DEC 2019 CONTENTS GSCENE magazine THE AMSTERDAM www.gscene.com @gscene GScene.Brighton PUBLISHER Peter Storrow TEL 01273 749 947 EDITORIAL [email protected] ADS+ARTWORK [email protected] EDITORIAL TEAM Craig Hanlon-Smith, Graham Robson ARTS EDITOR Michael Hootman SUB EDITOR Graham Robson SOCIAL MEDIA Marina Marzotto DESIGN Michèle Allardyce BAR BROADWAY M FRONT COVER A D MODEL Christian Coe I dancer.christian R E T PHOTOGRAPHER Simon Pepper S M A Dwww.simonpepperphotography.com E H I simonpepperphotography T F simonpepperphotographer MAKE UP Helen Doubowski D dubowski-art.artweb.com/ HEAD PIECE Rebeca at Go Botanica NEWS D www.gobotanica.com I gobotanica 4 News CONTRIBUTORS Simon Adams, Ray A-J, Jaq Bayles, Jo Bourne, Nick Boston, Dave Bradley, SCENE LISTINGS Brian Butler, Richard Jeneway, Craig Hanlon-Smith, Samuel Hall, Adam 22 Gscene Out & About Mallaby, Enzo Marra, Eric Page, Dean 24 Brighton & Hove Pender, Simon Robinson-Stynes, Gay ALL NEW BULLDOG Socrates, Brian Stacey, Michael 42 Solent Steinhage, Glen Stevens, Duncan Stewart, Craig Storrie, Sugar Swan, Violet Valentin, Netty Wendt, Roger ARTS Wheeler, Kate Wildblood, Ray Barron Woolford 46 Arts News PHOTOGRAPHERS 48 Classical Notes Creag Aaro, Graeme Atack, Jack Lynn, Simon Pepper 49 Arts Books 50 Arts Jazz 50 Arts Matters FEATURES REGULARS 44 Dance Music © GSCENE 2019 All work appearing in Gscene Ltd is copyright. 15 FITTER CONFIDENT YOU It is to be assumed that the copyright for Getting out of that exercise slump with Matt Boyles 44 DJ Profile: Hard Femme material rests with the magazine unless otherwise stated on the page concerned. No 54 Shopping part of this publication may be reproduced, 16 TRANS CAN SPORT stored in an electronic or other retrieval Getting trans people moving, by Rory Finn 55 Craig’s Thoughts system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, 56 Charlie Says recording or otherwise without the prior 17 SAIL BOAT PROJECT knowledge and consent of the publishers. Making waves for all, by Rory Finn 57 Wall’s Words The appearance of any person or any 57 Gay Socrates organisation in Gscene is not to be construed 18 LGBTQ+ SPORTS as an implication of the sexual orientation or A range of sport and fitness options for you to get involved in political persuasion of such persons or 58 Sam Trans Man organisations. 19 GAY GAMES 59 Yaya Knows Best Viv Woodcock-Downey looks forward to Hong Kong 2022 59 Stuff & Things 45 SOUL + MUSIC 60 MindOut Darryl W Bullock catches up with Brighton-based singer Oli Spleen 61 Hydes’ Hopes 51 DRAWN THAT WAY Craig Hanlon-Smith admires the pencil etchings of Nikita Ryan INFORMATION 52 ROMANTIC REALIST 61 Classifieds Brian Butler talks to Aneesa Chaudhry, the Rainbow Chorus MD 62 Services Directory E 63 Advertisers’ Map N I 53 MANY VOICES - ONE LA VOIX L B Brian Butler meets the international singing sensation U S 4 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY 2019 ) Brighton & Hove came to a solemn standstill on Sunday , November 10 for the city’s Remembrance Sunday event at The Cenotaph , Old Steine. The service included a procession from Madeira Drive, hymns, prayers and a two minutes silence, followed by the laying of wreaths to remember the dead, and a reading from Laurence Binyon ’s poem, For the Fallen . TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE TDoR is the annual observance on November 20 that honours the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. ) Trans Day of Remembrance (TDoR) was marked number of the reported murders in Europe. Of reported in the city this year by a series of community led killings of trans and gender-diverse people whose events on Sunday , November 17 , at Dorset profession was known, worldwide, 61% were sex workers. Gardens Methodist Church , the Black & Minority Ethnic Community Partnership (BMECP) community centre and a singing workshop and performance held by the LGBT Community Safety Forum at the Rainbow Hub and Dorset Gardens on November 20 . Billie Lewis , Chair of the Brighton & Hove The TDoR events were organised by a committee LGBT Community Safety Forum , joined the including representatives from the Clare Project , Mayor , the Royal British Legion and other Trans Pride Brighton , QTIPoC Narratives , English civic leaders in laying red poppy wreaths to Collective of Prostitutes and Navigate . honour the dead and remember the sacrifice At the TDoR service at Dorset Gardens, key community of service of people who died during the activists spoke about their experiences, hopes and war, and those who died due to persecution reasons why observing TDoR is important. Dr Sam from fascist regimes during WW2. A second Hall , chair of the Clare Project, welcomed everyone, wreath was laid by the LGBT Community The BMECP Community Centre also hosted a TDoR then the Rainbow Chorus sang with the Rainbow Safety Forum to honour and remember event providing a safe opportunity to remember and Chorus Workshop Choir , which is made up of disabled people, including children who celebrate the lives of those lost. Lunch Positive members of RC+ , the fully inclusive LGBTQ+ singing were tortured and murdered by the Nazis provided the buffet and there were stalls, workshops, workshops. Speakers included: Reuben Davidson and other fascist regimes during WW2. activities and counselling support. QTIPoC Narratives , from Allsorts Youth Project; Emma Rylands and Sam Mindout , Switchboard , Trans Pride , Navigate and Billie Lewis, said Briffett . Stephanie Scott , who helped set up and plan English Collective of Prostitutes all attended. “It’s important to the city’s first TDoR events, invited everyone to share remember the experiences and insights, and spoke about the number Brighton & Hove City Council flew the Trans Flag sacrifices of all of people who lost their lives to suicides and others from Hove Town Hall and issued a statement of service people, over support and incision to the city’s trans and non binary the last 100 years communities from the city’s main statutory partnerships. of war as well as Brighton & Hove Police tweeted a message of support those who were and a picture of the Trans Flag on the Sussex Police persecuted, tortured HQ flagpole in Lewes . and murdered by Sarah Savage , Chair of Trans Pride intolerant and Brighton, said; “Trans Pride Brighton genocidal regimes. We bear witness today is delighted to support Trans Day of to their loss, to the loss of brothers, sisters, who were never recorded or reported as being Remembrance 2019 in our city. The parents and children who fought for liberty murdered. Trans and gender-diverse people are victims last few years have seen an increase and justice during two world wars, and died of horrifying hate violence, including extortion, physical in discrimination and violence against fighting for their beliefs and way of life. We and sexual assaults, and murder. In most countries, our communities so we’re proud to work in partnership also bear witness to lives and whole data on murdered trans and gender-diverse people are with other local trans, non binary and intersex communities lost in the atrocities of war. not systematically produced and it is impossible to organisations to offer peer-led support during a difficult ‘Lest we forget’ isn’t just a meme, it means estimate the actual number of cases. time. TDoR is an important day, not just to remember the we remember not just to honour the dead, Names of the victims of anti-trans violence were placed siblings we have lost to hate crime but also those who but to remember why they died, in the on coloured pieces of paper on a large trans rights have been affected by the transphobic society we live in. pursuit of defending a way of life that was banner. It was an emotional event. There was a total of We will remember our friends and loved ones we have fair, inclusive and respectful of all types of 331 reported murders of trans and gender-diverse lost through suicide and commit to working together to people. We stood today, with the rest of the people in the last year. Migrants make up a high support the most vulnerable among our communities.” city, in silence. in respect, in remembrance.” DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON 5 WWW.GSCENE.COM ) WORLD AIDS DAY The Brighton & Hove World AIDS Day (WAD) Partnership are organising events to mark WAD on Sunday , December 1 . T L The partnership includes: Avert, B&HCC, Frontline AIDS, I U Q E I Gscene , Lunch Positive, Martin Fisher Foundation, Sussex K N A H Beacon, Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, E V O H Sussex Ecumenical HIV Chaplaincy & THT South, the Rainbow & N O Hub, LGBT Community Safety Team & HIV & SHAC teams. T H G I R B COMMUNITY EVENTS Positive and volunteers will be available to answer created a Quilt in support of those living with HIV/AIDS ) NATIONAL HIV Testing Week: Nov 16 –22 , queries about the evening’s events and take and in memory of those we have lost. THT, 61 Ship St, Brighton, open: Mon –Fri , additional names to be read at the vigil. HIV/AIDS BOOK DISPLAY with info about HIV o•rganisations. 10am –8pm . ) BRIGHTON AIDS MEMORIAL CANDLELIGHT LIVING POSITIVELY ‘LIVING LIBRARY’ : people VIGIL @ New Steine Gdns , Sun , Dec 1 , 6–7pm . ) LUNCH POSITIVE LUNCH CLUB @ Dorset l•iving with HIV tell their stories, Sun , Dec 1 , 12 –4pm All welcome to attend the remembrance event of Gardens Methodist Church Main Hall (1st floor), PAUL BOYCE art-based exploration of people living those lost to HIV/AIDS in Brighton & Hove for the Dorset Gdns, Fri , Nov 29 , 11am –3pm .