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DEC 2017 CONTENTS GSCENE magazine PICS FROM BEAR-PATROL HIBERNATION COMMUNITY LUNCHEON AT OLD SHIP HOTEL ) www.gscene.com t @gscene f GScene.Brighton PUBLISHER Peter Storrow TEL 01273 749 947 EDITORIAL [email protected] ADS+ARTWORK [email protected] EDITORIAL TEAM James Ledward, Graham Robson, Gary Hart, Alice Blezard SPORTS EDITOR Paul Gustafson ARTS EDITOR Michael Hootman SUB EDITOR Graham Robson DESIGN Michèle Allardyce FRONT COVER MODEL Matt Rood, Mr Gay Europe PHOTOGRAPHER Manel Ortega instagram @manelortega NEWS [email protected] 6 News CONTRIBUTORS Simon Adams, Jaq Bayles, Jo Bourne, SCENE LISTINGS Nick Boston, Adrian Brown, Suchi Chatterjee, Stella Dickinson, Craig 24 Gscene Out & About Hanlon-Smith, Samuel Hall, Enzo 28 Brighton & Hove Marra, Carl Oprey, Eric Page, Del Sharp, Gay Socrates, Brian Stacey, 41 Solent Michael Steinhage, Sugar Swan, Glen Stevens, Duncan Stewart, Craig Storrie, Mike Wall, Netty Wendt, ARTS Roger Wheeler, Kate Wildblood 46 Arts News PHOTOGRAPHERS Sophie Cook, Ian Courtier, Tyrone 47 Arts Matters Darling, Graham Hobson Photography (Captain Cockroach), James Ledward, 47 Arts Jazz Jack Lynn 48 Classical Notes 49 Page’s Pages REGULARS 26 Dance Music 26 DJ Profile: © GSCENE 2017 Morgan Fabulous All work appearing in Gscene Ltd is copyright. It is to be assumed that the 45 Geek Scene copyright for material rests with the magazine unless otherwise stated on the 52 Shopping page concerned. 53 Craig’s Thoughts No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in an electronic or other retrieval system, transmitted in any 54 Charlie Says form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or 55 Wall’s Words otherwise without the prior knowledge and consent of the publishers. 55 Gay Socrates The appearance of any person or any 56 Sharp Words organisation in Gscene is not to be construed as an implication of the sexual 57 Hydes’ Hopes orientation or political persuasion of such persons or organisations. FEATURES 57 Scene It Done It 58 Sugar Swan 22 BLUE MAN 59 Sam Trans Man James Ledward savours the flavours of North Africa 60 MindOut 61 Twisted Gilded Ghetto 23 HORSE & JOCKEY INFORMATION A gay-friendly destination in heart of Peak District 61 Classifieds 50 IT’S PANTO TIME! 62 Services Directory Where are the local Drag Queens this Christmas? 63 Advertisers’ Map 6 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM MR GAY EUROPE TO HELP KEEP HOMELESS WARM AND FED THIS CHRISTMAS Help Mr Gay UK make the lives of the homeless who live on the city's streets a little better this Christmas. ) Matt Rood , the current Mr Gay Europe , will be helping the homeless and their dogs on the streets of the city this Christmas, and is asking people to offer their support by donating goods they no longer need for him to hand out via the Sussex Homeless Support Project . Matt needs flasks, camping gear, sleeping bags, rolling mats, warm clothing, jumpers, socks, toiletries, dog MINDOUT blankets and dog treats. CELEBRATES 2017 A You can take your donations to the Sunday Kitchen at G E T R the Clock Tower every Sunday between 1-3pm , where ACHIEVEMENTS O L E the 15-20 regular volunteers from the Sussex Homeless N ) The Mayor of Brighton & Hove , Cllr Mo A M Support will distribute them, along with Matt, to those in Y Marsh , joined service users and supporters B C need, and where the homeless can get something warm I P of MindOut , the LGBT+ mental health : E to drink and eat. P service, at their annual celebration event on O R U E You can also drop off your donations at the project’s Wednesday , November 15 at Dorset Gardens Y A G Methodist Church. offices at Unit 7 , 196 Old Shoreham Road , Hove. R M , D For more information check out their Facebook page: MindOut were celebrating their sixth year O O R being a successful independent charity and T Sussex Homeless Support CIO/ Sussex Economic T A M Support . their 18th year providing services to LGBT+ people with mental health issues in Brighton & Hove. CHRISTMAS ON THE Director Helen Jones gave a roundup of the charity's achievements and work plan during STREETS WITH MCC the previous 12 months highlighting the ) Metropolitan Community Church Brighton importance of their new counselling service (MCC Brighton), the church that takes its worship which is funded by Bear-Patrol and the onto the Old Steine every Wednesday , is holding Rainbow Fund . its Christmas Eve service this year at the Clock Other services on offer include an Advice & Tower in the heart of Brighton on Sunday , Information service, Advocacy Project , Peer December 24 from 4pm . Support Groups , Peer Mentoring Project , Last year, MCC Brighton gave away bags of gifts to Suicide Prevention , Wellbeing Project , the homeless at the Carol Service they hosted. This Online Chat and Online Support . year they will be offering carols, communion and Service users gave testimonies on what refreshments, and once again will have gift bags to MindOut means to them, leaving no-one give away. BAR BROADWAY RAISE £300 present in any doubt of the effectiveness of FOR ROYAL BRITISH LEGION the services being offered. ) Bar Broadway in Steine Street marked Remembrance Sunday last month ( November 12 ), Following the annual MindOut awards being with a fundraising benefit, raising £300 for the Royal presented, everyone tucked into a delicious British Legion . Jennie Castell hosted the evening, buffet produced by Lunch Positive , the HIV singing standards from the 1930s and 40s from her Lunch Club. wartime show, to a very appreciative audience. Some of the staff and customers were dressed in military costume Pastor Andrew Ramage , says: “We believe that the which added to the ambiance of the evening. church should have no boundaries, that Christmas is Michael McGarrigle , one of the owners of Bar for everyone and so we bring church out of the Broadway, has worked as a costume supervisor on the TV building to where it was always meant to be, in the show Benidorm for the last five years. He raffled off some heart of the community. We believe that church memorabilia from the show given only to the crew, MindOut have a couple of free places on the should be accessible to everyone, whatever their including a large beach towel with the Benidorm logo on Brighton Marathon for people who want to situation. I’m inviting everyone to come along it and a sarong with the Benidorm logo on it, and a run and raise money for them. between 4 –6pm by the Clock Tower on Sunday, limited edition bottle of Cava which staff were given to For more information about the marathon, December 24. Take a break from the frenzy of last- celebrate the 50th episode of the show. view: www.mindout.org.uk/brighton- minute shopping and join us.” Michael, said: “ It was a brilliant night and I would like to marathon-weekend-2018/ For more information about MCC Brighton, view: thank everyone for coming along and supporting such as For more information about the services that www.mccbrighton.org.uk/ great cause.” MindOut provide, view: www.mindout.org.uk GSCENE 7 WORLD AIDS DAY The Brighton & Hove World AIDS Day (WAD) Partnership are organising a series of events to mark World AIDS Day on Friday December 1 . The partnership includes: Avert, BHCC Partnership Community Safety Team, Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum, Gscene , Lunch Positive, Sussex Beacon, The Sussex Community Foundation NHS Trust. Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Sussex Ecumenical HIV Chaplaincy and THT. WAD EVENTS - FRIDAY DECEMBER 1 questions about the evening’s events, and to take additional names of those we have lost to be read at the vigil. CANDLELIT VIGIL ) BRIGHTON AIDS MEMORIAL CANDLELIT VIGIL , New Steine Gardens , Brighton , from 6–7pm . Everyone is welcome to attend the remembrance event for those lost to HIV/AIDS in Brighton & Hove with a Reading of Names and a Candlelit Vigil. Space will be available for anyone seeking quiet moments of reflection. New names to be read (in addition to COMMUNITY EVENTS those read in previous years) can be ) REFLECT HIV-VIH: What does emailed to [email protected] World Aids Day mean to you? by November 27, or can be added to Dorset Gardens Methodist Church , the list during the day at the Memorial Dorset Gardens , Brighton . Space in New Steine Gardens . Drop in anytime from 12 noon –5pm . Interact with a variety of reflection stations (alone or with others), to make your own personal World Aids Day journey. The HIV Chaplain will be available throughout. ) LUNCH POSITIVE COMMUNITY DROP-IN , Main Hall (1st floor ) Dorset Gardens Methodist Church , Dorset Gardens , Brighton . Drop in anytime from 3.30 –5.30pm. Friends, supporters, vigil readers, and everyone interested in what Lunch Positive does are invited to drop-in to CHOIRS CONCERT the HIV lunch club. This is an informal ) WORLD AIDS DAY CONCERT , community event and Lunch Club St Mary’s Church, St James Street , volunteers will be on hand to make Brighton , doors open 7pm , concert at everyone welcome. You’re invited to go 7.30pm with performances by the along for tea and coffee and something Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, tasty to eat before the World AIDS Day Brighton Belles Women’s Chorus , Vigil & Reading of Names. There is no Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus , charge and Lunch Positive hope to see Rainbow Chorus , Rebelles Female as many people as possible. The Voices, Resound Male Voices , building is fully accessible. Qukelele and Sweet Chilli Singers. Unisex Tickets £10 , available online from ) MEMORIAL SPACE , New Steine www.BrightonWADconcert.info Gardens , Brighton . Lunch Positive and from Prowler on St James Street.