B63C:B7;/B35C723B=5/G:=<2=< 4@33 A13<3 B63:/C<16 =4=;= :=>@=47:3 =@/<53 07@B62/G A=6=>@723 ;716/3: C@73 ;/97<567A;/@9 7<A723>3B3@B/B163::2/<<77;7<=5C3>=>>3@A EEE=Cb;/51=C9 7AAC3BE3<BG=<3'& =C :=@3; bZ]`S[ WORDS BY LOREM DELOREM | PHOTOGRAPH BY MAET IPSUM =CbT`]\b PAGE 48 PRIDE HERITAGE EDITORIAL// Tim Redfern on the ADVERTISING work of Pride Heritage Project Editor David Hudson PAGE 51 [email protected] OUT THERE +44 (0)20 7258 1943 Upcoming scene Contributing Editor highlights for Adrian Gillan September, plus [email protected] coverage of Brighton Design Concept Pride, Soho Pride, Lo- Splicer Design Profi le, UK Black Pride, www.splicerdesign.com OMO, Shinky Shonky, Art Director the fi nal G-A-Y at the Markus Scheef Astoria and Orange [email protected] PAGE 18 Sub Editor MICHAEL URIE PAGE 83 Kathryn Fox OUTREACH Contributors Life as a gay student in Dan Browne, Charlotte London, BearHug, and Dingle, Adrian Foster, Paul the community listings Furness, Edward Gamlin, Anthony Gordon, Thomas PAGE 88 Hawker, Knight Hooson, Cary CONTENTS OUTNEWS James, Ben Kaye, Steven Paul Gay stories from home Davies, Tim Redfern, Gary Ryan, Richard Tonks, Justin PAGE 04 Varney, Iwan Watson, Steve LETTERS Watson Send your Photographers correspondence to Chris Jepson, Dick Goose [email protected] Publisher Sarah Garrett//Linda Riley HUDSON’S LETTER PAGE 06 ISDN: 1473-6039 Despite the fact that concerning what we can MY LONDON Head of Business Development Hollywood is absolutely and cannot do. Human rights activist Rob Harkavy crawling with gay In this issue we also take Peter Tatchell tells us [email protected] creative types, it seems a look at poppers. For a his capital highlights PAGE 56 +44 (0)20 7258 1936 weird that the fi lm and long time, this socially SOHO PRIDE Advertising Executive TV industries remain acceptable form of solvent PAGE 08 PHOTO © CHRIS JEPSON Dan Goodban amongst the last to exercise abuse has remained SHOPPING PAGE 28 and abroad [email protected] a not-so-subtle form of unquestioned on the The new Nikon Coolpix FILM +44 (0)20 7258 1832 homophobia when it gay scene, but a recent and Cold War design at Taken, Tropic Thunder, PAGE 96 Advertising Executive comes to their treatment change in the law has the V&A Jar City and Eden Lake PROPERTY Faye Hodge of openly gay actors. It was led to a change in their reviewed Living in Elephant [email protected] revealing to chat to Ugly formulation… much to PAGE 11 & Castle, the latest +44 (0)20 7258 1991 Betty star Michael Urie the displeasure of many. DIARY PAGE 34 home-ownership Advertising Manager this month, and to get his Do you know exactly September’s cultural THEATRE schemes, plus Katie Maz Ogden (slightly evasive) thoughts what it is your inhaling, or highlights in and The Wizard Of Oz and McCrum’s HomeStyle [email protected] on portraying such a what eff ect it has on your around London Piaf reviewed +44 (0)20 7258 1777 screamingly gay character body? Read our report on PAGE 116 and the ease with which page 45. PAGE 18 PAGE 38 MOTORING gay actors can be out or Elsewhere this month, MICHAEL URIE FOOD We test drive the new not within their chosen we’ve got reports on We catch up with our Seat Ibiza profession. 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