphd.blogspot.co.uk AIDS marches? Two years ago I found myself doing the same at New York Pride in support of the Pulse ) What happened to gay? What’s with all this have three men, two straight, one gay and nightclub massacre. The deadliest terrorist acceptance? Over 50 cities across the globe are there is somehow an ‘altercation’. Sound attack in the US since 9/11. On the floor we celebrating Global Pride this year. Because it’s familiar? Here’s the news. Fifteen percent will went on top of one another. Of course then we 50 years since a certain lesbian was arrested, become ‘tainted’ before they’re born. You’ve were convinced that Hillary was going to be looked a drag queen in the face and asked if got to live with that one, Steve. I know, it’s elected. Because we all knew through secret they were finally going to do anything about not easy but here I go tying the non-cisgender sources that her administration intended to it. It’s 50 long years since a drag queen threw fluid with under educated caucasians, high kill off the gun lobby. Unfortunately the gun a size 10 stiletto into the face of a cop. It’s 50 calorific instant foodstuffs, Southern State lobby won the election via Putin’s puttana, years since the fight began. Now, even Donald American xenophobianism and African post- Donny Trump. Getting rid of guns would have Trump turns a blind eye when he appoints his colonial non progressive cultures. Jesus been a great legacy for Hillary and the gays - Satan daughter and her facedead husband as tonight. taking responsibility for everyone else who has Queer ambassadors (before he became more Lest we forget the land of the free that in access to guns. interested in moving embassies across Israel these times of ‘populism’ (a name grab by the and lost interest). Even Vlad Putin has bigger Pride is every colour of the rainbow and more. right. Meaning that anyone with a brain is by fists to fly now. Remember when the only It’s become shades of everything. And if you definition ‘unpopular’. In the same way that shocking news coming out of Russia was the ever catch yourself saying that Pride is anyone who thinks abortion is a woman’s right beating of trans women in Pushkin Square becoming too commercial remember the to choose takes on an opposite and nasty outside Russia’s first ever fast-food takeaway? resonances it has, and not just for one moniker of ‘anti-life’ instead of ‘pro-life’). It community. It has to get bigger and bigger to Perhaps more interesting was the recent rant might appear that the further we get away kill off the recently legitimised hatred by the in Barcelona from some heteroconflicted from the doctrines about some god or other, global economic superpowers. We have to be nincompoop about ‘beating the gay’ out of the more we move towards inclusion of all the first community to throw a stiletto when someone. Complaining about a young gayer things including queerness. we see anyone else being thrown head-first wearing a pair of daisy-dukes at the Ramblas Perhaps it really is ‘education’ in the end into a meat wagon. We all have to be that sole McDonalds during Spanish Pride. (The Ramblas (that’s what the missionaries thought too). lesbian who has taken enough and looks to us for lord’s sake. It’s gay/trans sacred ground, is all for support. And we all have to follow it not? Well not in Maccy D’s). Go take a look Now, think of Uganda and other African because, even though it may look like Pride at the video and at the ineffectual security countries ‘civilised’ with some version of that marches have taken over the world, we have guard as the brain-turded a-hole shouts that exclusively white doctrine: Christianity. Then only become larger because of the growing there are children present and that cut-offs look to the most homophobic states in the forces of opposition to global democracies. just aren’t de rigueur within the realm of land of the free: the south, the Alabamas and certain Scottish fast-food outlets. In front of the Mississippis. Then look at the bands of So, stand tall, be safe and take pride in all you his own children, he says he will hit him so homophobia and how it compresses itself onto have become. hard, he will ‘beat the gay out of you’. Nice. I don’t eat this food myself but I’m sure shamed by my working class global culture and not just by feeding Unhappy Meals to the kiddies. “Pride is every colour of the rainbow and more. At one end there is the religious right, then It’s become shades of everything. And if you the religious poor, then the good honest fathers who don’t want their offspring ever catch yourself saying that Pride is becoming ‘exposed’ to anything gay lest they become ‘tainted’. (Like they won’t be by sugar-coated too commercial remember the resonances it has, French fries). It becomes clear that here we and not just for one community ” GSCENE 67 STUFF & THINGS SCENE & DONE IT BY JON TAYLOR BY MICHAEL STEINHAGE

WELL, HELLO THERE! CUPS FOR EVERYONE ) Right. I've been entrusted with a column. This seems grown up and ) “We want cups too! Where's our cups!” responsible. But I'm writing it. So perhaps not quite so grown up and The boyfriend and one of the are having a heated responsible. Once I knew this was going to be happening, there were conversation. With me, or rather with themselves, as I'm not getting a questions I needed to ask myself. What would the column be about? word in queerways, and besides, by now I've learned there's not much How do I present myself? Will it be personal? I've answered these point. They're Aries, these people get passionate, it's best to let them questions as follows... Stuff. Laid back. Kinda. run their course. And of course we've all had plenty to drink (from aforementioned cups) and opinions are plentiful. I'll clarify things. I'm Jon, Brighton born and bred and a member of “That's what you should write about!” They say. Or rather instruct. Brighton Gay Men's Chorus. Not that that has anything to do with the Aries, as I mentioned. column but I thought it best to present my 'Gay Society Credentials'. I've been writing stuff since I was 16 and have been doing creative things The cups in question were free at London Pride, sporting a.o the non- since first choreographing some dance routines for a group of five-year- binary flag and the pansexual flag and the asexual flag. I'm all for olds in a church hall in Balfour Road. Like you do. I write stuff for the this, as avid readers know I always like to say that we're all family. Chorus and things for my blog. “Besides”, I say to them, “It's not about us anymore. The lesbians, bi's I'm writing this in a mildly trendy coffee shop in Hove. I know it's trendy and gays are yesterday’s pink news. It's about the kids now, and that's because there are filament bulbs in the window and I can see three what they're about.” laptops open in front of people working away as they sip their moccafrappowhatsits. There's some ladies who lunch tucking into something sourdoughy. There's parsley sprinkled on their fried eggs. It's that sort of place. I have a pot of tea. And normal tea mind. None of this 'infusion' nonsense. I've seen tea that had beetroot in it. How we've reached the point where drinking hot beetroot juice is a thing I'm not sure. I've treated myself to a piece of cake. This is the sort of typical 'Life on the Edge' behaviour you can expect from me. So, what to scribble about? There's Pride obviously. I didn't do the park last year. There's only so much standing around with a plastic beer glass you can do. Am doing the park this year cause, well, Kylie. I'm hoping for a modern take on her classic Word Is Out but suspect I'm in a minority there. There's the usual hoo hah about Pride: “It's too They decidedly disagree, although the boyfriend does like to point out corporate”; “Why aren't certain corporations supporting it?”; “It's not that I've bagged myself a hot toy boy, what with him being five years the same”; “It's all the same”; “It's too commercialised” and so on. younger. I don't argue. At least not about that.” I'm kinda relaxed about the whole thing. As a Chorus we have a float in “You know you don't always have to go along with everything and the parade which is the best part of the day, then a mooch about the everyone.” He says the next day. park, check the cabaret tent, head home. With beer and food. The “But that's my opinion.” I say. Sunday is a chilled day chatting with mates outside pubs. And that's “Yes but maybe you should write about other opinions too.” Pride for me. I don't take it too seriously, which is fine. Some take it He may have a point. I do truly and deeply believe in live and let live. very seriously, which is fine too. You want to be a Pan-Panda? Better than an angry Grizzly I say. You want to be a puppy in the parade? Why not, as long as you're a good “Pride is just another thing to make boy and don't bite or pee everywhere. But what is Pride and who's it for today? To showcase or fight for rights? To make impact in the UK money from... shops don’t give money or around the world? None of these questions have easy answers. from Father’s Day products to Fathers For “Pride is about sexual orientation, not sexual preferences,” my lesbian Justice, or from Mother’s Day to Refuge” says. I would struggle very much to exclude someone from our parade, unless they're being outwardly hostile or offensive. But where's the line? Offensive is a tricky concept these days. And is it really about I've seen lots of merchandise about with shops putting rainbows on the kids? everything. There's some criticism that the shops don't donate a part of As a teacher I like to think I have an insight. I know that most of money they make off such things to LGBT+ charities. This, to me, kind of them know Stonewall from posters around school that say 'Some means we've made it. Pride is just another thing to make money from. people are gay'. They know Pride as a party. They came out to The same shops don't give money from Father’s Day products to Fathers celebrate, and they come out to celebrate. Or do they know what For Justice, or from Mother’s Day to Refuge, or to the Samaritans from Stonewall means? Christmas paraphernalia. Merch drives visibility and acceptance too. I know there's other arguments about it all but that's my vaguely political I didn't until my 30s. I was minus 10 when it happened. Twenty years point. Being vaguely political isn't something I do particularly. I'm just a after Stonewall I knew I was gay, without knowing what gay was. bit vague. Thirty years after I went to a gay bar for the first time. Unlike the patrons at that bar so long ago, I had nothing to fear but a whole life So, just to confirm things, this is a column about not much, written by ahead of me that I didn't yet understand. And I had never been so a single guy who's currently out of work, who deals with anxiety and afraid. Still, because of that one bar, so long ago, we don't have to be depression and writes whatever pops into his head. That's how rip quite as afraid. roaringly exciting things will get. You have been vaguely warned. Oh, you decide yourself if the kids need reminding or not. Teapotscoffeeshops.weebly.com 68 GSCENE

Sadly this year, when I’m just truly starting to embody pride for the first time, I’m not going SAM TRANS MAN to be in town for either TransPride or Pride. It’s just a coincidence, but there are other In my own skin. Dr Samuel Hall on commitments in the diary, a friend’s 50th gaining a sense of pride, and birthday, a family holiday booked a year ago, that have to take precedent. I’m not as upset being the best ‘me’. as I thought I’d be about missing out on Kylie. I’m really looking forward to the things I am doing instead, I really thought I’d be feeling ) It’s Pride month! You can feel the hope have to do this bit of work before we can get gutted. A bit like at my cousin’s wedding, I’m rising in Brighton and beyond. Lots of smaller to ‘pride’. We can’t skip over this work of looking forward to being around family and Prides have already happened or are happening learning to love ourselves, keeping ourselves friends, in Straightland, and feeling totally over the next few weekends. London Pride just emotionally safe, and stopping leaking out our comfortable about myself. Who I am. In my came and went. I was up in London, but not own self-hatred into our homes and all over own skin. A lovely feeling that I assume other for Pride - I’ve never been. Having lived most our loved ones. We have to dig around in our people have without realising, and which has of my life in Straightland, I’m a relative pasts to understand where this self-hatred only come as a result of my surgery. Maybe it’s newcomer to the LGBTQ scene, and am still comes from, because shame makes us hang noticeable to others; maybe I’m a more struggling to embody pride. our heads, metaphorically speaking, and relaxed, nicer person to be around, now that I prevents us from being the best we can be. I was at a straight wedding. My cousin married don’t have this over-whelming sense of his girlfriend and it was a great day. I think it Learning to love myself, be kind to myself, ‘wrongness’. Maybe this is pride. was one of the first family occasions I’ve been and follow my own path whilst avoiding And maybe, just maybe, I’m not quite ready to to since I started transitioning at which I have causing pain to others, this is the stuff of display my pride in the parade, or on the back felt truly comfortable. In my own skin. growing up. Of adulting my way to wisdom. of a lorry just now, in 2019. Maybe I need Certainly the first since I have almost finished The surgery I needed to have has left me some time to live this new reality, this sense of my bottom surgery. That’s trans code for scarred, and being trans constantly eats away self-respect that has eluded me for so much of genital affirming surgery, which you know and at my self-esteem. I have to check myself all my life. Maybe I need a year away from I know is gruelling, and never undertaken the time to turn off the stuck record in my TransPride so that I can dig out more of the rot lightly. Those of us who do it, do it because head that says I am not good enough. that is shame. I don’t want to carry a burden of we need to. To feel alright about ourselves. I Because that leads me to hate myself, and ‘wrongness’ around for the rest of my life. The mean it’s pretty strange if you think about it; sabotage my own happiness. whole point of transitioning was to heal my no-one knows what’s in my under-pants at a The things I struggle not to hate about myself shame, which is ancient, and passed down from family wedding, and nor do they need to, but I are that I’m trans, and I’m autistic, and it’s my forebears. I started this mammoth do, and I swear the reason I felt so out of this self-hatred that I have and undertaking 10 years ago, and I’m almost done comfortable at my cousin’s wedding this continue to hurt those around me. Working on in terms of medical interventions. But the weekend is because I have a penis. I can’t self-acceptance is the first step to self-love, consequences for me in psychological terms, really fathom this, but it’s made me think so coming out as trans, being open about my they are only just beginning, and it feels like a about pride in some depth. mental health issues, and accepting my autism wellspring of pride is coming. A few months back I wrote about shame. A are all part of the journey leading to pride, Happy Pride, readers, whatever you’re doing, difficult concept, but important for us all to which is the fruit of self-love. Selfishness in and remember, love starts in the mirror. grasp. It’s a hot topic in psychosociological this setting is crucial. I can’t give love to discourse. How much shame we all carry, and others from an empty tank. It’s not what a massive burden it is. In Carolyn narcissistic to look after myself so that I can Spring’s very brave autobiography Unshame , become the best me. Surely it is incumbent “Coming out as trans, she talks about pride being the polar opposite upon us all to do this? being open about my of shame. She chronicles her journey through It seems to me it’s only when we leave our psychotherapy over many years whilst dealing mental health issues, shame behind and walk with our heads held with the trauma of childhood abuse, learning high, that we will be able to stop hurting one and accepting my to love herself and all the damaged and another on any scale, whether it be civil war, traumatised parts of that same self. She comes a household row, or a punch-up on a Friday autism are all part of to terms with her brokenness, as we all must, night. It’s only pride that allows us to let and calls the process ‘unshaming’ because we the journey leading to others be, and be themselves, without judgement. pride” GSCENE 69

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