The LGBT Community Safety Forum is an independent group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans* (LGBT) volunteers in Brighton & Hove. For more info visit: lgbt-help.com y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR SERVICE USERS FOR MAKING PRIDE 2016 THE BEST EVER! We had the privilege of delivering our services across the city over the Pride Festival to a whopping 700+ people! Thank you to all of the Attendees, Volunteers, Pride Staff, Crew, Security, Sponsors, Funders and supporting Businesses that made it possible! • Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum is is a member of The LGBT Community Groups Network, funded by the Rainbow Fund • Listening Ear Service provided by the Samaritans • This Advert was paid for with a grant from the Rainbow Fund • Supported by Sussex Police & Rainbow Fund ! REPORT IT! [email protected] 01273 855620 b l SEPT 2016 CONTENTS GSCENE magazine ) www.gscene.com PRIDE PARADE CHAV LADS @ BULLDOG t @gscene f GScene.Brighton PUBLISHER Peter Storrow TEL 01273 749 947 EDITORIAL [email protected] ADS+ARTWORK [email protected] EDITORIAL TEAM Graham Robson, Sarah Green, Gary Hart, Gus Gustafson, Alice Blezard ARTS EDITOR Michael Hootman SUB EDITOR Graham Robson DESIGN Michèle Allardyce FRONT COVER MODEL Brighton Pride PRIDE PARADE PHOTOGRAPHY Raymond Griffen CONTRIBUTORS NEWS Jaq Bayles, Jo Bourne, Nick Boston, 8 News Suchi Chatterjee, Craig Hanlon Smith, Enzo Marra, Netty, Carl Oprey, Eric Page, Del Sharp, Rory Smith, Gay Socrates, Brian Stacey, Glen Stevens, SCENE LISTINGS Craig Storrie, Duncan Stewart, Tommy 28 Gscene Out & About the Queer Historian, Roger Wheeler, Mike Wall, Kate Wildblood 30 Brighton & Hove PHOTOGRAPHERS 44 Solent Alice Blezard, Graham Hobson: [email protected], Raymond Griffen, Frances Hubbard, ARTS Michael Hootman, James Ledward, Jack Lynn, Phil Rotherban, PRIDE PARADE 48 Arts News hugomichiels.photoshelter.com, 49 Page’s Pages Stella@StellaPix, Quick Pix Photos, Phil Rotherban 50 Classical Notes 51 Art Matters REGULARS 6 Letters to the Editor 46 Dance Music © GSCENE 2016 All work appearing in Gscene Ltd is 46 DJ Profile: HiFi Sean copyright. It is to be assumed that the copyright for material rests with the RAINBOW FAMILIES ON PRIDE PARADE 47 Geek Scene magazine unless otherwise stated on the page concerned. 52 Shopping & DVDs No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in an electronic or 53 Craig’s Thoughts other retrieval system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or 54 Charlie Says otherwise without the prior knowledge and consent of the publishers. 55 Hyde’s Hopes The appearance of any person or any organisation in Gscene is not to be 55 Glen’s Homely Homily construed as an implication of the sexual orientation or political persuasion of such 56 Sam Trans Man persons or organisations. 57 Netty’s World 57 Queenie’s Strip Service FEATURES 58 Duncan’s Domain 58 LGBT Police Liaison 19 CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES 59 Suchi’s World Craig Hanlon-Smith encourages NHS England to save lives 59 Michael’s Hot Gossip today, and engage in debate about HIV behaviour tomorrow 20 RAINBOW CHORUS INFORMATION Flying the flag for Brighton at EuroPride in Amsterdam 60 Service Directory 61 Advertisers’ Map 22 BRIGHTON PRIDE 62 Classifieds 6 Pages of pics from the Parade, Park and Pride Village Parties AMANDA AMANDA WILSON VOCALIST WITH FREEMASONS @ CHAV LADS @ BULLDOG 6 GSCENE LETTERS TO THE EDITOR even offered the use of a buggy So from all of us who were able to Email your letter to the editor: [email protected] to get around the park if I needed attend due to the hard work of it. the Accessibility Matters To round off a fantastic volunteers, I say thank you very experience, as my partner and I much, we had a fantastic time. were walking towards the exit one Robert P of the volunteer buggy shuttle drivers scooped us up to take us ACCESS MATTERS to our car at Prestamex House. I ENABLED ME TO was so very grateful as I was very RETURN TO PRIDE weary. ) I want to personally say a huge I’ve been singing the praises of THANK YOU to the access team at the fantastic work the access Brighton Pride for making my volunteers at Pride do to anyone experience of Pride at Preston who will listen. Keep up the good Park so enjoyable and stress-free work and see you next year. this year. Chris G I haven't attended Brighton Pride for many years as I found it was a THANKS FOR A struggle to get there via train FANTASTIC DAY followed by a long walk to the ) Once again I’d like to thank park with long waits for toilets, LEGENDS PRIDE CABARET FUNDRAISER VILLAGE PARTY the Accessibility Matters team which I can't afford to do with my volunteers for making it possible health problems along with THANK YOU LEGENDS happen and who made a £1,000 for disabled people to attend our nowhere to be able to sit when ) It's been another successful personal donation bringing the Pride, it makes such a massive needed. The Access team supplied Brighton Pride with both the total raised from our fundraising difference for the people that all that and I was able to bring Preston Park and Pride Village efforts to £4,526.74. used the services provided. my car and park to gain easier Party being very enjoyable events. Stephen Richards I once again benefitted from the access (perfect). But whilst it takes the concerted aka Lola Lasagne fast access to the park and the My first time back to Pride on efforts of a huge amount of facilities provided at the access Preston Park was amazing and I people to deliver Pride, I wanted THANK YOU FOR tent. I talked to many people in loved every moment of it. I don't to mention Tony Chapman and DELIVERING ACCESS the access tent and the chill out think it would have been possible his team at Legends. TO PRIDE areas, all of whom gave praises for without all the efforts and hard His generosity and commitment ) I wanted to publicly thank the the friendly approach by everyone work everyone at Accessibility every year to Pride and Brighton's wonderful team of young involved and the facilities Matters puts in which is why I LGBT communities ensures the volunteers at Accessibility Matters provided. want to say a huge thank you. cabaret tent remains sponsored who found me a place on a golf Although lots of us did not give It has restored my faith that I can each year and we are able to buggy on the Pride Parade at the our thanks on the day it was come back to Preston Park each invite the finest cabaret artists in very last minute. The access team because we were all enjoying year, learn to enjoy it again, and the country to appear. of volunteers were absolutely ourselves. Thanks to everyone restore my confidence that I can On Pride Sunday he then throws fantastic; helpful, cheerful and so involved in providing for our have an easy accessible day. open Legends to me to stage the, efficient. My partner and I were needs. Michelle C now annual cabaret fundraiser for made to feel so completely the Rainbow Fund. welcome. This action illustrates to me his I was especially impressed by the understanding of what Pride is volunteer walkers on the Parade. about: a chance to highlight to When the golf buggy I was in the thousands of visitors and to broke down they were determined remind those of us who live here that everyone on board would that our LGBT scene is wonderfully remain on the Parade and began diverse but needs constant care to push us and even though I and most importantly funding for offered to get out to lighten the it to remain so in the future. load they reassured me that they The Rainbow Fund is an excellent could manage. Eventually they model to do this and Tony's borrowed a rope so that we could constant support, not just over be towed by the buggy in front Pride, really leads the way across and we all made it safely to the our scene. park. Each year we raise thousands of My Pride was a fantastic pounds for the Rainbow Fund experience, being so close to the through Pride ticket sales but the spectators en-route, I had a Sunday event at Legends boosts marvellous day. that total whilst providing a real The accessibility tent in the park, sense of community thanks to the now in its much easier to reach hard work of the team at Legends. location, is such a great space to This year we collected in the retreat to. Though I didn’t make buckets, £3,526.74, our best yet much use of it during the day, I and I thank everyone who did appreciate the larger loos donated but especially Tony which made manoeuvring on Chapman for ensuring it could crutches more manageable. I was BLUEPRINT 22 ACCESS VOLUNTEERS @ PRIDE BRIGHTON 2016 888 DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON ) WWW.GSCENE.COM LEGENDS TOP BRIGHTON PRIDE’S LIST OF FUNDRAISING SUPPORTERS Legends’ contributions to Brighton Pride 2016 in fundraising and sponsorship totals over £10,000. HIGH COURT RULES NHS ENGLAND CAN FUND PREP NHS England to appeal the judgment brought before the courts by National AIDS Trust (NAT), which says interpretation of the law by NHS England in relation to prescribing PrEP was incorrect.