You are on page 1of 80

JULY 2014 CONTENTS

GSCENE magazine
www.gscene.org DIRTY SUNSET DISCO @ OHSO SOCIAL
@gscene
GScene.Brighton
PUBLISHED BY Peter Storrow
TEL 01273 722457
EDITORIAL info@gscene.com
ADS+ARTWORK design@gscene.com

EDITORIAL TEAM

DIRTY SUNSET DISCO @ OHSO SOCIAL


James Ledward, Graham Robson,
Sarah Green
ARTS EDITOR Michael Hootman
SUB-EDITOR Graham Robson
DESIGN Michle Allardyce

FRONT COVER
MODEL Nicole Gibson
STYLIST Giulia Carri
PHOTO Sharon Kilgannon
www.alonglines.com
LOLAS 25 YEARS IN SHOWBUSINESS PARTY @ CHARLES STREET
CONTRIBUTORS
Jaq Bayles, Jo Bourne, Nick Boston,
PC Rich Bridger, Suchi Chatterjee,
NEWS
Sabah Choudrey, John Cohen, Maeve 6 News
Devine, Fox and Lewis, Dr Sam Hall,
Craig Hanlon Smith, Rev Michael
Hydes, Enzo Marra, Netty, Carl Oprey,
SCENE LISTINGS
Mitchell Orriss, Eric Page, Sarah 34 Brighton Listings
Savage, Del Sharp, Keith Sharpe, 52 Solent Listings
Rory Smith, Gay Socrates, Darren Sole,
Brian Stacey, Glen Stevens, Craig
Storrie, Duncan Stewart, Roger ARTS
Wheeler, Mike Wall, Morham White, 62 Arts News & Listings
Kate Wildblood
BRIGHTON BEAR WEEKENDER 63 Art Matters
PHOTOGRAPHERS ORGANISERS
64 Film Reviews
Phil Bailey ukmomentcatcher.com,
Michael Hootman, James Ledward, Ian 65 Classical
Mager-Playford, Natasha Parker-Small,
Proud Parkers Photography, Roy &
Jean @ Funky Fish, Nikki Thompson
REGULARS
32 Sam The Trans Man
GSCENE 2014
All work appearing in Gscene Ltd is 54 Dance Music
copyright. It is to be assumed that the
copyright for material rests with the 54 DJ profile:
magazine unless otherwise stated on the
page concerned. No part of this publication Maze & Masters
may be reproduced, stored in an electronic
or other retrieval system, transmitted in 56 Books
any form or by any means, electronic,
mechanical, photocopying, recording or 58 Shopping
otherwise without the prior knowledge and
consent of the publishers. 60 Geek Scene
The appearance of any
61 Dine With Morham
person or any
organisation in Gscene
is not to be construed
FEATURES 68 Craigs Thoughts
as an implication of
69 Duncans Domain
the sexual orientation
or political persuasion 25 TRANS*PRIDE 2014 69 Cohens Cause
of such persons or Trans*Pride is back, bigger, better and bolder!
organisations.
70 Charlie Says
26 MY GENDERATION 71 Nettys World
Fox and Lewis from My Transsexual Summer on their new project 71 Queenies Strip Service
72 Dad & Daddy
27 TRANS* 73 Brighton MCC
What does Trans*Pride mean to me?
73 LGBT Police Liaison
30 TRANSFORMERS 74 MindOut
The Brighton trans* youth group nears its third birthday.
INFORMATION
66 SAMARITANS 75 Services
Samaritans volunteers are ordinary people doing something extraordinary
76 Classifieds
LEGENDS TERRACE

67 BIG LUNCH 78 Advertisers Map


Lunch Positives Big Lunch birthday celebration is a huge success!
6
)
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
WWW.GSCENE.COM

PRIDE VILLAGE SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY AND


GET A FREE TICKET FOR PRIDE

PARTY IS GO GO GO! ) Brighton Pride is a non-profit community


interest company (CIC) with just two full-time
members of administration staff. Last year, with
the help of volunteers and supporters, Pride
Plans have been given the green light by Brighton & Hove Council and
smashed their fundraising target and raised over
Sussex Police for this years Pride Village Party to go ahead as a ticketed 43,000 for the Rainbow Fund to distribute
event for a one-year trial. through their grants programme to LGBT/HIV
organisations in Brighton & Hove.
) The organisers of Brighton Pride are promising selling the pledge bands and Pride tickets and help Paul Elgood of the Rainbow Fund
two days of fabulous community celebrations in a make this years Village Street Party a fresh start with said of Prides fundraising
safe and welcoming environment this August as the a fundraising purpose giving us all truly proud role: "Pride has made a significant
Pride Village Party delivers for the first time a weekend. contribution to the local LGBT

PAUL ELGOOD
unique fundraising event that benefits LGBT/HIV Two-day 5 wristbands (1 donation ring fenced community sector, and have
organisations that provide effective front-line services for the Rainbow Fund) will be available online and created a sustainable and secure
to LGBT people in Brighton & Hove. For the first time at local outlets and supporting venues from the source of funding for the smaller
ever, Brighton & Hove Council will allow the Pride beginning of July. Residents and people working volunteer-led community groups who can rely on
Village Party to extend to the main seafront road. within the fenced zone will receive free access this funding to operate. Pride asked the Rainbow
Marine Parade will be closed to traffic for the event, wristbands. Information is being circulated by letter Fund to provide a fair and needs-led basis for
creating a larger and safer Pride Village Party for and will be posted on a residents information page distributing the funding to those local groups who
everyone to enjoy. on the Pride website. need it most".
The Pride Village Party will take place from 6pm on Pride Village Party pledge bands will be available Pride is in continual need of volunteers to help out
Saturday, August 2 with entertainment starting from from beginning of July from supporting venues and on the day as Parade Stewards, Placard
around 8pm and continuing until 12.30am, after the businesses. You can purchase the pledge bands now volunteers and Rainbow Flag Bearers. Brighton
Preston Park festival finale show. through the Pride website and collect from the Pride Pride simply does not happen without the
Welcome Centre above Charles Street at Envy essential contributions made by volunteers, and it
Pride Sunday kicks off from 2pm and will feature
from Sunday, July 27Wednesday, July 30 from is the perfect way to celebrate a Pride with
various entertainment zones dedicated to cabaret,
11am5pm and Thursday, July 31Friday, purpose where community helps community.
bears and disco with performers and DJs delivering
the perfect soundtrack to your Pride Sunday Village August 1 from 11am9.30pm.
Party celebrations and finishing with a candlelit vigil You can also collect the pledge bands from the box
in New Steine Gardens late in the evening to office inside Preston park on Saturday, August 2.
remember those friends lost to HIV/AIDS.
It has not been possible to offer joint main festival
With so many of Brightons favourite local bars, venues, and Pride Village pledge bands this year as Pride
businesses and the Rainbow Fund supporting the tickets have been on sale since February and with the
Pride Village Party this year, therell be plenty choice go ahead for the Pride Village Party only being given
of where to meet up with friends and raise a toast to at the beginning of June it has not been possible to HERES JUST THREE WAYS TO HELP:
your Pride weekend and to friends no longer with us. integrate the box office scanning system.
) COMMUNITY PARADE STEWARD
VILLAGE PARTY PLEDGE BANDS Pride have a frequently asked questions page on their Register as a Parade Steward and help ensure
Support the local businesses that are directly supporting website about the Village Street Party. To view: the Parade remains a rainbow of diversity
the Pride fundraising effort for the Rainbow Fund by www.brighton-pride.org/event.php?id=1402229131 highlighting and recognising LGBT communities
around the world where they don't have
the Freedom to Live.
) 78 PLACARDS VOLUNTEERS
Volunteer to carry one of the 78 Freedom to Live
placards on the Brighton Pride LGBT Community
Parade and be part of a campaign we can all truly
be proud of. Help Pride highlight the inequalities
LGBTQ communities across the globe face in their
daily lives and demand that everyone, regardless
of sexuality or gender, deserves Freedom to Live.
Help make Pride Matter!
) RAINBOW FLAG BEARER
This year Brighton Pride will continue the proud
tradition and include a giant 50ft long rainbow
flag in the LGBT Community Pride Parade. Pride
needs you to become a proud flag bearer. Its a
fabulous way to be a part of Brighton Pride as the
parade celebrates, campaigns and sashays its
way through the streets of our city.
Email volunteer enquiries to: billie@brighton-
pride.org
8
)
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
WWW.GSCENE.COM

STRIKE A BRIGHTON POSE! DRINK IN BRIGHTON PRIDE COCKTAIL


) Strike A Brighton Pose is a snapshot of LGBTQ clubbing in Brighton & Hove ) Brighton Pride are raising a
for the Brighton Pride Arts & Film Festival at Jubilee Library, Brighton from glass to DrinkInBrighton.co.uk
Monday, July 21 Sunday, August 3. A rite of passage for so many, LGBTQ who have the largest collection of
clubbing has provided us with more than just a soundtrack to our lives in Brighton & pubs, clubs and bars in Brighton.
Hove. The disco became our family, helped us forget our identities and connected During July, Drink In Brighton
us to community, friends and lovers. Disco is where the homo is. Disco is our venues are selling a very special
home. Strike A Brighton Pose examines the citys LGBTQ clubbing history, through Pride Cocktail at each of their 40
flyers, artwork, photography and the memories of those who were there. From venues across the city including creating a proud stir this summer.
clubbers to promoters, venue owners to DJs, hosts to designers, its a personal The Marlborough Pub & Theatre, 25p from each Pride Apple Bite
snapshot of our citys most fabulous dancefloor moments. The Sidewinder, Sticky Mike's Cocktail sold will be donated to
Frog Bar, Open House, The Brighton Pride and the Rainbow
Conceived and curated by Kate
Quadrant and Riki Tik. Fund. Support from prominent local
Wildblood and Queen Josephine, the
exhibition reflects the 30 plus years The Pride Apple Bite Cocktail is a businesses like Drink In Brighton are
theyve spent in the LGBTQ discos of mix of lemonade, apple juice and essential and ensure Pride
Brighton. By repositioning the humble Smirnoff Gold with a dash of continues to deliver a world class
flyer as artwork and the clubber as social freshly squeezed lime and will be festival with fundraising at its core.
historian, Strike A Brighton Pose
transforms the disco into a vital beat
slice of queer history. The exhibition BUDGET ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE DURING PRIDE
includes original collages by Kate Wildblood, framed original flyer artwork, a 12
box filled with tales, photographs and flyers from dance floor favourites, a chance to
relive your disco adventure through the 7 memory box and plenty of opportunities
to Strike a Brighton Pose. Plus, of course, the obligatory disco ball.
Strike A Brighton Pose is part of the 2014 Brighton Pride Arts & Film Festival
and a fundraising event for Brighton Pride and the Rainbow Fund, a grant-giving
fund for local LGBTQ and HIV organisations who provide effective front line services ) During the summer, the Sussex arrive in Brighton by coach the
University Residential nearest stop for the No 25 is at the
to the LGBT community in Brighton & Hove. Library opening hours: Mon, Tue &
Services are offering budget and Old Steine which is a short walk
Thur 10am-7pm, Wed, Fri & Sat 10am-5pm and Sun 11am-5pm.
self-catering rooms on their Falmer away behind the coach station. A
LOCAL PHOTOGRAPHER campus, bookable by individual taxi from Brighton Station costs
visitors on a night by night or approximately 15.
OPENS NEW STUDIO weekly basis. Falmer Station is During Pride weekend, self-
) Freelance photographer, Nick Ford, nine minutes from Brighton train catering ensuite single rooms with
realised his ambition last month with the station, with trains running every free weekend parking are available
opening of his new photographic studio. 15-20 minutes and is the third stop from 35 per night, and budget
Cllr Denise Cobb, the Deputy Mayor of Brighton & Hove, was on hand to officially on leaving Brighton, after London single rooms with shared bathroom
declare the studio open and get Nick's new business venture up and running. Road and Moulsecoomb. Taxis cost 21 per night. Similar rates
Located in one of Brighton's up and coming areas, Oxford Street is part of the dont run from Falmer Station to are offered throughout the summer.
Mary Portas Pilot Project which helps regenerate town centres. His studio is the residences. 10% discount is given for group
sandwiched between London Road and the newly developed Level area and provides The No 25 bus runs every 10 booking of 10 or more people.
studio space for portraiture, exhibition and office space. minutes from Brighton to the Meal options are also on offer if
Nick has been a freelance photographer for a number of years and engages with the University of Sussex (slowing to required
LGBT community through singing with the Brighton Gay Men's Chorus. His every 20 minutes in the evening, For more information, view:
photographic work ranges from family and group portraits, weddings, civil and every 30 minutes at night), and www.sussex.ac.uk/residentialserv
partnerships, pet portraits, charity events and parties right down to passport photos, takes about 30 minutes. If you ices/newsandevents/pride
head shots and location work. More info: www.nickfordphotography.co.uk
10
)
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
WWW.GSCENE.COM

FREEDOM TO LIVE EXHIBITION LIBRARIES LITERATURE LIVE IN THE PARK


) Brighton & Hove Libraries, in Children; Al Brookes, author of The
Brighton Pride Arts & Film Festival (BPAFF) launches on partnership with East Sussex Gift of Looking Closely.
July 17 at Jubilee Library. Library and Information Service,
Writers and poets from Queer Writing
are hosting an afternoon of
South, Queer in Brighton and
) After the success of the 'ICONS' exhibition last year, a flagship event for entertainment with writers and
budding performers from pre-Pride
Brighton Pride's first Arts & Film Festival, artists from the LGBT sector (and their performers talking about and reading writing workshops will also take to the
supporters) will be returning to the Jubilee Library this summer for another creative from their work at Brighton Pride stage to show what they can do. Tea
extravaganza. The event, organised by Hizze Fletcher, will bring together a on Saturday, August 2. and cake will be served to make this
collective of artistic talent to raise funds for Pride and their nominated charity, the an afternoon of literary Pride heaven!
Rainbow Fund.
The Libraries Partnership are looking
Last year an auction of rare posters for budding LGBT writers to perform at
donated by The Keith Haring Pride on Saturday, August 2 in

CLAIRE SUMMERSKILL
Foundation in New York City raised the Pride Literature & Spoken
over 1,300 for the Rainbow Fund, a Word tent. If you are new to writing
Brighton & Hove-based grants- go to one of the free writing workshops
giving fund for local LGBT and where you can hone up your skills for
HIV/AIDS organisations. A further writing and perform your work at Pride.
600 was donated to Pride raised The line-up includes: writer and
via art sales and the private view comedienne Claire Summerskill; WRITING WORKSHOPS
event and was also used to benefit poet Dean Atta, author of I Am ) July 17: Brighton Jubilee
the LGBT community in Brighton. Nobodys Nigger; Susannah Library (16-19 only), 5-7pm
Millions of people continue to live in places that outlaw same-sex relationships and Waters, author of Cold
) July 26: Brighton Jubilee
prosecute people for being gay. In five countries and in parts of two others, Comfort and Long Gone Anybody, in
Library, 10.30am-12.30pm
homosexuality is still punishable with the death penalty, while a further 70 a duet with actress Federay
countries imprison citizens because of their sexual orientation. Even where Holmes; Roger Moss, author ) July 28: Lewes Library, 6-8pm
homosexuality is legal, many countries treat those in same-sex relationships of The Game of the Pink
To book a place email:
differently. In the UK we are lucky to have the freedom to be who we are and it's Pagoda; Clare Lydon, blogger and
rachel.whitbread@brighton-
imperative that we are a strong voice for those in countries less fortunate than author of London Calling; Vernal
hove.gov.uk
ourselves and to help liberate those tied down and held back by injustice. Scott, author of Gods Other

In a world fraught with hate and discrimination art is a way of freely expressing
ourselves. Festival organiser Hizze Fletcher, said: ''We were overwhelmed by the
public interest that was generated around last year's event and it has motivated us to
PRIDE PERFORMANCES BY THE ACTUALLY
expand the Arts & Film festival this year. It will enable us to showcase the talents of GAY MENS CHORUS TO SUPPORT TRAINING
the LGBT creative community (and their supporters) to a wider audience" FOR ANTI-LGBT BULLYING IN SCHOOLS
Paul Kemp, Director of Pride, added: 2013 was a ) In the spirit of this years It will be a welcome return to
groundbreaking year for Pride with over 20 umbrella events Brighton Pride theme, Freedom to perform with the chorus for Miss
contributing to the first Pride Arts & Film season. With this years Live, Actually Gay Mens Chorus Jason, who gave an inspired
'Freedom to Live' campaign we really would love to see even more and cabaret star Miss Jason are performance last year
PAUL KEMP

LGBT artists getting involved and helping us develop the cultural as Agnetha from ABBA in the Pride
taking to the stage for two
offering. We're thrilled that Hizze Fletcher has agreed to come on show Tainted Love, though the boys
performances of I Feel Love. The
board again with Pride to produce the Pride Arts exhibition at the may well give her a Eurovision run
chorus will be raising
Jubilee Library, which was one of the cornerstone events last year. for her money this year as they Rise
money for Inclusion For All (IFA),
The Freedom to Live exhibition from July 18 to August 4 launches with a private the award-winning training strategy Like A Phoenix for the audiences at
view on Thursday, July 17 at Jubilee Library, hosted by Dolly Rocket and working across the UK to help St Andrews.
featuring live music by local band, Della Lupa. Ten-percent of art sales and all prevent homophobic, biphobic and Featuring the delights of Disney and
profits from the private view will be donated to Pride and the Rainbow Fund. To transphobic bullying in schools. the best of the West End, I Feel
attend the opening event email: hizze@brighton-pride.org Love promises to be a performance
) Hizze Fletcher is also organising two other art events for BPAFF via her of heroism and hope packed with
company, Thirteen Art Productions, as part of the two-week celebrations. familiar favourites old and new that
Photographic exhibition Shoot Me, Im Gay features photographic talent from the will start this Pride season with a
LGBT community (and supporters). The exhibition at The Sidewinder, Upper St smile. Shaun Dellenty, IFA founder
Jamess Street in Kemptown, launches on Monday, July 21 at 6pm and runs for a and anti-LGBT bullying champion,
month. For more information regarding submission to the exhibition said: The funds being raised by the
email: hizze@brighton-pride.org chorus will enable IFA to provide vital
teacher training across the UK.
) In addition, Thirteen Art Productions presents Finegan Murphy featuring
Brighton's most charismatic brother and sister LGBT fine art acts, Precious The show is at St Andrew's
Murphy and Kitty Finegan showing an extensive collection of solo and Church, Hove on Friday, July 18
and Saturday, July 19 at 7.30pm.
collaborative work at the new exhibition space at Velvet Tattoo, 48 Norfolk Square.
Tickets: 12/10 concs available
The show launches on Thursday, July 23. Ten-percent of any art sales from both
from the Bulldog, St Jamess Street,
events will be donated to Brighton Pride and their nominated charity The Rainbow
The Iron Duke, Waterloo Street,
Fund. For further up to the minute information view: www.thirteenart.com
or: www.actuallygmc.org
12
)
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
WWW.GSCENE.COM
B RI G H TO N & H O V E

THE OLDEST GAY IN THE VILLAGE LGBT COMMUNITY GROUPS LGBT COMMUNITY
GROUPS NETWORK

RAISES MONEY FOR RAINBOW FUND NETWORK LAUNCH NEW WEBSITE


) Local treasure, George Montague, currently in his last month as a Pride ) The newly formed LGBT and contact details. This was quickly
Ambassador, attended the Kemptown Carnival last month to promote his new Community Groups Network followed by the addition of a newly
book and raise money for the Rainbow Fund. launched a website last month to created members Facebook group to
help all local LGBT organisations share news, ideas, information and
George was born in 1923 and has seen work closer together and support opinions.
CHRIS COOKE & GEORGE MONTAGUE

many changes in his lifetime, few greater each other. The LGBT Community
than the attitude towards being gay - As the network meets together over the
Groups Network has been set up to course of the year there will be
attitudes that saw him criminalised for the help smaller, not-for profit LGBT
sin of loving another man. His new book development of a Forum page for
groups get to know and support each members to collaborate on the
The Oldest Gay In The Village is a other better, share opportunities and
moving, often humorous memoir of an direction of the network and its
resources, and to access specialist activities. Member groups will have
indefatigable man, committed to helping advice, information and support to
people accept homosexuality, even if they the opportunity to help develop the
help with their work. website, to promote their work, and to
may not understand it. After all, as he puts it, If I don't understand why I am the
way I am, why should anyone else? But why should it matter? Now in his nineties, The network is provided by and for start-up a resource sharing group.
George is finally beginning to see the acceptance he longed for through his member groups with a fundamental If youre involved in running or
younger years - and is proud to be the oldest gay in the village. emphasis on peer support and is organising a smaller LGBT group (with
facilitated with the support of the an annual income of 35k or less), the
Paul Elgood, chairman of the Community Works LGBT
Rainbow Fund, said: The LGBT Community Groups Network
representatives Gary Pargeter wants to hear from you.
Rainbow Fund would like to and Chris Cooke. The first phase of
thank George for supporting us the new website highlights network For more info: www.lgbt-groups.org
through the sales of his book. news, member groups information,
The book tells his remarkable
life story, and all that he has
contributed to the community
during his long life. Thank you
SHARED OFFICE SPACE FOR
for the support George!
CHRIS COOKE ACCEPTS CHEQUE FOR 103.33 WHICH
GEORGE COLLECTED AT THE KEMPTOWN CARNIVAL SMALLER LGBT ORGANISATIONS
Georges book is out on July 3 and he will be promoting it during Pride to help ) Member groups of the newly
raise money for the Rainbow Fund, who give grants to LGBT/HIV organisations formed LGBT Community Groups
that deliver frontline services to LGBT people in Brighton & Hove. The book is Network have been donated shared
being produced by John Blake Publishing: www.johnblakepublishing.co.uk office space to carry out their day-to-
day administration, and to hold
meetings. The office space is provided
CITYCLEAN TO THE RESCUE! free, with electricity, insurance and wi-
fi included. Centric Charity, which difference to how well we are able to
) Romany Mark Bruce, the sculptor of the iconic AIDS Memorial, is much manages unused office space at run our groups, and deliver our
happier after Tay was given a spring clean by Cityclean last month. Prestamex House, opposite Preston services. The cost of renting offices is
Park, recently advertised for charities prohibitive. Most of our smaller groups
After a particularly stormy start to the year, the bronze memorial was covered in
to take up free offices and Lunch are run by volunteers. Working from
more corrosive seagull mess and moss than usual. Romany suggested a spring
Positive successfully bid for one. home can sometimes be very difficult,
clean for the iconic memorial was in order, so community activist Chris Cooke
especially when work is pressured. Its
made a few telephone calls to his
important to be able to separate work
contacts at the council and within 72
and personal lives. We hope this space
hours, Damien Marmura, Cityclean's
will help the people running groups and
area operations manager had
make their groups work. Another
organised a complete makeover for
fantastic advantage is that our groups
the memorial. Better still Cityclean
will be able to spend informal time with
have promised Chris that they will
each other, and hopefully also benefit
give Tay a makeover three or four
from getting to know each other well.
times a year. Lunch Positive have extended their
licence to facilitate a dedicated space The LGBT office space is accessible six
Chris Cooke said: A huge thank you
for member groups of the LGBT days a week during office hours and is
to the Cityclean team for the quick
Community Groups Network. Gary open plan, has nine hot desks, filing
response to my cleaning
Pargeter, is the volunteer project storage and a meeting area. Groups
request. Romany contacted me at the
manager at Lunch Positive, and the have use of a shared kitchen, and a
beginning of the week, confirmation by
Community Works facilitator for the larger meeting area out of hours by
the team was given to me on the same
Network: Were incredibly pleased to arrangement. The space has been
day and the work took place on the
have secured this extra space for our furnished through the donation of
Friday. I am very impressed. Credit
smaller LGBT groups. From personal equipment from Freegle, and a
goes to Damien Marmura, area
experience, running a community community development grant of 500
operations manager at Cityclean, for organising it and to the three members of his
group often involves more from Sussex Community
team for carrying out this much needed spring clean. In addition, Cityclean have
administration than people realise. Foundation.
confirmed that the statue will be cleaned regularly every three or four months in the
Having good facilities to carry this out For more info call: 07725 647455 or
future, so this is excellent news for the community.
and plan our work makes a huge email: gary@lgbt-groups.org
14
)
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
WWW.GSCENE.COM

POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER DUKES MOUND WARNING


RECOGNISES WORK OF BRIGHTON - ZIP UP DURING THE DAY!
& HOVE LGBT SAFETY FORUM
The Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT
CSF) has received a funding boost of 8,376.20 from the Police
& Crime Commissioners Safer in Sussex Community Fund.

) Billie Lewis, Chair of the LGBT CSF, joined the Police & Crime
Commissioner, Katy Bourne and representatives from over 60 other local
organisations who had also been awarded funding at a special Celebration ) The sun starts to shine and Officer, said: Please remember that
Showcase event held in Lewes on Thursday, June 19. Sussex Police are receiving Dukes Mound is a public place like
complaints about incidents of a any other. In response to reports of
Commenting on the funding, Billie said: We are delighted to have been awarded sexual nature taking place at Dukes sexual activity taking place during the
this grant from the Police & Crime Commissioners Community Fund, which will Mound during daylight hours. Its daytime, patrols in the area are going
help us fully implement our 'Report It' service and assist us in rolling it out to the one thing enjoying the benefits of to be extended and anyone found
LGBT communities across Sussex. In 2013 our 'Trust & Confidence' Survey Dukes Mound at night; it is another committing offences is likely to face
produced robust data showing that matter during the day when families arrest and possible prosecution. I
KATY BOURNE & BILLY LEWIS

hate crime is under reported. Over and children are around and enjoying would urge people who use the area
800 people completed the survey city their holidays. PC Rich Bridger, to do so responsibly and with
wide. The survey highlighted many Sussex Police LGBT Police Liaison consideration for others.
compelling concerns and produced
revealing quantifiable data that
recognised issues identified in key PEER ACTIONS ANNUAL OUTING
areas of priority within the
Commissioners Police & Crime Plan. Downs, commanding stunning views
of the south coast and beyond. Step
Police statistics suggest that inside and be transported back to a
reporting figures have risen. We are world of stunning interiors,
pleased that more people feel meticulously restored following the
confident in reporting to the police devastating fire of 1989. Contrast this
and we are positive that the LGBT with the functional servants quarters
Community Safety Forum has played below, where a modern restaurant is
its part in this outcome. ) This year Peer Action, the HIV located - however the grounds make
charity, are visiting the beautiful an ideal venue for a picnic for the
"However our survey found that 67%, the majority of respondents who reported National Trust Georgian House, adventurous.
they had experienced an incident or hate crime told us they did not report it. Uppark House & Garden, South
Evidently there is still much more work to be done. Building on the success of the Harting (near Chichester) for their Be aware there is temporarily no
survey it is essential we develop the campaign to widen its participation with the annual summer outing. The bus leaves wheelchair access to the basement
local community, businesses, groups and the statutory services. This way we will at 9.30am on the dot on Sunday, quarters. Coach trip and admission:
empower the community with the confidence to 'Report it'. July 20, returning at 6pm. Uppark is 12. For more detail see Peer Action
situated on a high point of the South website: www.peeraction.co.uk
Katy Bourne added: The 'Report It' service is a great example of an innovative local
project that aims to make our communities safer. The Safer in Sussex Community
Fund was launched to help communities tackle crime and disorder and I am very
pleased with the level of response we received during the first round of THEME FOR BOURNE FREE 2014 ON JULY 12
applications. I look forward to visiting the team at The LGBT Community Safety ) Now in its tenth year,
Forum and following the progress of the project over the coming months. Bournemouth's LGBT Pride have
announced the theme for 2014 will
PC Rich Bridger, from the Sussex Police LGBT Liaison Team,
PC BRIDGER

be Decades. Chris Ashton, Bourne


said: The 'Report It' project is a vital tool in enabling vulnerable
Free trustee said: With this theme
sectors of the community an opportunity to report hate motivated
you can choose from the 1960s,
crimes and incidents in a safe and confidential way. This project
1970s, 1980s, 1990s and the
facilitates the reporting of as much or as little information as the
naughties.. erm I mean noughties. We
reportee is willing to share, and aids the statutory services in
are expecting some great ideas from Trustee Louise Clarke, who is
ensuring that such incidents are recorded and acted upon.
the community in designs for the organising the entertainment, said: We
"From a Policing perspective, this allows us to identify areas of increased incidents venues, floats for the parade, and for have some great new entertainment
and concerns, and address these appropriately. Whilst we advocate the public peoples costumes throughout the lined-up for this year, and we think that
reporting everything to us, it is not always the case that people want to refer these whole weekend. the crowd will be pleased. The Big
matters directly to the Police, and there is a real risk that in these circumstances, Screen will be back in The Triangle
Bourne Free takes place on the
such matters go unreported. Without the existence of projects like 'Report It', there showing live feed from the main stage
weekend starting Friday, July 11.
is a real risk that such services cannot react to the needs of the community in as an as well as images from the crowd, so
The parade is on Saturday, July 12
effective way as possible. keep a look out, you may see yourself
starting at 11am on top of the East
For more information about the LGBT CSF or the work Cliff (by the East Cliff lift), making its on the Big Screen!"
the volunteers do, view: www.lgbt-help.com way through the town and arriving at For more information about Bourne
The Triangle at 12pm. Free: www.bournefree.co.uk
16
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
WWW.GSCENE.COM

BRIGHTON GAY BRIGHTON BEAR WEEKENDER

ROYAL OAK WELCOME PARTY


MENS CHORUS ) Hundreds of bears arrived in Brighton on the hottest
weekend of the year making this years Brighton Bear
ON TOUR FEATURING Weekender the busiest to date and firmly establishing it
in the local gay calender.
SOUTHAMPTON Each programmed event was well supported and a great
GAY MEN'S CHORUS time was had by all especially at the picnic in Queens
Park where Lunch Positive, the HIV charity's pop up
) Brighton Gay Mens Chorus On Tour is a community cafe was well appreciated by the hungary
collaborative production with Southampton Gay bears.

ROYAL OAK WELCOME PARTY


Mens Chorus (SGMC) one of the UKs newer
gay choruses which was established two years Subline in St James Street, Envy, Legends, the Royal
ago in 2012. As both choruses aspire to use Oak and the Camelford Arms all staged successful
music and entertainment for the benefit of other events during the weekend, leaving the bears wanting
worthwhile charities, this joint performance will more and determined to return to Brighton next year.
help to raise funds for Breakout Youth. Well done to everyone involved!

Nominated by SGMC, Breakout Youth is an


LUNCH POSITIVE POP UP CAFE, BEARS PICNIC

independent charity offering confidential one-to-


one support and weekly social groups for young

BEARS BREAKFAST AT ROYAL OAK


people in Hampshire who identify as LGBT or
who are unsure of their gender or sexual identity.

BEARS PICNIC IN QUEENS PARK

Paul Charlton, Chairman for Brighton Gay


Mens Chorus said: As we look ahead to
celebrate our tenth anniversary in 2015, we
recognise the immense value that flourishing
choral groups bring both to their members and
the wider community.
Brighton Gay Mens Chorus On Tour will allow us
to continue building on the positive relationship
started around a year ago with SGMC. All of this
is very much in keeping with our ethos of
supporting LGBT communities both locally and
further afield, which is also a key commitment of
CAMELFORD ARMS ON SUNDAY
COME TO DADDY AT ENVY

our generous sponsors, The Co-operative


Funeralcare."
Brighton Gay Men's Chorus On Tour are
appearing at The Hub Theatre, Southampton
City College, Chapel Road, Southampton, SO14
5GL on Saturday, July 12 at 8pm.
Tickets are 12/10 concessions. To book
online, view: www.brightongmc.org
BEARS BREAKFAST AT ROYAL OAK

COME TO DADDY AT ENVY


GSCENE 17

PEER ACTION
JULY DIARY
TUE 1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th: SWIMMING
12:201.30pm: with Ian, quiet Kemptown pool, 4

TUE 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th: YOGA


67pm: with Dan, all abilities welcome

WED 2nd, 9th, 30th: MEDITATION


7.308.30pm: with Helen, The Sussex Beacon

SUN 13th: HOLISTIC THERAPIES


1.505pm: The Sussex Beacon

SAT 26th: HOLISTIC THERAPIES


1.505pm: THT, Ship Street

WED 30th: SOCIAL GAMES NIGHT


7:3011pm: with Chris & Julia, Barley Mo Pub

Bingo nights are taking a summer break and will return in the
autumn. There will be no Holistic therapies at THT/ Sussex
Beacon in August.
For further information about Peer
Action, how to get involved, suggest
activities, volunteer please visit:
www.peeraction.co.uk
18
)
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
WWW.GSCENE.COM

NEW TRUSTEE FOR SUSSEX BEACON MINDOUT FOR THE LAUGHS!


) David Fray has been appointed as a new ) Comedienne Zoe Lyons headlines the

DAVID FRAY
trustee at the Sussex Beacon. David is a annual comedy extravaganza MindOut for
long-term supporter and volunteer of the the Laughs! at the Komedia on
Sussex Beacon and is also editor of The Voice, Wednesday July 16. She will be joined by
the organisations service user magazine. the Brighton Gay Men's Chorus, Dolly
Rocket, Tom Allen, Debra Jane
He will be joining an established trustee board Appelby and the Two Wrongies. Your
at the charity who are ultimately responsible compere for the evening is Cat Harding
for its administration and management. and the event will be BSL signed by
Together, the trustees provide leadership for Paul and Paula. Go along, take your
the organisation and ensure that the charity is friends and enjoy a fun-filled evening
fulfilling its charitable aims. The role is voluntary and unpaid. with MindOut!, the LGBT mental health
Simon Burgess, Chairman of the board at the Sussex Beacon project. Doors open 6.30pm for 7.30pm
said: We are delighted to have David Fray joining the board of start. Tickets: 12/10 concs, from box
trustees. He understands the services that we deliver as a office: 0845 2938480.
SIMON BURGESS

charity and knows the local community well. He will be a great


advocate for the Sussex Beacon. B RI G H TO N & H O V E
LGBT COMMUNITY
GROUPS NETWORK LGBT COMMUNITY
The Sussex Beacon offers specialist care and support for men,
women and families affected by HIV. Open 365 days a year, they help people
GROUPS NETWORK PICNIC
manage the everyday realities of living with this life-long condition that has no ) The LGBT Community Groups Network which supports smaller LGBT
cure. Their Inpatient and Outpatient services help people living with HIV-related not-for-profit groups is planning an informal picnic for members, their
illnesses, initiating new drug therapies, or supporting those struggling with volunteers and service users on Saturday, July 12 at Queens Park from
extreme side effects of HIV medication. The Sussex Beacon supports the whole 12pm. Savoury food, cake and drinks are being provided by Lunch Positive,
person by addressing the physical, psychological and social impact of HIV. and everyone is invited to bring something along to share. For more info on
the event, and to join the LGBT Community Groups Network see www.lgbt-
www.sussexbeacon.org.uk
groups.org, email: gary@lgbt-groups.org, or call: 07725 647455

LOCAL BROADCASTER NOMINATED NEW CHAIR FOR PUBWATCH


ALEX MATTHEWS

FOR NATIONAL DIVERSITY AWARD ) A-Bar licensee Alex Matthews is the new Chair of
the St James Street Pubwatch and Chris Marshall,
) Kathy Caton, Brighton-based radio presenter and producer, has been
manager at Charles Street, is the new Vice Chair. The
nominated in the Positive Role Model category at the 2014 National Diversity
next scheduled meeting for the Pubwatch will be on
Awards. Kathy present's Brighton's only LGBTQ radio show, Out in Brighton, on
Tuesday, July 22 at the A-Bar, starting at 3pm. For more
RadioReverb 97.2fm where she champions LGBTQ artists and musicians. She is
information email: theabarltd@hotmail.com
a big supporter of Brighton's burgeoning community and voluntary sector, helping
get stories and contributors on air that tend not to be heard on other broadcast
media. NATIONAL LGBT: LAW COMMISSION REPORT
Over the three years the show has been on air it has become the number one ) An anti-homophobia/transphobia system is equally behind them
LGBTQ show on international podcast directory Podomatic with listeners from charity has welcomed a report whatever type of hate crime they
around the world tuning in to get a genuine snapshot of LGBT life in Brighton. calling for hate crime laws to be experience. Many people are
Kathy helps run the BBC's LGBT staff network BBC Pride and also works behind overhauled. Galop, which helps surprised that this difference exists
the scenes with the BBC's Diversity Centre in their work on improving on-screen victims of hate crime, have called the and agree with us that it is outdated,
portrayal and engaging with LGBT audiences. She is currently working with current legal system nonsensical and nonsensical and needs to change.
Brighton's trans* community on the Brighton Trans*formed oral history project ripe for change. The Law We hope that this is the first step
with QueenSpark Books. She Commission report calls for an end toward giving police and courts the
KATHY CATON

said: I am absolutely honoured to courts using one system for anti- tools to tackle all types of hate
(and quite embarrassed!) to have race and faith hate crime, and crime on an equal footing.
been nominated for the National another less effective one for Our clients are usually living
Diversity Awards and feel pretty homophobic, transphobic and through a traumatic time and most
humbled to be up there in such disability crimes. Under the current will never see the inside of a
great company in the Positive system homophobic criminal courtroom. That means courts need
Role Model category. Im damage is punishable with 10 years to get things right for those brave
delighted too that these Awards in prison, the same as if it had not few who stand up to their attackers
recognise grass-roots work and been homophobic. But the same in court. We were disappointed that
activism - its an honour to be crime is punishable with 14 years if the report did not recommend
nominated! it was racist. Transphobic common reforming the messy laws that
assault has a 6 month maximum but prohibit extreme hate speech. We
Paul Sesay, Chief Executive of The National Diversity Awards, said: It is an anti-faith common assault can be
honour to witness the extraordinary journeys of Britains unsung diversity heroes, will continue campaigning for those
punished with 2 years. protections to be extended to
and we will continue to recognise their extraordinary achievements during 2014. A Galop spokesperson said: We transgender and disabled people.
Nominations close on July 18. To vote for Kathy, view: welcome this report and urge the
https://nominate.nationaldiversityawards.co.uk/Nominate/endorse/12566 Government to act on it. Everyone For more information about
should be able to feel the legal Galop, view: www.galop.org.uk
20
)
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
WWW.GSCENE.COM
WINNERS - SUBLINE (NICK FORD PHOTOGRAPHY)

TRANS*PRIDE ORGANISERS
SCOOP A GOLDEN HANDBAG
) Trans* Pride scooped a Golden Handbag in the category, Best Trans*
Venue or Event at the Golden Handbag Awards last month. Fox and Sarah
Savage stars of the C4 documentary series My Transsexual Summer who are both
on the Trans* Pride organising committee accepted the award from Rainbow
Fund chairman Paul Elgood and Stephanie Starlet. Poison Ivy, on St James
Street were runners up. A full report with photos will appear in August Gscene.

The Queens Hotel was packed to the rafters last month for Maisie & Jason's
East End Knees Up to celebrate the 70th anniversary of D Day with the raffle
L-R: FOX, STEPHANIE STARLET, SARAH

raising 530 for an old soldiers charity. The next event is on Friday July 4,
American Independence Day. To make a reservation call: 01273 221 621
SAVAGE & PAUL ELGOOD

BEAR PATROL EVENTS IN JULY


) Bear Patrol have a busy schedule of events planned for July starting with a
Group Tandem Skydive at Netheravon in Wiltshire on July 5. Other events
include: Sunday 13: Training Run, meet Brighton Marina (by car wash, Asda),
10am: Sunday 13: Freedom To Live Exhibition (Jubilee Library) from 10am:
Sunday 20: Petworth House, day trip: Sunday 27: Pride Rainbow Run,
community day, picnic & rounders, Preston Park from 10am: Sunday 27: Pride
Community Church Service, Brighthelm Community Centre, 6pm: Wednesday
30: Sussex Beacon Variety Show, The Old Market, 7.45pm: Thursday 31:
Have a Word (with Fashion), Concorde 2 from 7pm.
More Bear Patrol events info: www.facebook.com/bearpatrolpage/events
BEAR PATROL

DO YOU FEAR OF MISSING OUT (FOMO)


) Girls on Top at Revenge has reigned supreme as a
Golden Handbag winner for the last seven years, is
evolving into a weekend monthly special. A new night
FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out), launching on Thursday
July 3, hopes to surpass the record breaking success of
Girls on Top with a re-freshed DJ line-up, wild themed
party nights, new cheap drink promotions and massive
giveaways. Musically FOMO has hand picked the UK's finest DJs to ensure the
soundtrack of the night delivers on its promise of "big beats, bad ass bass lines
and mashed up bangers". DJs include Sam DMS, renowned for his ingenious
mash-ups, Missy B, who has headlined girls' nights in every major city in the UK,
Fifilicious, who has graced every major DJ booth in Brighton and beyond and
finally Trick, Revenge's home grown talent whose cool twist on all things pop
provides plenty of crowd-pleasing moments. Steve Jones, promoter of FOMO and
Club Revenge, said: We're working really hard to create a night which consistently
delivers week after week so that if people decide to stay at home, they're genuinely
going to suffer from FOMO.
Drink promos include Fosters and Tequila shots for 1.50 and a double vodka and
mixer for just 3. For more info view: www.facebook.com/FOMObrighton and
www.revenge.co.uk
GSCENE 21
22 22
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
)
WWW.GSCENE.COM

KEMPTOWN MP WELCOMES TRANS* YOUTH LOOKING


CULTURE SECRETARY TO BRIGHTON FOR HELP COOLING OFF
) Simon Kirby, MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven, welcomed the Secretary of
State for Culture, Media and Sport, Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, to Brighton in May to
An annual residential programme run by Gendered
discuss the importance of tourism to the city. Intelligence seeks crowdfunding to address need.
Over 8 million people visit Brighton every ) Its summer and the weather is residential. Previous residentials have
year and 14% of all jobs in Brighton & heating up, meaning one thing: seen 15-20 trans* youths attending
Hove are linked to the tourism industry. summer residentials. Usually these with a cost of 300 a head. This year
Simon said: It was great to bring Sajid to programs for children are segregated they have 20 signed up and 10 on
Brighton to see for himself what a great by sex, putting trans* youth in the waiting list. To support and cover
tourist destination our city is. Tourism is an awkward positions with limited all youth, Gendered Intelligence needs
incredibly important part of the local options for social interaction. 5,000 in donations.
economy and I will never apologise for Gendered Intelligence supports Jay Stewart, co-founder of Gendered
promoting Brighton at every available trans* youth and attempts to combat Intelligence, said: Our summer
opportunity. this with a trans* youth residential. residential really gives our young trans*
The programme includes everything members a safe space to be themselves
Sajid added: More and more people are visiting Britain with Brighton remaining an
from kayaking to raft building as well and a chance to have a positive
incredibly popular destination. Having visited, it is easy to see why. Brighton
Kemptown and Peacehaven have a great advocate in Simon Kirby who has helped as informal games and social experience with other trans* youth, to
bring here super fast broadband, the Rugby World Cup and is a tireless equalities interacting that helps young trans* make new friends and to strengthen old
campaigner. I look forward to coming back to Brighton soon. people gain personal and outdoor ones. Come rain or shine, fun will be
skills. The residential provides a safe had cooking over an open fire, having
Whilst in Brighton, the Minister visited Latest TV to learn more about the work space for all gender identities among heart to hearts, laughing and bonding.
being done in preparation of the local television station going live later in the year. young people. This quite simple opportunity could
Simon added: With so many success stories in Brighton, particularly in the creative actually be life changing."
industries, I was pleased to show the Culture Secretary just some of the activities
going on in our city. Though many can't share names, many
report positive experiences: I really
The Minister then moved on to the Red enjoyed being part of this physical
Roaster coffee shop on St Jamess project. I most enjoyed the swimming
Street to meet with James Ledward session. I cant swim but the instructor
editor of Gscene to discuss a range of As with most activities, running gave me a lot of attention and said I had
LGBT issues affecting the local residentials is costly and potential, which was really encouraging.
community including hate crime and homelessness and poverty remains a
community safety in the Gay Village. frequent issue for LGBT communities, To donate to the camping residential:
James outlined the case for more especially trans* people. According www.gofundme.com/gicamping2014
consideration to be paid to legislation to the National Transgender Gendered Intelligence is a community
supporting transgender people especially with regard to employment issues and Discrimination Survey in the US, interest company that looks to
sought clarity about when legislation would be in place for people to convert their trans* people are twice as likely to be engage people in debates about
Civil Partnerships to weddings. The Minister indicated that legislation would be in unemployed and one in five reported gender. They work predominantly
place by the end of the year. Sajid said: The UK has once again this year been being homeless at some point in their within young people's settings and
ranked number one in Europe for LGBT rights by the Rainbow Europe human rights lives. Providing resources and safe have educative aims. They believe
survey. My priority is to make sure it stays there next year and for many years to spaces for trans* people that are the arts are a tool for sharing stories,
come. I am particulary proud of the Governments achievements delivering the affordable is critical, especially for platforming voices and building
recent same-sex marriage legislation." youth. For this reason, Gendered awareness around ways in which
Intelligence is seeking donations to heteronormativity regulates and
support next months camping
TRANS*FORMERS LAUNCH TOP TIPS restricts everyone.

) With the help of a Brighton & Hove City Council small


grant, Trans*formers have launched a new resource, Top COUNCIL WINS AWARD FOR
Tips For Working with trans* and gender-questioning WORK WITH TRANS* COMMUNITY
young people. This resource was planned, created and
distributed by the young trans* people at Allsorts Youth ) The Brighton & Hove City Its the third time in four years that
Project and focuses on areas that Trans*formers felt were Council Overview & Scrutiny the councils scrutiny team has won
important for services working with trans* young people to team has been recognised for their a national award. Cllr Phelim
pioneering work on Trans* MacCafferty,
CLLR PHELIM MAC CAFFERTY

know about. The resource covers areas such as: the Equality Act, toilets & changing
rooms, confidentiality, pronouns and names, as well as many other areas. Equalities. The work was said: Im really
delivered jointly with the councils delighted, this is
Ryan Gingell, Trans* Youth Worker, said: Since its release there have been huge Communities team and LGBT recognition where
demands from youth services, schools and other practitioners for the resource Health Improvement Partnership. its due. The work
which we hope will assist their understanding of issues facing young trans* people. The team was shortlisted for the with the trans*
We hope Top Tips will enable services to provide support and advice for any young Achievement, Insight & community is
trans* or gender-questioning people they work with. Involvement award which the team pioneering and I am very proud that
To download the publication in PDF form, view: www.allsortsyouth.org.uk or won at last months awards Brighton & Hove is leading the way
order hard copies from the Allsorts office: 01273 721211. ceremony. They were joint winners nationally to identify and act on
along with Harrow council. issues that impact peoples lives."
23
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
)
WWW.GSCENE.COM
A second generation of appetite suppressants were BRIGHTON UNSIGNED
OBESITY TODAY produced, known as CAAS (Centrally Acting Appetite
Suppressants). These Anorectic drugs act on the central FOR PRIDE
) Brighton Unsigned are hosting a live
Obesity in the UK continues to increase with health nervous system via certain neurotransmitters. They signal a
fight or flight response in the body, that reduces hunger music charity fundaiser for Brighton Pride
officials saying that it is one of the leading causes of
and food cravings. The drugs Diethylpropion and hosted by Miss Jason

MISS JASON
preventable deaths in the UK today. Professionals on Sunday, July 29 at
predict that by 2020 one third of the UK could be Phentermine first received approval from the FDA in 1959
as appetite suppressing drugs and have been used Envy, above Charles
clinically obese causing increasing rates of diabetes, Street. Artists appearing
successfully around the world ever since.
strokes and heart attacks while putting increasing include Kitten & The
critical pressure on the NHS. Many GPs have not moved on from the bad reputation of Hip, Paul Diello &
the first generation of appetite suppressants and are Friends, Mila Falls,
reluctant to prescribe these new medications. As such Daisy Victoria, Fred Oskar and
) Adult obesity rates have almost quadrupled in the last 25 their patients are unable to benefit from these proven
years, with 23.1% of British people now being classed as Departure From Normal. Tickets are 6
weight loss tools. on the door or view: seetickets.com. Doors
obese. The causes of obesity are complex, but the easy
accessibility of processed and fast foods continue to push These drugs include: open at 6.30pm. This is an over 18 event
our waist bands up. Many medicines routinely prescribed to Orlistat (Xenical), was approved in 1999 by the FDA. It with all profits going to Brighton Pride
us, including anti-depressants, corticosteroids and isnt an appetite suppressant, rather, a lipase inhibitor.
contraceptives, impact on our weight. While sometimes This medication works by preventing enzymes in the PRIDE ANNOUNCE
attitudes of the medical profession can be unsympathetic and gastrointestinal tract from breaking down dietary fats
into smaller molecules that can be absorbed by the
4TH AMBASSADOR
even judgemental, more and more people are turning to ) The fourth and final Pride Ambassador
private sector clinics who offer effective weight loss drug body. The result is that fat absorbed from food is for 2014 is this months Gscene cover
regimes that can prove extremely effective when used in decreased by about 30%. This effectively reduces the model, Nicole Gibson. The Independent
conjunction with a healthily diet and moderate exercise. calories absorbed by the body by 30%, aiding in weight Newspaper's Pink List's one to watch for
loss. 2014, Nicole, a model and actress was
The National Slimming & Cosmetic Clinic in New Road,
Slim Slim is a product unique to National Slimming labelled by the media The unexpected star
Brighton has over 30 years experience with 70 qualified
Clinics and is based on the use of hoodia, a genus of of London Fashion Week. She will join
doctors providing care nationally. They are the UK's largest
private medical slimming group and have been providing 13 species in the flowering plant family Apocynaceae. Michael (Greenbeard) Nelson, Maria
weight loss care for patients in Brighton for 12 years. The The meat of this plant has been used for many years by Baker and Jenny Bennett at the front of
clinic, situated just along from the Theatre Royal, is managed the indigenous population of South America to suppress the Pride Parade on August 2.
appetite on long hunting trips. Many over the counter
NICOLE GIBSON PHOTO SHARON KILGANNON,
Alonglines.com
by the lovely Anna Scott who will make you feel comfortable
and explain the options available to you. appetite suppressants use hoodia in their products,
but Slim Slim has a far higher concentration of the
Once you commence your weight loss programme you will active ingredients than these general release products.
have a private consultation with one of the clinic's doctors
who will check your medical history, take your blood The Brighton clinic doctors are registered with the General
pressure, height, weight and BMI. On commencing the Medical Council along with pharmacists who can dispense
regime patients are encouraged to visit the clinic on a weekly prescription-only medication used to suppress the
basis for a free consultation with a doctor who will review appetite. For those who are unable to take the prescription
your ongoing progress. medication, natural products can be prescribed.

Following WW2, when amphetamines were prescribed to Appetite suppressants, prescribed by the National
soldiers to address lack of food, amphetamines were re- Slimming Clinic include: Phentermine, Diethylpropion,
Nicole pipped John Hamilton, the
directed for use on the civilian market, being sold commercially Lipase inhibitors, Orlistat (Xenical), herbal chairman of Actually Gay Men's Chorus,
as an appetite suppressant until they were outlawed in most alternatives, natural appetite suppressants, Slim
and MCC pastor Michael Hydes to the post
parts of the world in the late 1950s due to safety issues. Slim and Diatramine.
for the final Pride Ambassadors position.
Many amphetamines produced side effects including For a free consultation call Anna on 01273 67 44 88. Michael and John both received more than
addiction, tachycardia and hypertension, which made National Slimming Clinics also offer non-surgical 50 nominations each and polled very well in
prolonged and unsupervised use of these drugs dangerous. cosmetics. each month of nominations. Well done
everyone!
22 22
DAILY NEWS UPDATES ON
)
WWW.GSCENE.COM

BRIGHTON TRANS*FORMED BRIGHTON TRANS*FORMED


PROJECT NEARS COMPLETION EXHIBITION TRAIL
The Brighton Trans*formed oral history project goes from The Brighton Trans*formed Exhibition Trail tells the stories of
strength to strength as it moves into its final months. 23 Brightonian trans*, gender queer and intersex people
through photography, audio and object installations. The multi-
) The Heritage Lottery Fund has backed the project media, multi-venue trail, runs in the city from July 24August
which was set up by community publisher
4 and reflects the diversity of lives in our diverse seaside city
QueenSpark Books to document and record the
histories of contemporary trans* people in Brighton and is designed to be high impact and highly visible. The
and aims to preserve the stories of some of Brightons streets of Brighton will be lined with faces of participants from
trans* residents at what many hope is a tipping point in trans* history. the project in the largest, real-life, trans* documentation
The project is unique in that it is the participants who are setting the editorial project to be seen in the UK.
priorities and making the decisions about how their stories, and the stories of their
peers, are treated. Twenty-three oral histories have been recorded with participants
) Jubilee Library, Jul 24Aug 4: studio to be immersed not only in
aged from 18 to 81. The editorial team, led by Dr Sam Carroll of the University of
Take a seat on Brighton beach the stores taxidermy, but your own!
Brighton and Maeve Devine of Transformers (Allsorts Youth Project), are
deckchairs and immerse yourself in An adult-only, graphic display of
currently editing the interviews for the book, due to be published in September. The
Trans*formed's recorded stories actual body parts in formaldehyde,
book will be illustrated with a specially-commissioned series of portraits from the
whilst looking at a large scale kept after gender reassignment
photographer Sharon Kilgannon, with design work from Fox and Stella Cardus.
photographic display of participants surgery. Photographs and genuine
Volunteers are also working with curator E-J Scott on an Exhibition Trail which
will run over the weekends of Trans* Pride Brighton and Brighton Pride. at their favourite locations around surgical artefacts in a recreation
Brighton - all framed in rescued hospital scene emphasising the
Highlights of the Exhibition Trail will include shop fronts of St James Street being wood from the West Pier. graphic realities of physical change
filled with Brighton Trans*formed portraits, the Cabinet of Curiosities at the and need for ongoing access to
Marlborough pub and theatre, featuring artefacts of great significance to ) Unitarian Church, Sat eve, July
treatment on the NHS.
participants, and a photographic and audio installation at the Jubilee Library, 26: The Unitarian Church in the
where you can take a deckchair and listen first-hand to peoples experiences. centre of Brighton will be lit up and ) The Marlborough Pub, Jul
feature enlarged images of trans* 25Aug 4: Photos of everyone taking
DARCY HESTON BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com

Darcy Heston, who has been involved in many people projected onto the the neo- part in Brighton Trans*formed, with
different aspects of the project, said: This project has classical building with quotes about a collection of participants favourite
given me the opportunity to record a very personal part the experiences of being trans* in things that reflect their trans*
of my life, in a way that I have control over. Our Brighton. A massive scaled display journeys through material things.
community is often misrepresented in the media and of trans* peoples pride to make our From boobs and binders to baseball
erased in conventional histories. This project actually communities visible to the city. caps and teddy bears, this touching
gives us a voice and I'm proud to be part of that. display is a gentle reminder of just
It's been great to see a wide section of the trans* ) St James Trans* Pride Parade,
how ordinary we can all be.
community work together on this and amazing to see it Jul 2527: March up St James
all coming together now! Working on the exhibition is Street to Trans* Pride in New Steine E-J Scott, the Curator of Brighton
super-exciting and I can't wait to see our faces and Gardens, past shop windows Trans*formed, said: Its time for our
stories all over Brighton. I hope this will encourage more displaying life-sized portraits from communities to stand up proud and
trans* people to take control over their narratives in Brighton and beyond. the project. Reclaiming St James be counted, so that we can
Street as a queer space, this street- deconstruct the medias
Alice Denny, poet and activist who has been involved as an interviewer,
lined story is symbolic of being out sensationalising of our lives and our
interviewee, book editor and has also been learning how to edit audio and radio, bodies that reinforces old-fashioned,
and proud ambassadors for our
said: Within and beneath each interview in Brighton Trans*formed lies a whole out of date myths and malarkey
communities, fighting transphobia
lifetime experience of joy and pain; frustration, humiliation, struggle, determination about who trans* people really are.
and media misrepresentation
and triumph presented with a rarely-seen unadulterated intimacy and honesty that This exhibition showcases the
through visibility.
has been a privilege to be entrusted with. It has been a moving and energising bravery of individuals who want to
experience. www.facebook.com/BrightonTransformed ) Poke Your Face Through The live in a Brighton free of transphobia
Pier Holes, Jul 2527: Will you and violence. By seeing our faces
ALICE DENNY BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com

poke your face through the body of and hearing our stories we share the
the muscle man or the lady in her reality of our world- we are simply
polka dot swimsuit? Or will you be people who love, cry and live our
half muscly, half polka-dotted, mix lives like everybody else- and want
gendered? Mix and match outfits to be respected for it.
and body parts in a trans* take on
an old seaside favourite, and have The Brighton Trans*formed project
your photo taken to remember how is funded by the Heritage Lottery
Fund and run by QueenSpark Books,
we can actively Trans*form
the country's oldest community
Brighton into a friendly city that is
publisher.
supportive and inclusive of its
Brighton Trans*formed book will be
trans* communities.
published in September 2014. For
) Gilded Cage Tattoo Studio, St more information view:
James Street, Jul 2527: Enter www.queensparkbooks.org.uk/them
this avant-garde, LGBTQI tattoo e/56.html
TRANS*PRIDE COMMITTEE: VICKI, SABAH, STEPH, SARAH & FOX, PHOTO BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com
GSCENE 25

trans* entertainers and performers. Browse


around the stands and stalls at the
Community Fayre and learn about the people
who support trans* people, stand by trans*
people and evolve with trans* people. Entry is
free of charge with accessible toilets available
on site. Community stalls, food and drink will
be available within the park too.
) For up to date information about activities
and workshops throughout the day, view:
www.facebook.com/events/306639376161332
) In the evening Trans* Pride will host the
official Trans* Pride After Party at Brighton
Arts Club, 43 Providence Place, Brighton,
from 8pm-3am, with live comedy, thrilling
performances and fantastic DJs. Tickets are 6
in advance, 7 on the door, with all proceeds
going back to Trans* Pride Brighton. To book
tickets, view: www.facebook.com/events/
Trans* Pride organisers are well on their way to
meeting their funding target this year, but if
you want to donate visit Go Fund Me page:
www.gofundme.com/transpridebrighton2014

TRANS* PRIDE TRANS*PRIDE SUNDAY JULY 27


) On Sunday there will be a relaxing BYOP
('bring your own picnic') on the beach. Look

BRIGHTON 2014
After the huge success of last years inaugural
out for the Trans* Pride banner which will be
set up on the beach directly in front of New
Steine Gardens. The picnic takes place from
12-4pm and all-terrain beach wheelchairs are
available to hire from the Seafront Office.
event, Trans* Pride is back, bigger, better, bolder ) Finally, in the evening from 5-6.30pm the
and takes place over the weekend of July 25-27. party moves to Brighton Swimming Centre
where Trans* Swimming Brighton are hosting
Organisers welcome all trans*, intersex, gender a Trans* Pool Party. Spaces are limited so
variant, non-binary, gender queer people and visitors are limited to only one guest each.
Lifeguards have received trans*-awareness
their friends, family, allies and supporters to training and visitors are welcome to wear
whatever swimwear they are comfortable in,
celebrate the UK's 2nd Trans* Pride festival in eg rash vests, swimsuits and swimming trunks.
Brighton, starting Friday, July 25. However, due to health and safety reasons,
baggy/loose fitting clothing will not be
allowed. Entry is a discounted 2.50 per
wheelchair accessible. To book tickets: person, which is subsidised by Trans* Pride
www.picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Duke_Of_Yo Brighton. For more info:
rks/film/Trans_Pride_Brighton_Film_Night/ www.facebook.com/events/261817730676299
The organisers are well on their way to meeting
TRANS*PRIDE SATURDAY JULY 26 funding goals, but donations are welcome. To
) On Saturday the main festival event donate, view:
returns to New Steine Gardens (126pm) in www.gofundme.com/transpridebrighton2014
the heart of Kemptown which will be
TRANS*PRIDE FRIDAY JULY 25 transformed into a safe and proud space for FemRock (Vicki Cook and Sabah Choudrey), a
) Trans* Pride 2014 opens with the (2nd the trans* community with a main stage monthly not-for-profit feminist queer music
Annual) Trans* Pride Brighton Film Night in featuring the finest trans* performers, poetry, night featuring performances by Lady Luck &
the evening, showcasing trans* film making live music and comedy, ensuring that this year The Late Night Players, Slum of Legs, Oh
talent and presented at the Duke of Yorks is bigger, better and more gender variant than Captain and many more, will be raising money
Cinema by Eyes Wide Open and My last! for Trans* Pride Brighton on Wednesday, July
Genderation. The first hour will feature non- 2 at the Green Door Store. Doors open at 7pm
fiction trans* documentary short films, ) The big day starts with a parade fronted by and entry fee is only 3 before 8pm, 4 after.
including brand new My Genderation films a live samba band leading everyone along St
James' Street to New Steine Gardens. Take The Trans* Pride committee would like to thank
and I Am Rachel by HIV/AIDS Alliance. The all of those who have supported them over the
second hour will feature music videos and along flags, banners and anything else that
adds to the party atmosphere. Meet outside last 12 months, helping represent trans*
short fictional films for your viewing pleasure. people from all over the UK.
This event was completely sold out last year, the Marlborough Pub, 4 Princes Street at
so has been moved from the Komedia to the 11.30am. Invite your friends and family along ) www.transpridebrighton.tumblr.com
original Duke of Yorks Cinema, which is fully to listen to inspiring speakers and the finest
FOX & LEWIS, PHOTO BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com
26 GSCENE

any of us defining as anything other than from

MY GENDERATION one binary to another. They didnt think the


audience was able to understand the term
gender queer or gender variance.

A new project by Fox and Lewis What are we working on right now? Over the
past 6 months, we've been meeting with 25
inspiring people, to create 25 short films,
collectively titled Patchwork, with All About
) My Genderation is an independent With My Genderation we have access to an
Trans. Each short film features someone living
documentary film series exploring gender extremely vulnerable group, ranging in age
in the UK, with passions, interests, upbringings,
variance. Our films feature trans* youth right and gender presentation. We are responsible
gender variance and experiences. Each film
up to pensioners, all who are at varying for the films we create, to accurately
focuses on the theme of support and
points in their lives. represent each contributor.
celebration.
Together Lewis and I have been filming and We are making films to allow a wide audience
The films are destined for the All About Trans
editing episodes of My Genderation. We are to empathise with trans* issues, to give
website, My Genderation website, 4OD, and a
also trans* people. We both have experience trans* people a voice and convey the human
selection of them will be broadcast on Channel
as documentary subjects on national side to our stories. We provide a platform to
4, over the next few months, hopefully with us
television when we featured in the Channel 4 consider gender and all its constructs.
presenting them.
series My Transsexual Summer (MTS) in We aim to provide engaging films on various
2011. Overall MTS had a very positive effect What makes Patchwork entirely unique is that
aspects of being trans* and embracing gender
with raising awareness and starting a it's created by trans people (with experience
variance. These films may feature role models;
dialogue with the nation about trans* issues. both sides of the camera) about trans* people,
the viewer may see similarities with their own
This gives us a very unique perspective for a much wider audience. We direct, film and
life stories.
(having been on both sides of the camera) edit all our films - and we work closely with our
and puts us in a trusted position within a So far everyone has been extremely happy contributors throughout the editing process,
thriving community. and we have a long list of people, globally, keeping our message authentic and clear.
wishing to contribute to the My Genderation
What did we learn from MTS that we can We are both curating and speaking at the (2nd
project. Usually trans* people are a very
bring to the My Genderation project? To annual) Trans* Pride Brighton Film Night
hidden and therefore misunderstood group of
manage peoples expectations, to keep on the opening night for Trans* Pride at the
individuals which is why it is important for us
communicating and remember you are Duke of Yorks Picture House and are creating
to share our thoughts and feelings, as we
interviewing a potentially very vulnerable a comedy show based in Brighton.
progress through transition internally and
group of people. medically, focusing on family, friends and
Keep an open dialogue with the film school situations. We also look at each
individual from a fuller perspective, to reveal
For more information:
subject(s) and let them view their edit before
anyone else sees it. We wouldnt want anyone passions, hobbies and aspirations. ) www.allaboutrans.org.uk
to feel exploited or falsely represented. ) www.mygenderation.com,
Also on MTS they were uncomfortable with ) www.luckytoothproductions.com
SABAH CHOUDREY, PHOTO BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com

WHAT TRANS*
PRIDE MEANS
TO ME
by Sabah Choudrey
) Once upon a time, long before
Trans* Pride existed, I didnt feel
proud. I didnt feel proud to be in the
LGBT community. I didnt feel proud
to be trans*, nor did I feel proud to
be a person of colour. I was
disappointed; it felt like we had
already reached where we wanted to
be, throwing a giant party in the city,
and given up the fight, ignoring the
ongoing issues the rest of the LGBT
community around the world are
facing.
When a few friends of friends arranged
a meeting at a caf, I had no idea it
would lead to what Trans* Pride
Brighton is today. We talked about our
invisibility and exclusion, how the
trans* community is only ever thought
of as the last letter in LGBT, how were
grouped in with sexual orientation and
stereotyped with binary gender roles.
Trans* is an umbrella term in itself,
but were never given the space to pop
the umbrella open. The more we spoke,
the more passionate we felt, and with
each word that came out, there was no
going back; we were going to have our
Trans* Pride.
It led to conversation after
conversation why has this never
happened before? Why are we forced
to continue hiding? Why has Pride
stopped being a protest? Because it
still is for many, were still fighting for
our rights to be trans*, proud and
happy, and to live visibly and safely.
Our aim is clear, and we will continue
to strive for true inclusivity, in sexual
and gender diversity and across all
people of colour, of all backgrounds
and abilities. We are putting the T
first.
NICOLE GIBSON, PHOTO BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com
28 GSCENE

WHAT TRANS* PRIDE MEANS TO ME


by Nicole Gibson
) For me, Trans* Pride shows how far My first introduction to the trans*
the world has come, while at the same community was when I typed it into YouTube
time reminding me that being trans* is and lo and behold there were hundreds of
still classed by many as a taboo subject videos posted by people going through
and we still have a long way to go. exactly the same thing as me. What a
relief! Seeing this finally gave me the
I'm very much a 'live and let live' kind of
courage to speak to my doctor and my
girl and have often thought that as
family. I began posting my own transition
empowering as Gay Pride is for the gay
blogs, documenting my journey to share with
community, it's sad that still to this day
others, I wanted to give something back as
we have a designated period where we
hearing other experiences gave me the nudge
can show the world that not everyone is
I needed to move forward.
the same, that it's ok to be yourself, be
out and proud and co-exist quite Of course Trans* Pride is a great opportunity
comfortably. But, that said, look how far to, as a collective voice, show the 'norm'
we have all come, with legalised gay that this is our world too and we have every
marriage being just one example. right to go about our business just like
everyone else. It's also an opportunity to
I grew up in a small country village where
unite with our trans* brothers and sisters,
I, along with most of the other residents,
creating friendships, sharing stories and
didn't have the foggiest idea what
reminding others that they're not alone.
transgender was. For as long as I can
remember I went to bed every night Transitioning doesn't matter how far you
praying that I'd wake up a girl, intend to go and it certainly doesn't stop
completely oblivious that others the once you've had your surgery. There are
world over felt exactly the same as I did. always new things to learn and experiences
Trapped and embarrassed to tell anyone to share. Raising awareness and coming
because I thought this was something together as a community simply makes it a
that no one else would understand. smoother ride for us all. Long live Trans*
Pride.

WHAT TRANS* PRIDE MEANS

SARAH SAVAGE, PHOTO BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com


TO ME by Sarah Savage
) Im pretty new to the concept of Pride: I come from an island
where LGBT people still have few rights and there has never been a
Pride Parade and these days there isnt even a gay club. I had been
attracted to men, women and everyone in between since my early
teens but hid it from most of the people in my life; only a handful
of my closest friends knew that I was gender variant. Looking back,
it wasnt a healthy way to live my life and if there had been positive
LGBT role models I may have been able to deal with my gender
issues a lot sooner and saved myself a lot of heartache.
Being part of the team helping to make Europes first Trans* Pride
happen is the one achievement I am most proud of, giving gender
variant people an opportunity to feel supported, empowered and
proud of who they are is the most rewarding experience I have had.
The atmosphere at last years inaugural Trans* Pride was mind
blowing; real community spirit coupled with some great acts and
stalls combined with the excitement of being a part of making
history made it the highlight of my summer. Reading the feedback
from people who attended gave me a lovely warm feeling inside and
despite the rain everybody seemed to have a good time, feeling
invigorated from the supportive atmosphere.
Trans* Pride Brighton exists because the gender variant community
contains some of the most vulnerable people of any minority. We aim
to give everybody a voice, support and the knowledge that they are
not alone. We aim to include everybody who is gender variant in any
way and to welcome friends, families and allies.
Im so excited for this years Trans* Pride Brighton; it will be bigger,
bolder and better than last year, all of our fingers and toes are
crossed for good weather and we have been working away to ensure
that it will be a success.
RORY SMITH, PHOTO BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com
WHAT TRANS*
PRIDE MEANS
TO ME by Rory Smith
) I've been working within the trans*
community since 2007. I'm enormously
proud of what the local community has
achieved, both in the time I've been
involved and in the decades past.
Brighton has always been a place that
has attracted gender diverse people.
Its a place where there is more
freedom to explore gender identity and
to find acceptance when we come out.
So it is fitting that local activists here
created Trans* Pride.
Trans* Pride is a celebration of what
the community has achieved despite
the struggles many of us face on a
daily basis. Simple things most
cisgender people take for granted. Not
least, Trans* Pride is important as it is
the antithesis of the darkest day on our
calendar, Transgender Day of
Remembrance.
In my own journey, it took me several
years of being out as queer in Brighton
before I began to explore my gender
identity. For me the various LGBT
scenes helped this exploration. This
nurturing environment helped me come
out for the second time.
So why have a separate Trans* Pride?
I'm proud of being LGBT, so I do not
think Trans* Pride is in competition
with Brighton Pride but rather
complements it. It is about celebrating
finding our truth and fighting for it,
despite the enormous barriers faced by
us in our lives. The rest of the
community needn't feel excluded from
this. After all, we all have a gender
identity and we present this in
different ways; many having faced
struggles because of it. I would
welcome all our cisgender brothers and
sisters to join us at Trans* Pride. After
all, we have fought alongside the rest
of the movement, before, since and
during the Stonewall riots.
ALLSORTS TRANSFORMERS, PHOTO BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com

are able to inspire, educate and support many


others locally and nationally.
This is linked with the support we now give
parents through our Parents Group. Originally
the group was for parents of LGBTU young
people but after significant demand around the
trans* work we do the group purely consists of
parents of trans* young people and has
numbers that are increasing all the time!
One of our young people, Teddy, says:
Transformers is the kind of support group they
make films about. The kind that are so cute
and lovely it makes you want to vomit. I've
been attending Transformers since the very first
meeting and it's changed so much back from
when we didn't have any outside funding and
we would just sit in a room and talk about our
feelings to now where we go on summer
residential, make films, make resources and
sometimes we even order pizza.

TRANSFORMERS We still talk about our feelings sometimes,


because that's important, but we do other stuff
that's important to our community as well. I've
Brighton trans* youth group, Transformers, met some of my best and closest friends
approaches its third birthday through Transformers and I honestly don't know
where I'd be without it.
) Since October 2011, Transformers, the 16- experience peer support and have access to
25 trans* youth group, has grown and reliable information and affirmative resources.
flourished. With the support of the Rainbow This allows our young people to develop a
positive self image, especially when they feel
Ive met some of my
Fund giving Allsorts a starting grant, the
trans* work has been able to expand massively they are not alone in their experiences. best and closest friends
through the dedicated work of three trans*
youth workers, and this work is also now
We have had several key achievements since
starting this work. We have produced a Trans*
through Transformers
supported by Comic Relief and Children in Need.
Inclusion for Schools toolkit, in conjunction and I honestly dont
We have seen the numbers of our trans* with the Healthy Schools Team, which is
young people increase considerably over the accessible to any school staff in Brighton & know where Id be
past few years and we are proud to be able to Hove. We hope this has the potential to be
deliver this type of work to support any trans* used nationwide in the future. without it Teddy
children and young people or those
We feel that its empowering for young people
questioning their gender. This groundbreaking
to have a voice in the work we do at Allsorts.
service, one of the only trans* youth projects As a final note, sadly Elliot Klimek, the trans*
We have released two online campaigns this
in the UK, offers Transformers, a twice team leader will be leaving his post at Allsorts.
year around visibility, not judging someones
monthly group and enables a trans* youth He has be integral in setting up and leading on
gender identity and how we keep ourselves
worker to be available at the under 16 group, the trans* work and will be missed by young
safe which has been viewed and shared widely
TAG. people, volunteers and staff at Allsorts.
on social networks. There was also the release
The team also provides 1-2-1 support and of the Being Human: Human Being book which
advice for young people and information for trans* young people led on the planning, Allsorts
parents/carers and youth practitioners, as well creating and distribution of.
as providing guidance for teachers and other
Our most recent resource is a Top Tips leaflet ) Allsorts was set up in 1999 and runs a
support staff in schools. A growing area of our
in supporting trans* young people, with the weekly drop-in for LGBTU young people and a
work has been to support trans* and gender
support of a Brighton & Hove City Council variety of activities for men, women, bi young
questioning children under 16. This includes
(BHCC) grant. This resource was created by people and under 16s. LGBTU young people
group work, 1-2-1 sessions and support,
the young people at Transformers with what from the project train as peer-educators and
information and guidance for parents and
they feel is most important for services to lead workshops in schools to combat homo/bi/
carers.
know. The Top Tips are aimed at anyone transphobic bullying.
The majority of young trans* people of this working with children and young people in a
age group accessing Allsorts services have variety of settings. We have had huge demand They also create LGBTU youth resources like
never met another trans* person before they from schools and childrens services for the posters, stickers and resources about their
meet one of the Trans Youth Team at their new resource and are incredibly pleased with experiences.
induction. They will be familiar with negative, the positive feedback we have received from Their vibrant social media presence has enabled
pathologising portrayals of transgender people professionals. LGBTU young volunteers to campaign on behalf
in the popular media and may have of LGBTU young people across the UK.
One of our primary aims within the trans*
encountered negative responses when they
work we do, is to reduce feelings of isolation ) For more details about Transformers or
'come out'.
for trans* and gender questioning young Allsorts, go to www.allsortsyouth.org.uk
When young people come to Allsorts they people. The young people we work with are or to speak with Ryan, call the Allsorts office
meet positive trans* adult role models, creative and inspiring and with their input we on 01273 721211.
WHAT TRANS*

MAEVE & SHANE FROM TRANSFORMERS, PHOTO BY SHARON KILGANNON, Alonglines.com


PRIDE MEANS
TO ME by Maeve
at Transformers
) I feel like attitudes towards
transgender people are beginning
to change, certainly within popular
culture and the media. This year is
the second Trans* Pride to be held
in Brighton and Im tremendously
excited to be a part of it. Its held
a week before LGBT Pride and for
me it represents an
acknowledgement that although
trans* people share a strong and
historical bond with LGB people;
one which can be immensely
powerful as a source of strength,
insight and at best a familial
mutual care for one another; ones
gender is an identity distinct from
their sexuality. Transgender people
are a minority across the social
board. We exist in all classes,
races, faiths, cultural and economic
backgrounds. Yet were very often
maligned, ridiculed, bullied, hurt
and made to feel like social
outcasts and lesser citizens.
Last year at Trans* Pride I watched
a colleague of mine at
Transformers, explain to a little
girl, (on the request of her
Grandma) what transgender meant.
He asked her if shed always felt
like a little girl and she said, "Yes".
He told her that when he was little
he had a girls body but that he felt
like he was a boy, and that he still
felt the same when he grew up. He
went to a doctor who talked to him
and gave him some medicine which
helped him to become a man. She
understood perfectly and said,
Okay thank you, and went about
her day.
Although this is just one person's
explanation of their gender
(everyones could potentially be
different) and not every trans*
person chooses to seek medical
help hormones and/or surgery, I
think no matter what a persons
gender identity is, they should be
treated with respect. I hope that
Trans* Pride can educate people
and celebrate gender diversity. Im
sure its going to be fantastic and I
look forward to seeing you there.
32 GSCENE

SAM THE TRANS MAN allows those of us who need external and public validation of what we
have always known, to be legally recognised as the gender we are. To
achieve the legal status of a man, in my case, with a new birth
certificate recognising that I am male, is the pinnacle of confirmation

BELIEVE ME as far as I am concerned. That my government and legal system


recognises me for who I am goes a long way to ameliorating the
unpleasant verbal and non-verbal messages I get every day which
WHY WOULD I LIVE MY LIFE undermine very core of me.

WITH THE WRONG BITS? Moreover, the GRA does not require me to make radical changes to my
body in order to achieve this recognition. I dont have to have surgery
ASKS DR SAMUEL JAMES HALL or take hormones in order to gain a Gender Recognition Certificate.
What I do have to do is live authentically as a man, and demonstrate
Its great that this months Gscene is dedicated to trans* issues. I hope that I have done so for a minimum of two years, and perhaps more
its a space where things that are sometimes difficult to talk about can importantly - demonstrate that I intend to continue to do so.
be aired. Of course as a transman I am bound to be pleased to have Of course I will continue to do so. The social transition (passport,
the opportunity to expound upon my thoughts even more than I driving licence, bank details, endless bodies and companies that I am a
normally do! Let me be clear from the start, Im not speaking on behalf consumer or customer of) is probably the biggest hurdle. It amounts to
of every person who identifies as transgender, I cant possibly do that. coming out. Telling the world that I am male and wish to be known and
All of us are individuals with our own thoughts, feelings, life addressed as a man was the hardest part by far. Its unlikely, once a
circumstances and histories that shape who we are. So whilst I cannot person has taken this gigantic step, that they will look back.
speak for all, I will try and capture some of the current mood and
societal advances that are important to those who identify as trans* in Its such a struggle living and coping with the mismatch (we call it
any way. dysphoria), and the hormones are a really important first step to
combat that. They provide relief.
Being trans* puts you in a small minority of the population -
estimates range from 1;100,000 to 20;100,000, but even at the top
end thats only 0.02% of the population. There really arent very many
of us, although unofficial data suggests a far higher number of people Its such a struggle living
who do not conform or identify with the gender binary our western
society presents us with. Statistics are always evolving however, and and coping with the mismatch
can only be drawn from public or healthcare data, much of which is
and should be kept confidential, added to which we are notoriously bad (we call it dysphoria), and the
at asking the right questions. hormones are a really important
Certainly more and more youngsters are seeking treatment, often with
the support of their parents, and medical services are, as ever,
first step to combat that. They
struggling to keep up. This may be because whatever causes the
agonising mismatch between biological sex and gender identity is
provide relief
becoming more prevalent, or it may be a reflection of our society
becoming increasingly aware and tolerant, resulting in more trans- My self-esteem and sense of self-respect rocketed at the very moment
identified people feeling able to come forward to seek help. Quite the rest of the world looked at me quizzically. I am quite prepared to
possibly its a combination of the increase in acceptance and continue to be a social pariah and a misfit, largely because I feel so
permission to be who we are, with a genuine increase in numbers of damn good about myself. I have now done all the hard work I needed
transgender individuals. to do in order to achieve that legal recognition, but I wont stop there.
Although I dont have to change my body/take hormones/have surgery,
I know I will. The reason for this is simple: I am a man. I have crossed
I dont have to have that line and admitted it to myself and everyone around me, which
involved painful and upsetting conversations with family and loved
surgery or take hormones ones, as well as being ostracised in the workplace and to some degree
in my church. There are no further barriers to me becoming fully myself
in order to gain a Gender now. Why would I want to live the rest of my life with the wrong bits?
Recognition Certificate. Funny though, it took a while. I was very resistant to hormone
What I do have to do is live treatment in the first instance. I hate the idea of having to have
injections for the rest of my life, and even though I am immersed in
authentically as a man surgery every day of my working life, I dont really want to have loads
of it. Its stressful! When I went for my first appointment at the gender
clinic, the doctor said to me you will feel so much better if you start
taking hormones.
We still dont know what causes this mismatch, but neuroscientific
theories suggest a hormonal influence in utero as a possible cause for I was smugly sure I knew what he meant. That my body would change,
the brain to develop in the opposite direction than would ordinarily my voice would break, I would grow facial hair and people would stop
occur. Theories about nurture rather than nature are probably dead in mistaking me for a woman, but I really wasnt sure if I could face years
the water, but there are plenty of people around who still believe that of medical treatment. Of course those things do happen, but its a very
this is a disorder of the mind. That we are mistakenly deluded slow process and isnt at all what he meant. What he meant was what
individuals who have just plain got ourselves wrong. All I know is he said. You will feel better. And boy do I feel better. Honestly, within
that there has never been a better time to come out as trans* and 48 hours of my first shot of testosterone, long, long (and I mean
change our lives for the better. months) before any physical changes even began, I felt better. As
though a fog of depression had lifted. Life started to take on some
There may well be far better times yet, but we have come a long, long colour, and my brain truly felt as though it had been taken out of the
way in the past 10-15 years. The Gender Recognition Act (GRA 2004) wrong pond, and immersed in the right one.
GSCENE 33

If you think about how fundamental our sex hormones are to healthy
psychological functioning, this really adds weight to the
neuroscientific theories. The best analogy I can think of is that my
brain is an engine that was designed to run on diesel, and has been
forced to run on petrol for the last 30-odd years. It really feels that
simple. Ive been running on the wrong fuel! All this time. And that
doctor was absolutely right. I feel so much better.
Talking to other people who are making this painful journey into
Based in central Brighton, the Clare Project
selfhood, I hear the same stories. Transwomen taking testosterone weekly drop-in is a safe and confidential space to explore
blockers and starting oestrogen therapy finding that their depression issues around gender identity. Facilitated peer support is an
is lifting, suicidal thoughts abate, and even sometimes very physical important element, as well as providing access to low-cost
symptoms such as chronic fatigue start to fade. Its such a struggle psychotherapy and speech therapy.
living and coping with the mismatch (we call it dysphoria), and the
hormones are a really important first step to combat that. They CLARE PROJECT meets every
provide relief. Theres no other word for it.
The effects of hormones are largely reversible. My voice wont un-
TUES from 2.305.30pm
break though, and if a transwoman starts growing breasts they wont at DORSET GARDENS METHODIST CHURCH
go away if she stops taking oestrogen. The gender clinics are very Dorset Gardens (off St James St) Brighton BN2 1RL
keen that we have reversible treatment for some time before doing
anything irreversible. Like surgery. As a doctor myself I understand Except 1st Tues when theres an optional meal out
this reticence and why there is such a long wait, no doctor wants to preceded by the drop-in from 57.30pm
be responsible for what could be completely debilitating surgery if
done too quickly or for the wrong reason. Having said that, the so
called regret rate is low and often attributable to other causes, such
COFFEE MORNING
as a surgical complication or unsatisfactory outcome.
at CHAPEL ROYAL North Street, Brighton, BN1 1EA
I do believe however, in this era of well-informed patients, and SAT 26 JULY from 11am1pm
assuming we trans* people are indeed not mad, that we could be cut a Welcoming all trans & questioning people to this event
bit of slack. Its really highly unlikely that anyone would get as far as which will run every 4th Saturday of each month
gender reassignment surgery unless they were absolutely sure that it
was the right thing for them to do. More details: www.clareproject.org.uk
One of the effects of hormone treatment that some of us experience is Or find on us facebook under Clare Project.
a worsening of the dysphoria. Now that my brain is running on the Email clareprojectinfo@gmail.com
right fuel, and I feel better emotionally and psychologically than I
have done throughout my adult life, I also feel that Ive made
absolutely the right decision. Any doubts or fears about transitioning
medically have been dispelled completely, and my body dysphoria is
much, much worse. I am a man, I finally feel like one who is FUNDED BY

functioning well, and yet when I stand naked in front of the mirror -
well its a horror show. There are bits that shouldn't be there, and bits
missing that make me feel like an amputee. Its a shocking experience
which I largely try and avoid.
What I cant avoid though, is the rest of the world. I cant avoid the LGBT COMMUNITY
daily grind of not knowing whether I am going to be seen as a woman
and addressed as such, or whether Im going to be seen for who I am. SAFETY FORUM
Theres no way of telling, when encountering a stranger, which way its
going to go.
For more information on the LGBT Community
Safety Forum and the work the volunteers do,
As a transman, Im lucky because the hormonal changes will eventually
make it very unlikely that I will be mistaken for a woman in the
please visit: www.lgbt-help.com
future. Spare a thought for transwomen, however, who have many
more physical barriers to being seen for who they are. The younger you
are when you transition, the more likely it is that you will eventually REPORT IT!
pass successfully and leave the agony behind. But for some,
especially those who transition when they are older, there is the Find out how
possibility that that daily uncertainty may never abate. to report a crime:
And its emotionally exhausting, as well as sometimes quite www.lgbt-help.com/report-it
threatening. The threats range from the still all too real possibility of
being verbally or physically assaulted, to the no less damaging
attempts to fix us by using the wrong gender pronoun or address.
Whilst I can forgive liberated Brighton for misguidedly calling me
madam or ladies when in company of my lovely female friends, I
ACCESSIBILITY
really cannot fathom why on earth you would call a transwomen MATTERS
dressed in essentially feminine clothing Sir. Unless of course you just
dont believe that they are who they are. Find out more about
I genuinely think that one of the biggest problems we are facing
our access plan for pride:
today, even in this enlightened world, is that people really dont www.lgbt-help.com/pride/accessibility-matters
believe us
34 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM A BAR, BAR 7 + BRIGHTON SAUNA

JULY
LISTINGS

BAR 7 CRAWLEY
) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sat (12) is the UV PARTY with DJ Michael G at 10pm.
) REGULARS Fri is with DJs at 10pm: Claire Fuller (4), Little Rob (11), Kirsty
Anderson (18), Waynsey Rudeboy (25), entry free before 11pm, 3 after. ) Sat is
with DJs at 10pm: Waynsey Rudeboy (5), Rob Davis (19), Michael G & cabaret
from Topsey Redfurn (26), entry free before 10pm, 3 after. ) Sun is KARAOKE,
free entry.
) DRINK DEALS Wed 69pm, Thur all night.
) OPEN WedSun from 6pm. www.7crawley.co.uk

A-BAR
l BULLDOG
) ONE FOR THE DIARY Fri (4) SANFRANDISCO with DJ Mick Fuller at 9pm.
Dog-friendly seafront bar, DJs & pool table
) REGULARS Fri entertainment: Billie May live (11), Gios Soul Sessions (18) and
31 St James's St, BN2 1RF OPEN: MonThur 3pm12am, Fri & Sat
CABARET with Misty Lee (25) at 9.30pm. ) Sat is Pre-Club tunes. SATURDAY Tel: 01273 696996 1pm2am, Sun 1pm12am
SESSIONS (26) is with DJ Grant Knowles at 9pm. ) Wed is the Open Mic PIANO www.bulldogbrighton.com DRINK PROMOS: SunThur all day, Fri &
BAR with Mark Hodge; sing your favourite tune with Mark or just listen at 8.30pm. Two floor venue with DJs & cabaret Sat 17pm
) FOOD bar food served MonSat 127pm (last orders 6.30pm); Golden Handbag OPEN: daily 11amvery late l FUNKYFISH BAR
award winning Sunday roasts served 125pm (last orders 4pm), to book call 01273 DRINK PROMOS: Mon, Tue & Thur 37pm Marine Parade, BN2 1TL
696691. & 11pm12am; Wed 37pm; Fri 37pm & Tel: 01273 698331,
) DRINK DEALS house wine 12 every day; double-up on spirits for extra 1.50 all 911pm; Sat 10pm12am; Sun all www.funkyfishclub.co.uk
day, every day; SunThur, buy one cocktail get the other half price all day. day12am Seafront facing bar, mixed clientele
) OPEN SunThur 12pm12am; Fri & Sat 12pm2am. Unrivalled sea view, large l CAMELFORD ARMS OPEN: daily from 12pm
smoking & sun terrace, and all big sport events. www.abarbrighton.co.uk 30-31 Camelford St, BN2 1TQ l LEGENDS BAR
Tel: 01273 622386, www.camelfordarms.com 31-34 Marine Parade, BN2 1TR
Dog friendly, traditional pub Tel: 01273 624462,
OPEN: daily from 12pm www.legendsbrighton.com
l CHARLES ST
Information is correct at the time of going to OPEN: Sun & Wed 6pm12.30am,
press. Gscene cannot be held responsible for Bar with regular DJs, cabaret, food &
ThurSat 6pm2.30am
any changes or alterations to the listings 8 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA seafront facing sun terrace
DRINK PROMOS: Wed 69pm, Thur all
Tel: 01273 624091, www.charles- OPEN: daily 115am
night
BARS l BAR REVENGE street.com DRINK PROMOS: Mon-Fri 11am-midnight
l A-BAR Bar with food, top cabaret, regular DJs & l MARINE TAVERN
32-34 Old Steine, BN1 1EL
11-12 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL sun terrace 13 Broad St, BN2 1TJ
Tel: 01273 606064, www.revenge.co.uk
Tel: 01273 696691, OPEN: daily from 12pm Tel: 01273 681284,
Seafront bar with DJs & live music
www.abarbrighton.co.uk DRINK PROMOS: MonSat 59pm, Tues, www.marinetavern.co.uk
OPEN: Sun-Wed 12pm-1am; Thur 12pm-
Seafront bar with sun terrace & food Thu & Fri 9pmclose, Sun 8.30pmclose Friendly bar with regular quiz nights
l DR BRIGHTONS
2am; Fri & Sat 12pm-6am
OPEN: SunThur 12pm12am, Fri & Sat OPEN: SunThur 1112am, Fri & Sat
DRINK PROMOS: Mon-Sun, day & night.
l BROADWAY BAR
12pm2am 16-17 Kings Rd, BN1 1NE 12pm2am
DRINK PROMOS: all day, every day. Tel: 01273 208113 DRINK PROMOS: Wed & Thur 7-11pm
l BAR 7@CRAWLEY
10 Steine Street, Brighton. BN10 8GA
Tel: 01273 609777 (from mid-July) www.doctorbrightons.co.uk
7 Pegler Way, Crawley, RH11 7AG OPEN: Sun-Thurs 4pm-1am, Fri/Sat 4pm-
Tel: 01293 511177 www.7crawley.co.uk 3am
Bar & lounge with top cabaret

BRIGHTON SAUNA
) REGULARS Every Wed and Sun are NAKED DAY all day (no towels to be worn).
) DRINKS licensed bar 7 days a week; SunThur 111am and Fri & Sat 112am.
) OPEN For listings visit: www.thebrightonsauna.com
PICS FROM BOUTIQUE GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 35

BOUTIQUE
Boutique is an opulent and fashionable club, on 2 Boyces Street off West Street, Brighton.
) BOOKINGS to make BED/VIP bookings call Rebecca on 01273 327607 or email
becky@boutiqueclubbrighton.com
) OPEN Mon, Wed-Sat from 9pm; Sun from 10pm.
boutiqueclubbrighton.com/news Follow Boutique on Facebook:
BoutiqueClubBrighton or Twitter @Boutique_BN1

l OHSO SOCIAL Karaoke & cabaret bar


250a King's Rd, BN1 1NB OPEN: SunThur 12pm12am, Fri & Sat
Tel: 01273 746067 12pm2am
www.ohsosocial.co.uk l ROYAL OAK
Seafront-facing cafe/bar 46 St Jamess St, BN2 1RG
OPEN: Mon-Thur 9-12am; Fri-Sun 9-2am Tel: 01273 621093
l PARIS HOUSE Dog friendly bar, cask conditioned ales,
21 Western Rd, BN3 1AF cabaret, food & beer garden
Tel: 01273 724195 OPEN: MonThur 1211pm, Fri & Sat
www.parishousebrighton.com 12pm1am, Sun 1210.30pm
French style cafe/bar l SUBLINE
OPEN: daily from 12pm 129 St James's St, BN2 1TH
l POISON IVY Tel: 01273 624100,
129 St James's St, BN2 1TH www.sublinebrighton.co.uk
Tel: 01273 604076 Men only cruising bar, regular DJs &
Drag hosts & karaoke 7 nights a week themed nights
OPEN: daily from 11am OPEN: WedSat from 9pm, Sun from 8pm
DRINK PROMOS: Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat all DRINK PROMOS: Wed & Sat
night; all day & night on Sun l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS
l QUEENS ARMS 59 North Rd, Brighton, BN1 1YD
7 George St, BN2 1RH Tel: 01273 608571,
Tel: 01273 696873 www.3jollybutchers.com
www.queensarmsbrighton.com OPEN: MonSat from 12pm, Sun from 1pm
Dog-friendly central food pub
l ZONE
33 St James St, BN2 1RF
Tel: 01273 682249, www.zonebar.co.uk
Friendly bar, live music, karaoke & cabaret
OPEN: daily from 10am
DRINK PROMOS: all day & night Mon, Wed
& Thur.

CLUBS
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS
Nightclub below Legends Bar & Hotel
www.legendsbrighton.com
OPEN: Wed & FriSun from 11pm
ENTRY: free entry daily
DRINK PROMOS: Wed, Fri & Sun all night
l BOUTIQUE BRIGHTON
2 Boyces St@West St, BN1 1AN
www.boutiqueclubbrighton.com
OPEN: Mon, Wed-Sat from 9pm; Sun from
10pm.
36 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM BULLDOG + CAMELFORD ARMS

JULY
LISTINGS

BULLDOG CAMELFORD ARMS


) MEMBERSHIP Free entry for members only, door charge for non-members. To join ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sun (13) is the World Cup Final live at 8pm.
visit www.bulldogbrighton.com/membership-application. ) REGULARS Thur is the 300 BIG CASH QUIZ at 9pm.
) ONE FOR THE DIARY Thur (10) is the Bulldogs 35th Birthday Bash. The FRIDAY CLUB is at 6pm.
) REGULARS Tue is POPTASTIC with DJ Lee. Tue (29) is monthly REGGAE with DJ Sun (6 & 20) is the BEAR BASH at 5pm; free raffle every Sun at 5pm.
Micklos at 9pm. ) Wed is DIVA RUSH with DJ Marcia, all drinks 1.99 when selected ) FOOD Wed is SENIORS' LUNCH with two courses for 5.50 served 23.30pm; home-
artist is played and the traffic light turn green, 10pm2am. ) Thur is RELEASE with DJ cooked menu & manager's specials MonFri 123pm & 69pm; Sat 129pm; Sunday
Grant Knowles at 10pm. ) Fri is DJ Marcia at 10pm, CABARET in the top bar at roasts & select menu 12pmtill gone!
midnight: Son of a Tutu (4), Davina Sparkle (11), Topping & Butch (18), Miss Jason ) OPEN daily from 12pm. The Camelford is a dog-friendly pub.
(25) ) Sat is DJ V John at 10PM, DJ Lil Alex at 3am, and KARAOKE upstairs at
10pm. ) Sun is with DJ Grant Knowles in main bar at 10pm and KARAOKE till 2am.
) Mon is DJ MARCIAs Glitter Ball 70s/80s tunes at 10pm. Gay sauna in Hove with licenced bar l NEW STEINE BISTRO
) DRINK DEALS Mon, Tue & Thur 37pm & 11pmmidnight; Wed 37pm; Fri OPEN: 10am-11pm every day of the year 10/11 New Steine, Brighton, BN2 1PB
37pm & drinks 1.99 911pm; Sat 10pmmidnight; Sun all daymidnight. Drinks ENTRY: 14 standard, 10 with VIP Tel: 01273 681546, www.newsteinehotel.com
include: pints from 1.95, double spirit & mixer from 2.30, bottles from 1.85 (Terms & membership, 20 weekend pass, 5 under FOOD: every eve 69.45pm for last orders
conditions apply). 25s every day l OHSO SOCIAL
) OPEN daily from 11amvery late. ) www.bulldogbrighton.com 250a King's Rd, BN1 1NB
FOOD Tel: 01273 746067
l A-BAR FOOD: breakfasts every day 9am-12pm; then
l ENVY ENTRY: Tue: 1 with a flyer/2 without; Thur: Tel: 01273 696691 lunch served 12-9pm
FOOD: MonSat 127pm; Sun roast 125pm l PARIS HOUSE
l BAR REVENGE
Nightclub above Charles Street free entry b4 12am with Facebook
www.charles-street.com guestlist/otherwise 4/3 NUS; Fri & Sat: 1 Tel: 01273 724195
FOOD: free pizza on Sunday FOOD: French platters every day
l CAMELFORD ARMS
OPEN: Mon b4 12am with a pass, or 5/4 NUS
ENTRY: 1.50 DRINK PROMOS: Tue, Thur, Fri, Sat all night l ROYAL OAK
DRINK PROMOS: Mon all night Tel: 01273 622386 Tel: 01273 621093.
l FUNKYFISH CLUB SAUNAS FOOD: MonFri 123pm & 69pm; Sat FOOD: MonFri 123pm & 69pm; Sunday
19 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL l THE BRIGHTON SAUNA 129pm; Sunday roast & select menu roasts 12pm-gone.
Tel: 01273 698331 75 Grand Parade, BN2 9JA 12pmtill gone; seniors' lunch Wed l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS
Tel: 01273 689966 23.30pm Tel: 01273 608571
l BETTY LA LAS
www.funkyfishclub.co.uk
DJs, 70s/80s/90s funk/soul classics www.thebrightonsauna.com FOOD: daily 123pm & 69pm; Sunday
OPEN: Fri & Sat 9pm-late Gay sauna with licenced bar 22 St James St, Brighton, BN2 1RF lunch from 1pm
ENTRY: Fri free, Sat 5 OPEN: Mon-Thu 10am1am, Fri 10am then Tel: 01273 693444, www.bettylalas.com
24 hours to Sunday night 1am FOOD: TueSun 12pmlate TUESDAY 1
l CHARLES ST
DRINK PROMOS: Fri & Sat all night
l REVENGE ENTRY: standard 15, weekend pass 20 (3 l BAR REVENGE Wheel of Fortune
32-34 Old Steine, BN1 1EL days), under 25s 5 Mon-Thur Tel: 01273 624091 Karaoke: Harry or Lou Bag 8pm
Tel: 01273 606064, www.revenge.co.uk LICENSED BAR: SunThu 111am, Fri & Sat FOOD: MonSat 128pm; Sunday lunch l BULLDOG Poptastic: DJ Lee 10pm
112am 127pm l MARINE TAVERN Nats Quiz 9pm
l LEGENDS BAR
Nightclub with top DJs & PAs (student-
friendly) l TBS2 l POISON IVY karaoke
OPEN: Tue from 11pm, Thur, Fri & Sat from 84-86 Denmark Villas, Hove, BN3 3TJ Tel: 01273 624462 l REVENGE Naughty Pop: DJs Trick & Dana
10.30pm Tel: 01273 723733, www.tbs2.com FOOD: MonSat 125pm; Sunday lunch 11pm
123pm
38 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM DRAG IDOL @ CHARLES STREET + ENVY

JULY
LISTINGS

L-R: SALLY VATE, DRAG IDOL WINNER GIA MASSACRE, & MYRA DUBOIS

CHARLES STREET BAR


) ONE FOR THE DIARY Thur (31) is the MAD COWS TEA PARTY 2-floor Pre-Pride
special with DJs Leeroy & Ruby Roo in the bar, Lil Alex in the club, hostess Joan Bond
and fab dcor at 8pm; entry 2 from 8pm, 3 after 10pm, 1 donated to Pride.
) REGULARS Wed is now the QUIZ WITH NO NAME a night filled with antics and
entertainment with the Drag With No Name and cash prizes at 9pm. ) Thur is The MAD ENVY @ CHARLES ST
COW'S TEA PARTY with Alice in Wonderland dcor, tea pot cocktails, shots & hostess
) ONE FOR THE DIARY Tue (29) is the PRIDE UNSIGNED Band Night. ) Thur (31)
Ms Joan Bond at 9pm, entry 1. ) FRUITY FRIDAY FIX with DJ Leeroy,
dance/funky house, at 9pm. ) Sat is BOYS IN THE BAR with all-male DJ line-up inc is the MAD COWS TEA PARTY 2-floor Pre-Pride special with DJs Leeroy & Ruby Roo
Lil Alex, Grant Knowles & Leeroy on rotation, free entry. ) Sun CABARET at in the bar, Lil Alex in the club, hostess Joan Bond and fab dcor at 8pm; entry 2 from
7.30pm: Sandra (6), Tammy Twinkle (13), La Voix (20), Myra Dubois (27); 8pm, 3 after 10pm, 1 donated to Pride.
) REGULARS Sat (5) is new monthly rock & indie night APOCALYPSE with a live band
TRANNY ROCK & ROLL BINGO with Sally Vate and rolling jackpot at 8.30pm.
) FOOD served 128pm MonSat; two for 6.95 on select mains, 2-4-1 gourmet performing at 9.30pm, free video games and entry 5. ) Mon is the STUDIO 150
hotdogs at Dog Tails on Tue. Sunday Lunch: roast beef, chicken or veggie served student night, entry 1.50.
) DRINK DEALS singles or bottles 1.50 all night on Mon.
127pm, 6.95, or two for 10.
) DRINK DEALS All drinks 50% off MonSat from 59pm; from 1 and win a bar tab ) OPEN Mon at 10pm, Sat (5) at 9pm. www.charles-street.com
for the night on Thur; Sun from 8.30pm, after the show. All deals excl sparkling wine &
cocktails & not in conjunction with other offers. Cocktails: two for 8 on Tue & Fri
9pmclose. l DR BRIGHTONS Funky Fri: DJ Nick l PARIS HOUSE live jazz 4pm; TCs
) OPEN daily from 12pm. Check out the sun terrace for some summer sunshine! Hirst 9.30pm Joyful Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm
www.charles-street.com l FUNKYFISH CLUB Strictly Fri: DJ Aky l POISON IVY karaoke
10pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
l LEGENDS BAR Rewind: DJs 9pm l REVENGE Sweet Revenge: DJs Sam
l ROYAL OAK Davina Sparkles School l PARIS HOUSE live jazz: Remi Harris l POISON IVY karaoke DMS & Alex Baker + Jonesy 10.30pm
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm l ROYAL OAK cabaret: Jennie Castell
l REVENGE Sharon Needles live PA +
Night Challenge 8.30pm 8pm
l ZONE Betty Swollocks karaoke 8.30pm l POISON IVY cabaret: Candi Rell 9.30pm
9.30pm; karaoke Powder Room on level 2 8pm; Shameless l SUBLINE Mens Room: DJ
WEDNESDAY 2 l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm DJs Lee Harris & Trick on level 1 10.30pm Screwpulous 9pm
l A-BAR open mic: Mark Hodge 8.30pm l REVENGE FOMO: DJs 10.30pm l SUBLINE Steam 9pm l ZONE live music: Billie May 9.30pm
l BAR REVENGE Crash: DJ Dana 7pm l SUBLINE Leathered 9pm l ZONE Stone & Street 9.30pm
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Ice: DJ SUNDAY 6
FRIDAY 4 SATURDAY 5 l BAR 7@CRAWLEY karaoke 6pm
l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJ Waynsey l BAR REVENGE acoustic music
Claire Fuller 11pm
l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am l A-BAR Sanfrandisco: DJ Mick Fuller
l BULLDOG Diva Rush: DJ Marcia 10pm Rudeboy 10pm 4.30pm; Karaoke Queens: LouBag &
l BAR REVENGE DJ Fifilicious 9pm
9pm
l CHARLES ST Quiz With No Name with l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJ Claire Fuller Smithy 7.30pm
Drag With No Name & cash prizes 9pm 6pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS
l POISON IVY Stephanie Starlets l BAR REVENGE Shameless v Powder Fusion: DJ Lee Harris 11pm Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm
l BULLDOG DJ V John 10pm; DJ Lil l BEDFORD TAVERN Piano Bingo 5pm
l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm
Amateur Strip Night 8pm Room warm-up: DJ Smithy 9pm
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret: Miss Jason l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Alex 3am; karaoke 10pm
l SUBLINE Fag Machine: alt night 9pm l CHARLES ST The Boys In The Bar: DJs l BULLDOG DJ Grant & karaoke 10pm
l CAMELFORD ARMS Raffle & Bear
Fastforward: DJ Peter Castle 11pm
l BULLDOG DJ Marcia 10pm; cabaret: Lil Alex, Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm
THURSDAY 3 l DR BRIGHTONS Sexy Sat: DJ Tony B Bash 5pm
l CHARLES ST cabaret: Sandra 7.30pm;
Son of a Tutu midnight
l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up: DJ l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm 9.30pm
Kelly L 9pm l CHARLES ST Fruity Fri Fix: DJ Leeroy l ENVY Apocalypse: alt night with live Tranny Rock & Roll Bingo: Sally Vate
l BULLDOG Release: DJ Grant 10pm band & video games 9pm 8.30pm
l FUNKYFISH CLUB Old School Sat: DJ l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@REVENGE
9pm
l CAMELFORD ARMS Big Cash Quiz l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@OHSO
Aky 10pm Roof-terrace party (weather depending):
l LEGENDS BAR pre-club DJs 7pm
9pm SOCIAL DJs Chris Barker, Queen
l CHARLES ST Mad Cows Tea Party: Ms DJs Chris Barker & Queen Josephine 5pm
l OHSO SOCIAL DJs 8pm
Josephine & David Ethics + guest Zach
Joan Bond, tunes 9pm Burns 8pm
40 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM DR BRIGHTONS + FUNKY FISH

JULY
LISTINGS

DR BRIGHTONS FUNKY FISH CLUB & BAR


) ONE FOR THE DIARY Thur (31) is the BIG GAY CHARITY PUB QUIZ raising funds ) REGULARS STRICTLY FRIDAY is with DJ Aky chart/dance/pop/80s/90s, and free
for the Rainbow Fund and Macmillan Cancer Support at 8pm; entry 2 per person, 1 entry. OLD SCHOOL SATURDAY with DJ Aky funk/disco/dance/house, entry 5.
shots. ) DRINK DEALS all night Fri with 2 shots, Jagerbombs 2.50, bottles from 3 and all
) REGULARS Funky Friday is with DJ Nick Hirst at 9.30pm, free entry. ) SEXY night Sat with a free shot before 11pm.
SATURDAY with DJ Tony B is at 9.30pm, free entry. ) OPEN The Funky Fish Bar is open daily from 12pm. www.funkyfishclub.co.uk
) DRINK DEALS from SunThur all day and Fri & Sat from 17pm: Fosters & Carling Follow Funky Fish on www.facebook.com/funkyfishclub or Twitter @funkyfishclub.
3.15 a pint, large Smirnoff & mixer 4, large Smirnoff & energy drink 5. Buy two
cocktails for 11 from SunThur. Free game of pool every day with every round of drinks
l BAR REVENGE Crash: DJ Dana 7pm
purchased during happy hour. Josephine, David Ethics + guest Eduardo
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Ice: DJ
) OPEN MonThur 3pmmidnight; Fri & Sat 1pm2am; Sun 1pmmidnight.
Herrera 8pm
www.doctorbrightons.co.uk Claire Fuller 11pm l DR BRIGHTONS Funky Fri: DJ Nick
l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am Hirst 9.30pm
l BULLDOG Diva Rush: DJ Marcia 10pm l FUNKYFISH CLUB Strictly Fri: DJ Aky
l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Davina l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm l CHARLES ST Quiz With No Name with 10pm
Sparkle 3.30pm Drag With No Name & cash prizes 9pm l LEGENDS BAR Rewind: DJs 9pm
l POISON IVY cabaret: Dave Lynn TUESDAY 8 l POISON IVY Stephanie Starlets l POISON IVY karaoke
5.30pm; karaoke l BAR REVENGE Wheel of Fortune Amateur Strip Night 8pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm Karaoke: Harry or Lou Bag 8pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret: Miss Jason l REVENGE Doggy Style: DJs Fifilicious
l SUBLINE Come in Your Pants: DJ l BULLDOG Poptastic: DJ Lee 10pm l SUBLINE Fag Machine: alt night 9pm & friends on level 2; Shameless: DJs Lee
N.U.D.E, underwear party 9pm l MARINE TAVERN Nats Quiz 9pm Harris & Trick on level 1 10.30pm
l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS jazz 4pm l POISON IVY karaoke THURSDAY 10 l SUBLINE Dry Clean Only 9pm
l ZONE cabaret 6pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up: DJ l ZONE live music: Miss Jason 9.30pm
l REVENGE Naughty Pop: DJs Trick & Kelly L 9pm
MONDAY 7 Dana 11pm l BULLDOG 35th Birthday Bash SATURDAY 12
l BAR REVENGE Quiz with Liz 8.30pm l ROYAL OAK Davina Sparkles School l CAMELFORD ARMS Big Cash Quiz l BAR 7@CRAWLEY UV party: DJ
l BULLDOG DJ Marcias Glitter Ball Night Challenge 8.30pm 9pm Michael G 10pm
10pm l ZONE Betty Swollocks karaoke l CHARLES ST Mad Cows Tea Party: Ms l BAR REVENGE DJ Fifilicious 9pm
l ENVY Studio 150: student night 10pm 8.30pm Joan Bond, tunes 9pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Fusion:
l LEGENDS BAR Miss Jasons Monday l PARIS HOUSE live music: Area Code DJ Peter Castle 11pm
Madhouse 9pm WEDNESDAY 9 273 8pm l BULLDOG DJ V John 10pm; DJ Lil Alex
l POISON IVY karaoke l A-BAR open mic: Mark Hodge 8.30pm l POISON IVY cabaret: Rose Garden 3am; karaoke 10pm
9.30pm; karaoke l CHARLES ST The Boys In The Bar: DJs
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm Lil Alex, Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm
l REVENGE FOMO: DJs 10.30pm l DR BRIGHTONS Sexy Sat: DJ Tony B
l SUBLINE Leathered 9pm 9.30pm
l FUNKYFISH CLUB Old School Sat: DJ
FRIDAY 11 Aky 10pm
l A-BAR live music: Billie May 9.30pm l LEGENDS BAR Pre-Fusion 7pm
l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJ Little Rob 6pm l OHSO SOCIAL DJs 8pm
l BAR REVENGE Shameless v Doggy l PARIS HOUSE live jazz 4pm; TCs
Style warm-up: DJ Alex Baker 9pm Joyful Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS l POISON IVY karaoke
Fastforward: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
l BULLDOG DJ Marcia 10pm; cabaret: l REVENGE Sweet Revenge: DJs Alex
Davina Sparkle midnight Baker & Smithy + Zach Burns 10.30pm
l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm l ROYAL OAK cabaret: Topsie Redfurn
l CHARLES ST Fruity Fri Fix: DJ Leeroy 9.30pm
9pm l SUBLINE Mens Room: DJ Screwpulous
l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@OHSO 9pm
SOCIAL DJs Chris Barker, Queen l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 9.30pm
42 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM LEGENDS BAR & BASEMENT CLUB

JULY
LISTINGS

LEGENDS BAR LEGENDS BASEMENT CLUB


) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sun (20) is an event in support of Lady La Rue with host ) FREE ENTRY to the Basement Club every day.
Drag With No Name, plus 16 top acts at 3.30pm. ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Thur (31) is PRIDE CRUSH with a mash-up of electro pop
) REGULARS Fri is REWIND with DJs spinning 70s/80s/90s disco/soul/funk/Motown /classic pop, open till 5am.
at 9pm. ) Sat is Pre-Fusion with DJs at 7pm. ) Sun CABARET at 3.30pm: ) REGULARS Wed is ICE with DJ Claire Fuller, chart/house/r&b. ) Fri is
Davina Sparkle (6), Lola Lasagne (13) and Dave Lynn (27). ) Mon is MISS FASTFOWARD with DJ Peter Castle, dance/ chart. ) Sat is FUSION with DJ Peter
JASON'S MADHOUSE at 9pm. Castle, LEE HARRIS (5), playing house/chart. ) Sun is POP!CANDY with DJ Claire
) FOOD summer menu served MonSat 125pm, including freshly made from Fuller, recent/classic pop.
scratch burgers served with chunky chips and homemade coleslaw from 8, and lunch ) DRINK DEALS selected shots 1.50/2 bottles of Becks/house spirit & mixer 2 on
options from 3.95. Sunday Roasts served 123pm with top quality locally sourced Wed; promos all night on Fri; 2 spirit & mixer/2.50 selected bottles on Sun.
meat, poultry & vegetarian options. ) OPEN Wed & FriSun 11pm. www.legendsbrighton.com
) DRINK DEALS MonFri 11ammidnight; MonFri 511pm, buy any bottle from
the quality wine list and get the second half price.

l REVENGE Naughty Pop: DJs Trick & Dana l PARIS HOUSE live music: Nuit de
) OPEN daily from 11am5am. Free entry, all day sun terrace.
) www.legendsbrighton.com
11pm Chanson & Fleur de Paris 8pm
l ROYAL OAK Davina Sparkles School l POISON IVY cabaret: Miss Penny
Night Challenge 8.30pm 9.30pm; karaoke
l POISON IVY cabaret: Topsie Redfurn l ZONE Betty Swollocks karaoke 8.30pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
SUNDAY 13 l REVENGE FOMO: DJs 10.30pm
l BAR 7@CRAWLEY karaoke 6pm
5.30pm; karaoke
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm WEDNESDAY 16 l SUBLINE Leathered 9pm
l BAR REVENGE acoustic music l SUBLINE Come in Your Pants: DJ l A-BAR open mic: Mark Hodge 8.30pm
4.30pm; Karaoke Queens: LouBag & N.U.D.E, underwear party 8pm l BAR REVENGE Crash: DJ Dana 7pm FRIDAY 18
Smithy 7.30pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live jazz l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Ice: DJ l A-BAR Gios Soul Sessions 9.30pm
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS 4pm; World Cup Final 8pm Claire Fuller 11pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJ Kirsty Anderson
Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l ZONE cabaret 6pm l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am
l BEDFORD TAVERN Piano Bingo 5pm
6pm
l BULLDOG Diva Rush: DJ Marcia 10pm l BAR REVENGE Gaydio v Revenge warm-
l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm MONDAY 14 l CHARLES ST Quiz With No Name with
l BULLDOG DJ Grant & karaoke 10pm
up: DJ Alex Baker 9pm
l BAR REVENGE Quiz with Liz 8.30pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS
l CAMELFORD ARMS raffle 5pm; World
Drag With No Name & cash prizes 9pm
l BULLDOG Marcias Glitter Ball 10pm l POISON IVY Stephanie Starlets Amateur
Fastforward: DJ Peter Castle 11pm
Cup Final 8pm l ENVY Studio 150: student night 10pm l BULLDOG DJ Marcia 10pm; cabaret:
l CHARLES ST cabaret: Tammy Twinkle
Strip Night 8pm
l LEGENDS BAR Miss Jasons Monday l QUEENS ARMS cabaret: Miss Jason Topping & Butch midnight
7.30pm; Tranny Rock & Roll Bingo: Sally Madhouse 9pm l SUBLINE Fag Machine: alt night 9pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm
Vate 8.30pm l POISON IVY karaoke l CHARLES ST Fruity Fri Fix: DJ Leeroy 9pm
l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@REVENGE l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm THURSDAY 17 l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@OHSO
Roof-terrace party (weather depending): DJs l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up: DJ Kelly SOCIAL DJs Chris Barker, Queen Josephine,
Chris Barker & Queen Josephine 5pm TUESDAY 15
l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Lola Lasagne
L 9pm David Ethics & HiFi Sean 8pm
l BAR REVENGE Wheel of Fortune l BULLDOG Release: DJ Grant 10pm l DR BRIGHTONS Funky Fri: DJ Nick Hirst
3.30pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Big Cash Quiz 9pm 9.30pm
l PARIS HOUSE Bastille Day
Karaoke: Harry or Lou Bag 8pm
l BULLDOG Poptastic: DJ Lee 10pm l CHARLES ST Mad Cows Tea Party: Ms l FUNKYFISH CLUB Strictly Fri: DJ Aky
Celebrations: Fleur de Paris, CanCan Girls l POISON IVY karaoke Joan Bond, tunes 9pm 10pm
& food 12pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm l LEGENDS BAR Rewind: DJs 9pm
44 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM OHSO SOCIAL, POISON IVY, PARIS HOUSE + QUEENS ARMS

JULY
LISTINGS

OHSO SOCIAL
) ONE FOR THE DIARY Fri is DIRTY SUNSET DISCO (DSD) with guest DJs Zach
Burns (4), Eduardo Herrera (11), Hifi Sean (18), Chris Brogan (25) and residents
Chris Barker, Queen Josephine & David Ethics spinning disco-fused house/grooves at
8pm. Entry 2 b4 11pm/3 after. Check www.facebook.com/dirtysunsetdisco and
www.dirtysunsetdisco.com for the DSD Pride parties on Aug 1, 2 and 3.
) REGULARS Sat DJs spin pop tunes at 8pm.
) FOOD Breakfasts served daily 9am12pm; lunch served 12-9pm from classic fish
& chips to high-end steaks and burgers. Premier dining experience on Brighton beach
seafront, sandwiched between the iconic Brighton Pier and the fairground carousel.
) OPEN daily from 9am. Enjoy a coffee, cocktail or beer while you take in the sun on the
terrace. www.ohsobrighton.co.uk POISON IVY
) ONE FOR THE DIARY Wed is Stephanie Starlets AMATEUR STRIP NIGHT with
karaoke & 100 cash prize at 8pm.
l POISON IVY karaoke l OHSO SOCIAL DJs 8pm ) REGULARS KARAOKE 7 nights a week with drag hosts every night. ) Thur is
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm l PARIS HOUSE live jazz 4pm; TCs CABARET at 9.30pm: Candi Rell (3), Rose Garden (10), Miss Penny (17), Baga
l REVENGE Shameless: DJs Lee Harris & Joyful Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm Chips (24) and Pam Catz (31). ) Sun CABARET at 5.30pm: Dave Lynn (6), Topsie
Trick 10.30pm l POISON IVY karaoke
l SUBLINE Steam 9pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
Redfurn (13), Saucy Sophie (20) and Davina Sparkle (27).

l ZONE cabaret: Dave Lynn 9.30pm l REVENGE Official Shakedown After-


) DRINK DEALS non-stop happy hours all month, including cheap drinks on Wed.
) OPEN daily from 11am.
Party: Sweet Revenge: DJ Alex Baker & Trick
SATURDAY 19 + King K 10.30pm
l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJ Rob Davis 10pm l ROYAL OAK cabaret: Krissie DuCann
l BAR REVENGE DJ Fifilicious 9pm l BEDFORD TAVERN Piano Bingo 5pm
9.30pm
l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm MONDAY 21
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Fusion: l SUBLINE Mens Room: DJ Screwpulous l BAR REVENGE Quiz with Liz 8.30pm
l BULLDOG DJ Grant & karaoke 10pm
DJ Peter Castle 11pm 9pm
l CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash & Raffle l BULLDOG Marcias Glitter Ball 10pm
l BULLDOG DJ V John 10pm; DJ Lil Alex l ZONE live music: Collusion 9.30pm l ENVY Studio 150: student night 10pm
l LEGENDS BAR Miss Jasons Monday
5pm
l CHARLES ST cabaret: La Voix 7.30pm;
3am; karaoke 10pm
l CHARLES ST The Boys In The Bar: DJs SUNDAY 20
l BAR 7@CRAWLEY karaoke 6pm
Madhouse 9pm
l POISON IVY karaoke
Tranny Rock & Roll Bingo: Sally Vate 8.30pm
l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@REVENGE
Lil Alex, Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm
l DR BRIGHTONS Sexy Sat: DJ Tony B l BAR REVENGE acoustic music l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
9.30pm 4.30pm; Karaoke Queens: LouBag & Roof-terrace party (weather depending): DJs
l FUNKYFISH CLUB Old School Sat: DJ Chris Barker & Queen Josephine 5pm
TUESDAY 22
l LEGENDS BAR Event in support of Lady
Smithy 7.30pm
Aky 10pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS l BAR REVENGE Wheel of Fortune
l LEGENDS BAR Pre-Fusion 7pm Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm La Rue: host Drag With No Name + 16 top
Karaoke: Harry or Lou Bag 8pm
l BULLDOG Poptastic: DJ Lee 10pm
acts 3.30pm
l POISON IVY cabaret: Saucy Sophie
l MARINE TAVERN Nats Quiz 9pm
l POISON IVY karaoke
5.30pm; karaoke
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
l SUBLINE Come in Your Pants: DJ l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
N.U.D.E, underwear party 9pm l REVENGE Naughty Pop: DJs Trick & Dana
l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live jazz 4pm 11pm
l ZONE cabaret 6pm

PARIS HOUSE
) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sun (13) is BASTILLE DAY CELEBRATIONS with live music
from Fleur de Paris, CanCan Girls & food all day from 12pm.
) REGULARS Thur is free LIVE MUSIC at 8pm: Remi Harris (3), Area Code 273
QUEENS ARMS
(10) and Nuit de Chanson & Fleur de Paris (17). ) Sat free LIVE JAZZ at 4pm; TC's ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Every Wed is CABARET with Miss Jason as youve never
JOYFUL NOISE with DJ Kenny at 9pm, free entry. seen her before.
) FOOD platter of French food to share & large carafe of wine 15. ) REGULARS Top CABARET every night at 9.30pm.
) OPEN daily from 12pm. www.parishousebrighton.com ) OPEN daily from 12pm.
46 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM BAR REVENGE & CLUB REVENGE

JULY
LISTINGS

BAR REVENGE REVENGE


) ONE FOR THE DIARY Thur (31) is the pre-Pride party with DJ Kelly L urban ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Fri (4) is a live PA by Sharon Needles, RuPaul Drag Race
anthems at 9pm. winners, at 9pm, advance tickets 12.50 online. ) Thur (31) is the FOMO (fear of missing
) REGULARS Thur is FOMO (fear of missing out) warm-up with DJ Kelly L urban out) Pride Special with FOMO DJs on level 1, Girls on Top DJs Lady Lola & Missy B on
anthems at 9pm. ) Fri warm-up parties at 9pm: Shameless v The Powder Room with level 2, regular entry applies.
DJ Smithy pop (4), Shameless v Doggy Style with DJ Alex Baker mashed-up pop (11), ) REGULARS Tue is NAUGHTY POP with DJs Trick & Dana pop from last 20 years, 1
Gaydio v Revenge with DJ Alex Baker mashed-up house (18) and DJ Alex Baker with flyer/2. ) Thur is FOMO (fear of missing out) hot DJs & music, free b4 12am with
mashed-up house (25). ) Sat is the Sweet Revenge warm-up with DJ Fifilicious chart Facebook guestlist, or 4/3 NUS. ) Fri is SHAMELESS on level 1 with DJs Trick and
& urban at 9pm. ) Sun is ACOUSTIC SUNDAY live music at 4.30pm, KARAOKE Lee Harris club bangers/mash-ups; theme nights on level 2: Fri (11) DOGGY STYLE with
QUEENS with LouBag & Smithy at 7.30pm. ) Mon is the QUIZ WITH LIZ big prizes DJ Fifilicious & friends hip hop/r&b/garage; Fri (25) is POWDER ROOM with drag/
and rolling jackpot at 8.30pm, 1 entry per person. ) Tue is WHEEL OF FORTUNE cabaret acts and DJ Fifilicious indie/electro/trashglam/pop, 1 b4 12am with a pass,
KARAOKE with Harry or Lou Bag at 8pm. ) Wed is CRASH with DJ Dana chart 5/4. ) Sat is SWEET REVENGE with guest DJs: Sam DMS (5) & Zach Burns (12),
faves/alternative anthems at 7pm. and regulars Alex Baker & Smith; 1 b4 12am with pass, or 5/4. Sat (19) is Official
) FOOD free pizza on Sun. SHAKEDOWN After-Party. ) Sun is HIGHER, Dirty Sunset Disco Ibiza-style party,
) DRINK DEALS BOGOF cocktails ThurSun 59pm; select drinks 1.99 & a bottle of on the sun terrace with DJs Chris Barker & Queen Josephine at 5pm, 3 b4 6pm, 4
house wine 7.99 on Mon; select drinks 1.99 on Tue; drinks drop as low as 70p on Wed b4 7pm, 5 after. Open weather depending.
at STOCK EXCHANGE with fluctuating drink prices depending on what people are buying; ) DRINK DEALS bottles of Fosters & shots from 1.50 & all main-line drinks 2 on Tue;
select drinks 1.50 on Thur; from 2.49 Sat & Sun. from 1.50 on Thur inc double vodka & mixer, 3; double-up for 1 on all main-line spirits,
) OPEN daily from 12pm, closes at 6am on Fri & Sat. Free Revenge discount passes all main-line drinks 2.50 b4 12am & Jagerbombs 2.50 all night on Fri; double-up for
on Thur; buy a drink and get discounted entry into the club on Fri & Sat before midnight; 1.50, all main-line drinks 2.50 b4 12am & Jagerbombs 2.50 all night on Sat. All drink
1 entry passes on Tue. ) www.revenge.co.uk specials exclude champers & doubles (excl doubling up).
) OPEN 11pm Tue, 10.30pm Thur, Fri & Sat. Discounted entry passes from Bar Revenge
or www.revenge.co.uk
l ROYAL OAK Davina Sparkles School
THURSDAY 24
l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up: DJ
Night Challenge 8.30pm
l ZONE Betty Swollocks karaoke 8.30pm l BAR REVENGE DJ Alex Baker 9pm l LEGENDS BAR Rewind: DJs 9pm
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS l POISON IVY karaoke
Kelly L 9pm
WEDNESDAY 23 l BULLDOG Release: DJ Grant 10pm
l CAMELFORD ARMS Big Cash Quiz Fastforward: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
l A-BAR open mic: Mark Hodge 8.30pm l BULLDOG DJ Marcia 10pm; cabaret: l REVENGE The Powder Room: DJ
l BAR REVENGE Crash: DJ Dana 7pm 9pm
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Ice: DJ l CHARLES ST Mad Cows Tea Party: Ms Miss Jason midnight Fifilicious & drag/cabaret acts on level 2;
l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm Shameless: DJs Lee Harris & Trick on level
l CHARLES ST Fruity Fri Fix: DJ Leeroy
Joan Bond, tunes 9pm
l POISON IVY cabaret: Baga Chipz
Claire Fuller 11pm 1 10.30pm
l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am 9pm l SUBLINE Dirty Tackle sportskit night 9pm
l BULLDOG Diva Rush: DJ Marcia 10pm 9.30pm; karaoke
l DR BRIGHTONS Funky Fri: DJ Nick l ZONE live music: Back Beat 9.30pm
l CHARLES ST The Quiz With No Name l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
l REVENGE FOMO: DJs 10.30pm Hirst 9.30pm
with Drag With No Name & cash prizes
l SUBLINE Leathered 9pm l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@OHSO SATURDAY 26
9pm SOCIAL DJs Chris Barker, Queen l A-BAR Sat Sessions: DJ Grant Knowles
l POISON IVY Stephanie Starlets
FRIDAY 25 Josephine & David Ethics + guest Chris 9pm
l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJ Michael G &
l A-BAR cabaret: Misty Lee 9.30pm
Amateur Strip Night 8pm Brogan 8pm
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret: Miss Jason l FUNKYFISH CLUB Strictly Fri: DJ Aky
l SUBLINE Fag Machine: alt night 9pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJ Waynsey Topsey Redfurn 10pm
Rudeboy 6pm 10pm l BAR REVENGE DJ Fifilicious 9pm
48 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM ROYAL OAK

JULY
LISTINGS

ROYAL OAK
Church Street has moved to The Royal Oak, 46 St James Street, Brighton.
) ONE FOR THE DIARY Tue is now Davina Sparkles SCHOOL NIGHT
CHALLENGE with cabaret, free shots and the tin of baked beans at 8.30pm.
) REGULARS Sat is CABARET at 9.30pm: Jennie Castell (5), Topsie Redfurn (12),
Krissie DuCann (19) and Cassidy Connors (26).
) FOOD served by Golden Handbag-winning chefs: MonFri lunch menu 123pm &
evening menu 69pm; Sunday roasts served 12pmtill gone.
) DRINK DEALS A wide selection of local cask conditioned ales served daily.
) OPEN MonThur 1211pm; Fri & Sat 12pm1am; Sun 1210.30pm.
Check out The Royal Oaks spacious beer garden for some summer sunshine!

l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Fusion: l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@REVENGE


DJ Peter Castle 11pm Higher roof terrace party: DJs Chris Barker &
l BULLDOG DJ V John 10pm; DJ Lil Alex Queen Josephine 5pm
3am; karaoke 10pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Dave Lynn
l CHARLES ST The Boys In The Bar: DJs 3.30pm
Lil Alex, Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm l POISON IVY cabaret: Davina Sparkle
l DR BRIGHTONS Sexy Sat: DJ Tony B 5.30pm; karaoke
9.30pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
l FUNKYFISH CLUB Old School Sat: DJ l SUBLINE Come in Your Pants: DJ
Aky 10pm N.U.D.E, underwear party 8pm
l LEGENDS BAR Pre-Fusion 7pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live jazz
l OHSO SOCIAL DJs 8pm 4pm
l PARIS HOUSE live jazz 4pm; TCs l ZONE cabaret 6pm
Joyful Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm
l POISON IVY karaoke MONDAY 28
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm l BAR REVENGE Quiz with Liz 8.30pm
l REVENGE Sweet Revenge: DJ Alex Baker l BULLDOG DJ Marcias Glitter Ball 10pm
& Trick + Jonesy 10.30pm l ENVY Studio 150: student night 10pm
l ROYAL OAK cabaret: Cassidy Connors l LEGENDS BAR Miss Jasons Monday
9.30pm Madhouse 9pm
l SUBLINE Mens Room: DJ Screwpulous l POISON IVY karaoke
9pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 9.30pm
TUESDAY 29
SUNDAY 27 l BAR REVENGE Wheel of Fortune
l BAR 7@CRAWLEY karaoke 6pm Karaoke: Harry or Lou Bag 8pm
l BAR REVENGE acoustic music 4.30pm; l BULLDOG Reggae: DJ Micklos 10pm
Karaoke Queens: LouBag & Smithy 7.30pm l ENVY Pride Unsigned: live band
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS l MARINE TAVERN Nats Quiz 9pm
Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l POISON IVY karaoke
l BEDFORD TAVERN Piano Bingo 5pm l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm l REVENGE Naughty Pop: DJs Trick &
l BULLDOG DJ Grant & karaoke 10pm Dana 11pm
l CAMELFORD ARMS Raffle 5pm l ROYAL OAK Davina Sparkles School
l CHARLES ST cabaret: Myra Dubois Night Challenge 8.30pm
7.30pm; Tranny Rock & Roll Bingo: Sally l ZONE Betty Swollocks karaoke 8.30pm
Vate 8.30pm
50 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM SUBLINE + ZONE BAR

JULY
LISTINGS

l FUNKYFISH CLUB Pre-Pride Party: DJs


SUBLINE
level 1; DJs Trick, Alex Baker on level 2
8pm; cabaret: La Voix 10pm 2pm; All-Stars Pride: DJs Trick, Alex Baker,
) ONE FOR THE DIARY Wed is new night FAG MACHINE an LGBTQ alternative l LEGENDS BAR Pride Terrace Party: 2 Sam DMS on level 1; DJs Jonesy, Lee
floor party, DJs Peter Castle, Claire Fuller & Harris, Zach Burns on level 2 9pm
l SUBLINE Pride: Fag Machines Fag Fest
night with live music.
Ben Castle 8pm
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
) REGULARS Fri (11) is DRY CLEAN ONLY, wear a suit or formal wear for free entry;
4pm; The Mens Room 10pm
l REVENGE Gaydio v Revenge: DJs Trick
(25) is the DIRTY TACKLE sportskit night, free entry in sportswear, or 3/5. All other
Fri is STEAM with free entry before 11pm. ) Sat is MEN'S ROOM with DJ
& Lee Harris + guest Lee Harris on level 1; SUNDAY 3 AUG
l BAR REVENGE Pride Karaoke
Screwpulous with free entry for members till 11pm. ) Sun is COME IN YOUR
DJ Stewart T on level 2 10pm
l SUBLINE Pride 2014: The Calm Before... l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Pride
PANTS underwear party with DJ N.U.D.E. ) Thur is LEATHERED with free lockers.
) DRINK DEALS selected drinks 3 on Wed for members, cheap drinks on Sat.
9pm Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 9pm
) OPEN Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat from 9pm, Sun from 8pm. l BULLDOG Pride Street Party 2pm
) www.sublinebrighton.com SATURDAY 2 AUG l CHARLES ST Apres Pride: DJs Lil Alex,
l BAR REVENGE Girls on Top Pride Party: Grant Knowles & Leeroy 3pm
l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@OHSO
l DR BRIGHTONS Big Gay Pub Quiz:
DJs Dana, Kelly L & Fifilicious + Pride
WEDNESDAY 30 Village Street Party outside bar SOCIAL Pride Party
l A-BAR open mic: Mark Hodge 8.30pm
Rainbow Fund & Macmillan Fundraiser l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS After l DR BRIGHTONS Pride Recovery Reflex:
l BAR REVENGE Pride Crash: DJ Dana
8pm
l ENVY Mad Cows Tea Party 2-Floor Pre-
Pride Terrace Party: DJs Peter Castle, Lee DJ Adam Rice 8pm
Harris, Steve Lush, Claire Fuller, Ben Castle l FUNKYFISH CLUB Pride: Street Beats
l BULLDOG Pride Street Party 6pm
7pm
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Ice: DJ
Pride Special: DJs Leeroy & Ruby Roo in 2pm
Claire Fuller 11pm
the bar, Lil Alex in the club + hostess Ms l CHARLES ST Fierce Pride 2-Floor l GLORY GLORY@CONCORDE 2 Pride
l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am
Joan Bond 8pm
l POISON IVY cabaret: Pam Catz
Special: DJs Lil Alex, Leeroy & Grant Festival: DJs Darren Emerson, Freemasons,
l BULLDOG Diva Rush: DJ Marcia 10pm Knowles in room 1; DJ Ali in room 2 9pm Justin Robertson, Seamus Haji, Steve Mac,
l CHARLES ST Quiz With No Name with
9.30pm; karaoke l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@OHSO
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret 9.30pm
Pete Wiggs, Mat Playford, Guy Williams, Mr
l REVENGE FOMO Pride Special: regular
SOCIAL Pride Party Haywood, Andy Mac, Ash Huntington, Mick
l DR BRIGHTONS Pre-Pride drinks 9am;
Drag With No Name & cash prizes 9pm
l POISON IVY Stephanie Starlets Fuller, Simon Atkinson, Nick Hook 2pm
DJs on level 1; Girls on Top DJs Lady Lola Street Party: DJs 6pm l LEGENDS BAR Pride Cabaret
l ENVY Fierce Pride 2-Floor Special: DJs
Amateur Strip Night 8pm
l QUEENS ARMS cabaret: Miss Jason
& Missy B on level 2 10.30pm
l SUBLINE Leathered 9pm
Fundraiser: Lola Lasagne, 20 top acts 3pm
l SUBLINE Fag Machine: alt night 9pm Lil Alex, Leeroy & Grant Knowles in room 1; l METROSEXUAL@BOUTIQUE Pride
FRIDAY 1 AUG DJ Ali in room 2 9pm Party: DJs 10pm
THURSDAY 31 l FUNKYFISH CLUB Pride: Keep it l QUEENS ARMS Pride Street Party
l BAR REVENGE Pre-Pride Girls on Top l REVENGE The Powder Room presents
l BAR REVENGE Pride warm-up: DJ Takeover: DJs Trish & Fifi 9pm
Coming & Dance On 6pm; Cosmic, Coco
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Pride
Verdose, Miss Penny 11pm William Belli: doors 7pm; Neon Rave Girls
l LEGENDS BAR After-Pride Terrace Party:
Kelly L 9pm
l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Pride Terrace Party: 2 floor party, DJs Peter
on Top Pride Closing Party: DJs Trick,
Crush 11pm DJs Peter Castle, Lee Harris, Steve Lush, Smithy & Missy B on level 1; The Powder
l BULLDOG Release: DJ Grant 10pm
Castle, Claire Fuller & Ben Castle
l CHARLES ST Pre-Pride Fruity Fri Fix: DJ
Claire Fuller & Ben Castle 7pm Room William After-Party: DJ Fifilicious on
l CAMELFORD ARMS Big Cash Quiz l QUEENS ARMS Pride Street Party level 2 10pm
Leeroy 9pm l REVENGE Pride Terrace Party: DJs Mikee l SUBLINE Pride Fetish Tea Dance:
9pm l DIRTY SUNSET DISCO@OHSO
l CHARLES ST Mad Cows Tea Party 2- SOCIAL Pride Party
Hollywood, Alpha, Dean Barden, King K on men/fetish only 4pm; Out With a Bang 8pm
Floor Pre-Pride Special: DJs Leeroy & Ruby l DR BRIGHTONS Pre-Pride Party: DJ
Roo in the bar, Lil Alex in the club + Nick Hirst 9pm
hostess Ms Joan Bond 8pm l ENVY Rugger Club 10pm

ZONE BAR
THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Fri (11) is CABARET with Miss Jason at 9.30pm.
) REGULARS Tue is BETTY SWOLLOCKS' KARAOKE at 8.30pm. ) Fri is live
) REGULARS Sun is JAZZ ROAST at 4pm, free entry. ENTERTAINMENT at 9.30pm: Stone & Street (4), Dave Lynn (18) and Back Beat
) FOOD served from 123pm & 69pm, two burger meals 15. Sunday roast (25). ) Sat ENTERTAINMENT at 9.30pm: Billie May (5), Sally Vate (12 & 26) and
served from 1pm. Collusion (19). ) Sun is CABARET at 6pm.
) OPEN from 12pm on MonSat, 1pm on Sun. Private function room available for ) DRINK DEALS all day and night every Mon, Wed & Thur.
parties, call 01273 608571. ) www.3jollybutchers.com ) OPEN daily from 10am.
52 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT PICS FROM DYMK BOURNEMOUTH

SOLENT &
BOURNEMOUTH
BOURNEMOUTH
SOUTHAMPTON
l EDGE Pop! DJ 11pm
l BAKERS ARMS 77-79 Commercial Rd, l LONDON HOTEL Karaoke Cruising: Tammy

CASSIDY CONNORS (SUN 27)


BH2 5RT, TEL: 01202 555506 Twinkle 9pm
l BAR VENTANA at CUMBERLAND HOTEL

LOLA LASAGNE (SUN 6)


East Overcliff Dr, BH1 3AF, TEL: 01202 556529 FRIDAY 4
www.cumberlandbournemouth.co.uk BOURNEMOUTH
l BRANKSOME ARMS l DYMK Drag hostess & DJ Lucinda Lashes
152-154 Commercial Road, BH2 5LU, PORTSMOUTH
TEL: 01202 292254 l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am
l DYMK 31 Poole Hill, BH2 5PW SOUTHAMPTON
TEL: 01202 318566, www.dymk-bar.com l EDGE Get Some: DJs 10pm
Modern bar mixed-age clientele l LONDON HOTEL Fairylea: DJ Ruby Roo
DRINK PROMOS: Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri all night 9pm; cabaret: Sandra 10.30pm DYMK BOURNEMOUTH
FOOD: Tue free cheese platters from 5pm
OPEN: Sun-Thur 3pm-1am; Fri & Sat 3pm-2am SATURDAY 5 l ONE FOR THE DIARY Sun (27) is SHOWSTOPPERS at 5pm, DJ and hostess
l SAUNABAR 140 Commercial Rd, BH2 5LU BOURNEMOUTH
l DYMK DJs & video wall
Cassie at 9pm, then cabaret with Cassidy Connors at 10pm.
TEL: 01202 552654
l REGULARS Mon is KARAOKE QUEENS with DJ Lucinda Lashes at 9pm. l
Tue WINE CLUB, complimentary cheese platters from 5pm. l Wed DJs Ami, Jay &
PORTSMOUTH
l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am
www.gaysaunabournemouth.co.uk
l 2930 THE TRIANGLE CLUB
29-30 The Triangle, BH2 5SE l OLD VIC DJs all night Bailey house tunes. l Thur is Miss Jasons BONA BALLS BINGO with DJ Grace
SOUTHAMPTON Lightning, cash jackpot, free entry, 8pm. l Fri with Drag Hostess and DJ Lucinda
l EDGE The Big One: DJs 10pm
TEL: 0845 496 2934, www.2930thetriangle.com
l EASY TIGER 27 The Triangle, BH2 5SE Lashes Fri (11) is with a Rihanna & Lady Gaga tribute. l Sat DJs commercial
l LONDON HOTEL Guilty Pleasures: DJ Dazza
pop, video wall. l Sun is SUNDAY SERVICE with Lea Martin & CJs BROADWAY
TEL: 01202 554195, www.easytigerstore.com
l XCHANGE 4 The Triangle, BH2 5RY, 10pm
& WEST END & MUSICAL AFTERNOON at 3pm; DJ & hostess Cassie at 9pm,
TEL: 01202 294321
SUNDAY 6 CABARET 10pm: Lola Lasagne (6), Dave Lynn (13) and Pink! tribute (20).
PORTSMOUTH BOURNEMOUTH
l DYMK Sunday Service: Lea Martin & CJ l DRINK DEALS cheap drinks on Mon; Tue is wine club with complimentary cheese
l HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD platters from 5pm; and house spirits & mixer, shots & bombs & bottles of Carlsberg
3pm; Drag DJ & hostess Cassie 9pm; cabaret:
1 Hampshire Terrace, Southsea
Lola Lasagne 10pm 1.99 all night on Wed .
l OPEN 3pm-1am SunThur; 3pm2am Fri & Sat. l www.dymk-bar.com
TEL: 2392 297509
l OLD VIC 104 St Pauls Rd, Southsea
PORTSMOUTH
l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am
TEL: 02392 297013, www.oldvicportsmouth.co.uk
l TROPICS SAUNA 2 Market Way, PO1 4BX
SOUTHAMPTON
l EDGE Pounded: DJ 11pm
TEL: 02380 296100, www.tropics-sauna.com l LONDON HOTEL Mary Macs Sun Market SATURDAY 12 THURSDAY 17
OPEN: 7 days a week from 11am 8pm; cabaret: Mrs Moore 9.30pm BOURNEMOUTH
l DYMK Miss Jasons Bona Balls Bingo with
BOURNEMOUTH
SOUTHAMPTON l DYMK DJs & video wall
l ISOBAR 100c St Marys St
MONDAY 7 PORTSMOUTH DJ Grace Lightning 8pm
BOURNEMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am PORTSMOUTH
TEL: 02380 222028 l DYMK Karaoke Queens: Lucinda Lashes l OLD VIC DJs all night l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am
Modern bar, decked garden l OLD VIC karaoke 8pm
l LONDON HOTEL 2 Terminus Terr, SO14 3DT
9pm SOUTHAMPTON
PORTSMOUTH l EDGE The Big One: DJs 10pm SOUTHAMPTON
TEL: 02380 710652, www.the-london.co.uk l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 2am l LONDON HOTEL Guilty Pleasures: DJ Tiny l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm
Friendly bar with regular cabaret, DJs & food SOUTHAMPTON l LONDON HOTEL Karaoke Cruising: Tammy
l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm
OPEN: Mon-Wed 12-11pm, Thur 12-12.30am, 10pm
Twinkle 9pm
Fri & Sat 12-1.30am, Sun 12-11.30pm l TITANIC games night 6pm SUNDAY 13
FOOD: Mon-Sat 12-3pm & Sun roasts 12-3pm FRIDAY 18
TUESDAY 8
BOURNEMOUTH
l DYMK Sunday Service: Lea Martin & CJ
DRINK PROMOS: Mon-Wed all day
l TITANIC Simnel St, SO14 2BE
BOURNEMOUTH
PORTSMOUTH l DYMK Drag hostess & DJ Lucinda Lashes
l OLD VIC Quiz 8pm
3pm; Drag DJ & hostess Cassie 9pm; cabaret:
TEL: 023 8021 1879, www.thetitanicpub.co.uk PORTSMOUTH
l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am
Dave Lynn 10pm
OPEN: daily fom 12pm SOUTHAMPTON
l EDGE video jukebox 11pm
PORTSMOUTH
l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am
FOOD: Mon 12-3pm; Tue-Sat 12-3pm SOUTHAMPTON
& 6-8.30pm; Sunday roast 12-3pm l TITANIC Book Club & Roll Play 6.30pm l EDGE Get Some: DJs 10pm
l EDGE Compton Walk, SO14 0BH l LONDON HOTEL Fairylea: DJ Ruby Roo
SOUTHAMPTON
l EDGE Pounded: DJ 11pm
TEL: 02380 366163, www.theedgesouthampton.com WEDNESDAY 9 l LONDON HOTEL Mary Macs Sun Market 9pm; cabaret: Tiara Thunderpussy 10.30pm
Club with 2 floors & 3 bars BOURNEMOUTH
l PINK BROADWAY SAUNA 797/80 East St l DYMK DJs Ami, Jay & Bailey
8pm; cabaret: Wilma Fingerdoo 9.30pm
SATURDAY 19
TEL: 02380 238804, www.pink-broadway.com PORTSMOUTH MONDAY 14 BOURNEMOUTH
l OLD VIC NUS night 7pm BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs & video wall
SOUTHAMPTON l DYMK Karaoke Queens: Lucinda Lashes 9pm PORTSMOUTH
TUESDAY 1 l EDGE Bar 150: DJs & karaoke 10pm l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am
l OLD VIC DJs all night
PORTSMOUTH
PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 2am
l OLD VIC Quiz 8pm THURSDAY 10 SOUTHAMPTON
l EDGE The Big One: DJs 10pm
SOUTHAMPTON
SOUTHAMPTON BOURNEMOUTH l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm
l EDGE Mates Rates: video jukebox 11pm l DYMK Miss Jasons Bona Balls Bingo with l TITANIC games night 6pm l LONDON HOTEL Guilty Pleasures: DJ
l TITANIC Book Club & Roll Play 6.30pm DJ Grace Lightning 8pm Lucinda Lashes 10pm
PORTSMOUTH TUESDAY 15 l TITANIC Trantastic 7pm
WEDNESDAY 2 l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am
l OLD VIC karaoke 8pm SUNDAY 20
PORTSMOUTH
BOURNEMOUTH l OLD VIC Quiz 8pm
l DYMK DJs Ami, Jay & Bailey SOUTHAMPTON BOURNEMOUTH
l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm l DYMK Sunday Service: Lea Martin & CJ
SOUTHAMPTON
PORTSMOUTH l EDGE video jukebox 11pm
l OLD VIC NUS night 7pm l LONDON HOTEL Karaoke Cruising: Tammy l TITANIC Book Club & Roll Play 6.30pm 3pm; Drag DJ & hostess Cassie 9pm; cabaret:
SOUTHAMPTON Twinkle 9pm Pink! tribute 10pm
l EDGE Bar 150: DJs & karaoke 10pm WEDNESDAY 16 PORTSMOUTH
l TITANIC Trantastic 7pm FRIDAY 11 BOURNEMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am
BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs Ami, Jay & Bailey SOUTHAMPTON
THURSDAY 3 l DYMK Rihanna & Lady Gaga tribute l EDGE Pounded: DJ 11pm
l LONDON HOTEL Mary Macs Sun Market
PORTSMOUTH
BOURNEMOUTH PORTSMOUTH l OLD VIC NUS night 7pm
l DYMK Miss Jasons Bona Balls Bingo with l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am SOUTHAMPTON 8pm; cabaret: Davina Sparkle 9.30pm
DJ Grace Lightning 8pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Bar 150: DJs & karaoke 10pm
PORTSMOUTH l EDGE Get Some: DJs 10pm MONDAY 21
l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am l LONDON HOTEL Fairylea: DJ Ruby Roo BOURNEMOUTH
l OLD VIC karaoke 8pm 9pm; cabaret: La Voix 10.30pm l DYMK Karaoke Queens: Lucinda Lashes 9pm
PICS FROM THE LONDON HOTEL SOUTHAMPTON GSCENE OUT & ABOUT 53

LONDON HOTEL SOUTHAMPTON


l ONE FOR THE DIARY Fri (11) is FAIRYLEA with DJ Ruby Roo joined by
Britains Got Talent semi-finalist La Voix at 10.30pm.
l REGULARS Mary Macs new SUNDAY SERVICE is at 8pm, followed by
CABARET at 9.30pm: Mrs Moore (6), Wilma Fingerdoo (13), Davina Sparkle
(20) and Miss Jason (27). l Thur is KARAOKE CRUISING with Tammy
Twinkle at 9pm. l Fri is FAIRYLEA with DJ Ruby Roo at 9pm, CABARET
10.30pm: Sandra (4), Tiara Thunderpussy (18) and Sam Solace (25). l Sat
is GUILTY PLEASURES with DJs at 8.30pm: Dazza (5), Tiny (12), Lucinda
Lashes (19) and Neil Sackley with vocalist JP Christian (26).
l FOOD traditional pub food MonSat 123pm; Sunday lunch served 123pm.
l DRINK DEALS 20% discount on all drinks MonWed.
l OPEN daily from 12pm. l www.the-london.co.uk

PORTSMOUTH l LONDON HOTEL Guilty Pleasures: DJ Neil


l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 2am Sackley & vocalist JP Christian 10pm
SOUTHAMPTON
l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm SUNDAY 27
l TITANIC games night 6pm BOURNEMOUTH
l DYMK Showstoppers 5pm; Drag DJ &
TUESDAY 22 Cassie 9pm; cabaret: Cassidy Connors 10pm
PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH
l OLD VIC Quiz 8pm l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am
SOUTHAMPTON SOUTHAMPTON
l EDGE video jukebox 11pm l EDGE Pounded: DJ 11pm
l TITANIC Book Club & Roll Play 6.30pm l LONDON HOTEL Mary Macs Sun Market
8pm; cabaret: Miss Jason 9.30pm
WEDNESDAY 23
BOURNEMOUTH MONDAY 28
l DYMK DJs Ami, Jay & Bailey BOURNEMOUTH
PORTSMOUTH l DYMK Karaoke Queens: Lucinda Lashes
l OLD VIC NUS night 7pm 9pm
SOUTHAMPTON PORTSMOUTH
l EDGE Bar 150: DJs & karaoke 10pm l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 2am
SOUTHAMPTON
THURSDAY 24 l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm
BOURNEMOUTH l TITANIC games night 6pm
l DYMK Miss Jasons Bona Balls Bingo with
DJ Grace Lightning 8pm TUESDAY 29
PORTSMOUTH PORTSMOUTH
l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am l OLD VIC Quiz 8pm
l OLD VIC karaoke 8pm SOUTHAMPTON
SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE video jukebox 11pm
l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm l TITANIC Book Club & Roll Play 6.30pm
l LONDON HOTEL Karaoke Cruising: Tammy
Twinkle 9pm WEDNESDAY 29
BOURNEMOUTH
FRIDAY 25 l DYMK DJs Ami, Jay & Bailey
BOURNEMOUTH PORTSMOUTH
l DYMK Drag hostess & DJ Lucinda Lashes l OLD VIC NUS night 7pm
PORTSMOUTH SOUTHAMPTON
l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am l EDGE Bar 150: DJs & karaoke 10pm
SOUTHAMPTON
l EDGE Get Some: DJs 10pm THURSDAY 30
l LONDON HOTEL Fairylea: DJ Ruby Roo BOURNEMOUTH
9pm; cabaret: Sam Solace 10.30pm l DYMK Miss Jasons Bona Balls Bingo with
DJ Grace Lightning 8pm
SATURDAY 26 PORTSMOUTH
BOURNEMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am
l DYMK DJs & video wall l OLD VIC karaoke 8pm
PORTSMOUTH SOUTHAMPTON
l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm
l OLD VIC DJs all night l LONDON HOTEL Karaoke Cruising: Tammy
SOUTHAMPTON Twinkle 9pm
l EDGE The Big One: DJs 10pm
54 GSCENE

DANCE
MUSIC
BY QUEEN JOSEPHINE & KATE WILDBLOOD

ALBUMS Kaden & Popof


on Cocoon, and
July is always about the build-up. the slo-baked
Brighton Pride is on its way and grooves of Late
we are getting very, very excited. Night Tales
But whilst the deadlines and the presents Bill
glitter and the sequins beckon we Brewster: Nightshift on Late
need a little sound distraction. Night Tales. Each will enhance
your summer loving and are
) Firstly two worthy of your hard earned.
Chris Coco
offerings. Well ) Get your ears round the genre-
its summer and busting free spirited wonder that
you cant be all is Digitarias Night Falls Again on
Balearic without Hot Creations. Its certain to
some Coco. Gecko Beach Club become your favourite addiction.
Formentera: Volume Three, ) As is Sankeys 20th DJ PROFILE
compiled and mixed by Chris Coco Anniversary album by Darius
and Danny O, takes you right back Syrossian on This month Queenie catches up with the fabulous DJ duo Maze & Masters
to the best beaches on the planet, Sankeys Music. and hears all about the busy summer ahead
whilst Coco, Steel & Lovebombs A blueprint for
Where do you DJ? Beyond & Gravity at Fire club weekly; XOYO on July
The Chillout Album on Melodica any house
18 & Aug 8; London Pride closing party at Orange on June 28; Secret
Records reminds compilation
Garden Party, July 25; Girlie Circuit, Aug 13; Kuala Lumpur tour with
you why this thats to come,
Fierce Angels in August and Bestival on Sept 8. Brighton Pride: Wild
genre can be the this live adventure is sublime. And
Fruit Big Top, then Coalition, Beyond at The Haunt; Sunday the Fruity
enlightener it is. if, by first listen, you arent
crews Sunday party!
Class Coco stuff. smitten by Darius remix of Green
Again. Velvets Bigger Than Prince well DJing style? We push a bumping deep tech house vibe, always with a
be worried about you. Seriously hint of original grooves inspired by classic 12 house and garage history.
) Keeping it horizontal and worried. Enjoy.
glorious is Sunset Hours at All time fave song? Red Carpets Alright. We were in the Wild Fruit Tent,
Marinis On 57 - compiled by Jose Catch Wildblood & Queenie at Pride 2009 when Dulcie Danger dropped it. An epic moment. Dulcie and
Padilla on Secret Life Records. DSD, DSD Higher, Wild Fruit Alright are very inspirational, Bryony even has the lyrics tattooed on her!
Ibiza is calling you. Pride Tent, Sunday Sundae,
Tune that always fills your dancefloor? Verity: MK Burning (original
Calabash, HAW and Striking a
) Also vying for your wiggle Brighton Pose at Jubilee Library.
vibe mix). It never fails, never gets old. Bryony: Silicone Soul Right On
attention is the sonic house of (vocal remix) guaranteed to send any dancefloor into a nostalgic spin.
www.perfectdistractions.com
Cocoon Ibiza, mixed by Mathias
Ultimate dream gig? Bryony: Panorama Bar in Berlin the music is
unbelievable and the crowd are in a different world. Verity: I feel lucky
as we have gigs now and say 'wow that was the best gig ever'! Any place
theres a perfect balance of love, sweat, tears and an epic soundsystem.
Tune you wish youd never played? Bryony: I once dropped the Glee
version of Dont Stop Believing. There was a fair amount of tequila and
peer pressure involved and I publically apologised the day after!
Q&WS JOYOUS JULY ONES Guilty pleasure? Verity: Bryony likes to drop a diva tune when you least
expect it, shes the master of one more song thats my (not!) guilty
) LA FLEUR Stella (Arms Around EP) Watergate
pleasure! Bryony: I almost got in trouble for M Peoples One Night in
Just house of the finest nature, this will add quality to your days.
Heaven at a night in Vauxhall until they saw everyone singing along! Ha!
) HERCULES & LOVE AFFAIR I Try To Talk To You Moshi Moshi
Stunning track, stunning rework, stunning vocals. You know the score. Your best ever gig? No brainer. Brighton Pride Wild Fruit Tent!
) GREEN VELVET Bigger Than Prince (Darius Syrossian Rmx) Circus
We have three words for you Darius release this now!
) DOWNTOWN PARTY NETWORK Disco Ball Drama Futureboogie
MAZES TOP 5 TUNES
Sweet slo-mo grooves to get your juices flowing. ) PATRICK TOPPING Forget Hot Creation
) MK Always (MK Area 10 Remix) Defected / MOS ) REDONDO & FERRICK DAWN Love Too Deep (Original) White
We defy to keep your hands by your side. Get them in the air people! ) DOMINICA Gotta Let You Go (Club) Outland
) LUKE SOLOMON The Acid Games (Stop The Riot EP) Classic ) NO ARTIFICIAL COLOURS Reach For Me PMR
Back in the day grooves throwback thats so 2014. ) KARIZMA 4 The Love (Acappella) Defected
) BENEDETTO & Farina ft Jaw Your Smile Leftroom Ltd
A slice of twisted but most seductive deeply dishy house music.
) SKMK What a Night Lost My Dog
MASTERS TOP 5 TUNES
) RICK SANDERS Friends (Dub) Smiley Fingers
Deep and jackin house to make you move.
) COPY PASTE SOUL Cant Take It From Me 2 Swords ) NASSER BAKER Falling (Original) Objektivity
Strung out deep disco samples keep this heaven bound. ) JAMES POPLE I Never Knew Elektronique
) BILLIE RAY MARTIN After All (Mijk van Dijk mix) Disco Activisto ) SHONKY Cluborama Freak n Chic
Ms Martin keeps on delivering, year after year after year. ) IAN POOLEY Organic Lo:Rise
56 GSCENE

SHOPPING this increasingly common, but still


underrepresented experience of
novel about a young lad coming of
age in modern day New York then
BOOKS
B Y E R I C PAG E
queer pregnancy with humour and
complexity, from the question of
coming out is warmly written and
a great book for the younger LGBT
whether braces count as legitimate person coming to terms with the
) QUEER AND LOATHING ON THE maternity wear to the strain contradictions, fun and passions of
YELLOW BRICK ROAD by Deb Hoag created by different views of life. www.michaelbarakiva.com
(12.99). pregnancy within a couple and
Dorothy isnt the happiest of girls. finally to a culturally critical and ) THE RED SHOES by John
Kansas is pretty damn boring, her compassionate interrogation of Stewart Wynne (15.99).
aunt and uncle are hicks. But when gender in pregnancy. John Laith, suffering and grieving
her shed is picked up by a cyclone Offering smart, ambitious art, this over the death of his long time
and dropped in Oz, things begin to graphic book is a must-read for boyfriend, Frank, helps a young
get interesting. Between silver would-be pregnant butches and man who has been the victim of a
shoes and matching purses, anyone interested in the brutal rape. To repay Laith for
politics and dildos, lesbian witches intersection of birth and gender, as helping him the young man gives
and wizards with gambling debts, than intense. Thats not to say the well as a perfect queer baby Laith the only thing he has, a pair
Dorothy must find her way home images arent explicit but they shower gift and conversation of red shoes, and thus begins
(wherever that might be) and have an artistic credibility and starter for those who always Laiths journey into obsession,
figure out who really makes her photographic intensity not often assumed they got being pregnant. lust, and uncertainty. This queer
heels click. seen in high quality coffee table Its funny too whatever your retelling of the familiar Hans
lusting books. But lets not chat procreative state. Christian Anderson fairytale is
about art darling, cough cough, www.amazon.co.uk magnificent. Wynne writes with a
when you can check out the fury that tears off the page. The
Cockyboys in all their glory. Theres ) ONE MAN GUY by Michael
some cool close-ups of various bits Barakiva (10.61).
and bobs of the male body and a Alek Khederian should have
refreshing honesty to the photos. guessed something was wrong
Its not often that Keats is worked when his parents took him to a
into porn either. Its not just gay restaurant. Everyone knows that
porn its CockyBoys. Armenians never eat out. Between
www.brunogmuender.com bouts of interrogating the waitress
and criticizing the menu, Aleks
) PREGNANT BUTCH: NINE LONG parents announce that hell be
MONTHS SPENT IN DRAG by AK attending summer school in order
Summers (10.71). to bring up his grades. Alek is sure
A first pregnancy can be a fraught this experience will be the perfect
experience for any woman, but for hellish end to his hellish freshman
The book starts off in the usual Oz resolutely butch lesbian Teek year of high school. He couldnt
direction then takes a hard jerk Thomasson, its exceptionally have predicted that hed meet
into queerness with some curious challenging. Teek identifies as a someone like Ethan. Ethan is
and fun gender f**k adventures for masculine woman in a world bent everything Alek wishes he was:
Dorothy and her new friends. If on associating pregnancy with a confident, free-spirited, and
youve seen Wicked, this is in a cult of uber-femininity. Teek irreverent. He cant believe a guy Red Shoes is wonderfully complex,
similar vein, just more erotic and wonders, Can butches even get this cool wants to be his friend. bursting with interest, narrative
sexualised, filthy actually. This is pregnant? Before long, it seems Ethan wants thrust and pure raw plot. Its not
revisionist storytelling at its best, Of course, as she and her to be more than friends. Alek has an easy book but its a terrific
twisted and engaging, nothing is pragmatic femme girlfriend Vee never thought about having a read, stuffed full of references from
quite what it seems or where is discover, they can. But what boyfriend, hes barely had a Chaucer, William Blake, and Milton.
should be. Theres some cool work happens when they do? Written girlfriend, but maybe its time to That which is seemingly accidental
around Frank Baums real life and illustrated by AK Summers, think again. A heartfelt, laugh- is revealed to be part of a bigger
worked into the back story too. A and based on her own pregnancy, out-loud-funny story of romance, much darker plan. Good and evil
fun read, not half as bold as it Pregnant Butch strives to depict family, and self-discovery. This first become a matter of choices and
thinks it is, but then perhaps all it the company one keeps.
wants to be is fun. Theres no Wynne skilfully blends spirituality,
place like home, thank God! obsession, lust, drugs and social
www.doghornpublishing.com and cultural commentary. His
language is beautiful and
) A THING OF BEAUTY by Jake abounding but many scenes are
Jaxson & RJ Sebastian (49.99, savage, explicit and shocking in
Bruno Gmunder). their brutality. Put the book down,
Filmmaker Jake Jaxson and his take a deep breath and pick it up
partner, photographer RJ again. It might be the hardest
Sebastian, have created A Thing of book youll read this year, but itll
Beauty, an adult film series on be one of the best. This is dark
their CockyBoys website as well as thrilling writing that is wonderfully
a lavish photo book. The adult rich and complex, not for one
content differs from most moment easy, but never dull either.
pornography, because their www.johnstewartwynne.com
approach is more impressionistic www.magnusbooks.com
58 GSCENE
) If you like your underwear sporty,

SHOPPING
WITH MICHAEL HOOTMAN
colourful and affordable then Private
Structure is EXACTLY what youre looking for.
This vibrant new brand at Clonezone features a
range of sexy mens briefs and boxers, as well as
sportswear and T-shirts. Private Structure pride
) Bluebird Tea Co, (41 Gardner themselves on the ultra-soft fabric, their unique
St, Brighton, 01273 681792) designs are made from that feel as good against the
sells everything from Toasted skin as they look. The vibrant range is ideal for those
Apple to Builders' Tea from who want to spice up their underwear collections
3.50 per 100g. with good quality pieces that wont break the bank.
You can explore the EXCLUSIVE range online at
Clonezone.co.uk or in your local Clonezone store.

) The ultra-sexy SEDUCTION


range is brand new and
) Rocket Fuel space-age coffee filter exclusive to Clonezone. This
holder, 7.99 (England at Home, 22b sleek, form-fitting range of
Ship Street, Brighton, 01273 205544) erotic underwear and
sportswear allows you to act out your
naughtiest fantasies in beautiful, high
quality designs. The range comes in
night sky black with contrasting patches,
stripes, zippers and string ties. These
best-selling designs can easily fit in your
clubbing wardrobe as well as your erotic
) Birdy Tins, 16 for three bedroom kit. Made from ultra-soft,
(Edited, 3 Gardner Street, luxurious fabric that glides against your form,
Brighton, 01273 604006, you really have to FEEL to believe.
editedbrighton.com) The SEDUCTION range is now available
online at Clonezone.co.uk as well as in
Clonezone stores.

) Tatty Devine Gilbert


& George Gin Necklace,
35 (Pussy, 3a
Kensington Gardens,
Brighton, 01273 604861)

) Aussiebum WJ-Pro Underwear


from 20; WJPro is constructed
using Wonder Jock Pouch Enhancing
Technology to support and maximise
your size! Films from 10.99;
Picture Books from 29.99
(Prowler, 112-113 St James's Street,
Brighton, 01273 683680)
60 GSCENE

GEEK COMICS
SCENE
BY CRAIG STORRIE This year the greatest super hero, the
Dark Knight, celebrates his 75th
anniversary. So lets delve into the
GAMES past and explore some of the greatest
stories from the DC archives to feature
Since first gracing our computer screens back in 1986 with isometric the Batman!
action game Batman, the Dark Knight has been in many video games. A DEATH IN THE FAMILY
As weve dug into some of the best Batman stories, lets uncover the ) Of all the enemies he has faced
greatest Batman video games and why you should play them! and hardships Batman has had to
BATMAN RETURNS (VARIOUS SYSTEMS) endure, the death of Jason Todd is
) Based on the Tim Burton directed sequel, Batman Returns is a probably the worst experience he has
scrolling fighting game not unlike the Final Fight and Streets of Rage had to go through since the death of
series. Taking control of Batman you his parents. Published in 1988 the
battle your way through several levels storyline sees the second Robin, Jason Todd, tracking down his long
defeating the villainous Red Triangle lost mother to Ethiopia. She has been blackmailed by the Joker into
Circus Gang. The game also includes a giving him medical supplies which he uses to make his deadly laughing
level where you take control of the gas. After handing Jason over to the Joker, he savagely beats him with
Batmobile chasing down bikers and a crowbar to near death and then blows up both him and his mother
heavily armed vans. The game with a time bomb and both die of their injuries. The death of Robin
features excellent graphics, sound sent Batman into a dark spiral treating villains more violently than
and controls and has a fantastic dark atmosphere that really makes usual and even punching Superman in the face. Luckily teenager Tim
you feel like you are making your way through the actual film. Drake believes Batman always needs a Robin and finally brings Bruce
out of the darkness. Bruce keeps Jasons costume in the Batcave as a
LEGO BATMAN 1 & 2 (Various Systems) constant reminder to never let something like this happen again.
) Based on both the comics and the Lego Batman toy line, the
series is family fun at its best mostly down to the ability to play the NO MANS LAND
game co-operatively: more so the second game as most of the Justice ) After Gotham is devastated by a
League and their respective villains are controllable at some point huge earthquake, the US government
during the game. The Lego Batman series is notable for many first in declares Gotham a No Mans Land by
the Lego franchise; Lego Batman was the first Lego game to have an destroying all the bridges into the
original story and Lego Batman 2 was the first Lego game to feature city. Due to the dwindling law
open world exploration and a fully voiced cast. enforcement, Gothams criminals and
super villains carve up the city into
ARKHAM SERIES (Various Systems) different districts and rule their
) There isnt much else I can say about this amazing series that territories how they see fit. Batman
hasnt already been put to paper. Quite simply they are some of the and Jim Gordon work with other
greatest super hero video games ever made. Arkham City is arguably heroes to return order to the city, and
the best in the series and whilst after many months and interference
Origins isnt quite as good as the from Lex Luthor the US Government
other games (which could be due finally reverses the No Mans Land
to the fact it is the only game in order. The storyline is notable for
the series not developed by introducing Harley Quinn, Cassandra
Rocksteady Studios) it is still Cain (the third Batgirl) and a new Batman costume. It also saw the
head and shoulders above most death of Gordons wife Sarah by the Joker, something the villains
super hero games out there. Keep actually found no humour in.
your eyes out for the latest, and
possibly the final, game in the series Arkham Knight, which is NIGHT OF THE OWLS
released on all next gen consoles and PC this October. ) Being the first event since the New
52 came about, The Night of Owls
ADVENTURES OF BATMAN & ROBIN (SNES/Mega Drive) delves into the history of Gotham City
) Based on the critically acclaimed cartoon: Batman the animated and turns everything Batman thought
series, The Adventures of Batman & Robin, sees you suit up as the he knew on its head. Following Bruce
dynamic duo and battle through many Waynes announcement that he will
varied levels, each ending in a reshape Gotham, the mysterious Court
memorable face-off with one of the of Owls sentence Wayne to death
major villains from the series such as despatching their assassin known as
The Joker, Catwoman, The Riddler and The Talon.
Two-Face. With the defeat of the assassin,
The game leaps off the screen with Batman discovers secret rooms hidden
amazing visuals based on designs from within every building funded by
the hit show and features stunning Bruces own great-grandfather. After a
sound and diverse level design. The ability to use various gadgets deadly rematch with The Talon in the
helps to add a detective twist to the game as well as using them to Courts lair, Batman spares the Talons life and declares war on the
complete some levels. Court, vowing he will hunt them down. In response, the Court awakens
all of their past Talons and releases them on Gotham that very night to
utterly destroy the Batman. With so many twists, turns and revelations
) Notable mentions: Injustice (PS3/Xbox 360), Batman Begins the Night of the Owls is a fantastic event worthy to stand as one of the
(PS2/Xbox) and DC Online (PC/PS3/PS4) best storylines in the past decade.
GSCENE 61

COME DINE stomach! Its early days, but Im the


only visitor, even though several
WITH MORHAM
BY MORHAM WHITE
glance at the street menu. With six or
so steps to get in, access for the
disabled is a challenge.

THE GLASS HOUSE Coggings & Co had been open but a


few days and already reviewed, hence
Wickwoods Country Club, Shaves Wood Lane, Albourne, BN6 9DY my visit. The menu is simple, but
01273 857567 www.wickwoods.co.uk restricted. Burgers (seven of them) plus two special burgers, sides,
desserts, milk shakes, coffees and teas. Hidden in the list of burgers
) Even in mid-April I managed three excursions into the country, is a chargrilled free range chicken breast (as opposed to the kids
eating outdoors on each occasion. For those who listen to local radio, chargrilled free range chicken burger). Theres also a spiced
on Heart FM, you may have heard the latest adverts for a Country Club cauliflower and sweetcorn fritter as the sole veggie option. The beef
with its new restaurant The Glass House at Wickwoods, just 7 minutes with no bun option (I assume no tomato, mayo or pickle), saves you a
ride from the A27, north of Dyke Road. Always one of my favourites for full pound, but anyone with a larger appetite may be disappointed, as
a seriously keen price, the fayre has become more mainstream but its theres no double stack! The kids menu (6.50) is clever, with a drink,
still an interesting menu with the food beautifully presented, at more a main dish (size of burger unspecified) and an icecream cone, (dollops
regular prices. The change however is in the setting, which has had a unspecified).
serious makeover.
I kept it simple with a 6oz beef burger, tomato, mayonnaise, dill
pickles & salad (9.95) with the triple-cooked chips (in my choice of
beef dripping as opposed to the organic vegetable oil). All burgers are
cooked medium, presented on a wood platter with mayonnaise on the
side with a tinny of chips. And the verdict? Eating off wood means no
heat retention, so best not to dawdle. The salad is variegated dressed
leaves, with little to no taste and the medium grey-brown pattie is just
so bland, a real disappointment for someone who prefers some external
crunch with a bleeding heart! The
chips, however, are indeed
stupendous, quite the best Ive had in
ages. My choice of dessert, three
scoops of Downsview icecream
Gone is the patio for non-members without the ballroom. Now an (4.50); chocolate was fine,
elegantly styled space with glazed roof, done out with stone detailing. honeycomb light on crunch, though
Outside theres an extended patio with a handful of tables edging into superbly creamy, and raspberry
the manicured lawns, beyond which lie the woodland setting and the sorbet was, for me, too subtle.
tennis courts. In these early spring days, with the sun out, its already
The menu refers to coastal cheddar, dry-cured honey glazed streaky
warm indoors; I worry just how hot it will be at the height of the
bacon, Harveys rarebit, English mustard mayonnaise and three Sussex
summer but Im assuming from the details theres an air-conditioning
and six (of 10) organic wines - is this pretentious or precious? Im
facility. For me, however, the real
unsure. I dont get the equation of (non-organic) burger with a
joy is to sit outside under one of
preponderance of organic wine. I personally commend supporting local
the three new sun canopies.
farms and vineyards, with produce coming from Horam (Hanks beef),
A bottle of Pinot Grigio and two Bolney (cider) and Ringmer (icecream); Haslemere (gin & vodka) and
sodas cost around 17. The two Tenterden (beer). I ponder whether the sell should be more about
course special for 11.95 on a locally sourced Sussex, Surrey & Kent produce and less on the organic
quiet Good Friday included a stylish front? Im curious were not told from whence the coastal cows come!
pear, stilton and walnut salad and But going down this road needs more attention to detail and might
a pork steak with saut potatoes and red cabbage. For me a simply well benefit from a fuller explanation.
prepared dish of fresh asparagus (8), a traditional bowl of chilli con
I will go back under the veil of darkness in the hope that the evening
carne with rice (9.95), simple yet completely satisfying, followed by
clientele are more numerous and less discerning than this one, though
a rhubarb & ginger cheesecake (5.95) and a coffee (1.75) all
it may be too high risk a strategy to take a vegetarian!
enjoyed for over two hours while sitting in the sun watching the world
go by. So for a three course deal with a bottle of wine the cost runs
out around 30 a head, still reasonable. Far from the hectic hubbub of
urban Brighton, The Glass House is a glorious escape to the country
and a positive delight.

COGGINGS & CO
8793 Dyke Road, BN1 3JE
01273 220220 www.coggingsandco.com

) With the demise of the former Blenio Restaurant at Seven Dials my


recollection was of a pleasant but rather culinarily bland destination.
The space is sunny and bright and the street easily viewed, but I
question the daytime footfall with nigh on 50% students. What is
required with this history one wonders. A destination with a statement,
but whats going to work here? I arrive at lunchtime, post-tennis and
pre-supermarket shop, the latter so much cheaper when done on a full
62 GSCENE

hosted by Zoe Lyons (Mock The Rachael Clerke's show is a

ARTS
BY MICHAEL HOOTMAN
Week and Michael McIntyre's
Comedy Roadshow). July's line up:
headliner Sara Pascoe (Stand up
performance lecture that delves
into the personal-political debate
of a country on the edge of a
for the Week and Live at the Apollo) decision. Expect rousing speeches,
plus Tom Webb The masterful Tom bicycles dressed as horses,
HAVE A WORD Webb... It's stuff like this that a woman dressed as Mel Gibson
WITH FASHION makes the Fringe great' Three Weeks and your very own Scottish
Concorde 2, Madeira Drive
***** and Luisa Omielan who has enlightenment.
www.concorde2.com
gained huge recognition in the UK ) ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT?
) HAVE A WORD WITH FASHION
and US with her smash sell out (Thu 17). Ellie Stamp was told
(Thur 31, 711pm) with X3
show, What Would Beyonc Do? that she is the secret love child of
Designers, Andrew Bannister
Elvis. Since then she has been
Bailey, Modern Love and Le Bratt showing new and one-off clothing,
MARLBOROUGH THEATRE trying to discover how and why
plus unique collection sourced from the Sussex Beacon charity shop
4 Princes St, Brighton delusional beliefs occur. Are You
by Ellis Collins; performances by Cabaret Boheme; marketplace
www.pinkfringe.org.uk Lonesome Tonight? is a solo
clothes stalls Muse UK, Limited House of Hoye, Foxed Up Vintage,
PINK FRINGE presents... interactive performance, created
Twit Twoo, Cakes and others tbc; DJs include Ash Huntington, Kate
) GUINEA PIGS ON TRIAL (Sat 5 with neuroscientist research
Wildblood, Queen Josephine, Affy Go Bang and Josh The Barber;
& Sun 6). Sh!t Theatre have pretty partners and based on true events.
live PAs from QBoy, Marcos Brito and Osaro Ogbeide, Kitten and The
good bodies, so naturally, they try It utilises Ellies skills in immersive
HipGuest; presenters Stephanie Starlet and Julie Graham.
to sell them. Pharmaceutical trials theatre, game play, visual imagery
Supporting Brighton Pride and the Sussex Beacon this will be a great
such as Flu Camp are marketed to and music to examine current
way to kick-start Pride weekend as well as raising funds. Earlybird
jobseekers and students as a way methodology used to define and
tickets: 10 (+booking fee) http://bit.ly/1hXJia, or from Concorde 2.
of making money, essentially measure madness. She invites
turning poor people into guinea the audience to explore her lineage
pigs. Becca and Louise undertake to The King by playing with nine
THE BASEMENT drug trial work as r&d for the show numbers that fascinated Sir Isaac
Argus Lofts, Kensington St, Btn and as a fundraising strategy for Newton, Pythagoras and Elvis.
www.facebook.com/charitycabaret the project. They signed up for
) Brighton Pride Cabaret trials testing gastro-enteritis,
INTO THE WOODS

fundraiser (Sat 26), comedy and asthma and flu, trials testing
music from Jonwayne Connolly, opiods for heroin addiction and
Judy Theobald, Rosie Wilby, botox for bladder problems
Claire Parker, Chick Atkinson, VG ) RAYMONDO (Sat 5 & Sun 6).
Lee and hosted by Annabel The story of brothers,
Pribelszk. Doors 7pm, show 8pm. EMPORIUM incarceration, escape, survival,
Tickets: 12 in advance, 14 on 88 London Road, Brighton loss, desire, art, resilience, the
the door, 10 concessions. www.emporiumbrighton.com shittiness of others, the kindness ) CLEAVEDON ROAD (Wed 23 &
) INTO THE WOODS (Tue 1Sat of others, and Love. Told by Annie Thu 24). Emerging gay writers give
27). An ambivalent Cinderella; a Siddons and accompanied by an a fresh insight into messy break-
blood-thirsty Little Red Riding- atmospheric live score of ups. Two hilarious, poignant and
hood; a Prince Charming with a guitars, loops and keyboard, dramatic shorts that we can all
roving eye; and a witch who... Raymondo is a raw, funny and relate to. Famously thought to be
raps? They're all here in Stephen tender lyrical narrative that will worlds apart maybe gay men and
Sondheim and James Lapine's sear through your defences straight gay women have more in common
magical fairy tale blend. to your heart. than we think. Temporary Theatre
MY NIGHT WITH REG

) THE SPACE (Mon 14). The ) SHOW OFF (Wed 16). Figs in employs gay actors and writers at
unique, quarterly, Brighton-based Wigs' show delves deep into our the beginning of their careers to
entertainment & arts event hosted digital existence, examining how nurture new and exciting talent.
by Lisa Holloway with exclusive social media has bred a new form
special guest interviews. of narcissism. Masquerading as a
This month Primal Scream bassist, variety show this desperately glitzy
number continually reinvents itself
MILK PRESENTS

Simone Marie Butler, and leading


DONMAR WAREHOUSE cinema costume designer Jany to satisfy even the most depleted
Earlham Street, London Temime join Lisa on the sofa. of attention spans.
Box office: 0844 871 7624 ) HOW TO ACHIEVE REDEMPTION
) MY NIGHT WITH REG (July KOMEDIA AS A SCOT THROUGH THE MEDIUM
31Sep 27). On its premiere, Gardner St, Brighton OF BRAVEHEART (Thu 17) Explores ) MILK PRESENTS: SELF SERVICE
Kevin Elyots Olivier and Evening www.komedia.co.uk/brighton identity, belonging and machismo, (Wed 23 & Thu 24). Punk style
Standard award-winning comedy ) BENT DOUBLE (Sun 6). An queer voyage through what
defined a moment in the lives of irreverent night of fun and frolics normal really means. Original live
gay men. At Guys London flat, old music, hand-crafted animation and
friends and new party through the tacky politics. Ann Widdecombe,
night. Its the summer of 1985 and Madonna and the Beatnik
for Guy and his circle the world is generation are thrust together in a
about to change forever. Deliciously theatrical feat that wears high-
RACHAEL CLERKE

funny and bittersweet, Kevin heels a size too small and


Elyots comedy captures the sunglasses a size too big.
ZOE LYONS

fragility of friendship, happiness ) TRANSFORMING STORIES: A


and life itself. TRIPLE BILL (Mon 28 & Tue 29).
Id Like To Tell You About This by
GSCENE 63

Lucy Hutson: Lucy has practiced


breast binding for years and is
with his sexuality, the other
already a committed Marxist.
ART
interested in its associations with
sex, safety and secrecy, how it
However, the Establishment has
traditional ways of dealing with
M AT T E R S
BY ENZO MARRA
affects peoples lives, relationships rebels and when a scandal rocks
and sense of self. She wants to the school, the young men must Ive sourced two shows for you to frequent in nearby Eastbourne, as
know more about a ritual that has confront their beliefs and make well two shows I am involved in, one of which involves that little bit
the ability to transform a person. choices which will have a more travel.
Caf Salom: A fantasia of ham momentous impact on their lives
and sequins, El Salom is a dingy, and on the future of their country. TOWNER ART GALLERY
Spanish Civil War cabaret, where a ) TONIGHT AT 8.30 (Wed 16Sat www.townereastbourne.org.uk
feisty troupe of female 19). From the pen of Nol Coward ) The East Sussex Open 2014 (July 4-Sept 14) on the ground floor
impersonators fight the advance of comes this collection of nine one- showcases the exceptional breadth of artistic talent on our doorstep,
fascism through a seductive, act plays performed together, three and brings together the best artists and makers from across the East
riotous show of the kitschest plays per night, for the first time Sussex region - from Rye to Brighton & Hove, with works in every
flamenco hiding from the in the UK since Coward starred in medium, from small scale paintings to large scale installations. The
impending fear of intolerance them in 1936. From vaudeville to selection, chosen by the exhibitions curator Sanna Moore, Matthew
behind the guise of 1930s divas. satire, from farce to intricate Cornford (Professor of Fine Art at the University of Brighton and one
ARtFUnSHACK (There Be Dragons comedy of manners, from melodrama half of artist duo Cornford & Cross) and Hastings-based artist Becky
Here But I Carry Something Of to romance, these plays span the Beasley, includes Sarah Shaw, Angela Smith and Joshua Uvieghara.
You Everywhere I Go). A fast full range of Cowards writing.
moving and interactive art show ) Also at the Towner is Peggy Angus: Designer, Teacher, Painter (July
hosted by Evan Ifekoya. Eye- 12Sept 21) on the second floor; a large scale exhibition bringing
catching visuals and tips for together the wide range of work by the influential and inspirational
making fun stuff out of rubbish. artist and designer Peggy Angus. At just 17, she won a scholarship to
Evan cant always maintain the role the Royal College of Art, fellow students included Eric Ravilious,
and sometimes slips up. Weaving Edward Bawden, Barnett Freedman and Percy Horton. In 1933 Peggy
together video, performance and moved into Furlongs, on the Sussex Downs near Lewes, and her home
the words of queer heroes, tales of became a meeting place and creative hub for Ravilious, John Piper and
a queer reality seep through. many others, who created their own work and contributed to the
) PRETTY UGLY (Wed 30). This is interior decoration of the house itself. The exhibition will include her
about you rating Louise Orwin early illustrations, portraits and landscape paintings, and her Modernist
based solely on her looks and design work with wallpapers and tiles. Entry: 7 to 3.50.
the recent trend of teenage girls
posting videos on YouTube asking
viewers to rate their looks. It
follows Louises trail of research
into how Generation YouTube uses STRICTLY RESOUND
BHASVIC Hall, 205 Dyke Road,
Brighton
) RESOUND MALE VOICES:
STRICTLY RESOUND, (Sat 5,
PRETTY UGLY

7.30pm) at Brighton, Hove &

PEGGY ANGUS
Sussex Sixth Form College
(BHASVIC) Hall in Seven Dials.
Paying tribute to the popular BBC
social networking and a live programme Strictly Come Dancing, INK-D GALLERY
YouTube experiment, some Britney, Resound Male Voices will present Brighton, www.ink-d.co.uk
a tender and inappropriate an evening of dance-inspired music ) In Brighton I am included in a group show entitled PUSHING
love story, and childhood toys. Its that'll make you two-step and tap PAINT, a celebration of oils on canvas. Artists involved include Jake
about our obsessions, and your feet. Led by Stefan Wood Evans, John Simpson, Sarah Shaw, Harry Adams, Enzo
pretensions, and teenage girls - Holmstrm, Swedish opera singer Marra(me), Tim Fawcett and others.
but dont let that put you off. and vocal coach, and joined by a
group of live musicians, the choir HILLSBORO FINE ART
THEATRE ROYAL will show off a few moves of their Dublin, www.hillsborofineart.com
New Road, Brighton own courtesy of West End director ) Im also involved in a three-man
Box office: 08448 717 650 and choreographer Alex show TROIKA, which is a
) ANOTHER COUNTRY (Mon 7Sat McQuillen-Wright. Featuring contemporary painting exhibition
12). The play follows a company of songs by Arbeau, Piazzolla, Irving involving Sen Guinan, Enzo
public schoolboys through a Berlin, Scissor Sisters, Pink Marra(me) and Alison Pilkington
summer term in the early 1930s Martini, Jobim, Jim Croce, Van (July 10Aug 9). Hillsboro Fine Art,
ALISON PILKINGTON

where Bennett and Judd are both Morrison and others. From an which was founded by gallery director
outsiders; one coming to terms elegant Viennese waltz to a John Daly in 1995, is widely
passionate Finnish tango to the recognised as Irelands leading 20th
drunken tale of the best salsa century and contemporary gallery, and
dancer in Brighton, you won't want has now established a significant
ANOTHER COUNTRY

to miss this unique programme. reputation around the world. The gallery is one minute from O'Connell
Tickets: early bird 10/8 Street in the cultural and social heart of Georgian Dublin. Parnell
www.resoundmalevoices.org and Square is the second earliest of Dublin's squares and is also the
12/10 on the door. location of Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, which houses the
wonderful Francis Bacon Studio.
64 GSCENE

FILM
Anne Heche
Plot: A man fakes his own death
and assumes a new identity in
BY MICHAEL HOOTMAN order to escape his life, and then
moves in with a woman who is also
I AM DIVINE trying to leave her past behind.
Dir: Jeffrey Schwarz Word on net: An offbeat,
Stars: Divine, Michael Musto, sometimes self-congratulatory road
the old folk's home on his 100th movie romance. ) The film
Mark Payne
birthday. equivalent of a dysfunctional
Plot: How Divine, aka Harris
Word on net: A rare incidence of a computer sloppily assembled from
Glenn Milstead, became John
film adaptation that is much more
Waters' cinematic muse and an
successful than its source. )
international drag icon.
Gets the balance of callously dark
Word on net: A glimpse of a
humour and playful, silly
surprisingly shy and gentle soul
storytelling just right. ) Despite
who longed to be a star.
its inventive plotting and
) A serious documentary about
infectious irreverence for historical
this gloriously trashy trailblazer.
events, its far too easy to imagine
) Entertaining doc is sweeter
this elaborate comedy as a dumb discarded parts of other machines.
than expected and will be an
Adam Sandler vehicle. ) Has a ) A far-fetched story, told in a
eye-opener for young fans.
good eye for the madcap, and rather unappealing way.'
maintains a constant breezy 'Constantly screws up even its own
CHEF pulp. ) Johnson, obviously mood. mid-sized ambitions.
Dir: Jon Favreau having the time of his life, is a
Stars: Jon Favreau, Robert Downey hoot, and the feisty camaraderie ALSO OUT...
Jr, Scarlett Johansson among its stars gives film a ) JOE stars Nicolas Cage as an
Plot: A chef who loses his euphoric goofiness. ) One of ex-con who meets a 15-year-old
restaurant job starts up a food those movies that arrives every boy and is faced with the choice of
truck in an effort to reclaim his now and then with no fanfare but redemption or ruin.
creative promise, while piecing a canny sense of how to grab our ) The Wachowskis' JUPITER
back together his estranged family. attention and hold it in a ASCENDING stars Mila Kunis as a
tightening grip. young destitute human woman who
BEGIN AGAIN gets targeted for assassination by
THIRD PERSON Dir: John Carney the Queen of the Universe, and
Dir: Paul Haggis Stars: Keira Knightley, Hailee begins her destiny to finish the
Stars: Liam Neeson, Mila Kunis, Steinfeld, Mark Ruffalo Queen's reign.
James Franco Plot: A dejected music business
Plot: Three interlocking love executive forms a bond with a
stories involving three couples in young singer-songwriter new to
Word on net: So thin and bland it three cities: Rome, Paris, and New Manhattan.
doesn't even inspire contempt. ) York. Word on net: Deeply and
Favreau's masterly light touch as embarrassingly sincere. ) A
an actor hasn't yet translated to a movie obsessed with authenticity
similarly deft offhandedness but as phoney as a Miley Cyrus
behind the camera. ) A slight dance routine. ) Plays like an ) There's a reissue for Billy
but sweet film that feels like it endless and quickly tiresome string Wilder's classic Some Like It Hot.
was tossed together in short of movie montages.' Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon
order. have to flee the Mob in drag and,
ARTHUR NEWMAN whilst on the run, fall for Marilyn
COLD IN JULY Word on net: A work of Dir: Dante Ariola Monroe's chanteuse.
Dir: Jim Mickle staggering trash; an ensemble Stars: Colin Firth, Emily Blunt,
Stars: Michael C Hall, Sam drama with the aesthetic of an in-
Shepard, Don Johnson flight magazine, but less classy FILM C O M P E T I T I O N
Plot: When a protective father writing. ) An audacious failure,
meets a murderous ex-con, both one that even its starry cast can't ) DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE
soon find themselves entangled in save. ) Trite script... nothing
APES sees a nation of genetically
a downwards spiral of lies and short of an outright
evolved apes led by Caesar
violence while having to confront embarrassment.
threatened by a band of human
their own inner psyche. survivors of the devastating virus
Word on net: Strictly for THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN unleashed a decade earlier.
connoisseurs of violent genre WHO CLIMBED OUT THE ) To win two tickets to the
WINDOW AND Odeon Brighton send the answer to the following question on a
DISAPPEARED postcard along with your address to: Gscene Film Competition, 111
Dir: Felix Herngren
Western Rd, Hove, BN3 1DD: In which year was the first Planet of the
Stars: Robert Gustafsson, Iwar
Apes film released?
Wiklander, David Wiberg
Plot: Dynamite expert Allan
Karlsson's life, and the unlikely June Competition: Mojo
events following his escape from
GSCENE 65

CLASSICAL choice of repertoire here, the


Brodskys playing throughout has a
NOTES
BY NICK BOSTON
laid back, languid warmth, like a
chocolate dessert. Tempos are on
the slow side (particularly in the
Adagio of the Barber), and I do
REVIEWS procession, and Bavouzet and the

BRODSKY QUARTET
BBC Philharmonic, relish this. The miss an element of drive and
Third Concerto is probably the best energy in the last movement of the
) Ive been following the known and most often performed, Dvok. However, they bring a
recordings of French pianist, Jean- and is another barnstormer, with a touching sensitivity to the themes
Efflam Bavouzet with great real crowd-pleasing finale, which in the first movement, and the
interest over the last few years. slow movement has suitable enchanting confection. I have to
once again Bavouzet dashes off
His complete Ravel and Debussy pathos. The outer movements of confess here to a personal aversion
with aplomb. Yet he shows real
sets were revelatory and award- the Barber have a taut intensity, to Coplands Rodeo, which I find
restraint in the middle movements
winning too. I also enjoyed the and the Brodskys are highly too self-consciously folksy.
variations, which benefit from his
treat of him performing the Ravel However, the Brodskys
cool and precise approach. The
Piano Concerto in G major with the arrangement here is faithful to the
Fourth Concerto is a tricky work,
Philharmonia Orchestra in the original, and performed with great
but it has a beautifully affecting
Brighton Festival this year. But spark. I much prefer the Two Pieces
slow movement, played here with
hes showed beyond a shadow of a by Copland, a brightly rhythmic
great sensitivity. In a programme
doubt that French pianist doesnt Rondino, preceded by a darker
note from Bavouzet himself, he
just mean French repertoire. Lento molto, and the Brodskys give
reveals that in the 1990s he
Regular readers will know that he them great character and intensity.
suffered with functional dystonia,
is part way through two major The closing Regret by Brubeck is
affecting his right hand, and it
cycles of Haydn and Beethoven an emotional piece, full of sadness
was only through extensive
Sonatas, and the Haydn cycle in in its falling chromatic lines.
physiotherapy over two years that
particular is proving to be a Overall, I would say these are
his ability in the right hand was
landmark set. convincing, but their Adagio, performances that I would love to
restored. So perhaps the Fourth
stretched almost to the limits of hear live the risks the Brodskys
has particular resonance for him.
not collapsing under its own take with tempi, and their
The final Fifth Concerto is full of
weight, rather pulls focus from the immediate and engaging style
sarcasm and modernism, yet even
rest of the work. Their performance communicate well, but on repeated
here, Prokofiev includes a tender
of the Gershwin Lullaby is again listening, without the energy of
lullaby slow movement, before a
very slow, but has a captivating, live performance, their laid back
spirited ride to the finish. These
rather louche feel to it. Written as approach is not so sustainable.
are wonderful performances, and
a harmony exercise for his teacher, Chandos CHAN10801
unlike many cycles, there is much
Edward Kilenyi, the piece was Reviews, comments and events:
to be gained from listening to
forgotten until it was published in nicks-classical-
these rich and varied concertos
1968. The Brodskys take here lifts notes.blogspot.co.uk
back to back you wont be
it from a mere novelty to a rather Email: nbclassical@hotmail.co.uk
disappointed.
So it will come as no great Chandos CHAN10802(2)
surprise that his latest set of the
five Prokofiev Piano Concertos, ) A disc of New World Quartets
CONCERTS

ANI BATIKIAN
with Gianandrea Noseda and the by the BRODSKY QUARTET well,
BBC Philharmonic, is also a real Dvoks String Quartet Op. 96,
gem. The Concertos were written The American is the obvious ST LUKES CHURCH
by Prokofiev to be performed by starting place. And Samuel Queens Park Road, Brighton
himself, apart from the Fourth, for Barbers (1910-1981) String www.stlukesconcerts.webeden.co.uk
left hand only, which he composed Quartet, Op. 11, with its famous ) Natasha Holmes (cello) and
for Paul Wittgenstein. slow movement, later orchestrated Nancy Cooley (piano) perform (Fri 4)
Wittgenstein rejected the work by Barber as the Adagio for Strings music inspired by fantasy and folk
and it was not performed until (also arranged by the composer for song, from composers including
after Prokofievs death. The five unaccompanied chorus too) makes Kodaly, Ravel, Schumann, Bloch and
works amply demonstrate the sense too. But the Brodsky Quartet Vaughan Williams. Ani Batikian
changes in Prokofievs style, from fill out the disk with some (violin) is accompanied by Roland
youthful excitement, through neo- interesting companions. There are Roberts (piano) in a recital (7.30pm,
classicism, to his weightier, late Two Pieces by Aaron Copland Fri 18) of music including Mozart,
Soviet style. The First Concerto is (1900-1990), as well as an Sarasate and Lutoslawski.
the shortest work, at just over 15 arrangement by husband and wife
minutes, but Prokofiev packs Paul Cassidy (viola) and CINEMA
energy and spark into its three Jacqueline Thomas (cello) of
short sections. The Second Coplands Hoe-Down from the ) You can see Glyndebournes production of Don Giovanni (filmed
Concerto in contrast is the longest ballet Rodeo. George Gershwins live in 2010) in cinemas during July, with a cast including Gerald
and is a mammoth challenge, with (1898-1937) Lullaby for String Finlay and Kate Royal (from Sun 6) - check cinemas including
a notoriously difficult cadenza in Quartet gets an airing, and the Dukes at Komedia in Brighton,
the first movement, which disc ends with a rather beautiful Uckfield Picture House, Trinity
DON GIOVANI

Bavouzet makes sound effortless. piece, Regret, by Dave Brubeck Theatre in Tunbridge Wells, and the
After a whirlwind Scherzo, the (1920-2012), arranged especially Ritz Digital and Connaught in
Intermezzo follows with its dark for the Brodsky Quartet by the Worthing for details.
and disturbingly relentless composer. Perhaps given the
66 GSCENE

unaware of. As a gay man living in Brighton I


really like the aspect of confidentiality that
Samaritans offer because I know that being
open about your sexuality is difficult.
Personally, Ive noticed that my communication
skills have improved and Im less shocked by
situations than before. I think being non-
judgmental has helped with this.
Training opportunities with Samaritans are
excellent, Im now involved in training and
recruitment of new volunteers and I also work
as a shift leader which is really important as
part of the support that volunteers on shift
receive.
Henry is 40 and has been volunteering for two
years: I chose Samaritans because a number of
work colleagues had committed suicide and I

SAMARITANS
Samaritans volunteers are ordinary people
saw how difficult it can be to go on living
without support. Samaritans is an organisation
thats well respected because of its
professionalism and particularly valuable for the
LGBT community because of its non-judgmental,
self determination and confidentiality policies
doing something extraordinary which are so important for people who are
coming out.

) Samaritans volunteers in Brighton & Hove needs to be mindfully taught and their Lyn is 41 and has been volunteering for three
answered a staggering 55,273 calls for help training is excellent for that. I really enjoy years: I chose Samaritans because Ive been a
last year, which supports the Samaritans being part of the organisation and meeting caller in the past. Talking to somebody who was
vision that fewer people die by suicide. Once a other Samaritans. non-judgmental and not related to my family
minute, somebody calls Samaritans because took away my fear, I decided I wanted to be
The stereotype of a Samaritan as a white, able to offer that back to other people. Being a
theyre in great distress; many consider ending
middle aged heterosexual woman wearing a volunteer has given me a sense of value and
their lives. Ten-percent of calls to Samaritans
twinset and pearls couldnt be further from purpose within a great organisation. As a
by men are related to sexual orientation, 3%
the truth. Diversity is very important. When I bisexual woman living in Brighton its given me
of gay men tried to take their own life,
joined as a 30 year-old gay man Id no idea increased confidence in my ability to deal with
increasing to 5% for bisexual men as quoted
how my life would change. At Samaritans were difficult and emotionally painful situations with
in the Government Suicide Prevention Strategy
very supportive of the LGBT community which my friends and family.
for England. Twenty-six percent of gay or
is commonly sited as a high risk group.
bisexual men and women talked about If youre thinking about volunteering come
Sexuality doesnt matter, the essential nature
loneliness and feelings of isolation (2012-13). along to one of our information events, take a
of being non-judgmental ensures this. If
Samaritans are wholly supportive of the LGBT youre thinking of becoming a volunteer, give risk and youll encounter a very supportive
community and around any issue regarding it a go, youll gain new skills, new self- training process where youll learn about
sexuality. Samaritans are non-judgmental and awareness, change your views and be part of a yourself. As a bisexual woman I found that the
your call will be completely confidential. They diverse organisation that makes a difference policy of being non-judgmental is integral
have a diverse group of volunteers at the in other peoples lives. within the organisation. No assumptions are
Brighton & Hove branch and are keen to made about sexuality whether youre a
Peter is 40 and has been volunteering for two volunteer or a caller. The training that you
recruit more volunteers from the LGBT
years: I looked into volunteering and found receive as a volunteer for Samaritans is second
community.
that Samaritans as an organisation was very to none. As you become an established
So what do their current LGBT volunteers say flexible and fitted my availability with the volunteer youll find that there are many more
about Samaritans? hours I work as cabin crew. As a volunteer I training opportunities including leadership
feel that Im doing something very beneficial training, recruitment and community outreach.
Abby is 25 and was the youngest volunteer to
for the community and its opened my eyes to There is something to suit everybody and you
join Brighton & Hove District Samaritans aged
different aspects of life that I was previously will be made to feel welcome.
just 19: I really like the Samaritans
organisation because talking about suicide is
taboo. To be able to give an individual the
opportunity to talk about suicide is really
VOLUNTEER WITH SAMARITANS
valuable. Being part of Samaritans volunteer
community is great and my life has taken on If youre interested in volunteering, the next Samaritans is available round the clock, every
extra meaning. Its brilliant to get up in the information events at the branch are: day of the year. They provide a safe place for
morning and do something so worthwhile. ) Tuesday, July 8 at 7pm. anyone struggling to cope, whoever they are,
Samaritans is an inclusive organisation for ) Saturday, July 19 at 10.30am. however they feel, whatever life has done to
volunteers and callers. If youre thinking To find out more visit: them.
about volunteering do it, itll give you new www.samaritans.org/branches/samaritans- ) Tel: 08457 909 090 (UK)
insight and perspective. brighton-hove-and-district ) Tel: 1850 609 090 (Republic Of Ireland)
) Local contact: 01273 772277 or visit ) Text: 07725 909 090
Daniel is 36 and has been volunteering for six their branch at Dubarry House, Newtown ) Email: jo@samaritans.org
years: When I joined Samaritans I thought I Rd, Hove, BN3 6AE (entrance in Newtown ) Visit: www.samaritans.org for your nearest
was a good listener but listening is a skill that Rd) open daily 10am-10pm. branch.
GSCENE 67

LUNCH POSITIVE
The Big Lunch birthday celebration
is a huge success!
Lunch Positive celebrated their 5th birthday last
month with a community lunch at Dorset Gardens
Methodist Church. Around 120 friends, supporters,
members and volunteers joined in the festivities. The
Mayor and Mayoress of Brighton & Hove each gave a
short speech, mentioning the invaluable contribution
made by volunteers, the importance of community,
and the need for good social support.
Qukulele and The Rainbow Chorus gave uplifting and fun musical
performances and everyone joined together to share a hot and cold
buffet, all prepared by Lunch Positive volunteers.
Gary Pargeter, Volunteer Project Manager, said: We all had a great
day celebrating with our friends and supporters, and we hope that
everyone enjoyed sharing time with us. It means a lot to us that such a
wide range of people came along and joined in. It was great to see
friends old and new, supporters, colleagues and people from other HIV
and LGBT groups and organisations.
Our first five years have flown by! Starting up a new organisation,
remaining authentic, continually improving and becoming sustainable is
all made easier and more enjoyable through the support weve received
from the wider community.
Lunch Positive is provided entirely by volunteers. The contribution
made by our volunteers in every aspect of our work is amazing. Over five
years our volunteer team has given 25,000 hours of time, delivered 256
lunch sessions, and undertaken 1,900 hours of community event support
and fundraising. Our volunteers truly are a special, hard-working,
committed and fantastic group. Thank you to all of them, and everyone
who supports what we do.
For more information about Lunch Positive: www.lunchpositive.org
68 GSCENE

CRAIGS THOUGHTS had connected with hundreds of thousands (or however many really or
reasonably vote for the Eurovision prize) and in the performance of Rise
Like a Phoenix this connection transcended gender and the narrow
limitations that even those of us who consider ourselves liberal and
LETS FACE IT! open, have a habit of closeting away.
Conchitas website goes on to say of herself: Its not about appearances;
THE SEQUINED COAT TAILS OF it's about the human being. Everybody should live their lifes [sic]
however they want, as long as nobody else gets hurt or is restricted in
ACCEPTABLE TRANS*...
their own way of life.
OR: MAN, I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN
BY CRAIG HANLON-SMITH However, whilst Tommy-Chi may not intend for his appearance to
matter, it of course does. Tom Neuwirth, and I intend this to be a
respectful comment, is a pretty boy. Handsome, youthful, clear of skin
Okay keyboard warrior she tweeted in response to my online challenge and groomed of beard, in short hes a looker. As a consequence,
of her narrow, nay offensive appreciation of an eclectic, international Conchita, complete with hirsute trimmings, is beautiful, gorgeous - a
gender-less community. I am well aware that I should know better than stunner. In an on-stage evening gown, complete with a full nine-o-
to enter into twittered spats with the ignorant, but she was the one clock shadow of tightly cropped facial hair, which may or may not be
who had thrown her initial this she-male from Eurovision freaks me the fake, she resembles a picture perfect combination of Terry Hatcher, Eva
f**k-out! into the public domain and in the Sunday morning shadow of Longoria, Cheryl Cole and Enrique Iglesias. A cracking figure from tip to
Conchitas Eurovision triumph this was too much too soon to ignore. toe, manicured nails, sparking jewellery and balanced on six inches of
She wasnt alone. Not nearly so aggressive but no less contentious was expensive (if a little bridesmaid) couture. A conventional, cosmetic,
the tweeted is that person who won Eurovision a girl or a boy? Does it commercial beauty with a left of centre twist.
matter? Not really, came the response, I just have to know. Of
course, we have to know. Are you Arthur or Martha, friend or foe, mixed
black or mixed white, drag for pay or surgically altered forever?
And before the editors postbag erupts with an enraged from Eastbourne
I am well aware that Conchita Wurst, real name Tom Neuwirth, is more
drag than transgendered and if we get down to the nuts and bolts a
boy, I guess. Not that I care. What is certain is that Conchita-Tom or
Tommy-Chi did more in one weekend to positively inspire European
LGBTQ communities than Stonewall could wish for in 40 times the
period.

And so to the delightful young lady who tweeted to all who would
Conchita-Tom or Tommy-Chi listen: this she-male from Eurovision freaks me the f**k-out!, think not
did more in one weekend to of our safely attractive Conchita. Position yourself on a barstool next to
the girl next door she-male who, thanks to the combined school years
positively inspire European LGBTQ of genetics, judo and rugby training sits uncomfortably wide of thigh
and butch of shoulder. Whose fire-engine red press-ons only draw
communities than Stonewall could attention to the builders forearm, whose finances cannot stretch to a
wish for in 40 times the period natural human hair-piece and so the strawy polyester make-do hair-did
sits atop her masculine forehead too small or too large. The diamant
delicate choker which achieves almost that and those fat gardeners
fingers that swallow the wine glass with each choreographed sip. No
Conchita-Tom, already familiar with some TV audiences in Europe bridesmaids couture for once John now Jeannette, just a Hobsons
following an appearance on an Austrian talent show in 2011, and as a choice of flower print from home stores or a shapeless market-tent.
previous contender for Austrian Eurovision representation in 2012,
began some months ago to attract a much wider audience in the run up An absence of Desperate Housewives glamour that is total despite
to the events in Copenhagen. The bearded lady from Austria had run being worth it, just some inappropriately made comparisons to Mrs
the length of international public interest and back; from making the Brown and her boys.
Radio 2 playlist to the open condemnation of Russian politicians, Think of the she-male who wanders into the gay bar for theres nowhere
although lets face it, that doesnt take much at the moment and else to go, but despite their shared experience of what Tom described
representatives from the Russian Government are almost fair game. as the discrimination of his teenage years the gays dont want her, him,
By the time Conchita took the Eurovision crown on May 10 Tom herim, sh-heheshe, theres no shared history here. Rise like a phoenix?
Neuwirths self-nominated bearded lady creation had become so much Honey, weve had AIDS and even that doesnt unite us anymore.
more than a bird with a beard or a bloke in a frock. Waking in the And we didnt spend thousands of pounds on personal trainers,
rubble, walking over glass, neighbours say were trouble, well that time supplements and hours hash-tagging the wink FitFam to hang out with
has passed. On that mid-May Saturday evening, some saw a novelty act a slightly overweight navvy in Marks & Spencers hold-ups and size
drag queen named Conchita sing out a message of diversity and twelve flats. And we safely whisper to our gaggle of friends that she-
progress wrapped up in a Celine-style torch song power-ballad, but the male from East Street really freaks me out. She, who despite an
beauty of the mixed-gender presentation of this character is that some uncomfortable awareness of her masculine silhouette, perseveres with a
saw Tom Neuwirth, the young boy born in Gmunden, Austria. desire to live a life thats full. And so go about your business, act as if
Conchitas website explains: Because of the discrimination against Tom you're free, no-one could have witnessed, what you did to me.
in his teenage years, he created Conchita, The Bearded Lady, as a How quickly we forget.
statement. A statement for tolerance and acceptance. Even before
ConchitaTom held aloft the Eurovision trophy and announced to an http://conchitawurst.com/about/biography/ Rise Like a Phoenix: Words
audience of millions that this night is dedicated to anyone who & music by Charlie Mason, Joey Patulka, Ali Zuckowski, Julian Maas.
believes in a future of peace and freedom, Conchitas human message @craigscontinuum
GSCENE 65

DUNCANS COHENS
DOMAIN
BY DUNCAN STEWART
CAUSE
BY JOHN COHEN

TWOS COMPANY THREES A CROWD ON THE ROCKS


On a warm evening towards the end of last summer I was sitting As a gay man I support equality for women as, I hope, would the rest
outside a bar in the square of a Spanish village talking to a man I of the community. However, if it were suggested that a 'W' be added
had first met earlier in the day. Between us we drank a bottle of to LGBT, I'd say that while we should certainly help the cause of
locally made wine affectionately referred to as The Red Infuriator. feminism, women's experiences, the battles they have to face, are just
Our conversation stopped when my companion spotted coming too different for them to be linked to the LGBT cause in a meaningful
towards us a man I knew only by sight. way. Similarly, I support transsexual rights but believe that the
differences between loving someone of your own sex and feeling that
Dont invite him to join us, hes a bloody Wen-I said my new friend you're born in the wrong body are far too great for genuine group
who suddenly took an intense interest in the label on our bottle cohesion.
leaving me to fend off the intruder with a brief wave followed by
rapid withdrawal of eye contact. During the few seconds it took for Im happy with my sexuality - it's an important part of my life and
him to get out of earshot I wondered if this WhenI or Weneye something that is patently not a problem. This instantly puts me at a
belonged to an obscure racial or religious group or had some rare remove from transsexuals who consider their condition a medical
ophthalmic problem. But all was problem, one that quite often needs to be corrected through surgery
made clear when conversation and hormones. To make it perfectly clear: I'm not saying that this
was resumed. Hes one of those means transsexuals are in some way inferior, I'm pointing out an
boring bastards who never asks important difference. Namely, most gay men don't feel that they suffer
you a question and everything he from a 'condition' that needs treating; most transsexuals do.
says starts with When I ..
It's probably best if members of a group have a commonality of
By the time we had polished off experience, or are at least able to relate to each other. I can imagine,
our bottle, eaten a few tapas and to some extent, the sort of struggles lesbians must go through. Even
avoided any When-I-istic if it's just the experience of walking hand-in-hand with their partner
behaviour we probably knew down the street, or being denounced as suffering from a moral
more about each others histories sickness by religious bigots. But I'm afraid I find it hard to get into
than most of our closer friends. the head space of, for example, a man who was born in a woman's
body or to understand what he must go through on a daily basis.
This encounter started me thinking about what factors contribute to
having satisfying conversations. Humour, wit, gossip, facts, fictions
and news are essential ingredients but it is also, as my title implies,
about numbers. Like a lot of gay men I use the
Once a month I enjoy a dinner with a group of between six and 14 term LGBT but without consciously
doctors and as the number round the table increases groups of about
four emerge and only the loudest, most self-confident and the thinking about the Ts, simply because
funniest reach a larger audience. At the other end of the scale you the condition is so far from my
have a speaker/audience scenario.
On, roughly, a monthly basis I have lunch with my brother which is
experience or frame of reference
always a delight and we have quite a different conversation to the
one we would have had if we had been joined by our partners or a
I was recently at a focus group of about a dozen gay men and when
couple of friends; its not that we discuss secret topics but we know
the subject came up at least one professed ignorance of what the term
each others interests and sense of humour and so navigate the
'transsexual' meant. Given that some LGBs don't even know what being
conversation largely to those areas. Skype and Facetime have
transsexual entails, it seems that many won't have any insight into
enhanced conversation with visual contact but in my opinion they
trans* lives which can lead to some transsexuals feeling marginalised.
fail to create a true sense of intimacy, for that you need real
Not due to transphobia - though this certainly exists in the LGB
proximity and visible body language.
community - but due to an experiential chasm. Like a lot of gay men I
use the term 'LGBT' but without consciously thinking about the Ts,
simply because the condition is so far from my experience or frame of
One of the great benefits reference.
of retirement is the rediscovery I think the LGB community should help the transsexual community,
should share spaces, resources and give moral and practical support.
of a proper lunch But the gulf between loving someone of your own sex and suffering
from what is essentially a debilitating physical condition is perhaps
too large for the majority to understand the minority. In Dr Kath
There now comes the important addition to my concept of an idyllic Browne and Leela Bakshi's Ordinary In Brighton?: LGBT, Activism and
conversation of drink and, possibly, food. One of the great benefits the City the authors say 'some trans* respondents voiced concerns
of retirement is the rediscovery of a proper lunch. After years of about inclusion of trans* under the banner of 'LGBT', saying that this
lunchtime being a brief period in the working day during which you sometimes entailed a certain level of invisibility' As a marriage I'm
try to write and eat the sandwich in your other hand with a phone not sure it's working out.
lodged under your jaw, to be able to enjoy a leisurely midday meal is
a revelation, with the added bonus that, if you eat out, most I think it might be time for LGBs and the Ts to go our separate ways.
restaurants charge much less at lunchtime than they do in the Perhaps what's needed is an amicable divorce. So, no fighting over
evening for the same meal. who gets the Breaking Bad box set. And we'll stay in touch, really. In
fact we'll possibly see more of each other, and maybe even get on
So, more lunches for two! better, the second the decree nisi drops onto our respective doormats.
70 GSCENE

CHARLIE SAYS After all, Im sure most of these badly-formed students who are rich
enough to leave their motherland for a cheap English education are in
for a rude awakening. Losing that deep entrenched primitivism is
bloody hard work. I know it; I come from a good, solid, British

PURE FILTH! working class culture whose parents never read a book and a place
where a hippy told me not to say the N word when I was fifteen.
When it comes to issues of contracting HIV from phones and toilet
HOMONORMATIVITY seats actions speak louder than words. Ive snogged all of my positive
IS A VIRUS SAYS friends, even when HIV didnt have a name. And lets face it Diana
kissing the AIDS patient did more for the love and care of the soon to
CHARLIE BAUER PhD be dead than any of Thatcher and Saatchis AIDS campaigns ever did.
Any studies around this are moot. In the so-called, most primitive
Hang on, whats all this about using wet wipes on homos? Agh. societies of central Africa with western strangulation of expensive
According to research somewhere in Eastern England last month (or medication, they have no choice but to use the same equipment as
the month before sometime), the heterosexually defined needed to the dying. These messages are still sent through idiot parents,
cleanse themselves when they were in any contact with a homosexual. cultures, religions and political doctrines, where the homophobic
Why didnt I think of that? Because maybe we are of the same filth. slurry still seeps.
Let me explain, firstly, Im not at all knowledgeable in any of this. I I think the most fascinating theory, the reference for which Ive got
lied myself though one degree and bought my PhD online from the written on a post-it near the cat tray and cant be arsed to get, is that
University of Throckmorton, Texas (best $300 Ive ever spent). What I gay men are collectively thinking were all a bit ikky. Gay men will
can gather in between bumps of K, is that a few spotty straight always think that, we love it. The one remaining right is that we can
identifying teenagers (for the time being) were asked for their be judgmental and laugh it off. I know groups of gay men who pay
reactions if they had to borrow a phone from a gay man and they said handsomely for some of the filth that we are supposed to do to each
theyd rather wipe their arse with it. And? Then some Hispanic other. No social meaning involved. And some of them dont even wash
students were asked would they rather accept a pencil or a wet wipe their hands afterwards before calling for pizza.
in the same circumstances. They chose to wipe. As Bifuria Dsconza recently said, When everyone realised its white,
I still have a problem with Latin cultures and the proliferation of anti- straight men that have screwed up the planet, everyone else - faggots
gay sentiment through the Christian scriptures handed down by the and clown faces too - grouped together to knock those assholes down.
closeted priests to underpaid and overworked parents. My parents were Sista - Homosexuals aint the problem. White, male, bankers are. And
almost the same but northern white-trash Catholics. Im sure, like my the governments that feed them too. I thought everyone knew that.
parents, they thanked God daily that both school and the church Where you been livin?
(which were commingled) existed so that they could get the kids off
their hands and earn some money to feed the little sods. They had no
thoughts about social complexities and homophobia, they assumed
that their kids were straight because theyd never met anyone gay. These messages are still
Then Polish students were offered the same and, front to back, wiped
away. Ditto the above but with the political ataxia of communism
sent through idiot parents,
thrown in. Yet another homophobic doctrine tossed at parents who cultures, religions and political
have missed the modernist boat of social reform. Probably this is why
their children are choosing a British education in the first place. doctrines, where the
It seems pretty inconclusive on a conscious level; the parent cultures
embedded identities in political doctrine and the church - despite any
homophobic slurry still seeps
heteronormativity or homophobia thrown in - have influenced their
own childrens fear of the queer. Nothing else. Metastasizing through
the rhetoric of their leaders into the ears of children. Some friends of mine just love waking up in their own vomit after
being dragged, face down out of Legends at 3am. They go back again
As a sometimes fellator, sometimes drug-fuelled top, sometimes prize and again and who can deny what is to them, such important part of
winner in local macram contests, I will not take any of this seriously. their identity? How many times have I ended up in a piss club and
sobered up with the texts from friends the next day calling me all the
dirty scrubbers under the sun. How many times have I just laughed at
such filth and got on with my daily, unconscious homo existence. We
dont scorn filth, we accept it. Because, as Lola once said, thats just
how we are.
Filth, like homosexuality, is not a mutable platform for the
degenerates and there is no way we can bend whether the Nazis are
pounding at the door or not. To suggest that we can change decries
the fact that all those queers killed in the Holocaust had some form of
choice in the matter.
Here we have spelt out what homophobia isnt. Its not about gender
policing or anything else. Its still about getting rid of essentialism
within political doctrines and religions spewed from the primitive
masses and the conservative men (hang on, theyre the bankers arent
they?) and replacing it with homonormativity, its sworn sister.
Twitter: @charliebauerphd
GSCENE 71

NETTYS QUEENIES

WORLD STRIP SERVICE


BY QUEEN JOSEPHINE

STORMY WEATHER
Storme DeLarverie died in May. Hers is not a name which trips easily
off the tongue like Peter Tatchell or Harvey Milk, but Storme
(pronounced Stormy as in the weather) was a real trail-blazer for LGBT
people.
Born in New Orleans in 1920 to a black mother and white father,
Storme learnt to handle a life of adversity with flourish and aplomb.
She was one of those people who seem to be born kicking.
In the 1950s, Storme became a drag king (as you do) and headed a
troupe of 25 travelling drag queens called The Jewel Box. They
regularly performed to mixed-race audiences at the famous Apollo in
Harlem. Stormes protective streak was already evident as she patrolled
the citys gay village with a cut-throat razor secreted in her sock.
It is no surprise that we find her outside the infamous Stonewall bar
in the summer of 1969 on the night that would make history. As she
says It was a rebellion, an uprising, a civil rights disobedience, it
wasnt no damn riot!
That night at 2am, Storme watched as cops arrested and paraded
patrons from the bar. She recognised one boy who broke free, only to
be caught by his jacket, slammed on the pavement, then hit and
kicked by three policemen. Storme saw red. When a cop approached
assuming she was male and shouted Move faggot! she resisted, when
he shoved her she punched him so hard she drew blood. This is
viewed as one of the most defining moments of the Stonewall riots.
The scuffle that ensued bloomed into the first ever mass queer fight-
back, literally kick-starting the LGBT civil rights movement.

In the following decades her part in the uprising was largely


overlooked because of she never sought the limelight Its nobodys
business! shed bark. She dedicated her time to performing in
benefits for battered women and children, declaring Somebody has to
care. Her favourite song was Kermit the Frogs It Aint Easy Being
Green transposing the word green for gay. Thats a rendition Id like
to have seen.
When I visited New York in the late nineties I went to a lesbian bar
called Henrietta Hudsons. The bouncer was a formidable old butch
called Storme. I had no idea who she was, but I wouldnt have crossed
her. She continued her work protecting and serving the gay community
in this way until the age of 85.
A week before her death in May this year I read she was in a home
suffering from dementia. She was 93. She wore a medallion of St Jude,
the patron saint of lost causes. It seems the last years of her life had
been difficult, but as a mixed-race, cross-dressing lesbian activist, she
was no stranger to a struggle. A few close friends were there for her at
the end. Storme DeLarverie has been called the Rosa Parks of the gay
community and in these divisive frightening times its good to
remember the far-reaching and indomitable spirit of one very pissed
off drag king.
68 GSCENE

DAD & DADDY A few friends of ours had kindly given the kids gift vouchers for a
large toy shop and in the week between Christmas and New Year we
took them both to spend what they had. Bradleys eyes lit up when he
saw a 13 foot wall display dedicated to Barbie in many forms. He
BARBIE WORLD literally let out a little squeal, clenching his fists with joy. From that
moment on he wasnt interested at all in any of the many hundreds of
other toys in the shop.
MY SEVEN-YEAR OLD Kevin and I both tried to persuade him to look around the rest of the
SONS LOVE OF BARBIE shop but he was transfixed; a spell of pink, plastic, sparkles and big
hairdos had certainly been cast and had captured him. He reached for
BY SYD SPENCER his choice and showed me. The chosen Barbie had dark hair and a
purple shoulder padded power suit on and looked just like Alexis
Our seven-year-old son Bradley is the most gorgeous little boy. He has Carrington Colby Dexter. I smiled, remembering my fascination with
this huge smile and bright blue sparkling eyes, and he wins the heart Dynasty back in the 1980s, and felt a surge of pride inside me. My trail
of everyone he meets. He came to us with severe speech problems and of thought however was soon broken by another high pitched squeal
delayed learning due to the neglect in his very early years. as Bradley found a small section on the bottom shelf dedicated to
handbags, shoes and dresses. He hungrily picked frocks and jewel-
A year later, with the support now in place, he has come on leaps and encrusted tiaras, the brightness of his smile beaming across
bounds. His speech therapist recently told us that she has never seen everything that glittered.
such a massive improvement in such a short space of time in any child
she has worked with. His learning at school is steady, however he still One of the things that has always been very important to us as
struggles with reading and writing and there is still a lot of work to be parents is to encourage our kids to explore the world around them, to
done in those areas. try new things and for any passions they have to be nurtured and
encouraged.
Bradley is a very confident, loving little boy who knows what he
wants. He has a great relationship with our daughter Katy and they Katy is very much a tom boy, although dainty and gorgeous you can
love each other dearly and enjoy time together; it never ceases to often find her hanging upside down from a tree branch or bug hunting
amaze me how well they get on. So far, with puberty still far away at the bottom of the garden. She is also a very proud Brownie. Bradley
enough not to worry about it, they havent had any fights, but we will take part in these activities with his big sister because he adores
know they will come and it will probably be fast and furious. her and wants to copy her but the times when he is in his zone of
sheer joy is when he is in his room, with his ever growing collection
We try as best as possible to instil a sense of kindness, respect and of Barbie dolls. He will be sat on the floor, Barbies, clothes, shoes and
compassion in each of them and through boundaries, consequences, frocks all laid out neatly in front of him as he brushes each dolls hair,
love and fun I think they both now have a pretty balanced childhood. while singing Let It Go, his favourite song from Frozen, quietly to
When Bradley first came to us we furnished his bedroom with them.
Superhero posters. Iron Man, The Hulk and Captain America were on It is not a rare sight in our house to see a pink Barbie Beetle car
bedding, T-shirts and in the toy box all ready for their new owner who whizz in-between your feet, driven by a gorgeous, glammed up Barbie
we knew would play with them again and again. Oh how wrong we waving at anyone who catches her eye. The passenger, usually Captain
were! America, sits next to her, looking not quite so happy with a tiara on
his head and clasping a purple handbag where his shield would
normally be.

The times when hes in


his zone of sheer joy is
when he is in his room,
with his ever growing
collection of Barbie dolls
Within a very short space of time our little boy made it quite clear to
us that he loved hair, he loves brushing peoples hair, playing with
peoples hair and he especially likes a fringe. He will often be found in
front of the mirror pulling his fringe, moving it around and changing
the style. Bradley often comments on the hair styles of women on TV
and in magazines and always tells the girls at school that he likes
their hair.
Last Christmas it all became very clear to us what toy Bradley would
have been happier getting. His eyes widened with amazement as Katy
unwrapped a present to reveal a Barbie doll mermaid with long, thick
and luscious colour changing hair.
That afternoon, once all presents had been opened and the mountains
of rubbish cleared away the kids spent hours playing with this doll,
taking turns to brush its hair with the clam hairbrush provided and
changing the plastic beautys name over and over again.
GSCENE 73

BRIGHTON POLICE LGBT


MCC
BY REV MICHAEL HYDES
LIAISON TEAM
BY PC RICH BRIDGER & RORY SMITH

REAL FAITH FROM BOTH SIDES


In my experience 'spirituality' and 'transgender' go together like carrots As this is the trans* issue, Im torn between writing about what the
and peas. I'm not talking about the rich and varied spiritual past found police are doing for trans* people in Sussex and about myself as a
in the trans community (for a great spiritual trans* history see trans* person working for the police. Indulge me to talk about both.
www.bilerico.com/2008/02/Transgender_history_trans_expression_in.p
Following the recommendations from the city councils Trans Equality
hp). Im not talking about the transgender saints, (although of course
Scrutiny and new guidance from the College of Policing and ACPO,
Joan of Arc and Wilgefortis have to be my favourites). Im talking
Sussex Police has made many changes to the way it approaches trans*
about Sam, the wonderful trans man who lives on the grounds of
issues. Two such examples are:
Lancaster seminary, Philadelphia, USA, who was my spiritual guide for
many years and taught me what it means to be a man of God. Im Changes in the way we deal with hate crime. This means we have
talking about Johnna, a trans man now working as a Chaplain in Texas, to get better at recognising and highlighting transphobic incidents.
who taught me the meaning of patience. Max, a trans* cub who taught Weve made some progress towards this, with a 25% rise in recorded
me how to be a bear. Terri-Lee, a strong and proud trans woman who transphobic crime from last year. Since last autumn, judges have
taught me how to stand up for myself. Miller, a trans* person who new powers raise the sentence of those convicted of crimes
taught me that binary gender roles are not the only options. And in motivated by hostility or prejudice based on someone being, or
every case it is trans* people who have reminded me of the true nature perceived as being transgender. The challenge is if we can get a
of faith. perpetrator to court and secure a conviction. With your help
reporting incidents when they happen, this can be achieved.
If faith is that which you know when theres no proof, and you cant
explain how you know, (Hebrews 11:1), then I think that being trans* On the other end of the spectrum, we have new guidance relating
is the ultimate example of faith in action. To be told that you are one to how we treat trans* people who require to be searched or taken
gender, by family, friends, in fact everyone, to see that gender in the into custody. This guidance benefits all concerned, regardless of
mirror, but know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the truth is a whether someone (prisoner or officer) has obtained a GRC. This
different story. To understand that all external evidence is a lie and the benefits someone like me, as although Im not a police officer, it is
truth lies within you; that's faith - real faith. Trans* people have reassuring to know that should I become one, I will not be
helped to shape my spiritual journey just as the transgender people in prevented from doing my job on the basis of my gender identity.
my church continue to do so today. Oh I wish my faith was as strong as
Being a trans* person working for the police can have its challenges,
the youngest of transgender people.
like any workplace does. Post-transition life is better, but some issues
remain. Not least, (PC Bridger will give me a clip around the ear for
complaining about this again) that people think Im much younger
If faith is that which you know when than I actually am.
theres no proof, and you cant explain Why is that an issue? Sadly we make assumptions based on perceived
how you know then being trans* is the age and experience. In working environments this can have an impact.
Particularly in my role, I feel the need to come out on a regular basis,
ultimate example of faith in action both to colleagues and the community, as a way to explain myself.
There are still stereotypes about what trans* people look like, and like
with age, we make judgements based on that. Boys like me can be
On July 27, 6pm at the Brighthelm centre, MCC Brighton celebrates pretty invisible, so regular outings become part of my trans*
Pride. The Brighton Gay men's Chorus will be joining us, along with activism. Of course many of my friends say it doesnt matter, that Im
other LGBT community members, to rejoice in who we are and raise just Rory.
money for the Rainbow Fund. Well celebrate what it is to be gay,
lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, bear, leather, and so much From my perspective, being trans* is integral to who I am, and why I
more. We'll sing together, have fun together, and be proud of who we do what I do, but it is a relief to forget about it sometimes. This is
are. Some are proud to express a form of faith or positive measure of why it is important that we respect the rights of trans* people to live
human experience. Some are not. Together we make up a diverse as the genders we are and do everything in our power to level the
community that is proud to be what it is: a vast array of human playing field to enable trans* people to thrive in society as much as
expression, free of the stereotype or expectations that others often try anyone else.
to insist we fill. I hope that you'll come and join us.
Religion is supposed to be the sharing of experience, and yet so often
THIS MONTHS FIGURES
it has become the dogma of the strong taking advantage of the weak. I ) During May we had 16 reports of LGBT-related hate, 11 of which
was brought up Jehovah's Witness so I really understand that. But it are being investigated as crimes. Three were transphobic and the
can be so much more. It can be the sharing of life journeys in ways remainder were homophobic. The majority of these were public order
that empower us. It can be a celebration of all that we are, sexuality offences; where verbal abuse or comments were made to intimidate,
and gender differences included. It can be a place where all of our harass, alarm or distress the aggrieved.
journeys blend into the truest measure of humanity that can be
celebrated with PRIDE.

CONTACT INFORMATION
MCC BRIGHTON ) We both have Facebook profiles and a page our usernames are:
) MCC Brighton meets Sundays at 6pm at the Portslade United PC Rich Bridger and LGBT Caseworker Rory Smith, and Brighton
Reformed Church at the junction of St Aubyns Rd and Station Rd, and Hove LGBT Police Team. We tweet @PoliceLGBT.
Portslade, BN41 1AB. MCC Brighton welcomes all who wish to explore Social media should not be used for reporting incidents please call
their faith in a respectful and safe environment. us on 101, or if its an emergency, 999.
74 GSCENE

assessed over and over again and then wait


some more. Everyone's journey is personal.
Were trying to shape ourselves into who we
are, to be seen, by ourselves and the world,
as ourselves.
Transitioning means different things for
different people. Some trans* people just
change their name (some don't). Some
change their wardrobe, their hair, but some
don't. Some take hormones, some don't.
Some have this surgery or that surgery, some
don't. Its not, I emphasise not, about how

MY TRANSITION trans* you are or how much of a man you


are. Those phrases are meaningless here.
I do not know why rates of mental illness are
The ups and downs of transitioning. so high for trans* people. The effect of
growing up feeling alienated from your body,
bullied or scorned, or, like me, holding onto
REGANS STORY LGBT liaison officer. I have never been very
a secret you could not say aloud because you
My name is Regan Burree and I am a good at public speaking but I felt I had to
had no language to speak it. Of course these
transgendered woman, I know what it is like have a go to get over my fears and anxiety of
things take a toll. But whatever the reason,
to face discrimination. public speaking and to spread trans*
we are struggling. We are clawing through
awareness. The message I tried to put across
red tape and belittlement and endless
At 40 years old I decided to transition. I had was dont try and understand the
waiting lists whilst trying to hold down jobs,
a lot to lose, a wonderful partner and two transgendered community, just accept us. I
hold our families together, hold ourselves
children who I love more than anything else did this by explaining that we dont
together.
in the world as well as a good job. My anxiety necessarily understand subjects like quantum
levels were through the roof. My partner and I physics but we accept them so why cant The trouble is, while recognising that
split up because of the church. Her vicar said society just accept the transgender community transitioning is the best solution for the
I was wrong and not one of Gods children and the LGBT community as a whole then dysphoria trans* people experience, the
and wasnt welcome at the church. This maybe it will be a better world. medical system is failing trans* people's
discrimination destroyed me and my respect Miss Regan Michaela Wynona Burree mental health. The system is full of holes.
for religion. The gender clinics are unable to provide the
support that trans* people need. Mental
I was working in a custody environment, so
after deciding to transition I had to tell the EDS STORY health services can be problematic: every
time you meet a new therapist, counsellor or
company. I was assured I would have the I know from my own experience of being psychologist you don't know what you're
companys support and cooperation and they trans*, and from working with the trans* going to get. There are a lot of good,
would inform my colleagues for me. Although community, that the rates of mental illness informed therapists who treat trans* people
I would receive discrimination from prisoners, are high. Sometimes this is used as evidence with respect. But there are also therapists
the majority of the discrimination came from that transitioning is not a useful approach for who question whether gender dysphoria is
my colleagues, both police and other custody trans* people. Look they say, they are even a real thing, or who are more curious
assistants. I got abuse from prisoners like depressed before they transition, they are about your experiences of hormones and
lady boy tranny and other offensive depressed afterwards its not helping surgery than supporting your needs. It
comments that I wont publish in this article something else must be wrong. But this is happens.
because they were disgusting. I was assaulted looking at the problem the wrong way round.
four times in the work place and never Organisations that specifically tailor their
received any help from my company. There Take me as an example. I was using mental service to be welcoming and understanding
were one or two police officers who charged health services from the time I was 15. I of trans* people trans* in its broadest
these prisoners but others just didnt want to didn't know that I was transgender because I'd sense encompassing transgender, agender,
know due to being too busy or just didnt hardly ever heard the word. I began to genderqueer and more are few. MindOut is
care. When I reported this to my supervisors consider, aged 24, that I might be seriously one of them and were extremely lucky in
they would say well its part of the job. This depressed for my whole life. Brighton to have it. We need more.
hurt. I was the only transsexual working for Then, by chance, I found the FTM-UK website Transitioning without the right support is
my company, I had no one to talk to and and found a word for all the things I felt doing more harm to already vulnerable
because of my shift patterns couldnt get to about my body and my gender, and people.
support groups like the Claire Project as the astonishing to me there was something I Ed Whelan
company would not let me have time off work. could do about it. This was the first day of my
I faced inappropriate questions and comments transition. My mental health didn't improve
overnight. Transitioning itself, the process,
from my colleagues about my sexuality. When
I complained I found complaints about my while the right direction for many, is not easy. MINDOUT SERVICES
performance started to surface. I was isolated And transitioning takes a long time. I mean
by my colleagues, basically sent to Coventry long. It's been 10 years for me and I am still MindOut provides free, independent,
by them. This happened on a daily basis. in that process. impartial support to any LGB&T people
with experience of mental health issues.
One positive aspect of my time working in Transitioning may sound like a quick process.
custody was when I was asked to talk to A snip here, a hair cut there and bingo, you To contact us please:
police officers about what it is like to be leave the clinic a brand new you. If only! Its Visit www.mindout.org.uk
trans* at Lewes HQ. PCs through to the long, and arduous. You have to wait and Ring us on 01273 234839
deputy chief constable took part in a question complain and wait and protest and argue and Email info@mindout.org.uk
and answer trans* awareness day with the wait and prove yourself and wait and be
GSCENE 75

SERVICES Community Room, Dorset Gdns Methodist Church, Dorset


Gardens, Brighton. Lunch 1.50.
condoms/lube/sexual health info to men who have sex
with men without access to commercial gay scene in

DIRECTORY Tel: 07846 464384 or www.lunchpositive.org


) MINDOUT

East Sussex.
Positive Voices: volunteers who go to organisations to
talk about personal experiences of living with HIV.
Independent, impartial info, guidance for LGBT people with
Fastest (HIV Testing): walk-in, (no appointment) rapid
mental health problems. 24 hr confidential answerphone:
LGBT SERVICES Tel: o1273 234839 or info@mindout.org.uk
HIV testing service for men who have sex with men. Pre &
post test discussion with clinical staff. Results in an hour.
) ACCESS 4 ALL www.mindout.org.uk
10 men max tested per session. Mon: 68pm.
LGBT disabled peoples forum. Safe, welcoming, support, ) PEER ACTION (Full sexual health screen available)
activities, awareness. Tel: 07981 170071 or email Regular low cost yoga, therapies, swimming, meditation Sauna Fastest at The Brighton Sauna (HIV Testing):
stevenwithn@talktalk.net & social groups for people with HIV. walk-in, (no appointment) rapid HIV testing service for
peeractionemail@gmail.com or www.peeraction.co.uk men who have sex with men. Pre & post test discussion
) ALLSORTS YOUTH PROJECT
with clinical staff. Results in 30 minutes.
Drop in for LGBT or unsure young people under 26, Tues ) RAINBOW FAMILIES Wed: 68pm. (STI Testing available).
5.30-8.30pm. Tel: 01273 721211 or email Support group for lesbian and/or gay parents. Face2Face: confidential info & advice on sexual health
info@allsortsyouth.org.uk, www.allsortsyouth.org.uk Tel: 07951 082013 or info@rainbowfamilies.org.uk & HIV for men who have sex with men. Face-2-face or
) BRIGHTON & HOVE POLICE www.rainbowfamilies.org.uk phone. Up to 3 one hour appointments.
Report all homophobic and transphobic incidents to: ) SOME PEOPLE Specialist Training: wide range of courses for groups/
The Sussex Police 101 (for emergencies 999) Social/support group for LGB or questioning aged 14-19, individuals. Specific courses to suit needs.
email: LGBT@sussex.pnn.police.uk every Tues, 6-8pm, Hastings. Call/text Nicola Tel: 07974 Counselling: from qualified counsellors for up to
tweet: @policeLGBT 579865 or email Neil Fidler or Nicola Marshall at 12 sessions for people living with/affected by HIV.
LGBT Officer PC Rich Bridger on 101 ext 550727 somepeople@eastsussex.gov.uk Informed Passions: Expert Volunteers project to identify
LGBT caseworker Rory Smith on 101 ext 550727 & support sexual health needs of local men who have sex
or 07775 546548 ) VICTIM SUPPORT with men and carry out field research in B&H on issues
Facebook Brighton LGBT Police Practical, emotional support for victims of crime. affecting mens sexual health. Extensive training provided.
Tel: 08453 899 528 Lounge (Group for Gay Men Living with HIV):
) BRIGHTON & HOVE LGBT SAFETY FORUM fortnightly peer support group for gay men.
Independent LGBT forum working with the Community to
address and improve safety issues in Brighton & Hove.
HIV PREVENTION, What Next? Thurs eve, 6 week peer support group work

info@lgbt-safety-forum-brighton.com TREATMENT & CARE


programme for newly diagnosed HIV+ gay men.
HIV Support Services: info, support & practical advice
www.lgbt-safety-forum-brighton.com SERVICES for people living with/affected by HIV.
) BRIGHTON & HOVE LGBT SWITCHBOARD ) AVERT Volunteer Support Services: 1-2-1 community support
Phone Helpline, Hate Crime reporting, Counselling service, Sussex HIV & AIDS info service, available by phone for people living with or affected by HIV.
Proud2connect (relationship counselling in partnership with Tel: 01403 210202 or email confidential@avert.org HIV Welfare Rights Advice: Find out about benefits or
Brighton Relate). www.switchboard.org.uk/brighton benefit changes. Advice line: MonThur 1:30-2:30pm.
Helpline from 5pm daily: Tel: 01273 204050 ) BRIGHTON & HOVE CAB HIV PROJECT 1-2-1 appts for advice & workshops on key benefits.
Services info 01273 234009 Money, benefits, employment, housing, info, advocacy.
Appointments: Tue-Thur 9am-4pm, Wed 9am-12.30pm ) TERRENCE HIGGINS EASTBOURNE
email brighton.manager@switchboard.org.uk Dyke House, 110 South St, Eastbourne, BN21 4LZ,
or brighton.admin@switchboard.org.uk Brighton & Hove Citizens Advice Bureau, 1 Tisbury Rd, Hove.
Tel: 0845 1203710 or www.brightonhovecab.org.uk Tel: 01323 649927 or info.eastbourne@tht.org.uk
) BRIGHTON WOMENS CENTRE HIV Services support for HIV diagnosis, managing side
Info, counselling, drop-in space, support groups. ) CLINIC M effects, sex and relationships, understanding medication,
Tel: 01273 698036 or www.womenscentre.org.uk Free confidential testing & treatment for STIs including HIV. talking to your doctor, finding healthier lifestyle.
Hep A & B vaccinations. Out Patients Dept of Royal Sussex Assessment of support needs and signposting on to
) FTM BRIGHTON County Hospital, Eastern Rd, from 6-8m. relevant services. Support in person, by phone or email.
Social/peer support group for ftm, transmasculine & gender Tel: 01273 664721 or www.brightonsexualhealth.com Support for people at risk of HIV confidential info and
queer people. Every 3rd Fri of month, 7-9pm, Space for advice on sexual health and HIV for men who have sex
Change, Windlesham Venue, BN1 3AH. ) LAWSON UNIT
with men. Up to 3 one hour appointments depending on
For info email info@ftmbrighton.org.uk Medical advice, treatment for HIV+, specialist clinics, diet
need. Sessions in person or on phone.
or visit www.ftmbrighton.org.uk & welfare advice, drug trials. Tel: 01273 664722
Web support & info on HIV, sexual health & local
) GEMS (GAY ELDERLY MENS SOCIETY) ) SUBSTANCE MISUSE SERVICE services via netreach and myhiv.org.uk
Social group for mature gay men, meet 79pm every last Fri CRI / Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust. Open access Positive Voices: volunteers who go to organisations to
of month at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church Hall. drop in, assessment, support, advice, info on drug & talk about personal experiences of living with HIV.
Tel: 01273 385000 or info@gems-bh.org.uk alcohol issues Tel 01273 607575. Positively Social Informal peer support groups for people
www.brightongems.com LGB&T worker provides confidential, non judgemental living with HIV, monthly meets in Eastbourne & Hastings.
outreach service. Support for people over 18 wishing to
) LESBIAN LINK BRIGHTON address substance misuse. Tel 07717 774 658
) WARREN BROWNE UNIT
Local social group offers friendship, social events, meets 1st Free confidential tests & treatment for STIs inc HIV. Hep A &
Thurs at Regency Tavern 7.30pm. Tel: 07594 578035 (eve) ) SUSSEX BEACON B vaccinations. Shoreham based. Tel: 01273 461453
www.lesbianlinkbrighton.co.uk 24 hour nursing & medical care, day care.
Tel: 01273 694222 or www.sussexbeacon.org.uk
) LESBIAN & GAY AA NATIONAL HELPLINES
12 step self-help programme for alcohol addictions. Sun ) TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST SERVICES
For more info about these FREE services go to the THT
) BROKEN RAINBOW
7.30pm, Chapel Royal, North St, Btn (side entrance). LGBT Domestic Violence Helpline, Mon 2-8pm,
Tel: 01273 203343 (general AA line) office, 61 Ship St, Btn, MonFri, 9.30am5.30pm.
Wed 10-1pm, Thur 2-8pm Tel: 08452 604460
Tel: 01273 764200 or info.brighton@tht.org.uk
) LGBT NA GROUP Venue Outreach: info on HIV, sexual health, personal ) LONDON LESBIAN & GAY SWITCHBOARD
Brighton based LGBT (welcomes others) Narcotics safety, safer drug/alcohol use, free condoms/lubricant Tel: 02078 377324
Anonymous group every Tue 6.308pm, Millwood Centre, for men who have sex with men. ) POSITIVELINE (EDDIE SURMAN TRUST)
Nelson Row, Kingswood St. Tel: NA Helpline 604604 The Bushes Outreach Service @ Dukes Mound: Mon-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat & Sun 4-10pm Tel: 0800 1696806
advice, support, info on HIV, sexual health, personal
) LGBT MEDITATION GROUP ) MAINLINERS Tel: 02075 825226
safety. Free condoms, lube, tea/coffee from Outreach van
Meditation & discussion, every 2nd & 4th Thur, 5.307pm, ) NATIONAL AIDS HELPLINE 08005 67123
parked next to The Patio at the Bushes.
Anahata Clinic, 119 Edward St, Brighton.
Netreach (online Outreach in Brighton & Hove): ) NATIONAL DRUGS HELPLINE 08007 76600
Tel: 07789 861367 or www.bodhitreebrighton.org.uk
info/advice on HIV/sexual health/local services. ) THT AIDS TREATMENT PHONELINE
) LUNCH POSITIVE THT Brighton Outreach workers online @ Gaydar: Tel: 08459 470047
Lunch club for people with HIV to meet/ make friends, find Thur 710pm, Sat 6pm-12am, chatroom HEALTH INFO THT.
) THT DIRECT Tel: 0845 1221200
peer support in safe environment. Every Fri, noon2.30pm, Condom Male: discreet, confidential service posts free
76 GSCENE

JUL 2014 CLASSIFIEDS CALL 01273 722457 BY 14TH JUL


TO GUARANTEE ADVERT PLACEMENT

BUILDERS, CARPENTERS, ELECTRICIANS, FITTED KITCHENS, PAINTERS & DECORATORS,


PLASTERING, PLUMBING & HEATING SERVICES, ROOFING, SCAFFOLDING, TILES

paintworks
GAY PAINTER & DEC ORATOR RAINBOW DECOR CITB
* Competitive Rates Est
* Interior / Exterior 1990 07749 471497 Qualifie
d

* Artexing / Coving Guaranteed Work carried out by


* Quality & Reliability Guaranteed Gay Professional Man
HOME 01273 589329
MOBILE 07973 839214 Painting & Decorating Interior / Exterior
over 15 years experience HANDY MAN & ODD JOBS

Reliable Friendly Service


All quotations beaten
10Million Public Liability Insurance
Mobile: 07792 386578
Tel: 01273 502462

CARPENTRY
MT & BUILDING
LOFT CONVERSIONS EXTENSIONS
BRICKWORK PAINTWORK
DECORATING INSURANCE REPAIRS
call mick 07939 581791 / 01273 383767
GSCENE 77

JUL 2014 CLASSIFIEDS CALL 01273 722457 BY 14TH JUL


TO GUARANTEE ADVERT PLACEMENT

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, COUNSELLING, SEXUAL HEALTH, MASSAGE, TREATMENTS


GSCENE SUGGESTS READERS SHOULD ALWAYS VERIFY THERAPISTS QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

AN AD THIS
SIZE COSTS
35 + VAT
CALL
01273
GL ath, 23, USA prof
massage service, certified

722457
in/out calls

T: 07903 146394
davisdwight89@gmail.com

CHAT LINES

SUSSEX
DIVE CLUB
TRY DIVE 15
training courses &
Gift certificates available
www.sussexdiving.co.uk

WHILST EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO


ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF STATEMENTS IN
THIS MAGAZINE WE CANNOT ACCEPT
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VIEWS OF
CONTRIBUTORS, ERRORS, OR OMMISIONS,
OR FOR MATTERS ARISING FROM CLERICAL
OR PRINTERS ERRORS, OR AN ADVERTISER
NOT COMPLETING A CONTRACT
ADVERTISERS MAP
OLD
SHOR
HOV E HAM
OVEE ST
STATI
TIO
ON RD
44 39

DY
PORTLAND RD ELM GROVE

KER
D
SACKVVILLLE RD

ISLI

D
NGW

LON
GOLDSMID BRIGHTON ORD

RD
RD SEVEN
S EN
N STATION RD

DO
DIALS
ALS
S

I E

ES
NR
THE DRIV

LEW
D
TRAFALGAR ST
GE ST

RD
49 6 SOUTH

NS
OVER
GEOR

ST

QUEE
DYK
30
NEW CHURCH RD 21

E RD
RD
CHURCH
RD

ND
NORTH
HOVE ST

42 RD

ARADE
45

HOLLA
PALME
R 48
SQUAR IA

RD
E 41
1ST AVE

GRAND P
ELIER
CHU 43
RCH

TP
15 WESTER RD

MON
10 N RD
KINGSWAY CLLOCK
4 TOWER
OWER EDWAR

E
D ST

OLD STEIN
NO
18 RTH

ST
) PUBS & BARS ST

WEST
KINGS R 32 23 ST JAM 29
1 A-BAR D ES ST
30 COURTLANDS HOTEL REET 28 31
1112 Marine Parade, 688825 19-27 The Drive, Hove, 731055 9 36
2 BAR REVENGE 31 COWARDS HOTEL
7 Marine Parade, 606064 12 Upper Rock Gardens, 692677
MARIN
WEST PIER 26 E PARA
3 BAR BROADWAY 32 GRANVILLE HOTEL DE
10 Steine Street, 609777 14
124 Kings Rd, 326302
4 BEDFORD TAVERN 33 GULLIVERS HOTEL
30 Western St, 739495 12a New Steine, 695415
5 BULLDOG TAVERN 41 JUSTIN LLOYD (City) BRIGHTON PIER
34 HUDSONS
31 St James St, 696996 22 Devonshire Place, 683642 111 Western Rd, Hove, 315613
6 BRIGHTON TAVERN 42 JUSTIN LLOYD (Hove)
99-100 Gloucester Rd, 680365
11 LEGENDS HOTEL 15 PARIS HOUSE ) COMMUNITY
31-34 Marine Parade, 624462 176 Church Rd, Hove, 315614 21 Western Rod, 724195
7 CAMELFORD ARMS 46 BRIGHTON WOMENS CENTRE
35 NEW STEINE HOTEL 19 ROYAL OAK 72 High St, 698036
30-31Camelford St, 622386 10/11 New Steine, 681546
) FOOD 46 St James St, 621093 www.womenscentre.org.uk
8 CHARLES STREET BAR 36 QUEENS HOTEL 1 A-BAR 32 SMOKEYS
8-9 Marine Parade, 624091 1112 Marine Parade, 688825 47 LUNCH POSITIVE
1/3 Kings Rd, 321222 123-125 Kings Rd, 323888 Dorset Gardens Methodist Church,
9 DR BRIGHTONS 2 BAR REVENGE 21 THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS 07846 464384
16 Kings Rd, 208113 ) SHOPS 7 Marine Parade, 606064 59 North Rd, 608571 www.lunchpositive.org
10 GROSVENOR 37 PROWLER 7 CAMELFORD ARMS 48 MINDOUT
16 Western St, 770712 112 St James St, 683680 30-31Camelford St, 622386 ) SAUNAS Community Base, 113 Queens Rd
11 LEGENDS BAR 38 SUSSEX BEACON Charity Shop 8 CHARLES ST BAR 43 BRIGHTON SAUNA 234839 www.mindout.org.uk
31-34 Marine Parade, 624462 130 St James St, 682992 8-9 Marine Parade, 624091 75 Grand Parade, 689966 48 SWITCHBOARD
12 MARINE TAVERN 39 SUSSEX BEACON Home Store 11 LEGENDS BAR 44 TBS2 SAUNA Community Base, 113 Queens Rd
13 Broad St, 681284 72-73 London Rd, 680264 31-34 Marine Parade, 624462 84-86 Denmark Villas, Hove, 723733 204050 (511pm)
13 MARLBOROUGH 35 NEW STEINE BISTRO
4 Princes St, 570028 ) ESTATE AGENTS 12a New Steine, 681546 ) LEGAL & FINANCE ) HEALTH
14 OHSO SOCIAL 40 JUSTIN LLOYD (Kemptown) 14 OHSO SOCIAL 45 ENGLEHARTS 49 BRIGHTON STATION HEALTH CENTRE
250a Kings Rd Arches, 746067 118 St James St, 315612 250a Kings Rd Arches, 746067 49 Vallance Hall, Hove St, Hove, 204411 84-87 Queens Rd, 203058
15 PARIS HOUSE
21 Western Rod, 724195
DE

16 POISON IVY
PARA

129 St James St
17 QUEENS ARMS
D

7 George St, 696873


GRAN

18 REGENCY TAVERN
32-34 Russell Sq, 325652
ON

EDWAR
PAVROYAL

19 ROYAL OAK D ST
ILLI

46 St James St, 621093 13


20 SUBLINE
129 St James St, 624100
S
R DE N

21 THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS


ST

GE ST

59 North Rd, 608571


CES

17
ET G A

22 ZONE
GEOR
N

33 St James St, 682249


PRI

T
S

34
DO R S

) CLUBS NO
HIGH

CE

RTH
PLA

11 BASEMENT CLUB (below Legends)


31-34 Marine Parade, 624462 ST
SHIRE

23 BOUTIQUE 47
AVE

2 Boyces St, 327607


ST JAM
N

8 ENVY (above Charles St Bar) 38 16 E S STREE


DEVO

MES

8-9 Marine Parade, 624091 T 5 46


20 40 24
24 FUNKY FISH @ New Madeira Hotel
ST JA

37 19
3
MANCHESTER ST

19-23 Marine Parade, 01273 698331


25 REVENGE OLD
CHARLES ST
STEINE ST

MADEIRA PL

32-34 Old Steine, 606064


STEINE 12
BROAD ST

26 WILD FRUIT @ SHOOSHH


214 Kings Road Arches
www.aeonevents.co.uk
RD ST

7
E
E

2 8 1 35
NEW STEIN

ROCK PLA

) HOTELS 27
CAMELFO

25 33
1 AMSTERDAM MARINE PARADE 22
1112 Marine Parade, 688825
27 AMBASSADOR HOTEL
11
22-23 New Steine, 676869
28 AVALON HOTEL
7 Upper Rock Gardens, 692344 MADEIRA DRIVE
29 CAVALAIRE HOTEL
34 Upper Rock Gardens, 696899
1
Dyke Road, Brighton
485,000 oieo / 365,000 oieo
Two newly built luxury flats in the Royal
Alexandra Quarter, the first a two bedroom first
floor apartment and second a one bedroom
second floor apartment. Further features include
integrated AEG appliances, balcony and a high
spec finish throughout. Secure parking is also
available in both properties as an added option.
1-2 1-2 1

Buy & sell with


the experts.
Four of our favourite properties this week. Visit our website at
justinlloyd.co.uk to view all our properties.

Marine Parade, Brighton


2
535,000
23
Three bedroom apartment on the
third floor of a handsome Grade II
listed seafront residence. The property
has recently been refurbished by renowned
Devonshire Place, Brighton
525,000
Beautifully presented two double bedroom
maisonette on the first and second floors of
a converted Grade II listed building. Features
interior designer Clare Topham and offers a a magnificent drawing room with a west
stylish and sumptuous interior to compliment facing balcony, modern kitchen leading to a
the elegantly proportioned rooms and glorious roof terrace, two double bedrooms
panoramic south facing sea views. both en-suite and a separate cloakroom.
3 1 1 2 2 1

Thank you for being Saxon Close, Saltdean


so excellent - really
professional, helpful
and friendly.
Vendor comment, June 2014.
4 450,000
Fantastic newly built, two bedroom
detached house in Saltdean. The
accommodation comprises: reception
hallway, open plan living room / kitchen,
utility room, cloakroom, landscaped garden,
master bedroom with sea views and en-
suite bathroom, second double bedroom
with en-suite shower room, study/office.
2 2 1
Highly
Commended
Real Estate Call us now Kemp Town
Agency 118 St Jamess Street,
East Sussex 01273 692424
Brighton BN2 1TH
The International Brunswick
Property Awards
Email
111 Western Road,
2013-2013 info@justinlloyd.co.uk Hove BN3 1DD
Hove
Visit 176 Church Road,
justinlloyd.co.uk Hove BN3 2DJ

You might also like