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6 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM HOVE PARAPLEGIC CALLS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE BRIGHTON & HOVE COUNCIL Robert Carver is gay, is paraplegic and has been abandoned by Brighton & Hove City Council for the last five years in a second- floor flat in Hove with no disabled access. NORMAN COOK TO START THE VITALITY BRIGHTON HALF MARATHON 2017 ) Norman Cook , aka Fat Boy Slim, one of the city’s most famous residents, will sound the starting claxon at 9am on February 26 to get the 13.1 mile Vitality Brighton Half Marathon race around the city underway. A keen runner himself, Norman is very familiar with the route, as he has run the race on numerous occasions. In 2016, he ran for the charity Young Epilepsy and in 2017 he will once again run the race, after his official race starter duties have ended. R E V R A
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5pm till noon the next day. During that time he has no A G MP for Brighton Pavilion as being unsuitable for I added: “We’re thrilled that R
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Carver’s medical team, independent advisers and the A March 2016. M get runners on their way local ambulance and fire services, BHCC recently around the city. He’s been a big supporter of reiterated that they see no need to expand the care he Mr Carver’s medical team and legal representatives the race for years, so it’s brilliant to have him receives. advised him not to accept these offers despite being advised by BHCC that if he does not accept their offer waving runners on for their half marathon The accommodation the council originally allocated to they might opt to choose to no longer recognise their journey. We’ll make sure he conserves his Mr Carver is a second-floor flat which can only be duty of care to him. energy though as he’ll be joining the crowds to reached by two flights of steep stairs. The flat has no lift run the race himself!” and Mr Carver has to be dragged up and down the stairs This means Mr Carver could become 'intentionally Standard entries closed by his carers when he leaves the flat in order to attend homeless' and have no other option but to try to survive over the summer, but medical appointments. as one of the many street homeless in Brighton & Hove. runners keen to enter can The flat itself is too small to accommodate a wheelchair 2,500 people have signed a petition asking the Human still sign up to run for which results in him being pulled around the floor by Rights Commission to investigate Mr Carver’s case. To charity. Charity places close his carer when moving round the flat to go to the sign the petition, view: www.change.org/p/the- on Sunday , January 29 . bathroom and to bed. For several years BHCC social equality-and-human-rights-commission-justice- For more information, visit: workers have maintained that Mr Carver’s current for-robert-carver www.brightonhalfmarathon.com DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON GSCENE 7 7 WWW.GSCENE.COM ) TICKETS GO ON SALE FOR SUMMER OF LOVE THEME BRIGHTON PRIDE ‘SUMMER OF COMMUNITY PARADE ) Pride 2017 will celebrate the remember and a fundraising weekend OF LOVE’ FESTIVAL 2017 landmark 50th anniversary of the to be proud of. Previous parade decriminalisation of homosexuality in participants have included Brighton ) 2017 will be a glorious Summer of Love , as Brighton Pride celebrates the England and Wales with a Carnival of Pride’s partners and sponsors landmark 50th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England Diversity with this year’s parade American Express, Net Natives and and Wales with a life affirming Carnival of Diversity and spectacular weekend- theme, Summer of Love . One Family, local community groups, long Pride Festival . Summer of Love will bring together the best of Brighton & representatives from political parties Hove under a giant rainbow flag between Friday , August 4 and Sunday , August The annual Pride Community and faith groups, the NHS, blue light 6, 2017 . A festival like no other, a campaign to inspire, a party to remember and Parade is the biggest event in services (police, fire and ambulance), a fundraising weekend to be Brighton & Hove’s calendar bringing Girl Guides, Scouts, trade unions, as proud of, it promises to be over 200,000 people onto the streets well as major corporate brands like the most spectacular Pride each August to participate and watch Virgin Holidays showing their support event of 2017, filled with the spellbinding spectacle. for diversity, and a sensational joy, love, and pride. This year's Summer of Love selection of dancers, performers, The Festival at Preston Community Parade , supported by musicians and artists. Park on Saturday , August Gatwick Airport , promises to be the A 10% Parade Early Bird discount 5 will be a glittering, most spectacular UK Pride event of is available for a limited period. To inclusive community 2017, a festival like no other, a register for the parade, view: celebration that delivers campaign to inspire, a party to www.brighton-pride.org/ another unforgettable day of Pride. A unique community fundraising event, in recent years Brighton Pride has enjoyed amazing performances from international stars, including: Sister Sledge, Carly Rae Jepsen, Fatboy Slim, The Human League, Fleur East, Alesha Dixon, Ella Henderson, Boy George, Alison Moyet, Paloma Faith and Ms Dynamite amongst others. Described by The Guardian as “the country’s most popular LGBT+ event”, Brighton Pride is a vibrant celebration of all that is wonderful about Brighton & Hove’s diverse communities, with visitors from across the globe coming to enjoy the spectacular celebrations each August. The 2017 Brighton Pride Community Parade on Saturday , August 5 will be a Carnival of Diversity , an opportunity to reflect the fabulously diverse and unique communities whom we are all lucky enough to share our city with. It will fill the streets of Brighton & Hove with love, light and laughter as the colour and cohesion of our communities combine to create an explosion of life-affirming brilliance throughout the Brighton Pride Community Parade. Not just a time to party, the Pride Festival and Parade gives us a chance to come together as a community to declare our unity as we continue to face the challenges by those around the world who would take the LGBT+ communities back to the days before decriminalisation and equality. PRIDE CAMPSITE PRICES FROZEN Paul Kemp , Pride Director, said: “Together we can keep AT 2015 RATES FOR EARLY BIRDS moving forward, celebrating, campaigning and connecting with ) For those on limited budgets you The Pride Campsite at Waterhall is Pride. Go to Brighton Pride’s Summer of Love in August 2017 can once again spend the Pride equipped with a Camp Shop providing
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U immerse yourself in the Brighton Pride on-site catering servicing all your A P homosexuality, love wins." experience. Brighton Pride Camp culinary needs, including delicious Brighton & Hove Pride is operated by Brighton Pride CIC, a not for profit Camp will be filled with an amazing cooked breakfasts. celebratory atmosphere from Friday 4 community interest company. All ticket revenue raised goes directly to the This year you can book your pitch size through to Monday 7 of August. operational and running costs of producing the Pride Festival, LGBT Community according to your party size with costs Parade, Pride Village Party and community fundraising for the Rainbow Fund based on the number of occupants. and Pride Social Impact Fund . In the last four years, Pride have raised over £310,000 for the As in previous years, there will be a Rainbow Fund and Pride Social Impact Fund to special Pride bus service between distribute to local groups and organisations. the Pride Campsite and the city throughout the weekend and there is The Rainbow Fund has a remit to receive donations and to use them to make ample parking on-site (must be pre- grants to LGBT+/HIV groups and organisations in Brighton & Hove who deliver booked) to make it easier to get to the effective frontline services to LGBT+ people in the city. The Pride Social Impact campsite and set up your pitch. Prices are frozen at 2015 rates for Fund benefits local good causes giving grants to a range of local groups that the Communal showers are available on- early birds , £12.50 per person per Pride Festival impacts on. site but you can also book private night or take advantage of the special showers. ) Pride Festival and Pride Community Parade : Saturday , August 5, 2017 . early bird offer of three nights for the ) Pride Village Party : Saturday 5–Sunday 6 , August, 2017 . price of two. Book online at: www.brighton-pride.org/ For first release tickets for the Pride Festival, view: www.brighton-pride.org 8 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM SUSSEX BEACON TO CLOSE HIV NURSE HISTORIAN UNDERTAKES ITS PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES NEW RESEARCH PROJECT Whilst there have been histories ) Following last month’s announcement that the Sussex Beacon was suffering written about HIV/AIDS, there has financial difficulties, the charity has announced its psychological services will close at been almost nothing on the actual the end of March this year, due to loss of funding. Three posts, the Head of Health
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Smith Charity . The Monument Trust is to close this year and will be giving no further R D • You were diagnosed with HIV/ funding to the Sussex Beacon. As a result, the charity is no longer able to offer AIDS between 1981 and 1996 psychological services to people living with HIV. The only exception is the charity’s ) Dr Tommy Dickinson , a nurse OR monthly mindfulness group, which will continue as normal. historian at King's College • You had a loved one die from Simon Dowe , Chief Executive at the Sussex Beacon, said: “Without London , is currently working on a HIV/AIDS between 1981 and the necessary funding, it’s impossible for us to keep our project that is exploring the 1996. nursing care of people with psychological services running. This is a huge blow to the charity as • Also/alternatively, if you have E
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O invaluable support to people living with HIV over the years. We’re M I S doing all we can to support the staff affected and will consult with our The project begins in 1981 , with relating to HIV/AIDS during this clients to ensure that those who would like to access alternative local psychological the first reported AIDS case in the period? services are transferred as smoothly as possible before the end of March." UK, and continues until 1996 , If you’d like to be interviewed or The Sussex Beacon provides specialist when the evidence base for you have some material that may support and care for people living with antiviral medication became be of interest, then contact Tommy, HIV through both inpatient and outpatient explicit, shifting HIV/AIDS from a with no obligation to continue if services. It helps hundreds of people terminal illness to a manageable you decide not to. Email: living with HIV in Sussex a year and was chronic disease. [email protected] rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission in September. In December 2016, the Sussex Beacon announced it CHEMSEX STUDY EXAMINES was facing the prospect in June 2017 of closing services, including its ten bed in- PREVALENCE OF DRUG-FUELLED SEX patient unit, following a reduction in funding it receives from the NHS. Charity management and trustees have made and continue to make every effort to put the remember from their chemsex organisation in a stronger financial position to avoid these closures. encounters, 85.5% of respondents said they remembered everything to A petition to Jeremy Hunt MP and NHS England to save services provided by the mostly everything, 10% said they Sussex Beacon has been launched. To sign it, view: recalled half of their experience and https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/flagship-hiv-charity-is-being-forced-to- 4% said they remembered almost close-services-due-to-funding-cuts-by-nhs-england nothing. The remaining 0.5% recalled nothing of the experience. The survey also showed that during chemsex, GSCENE COLUMNIST RUNS 51% of men did not use protection TO RAISE HIV/AIDS AWARENESS during anal sex and 93% did not use protection during oral sex. The drug of ) Craig Hanlon-Smith , regular columnist and feature writer for choice for study participants was Gscene , will be running in the Vitality Brighton Half Marathon on crystal meth (36%), followed by February 26 to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and raise money for marijuana (19%), cocaine (13%) and Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). MDMA (11%). Craig said: “ For years I’ve been writing in my Gscene articles: Get up Attila Szatmari , Digital Business H T I off your disco arse and do something. And now it's my turn. On Director at Pink Triangle Press, M S -
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N behalf of THT. Terry Higgins was one of the first people in the UK to ) A new study from the gay A “We wanted to provide our members H
G I die from an AIDS-related illness and the charity was set up by his hookup site squirt.org examines with very important information about A R C loved ones to personalise and humanise the issue of AIDS. prevalence of drug-fuelled sex, chemsex within the gay and bisexual also known as chemsex. The community. We now have statistics “On World AIDS Day in December 2016, I was shocked to work with some young study, which surveyed 22,248 from real people showing infrequent people who didn’t know it was World AIDS Day, but more so that many of them had not squirt.org members, showed that participation in chemsex, not this heard of HIV or AIDS. These were 17 and 18-year-old young adults who have spent 30% of respondents have hyper-usage that seems to be their lives in a publicly-funded education system. I was, and remain, appalled. engaged in the activity, 39% of reported in mainstream media.” “And so my run is yes, to raise money, but also, through the work I am involved with in respondents would consider it education and with Mad 'Ed Theatre, to raise awareness. Thank you in advance for while 61% said they would not. supporting me and my chosen charity. Any donation is gratefully received.” One survey section asked To make a donation to Craig’s run, view: members about protection and http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/CraigHanlonSmith recollection of their experience. To see full results of the study, view: When asked how much they www.squirt.org/press/chemsex
10 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM BIG 3 COME TOGETHER BRIGHTON BEAR WEEKEND TO RAISE MONEY FOR LAUNCH NEW LOGO FOR 2017 ) Brighton Bear launch new logo for THE RAINBOW FUND the Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW), ) The three biggest fetish brands in the South come together at Subline in which takes place from June 15 -18 , February to chase away those winter blues, bring you a weekend of hard partying 2017. This year's logo has been while raising money for the Rainbow Fund . designed by Eoin Norton , a London- based graphic designer who specialises in brand development and creative direction. Eoin said: "I support the BBW, as it creates an all- embracing non-
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E support that I saw from the event. I H T think smaller less corporate events like www.brightonbearweekend.com First, on Friday 10 at 10pm, is the UK’s biggest sports kit fetish night, The Big BBW create that unique tight sense of The Rainbow Fund make grants to Scrum , bringing you their attitude-free, fun, cheeky and horny club night for men community that the other large events LGBT+/HIV organisations who deliver that love rugby kit and all sportswear. lack." effective frontline services to LGBT+ people in Brighton & Hove. For more On Saturday 11 at 10pm, Leathermen South bring the raunch of a Berlin Graham Munday , Chair of BBW, information about Rainbow Fund, view: cruise bar to Brighton. Expect loads of leather and horny men! Sunday 12 at added: "We are very pleased with the www.rainbow-fund.org 3pm is the annual Brighton Bear Black Valentine’s party. The bears will be design of the logo this year. We will down in the caves enjoying the meaty delights. Enjoy a toast to being single or being a couple. Wear black for discounted entry prices. Subline is the home for all three events so check the listing page on their website WANT TO PLAY FOR A GAY for opening hours and different door charges. All three events will be raising money for the Rainbow Fund who make grants to LGBT+/HIV organisations in RUGBY TEAM IN BRIGHTON? Brighton & Hove who deliver effective frontline services to LGBT+ people in the city. Stephen Littlewood , from the Big Scrum, said: "The Big Scrum is the UK's biggest dedicated Sports Kit Club Night D
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LOCAL AUTHOR GIVES TWO TALKS ON ‘THE TRIALS OF COLONEL BARKER' ) Rose Collis , writer and performer, careful line will give two talks about her book, between Colonel Barker’s Monstrous sensation and Regiment , and the new stage play she sentiment” - Daily is writing, based on the book. At these Telegraph; special events she will be talking about “Collis’s THE BAD BOOK PROJECT the research and creative processes unpretentious, involved in producing both works, and ribald, chatty style WITH JANE POSTLETHWAITE shedding light on the extraordinary, carries this ) The Bad Book Project is a free monthly night in Brighton that involves complex story of someone who veered ripping yarn” - really funny people reading from very bad books. The night is produced and from tragedy to farce to fame to Time Out. Both events will have Q&A hosted by Jane Postlethwaite , character comedian and writer and has been so obscurity, but who always strove to sessions, and copies of Colonel Barker’s successful since it started in July 2015 that in 2017 they have had to move it to remain ‘a perfect gentleman’. Monstrous Regiment will be on sale.
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A recommended. www.ticketsource.co.u J watching this video (repeatedly), I ordered the poem book was first published to enormous critical k/event/165580 from America years ago (costing a whopping £25) knowing it would one day be acclaim in 2001. “ Excellent… treads a read at a night like this and I wrote in my notebook idea for Brighton night, Bad Book Project. When I came to find my notebook years later and wanted to start an alternative comedy night I knew I had to use that title and use The Marwood for a venue. The Suzanne Somers book has been read by various guests OSKA BRIGHT FILM FESTIVAL ADDS throughout the year. It's like the Holy Grail for this night! LGBT STRAND FOR 2017 FESTIVAL “The night has always been a fusion of ideas from worldwide nights that I think ) Oska Bright Film are brilliant such as American events like Moth and Celebrity Autobiography. Our Festival , the leading S K N readers choose bad sci-fi, celebrity autobiographies, childhood stories or international festival I H T
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The Bad Book Project , The Blue Man , 8 Queens Road, Brighton, February A V I 16 , March 16 , April 20 and June 22 at 7.30pm . Entry is free. strand to its programme for the 2017 D festival. The festival is looking for short For more information, view: www.facebook.com/BadBookProject and feature length films that tackle presented by representatives from Warner themes of identity, gender and sexuality. Brothers, the BFI, Adult Swim and film Films can be any genre, from music director Andrea Arnold OBE. Nearly TWELFTH ANNUAL BOWLING EVENT videos to digital art, animation to 3,000 people came to the festival over three days. ) Brighton Lesbian & Gay Sports Society (BLAGSS) will be take over the comedy. entire Bowlplex at Brighton Marina on Tuesday , February 21 for their Matthew Kennedy , a queer, femme, If you want to be part of the world’s first annual bowling extravaganza. Arrive at 6.30pm for registration and a chance to learning disabled film-maker, said: and biggest celebration of learning practise; the competition starts at 7pm . “Being at Oska Bright has definitely disability film-making, submit your film given me some form of creative by April 30 , it’s easy and free to enter. empowerment as a learning disabled To submit your film, view: filmmaker/artist, it is giving us a space http://submityourfilm.carousel.org.uk/ as learning disabled filmmakers to carve or email: [email protected] out our own stories and narratives.” The festival takes place every other year, with the next one running from November 15 -17 at The Old Market Last year’s event attracted over 200 bowlers from different Brighton & Hove in Brighton & Hove. At the 2015 festival, LGBT community groups. Registration costs £64 for a team of eight players. To 60 films were screened, from 11 register, email: [email protected] different countries. Awards were GSCENE 13
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PRIDE COMES TO THE ISLE OF WIGHT
) Pride comes to Ryde, the next town to announce that they will stage their first Pride in 2017, on the Isle of Wight for the first time on Saturday , July 15 . A new committee has been formed and organisers are holding a launch party at Coburgs , 70 Union St, Ryde on Friday , February 10 from 7pm . The event will be fully inclusive and open to everyone. An evening of live music, drag and cabaret is promised giving everyone the perfect opportunity to find out more about how to be special event. I’m lucky enough to have been FIRST PRIDE involved as Isle of Wight Pride (IWPride) will born at a time of growing acceptance for the need lots of volunteers to help make the event a LGBT+ community but I do have a strong FOR EASTBOURNE huge success. understanding of the struggles that led to this point. ) Eastbourne will celebrate its very first Pride with a Tickets for the launch party are £5 on the door Mardi Gras-style, family-friendly parade and park event on and all money raised will go towards staging the “Pride events are a strong reminder to those who Saturday , July 22 at Princess Park . Organisers say there Pride event in July. have lived through criminalisation, Section 28, will be a main stage with live entertainment, a dance tent and the prejudice and abuse felt by so many. with DJs playing all day and community stalls for local Whether you’re a business who would like to There is still a lot of work to do internationally as groups, organisations, statutory bodies and businesses. sponsor Pride, set up an information stall, sell well as making equality in law a reality in this items at Pride, or you’re a member of the country. The day will start with a parade along the seafront heading community who would like to volunteer your into Princess Park, which is located between Eastbourne Pier expertise and experience, then members of the “ It can also be said that the Isle of Wight lags and the Sovereign Harbour Marina. new committee will be available on the night to behind the mainland in support and visibility for Ms Gallacher , chairperson of the Bourne Out LGBT social talk through their plans for the event. There will the LGBT+ communities. My vision for IWPride group, one of the main organisations involved, said: “This is be an opportunity to network from 7pm before is for it to be an opportunity for us to take pride in going to be a first for Eastbourne, and will be a real you join the party to celebrate the launch of how far we’ve come but to also highlight that celebration of equality, diversity and families. We must break IWPride! there’s still work to be done. down barriers of hate and homophobia. We have tremendous "We’ve had over 1000 responses to the support for this locally and it is an event that will grow and questionnaire and we’ll be sharing the results at grow, I have no doubt about that.” our launch event. From the results it’s clear that islanders want an inclusive, family-friendly, all-day If you want to be a sponsor, volunteer or helper, email: event, with a parade. We’ve set up working [email protected] parties who are currently looking into how we can For more information about the event, call Scottie
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LATEST TV LAUNCH UK’S FIRST LGBT+TV CHANNEL ) Latest TV , the UK-based community TV channel, continues their equalities and diversity mission with the creation of the UK's first ever LGBT+ TV terrestrial channel. Latest LGBT+ TV , broadcasting from February 2017 , will bring the best in LGBT+ news and entertainment to viewers' screens on Freeview Channel 7 and Virgin Media 159 in the greater Brighton area, as well as online globally. Fronting the channel will be two of the city's well-known LGBT personalities. Sophie Cook , presenter and head of Latest LGBT+ TV, joined Latest TV in 2016 and was the first ever transgender woman to front a news programme in Europe. The former RAF engineer, motorbike racer, newspaper editor and rock music photographer, was also the first trans woman to work in the Premier League as club photographer for AFC Bournemouth. Her news and chat show Beyond the Rainbow will be a weekly highlight of the LGBT+ schedule and in addition she will be creating new documentary programmes for the channel. Sophie said: "I'm incredibly thrilled about the prospect of leading one of the most exciting developments in British television for decades. The world is changing, and not always for the better, throughout the world there is an increasing wave of bigotry and K O
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BEAR-PATROL RAISE £21,929.46 FOR SUSSEX BEACON IN 2016 ) The Mayor of Brighton & Hove attended the Bear-Patrol Bacon and Sarnie Social at the Sussex Beacon last month to hear Simon Dowe , Sussex Beacon CEO, announce that Bear-Patrol events in 2016 had raised £21,929.46 for the charity and £6,763.16 for other charities making a grand total raised for good causes by Bear-Patrol in 2016 to £28,692.62 . Bear-Patrol was founded by Danny Dwyer on May 28, 2008, and has been fundraising for good causes since January 1, 2011. To date they have raised and donated a total of £158,115.99 to 20 different organisations. 16 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM
“Going into a care home is a big fear for me. I used SOCIAL CARE ‘TIME BOMB’ FACING to live in sheltered housing and I couldn’t be open about my HIV status there, so I know what it’s like to have to lead a different life in your home. I wouldn’t AGEING HIV POSITIVE POPULATION want to have to do that again.” The first generation of older people with HIV are facing poverty, loneliness and Mark Budden , 56, who discrimination, according to a new report by Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). was diagnosed with HIV in 1997, added: “Living with HIV is like coming ) Older people now represent one “These statistics should be a wake-up call to out of the closet again
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DO YOU HAVE A SPARE ROOM OR SPARE TIME TO HELP HOMELESS WHO’S THE BOSS PEOPLE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? BEHIND THE BAR? Brighton becomes ever more pressured and increasingly difficult Morgan Fabulous chats with Reece Roberts from for young people to move into supported accommodation or rent Legends on Brighton seafront. privately, more than ever Nightstop hosts are needed to provide longer- term accommodation. ) Reece has been general manager of Legends for almost 10 years and is kept extremely busy running the hotel, bar and nightclub. He’s full of praise for his Nightstop is currently in need of team of friendly staff who he says are always there to support him and make him more hosts to provide longer-term smile. ) Sussex Nightstop is a accommodation for young people, community response to youth supporting 16-25 years olds in their Born in Anglesey, North Wales, he had a happy upbringing and his parents were homelessness, providing homes from a week up to a month at fully supportive when he came out. One of his closest friends was also gay, but accommodation in the homes of a time. They also need volunteers to there wasn’t anywhere for them to socialise and be fully accepted in Anglesey, so trained and supported volunteers. befriend and mentor young people, at the age of 17 Reece moved to Manchester, where the gay scene was thriving. These volunteers are people from providing some one-to-one support After a few years on the Manchester scene, and having gained managerial the wide and varied communities of during their stay in Nightstop and experience with Johnson Cleaner, he got a transfer within the company to Brighton & Hove who have a spare into settled housing. Brighton and when his friend, Collin Day, who was manager at Revenge, asked room or some spare time and want him if he fancied a bar job at the club, he accepted. If you have a spare room or some to help make a difference in their spare time and would like to help to local community. Last November, prevent homelessness and rough Nightstop were one of the finalists sleeping locally, contact in this year’s BCC Sussex the Nightstop team for more Community Heroes Awards , information about how you can be recognising the important work of involved and help out by emailing: their volunteers in supporting [email protected] vulnerable young people who are k or call: 07500 770996 homeless and at risk of rough sleeping. For more info about Sussex S
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E C E E JOIN THE GSCENE READERS R Like many people who worked on the gay scene at that time, Reece felt his TRIP TO EURO DISNEY colleagues were more like family than workmates. Tony Chapman owned Revenge and Reece says he was a great person to work for. Tony looked after his staff well, ) There are a few places left on so when he bought Legends Hotel, Reece was happy to take the manager’s job Gscene ’s magical trip to Disneyland there. Paris from May 19 -21 2017 , to see the dazzling new Disney shows and For many, Legends is the hub of the gay community in Brighton. I’m a frequent glittering new parade celebrating 25 visitor there as I like the clientele it attracts, and there’s always a warm and years of Euro Disney. You will be friendly atmosphere. whisked away from Brighton early on I had never really considered what the hotel above is like, and I know it sounds the morning of Friday , May 19 , like I’m writing a yelp review but I was pleasantly surprised at the very high arriving just a few hours later by standards of rooms when I got a guided tour. With constant refurbishment and Eurostar direct into Marne-la-Vallée additions to the furniture and decor, the rooms are fresh, sophisticated and train station in Disneyland to stay for modern. Most importantly the staff are really friendly and the rates extremely 2 nights at the luxury Vienna Dream donation to the Rainbow Fund who reasonable for a hotel on Brighton seafront. If you have friends or relatives visiting Castle Hotel , a Disneyland Resort give grants to LGBT/HIV for the weekend, I highly recommend you push them in the direction of the hotel. Paris associated hotel. organisations providing effective The upstairs bar is currently undergoing an £80,000 refurbishment which includes Your price includes return journey front line services to LGBT people in new glass doors, a new floor, new tables, new wall recoverings and reupholstered from Brighton to Disneyland by Brighton & Hove. The all in cost is furniture. I got a sneak preview of some of the designs, and it’s going to look fab- Eurostar , two night s stay at the just £425 per person based on two u-lous! The bar and club will remain open while the refurbishment is being hotel, a three course meal on the people sharing. To reserve your completed. first night ( May 19 ), unlimited place call 01273 749 947 (25% access to both parks for the duration deposit required. Full payment by Reece lives with Justin, his partner of 16 years, and their cat, Dinky, in of your stay and a £10 per person April 1 , 2017) Peacehaven and in his spare time loves cooking, socialising and keeping fit. 18 GSCENE
“In each area we are also working with one local care-based charity and in Brighton & Hove our partner is the amazing Martlets Hospice, who care for people living through a terminal illness in and around Brighton & Hove. “Thanks to the tremendous support of the men, charities, sponsors, partners, ambassadors and volunteers we are beginning to grow around the UK and I’m really looking forward to being in Hove Park on June 25 to meet all the runners at our inaugural event on the South Coast as I know it is going to be a lot of fun!”
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B RIGHTON ON Festival is organised by with support from 20 GSCENE THURSDAY 9 ) MEETUP UP WITH MINDOUT and find out what they do. Get involved in activities & workshops. Learn more about mental health and how it intersects with LGBT+ identities. There will be an activity table with mindful and fun activities, bite-sized information, quizzes and conversation to stimulate learning about FRIDAY 3 - SUNDAY 19, FEBRUARY wellbeing and how you can help yourselves and B Right On events are all at the Phil Starr Pavilion , others. New Steine Gardens, Brighton which has a fully licensed 11am-12pm: Films about lived experience of bar. For listings and to book tickets visit: lgbt-help.com mental health Workshop programme: 12.30-1.30pm: Sleep Matters workshop 1.30-2.30pm: Assertiveness workshop 10am-11am: THE SACRED SPACE OF THE 2.30-3.30pm: Peer Support workshop BODY - Alistair Appleton . Best known for 4-5pm: Mindfulness Meditation hosting 14 seasons of Escape to the Country , Alistair is a qualified and respected therapist. Event open from 10am-5pm . Free entry. In this meditation you will explore ways of connecting more deeply with your sacred self. THURSDAY 9
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M the principles of personal safety, including how Noon-1:15pm: SACRED BLUEPRINT join Lilith to keep safe without using any physical Wildwood on a soul journey from the inner FRIDAY 3 techniques and learn how to increase your world to the outer cosmos to experience the ) CELEBRATION! Celebrating 25 years of the confidence and distract or escape a potential expanse of soul and universe as one. Sussex Beacon starring: Maisie Trollette , attacker. In this session you will adapt the Myra Dubois , Lorraine Bowen , Miss Jason , 1:30pm-3pm: FOLLOW THE FAUN - Andy techniques to suit differing physical abilities. Dave Lynn , Davina Sparkle , Kara Van Park Black . Move your body, blow your mind, open This is not a session in martial arts. and Sally Vate . Dancers from The Brighton your heart, tickle your fancy! An interactive Refreshments provided. Costs subsidised by a Academy , choreographed by Emma Green . workshop by performance artist and actor Andy grant from the Rainbow Fund. Directed and staged by Carole Todd . All Black that teaches you how to travel through If you have any access requirements email: proceeds from the evening to the Sussex new worlds and dimensions to experience [email protected] or call 01273 855620 Beacon . All performers are donating their ecstasy, transformation, and a serious attack and select option 4 . services free of charge. of the giggles! Highly recommended. Tickets £18 /£15 concs available online or Workshop 2pm -4pm . Free entry. from Prowler & Nice ’n’ Naughty in St James Street. Doors 7pm , show 7.30pm . THURSDAY 9 ) LEARNING TO LISTEN with Brighton & Hove SATURDAY 4 Samaritans . Ever wondered if you’re a good ) BE SAFE STAY SAFE: PERSONAL SAFETY listener or talk too much and don’t let others get WORKSHOP hosted by the Brighton & Hove a word in? Volunteers from B&H Samaritans are LGBT Community Safety Forum . Introducing running this workshop as part of the Mental the principles of personal safety, including Health themed day that will help you to: 3pm-4:30pm: THE BRIGHTON GAY MEN’S how to keep safe without using any physical describe elements of active listening; explore CHORUS Tribute Concert – Remembering techniques and increase confidence to help the barriers that prevent you from listening, and Pablo Fernández-Arias. you distract or escape a potential attacker. help you look at the importance of consciously This isn’t a session in martial arts. Free entry. Collection will be taken for work of putting your own ‘stuff’ to one side to be there Refreshments provided. Costs subsidised with MindOut , LGBT Mental Health Project. for someone else. The workshop is funded with a a grant from the Rainbow Fund. grant from the Rainbow Fund. If you have any access requirements email: WEDNESDAY 8 Workshop 6pm-8pm . Free entry. [email protected] or call 01273 855620 ) BE SAFE, STAY SAFE - Quarterly Public and select option 4 . Meeting of Brighton & Hove LGBT FRIDAY 10 Workshop 2pm -4pm . Free entry. Community Safety Forum - an established ) HIV HISTORY DAY: Remembering how HIV has independent LGBT forum of eight elected, affected us and where we’re at now - a unpaid volunteers, working with the LGBT+ community event open to everyone. Information SUNDAY 5 Community to address and improve safety and stalls and displays from local HIV community ) SOUL SAFARI 1: A day to explore LGBT access issues in Brighton & Hove. They groups and organisations; meet people involved spirituality organised by Village MCC . undertake cultural, educational and social in running local HIV groups and services; Radio safety community activities and all type of 10am-1pm: CARD READINGS . Discover Reverb HIV Happy Hour ‘vox pops’ and LGBT community/inclusion and accessibility yourself with the help of The Jesus Deck . interviews; displays of local media on HIV; HIV initiatives. For details of guest speakers and These cards can speak to you whatever your History Wall for people to share their stories & meeting agenda view: www.lgbt-help.com beliefs and help you discover elements of your recollections; talks and information on HIV unique spiritual journey. Meeting starts 7pm-8.30pm . Free entry. activism ; share your suggestions for future events. Lunch Positive volunteers will be saturd ay 4th Februa ry thursd ay 9th Februar y event runs from 2pm -4 pm • free event event runs from 10 am -5 pm • free event please book your place online: lgbt-help.com please book your place online: lgbt-help.com
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Experience , Freddie Pluto, George Faithless and Christine Hepworth-James Stella Pint - the bio drag queen from Scarborough presents a selection of her favourite serving freshly prepared food all day. No acts. Drag kings, stand-ups and musical comedy, charge, donations welcome and ‘pay as you feel’. with all profits going to local domestic abuse Open 11am–4pm , drop in whenever suits you charity Rise. E I best! Free entry. D D Jen Brister - stand up comic, writer and comedy E
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L psychic powers and drag king magic. A Natural Health Centre . Please bring your mat! Hatha Yoga is a calming, gentle and supportive Christine Hepworth-James - member of award form of yoga which increases mind-body winning Short & Girlie Show impro group since awareness. No prior experience needed, great 2002, she recites rib tickling rhymes based on for novice or experienced practitioner alike. true stories, recounts daft poems about her life, bras, trains and teenage mags feature in her 1:30pm-3pm: SACRED INTIMACY - Lilith funny fables. Wildwood . A meditation on pleasure, sensation, and depth of connection. For more Doors 7pm , show 7.30pm (ends 10.30pm ). Open 10am-4pm , sessions: 10.30am , 1.30pm info: https://thelilithmysteries.co.uk Tickets £8 /£6 conc. Limited number of £5 earlybird tickets available until February 1. and 3.30pm . Free entry suggested donation 3pm–4:30pm: Andy Black – Follow the Faun . Move your body, blow your mind, open SATURDAY 11 your heart, tickle your fancy! Follow The Faun ) SOUND WAVES: A collective of local LGBT is now in Brighton with its unique blend of musicians and live bands: yourgardenday , We ancient Bacchanalian rite and trippy R Bob , Paul Diello , Travis Eddie and Playing participatory theatre. Dress to dance. Expect to House . All the bands performing are beautiful sweat. www.thefaun.com E T T people who care about the community. Trust E Open 10am-4.30pm . Free entry L L O us, you’ll be entertained and have a fantastic R T
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fuses poetic lyrics and acoustic melodies with E Training and community cafe I D dark electronica and holds it all together with D E R an unforgettable voice. F Open 10am-4pm . Free event. sund ay 12 th Februar y show 8pm • tickets £8 /£6 conc BUILD ESCAPE book tickets online: lgbt-help.com CONFIDENCE TECHNIQUES Raising funds for Safety Net a joint initiative between RISE and LGBt Community Safety Forum
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Time Warp before, you’ll never have done it opportunity to find out, as a small group of quite like this! LGBT+ Friends from Brighton Quakers talk about the Quaker experience, how it’s impacted their No admittance under age of 12. Running time: lives, and about the relationship between their 2 hours 30 minutes incl interval. sexuality/ies and their faith. The workshop THURSDAY 16 Open: 7pm-11pm . Tickets: £12 available includes a Q&A session for you to put any ) WORK AND VOLUNTEER FAIR - Want to online or from Prowler & Nice ’n’ Naughty in questions or queries to the queer Quaker panel. Volunteer? Looking for Work? Want to get St James Street. involved in your community? Meet over 20 2:30pm-3:30pm: THE BUDDHIST EXPERIENCE - local community organisations and businesses. Damien Robert of The Bodhisattva Kadampa CV support, job search, benefit guidance, SATURDAY 18 Meditation Centre . Meditation functions to engagement workshop, overcoming hurdles to ) FAMILY FUN DAY: A day for your kids with make the mind peaceful because when your mind employment, drop in support. Local entertainers, side shows, kids disco, first aid is peaceful you are happy all the time, even if organisations and recruiting companies workshops, live music, community cafe and your external conditions are poor. present. Rainbow Families ‘History Pin' 3:30pm–4:30pm . Rev Michael Hydes brings the Open 10am-4pm . Free entry Open 10am-4pm . Free entry Soul Safaris to a close Open 10am-4,30pm. Free entry THURSDAY 16 ) BINGO NIGHT - supporting Cancer SUNDAY 19 Research UK and hosted by Guy Lloyd from ) DIVAS - A plethora of talent under one roof! Juice FM . Fantastic prizes! Aneesa Chaudhry hosts an evening of jazz, Eyes down for a full house from 7pm -11pm . showtunes, ballards and torchsongs with Entry £5 includes 1 bingo card. Brighton's greatest female divas: Jennie Castell , Tickets available on the door on the night Gabriella Parish and Hannah Brackenbury . L L E H Y C R T I H D M
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Everyone’s Invited! Lunch Positive volunteers E N will prepare all day, a range of refreshments SATURDAY 18 A and hot meals. Rice and pasta dishes, soups, ) THE LGBT HISTORY BALL: A glamorous tea, coffee, and tiffin! All food will be served evening with live music from Nicky Mitchell , on a ‘pay as you feel’ donation basis – just the Full Cream Milks band and special guest give what you want and can afford. Every singers. Followed by DJ Madame Love . penny raised goes to charity and helps to run the weekly HIV lunch club. Tell your friends Dress code: be glam, 1950s rocker chic, glam about the fantastic work Lunch Positive do! Bowie, 1940s austerity chic, wartime lovers, Aneesa Chaudhry - is a much loved singer on big hair, big shoulder pads, plenty of fun! the jazz and LGBT+ scene. You're in for a treat as Food served 11am –4pm . Free entry she duets with guests during the show. Open: 7pm-11pm . Tickets: £10 /£8 concs Jennie Castell - has a hugely versatile voice and FRIDAY 17 has shared a stage with Lulu, Alexandra Burke ) SING-A-LONG-A ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SUNDAY 19 and Joe McElderry. SHOW is the campest cult classic of all time. ) SOUL SAFARI 3: Exploring LGBT Gabriella Parrish - born and bred in Brighton, With Sing-a-long-a Rocky Horror , you get on- Spirituality organised by the Village MCC she’s made quite a name for herself with her screen lyrics and all the favourite sing-a-long- 10am-1pm: CARD READINGS . Discover powerhouse vocals and was handpicked by Adele a features. It’s never been so much fun. The yourself with the help of The Jesus Deck . to appear on the BBC special Adele At The BBC . host will lead you through a choral warm-up, judge the fancy dress competition and award 10am-11am: Rabbi Elizabeth Tikvah Sarah prizes but it is YOU, the audience, who are the from Brighton & Hove Progressive Synagogue stars as you howl the night away! Numbers 11am-Noon: MALE & FEMALE GOD CREATED include The Timewarp , Sweet Transvestite , THEM - is the gender binary divinely There’s a Light , I’m Going Home , Whatever ordained? Rev Shanon Ferguson , who Happened To Saturday Night? and Science identifies as gender fluid, is the senior pastor Fiction Double Feature . Even if you’ve done The of North London MCC and a PhD research Y R U
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people dressed up glam and drank cocktails in the library, and it was a riot. So, we wanted to revive the spirit of it, so people could look back and laugh at us in the future. Do we have to dress up? Yes. YES. YES!!! Can I bring my mother? Yes. Dead or alive. And you can spin her round, right round like a record, Baby. Who’ve you got to sing on the night? It’s all been a bit last minute and I’m still negotiating, but they are going to be big, huge sumptuous voices from across the LGB & T communities who’ll relish the chance to sing with a live band behind them and entertain the audience. What can we expect at the History Ball? LGBT HISTORY BALL Live music, talented local singers, a stinking good band, and I mean BRILLIANT swing Eric Page catches up with jazz legend and singer, the jazz, Motown, Vegas lounge and some modern superb velvety voiced Nicky Mitchell, to talk about LGBT things done in an old fashioned way... A new arts festival for Brighton, does the History Month and the revival of the Sussex Arts History gay scene need this? Ball, the grand live music and dancing event topping Oh we so do, Yes! And necessity is the mother of intervention, both Brighton and off the three-week B Right On arts festival premiering this the arts festival scene definitely needs a big year in the Phil Starr Pavilion in New Steine Gardens, fat gay intervention. Flair, vibrant style! Brighton. What do you think people living in the future will look back and think about us? That we were lazy and squandered our liberal ) You Nicky Mitchell are a living Dykon, Were you there for any of the important freedoms when they offered us the ability to what’s your secret for living so long? bits? get married and settle down. Two pints of Grecian 2000 a day, sip it slowly I was on the Section 28 march, I’m old What does the LGBT community mean to through a long straw. Preferably the last one. enough to remember when the Lesbian you? Avengers abseiled into the House of Commons. LGBT History - why is it important to you? Family. Big warm, difficult, loving family. Because it is risible we are not more visible, Who are your Dykons? especially when one considers how brilliant, My living one has to be Claire Summerskill, for fabulous, effective and influential we are. If we her consistent activism and quiet brilliance. don’t write and record it ourselves then we get As well as being a performer, she is also written about (or written out - irony), and it’s constantly campaigning for the rights of important to make sure we record our battles, LGBTQ asylum seekers. She is a truly great losses and most importantly our achievements. woman. My all-time dead Dykon is Radclyffe Hall, who was literally the only lesbian who had a book in Runcorn Library in 1986, although not the only lesbian! Tell us a bit about the History Ball - you hosted some of the legendry ones at LGBT HISTORY BALL Jubilee Library a few years ago and appeared at the sumptuous extravaganzas ) The LGBT History Ball is on February 18 , at the Ship Hotel Ball room... at 7pm , in the Phil Starr Pavilion , part of It was epic, everyone loved it - like a big the B Right On LGBT Festival (that’s New fantastic gay prom. Ourstory had photos of Steine Gardens to the rest of you). the Sussex Arts Ball from the 1960s and it was ) Tickets are £10 /£8 concs, available from fantastic seeing photos of LGBTQ people from the B Right On website: www.lgbt-help.com way back when. Brighton was well-established on the queer social map and the Sussex Arts ) The LGBT History Ball will feature Nicky Ball was the highlight of the social calendar, Mitchell and The Full Cream Milks live band in the grim days of post-war austerity was the with special guest singers followed by DJ Sussex Arts Ball. Held in the Aquarium (now Madame Love . Brighton Sea Life Centre) it was started in L
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AMSTERDAM BAR & KITCHEN BAR BROADWAY ) 11-12 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL, T: 01273 688826, www.amsterdambrighton.com ) 10 Steine Street, BN2 1TE, Tel: 01273 609777, www.barbroadway.co.uk ) OPEN daily from 10.30am –late ) OPEN Mon -Thur 6pm -1am , Fri 5pm –3am , Sat 4pm -3am , Sun 4pm –1am . ) FOOD Mon -Sat 11am –8pm ; Sun 10.30am –8pm ; Sunday roasts from ) HAPPY HOURS 4-8pm each day , all day Mon & Tues . 12pm –sold out. Mon –Wed : main course from specials menu and a pint or glass of ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Thursday (2) is the launch of the house wine £10 ; Thur Steak Night : rump steak with a pint or a glass of house wine VOICE OF BROADWAY 2017 , from 9pm . The audition stage £12 ; Fish & Chips Friday : 2 fish suppers & a bottle of house wine £25 from continues with host Jason Thorpe , the original Voice of 4–8pm ; Sat & Sun : breakfast & Bloody Mary £10 from 10am –1pm . Broadway, on Wed (15 & 22 ) from 9pm ; then the competition ) DRINK PROMOS Carling £3 a pint through February E
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N dinner for two at 7pm : 3 courses £50 , includes a bottle of Prosecco. Call for details. O Alasdair or James to discuss what you can do. Bar Broadway S A J say: “It’s that time of the year again! This year we’re offering ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sat is SANFRANDISCO with DJ £250 cash prize together with paid gigs at Bar Broadway, and a couple of gigs during Mick Fuller (Radio Reverb) playing a red hot selection of Brighton Fringe in the upstairs theatre. In a very close final last year, Matt Young pipped soul, house & disco from 8pm . Over the years Mick has David Harris at the post in a tense final night. They’ve both been back to perform at the played at all Brighton's coolest clubs with his adaptability bar and we look forward to them coming back again. The weekly heats will be on Weds and good musical taste being the secret of his success, R
E during March and April, and the final is on Bank Holiday Monday May 1 at 8.30pm.” L
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M garage & deep soulful house. cocktails and £5 for the special ‘Alone & Happy’ cocktail. Use the Bar Broadway app to select your favourite love songs and they’ll play them. ) REGULARS Thur is BAR BROADWAY’S QUIZ with Ross Cameron & a rolling cash jackpot from 8pm . Thur (9) sees the legendary Lola Lasagne take over the Information is correct at the time of going l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Poker to press. Gscene cannot be held Night 8.30pm reigns from 8pm . Lola says: “Bar Broadway have gone a bit mad and asked me to host the famous Bar Broadway quiz responsible for any changes or alterations l VELVET JACKS Quiz: cash prize to the listings 8pm for ONE WEEK ONLY, whilst Ross is away. Don't worry though, I'll be exactly like Ross. But in a dress. And prettier. I've never been defeated when competing in the quiz so E N
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BOUTIQUE BAR 7 CRAWLEY ) 2 Boyces St @ West St, BN11AN, 01273 327607 www.boutiqueclubbrighton.com ) 7 Pegler Way, Crawley, RH11 7AG, Tel: 01293 511177, www.7crawley.co.uk ) OPEN daily from 4pm–very late. ) OPEN 6pm daily. ) FOOD All day, every day till midnight. ) DRINK PROMOS Fri , Sat & Sun drink specials all night ) DRINK PROMOS Mon–Fri: bottles of Moet £50 & Veuve £60. Fri & Sat: five J- ) VALENTINES Tuesday (14 ) is a FLIGHT DECK FLOOZIES , an extra special Bombs for £5 and 2-4-1 selected cocktails. Valentine’s Day party with DJs, tunes and drink deaks all night! ) ONE FOR THE DIARY This month Boutique is launching ) REGULARS Start the weekend with a bang on Friday at something new to edge you, your friends, family or 7-UPSTAIRS with all-star DJs playing pop/dance/guilty colleagues into the weekend with OPEN COCKTAIL pleasures 8pm , free till 11pm . Saturday is 7-SINS with MASTER CLASS drop-in sessions every Fri where you can
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massive step for the Boutique team and us expanding as a D venue. Open cocktail drop-in sessions have never been done in Brighton and we are launching it exclusively with the Boutique brand. The concept is that the cocktail master classes are open to the general public in a clubbing atmosphere. You can come to the club and pay £5 at the bar to learn hands-on how to make your favourite l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Six SATURDAY 4 Nations Rugby 2pm cocktails with a twist! This is a great start to anyone's evening and it’s drop-in, which AMSTERDAM SanFranDisco: DJ l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 10pm means it’s a great idea for the after-office club!” ) Also brand-new this month is Mick Fuller 8pm l OPEN MIC NIGHTS on the roof terrace every Saturdayfrom 9pm. l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY 7 Sins 9pm ) VALENTINES Tue (14) is Boutique’s Valentine’s Special with SWAG for under l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm ; SUNDAY 5 18s from 7pm; the adult party icks off at 11pm with free roses for the ladies and free Broadway Lounge 10.30pm l AMSTERDAM Sunday roasts 12pm- shots for the men! l BAR REVENGE WTF warm-up 9pm till gone l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY karaoke 8pm ) REGULARS Thur is CASA BOUTIQUE with DJ Lady Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l BAR BROADWAY Fireplace Sessions Lola from 10pm. ) Start the weekend with a bang every l BOUTIQUE DJ Klipz, giveaways pres Georgia Furness 8.30pm
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CAMELFORD ARMS CHARLES STREET BAR ) 30-31 Camelford St, BN2 1TQ, Tel: 01273 622386, www.camelfordarms.com ) 8 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA, Tel: 01273 624091, www.charles-street.com ) OPEN daily from 12pm . The most dog-friendly pub in town. ) OPEN daily from 12pm ) FOOD Mon –Sat 12 –9pm ; Sunday roasts and select menu served 12pm –till ) FOOD new menu served Mon –Sat 12 –8pm . gone; seniors’ lunch served Wed 2 –3.30pm , two courses £7.50 . ) DRINK PROMOS All drinks half price 5–9pm Mon –Sat and all night on Sun from 8.30pm , right after the cabaret. Offer excludes sparkling wine and cocktails. ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday watch the SIX NATIONS RUGBY live on the big screens with special ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Take in some of the best CABARET every Sunday at guests the gay/inclusive rugby team Brighton & Hove Sea 7.30pm with: Gabriella Parrish (5), Lola Lasagne (12 ), Dr Beverly Serpents from 4.30pm . Sat (18 ) is the Brighton & Hove Ballcrusher (19 ) and Lizzy Drip (26 ). Sea Serpents v Western Wyverns ’ post-match social The award-winning Lola Lasagne (12 ) has long been a from 7pm . favourite cabaret performer in London and Brighton. ) VALENTINES Tue (14 ) enjoy a fine dining three-course dinner in a romantic Although it's obviously a drag queen's prerogative not to candlelit setting - £50 per couple (includes a free bottle of wine if booked in reveal specifics, let's just say it has been more than a
advance) or £25 pp on the night. E decade and less than a lifetime! Starting out at a number of N G
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) REGULARS Sunday is the Bear Bash with free food and a raffle from 5pm . A L entertainment venues, Lola's first professional A Book your post- Brighton Half Marathon roast on Sunday (26 ) and watch Six L O L performances were as a mime act - but this didn't last Nations Rugby with the Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents from 2.30pm . ) Thur is long. Since then, Lola has worked alongside many of the gay cabaret circuit's the BIG CASH QUIZ with a £300 cash prize, free sarnies and great atmosphere from greats: Lily Savage, Phil Starr, Dockyard Doris, Maisie Trollette, Ceri Dupree and 9pm . Thur (23 ) is a special CHARITY QUIZ with the Brighton & Hove Sea Dave Lynn. Lola's shows are well-known for ascerbic wit, the killer gag, the well- Serpents . ) The FRIDAY CLUB is from 6pm . crafted put down and the brilliantly sung show-stopper. Lola truly is all show, girl! ) REGULARS Every Sunday after the cabaret is Sally Vate’ s ROCK & ROLL BINGO with big cash prizes. ) THROWBACK THURSDAY has throwback tunes, BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Dave Lynn, Rose Garden, Saucy Sophie, l throwback prices, DJ Ruby Roo spinning 00s/guilty pleasures/90s retro anthems, Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm Spice, Stephanie von Clitz 6pm and hostess Miss Joan Bond at 9pm , entry £1 and drink deals all night! BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day SUBLINE Guilty Pleasures: DJ l l ) FABULOUS FRIDAYS with DJ Morgan Fabulous spinning house tunes at 12pm Screwpulous 9pm 9pm , free entry. ) Sat is FIERCE with dance/house anthems at 9pm . l CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash, free l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Jazz food & raffle 5pm ; roasts & select menu Roast + Rugby 3pm ; Sunday roasts 1- 12pm–till gone 6pm ENVY @ CHARLES STREET ) 8 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA, Tel: 01273 624091, www.charles-street.com l CHARLES ST cabaret: Gabriella Parrish 7.30pm ; Sally’s Rock & Roll ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday (11 ) TAKE YOUR Bingo 8.30pm MONDAY 6 CHARLES STREET Studio 150 SERPENT OUT with Kara Van Park and Brighton & Hove DR BRIGHTONS Smiley Sunday l l 10.30pm Sea Serpents from 10.30pm , £5 b4 midnight, £7 after, £2 stand-up comedy night 7.30pm l LEGENDS BAR The Maisie & Dave drink deals all night. This is your chance to win a date with l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Lucinda one of the lovely rugby boys from Sussex's first gay & Show 9.30pm K R
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DOCTOR BRIGHTONS GROSVENOR ) 16-17 Kings Rd, BN1 1NE, Tel: 01273 208113 www.doctorbrightons.co.uk ) 16 Western Street, Hove, BN1 2PG, www.thegrosvenorbar.com ) OPEN Mon –Thur 3pm –midnight ; Fri & Sat 1pm –2am ; Sun 1pm –midnight . ) OPEN daily from noon –late . ) DRINK PROMOS all day Sun –Thur ; 1pm –close on Fri ; 1–7pm on Sat . ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday (3) is MYSTERRY’S BOGOF Cocktails all day Sun –Fri and till 7pm on Sat . Free pool with every round. BIRTHDAY BASH raising money funds for the British Heart ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sunday (5) SMILEY SUNDAY stand-up comedy night Foundation with Karaoke from 9pm . Mysterry says: “I'm from 7.30pm , entry £3 with all proceeds going to the Rainbow Fund . The night is very excited to welcome you along to the fabulous relaunch compered by Kyle Wallace and features a line-up of funny folk, including: Trev of Mysterry's Karaoke for 2017. I'll be fresh back from India
Tokabi , Heather Minor , Carl Carzana , Alex Petrovic , Steve Pepper , Emi Y and pleased to celebrate my birthday with everyone and R R E
d'Escrivan and Victoria Howde n. Doctor Brighton’s say: “Come and join us for a T raising money for the British Heart Foundation - please come S Y
night of laughter. On the night we will have a fab raffle and M and support this worthy cause.” there will be happy hour prices at the bar all night as well as ) REGULARS Thursday is MABEL’S BONA BINGO from 8.30pm . ) Friday buy 1 get 1 free cocktails!” (from 10 ) is KARAOKE with Mysterry at 9pm . ) Saturday is CABARET time from ) E REGULARS Friday (10 ) is DJ Adam Rice ’s REFLEX 9.30pm : Miss Jason (4), Trudy Styles & the Pianoman (11 ), Dave Lynn (18 ) C I R 80s night with cheesy and camp tunes 9.30pm . ) VINYL and Maisie Trollette (25 ). M A
D FRIDAY (24 ) has a selection of DJs spinning vinyl records A
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l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Sally Vate l SUBLINE Brace Yourself 9pm 9.30pm THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Quiz: l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am l WEDNESDAY 8 CAMELFORD ARMS Seniors’ lunch l SUBLINE Happy Hump Day 9pm £150 jackpot 7.30pm BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Fresh!: DJ Jazzy l l 2-3.30pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Poker Jane 9pm CHARLES ST Mrs Moore’s Bona Night 8.30pm BAR REVENGE Lip Sync for Your l FRIDAY 10 l Bingo Bonanza: fundraiser for THT 9pm l VELVET JACKS Quiz: cash prize Life: Crystal Lubrikunt 9pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY 7 Upstairs 9pm MARINE TAVERN Gossip Gays 9pm 8pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: l l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm ; l PARIS HOUSE live music: Jason DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l Broadway Lounge 10.30pm Henson Trio 8pm THURSDAY 9 l BAR REVENGE Pop-Tartz Warm-Up l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Total Request 9pm Thursdays: DJ FRESH Princess 9pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l BAR BROADWAY Quiz: host Lola Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm Lasagne, rolling jackpot 8pm l BOUTIQUE DJ Franco, giveaways & l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up 9pm cocktail masterclasses 10pm l BOUTIQUE CASA Boutique: DJ Lady l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club Lola 10pm 6pm l CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash l CHARLES ST Fabulous Fridays: DJ Quiz 9pm Morgan Fabulous 9pm l CHARLES ST Throwback Thursday: l DR BRIGHTONS Reflex 80s Night: DJ DJ Ruby Roo & hostess Ms Joan Bond Adam Rice 9.30pm 9pm l GROSVENOR BAR Mysterry’s l GROSVENOR BAR Mabel’s Bona karaoke 9pm Bingo 8.30pm l MARINE TAVERN Jukebox Disco l MARINE TAVERN Throwback Thur 9pm 8pm l PARIS HOUSE DJ Meryle 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Davina l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Gabriella Sparkle 9.30pm Parrish 9.30pm l REVENGE FOMO: DJs 11pm
36 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM LEGENDS BAR & BASEMENT CLUB
FEBRUARY LISTINGS
LEGENDS BAR LEGENDS BASEMENT CLUB ) 31-34 Marine Parade, BN2 1TR Tel: 01273 624462, www.legendsbrighton.com ) 31-34 Marine Parade, BN2 1TR, Tel: 01273 624462, ) OPEN daily from 11am –5am www.legendsbrighton.com ) FOOD Mon –Sat 12 –5pm ; Sunday lunch 12 –3pm . ) OPEN Tue (14 ), Wed , Fri –Sun from 11pm . ) DRINK PROMOS Mon –Fri 12 –11pm buy one bottle of wine, get 2nd half price. ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Saturday is FUSION with DJ ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Monday is the MAISIE & Peter Castle spinning chart & club remixes to blow your DAVE SHOW with not one but two legendary drag queens mind from 11pm . Peter Castle says: “Legends Basement edging you into the working week with gags, chat and Club is a busy place on a Saturday night, the music is E
camp tunes from 9.30pm . Dave Lynn , drag queen of L commercial dance, with little house, and I’ll also throw in T S E A V drag queens and star of stage and screen, has been some club classics. Great atmosphere with free admission C A
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E E I P S I vocals to audiences in Brighton and the UK for more years Attitude free for any age, 18+ of course!” A M than he would care to remember. On the night, he will be joining forces with the legendary doyenne of drag, Maisie Trollette - the listed ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Get LOVE STRUCK at the Valentine’s Special on Tue building of the cabaret circuit. After 60 years of treading the boards, Maisie still has (14 ) with drink deals. the sharpest wit, one of the most impressive voices and brings happiness and ) REGULARS Wed is ICE with DJ Claire Fuller ‘s mix of chart/house/r&b tunes. glamour to you. ) Fri is GLITTER with DJ David Noakes’ chart/dance tracks. ) Sun POP!CANDY Dave Lynn says: “We are completely adlibbing and singing songs we love. I adore with DJ Claire Fuller sweetening you up with a sugary mix of new/retro pop. working with Maisie, she's an icon and was very helpful when I was young. Between us you will have about 150 years of experience! We’ll be performing show tunes and camp standards. It will be a classy and fun night, with the two of us.” l ENVY Take Your Serpent Out!: Kara Van l BAR BROADWAY Fireplace Sessions Park, Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents & pres Corrine Williams 8.30pm ) REGULARS Friday has Pre-Club DJs spinning tunes Shag Tag board 10.30pm BAR REVENGE Sunday Club: DJ Trick to get you moving from 7pm . ) Sunday is CABARET with l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Trudi 9pm top acts on stage from 3.30pm : Lucinda Lashes (5), l Styles & Piano Man 9.30pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Mary Mac (12 ), Miss Jason (19 ) and Topping & Butch l LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJs 7pm Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm (26 ). Mary Mac (12 ) is a tartan-wrapped Scottish drag l MARINE TAVERN Jukebox Disco BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm artist performing throughout the UK and Internationally with l l C A 9pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash, free M her own show packed full of hit songs and plenty of laughs. Y
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Mary says; “My performance style is very theatrical, I love a M Joyful Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm 12pm –till gone big ballad and singing my lungs out. I’m very cheeky, but never want to hurt anyone, l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Myra l CHARLES ST cabaret: Lola Lasagne but I can be cheeky when I need to be.” Dubois 9.30pm 7.30pm ; Sally’s Rock & Roll Bingo l REVENGE WTF!: DJs over 2 floors 8.30pm 11.30pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Mary Mac SUBLINE Big Three Come Together 3.30pm ; roasts 12 –3pm REVENGE Pop Tartz DJs 10.30pm BAR REVENGE WTF warm-up 9pm l l l Weekend in aid of Rainbow Fund: MARINE TAVERN Sunday roasts 12 - SUBLINE Big Three Come Together BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS l l l Leathermen South - Valentine Be Mine 5pm ; Drag Open Mic Valentine’s Special Weekend in aid of Rainbow Fund: Big Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm 10pm with Stephanie Von Clitz 9pm Scrum sportskit night 10pm BOUTIQUE DJ Klipz, giveaways & l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Six PARIS HOUSE live jazz 6pm ZONE cabaret: Spice 10pm open mic 10pm l l l Nations Rugby 2pm QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Rose CAMELFORD ARMS Six Nations l l ZONE cabaret: Tabitha Wild 10pm Garden 6pm & 9.30pm Rugby (England v Wales) with Brighton & l SUBLINE Big Three Come Together SATURDAY 11 Hove Sea Serpents 4.30pm l AMSTERDAM SanFranDisco: DJ Weekend in aid of Rainbow Fund: Black l CHARLES ST Fierce: DJs Lil Alex, Mick Fuller 8pm l SUNDAY 12 Valentine with Brighton Bears 3pm Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm AMSTERDAM Sunday roasts 12pm- BAR 7 @CRAWLEY 7 Sins 9pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Jazz l DR BRIGHTONS Saturday Session: till gone l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm ; l Roast + Rugby 3pm ; Sunday roasts 1- l DJ Tony B 9.30pm BAR 7 @CRAWLEY DJ Bullard’s Broadway Lounge 10.30pm l 6pm karaoke 8pm PICS FROM MARINE TAVERN GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 37
MARINE TAVERN ) 13 Broad St, BN2 1TJ, Tel: 01273 905578, www.marinetavern.co.uk ) OPEN daily from 12pm . ) FOOD daily from 12 –9pm , Tue is Curry Night with curry for £1 7.30 –8.30pm . ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday (3) is a very special FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE with special guest Ruby Murry , Britain’s Got Talent finalist and ‘operatic drag queen’ at 9pm . Ruby will be performing songs you know and love in her outrageous, larger than life way. David Walliams said about Y A
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Y B U R ) REGULARS Sunday is DRAG OPEN MIC with Stephanie Von Clitz from 9pm . ) Sun (26 ) is an extra special Drag Open Mic night for the Marine’s anniversary with a buffet, loads of acts and an extended licence till 3am .
l REVENGE Bangers & Trash: DJs Trick MONDAY 13 & Toby 11pm l CHARLES STREET Studio 150 10.30pm l LEGENDS BAR The Maisie & Dave WEDNESDAY 15 Show 9.30pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Fresh!: DJ Jazzy l MARINE TAVERN Monday Madness Jane 9pm 8pm l BAR BROADWAY Voice of Broadway l POISON IVY karaoke 5pm 2017: Audition 9pm l BAR REVENGE Lip Sync for Your Life: Crystal Lubrikunt 9pm TUESDAY 14 BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: AMSTERDAM Valentine’s Day 3- l l DJ Claire Fuller 11pm course dinner 7pm BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Flight Deck l l CAMELFORD ARMS Seniors’ lunch Floozies Valentine’s Special 9pm l 2-3.30pm BAR BROADWAY Valentine’s Day l CHARLES ST Mrs Moore’s Bona Special 6pm l Bingo Bonanza: fundraiser for THT 9pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Love l MARINE TAVERN Gossip Gays 9pm Struck Valentine’s Special 11pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate 9.30pm BOUTIQUE Valentine’s Day: SWAG l l SUBLINE Happy Hump Day 9pm under-18s 7pm ; Valentine’s Special l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Poker (18+) 11pm l Night 8.30pm CAMELFORD ARMS Valentine’s Day: l VELVET JACKS Quiz: cash prize 8pm 3-course dinner 7pm l l LEGENDS BAR Valentine’s Special 7pm THURSDAY 16 l MARINE TAVERN Quiz 9pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Total Request l PARIS HOUSE Valentine’s Special: Thursdays: DJ FRESH Princess 9pm Emily Farrar 7pm l BAR BROADWAY Quiz: host Ross Cameron, rolling jackpot 8pm 38 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM PARIS HOUSE + QUEENS ARMS
FEBRUARY LISTINGS
PARIS HOUSE QUEENS ARMS ) 21 Western Rd, BN3 1AF, T: 01273 724195, www.parishousebrighton.com ) 7 George Street, BN2 1RH, Tel: 01273 696873 , ) OPEN daily from 12pm . ) FOOD daily from 12pm –close . www.thequeensarms.wix.com/thequeensarms ) OPEN 4pm Wed –Fri ; 2pm Sat & Sun . ) VALENTINES Tuesday (14 ) with live music from ) DRINK PROMOS 2 for £8 Cocktails between 5pm –9pm Tue –Sat . Emily Farrar at 7pm . ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sunday (5) is the CHARITY CABARET FUNDRAISER in ) REGULARS Monday is free LIVE JAZZ at 7pm : aid of the Brighton LGBT Community Safety Forum with top-flight entertainment
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M Miss Jason , Sally Vate , Dave Lynn , Rose Garden , Spice , Stephanie Von Clitz E 8pm (22 ). ) Thursday (2) is LIVE MUSIC with Fleur and Dr Beverly Ballcrusher . de Paris performing Chanson from the 1930s–50s at 8pm . ) Friday is Party Time with DJs from 9pm : Havoxx (3 & 17 ) and Meryle (10 ). ) Saturday is Dr Beverley Ballcrusher , one of the most established drag
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AND ALL THAT JAZZ with live jazz at 4pm ; TC'S JOYFUL NOISE with DJ Kenny E H
S lover of the impromptu gag and a mistress of unplanned at 9pm , free entry. ) Sunday is LIVE JAZZ at 6pm . U R C comedy. She’ll leave you wondering, ‘Did she just say that?’ L L A
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BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up BOUTIQUE DJ Franco, giveaways & E l l B the night I hope to make people smile and forget their
R 9pm cocktail masterclasses 10pm D troubles – and it’s all for a great cause!” l BOUTIQUE CASA Boutique: DJ Lady l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club Lola 10pm 6pm ) REGULARS Wednesday CABARET with Sally Vate from 9.30pm . ) Thursday CABARET with top acts at 9.30pm : Miss Jason (2), Davina Sparkle (9), l CAMELFORD ARMS £300 Big Cash l CHARLES ST Fabulous Fridays: DJ Quiz 9pm Morgan Fabulous 9pm Stephanie Von Clitz (16 ) and Spice (23 ). ) Friday CABARET at 9.30pm : Kara Van Park (3), Gabriella Parrish (10 ), Baga Chipz (17 ) and Dr Woof (24 ). l CHARLES ST Throwback Thursday: l DR BRIGHTONS Funky Friday: DJ DJ Ruby Roo & hostess Ms Joan Bond Nick Hirst 9.30pm Baga Chipz (Fri 17 ) believes personality is everything, and 9pm l GROSVENOR BAR Mysterry’s idolises and bases her drag act on the strong working-class l GROSVENOR BAR Mabel’s Bona karaoke 9pm women featured in the 1960s/70s ‘golden age’ of Coronation Bingo 8.30pm l MARINE TAVERN Jukebox 9pm Street . Baga Chipz says: “I'm Baga Chipz! I'm salty, I’ll batter l MARINE TAVERN Throwback Thur l PARIS HOUSE DJ Havoxx 9pm ya sausage for 80p and I love to be covered in Daddy’s
8pm QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Baga Z P
l sauce… Queen of Elegance and trollop with that extra I H C l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Stephanie Chipz 9.30pm
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Von Clitz 9.30pm REVENGE Pop Tartz DJs + Love A l Macdonald and songs of the West End all topped off with a B l REVENGE FOMO DJs 11pm Shack with DJ Claire Fuller 10.30pm gob full of smutty gags and gin... Oh I do like a good knees up!” l SUBLINE Club Silencio pres the l SUBLINE Filth: mixed fetish night Valentine’s Massacre 9pm 9pm ) Saturday CABARET at 9.30pm : Dr Beverly Ballcrusher (4), Myra Dubois l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Quiz: l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS DJ (11 ), Mrs Moore (18 ) and Lola Lasagne (25 ). Sun DOUBLE CABARET at 6pm £150 jackpot 7.30pm Havoxx 7.30pm and 9.30pm : Rose Garden (12 ), Lucinda Lashes (19 ) and Davina Sparkle (26 ). l ZONE cabaret: Davina Sparkle 10pm FRIDAY 17 BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS CHARLES ST Fierce: DJs Lil Alex, l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY 7 Upstairs 9pm SATURDAY 18 l l Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm ; l AMSTERDAM SanFranDisco: DJ Broadway Lounge 10.30pm Mick Fuller 8pm l BOUTIQUE DJ Klipz, giveaways & l DR BRIGHTONS Saturday Session: open mic 10pm DJ Tony B 9.30pm l BAR REVENGE Pop-Tartz Warm-Up l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY 7 Sins 9pm CAMELFORD ARMS Brighton & GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Dave 9pm l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm ; l l Hove Sea Serpents post-match social Lynn 9.30pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Broadway Lounge 10.30pm 7pm LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJs 7pm Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm l BAR REVENGE WTF! warm-up 9pm l l MARINE TAVERN Jukebox 9pm 7 GEORGE STREET BRIGHTON 01273 696873 http://thequeensarms.wix.com/thequeensarms
SUNDAY 5 FEB FROM 6PM CHARITY FUNDRAISER IN AID OF BRIGHTON & HOVE LGBT COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUM WITH A HOST OF STARS INCLUDING: DR BEVERLY BALL CRUSHER, ROSE GARDEN, MISS JASON, ALLAN JAY, LOLA LASAGNE, DAVE LYNN, GABRIELLA PARRISH, DAVINA SPARKLE, SAUCY SOPHIE, SPICE, KARA VAN PARK, Q Q Q SALLY VATE & STEPHANIE VON CLITZ Q Q Q EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 9.30 PM SALLY VATE THURSDAY 9.30 PM FRIDAY 9.30 PM 2FEB MISS JASON 3FEB KARA VAN PARK 9FEB DAVINA SPARKLE 10 FEB GABRIELLA PARRISH 16 FEB STEPHANIE VON KLITZ 17 FEB BAGA CHIPZ 23 FEB SPICE 24 FEB DR WOOF
PM DOUBLE CABARET SATURDAY 9.30 SUNDAY 6PM & 9.30 PM 4FEB DRBEVERLY BALLCRUSHER 5FEB FUNDRAISER 11 FEB MYRA DUBOIS 12 FEB ROSE GARDEN 18 FEB MRS MOORE 19 FEB LUCINDA LASHES 25 FEB LOLA LASAGNE 26 FEB DAVINA SPARKLE 40 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM BAR REVENGE + CLUB REVENGE
FEBRUARY LISTINGS
BAR REVENGE REVENGE ) 5-7 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA, Tel: 01273 606064, www.revenge.co.uk ) 32-34 Old Steine, BN1 1EL, Tel: 01273 606064, www.revenge.co.uk ) OPEN Sun -Wed 12pm -1am , Thur 12pm -2am , Fri & Sat 12pm -6am . ) OPEN Tue from 11pm , Thur , Fri & Sat from 10.30pm . ) FOOD Burgers, breakfasts, pizzas & more served Fri & Sat 12 –6am . ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sunday (19 ) sees THE ) DRINK PROMOS 50% off all drinks Sun–Fri 5 –9pm ; from £2.50 every Sat . Buy POWDER ROOM presents Tatianna , the standout queen a drink on Thur , Fri & Sat to pick up discount entry passes for Club Revenge. from series 2 and All Stars 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race , with ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Heat up the end of your weekend support from Brighton’s top local queens 7.30pm , at SUNDAY SESSION , an night with drink promos, free pool standard/meet & greet tickets available from
and DJ Trick spinning a healthy mix of pop/ r&b/ cheese/ A www.revenge.co.uk . Fierce amd freakin' hot, Tatianna shone N N A dance and requests from 9pm . I in Series 2 and stormed it in All-Stars 2 and let's be honest, T A T went too soon! Expect sickening support from Crystal K ) C REGULARS Tuesday is KARAOKE with Liz from 9pm . I
R Lubrikunt , Lydia L'Scabies & Rococo Chanel , all hosted by Dave the Bear . T ) J Thur is the DUTTY WINE PRE-FOMO Carnival-themed D Party with drink promos and the biggest dancehall, ) REGULARS Tuesday is BANGERS & TRASH with DJs Toby Lawrence & Trick bashment, reggae/r&b/bangers spun by all-star DJs from 9pm . celebrating the biggest chart bangers and the trashiest pop from 11pm , £3 with pass from Bar Revenge, £2 NUS/student cardholders. Revenge say: “It's all about sl*t- dropping to Sia, booty-shaking to Beyonce and twerking to Taylor Swift... courtesy of l PARIS HOUSE Live jazz 4pm ; TC’s l BAR BROADWAY Fireplace Sessions our two resident DJs! And we'll help you get there with all drinks costing £2.50 all Joyful Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm pres Wain Douglas (Kara Van Park) night long, including spirit & mixer, bottles, shots, pints and even Desperados. Plus l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Mrs Moore 8.30pm you can double up for just £1.50!” ) Friday is POP TARTZ with resident DJs 9.30pm l BAR REVENGE Sunday Club 9pm sweetening the dancefloor with pop anthems from 10.30pm . ) Saturday is WTF l REVENGE WTF!: DJs over 2 floors l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS with DJs, drag queen hosts, bonkers décor, sexy shot boys and themed nights. 11.30pm Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm Revenge say: “Expect one big crazy house party vibe with state-of-the-art lighting & l SUBLINE Men’s Room 9pm l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm sound across two floors and a swanky rooftop terrace! It’s the most fun you can have l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 9pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash, free with (some) of your clothes on!” food & raffle 5pm ; roasts & select menu 12pm –till gone SUNDAY 19 CHARLES ST cabaret: Dr Beverly AMSTERDAM Sunday roasts 12pm- l 10.30pm DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l Ballcrusher 7.30pm ; Sally’s Rock & Roll till gone LEGENDS BAR The Maisie & Dave CAMELFORD ARMS Seniors’ lunch Bingo 8.30pm l l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY DJ Bullard’s Show 9.30pm 2-3.30pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Miss Jason karaoke 8pm l MARINE TAVERN Monday Madness CHARLES ST Mrs Moore’s Bona 3.30pm ; roasts 12 –3pm l l 8pm Bingo Bonanza: fundraiser for THT 9pm MARINE TAVERN Sun roasts 12 - l PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Ollie Howe LEGENDS BAR Pre-club DJs 7pm 5pm ; Drag Open Mic 9pm l l Trio 7pm MARINE TAVERN Gossip Gays 9pm PARIS HOUSE live jazz 6pm l l PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Geoff QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Lucinda l l Simkins Trio 8pm Lashes 6pm & 9.30pm TUESDAY 21 QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate 9.30pm REVENGE Powder Room pres BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Crewsday 9pm l l l SUBLINE Happy Hump Day 9pm RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Tatianna 7.30pm MARINE TAVERN Quiz 9pm l l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Poker SUBLINE Guilty Pleasures 9pm REVENGE Bangers & Trash: DJs l l l 8.30pm THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Jazz Trick & Toby 11pm l VELVET JACKS Quiz 8pm Roast: Quaver Behaviour & Rugby 3pm ; l Sunday roasts 1-6pm VELVET JACKS live music: Mike WEDNESDAY 22 l BAR BROADWAY Voice of Broadway THURSDAY 23 Newsham 4pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY Total Request 2017: Audition 9pm l Thursdays: DJ FRESH Princess 9pm BAR REVENGE Lip Sync for Your l BAR BROADWAY Quiz: host Ross Life: Crystal Lubrikunt 9pm l MONDAY 20 Cameron, rolling jackpot 8pm l CHARLES STREET Studio 150 l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS Ice: PICS FROM SUBLINE GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 41
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SUBLINE THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS ) 129 St James' St, BN2 1TH, Tel: 01273 624100, www.sublinebrighton.co.uk ) 59 North Rd, Brighton, BN1 1YD, Tel: 01273 608571, ) OPEN Wed –Sun from 9pm . www.3jollybutchers.com ) DRINK PROMOS Fri drink promos till 11pm , bargain prices all night; Sat drink ) OPEN 12pm on Mon –Sat , 1pm on Sun . Private function room available. promos all night ) FOOD Mon–Sat 12–9pm, Sunday roasts 1–6pm. ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Friday (10 )– Sunday (12 ) is the ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Watch Six Nations Rugby on BIG 3 COME TOGETHER WEEKEND with three of the the big screen every Sat from 2pm . H
T biggest and best fetish brands in the south coming together U
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to throw you an enormous weekend of parties, all raising N ) E tab to be won. Thur is QUIZ NIGHT with a £150 cash
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E DJ Havoxx playing tunes from 7.30pm . Sun is the L for men that like rugby & sports kit from 10pm , entry £5 in JAZZ ROAST with chilled jazz plus Six Nations Rugby at 3pm , free entry. Sun kit, £7 otherwise, includes donation to RF. Sat (11 ) is LEATHERMEN SOUTH (19 ) is free live jazz with Quaver Behaviour from 3pm . VALENTINE BE MINE from 10pm , entry £3 members, £5 otherwise, donated to RF. Sun (12 ) is BLACK VALENTINE with the Brighton Bears from 3pm , entry £4 in black, £6 otherwise, donated to RF. The Brighton Bears say: “Celebrate your darkest passions with us on Sunday 12. We encourage l PARIS HOUSE DJ Miss Meryle 9pm l BAR 7 @CRAWLEY 7 Sins 9pm you to wear black, leather, rubber, sports kit, neoprene or l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Dr Woof l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 4pm ; underwear. Discounted entry for those in black and don't 9.30pm Broadway Lounge 10.30pm forget changing area and lockers are available!” l REVENGE Pop Tartz DJs on level 1; l BAR REVENGE WTF! warm-up 9pm Fat Lip: DJ Fifi on level 2 10.30pm l BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS ) REGULARS Ease yourself into the weekend on Friday at STEAM from 9pm , entry l SUBLINE Steam 9pm Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 8pm free for members b4 11pm /£3 after, £5 for guests. Saturday is MEN’S ROOM with l ZONE cabaret: Kara Van Park 10pm l BOUTIQUE DJ Klipz, giveaways & DJ Screwpulous spinning tunes for those who like a night thick with testosterone open mic 10pm and heaving with men from 9pm , free before 11pm , £3 after, guests £5 . l CHARLES ST Fierce: DJs Lil Alex, SATURDAY 25 Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm AMSTERDAM SanFranDisco: DJ l DR BRIGHTONS Saturday Session: Mick Fuller 8pm l l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up DJ Tony B 9.30pm 9pm FRIDAY 24 BAR 7 @CRAWLEY 7 Upstairs 9pm BOUTIQUE CASA Boutique: DJ Lady l l BAR BROADWAY Jukebox 5pm ; Lola 10pm l Broadway Lounge 10.30pm CAMELFORD ARMS Brighton & l BAR REVENGE Pop-Tartz warm-up Hove Sea Serpents £300 Big Cash Quiz l 9pm 9pm BASEMENT CLUB @LEGENDS CHARLES ST Throwback Thursday: l l Glitter: DJ David Noakes 11pm DJ Ruby Roo & hostess Ms Joan Bond BOUTIQUE DJ Franco, giveaways & 9pm l cocktail masterclasses 10pm GROSVENOR BAR Mabel’s Bona l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club Bingo 8.30pm l 6pm MARINE TAVERN Throwback Thur l CHARLES ST Fabulous Fridays: DJ 9pm l Morgan Fabulous 9pm QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Spice l DR BRIGHTONS Vinyl Friday: DJs 9.30pm l playing vinyl only 9.30pm REVENGE FOMO DJs 11pm l GROSVENOR BAR Mysterry’s SUBLINE Brace Yourself 9pm l l karaoke 9pm THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Quiz: l MARINE TAVERN 90s Old Skool £150 jackpot 7.30pm l 9pm ; Marine Late 11.30pm 42 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM VELVET JACKS + ZONE
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addictive synths ALBUMS of Nuove Tracce (Di Vita Su ) This month the tunes are as Marte) on The joyful as the hopes only spring Dub label, the can bring, yes it’s time to get misty early loved up and heartfelt. morning beats of Call Super First up is the fabric 92 on Fabric, the brilliant jazz-fuelled Masai Volume One on Oleeva delight that is Records, and the thrilling house Songs For showcase that is Techfui Family ’s Knotty by Components on Techfui. Ishmael As for those Ensemble on the tasty (sorry making our couldn’t help ourselves) Banoffee hearts skip a Pies label. One for the lovers. beat? It has to As are the be the divine minimal and sounds of Culoe De Song 's ambient Watergate 21 mix, the must- wonders of dance acid house undertones of S.A.M.’ s Dream The Mekanism ’s Breath on Play It DJ PROFILE: DJ SCREWPULOUS State Of A Say It, and the glorious grime Bellmaker on Delaphine and the Well we’ve done it folks. We’ve survived all the way through the year’s of Letta ’s Various Artists delivering the longest month (thank you and goodbye January), so now it must be Redemption on spacey sounds of Slow Porn time to have a simply fabulous February darlings! And as the vague Coyote Records; presente Prise de Vue 1 on My prospect of spring becomes a twinkle in our minds, surely it’s only a moving Favorite Robot right to get out there and have a cracking good night out. With this in moment in electronic music that Records – mind, Queenie catches up with a young man who is sure to have you will stay with you long after although getting your wiggle on well before Valentine’s Day. So for the first time spring has bloomed. Enjoy. probably best here in Gscene it’s over to you, the divine DJ Screwpulous … not tell your Catch Wildblood & Queenie ’s How are you? Okay thanks - busy working on some mixes I have been mum. Home Service on RadioReverb commissioned to do and planning a move shortly within Brighton. Longplayers guaranteed to 97.2FM radioreverb.com 1st and engage the body this month 3rd Saturday of every month from Where do you DJ? I’m resident DJ at Subline, and play in London and include Alessio Modrian ’s 7pm. perfectdistractions.com private gigs. You can also hear me on the South London Vibes Podcast. What are you playing these days? All types of house music in clubs, but can be totally eclectic depending on the venue. All time fave tune? I have favourite tracks in different genres but my all time fave dance track is Bodyswerve (Warren Clarke remix) by M-Gee featuring Mica Paris. Still gives me goosebumps when I play it! Best thing about DJing in Brighton? Brighton has a no-attitude mix WILDBLOOD & QUEENIE’S FAB FEB 12” of locals and visitors all year round. Ultimate dream gig? Well I always wanted to play in London clubs ) THE BLACK MADONNA He Is the Voice I Hear We Still Believe and also abroad which I ended up doing for a number of years so some More uplift than a 1950s bra and just the piano-filled perk we all need. of my dreams have already been fulfilled! Now I’d love to play at an ) JUSTIN CUDMORE Forget It The Bunker New York outside venue somewhere sunny - on a beach preferably! Enough bleeps, addictive basslines and wiggly acid bits to please all. ) COEO Mydonna Toy Tonics Tune you wish you’d never played? I love playing house music Our label of 2016 starts this year with an absolute sample corker. because so many tracks are timeless. Though there are a few I played ) SAMI KUBU Warehouse Desire Nightshift Records cause they were popular at the time but would probably never play Brighton’s finest delivers a right pier dazzler - 90s house style. again! ) MOUNT LIBERATION UNLIMITED Double Dance Lover Studio Barnhus Guilty pleasure? ABBA, especially Dancing Queen! A Stockholm discotheque delight destined to make every day sparkle. ) DANIEL T Fahrenheit Cosmic Pint Glass Describe yourself in three words? Honest, Reliable and Scrupulous. A must-hear slice of bouncy house to keep you grinning this winter. ) SANDY TURNBULL Deep Inside Yourself / Going Back Galleria Filtered and spacey underground house, cooler than a menthol infusion. DJ SCREWPULOUS’S CURRENT TOP FIVE ) MARQUIS HAWKES Eivissa AUS Music ) GRACE Not Over Yet 2016 (Vanilla Ace Remix) Perfecto Records If you needed one reminder why we need our Balearic heaven this is it. ) HIFI SEAN Testify (original extended/Le Mongrel mixes) Plastique ) GOSHAWK feat. Astral T My Heart Hudd Traxx ) LINA DANCE Sucker (Blanco & Hurr remix) Yoden Productions A tune to fall head over heels in love with. Just how we like it. ) CLEAN BANDIT Rockabye (Ivyhouse extended bass remix) Atlantic ) FRANCIS INFERNO ORCHESTRA Oasis & A Time EP Superconscious ) HORNY UNITED Move Your Feet (House Society mix) Attractive Times may be changing but with Oasis happy times are comin’ your way. 46 GSCENE
variety show of the century hosted by local impresarios Tori Bond and ARTS Sue Tyhurst with an eclectic line- BY MICHAEL HOOTMAN up of hopefuls and established favourites, including: Wayne Bruce , Julie Jepson , Hannah BRIGHTON CENTRE Brackenbury , Becs grzegorzek , Kings Road, Brighton, Box office: 0844 847 1515 Pablo Boira-Boulding , Francesca ) LORD OF THE DANCE (Fri 10–Sun Seaborne , Novalux , David Stewart SLEEPING BEAUTY 12). Following the success of the and Apollo Productions music, AND A LITTLE PRICK 2015 UK tour, Michael Flatley ’s dancing, comedy and magic. Paganini Ballroom, Old Ship Hotel, Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Tickets: £15/£12/£10. Donations to Brighton, Box Office: 01273 Games announces a return to the The Argus Appeal 709709 UK. Fresh from successful runs in ) SLEEPING BEAUTY & A LITTLE the West End, Broadway, Europe and PINK FRINGE PRICK (5pm & 8pm, Feb 1-12) the Southern Hemisphere, thrilling Marlborough Theatre, 4 Princes starring Lee Tracey , Maisie audiences around the globe with its Street, Brighton Trollette , Phil Harlequeen , Jason mix of dance and music that fuses the traditional with the www.brownpapertickets.com Prince , Topsie Redfern , Lascel contemporary in a classic tale that showcases the talent of its cast. ) A PLACE CALLED HAPPINESS Wood , Russell Keith , Jack Seager ) BRIT FLOYD (Sat 25). The spectacle of a Pink Floyd concert (Thu 23). The show is Debs’ response and Scott Virgo , directed by Simon recaptured in high-definition sound, stunning light show and state of to society’s seeming obsession with Fielding with musical direction by the art video design. Performing favourites from Dark Side of the Moon , happiness. She began an Sarah Bodaldhi . Tickets from £22. Wish You Were Here , The Wall and Animals plus other gems. experiment to discover the secrets ) KAISER CHIEFS (Tue 28) playing their latest single Hole in My Soul of ‘How to be Happy’ and found plus other dance pop classics. ’Genius’ Huffington Post. herself drowning in a sea of self- help – and it wasn’t helping. She dragged herself off the sofa of black man as he comes of age in apathy and started to say yes to the context of the War On Drugs- things, anything, to get her out era Miami. His story is told across into the world – dots on the globe, three defining chapters in his life unknown and unsystematic choices. as he experiences the ecstasy, pain The situations she found herself in and beauty of falling in love while N
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B exploring transfeminism. Tickets: Lasagne , Sally Vate , Christopher E KOMEDIA D £10/£6 Howard , Allan Jay and Jason Lee . Gardner St, Brighton Tickets: weekday £20 , weekend Box office: 08452 938480 £22 online from: ) BENT DOUBLE (Sun 5). Fun and www.brightonticketbooth.com THE LEZZWARDIANS frolics presented by Zoe Lyons . The Barn Theatre, Southwick, Box office: lezzwood.co.uk ) FUNNY WOMEN (Sat 25). BROADWAY LOUNGE ) THE LEZZWARDIANS: MURDER AT LEZZTON ABBEY (Fri 10–Sat 11). A Features new female stand-up, Sapphic slapstick sing-along send-up of Upstairs Downton Abbey. Join Upstairs at Bar Broadway, supporting local charity RISE. the Lezzwood Players as they 10 Steine St, Brighton stick two saucy fingers up to ) APOLLO CABARET pres DISNEY LE CLUCK FACTOR the classic turn-of- the- (8pm, Fri 3). Singers & musicians The Old Market, 11 Upper Market century British drawing-room intimate cabaret, £12/£10. Street, Hove drama. In the picturesque ) LAUGHTER IN THE LOUNGE Box office: 01273 201801 village of Lezzton-Under- (8pm, Sat 25). Monthly stand-up ) LE CLUCK presents LE CLUCK Weald (twinned with Dul-las- comedy night with six comedians FACTOR (8pm, Sat 4). Think a Ditchwater), the strict social from London and the south coast quirkier version of Britain’s Got order of an Edwardian taking to the stage, entry £3. Talent or X Factor and you have the household is upset when a mysterious murder leads to implausible plot- EYES WIDE OPEN lines and tragic lapses in continuity. What is Miss Scarlet up to with the rope and the lead piping? Who has been tipping the velvet with Mrs Duke of York’s, Brighton, Box White? Why is Mrs Danvers so weird? And with whispers of insurgent office: www.picturehouses.com Suffragettes, will the old order survive until tea time? Bring your entries ) MOONLIGHT (Tue 14). The queer for the Buttonhole & Bake-Off competition during the interval, for the film collective presents last year’s kinkiest cupcakes and most decorative floral buttonholes. arthouse hit which follows a queer GSCENE 47 ALL THAT JAZZ ART MATTERS BY SIMON ADAMS BY ENZO MARRA
) KEITH JARRETT A Multitude of Angels (ECM ). Ever since 1971, I’ve found a triptych of artistic opportunities for you to enjoy in February. American pianist Keith Jarrett has been recording freely improvised PORTICO GALLERY solo piano pieces for ECM, of which The Köln Concert from 1975 is Manchester, www.theportico.org.uk the most famous, as well as one of jazz’s bestselling albums of all ) I’m taking part in a group show at the Portico Gallery, a long time. For these solo albums, mostly recorded live in concert, Jarrett established exhibition space in a stunning claims to approach the piano with and historic space. It opened in 1806 as a his mind cleared of all pre- Library and Newsroom and still occupies its ordained musical concepts, to face original Grade II* listed building on the keyboard with no forethoughts. Mosley Street. Although The Portico has In other words, to improvise freely hosted art and craft exhibitions since the without any idea what he might 1960s the current Gallery area is a
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Journey . As the name would suggest, this is a very personal set CLASSICAL NOTES of solo piano pieces, some inspired BY NICK BOSTON by significant places, such as childhood holidays in the Peak ) Violinist District, and travels in Scotland. REVIEWS Tasmin Little This is a highly enjoyable and joins pianist atmospheric short set of ) Countertenor Iestyn Davies is Piers Lane for miniatures, with a common thread joined by the early music ensemble their second of rhythmic momentum and interest Arcangelo , directed by Jonathan volume of British over simple harmonic progressions. Cohen , in solo alto Cantatas by J Violin Sonatas . The meat of the The result is often very effective S Bach (1685-1750). These Remember , written in memory of disc is John Ireland ’s (1879-1962) and engaging. There are clear cantatas are the perfect vehicle to his recently deceased mother. wonderful Sonata No. 1 . With it’s references to family roots in the demonstrate Davies’ pure, even Adrian performs this personal turbulent opening movement, a Lancashire mills, with spinning tone and Arcangelo’s range, from collection with conviction, and the beautifully song-like central rhythms in Blaize and Revolutions , subtle continuo to full ensemble, quasi-improvisatory nature of his Romance , and a folksy Rondo to and a similar sense of perpetual always maintaining chamber compositions makes for very finish, this is a striking work. Little motion in the hypnotic opening intimacy. The first cantata on the engaging listen. MMC Recordings is lyrical and sensitive in the Prelude . The pieces are united by disc, BWV170 Vergnügte Ruh , MMC115 , touching Romance , and Lane rises their use of repetition and Beliebte Seelenlust , opens with a www.adrianlordpiano.com to the challenges of Ireland’s arpeggiated patterns, yet variety is beautifully warm aria, with long weighty writing for the piano in achieved in imaginative use of Reviews, comments and events: notes expertly sustained by Davies the first movement, without dynamics, such as in the fiery v nicks-classical-notes.blogspot.co.uk underpinned by a slow descending allowing it to overpower the violin. sections of Wildfire , and the t @nickb86uk bassline and intertwining oboe. The Sir Arthur Bliss ’ (1891-1975) early moving concluding Time to ) [email protected] closing aria has an energetic pace, single movement Sonata is by contrast rather over dramatic and a little over-emphatic. It was part of CINEMA a fuller Sonata that he was working ) Wayne McGregor ’s ballet triptych, Woolf Works , on when his brother Kennard was inspired by the writing of Virginia Woolf with music
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A tremendous dichotomy of Freddie Mercury's closest friends and children - Freddie Mercury ) AN ODD SOCK STORY by Rose a read and a real page-turner. along with lots of never-before- himself being one of the most Hart , Elvira Grassia , Jan Hart seen personal photographs. Here famous. The death of this vibrant ) DIFFICULT WOMEN (Corsair) by (Illustrator) (Silverwood Books). are previously unknown facts about and spectacularly talented rock star Roxane Gay . Award-winning author Socks go missing in the laundry all the singer and his life, moving shook the worlds of medicine and and powerhouse talent Roxane Gay the time, but where do they go? details on his lifelong search for music. 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In challenging social issues of today, Jerusalem's Old City a young priest while its imaginative, vibrant and a dominatrix converse in the illustrations bring a never-before- dying light; on Oregon's windswept seen Sockland to life. An Odd Sock coast a fragile woman discovers a Story is a fun and informative way body washed up on the beach after to help children learn that families a storm; and in post-war Japan a come in many different shapes, young protégé watches his master's colours, and sizes. 50 GSCENE SHOPPING WITH MICHAEL HOOTMAN
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Last Street, Brighton, 01273 205544) year’s BFI collection of Chaplin’s Mutual films clearly showed early examples of the director/star’s genius. These films, made a year or so earlier, prove, if nothing else, the sheer speed of his artistic development. Because, in truth, they’re not that great. Some of them seem to consist of nothing much but people being kicked in the arse and having soda siphons go off in their face whilst Charlie, somewhat precariously, wanders round holding a plank of wood on his shoulders. As these films are over a century old; it’s not surprising they’ve stuffed with cliches which Chaplin perhaps invented. Of immense historical interest and a few, like The Bank , are as good as his later work but on the whole it’s a patchy collection. GSCENE 51 GAMES GEEK SCENE BY CRAIG STORRIE ) Almost a year after being released, Dark Souls 3 has only one more DLC to go before the game is finally complete and finished with. Last year was a good year for Souls fans with Dark Souls 3 being one of the COMICS best games of 2016 and the previous DLC, whilst short, was full of new experiences, weapons and a few spells too. So now that the Souls series is winding down, for now at least, what game should a Souls veteran ) After being probably the breakout star of the delve into next to get their frustrating but rewarding gameplay fix? Well Lego Movie , Warner Brothers decided to give Lego that should be “games” plural as this month sees the release of two Batman a movie and it looks glorious. Don’t believe games that might fill the void left behind by Dark Souls - Nioh and For me? Go and check out the trailers. Go on, I’ll wait Honor (spelt the American way of course!) here. Are you back now? Good. Doesn’t it look ace? The animation alone is worth the admission price! So as there are no Lego Batman comics to peruse, here’s three of my favourite Batman event stories which I think every Batman fan should read. A DEATH IN THE FAMILY Of all the enemies he has faced and hardships Batman has had to endure, the death of Jason Todd is probably the worst experience he has had to go through since the death of his parents. Published in 1988 the storyline sees the second Robin, Jason Todd, tracking down his long-lost mother to Ethiopia. She turns out to be blackmailed by Nioh is an action RPG set in the Edo period of Japan, somewhere the Joker into giving him supplies around 1600. You take control of William Adams, a fictionalised version to make his deadly laughing gas. of the real William Adams who was the first English man to step foot on After handing Jason over to the Japanese soil and went on to become the first western Samurai. Nioh is Joker, he savagely beats him with a crowbar to near death and blows brilliantly designed and looks moody and daunting whilst taking in the them both up with a bomb. The death of Robin sent Batman into a aesthetics of the period it is set in. The enemies consist of bandits and dark spiral becoming more violent than usual and even punching ronin as well as supernatural threats like Oni which are being Superman in the face. Luckily teenager Tim Drake believes the Batman summoned from the underworld to destroy Japan. Combat takes place in always needs a Robin and brings Bruce out of the darkness. Bruce real-time and like the Souls series it is high stakes sword play that keeps Jason’s costume in the Batcave as a constant reminder to never forms the basis of the combat. There are three stances, low, middle and let something like this happen again. high, each with their own pros and cons, for instance: low is fast but NO MAN’S LAND weak with better dodging abilities whilst high is slow but damaging. There is even a parry system in play, something Souls veterans will After Gotham is devastated by a huge instantly get on board with. earthquake, the US Government declares Gotham From atmosphere to appearance, the game is basically Samurai Souls a no man’s land by destroying all the bridges into and should help fans move on from Dark Souls with hope knowing other the city. Due to the dwindling law enforcement, developers are looking out for them Gotham’s criminals and super villains carve up the city into different districts and rule their territories how they see fit. Batman and Jim Gordon work with other heroes to return order to the city; after many months and interference from Lex Luthor the US Government finally reverses the No Man’s Land order. The storyline is notable for introducing Harley Quinn, Cassandra Cain (the third Batgirl) and a new Batman costume. It also saw the death of Gordon’s second wife, Sarah, by the Joker, something the villain strangely found no humour in. NIGHT OF THE OWLS Being the first event since the New 52 came about, Night of the Owls For Honor on the other hand isn’t much like Dark Souls in way of an delves into the history of Gotham action RPG. No, this game is for those Souls veterans who yearn for the City and turns everything Batman PVP (person versus person) battles that come whenever you get thought he knew on its head. The invaded. For Honor has been described as a “shooter with swords”, that mysterious Court of Owls sentences description alone is all you need to know. Bruce’s to death despatching their assassin known as The Talon. With You have a choice of three fictionalised factions which represent real the defeat of the assassin, Batman world warriors: Legion (Knights), the Chosen (Samurai) and the Warborn discovers secret rooms hidden (Vikings), with each faction having different classes to choose from. within every building funded by Bruce’s own great-grandfather. After a Unique to the game is the Art of Battle system which is activated when deadly rematch with The Talon in the Court’s lair, Batman spares the you face stronger enemies. You then have the option of where to place Talon’s life and declares war on the Court, vowing he will hunt them your weapon and where to attack, which makes it a game of striking down. In response, the Court awakens all their previous Talons and and parrying whilst waiting for that opportune moment of when to releases them on Gotham that very night to annihilate Batman and his attack and defeat the enemy. It is basically a duelling mode with high allies! risk and reward that should come easily to Souls veterans. 52 GSCENE
soars. Love that is lavish. Love that bores. Love that’s cheap. Love that costs. Love that cheats. Love that hides. Love that seems forever lost but then finds its way home. Love is hoping. Love is hating to be alone. Love is waiting, in the dark, the heat, the rain, the every-time for you. Love is never having to wait again, until the next time. Love that lives, love forgets, love forgives and that yet still smarts. Love is patient. Love’s unkind. Love sees all, yet is blind. Love that wraps. Love that seals. Love that breathes and yet steals my air. Love is fun. Love is thinking. Love recognises that sinking feeling of escape approaching. Love is laughing when I should be crying. Love is crying when I should be laughing. Love will cry, and will try. Love is leaving and not looking back. Love is again when you think you never should. Love is again when you thought you never would. Love surprises when not looking. Love then leaves when not working. Love is fighting. Love is you lighting up the room, the street, the world. Love that listens. Love that doesn’t. Love that sings. Love that dances. Love that’s loyal. Love that chances upon another. Love that behaves, and restrains. Love of longing, wishing looks. Love of summer sweaty f***s. Love that worships. CRAIG’S THOUGHTS Love that reigns over me. Love on the run. Love that is hunted. Love Love is. By Craig Hanlon-Smith unrequited. Love is lonely and not wanted. Love is not being able to look at you because @craigscontinuum my brain, my chest, my head hurts. Love is watching you sleep. Love is not sleeping when I know you’re not sleeping. Love is unexplained anxiety. Love is strength when I ) Love is excitement. Love is exhaustion. riot. Love is enraged. Love is tired. Love is the know you’re anxious. Love is the gravitas of Love is daily. Love by the hour. Love is always. truth. Love is a lie. Love is life. Love will die. our days, weeks, years together. Love is the Love is never. Love at your leisure. Love that’s Love is you. Love is me. Love is him. And him. minutes when the nights draw in. Love is the a pleasure. Love is now. Love is then. Love is And him. And she. Love that starts. Love that summer in the winter. Love is the thawing of today. Love is tomorrow. Love is never again. stops. Love that climbs. Love that falls. Love the ice. Love is the fresh fall of snow, the first Love is light. Love is dark. Love is air. Love is for you. Love is for all. Love that fights. Love hint of day. Love will shake, love will shock, fire. Love is creation. Love is foundation. Love that bites. Love for a friend. Love for a foe. love is sand, love is rock. Love will calm and is destruction. Love is the only heaven that is Love for good. Love for bad. Love is what caress. Love will cover and undress. Love that real. Love is hell. For this love, time will tell. we’ve always had, to share, to spare. Love for is straight. Love that creases. Love that locks Love irresistible. Love untouchable. Love is young. Love for old. Love is frightened. Love and releases whether you want it to or not. the longing. Love is the needing. Love the is bold. Love that strokes. Love that aches. Love that roams. Love that strays. Love that never quite achieving. Love a warrior princess. Love that gives. Love that takes. plays. Love that stays. Love a cowering child. Love is lost. Love is Love you win. Love you lose. Love that lands. life. Love is death. Love is everything in Love is present. Love is past. Love is the half- Love you choose. Love can calm and will between. Love is smart. Love is sick. Love is light and forever casts a shadow on my soul. bruise. Love that lusts. Love that stares. Love holding. Love is touching. Love is desperate Love uplifts. Love is flight. Love holds my that trusts. Love that cares. Love is a stranger. isolation. Love is accepting. Love is believing. hand on infrequent nights apart. Love Love is companion. Love is the messiah. Love Love is overachieving. Love is incandescent enduring. Love that’s fleeting. Love that is a pariah. Love attacks. Love embraces. Love is indignation. Love is real. Love is not. Love is carnal. Love a meeting of our minds. lazy. Love is busy. Love imprisons, makes you fiction. Love is hot and will burn. Love is dizzy. Love stands still. Love is walking. Love The love that dare not speak its name talks straight. Love will turn. Love that chimes. is running. Love that races. Love for a time. freely. Love is you. Love is me. Love is ours. Love that rhymes. Love is wealth. Love has Love that chases. Love that lifts. Love that Love is we. Love for all. Love is free. For now. nothing, on you. Love is fear. Love is pain. Love is give. Love is gain. Love is tit. Love is tat. Love is this, love is that, love is getting fat and happy. Love is “Love is the truth. Love is a lie. Love is life. feast. Love is famine. Love emaciates and starves. Love that cuts and then scars. Love is Love will die. Love is you. Love is me. asleep. Love is awake. Love is speed and love is the break of my heart. Love is calm. Love is Love is him. And him. And him. And she ” GSCENE 53 WALL’S WORDS GAY WISDOM BY MIKE WALL BY GAY SOCRATES
LGBT+, CAN WE ASK THE HETEROSEXUALS IF YOU LIKE TO TAKE IT UP THE A*SE - TO JOIN TOO? DOES THAT MAKE YOU A SISSY? ) So it is LGBT+ History Month again. I might not win any friends for ) Last week I had sex with a guy in the sauna. Yay! And afterwards this article as it may prove a little uncomfortable. I don’t think that when we were cuddling and chatting in our little cubicle (it can anyone who knows me will be particularly surprised about what I’m happen sometimes - occasionally) we got on to the subject of how to going to say as I’ve said it all before. I’ve even aired my opinions in respond to THAT QUESTION: ‘Are you a Top or a Bottom?’ It’s a question this publication on a few occasions about why I don’t think that we often furtively asked during the course of a bit LGBT+ folk should be lumped into one ‘community’. of fumbling exploratory touch. It seems to be asked by guys in a rush to get to some kind of Now I’m going to appear to be particularly two-faced as I’ve recently destination. They ‘ain’t looking for some become co-chairman on an LGBT+ forum in my place of work. I mutually explored erotic adventure. It’s like initially wanted to join this group as I still think that it’s important they want to fast forward to some live-action, that minorities should be represented in all aspects of society. We conventionally plugged-in, porn cum-shot. LGBT+’ers are still a minority so let’s ensure that when policy is written, our views, opinions and dignity are considered. I usually indicate that I’m enjoying the touch happening right now and that I’m capable of going with the flow of However, here is where I will probably face the firing squad - I don’t wherever it might take us. Which usually gets us back in the zone! believe we form any sort of community. I work alongside people of various sex, sexuality, ethnicity etc and I consider myself as part of My sauna buddy seemed interested to talk about this topic, so I told the wider community which is Brighton. I live here; it’s a very diverse him, for the record, that with regard to gender I personally identified place with people of very varied opinions on religion, sexuality, as a bigendered. And, furthermore, having reflected on how my politics, even down to how often rubbish should be collected from bigendered-ness impacts on my sexuality, I’ve come to the conclusion outside our houses. We, appear, in Brighton to be very tolerant of that the feminine pole of my gender is BISEXUAL! She’s into men who each other. Or written differently we’re accepting of the differences in are into her femininity and she’s also into women who want to engage each other. This is why I love to live in this city. in sexual play with her. (Hmm - one of these days that fantasy of a dominant woman with a strap-on taking me to heaven will become a reality!). “I think it’s important that we don’t And then there’s the masculine end of my spectral identity, who is a segregate ourselves and appear sexually versatile gay guy. He enjoys f***ing, being f***ed, s*cking, being s*cked, d*minating and s*bmitting. It’s all f*cking great! to straight people to having this Then my sauna lover said, ”Well, I’ve done ‘exclusive club’” Queer Studies and they said there that ‘bigendered’ doesn’t exist because gender is all fluid-like.” He was young and not a little This is also the reason why I joined the LGBT+ group at work. I irritatingly, if not invalidatingly, correct. I wanted to ensure that we, as a forum, also accepted that we work suppose! with straight people, who due to one reason or another may just need some education to dispel some myths that may exist in their heads As a sissy child I was ruthlessly coerced into due to the influences of nature or nurture. I think it’s important that eradicating any element of femininity from my we don’t segregate ourselves and appear to straight people to having behaviour. I was a quick learner and a good this ‘exclusive club’. I would welcome any straight person to join our little actor and so rapidly acquired a reasonably group, as I feel it may open convincing straight-acting veneer of false-self. our eyes to some of the It’s taken years to recognise and challenge the issues that they face too. shame that I was made to feel about my sissy self. Thankfully I’m now Perhaps it is even time to able to honour and reclaim it as my precious birthright. have an LGBTH+ group, with the H allowing the heterosexuals to come ”Why do so many men continue to along and join the ‘community’. hide and despise their feminine Anyway, I hope nobody will nature? Is it because we live in a be affronted by my opinions patriarchal, misogynist culture?” and feelings on this subject, because I do not intend to offend, in fact the opposite, I want an even more ‘accepting’ society. We’re all human beings, with Why does this ugly gender expression repression happen? And why do feelings, emotions, aspirations, wants, needs etc. so many men continue to hide and despise their feminine nature? Is it because we live in a patriarchal, misogynist culture hating women and A set of people who choose to join together can appear to be a clique seeing men who resemble women as even worse? Whatever it is, we do and this in itself can be dangerous. I like all the people I’ve met in appear to be stuck with this gender binary thing and it does seem, for our work group and I think that we can achieve a lot if we stay many, to touch on something deeply fundamental which shouldn’t be focused, but also open to the views of others both inside and outside messed with. of the forum. Maybe I’m just a freak of nature. Maybe most men are just men. In By the way happy Valentine’s Day, if you are into that sort of thing! which case that’s just fine too! 54 GSCENE
The Tories must have been hacked off when cities and citizens bypassed Downing Street and headed straight to Brussels for their basic human rights. Working class British cities who found out 30 years after Thatcher that they were put into ‘managed decline’ because they rejected en-mass the draconian poll tax for the second time in 500 years. Imagine that? Bullying an entire city. Or country. Like when Ireland bypassed the non-existent Tory economic hand-outs and headed for Europe. Then became the technological hub of Europe that manufactured every Apple laptop computer on the planet. What we’re seeing is the same old Tory control CHARLIE SAYS but the end of freedom. So, whether you’re battling against any of the ‘good brave causes’ The return of able-bodied legislation of Brexit, anti-Trump, junior doctors, freedom of by Charlie Bauer Phd the press or, the jewel in the crown, the NHS, http://charliebauerphd.blogspot.co.uk the one that keeps us all healthy enough to get out and demand our rights, just watch how our health service becomes a by-product of the upcoming Brexit hell (don’t forget Missus May ) Before anyone else kicks off about the NHS be bombed, the superpowers either side looked voted to stay albeit under Cameronian duress). all I can say is... I told you so. Again. Why on apparently protected. Now they will prioritise cutting the NHS over would we think it could ever be any different? After this riot, the Tories had to use another European Insect Welfare reform or straight There’s a saying that goes, ‘one day I walked plan. Since the end of Thatcher, Cameron et al bananas or the madness of cocoa solids in down the street and I fell down a hole. The have kept her legacy going but knew that chocolate. The Thatcher legacy was actually a following day, I walk down the same street and they’d have to use another tactic to remove promise they are still implementing. I fall down the same hole. Day three - I walk the NHS. Less there is another riot. But the babyboomers down have also failed the down a different street’. The ‘snoopers’ charter’, bashed out when people dismally. The good times did not last Why would we, us in living memory of some of Theresa May was Home Secretary, and then forever. Things could not only get better, but the worst legislation against the NHS, forget implemented above any other policy when she worse. ‘Perhaps the Tories will be different this about what went before? Instead of walking became the unelected Prime Minister, is time around? Perhaps I’ll walk down the same down the same street and being surprised designed to process legislation against the street and the hole will have been filled in by when we fall into the same hole - yet still NHS, amongst other things, by removing the the council and I won’t break a bone and be wondering who the hell dug it instead of why ability of the people to collectively protest. I’m rushed to an NHS hospital...’ it was there in the first place. thinking of the recent anti-Brexit march in I’m able-bodied and relatively healthy. I am a London where we were prevented from entering It’s easy to blame the millennials; the kids product of the NHS. And the NHS is still the certain streets. Some of us peacefully asked interested more in an app on a phone rather main provider of care for the disabled. One of why, and eventually a friendly policeman than their future health care. But they are not the things I ask everyone since June 23, 2016 whispered that ‘it was now private property’ - to blame. It’s the babyboomers downwards, to think about is this - every time you take an that the developer and landowner had decided who are the real culprits. Those of us who elevator in Westfield; or head to see a film or a to close it when the people marched in their marched against Thatcher’s cuts as well as a play on the West End; every time you jump into own capital city. The poll tax was the second host of other legislation - evils such as the the disabled toilet without anyone seeing; battle of Trafalgar – this time Trafalgar Square miners and their wives demanding a starvation every time you make a short cut up a - much too close to the palace to allow it to wage, or the kids and students demanding wheelchair ramp instead of the stairs. Perhaps ever happen again. against nuclear proliferation so that they could those gaps at the end of a train carriage that have a future somewhere, or anti-LGBTQI The ‘snoopers’ charter’ means that you will the huge transport industries have been forced legislation where born-again police chiefs said soon be prevented from leaving your house to spend millions on. Those lifts next to the that this group, making a reference to HIV, was because the facial recognition and everything elevators that always seem to be empty. Or the ‘wallowing in a cesspool of its own making’. Or else will access an enormous algorithm that removal of corner kerbs on every street. Or that perhaps for the jewel in the crown of 20th gives the authorities everything about you in annoying beep as a ramp slides out of a bus to century social reform and proof that the state seconds - including the ability to stop you. accommodate a wheelchair. believed people had a value – the NHS. That granny who has been on every picket line If you think this is the sound of our caring for equal pay for women since the 1970s is Back then the Tories failed dismally and it was British society you’re both ignorant and wrong. now thrown into the same vat as Al (gorithm) the poll tax that killed them. Women, men, That noise, that beeping, is the sound of EU Qaeda – the most convenient threat to the kids, seniors from across the class divide, legislation, now gone. West. marched peacefully against a tax which would exclude the poorest (anti–Thatcher voters) from voting the same regime out. A peaceful protest turned violent and again, the right- “Since the end of Thatcher, Cameron et al wing media and their ‘youth advisers’ in the gutter press blamed the ‘left-wing militants’. have kept her legacy going but knew that All very good when communist Russia was at stalemate with capitalist America and Europe they’d have to use another tactic to remove sat in the middle. They called it Theatre Warfare because, as ground-zero, Europe would the NHS. Less there is another riot ” GSCENE 55 TWISTED GILDED GHETTO HOT GOSSIP BY ERIC PAGE BY MICHAEL STEINHAGE GREAT ESCAPE DEAR READERS... ) Ah love, how am I to talk of it to you, Dear, clever Reader. The ) It may come as a shock to you that I (with my fantastic wit thickos use emoticons and Hallmark drivel, I offer you tenderness, displayed in this column every other month, and the smashing good wonder, a moment of silence before your memory begs to be left in looks barely evident in the charming little photo in the top corner) am peace, but before then, let me take you back. Stand with me, in desperately single! And personally, I blame Walt Disney for the lack of front of Guernica, Picasso’s painting of the Spanish Civil War - we are boyfriend in my life. in a modern art gallery, well at least I am, you are in flashback, like My ideal man, as has been drilled into me by their frivolous happily a ghost or a fart, present but incorporeal. It’s Valentine’s Day, late ever after nonsense, should sweep me off my feet and onto a magic afternoon, 2010. carpet like Aladdin. He should be as strong and sexy as Hercules and, Standing there, suddenly recognising the thick twisted fingers of the like Prince Charming, he should be hopelessly romantic and utterly, widows of Picasso’s grief perfectly mirror my soul, I make a run for well, charming. Like what's his name, you know, Pocahontas's it, out though the endless corridors of Giacometti and throwing boyfriend, he should be willing to accept my inherent wisdom and myself through the misery of Dali’s endless shriek for immolation I change his ways whenever I show him the light (i.e whenever we have found myself outside, no more world-renowned works demanding I a disagreement and I’m always right). He should further be caring and remove my own attention from that greatest work of art, my own ego. wise, like Belle's beast. Mind you, I've picked up the odd beast or two in the small morning hours at the Bulldog, but alas, time and time again they have failed to turn into a handsome prince by morning. Yes, until now my prince has not, astride white steed, ridden into my life, and I can’t help but wonder why? Have my ridiculously high expectations prevented me from recognising the regal qualities that lesser mortal men have offered me? Of course I’ve had my share of boyfriends, and whilst never quite coming close to cutting the civil partnership cake together, we have had a lot of fun and good times, but have I found ‘The One’? No, like Snow White, I am still in the glass coffin, waiting.
“Have I found ‘The One’? Shattered, I walk the length of the roof, as is the nature of these converted modern galleries; power stations, slaughter houses and No, like Snow White, I am still this one an old tuberculosis hospital named after a silently suffering queen, oh how the irony bit hard. It’s a huge, red enamelled roof in the glass coffin, waiting” designed by Phillip Stark and, as this is the world of modern art, no excess is refused. My stark choices reflected by Stark’s choices, acres of highly polished red, which after the monochrome of Guernica and This used to make me unbearably sad, until one glorious day a Fairy my inner diorama was repugnant, I walk to the edge of the roof and Godmother appeared to me and said... no, until one glorious day (okay press my face against the glass. At full length it prevented my auto fine, after some time with a good counsellor) I realised that it’s defenestration, and its subsequent misinterpretation as a critique of perfectly fine to be Elsa the Snow Queen, build a fabulous ice palace Giacometti. The sun was setting, I tremble on the edge, nine stories and live happily without constantly waiting for the prince to come. up, pressing against tempered glass and imagining my body Is it all that anyway? Finding ‘The One’? I often wonder what they tumbling free though the air, never hitting the ground as I have look like now... Arielle, no longer a slender tiddler but an old halibut built my wings on the way down, in a Dali-esque escape, beating up and Prince Eric, with an ale-belly and hair growing out his ears. up up into the wide blue Iberian sky that even now is streaked with Sleeping in separate beds in the castle, avoiding eye contact across huge gashes of violent orange crepuscular rays as the Suns bid the that long, long dining table in the royal dining hall. The magic carpet, day farewell one last time. How I ached for it to be over, not life, sun-bleached and several tassels short, lying forlorn in the cellar; but day (keep up) this endless plethora of art having clogged up my Jasmine trying to cynicism so every breath was metaphor, every sigh a curse and mirror help little Ali with broken. I dropped my loom, and crossed the room, I was half tired of his algebra that she shadows, and I exhaled. doesn't understand, I saw a golden flash, but unlike the Bint of Shallot it wasn’t of a whilst Daddy is out helmet tra la, tra la, and was more a vibration. It was my pocket, my ‘looking for another phone; mundane reality broke the magical reality of my reverie and damn lamp’. stopped me short. I pressed the cold hungry glass of the screen; I’d Am I still waiting for left Grindr on and had walked into an area of free Wi-Fi, those Prince Charming? A modern oases of the weary contemporary traveller. A perfect Iberian part of me always bubble butt flashed up on my phone with an invitation too crude to will, Sleeping Beauty detail here. In a flash the metaphors dissipated, a location was and The Little established and off I went to feed the endless, relentless hunger of Mermaid have done the throbbing Gay Game. their damage, but I’ll revise my earlier statement. There is nothing That was six years ago, caught unawares by huge beautiful world- desperate about being single, if you choose not to live it that way. changing love disguised as a random shag. I never looked back but And for now I’ll choose to enjoy all the many facets (and thieves, rang his bell and decided to be exquisite and never explain. scoundrels and wicked Grand Viziers) single life has to offer. 56 GSCENE
queasy; but for us, the Spencer family, it seems to work and for us two Dads it’s an attempt at therapeutic care without the kids realising it is happening. Trust me though when I say that it isn’t always a love-fest at our house. The fear of love that is so embedded in our daughter leads to major catastrophic meltdowns, slamming of doors, declarations of hatred towards us and screams of how she is unlovable, and its heart-breaking to witness. We wonder if we will ever be able to help her to see how amazing she is. When she’s out with us or with our family or friends she is polite, engaging and draws everyone’s attention, but when home or safely back in the car that sparkling light in her eyes will fade through the sheer exhaustion of being loving and accepting love. It’s hard work for this girl to reflect the love she receives from others as it is alien to her DAD & DADDY to receive so much. She has been our daughter for nearly five years now and her lack of love for herself appears to get worse. For our family, love is a challenge, On the brink of puberty and now going to a cuddles, painful, fun and definitely school with thousands of other kids she finds unconditional, says Syd Spencer it hard to adjust and absorb her fast- changing world. It’s hard for us too as she aims her fear our ) The dictionary tells us that love is ‘a strong means, in her mind, that she’s almost an way with hateful statements, that, although feeling of affection’ and ‘a great interest and adult, finds love very confusing and scary. we understand their source, hurt us and have pleasure in something’. a few times over the years succeeded in Our love for her, and our boy, is consistent. making me doubt my role as Dad. In our house, especially for our daughter, love Even through the hardest times, the most is, at times, a shield, a barrier and also a frustrating and bizarre behaviours, we remind Therapists and social workers tell us it’s a weapon. Often when she allows herself to feel them that they are loved but sadly there is good thing because it means she feels safe safe, loved and wanted, she will quickly little love inside our girl for herself. enough with us to unload her fears etc, that dismiss those loving feelings, as they make it shows she loves us! It would be nice if she It’s not really surprising as she received little her feel that she isn’t in control. After all, an could feel safe enough to show her love as a young girl from her birth family and the emotion we don’t understand or we can’t through random acts of kindness sometimes ‘love’ she did get was very dangerous indeed. relate to how we feel about ourselves is a or even a cuddle that we didn’t have to ask terrifying thing. So every day we tell them they are loved, at for, maybe at least a couple of times a bed times, when dropping them off at school month? So we are nearly five years in as parents to and at random times throughout the day. We our two kids and ‘love’ is probably the thing For us four, love is challenge, the glue, show love by being tactile, cuddles when they that we find the hardest to help the kids to laughter, cuddles, fearful, fun, painful, are not expected, kisses on top of their heads understand, give out, sometimes appropriately neglectful, family, strength and definitely as well as kisses goodnight at bed times. and accept. unconditional. That’s not to say consequences Kevin and I have always been tactile with for bad behaviour are not a regular thing in Our son will accept love and give it out freely, each other and the kids see us hug and kiss our home, because sometimes it almost feels which causes issues around boundaries, each other, our aim is to break down our girl’s daily, but the punishment is always given keeping himself safe and not making others fear of love and our boy’s manic obsession lovingly and that is always unconditional. feel uncomfortable around him. He will tell his with love by making the declaration of it a friends at school that he loves them and then I think it’s very telling what our daughter normal part of daily life. they will bully him for it, taunting him that he feels about love when her favourite line from is gay like his Dads etc. Pretty sickening right? Love, kisses, cuddles her favourite Adele song is ‘Sometimes it every day! It’s enough to make anyone feel lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead’. He then gets confused and will usually retreat into himself and become that very quiet little boy that we met back when he was six years old. Questions will then be asked about why can’t his friends love him too? And we try our “So we are nearly five years in as parents best to clear up the confusion around friendship love, family love and partner love. to our two kids and ‘love’ is probably the His quietness doesn’t last long though and he thing that we find the hardest to help the soon bounces back and starts telling everyone how fabulous he is. kids to understand, give out, sometimes Our little girl, who is still only 11 years old, thinks she is already a teenager which then appropriately and accept ” GSCENE 57
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and the health service would pay for BA and FFS, the latter being such an important part of safety for so many women like myself who, to be able to move through the world without fear of abuse or much worse, need some tweaks to their facial appearance. And there we have it. Plain and Simple. Why can I not maintain a relationship? Why have I remained mostly single throughout my life despite being regarded as highly desired? Because my sex does not match my gender - it never has. It doesn't matter how many compliments I’ve been paid in the past, those compliments have been directed at my sex, and however well meant those compliments, they fed into my gender dysphoria (GD). At one point in the turbulent year that lead up to the beginning of my transition, when I never saw a time in the future that I would be viewed as a woman, and to be honest, I still don't feel that way now most days, I looked at myself in the mirror and I said, ‘you can be an attractive man or an ugly woman - which is it to be?’. Suicidal ideation made that decision
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rather than hanging on to and building up grudges for future reference. It’s been a battle SAM TRANS MAN to get to this point. Blood and tears have been shed and a few psychotherapists have been left Dr Samuel Hall on why loving yourself reeling. But it’s all been worth it, because I first can help sustain healthy and truly think that today, in 2017, I can honestly say I do love myself. I’m proud of my happy relationships with others. achievements, of my tenacity in the face of adversity, I’m proud that I persevered with my transition in the face of resistance and anger much. It’s a universal experience, unless life is ) When it comes to writing this column, I’m from my family. And I’m especially proud that consumed with the matter of one’s very usually awash with ideas until I actually put now, some years down the line, my family seem survival; a shortage of food and somewhere pen to paper, at which point all those brilliant to be falling in love with me for the first time. safe to sleep doesn't give time or space for soundbites and gems of wisdom that have I feel that acceptance of me as a transgender emotional wounding. been popping into my head for weeks suddenly man is imminent, and that they’re looking at seem to desert me! I’m becoming increasingly Most of us have been royally wounded by me with new eyes. It’s hard not to attribute familiar with writers’ block, and have people we love, some of us badly. It’s not this to my marriage last year. There is considerable sympathy for those who depend necessarily anyone’s fault. We’re all human, something about it that has caused a seismic on writing to make a living. I really don't think and when it comes to parenting, which is our shift in the extended family dynamic. It’s quite I could take the pressure. As I sit typing at earliest experience of love, no one is perfect. difficult to put my finger on, but I know that it this moment, we’re smack in the middle of Our parents (or others responsible for raising has a lot more to do with her, than it does what many people believe is the most us) do their very best, for the most part, to with me. depressing month, with plenty of evidence to love us. I only found this out when I became suggest that we really do hit a low some time one. I know I do my best, and that will have around the third week of January. So I can add to be good enough, but boy does it feel lousy a mild seasonal depression to my writers’ “My family seem to be sometimes. You see ‘my best’ is relative. I’m far block, and only apologise readers if my ennui from a perfect parent. My kids drive me crazy falling in love with me rubs off on you. and often I just wish they would disappear so for the first time. I feel To combat this I’m determined to elaborate on I can just have some peace. I get scratchy and the theme for this issue - love. I’m hoping tetchy and lairy (their word), sometimes I’m that acceptance of me that my thoughts on the matter will serve to downright unreasonable with them, and as a transgender man elevate me and anyone who is reading this, sometimes I shout and say things I regret out of the winter blues. I’m a lucky soul, I later. It’s all a bit of a mess really. Looking is imminent” have a LOT of love in my life. I’m back at my own childhood I see the same incomprehensibly loved by my wife, a fact features of intent and purpose in my parents, I think it goes something like this. I move which flummoxes me on a daily basis - why? coupled with spectacular failure at times. It from self-hatred to self-love over many years, what does she see in me? I can be such an has humbled me to realise that I really am no which causes me to take the brave step of idiot, insensitive, self-obsessed, coarse, better at the job. transitioning. This has the effect of making me lazy…. and yet she seems to see beyond all of Allowing all of this to sink in leads me to a a nicer person to be around. I’m being myself, that to something else. Something at the core place of forgiveness. I can forgive my parents not pretending to be someone I’m not. I like of me which she finds adorable. Every now and for their mistakes, and forgive myself for mine. myself for the first time in my life. It shows. again I get a glimpse of myself through her I can look at the parts of myself I don't like When she meets me she meets someone who is eyes, and a flicker of self-knowledge or very much and learn to embrace them, so that comfortable in his own skin and likes being understanding. my tolerance for my own mistakes becomes who he is. This is very attractive. We hit it off, The thing is, it’s not really possible to sustain greater, and I can largely say, in my fifth and start a relationship. She sees something a healthy and happy relationship with another decade, that I do love myself. Hopefully not in brave and noble in this, whereas I see a woman person unless you love yourself first; and an egotistical fog of self-aggrandisement, but who is divine in her understanding of me. She loving oneself is no mean feat. We didn't learn rather in a gentle and generous way. I sees me. And through her eyes I see myself. to do it when we were younger - most children apologise for my behaviour when it’s not I’ve come full circle and it’s beautiful. So thank get negative messages about being themselves reasonable, I don’t dwell on my mistakes, I you with all my heart to the lovely woman who from a very young age, and this sets us up forgive myself when I have messed up and I is my wife. I can only pray that my love for you from early childhood to not like ourselves very let go of the past as soon as it has passed, has the same impact on your life.
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DECEMBER STATS ) In December we had 16 anti-LGBT crimes including a homophobic tweet sent by a former footballer turned TV commentator. On advice from our LGBT external reference group, the crime was dealt with by Community Resolution. To make amends, the man made a public apology via Twitter and has agreed to do voluntary work with charities that campaign to rid football of homophobia through education. For more info about Community Resolution see https://sussex.police.uk/policies-and-procedures/community- resolutions/
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Extensive Help-line with email & webchat facility from 5pm daily on 07476 667353 , www.thevillagemcc.org training provided. 01273 204 050 . • What Next? Thurs eve, 6 week peer support group work • LGBT specialist face to face low cost counselling service, HIV PREVENTION, CARE programme for newly diagnosed HIV+ gay men. • LGBT Older peoples' project, • HIV Support Services: info, support & practical advice • LGBT HIP engagement project. & TREATMENT SERVICES for people living with/affected by HIV. • Volunteering opportunities 01273 234 009 . ) AVERT • Volunteer Support Services: 1-2-1 community www.switchboard.org.uk/brighton Sussex HIV & AIDS info service 01403 210202 or email support for people living with or affected by HIV. ) BRIGHTON WOMEN’S CENTRE [email protected] • HIV Welfare Rights Advice: Find out about benefits or Info, counselling, drop-in space, support groups. ) BRIGHTON & HOVE CAB HIV PROJECT benefit changes. 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Claude Nicol Centre, Sussex County Hospital, on Weds from 5-8pm. Assessment of support needs and signposting on to Social group for gay men over 50 with several events every 01273 664 721 or www.brightonsexualhealth.com relevant services. Support in person, by phone or email. month inc meeting at Dorset Gardens last Fri of month 7-9pm. • Support for people at risk of HIV confidential info 07561 166 407 or email [email protected] ) LAWSON UNIT and advice on sexual health and HIV for men who have www.brightongems.com Medical advice, treatment for HIV+, specialist clinics, diet sex with men. Up to 3 one hour appointments depending ) LESBIAN LINK BRIGHTON & welfare advice, drug trials. 01273 664 722 on need. Sessions in person or on phone. Local social group offers friendship, social events, meet 1st ) SUBSTANCE MISUSE SERVICE • Web support & info on HIV, sexual health & local Thur at Regency Tavern, 7.30pm. 07594 578 035 Pavillions Partnership. 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