AUG 2020 CONTENTS GSCENE magazine D www.gscene.com T @gscene F GScene.Brighton PUBLISHER Gscene Magazine CIC EDITORIAL [email protected] ADS+ARTWORK [email protected] EDITORIAL TEAM Jaq Bayles, Rory Finn, Graham Robson ARTS EDITOR Michael Hootman SUB EDITOR Graham Robson DESIGN Michèle Allardyce FRONT COVER COVER STARS Gscene Pride covers PRIDE 2010 CONTRIBUTORS Simon Adams, Jo Bourne, Nick Boston, Brian Butler, Billie Gold, PRIDE 2009 Richard Jeneway, Craig Hanlon-Smith, Samuel Hall, Frances Hubbard, Laurie Lavender, Alf Le Flohic, Enzo Marra, Eric Page, Emma Rylands, Gay Socrates, Michael Steinhage, Glenn Stevens, Netty Wendt, Roger Wheeler, Kate Wildblood PHOTOGRAPHERS Creag Aaro, Steven Chantrey, Chris Jepson, Nick Ford, Michael Hootman, Frances Hubbard, Jack Lynn, Neil Masey, Simon Pepper PRIDE 2006 FEATURES 16 TRANS PRIDE ONLINE PRIDE 2008 Graham Robson chats to Sarah Savage about the highlights of Trans Pride © GSCENE 2020 All work appearing in Gscene Ltd is 18 BREXIT IS COMING... NEWS copyright. It is to be assumed that the Cat Walker asks is it time to leave the UK? copyright for material rests with the 3 News magazine unless otherwise stated on the page concerned. No part of this publication 19 MOVING TO BRIGHTON may be reproduced, stored in an electronic or Fabio Dragotta and his partner sought gay sanctuary in Britain ARTS other retrieval system, transmitted in any 48 Arts News form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, 20 WE ARE FABULOSO! photocopying, recording or otherwise without 52 Classical Notes the prior knowledge and consent of the Jaq Bayles talks to Paul Kemp about Pride’s three-day online festival publishers. 22 THE GAY DAY BEFORE PRIDE 53 All That Jazz The appearance of any person or any 53 Arts Matters organisation in Gscene is not to be construed Alf Le Flohic looks back at the founding years of Brighton’s gay movement as an implication of the sexual orientation or 56 Page’s Pages political persuasion of such persons or 23 GLF - SO MUCH MORE THAN ‘SO-GAY’ organisations. Craig Hanlon-Smith charts the history of the original gay activists REGULARS 24 30 YEARS OF QUEER 46 Turn Back the Pages Maibh Shiels asks Allsorts worker Reuben Davidson: how far have we come? 60 Shopping 25 REVOLUTION AND EVOLUTION 61 Craig’s Thoughts Jaq Bayles takes a look back over Prides past 62 MindOut 26 MEMORIES OF BRIGHTON PRIDE 63 Wall’s Words People share their memories and photos of Prides past and present 63 Gay Socrates 40 LGBTQ+ VENUES 64 Golden Hour Which of our LGBTQ+ venues are returning and what do they have planned? 64 Stuff & Things 51 OSKA BITES - LOVE BITES 65 Village MCC Oska Bright Film Festival celebrates Pride with some short films that explore the intersection of queerness and disability 65 Laurie’s Allotment 66 Scene It, Done It 54 BEARING WITNESS Artist Josef Cabey talks about his work and its heightened importance in INFORMATION today’s political climate 66 Classifieds 58 THE SCOOP ON THE SCOOP 67 Services Directory Cat Walker reveals the trials and tribulations of getting her debut novel published this year 68 Advertisers’ Map MICKLOS PRIDE 2001 MICKLOS DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON 3 WWW.GSCENE.COM ) BRIGHTON PRIDE SOAPBOX THE LEDWARD CENTRE, - CHANGING OUR LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY FUTURES WITH PASSION ) Gscene and Brighton & Hove Pride have together AND CULTURAL CENTRE arranged a series of talks on Zoom for the week leading up to Brighton & Hove Pride Weekend, with keynote Community help is needed with an exciting new LGBTQ+ speakers Peter Tatchell, Sam Hall, and Kamari Romeo. The talks will also be livestreamed on the Gscene community project in the heart of Brighton & Hove Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gscene.Brighton/ and available on YouTube within a few days. Each talk will be followed by the opportunity for you to join in the discussion, and to ask questions. JAMES LEDWARD KAMARI ROMEO KAMARI ROMEO ) Black trans actor, poet and activist A Guide To Intersectional Activism A practical guide to anti-racism with the focus on black ) After years of searching and negotiating, “The space will be known as The Ledward women, black LGBTQ+ and black disabled one of the late James Ledward’s dreams Centre, LGBTQ+ Community & Cultural 7.30pm, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 looks about to come true. Centre. D To register (free) go to https://bit.ly/3fHWi9L The benefits of an LGBTQ+ Community “They say ‘It takes a village’ but now that we Centre were first mooted in the Count Me In have almost certainly secured the premises, Too report ten years ago. James, along with ‘it’s going to take a community’ to realise the Chris Gull, chair of the Brighton Rainbow project. It really will be all hands to the deck, Fund, started looking in earnest for suitable and we’re now asking everybody who would premises four years ago, and at last it looks as like to be involved in this exciting venture to though the perfect place has been found. let us know what they can offer, as volunteers where possible, both in creating it and then Subject to contracts being signed and being part of the team. necessary change- of-use permissions granted, PETER TATCHELL those premises are in Jubilee Street, right next “Moving on we will need trustees for the door to Jubilee Library. Community Interest Company that we’ve PETER TATCHELL formed, a working party to include those who ) Veteran LGBTQ+ rights campaigner and activist can help in planning, project managing, Queer Liberation: Why LGBTQ+ Equality Is Not Enough architects, designers, project managers, The need to transform society rather than just seek equal CHRIS GULL accountants, fundraisers, builders, shopfitters, rights within the flawed hetero-dominated status quo and volunteers who can bring time, energy and 7.30pm, Wednesday, July 29, 2020 life experience to move this all forward. D To register (free) go to https://bit.ly/32whtYT “If you can help, please complete this short form at: https://bit.ly/3eRHGnd and we’ll get in touch with you. “Please put the word around.” Chris Gull said: “As time has gone on the potential of what this new centre could contain JUBILEE LIBRARY has grown. We are envisioning a community café, LGBTQ+ bookshop, exhibition foyer, DR SAM HALL studio theatre, meeting room/cinema, classrooms, office for Gscene, community DR SAM HALL ) GP, trans rights campaigner and Gscene contributor radio station... so it’s grown from a community Gender: A Tool Of Oppression centre to be more. 7.30pm, Thursday, July 30, 2020 D To register (free) go to https://bit.ly/3jnvXQD 4 ) DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON WWW.GSCENE.COM RADIOREVERB FUNDRAISER: BITTER SOUR PRESENTS: PRIDE ON AIR 2020 CULT - A MAGICAL PRIDE ) RadioReverb, ‘The Sound of Your City’, is set to celebrate Brighton & Hove Pride with Pride on Air 2020 on Saturday, August 1 from 8am on 97.2FM, DAB+ or via www.radioreverb.com. Bringing together Brighton's diverse and inspirational LGBTQ+ community, this full day of programmes is dedicated to all things Pride and all money raised on the day will be split between RadioReverb and the Brighton Rainbow Fund, which gives grants to local LGBTQ+/HIV organisations that deliver effective frontline services to LGBTQ+ people in the city. ) Grab your wands and your spell Cleopatra, Vlad Von Kitsch, Members of the community have the books for Bitter Sour Presents: Oedipussi Rex, Paul Aleksandr and chance to appear on air by sending voice CULT - A Magical Pride on Rose Gould. recordings of their Pride stories. Some Facebook on Saturday, August 1 Cherry Fakewell, says: “It’s the questions to get you started: What does Pride mean to you? How are you from 8pm, free but Paypal future and being queer and celebrating Pride this year? What is your favourite memory of Pride? For the donations encouraged on the night. chance to be broadcast to Brighton & Hove, simply record yourself on WhatsApp LGBTQ+ has been outlawed. We’ve or any voice recording app and email it to [email protected] before Broadcast on co-host Count all been driven underground and the Thursday, July 30 with the subject line PRIDE STORIES. No swearing please! Addiction's Facebook fan page ONLY way to conquer the bad is to @CountAddiction, join some of the delve into the spells of the occult. From 8am on Saturday, August 1 country's top alt performers for an Come my pretties, for this is one till 2am on the morning of Sunday, immersive, magical Pride show, ritual you won’t want to miss.” August 2, RadioReverb will be including: co-host Cherry Fakewell F For more info, visit: highlighting LGBTQ+ voices and and special guests Zorana Dawn, www.facebook.com/events/293175 stories with a mix of music and Melanin Monroe, Mandrake, Roxie 058401621/ speech from RadioReverb's broadcasting talent, including: • Sapphist Inspiration: poetry, skits, monologues and recordings of ALFIE ORDINARY’S COLOURING BOOK Sapphic women from history by the performers, including Dolly Rocket, Sapphic Voices team; SAPPHHIC VOICES LEANNE MCKENZIE &KATIE LAMBERT Miss Jason and Davina Sparkle. • Producer of HIV Hour, Josh Sharp, joins forces with the Brighton Bear Weekend for a It will be available for free (Alfie is series of interviews and mini-mixes from DJs suggesting you make a donation to Rob C, Neil Borrett and Josh himself; The Brighton Rainbow Fund) as a • Interviews with leading LGBTQ+ organisations digital download for you to colour in with RadioReverb director and host of the on your device or print at home. Politics Show, Geoffrey Bowden; ALFIE ORDINARY The Brighton Rainbow Fund gives • Ear Candy with a look at the virtual drag show ) To help you celebrate Brighton & grants to local LGBTQ+/HIV groups CULT: A Magical Pride; HIV HOUR, JOSH SHARP Hove Pride from home this year that deliver effective frontline services • Music to soundtrack your day from English Disco Lovers, and live and raise money for The Brighton to LGBTQ+ people in the city.