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22 LUNCH POSITIVE Gary Pargeter on the lasting impact of being HIV-positive

40 Dance Music 40 DJ profile: Hollie Disco-Dolly 48 Shopping 50 Geek Scene 51 Craig’s Thoughts 52 Charlie Says 53 Netty’s World 53 Queenie’s Strip Service 54 Sharp Words 55 Hydes’ Hopes 55 Homely Homily 56 Dad & Daddy 57 Sam The Trans Man 58 MindOut 59 Duncan’s Domain 59 LGBT Police Liaison

41 FAG MACHINE Graham Robson talks to Oli and Sam from the alternative LGBT club night

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16 BRIGHTON TRANS*FORMED The groundbreaking book of trans* history is launched in Brighton 21 WORLD AIDS DAY DIARY Don’t miss a thing at this year’s World AIDS Day BARBERSMAISIE TROLLETTE OPENS MAN ZONE

42 Arts News & Listings 44 Art Matters 44 Book Reviews 46 Film Reviews 47 Classical

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LGBT COMMUNITY SAFETY FORUM AGM Police chief says Village Street Party 2014 was a “huge success” and reported crime levels over the weekend were down.

• Delivering Accessibility Matters to help deaf, disabled and older people access Pride this year • Outlining details of the new Report It project funded by Katy Bourne, the Sussex Police and Crime Commissioner • Completing the police Trust & Confidence Survey 2013 and announcing next one will be in December 2014 • Training 12 volunteer counsellors to be listening In response to a question from a resident of St James ears in the community to offer advice and help Street about the 2014 Village Street Party he • Training four Safety Forum committee members to commented it had been a "huge success". He said in Level 1 in BSL sign language to make it easier for 2013 his officers thought the event had been the Safety Forum to engage with the local LGBT deaf "unfriendly" and "anti-social", but this year’s event was community the opposite and his officers reported the • Producing the first BSL video for deaf people to atmosphere "was great". He said the ‘no glass’ policy access Brighton Pride. They are working on a similar had made a huge difference to safety on the streets and health and safety video at the moment. crime levels were lower than the previous year. He All posts on the committee were filled and Billie confirmed that the police did not charge for policing the Village Street Party this year, but due to budget cuts Lewis was re-elected chair for 2014-15. Billie they might have to charge next year as he believed the Lewis: Chair; Joanna Rowland Stuart: Secretary / finances of the street party were now more secure and Disability Liaison Committee Member; Amanda Parker Small: Treasurer; Sam Colderwood: organisers were better placed to meet the costs of Administrator; Maria Baker: BME Liaison policing the event. Committee Member; Luke Holloran: Peter Castleton, the manager of the Partnership Communications Committee Member; Garry Clarke: Community Safety Team, gave an update on the Committee Member; David Holland: Events activities of his team and explained the importance of Committee Member; David Pollard: Committee working with perpetrators of crime as well as victims of Member; Alex Matthews: Business Liaison hate crime. Committee Member; Natasha Parker Small: Wider Billie Lewis, the Chair, reported on the Safety Forum's Community Enrichment Committee Member; Gavin Kerruish: Committee Member. 2013-14 work plan which included:

) Chief Superintendent Nev Kemp, the Sussex Police Commander for Brighton & Hove, was the keynote speaker at the LGBT Community Safety Forum AGM at the Queens Hotel last month. In his speech, the Commander explained why he had taken on the role of LGBT Champion within Sussex Police and explained his personal pride at leading his staff on the Pride Parade for the last two years.

TRANS* DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2014 ) A Community Memorial Service to mark International Trans Day of Remembrance in Brighton, will take place at 2.45pm on Sunday, November 23 at the Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. The memorial service is for trans* people worldwide who have been murdered or have suffered violence due simply to hatred towards their gender identity and gender expression. Although not every person represented during the Day of Remembrance self-identified as trans*, each was a victim of violence based on bias against transgender people. The event is poignant and relevant to the local trans* community as only a few years ago in 2009, Andrea Waddell was murdered in her home in Brighton. Andrea was a talented young woman who was well-liked, sociable and loved life. The vigil will include speakers from the community and singing by the Rainbow Chorus. Attendees will be asked to 'build' the wall of remembrance by placing the names of the dead on the wall. The vigil will also include a minute's applause to acknowledge those who have died. Refreshments will be available immediately afterwards at the venue followed by a relaxed social at the nearby Marlborough pub. The International Transgender Day of Remembrance is commemorated annually on November 20. This date was chosen in honour of an American woman, Rita Hester, who was murdered on November 28, 1998. Her death led to the Remembering Our Dead web project and the first candlelit vigil, which was held in San Francisco in 1999. Like many transphobic murders, Rita’s remains unsolved. Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, the venue for the service, hosts the weekly drop-in of the Clare Project. The memorial is a multi-faith one and is open and welcoming to everyone, regardless of faith or non-belief. The venue is also wheelchair accessible. The service is being organised by the Trans Alliance, a forum which brings together the trans* organisations of Brighton & Hove for mutual support and partnership working. For more info: www.transgenderdor.org/

TOP HATS & SPEEDOS ) Danny Dwyer from Bear Patrol found a photo of the Brighton Swimming Club from 1863 by Benjamin William Botham on facebook and thought it would be nice to recreate the shot in 2014. He got a group of mates together on Sunday, September 21, 2014 on Brighton Beach. Photographer, Nick Ford brought his camera and the rest is history. A copy of the print costs just £8 and £4 from each sale goes to the Sussex Beacon. If you want to purchase a copy, view: www.nickfordphotography.co.uk/v/photos/trunks

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CONCERT FOR WORLD AIDS DAY ) Some of Brighton & Hove's LGBT choirs and musicians will be joining forces once again on December 1, to put on a fundraising concert, called We All Live Together: A Concert For World AIDS Day.

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Funds raised from the concert will be donated to Lunch Positive, the weekly lunch club for people with and who are affected by HIV. Lunch Positive volunteers will be serving homemade mince pies and mulled wine on the night. Gary Pargeter from Lunch Positive, said: “We’re overjoyed at the support from the choirs and music groups at this year’s World AIDS Day concert. It means so much to have the support of so many groups and performers at this important event, and really proves that we are a community in togetherness. “Our forthcoming year at Lunch Positive will be spent helping a growing number of people and aiming to reach people who do not easily access services. The proceeds from this year’s World AIDS Day concert will make a huge difference in all that we do. Thank you from our members and volunteers.” We All Live Together will feature performances by the Brighton Belles Women’s Chorus, Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, Rainbow Chorus, Resound Male Voices and Qukelele.

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Paul Charlton, Chair of Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus, added: “World AIDS Day represents many things to many people, in particular the many challenges that HIV/AIDS has presented to so many of us over the years. Working as part of a choir, you become very aware of not only what can be achieved when we all work together, but also how important it is that we find ways of doing so. Perhaps then we can somehow empower ourselves to each face life’s inevitable challenges with some sense of optimism and hope.”

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NEW CHAIR OF TRUSTEES AT THE SUSSEX BEACON

LESBIAN LIVES CONFERENCE RETURNS TO BRIGHTON UNIVERSITY IN 2015

Lynette Lowndes has been appointed Chair of Trustees at the Sussex Beacon following the resignation of Simon Burgess after four years chairing the board.

Simon Burgess, commenting on behalf of the Sussex Beacon, said: “The trustees are delighted that Lynette has accepted our invitation to become Chair of the board. Lynette’s extensive experience will be of enormous benefit as we continue to make a difference to the lives of men, women and families affected by HIV.” Lynette currently works as an independent consultant working in the International NGO sector specialising in facilitation, strategy and mentoring. She has dual citizenship of Australia and the United Kingdom. Her qualifications are in Environmental Health and International Health.

MAISIE OPENS MAN ZONE BARBERS ) Miss Maisie Trollette cut the ribbon and raised a glass of champers to welcome ManZone Barbers owned by Mark Walmsley to Brighton.

The two-day international and interdisciplinary event is hosted by the University of Brighton's LGBT and Queer Life Research Hub in conjunction with the Women’s Studies Centre of University College Dublin and will focus on the theme: Lesbian Feminisms Now!

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Confirmed speakers for the 22nd Lesbian Lives conference include: Jane Czyzselska, editor of Diva; CampbellX, the award-winning filmmaker behind BlackmanVision; Professor Sara Ahmed, Director of the Centre for Feminist Research at Goldsmiths University; Professor Sasha Roseneil, Director of the Birkbeck Institute for Social Research; Professor Angelia R Wilson, author of the book Why Europe is Lesbian and Gay Friendly (And Why America Never Will Be). The Lesbian Lives events sell out fast. If you want to guarantee your place at next year’s event you can buy your tickets online from: http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/projects/l gbt/events/events/lesbian-livesconference-2015

NEW ‘COMING OUT’ GUIDE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ) Stonewall has published a new guide for young people who think they might be lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB). Coming Out: Answers to Some of the Questions You May Have, discusses in plain English issues including religion, having children, getting married and bullying at school. Stonewall’s research shows that homophobic bullying remains endemic in British schools and that many young people still feel isolated and unsupported when coming out. Coming Out provides practical information on how to talk to friends Stonewall’s Coming Out guide and family as well as information on follows on from So You Think Your how to access support that is Child Is Gay?, a guide for parents available across the country. who think their child might be lesbian, gay or bisexual. The new Wayne Dhesi, guide will be distributed to local Stonewall’s Youth authorities, schools, libraries and Coordinator, said: community and youth groups “Coming out can across Britain. be a daunting and confusing time for You can download Coming Out: young people. Our guidance Answers To Some Of The Questions addresses many of the common You May Have from: questions that this process presents www.stonewall.org.uk/at_school/e in a positive down-to-earth way that ducation_for_all/quick_links/educa young people can relate to and tion_resources/9730.asp understand.” WAYNE DHESI

Lynette said: “I’m thrilled to be elected as Chair of the Sussex Beacon at this exciting time in its development. I hope that my personal and work experience will help us carry on in the same vein of success as was seen with Simon as Chair. I look forward to working closely with the Sussex Beacon CEO, Simon Dowe, and his excellent staff team.” SIMON BURGESS

LYNETTE LOWNDES

) Lynette Lowndes has held senior roles in international organisations including: Field Programme Director at the International HIV/AIDS Alliance from 2006-2014; Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies based in Geneva from 2001-2006; and Head of International Operations at the Australian Red Cross from 1998-2001.

) Tickets are now on sale for the 2015 Lesbian Lives Conference, the world’s only annual academic conference in lesbian studies, which will take place at the University of Brighton on February 20-21, 2015. Organisers of the event, which attracts a global audience of academics, scholars, students, activists, documentary film-makers, writers and artists, are inviting proposals for papers, workshops, break-out sessions, round-table discussions and visual presentations and performances.

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LGBT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES IN BRIGHTON & HOVE The LGBTQI Domestic Violence & Abuse service at RISE provides specialist support to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer and intersex people affected by abuse from a partner, expartner or family member. ) One in three LGBTQI experience domestic abuse (Count Me In Too, 2007), but it can often be a hidden issue. People may worry about not being believed, or think they are responsible for the abuse, which prevents them from seeking help. However, it is never your fault if you are experiencing abuse. You are not alone, and there is support available. Domestic abuse is not restricted to physical violence, and can also include: • Sexual violence/abuse • Emotional abuse • Coercive control • Financial abuse/exploitation LGBTQI people can experience unique forms of abuse. Abusers will often use a person’s gender identity or sexual orientation against them as part of a pattern of power and control. For example, they may say that domestic abuse does not happen in same-sex relationships, refuse to use your preferred pronoun or threaten to ‘out’ you. The LGBTQI service at RISE provides confidential advocacy, practical advice and emotional support. Their aim is to help people feel physically and emotionally safer, though they do not tell people what to do and offer support regardless of whether someone chooses to remain in a relationship or not. They work in a way which is sensitive to the unique barriers that LGBTQI people can face. “The services that have evolved at RISE reflect the unique and changing population of Brighton & Hove and RISE was particularly commended for a pioneering service for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender survivors” (Women’s Aid). The LGBTQI service at RISE is constantly developing and growing. They’ve recently been engaging with young LGBTQI people to explore the issues they face in relationships. They will shortly be writing a report about this work to help other professionals support younger LGBTQI people around abusive relationships. If you’re experiencing domestic abuse, there are things you can do immediately to help you feel safer. Safety measures vary depending on your circumstances, for example whether you are living with your abuser, but some things you can try are: • Keep your phone with you and charged at all times • Identify a trusted person you could stay with in an emergency • If you are concerned about being followed, vary your routine and avoid becoming isolated when out in public • Change your locks and review the security of your home • Keep some emergency money aside in case you need to get a taxi to a place of safety • Review your privacy settings online. Social media can be used to harass you or identify your whereabouts • If you are in danger, call 999 You can contact the LGBTQI Domestic Violence and Abuse service at RISE by phone or email. If you get support from another service, you can also ask them to contact them on your behalf. The service is open to people of all genders, aged 16+ in Brighton & Hove. A former service user said: “I was pleasantly surprised to find out that there was an LGBT service within RISE. Although I know that all of their staff and volunteers are well trained and inclusive, it felt good to be able to talk to a worker who was also in the LGBT community. I really recommend anyone who is worried, scared or just unsure, to get in touch with RISE. It could change your life as it has mine and also many others.” RISE Helpline: 01273 622822, email: LGBT@riseuk.org.uk, www.riseuk.org.uk, @riseuk

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SUNDAY LUNCH AT LUNCH POSITIVE Starting November 2, Lunch Positive, the weekly HIV Lunch Club, will be running a monthly Sunday Lunch for people with HIV. ) The Sunday Lunch will be served at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, the venue Lunch Positive hire for their weekly Lunch Club, and will take place on the first Sunday of each month during autumn and winter. The idea for the Sunday Lunch came from existing members, and people who want to share a meal with peers but can’t attend the Friday Lunch Club.

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The Sunday Lunch will provide a safe, supportive space, where an enjoyable and affordable three-course meal will be shared. The project will be delivered entirely by volunteers from Lunch Positive and Metropolitan Community Church (MCC). People attending the lunch are also welcome to get involved with helping if they want to. Gary Pargeter, Volunteer Project Manager, said: “We’re incredibly pleased to be offering an extra opportunity for peers to enjoy a good meal, meet others in a confidential environment, and benefit from spending time together. It’s a space for community, where people can be themselves. Our biggest hope is that the monthly Sunday Lunch will attract people who are unable to come along on Fridays as well as our existing members, and people we haven’t seen for a while. Everyone with HIV is welcome! We know that coming along to something new is not always easy for everyone, and as well as our members we have a team of friendly and approachable volunteers to help people feel comfortable. Please come and join us!” Doors open for the new Sunday lunches at 1.45pm and lunch will be served at 2.15pm. The cost of the three-course lunch is £2.50, with concessions for people in financial difficulty. The Lunch Positive Sunday Lunch is funded by the Rainbow Fund.

NEW SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICE FOR MALE SEX WORKERS ) Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is launching a new and confidential service exclusively for male sex workers in Brighton & Hove called PRO (TECT). The tailor-made service will provide sex workers with a safe space to talk about anything to do with of sizes, lube and other safer sex their sexual health. materials. PRO (TECT) is for male sex workers THT hopes that running a service living and working in Brighton & Hove exclusively for male sex workers who and the service includes fast access to can’t access services due to personal the Claude Nicol Centre for sexual circumstances will encourage them to health screenings and a free rapid HIV seek advice and emotional support. test. Testing involves a finger prick THT will also provide the rapid HIV blood test, providing a result in 20 minutes. Trained staff provide one-to- testing service at its centre at 61 Ship Street for sex workers who can’t gain one support before and after the test, and anyone who tests positive will be fast access to the service at the referred on to a specialist clinic. They Claude Nicol Centre. Testing is available Mon–Fri from 10am–5pm. will provide practical advice and information on how to stay safe and For more information or to book an improve sexual health. The team will appointment, call Tom Boyt also provide free condoms in a range on 01273 764 207.

KEMPTOWN MP RE-ELECTED AS VICE CHAIR OF THE HIV/AIDS ALL-PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP SIMON KIRBY MP

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NATIONAL HIV TESTING WEEK ) Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) will be running a free, rapid HIV testing service in Brighton & Hove during National HIV Testing Week, a national campaign coordinated by THT and HIV Prevention England that encourages communities who are at risk of contracting HIV to test to improve early diagnosis. It runs from November 22-30. In 2012, there were an estimated 6,587 people living with HIV in Kent, Surrey and Sussex and one in five of them were undiagnosed. Gay and bisexual men are one of the groups most at risk of contracting HIV, with 3,250 new infections in the UK last year. THT is inviting gay and bisexual men to come to one of its drop-in sessions during National HIV Testing week, to talk about anything to do with their sexual health and get tested. Testing involves a finger prick blood test, providing results in 20 minutes. Trained staff and volunteers will provide one-to-one support before and after the test, and anyone who tests positive will be referred on to a specialist clinic. The free rapid HIV testing service will be available at the following locations: Monday 24–Friday 28 November, 10am–8pm and Saturday 29–Sunday 30 November, 10am–5pm at THT’s Brighton centre on Ship Street; and every Wednesday from 6–8pm at the Brighton Sauna, 75 Grand Parade, BN2 9JA.

) Simon Kirby, MP for Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven, was reelected as Vice Chairman of the HIV/AIDS All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) at its Annual General Meeting in Westminster last month. Simon has been involved with the APPG since his election in 2010, originally undertaking the role of Treasurer before being elected as ViceChairman shortly afterwards.

Beacon, a local HIV charity. Simon said: “I’m proud to have been an active member of the APPG HIV/AIDS for a number of years, and will continue to be a strong voice for people living with HIV in Brighton Kemptown and across the rest of the UK.

"There are still many more challenges that those living with HIV will face as they grow older, as well as many more people across the country that live with During his time in the APPG, Simon HIV but have not yet been diagnosed. It has worked to drive forward the is for this reason that one of the main important work of the group, aims of the group has been to work hard promoting public health and drawing to raise awareness of the importance of attention to the ongoing fight against testing. I’m also proud of the work that the HIV/AIDS epidemic both in the UK has been done by the group on helping and overseas. to fight HIV/AIDS in the developing Alongside his role within the APPG, he world, where it continues to be a significant problem. has consistently worked to stand up for those with HIV/AIDS in the UK and “I look forward to continuing my role as abroad by raising awareness of testing Vice Chairman of this important group, during National HIV Testing Week, and to continue to work hard to pushing for further social care support represent those who live with HIV/AIDS for those living with HIV and raising in the UK and across the world.” money in Parliament for the Sussex

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ALLSORTS YOUTH PROJECT HONOURED AT NATIONAL DIVERSITY AWARDS Role models and charities were honoured at The Hurlingham Club in London last month at a ceremony rewarding Britain's most inspirational people for their fight against inequality.

LUCAS ABEDECAIN RECEIVING DIVERSITY AWARD

) Over 21,000 nominations and votes were received this year paying tribute to those from under-represented backgrounds who have dedicated their lives to enhancing the equality agenda. Brighton-based Allsorts Youth Project won the Age Community Organisation Award from the shortlisted five organisations. Allsorts was founded in 1999, by Jess Wood and James Newton, to meet the needs of LGBT youth in Brighton & Hove. It provides a safe space for LGBTU young people under 26, along with youth volunteering opportunities, which includes peer education and outreach in schools, colleges, universities and youth groups. Judges commended the project for engaging in community development work with young LGBTU, BME and disabled people using digital and social media to connect. Through media, events, conferences and celebrations, Allsorts create a positive image of LGBTU young people, challenging stereotypes and providing inspiring role models. Allsorts runs many campaigns and initiatives, including LGBT Children, Young People and Families Day for LGBT History Month and End LGBT Bullying, a viral campaign for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia, that included a series of images of the young people saying what their school could have done better for LGBTU youth.

JESS WOOD MBE

Lucas Abedecain, who received the award on behalf of Allsorts, said: “It’s a great tribute to our charity and all those who volunteer and work for it, to receive such a significant award. Just being shortlisted was a fantastic feeling but for our work to be recognised on the national level is something else” Jess Wood MBE, Founder and Director of the charity, added: “It is a great honour for Allsorts to win this prestigious award. Our youth volunteers really deserve it!” The black-tie event has attracted a growing list of top employers including Microsoft, Lloyds Banking Group, Transport for London, PWC, Sky, MI5, The Open University, Financial Ombudsman Service, ThoughtWorks, Mouchel and Penna. www.allsortsyouth.org.uk

LONDON SWITCHBOARD RECEIVES 'COMMUNITY AWARD' AT ATTITUDE AWARDS ) After 40 years of service to the LGBT community, London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard (LLGS) was honoured with the 'Community Award' at the Attitude Awards 2014 last month. The award was collected on behalf of the charity at a star studded ceremony in London by the Doctor Who and Sherlock writer, Mark Gatiss, who made an urgent appeal for funding to support the service.

funding cuts, LLGS rely more than ever on donations and support from the community.” LLGS said they were delighted by the honour and echoed Gatiss’ appeal for urgent funding and donations. A spokesperson said: “This year has seen LLGS celebrate its 40th year but with its core funding now cut, the charity relies increasingly on donations and fundraising to survive.’ Joe Lee, co-chair of the London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard, added: “London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard is delighted to receive this award. It recognises the dedication of hundreds of volunteers over the past 40 years who have provided a listening ear and calm words when they were needed the most to over 3 million people.”

Gatiss said of LLGS’s work: “In this day and age of the Internet and social media, gay people have never been more disconnected and people rely more than ever on calm words when you need them most. With recent

LLGS provides free, confidential support and information to LGBT communities throughout the UK daily between 10am and 11pm by phone on 0300 330 0630 and by instant messaging at www.llgs.org.uk

TAGS DONATES £400 TO CHARITY FOR ELDERLY ) Guild Care, a Worthing-based charity which helps and supports the elderly, some with dementia, received a £400 garden-centre voucher from The Aran Gay Society (TAGS) last month. Guild Care is building a new home in Worthing, costing £7 million, which should be open in the new year. As part of the development they are creating a specialist dementia garden and the money raised by TAGS will help pay for that.

Pictured: Anna Durkowska, the senior fundraising officer at Guild Care, receives the garden voucher from TAGS secretary, Maureen Carter, and TAGS social secretary Peter Saggs.

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PACT LAUNCHES NEW INCLUSIVE JULIAN CLARY TO HOST ADOPTION SERVICE IN BRIGHTON 2014 STONEWALL AWARDS Hitzlsperger, Pride House, Michael Sam,

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JACEK KACPRZAK, ANDRZEJ KUBINSKI & PACT CEO JAN FISHWICK

) Funded by the Department for Education (DfE), the service focuses on the LGBT community in Brighton & Hove and is intended to find loving and secure families for 4,550 children in care. PACT adopters Jacek Kacprzak and Andrzej Kubinski, who have adopted two little boys, were on hand to cut the ribbon and open the new office along with PACT CEO Jan Fishwick.

"PACT is delivering this new service in partnership with New Family Social, a UK network for LGBT adoptive and foster parents. There are many people in the LGBT community who would like a family, and PACT wants to engage with those people to bust the myths associated with adoption, and demystify the adoption process. We have staff and volunteers who understand the common barriers that might prevent prospective adopters from the LGBT community from enquiring." This is PACT's fifth location, the others being in Reading, Oxford, Pimlico (London) and Old Street (London). An Ofsted inspection in January rated PACT's adoption service as outstanding across all four assessed areas. PACT's therapeutic service FACTs, which support adoptive and foster families through difficult times, was awarded Voluntary Adoption Service of the Year in the BAAF National Adoption Awards in 2013. PACT is a key player in the field of adoption and fostering and helps find 'forever families' for the estimated 6,000 children requiring a new permanent home every year. PACT will be hosting adoption information events, interviewing prospective adopters and running workshops to approve people waiting to adopt, at its new offices at Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton. The first event was last month, the second event takes place Monday, November 24 from 6.30–8pm. Nancy Platts, the parliamentary Labour candidate for Brighton Kemptown & Peacehaven who attended the opening ceremony, said: “I welcome PACT setting up an office in Brighton to support LGBT people who want to foster or adopt. It was touching to hear the stories of those who have successfully adopted and I hope that as a result of this very positive initiative, many more children will find their forever families.”

LOCAL WRITER NOMINATED AS 'JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR' IN STONEWALL AWARDS years. His column, which documents the lives of people with HIV with humour, was dropped just a week before his Stonewall nomination. PAUL THORN

Jan said: "This is a very proud day for PACT. We’re proud of our excellent reputation amongst the LGBT community and it's thanks to a grant from the DfE that we have been able to extend our services to the Sussex area in order to attract much-needed loving families for the 4,550 children in care in the UK today.

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Casey Stoney, Stonewall FC; Journalist of the Year: Ade Adepitan - Unreported World: Jamaica's Underground Gays, Jane Hill - BBC, Liz MacKean Dispatches: Hunted, Partick McAleenan - Daily Telegraph, Paul Thorn - GT ) The popular comedian will be columnist; Broadcast of the Year: hosting the annual Stonewall Awards EastEnders, Pride & Rev, BBC; My Mad at the Victoria and Albert Museum Fat Diary, E4; Orange Is The New Black, on Thursday, November 6, which Netflix; Advert of the Year: London will also celebrate the charity's 25th LGBT+ Community Pride / Barclays anniversary. Stonewall has #FreedomTo campaign, Cornetto - Love announced its final nominees ahead of Stories, Moss Bros, Spotify - Can't Find the awards ceremony. the Words?, Southbank Centre - Festival of Love; Judges this year are: FULL LIST OF NOMINEES: Baroness Barker, Jonathan Harvey, Hero of the Year: Vicky Beeching, Charlie Condou, Paris Lees, Doctor Ranj. Tom Daley, Pepe Julian Onziema, Ellen Page, Tim Sigsworth; Publication of Catherine Bosworth, the Year: attitude.co.uk, Biscuit, Stonewall’s Director Buzzfeed, i, Property Week; Politician of Fundraising, of the Year: Lord Cashman, Lynne said: “Julian Clary is Featherstone MP, Lord Fowler, Kerry an absolute national McCarthy MP, Alex Neil MSP; Writer treasure and we’re of the Year: Neil Bartlett, The delighted that he’ll be hosting this year’s Disappearance Boy; Matthew Cain, awards. He’s the perfect person to help Shot Through the Heart; Armistead us recognise some of the incredible Maupin, The Days of Anna Madrigal; talent in Britain and around the world Veronica Roth’s Divergent series; who are improving the lives of lesbian, Sarah Waters, The Paying Guests; gay, bisexual and trans people.” Entertainer of the Year: Alicya Eyo, Purchase tickets for the awards at: Debbie Harry, Kieron Richardson, Sandi Toksvig, Russell Tovey; Sports http://web.stonewall.org.uk/public/eve nt/eventBooking.aspx?id=EVT10658 Award of the Year: Thomas JULIAN CLARY

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) Local writer Paul Thorn has been nominated for Journalist of the Year in the Stonewall Awards. Paul, who lives in Brighton, has been HIVpositive for 27 years. He nearly died in 1995, but new antiretroviral therapy saved his life. For many years he has worked as an advocacy and communication consultant for numerous international humanitarian and official bodies. He is the published author of three books and is widely credited for being responsible for the USA lifting the ban on HIVpositive people being able to enter the country. Paul has been GT (Gay Times) magazine’s HIV writer for over ten

Paul said: “Of course I was disappointed to learn that my column was being axed, but then to learn only a week later that I’ve been nominated for this award my disappointment turned to surprise. It’s been a bit of a rollercoaster recently.” The column itself is upbeat, always encouraging the reader to grasp the second chance at life that antiretroviral therapy can give people. It offers practical advice to surviving with HIV and getting on with life. Paul, who is currently writing two new books, continued: “I nearly gave up writing completely. This nomination has inspired me to keep going and push ahead. Clearly, some people value what I do. I have always been a survivor, and my writing career must be no different.”

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BRIGHTON TRANS*FORMED The groundbreaking book, Brighton Trans*formed was launched at a reception at Jubilee Library in Brighton, September 24. ) Brighton Trans*formed, published by QueenSpark Books chronicles the lives and experiences of Brighton & Hove’s transgender community. It’s a beautifully edited compendium of writing, memories, oral histories, design, photography and features, presenting the rich variety of trans* lives in Brighton & Hove today, in the contributors own words. The event was hosted by award-winning comedienne Claire Parker and Melita Dennert, the Chair of QueenSpark Books, congratulated everyone involved in the Heritage Lottery funded project and thanked manager Kathy Caton for delivering the project. Juliet Jacques, who wrote the foreword, said: “Brighton & Hove is a place where trans* people are increasingly seen and heard, understood and respected, and Brighton Trans*formed shows how far we’ve come and how far there is to go.” Contributors range from 18 to 81 years-old, all with very different life experiences. All of their testimonies have in common an absolute honesty and openness, sharing joys and tragedies, adversities faced, and a display of strength and resolve to be themselves. It was striking how contributors worked through confidence issues and self-protective boundaries to appear on posters, radio and in public art and the book, in order to express what being a trans* person in Brighton is really like. Trans* people in Brighton have a long history, but more recently, significant developments in how the community connects and organises itself have allowed new groups to blossom, complementing the stalwart Clare Project. These groups range from peer support (FTM Brighton and Transformers Youth Group at Allsorts), to social (Trans* Pride and Trans* Swimming Club) and activism (Trans* Alliance), and have been established and led by trans*-identified people. A percentage from the sale of each copy sold will be donated to local trans* groups. For over 40 years, QueenSpark Books has been producing books about the people of Brighton & Hove, with a focus on enabling less-heard voices to tell their stories. With Brighton Trans*formed this objective was paramount. They was approached by individuals eager to be involved in a project where editorial and creative control lay firmly with the community it was seeking to represent – a community whose voices have historically been distorted, misrepresented and sensationalised. Rory Finn, a participant in the project, said: “From young to old, many people question their gender identity, but often have no role models to turn to. This book is important, if for no other reason, because it says, ‘we were here’”. The book’s narrative is an overriding one of hope, not tragedy. Participants and editors sought to empower and enable the community with opportunities that, by virtue of its trans* status and all that this entails, had previously been unforthcoming. This is what community projects, public art and oral testimony can do. Brighton Trans*formed was made possible with Heritage Lottery funding support. Purchase the book (£15) online: www.queensparkbooks.org.uk/book/119.html

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CABARET & DINNER SOUL DIVA JOINS DAVINA SPARKLE AND MISS JASON ) Best known for her iconic single Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Gonna Get You, 1990s soul diva Angie Brown, made a rare appearance in Brighton last month with Davina Sparkle and Miss Jason in the Paganini Ballroom at the Old Ship Hotel.

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LONDON ENTERTAINERS SUPPORT FIRST BRIGHTON FROCKS BENEFIT NIGHT ) London entertainers La Voix and Sandra were among the VIP guests at the inaugural Brighton Frocks fundraiser for the Sussex Beacon at The Old Ship Hotel last month. Organised by Jason Sutton, aka Miss Jason, and Simon Puttock, owners of Centre Stage Costumes, the unique event presented 20 new gowns designed and made in Brighton and modelled by straight boys who had never worn a dress before. Local celebrities in the audience included David Raven, Dave Lynn, Jennie Castell, Davina Sparkle, Brian Ralf and Lee Tracey. The evening was compèred by Simon Puttock and Danny Dwyer from Bear Patrol. Entertainment was provided by the voluptuous Dolly Rocket and the Actually Gay Men’s Chorus. The show was directed by West End director Carole Todd, sound and lights were provided by Showbiz and the event raised £400 for the Sussex Beacon which included a donation of £100 from the Ship Hotel from bar sales.

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WORLD AIDS DAY EVENTS The Brighton & Hove World AIDS Day Partnership are organising a series of events in Brighton & Hove to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. The partnership includes: Lunch Positive, The Sussex Beacon, Gscene Magazine, Sussex Ecumenical HIV Chaplaincy, Peer Action, BHCC Partnership Community Safety Team and THT Brighton.

PEER ACTION NOV DIARY SUN 2nd: BENT DOUBLE COMEDY NIGHT

7pm: Komedia, reduced price for peers (details on our website)

TUE 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th: SWIMMING

12:20: lunch time swim at Kemptown swimming pool, £4

TUE 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th: YOGA

6pm: with Dan Noquet, Hampshire Lodge, St James’ St, £3

SUN 9th: HOLISTIC THERAPIES MEMORIAL SPACE ) NEW STEINE GARDENS: Mon, Dec 1, 4pm. Volunteers and staff from the partnership will be at New Steine Gardens from 12 noon providing a safe and welcoming space for people to leave keepsakes, photos or messages of hope or remembrance at the memorial. They will be available to collect any new names of those we have lost to be added to the list of names and to give information on the vigil and the day’s events. Refreshments will also be available from the World AIDS Day Café marquee close to the memorial.

CANDLELIT VIGIL ) BRIGHTON AIDS MEMORIAL CANDLELIT VIGIL, New Steine Gdns: Mon, Dec 1, 6-7pm. Everyone is welcome to attend the remembrance event of those we have lost to HIV/AIDS in Brighton & Hove. There will be a reading of the names and a candlelit vigil. Spaces will be available for anyone seeking quiet moments of reflection. New names to be read (in addition to those in previous years) can be emailed to susshivchap@gmail.com by November 27, or added to the list during the day at the World AIDS Day Café marquee in New Steine Gardens. Thanks to the Camelford Arms for offering free hot beverages before and after the vigil for anyone attending and to the New Steine Hotel for their ‘behind the scenes’ support.

2pm–4.30pm: The Sussex Beacon

WED 12th & 26th: MEDITATION CLASSES 7.15pm–8.30pm: with Helen, The Sussex Beacon

THUR 13th: HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT TOUR dep time tbc: with Simon Kirby (details on our website)

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6:30pm (early game) 7pm (main game) Gala, Kemptown, £10

WED 26th: SOCIAL GAMES NIGHT

7:30pm onwards: with Chris & Julia, Barley Mow Pub

SAT 29th: HOLISTIC THERAPIES 1.50pm: THT, Ship Street

Fancy volunteering? Were looking for volunteers to help trustees with some of the day-to-day tasks that keep Peer Action running. Help as little or as much as you want, either ad-hoc or an on-going basis. Giving your time for your fellow peers is extremely rewarding, worthwhile and fun! If you’re interested, please email us on peeractionmail@gmail.com with your contact details and we’ll be in touch. For info about events see: www.peeraction.co.uk

POSITIVE HOPE ) SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE & SOLIDARITY, The Sanctuary (top floor) Dorset Gardens Methodist Church: Mon, Dec 1, 7.30-8.30pm. After the Candlit Vigil, continue to remember loved ones. Churches Together in central Brighton and Sussex HIV Chaplaincy invite ALL to join them in a service of remembrance for those who have died and solidarity for those living with HIV/AIDS. An opportunity for prayer and reflection, in a welcoming and supportive atmosphere. For those with some faith or none. Refreshments from 6.45pm.

TRAINING ) LUNCH TIME HIV AWARENESS TRAINING: THT, 61 Ship St: Mon, Dec 1, 12.30-1.30pm: An update and refresher about HIV in 2014.

EVENT ) +YOU GROUP: INTERNATIONAL EVENING: THT, 61 Ship St: Tue, Nov 25, 7-9pm: THT hosts an international evening for people living with HIV from all over the world who now live in Brighton & Hove. There will be structured discussions on some issues that living in a different country brings and a look at some of the support available. If you wish to attend call Peter Boorman on 01273 764225 or email: peter.boorman@tht.org.uk

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We hold quarterly public meetings. Please note proposed public meeting dates for 2015: Wed 21ST Jan, Wed 15TH Apr, Wed 15TH July, Wed 21ST Oct. (Times and location TBC)

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AIDS & HIV It’s not always as straightforward or easy as we’d like to think it is… by Gary Pargeter ) Something's changed, or maybe in these austere and more conservative times has come to the fore. At a time when we no longer frequently need to prepare ourselves or for our friends to face illness and death, there seems a growing sense that we have been 'cured' of HIV, and less that it still greatly affects many in our community. Well, there is no cure, and for many, in different ways, it can still be a debilitating and isolating disease. I've heard people are blamed for the inequality and challenges they face, and that services which support people to help themselves aren’t needed. It's easier to challenge these views when they come from people who aren't gay, or who aren't HIV positive. It's worrying and often more difficult when you hear these things from within our community. Brighton & Hove has the highest prevalence of HIV in the UK outside of London, and we talk about our city as one which is more accepting than most. Why is it then that we sometimes experience a lack of empathy from within our own community? Maybe it's the result of years of normalising HIV in light of improving treatments? Have we spent so much time and energy making HIV appear manageable that we've chosen to forget or stop talking about the reasons why it's more difficult for others? Maybe it's easier and less fearful for us to face our own lives with the virus thinking of ourselves as 'doing just fine' and, if we feel secure with that; everyone else has to be, don't they? Perhaps it's that we consider we have overcome such great struggles that we believe 'If I've done it, why can't they'? Or, could it be the 'HIV is manageable, just like diabetes' mantra? In which case, consider this, have you yet met a doctor who says to a person with diabetes ‘don’t worry it’s no worse than having HIV’? Here are examples of the impact of HIV for some people. Whether you’re closely connected to HIV or not, your understanding and actions make a difference. There are still huge social and psychological issues around HIV.

Mental health: For gay men, we know depression and mental illness are more common. With HIV, whether pre-existing poor mental health, or worsened as a result, people's lives can feel bleak and unmanageable. An HIV diagnosis can feel a shocking and insurmountable event. Being unhopeful for ourselves and our circumstances, socialising, everyday living can be a challenge. Managing treatments, our own health and healthcare can be a struggle. Caring and supportive relationships can be harder to form and to maintain.

Rejection and loss: Telling of our HIV diagnosis is still often met with anger, blame, and fear. At a time when we are looking for love and support, suddenly there is none. Fearful of rejection we hide our diagnosis, our treatments and our healthcare from our closest friends and families. We know that many lose entire support networks. We also know that disclosing HIV status often unmasks a previously obscured homophobia.

Social isolation: Our experiences of the prejudice and negative reactions to talking about being positive, or the fear of rejection if we do talk, can prevent us from being our whole selves. It can affect confidence; feel safer to avoid social situations, to not talk freely nor fully explore our relationships with others. The more we become isolated, the more difficult it becomes to overcome anxiety, find confidence, make new friends, and form relationships.

Homelessness: Many people come to Brighton & Hove because life with the stigma of HIV is unbearable elsewhere. Already rejected, finding ourselves without accommodation, sleeping rough or in insecure housing, it’s difficult to get work and we struggle to meet the everyday needs of life, yet alone the challenges of HIV treatments and accessing healthcare.

Bullying and violence: At work, in housing, in relationships, there are inexcusable threats to expose people's diagnosis for financial gain, influence or power. Neighbours’ prejudices reveal themselves with threats, violence, graffitied front doors, and rumours spread amongst other neighbours. We know people are fearful of employers and colleagues’ reactions to disclosure of status. Despite legislation, there is still gossip and name calling. We know of people in relationships where domestic violence is difficult to challenge through fear of HIV disclosure, lost confidence and a need to maintain the little security they still have. These are only a few examples of living with HIV that are often not talked about. These don't always exist in isolation. There are many more. Yes, having HIV is manageable and might feel easy for many. For some it is not. If you 'get this' then you'll already be making a positive difference, and probably ensuring people aren’t marginalised. If this is a newer way of thinking, and even if that feels uncomfortable, the true equality, health and prospect of our community counts on empathy and what you do to support it.

LUNCH POSITIVE ) Since last World AIDS Day we've reflected on the work we do and the contributions of our members, volunteers and supporters. It's been another busy year, with some weeks up to 60 people coming along to share lunch and peer support. People come along for all sorts of reasons, sometimes frequently, and for others as the need arises. Some reasons change over time, or come about in crisis, but all are met by what can be achieved when people spend time together, share a meal, and are supportive of each other. One comment comes strongly to mind ‘It feels like a home. Wherever else I am, and they ask about my health I leave rather than get talking. There’s nowhere else I can be so much myself, and not worry about being HIV'. That’s huge reward for us as volunteers. Everything we do is through the contributions of volunteers, and 15 more people have become involved. A total of 3,965 hours have been given, and 2,696 three-course meals have been cooked and served! From a team of 25 it takes 12 hard-working volunteers to make each lunch club session happen. In addition to this our volunteers have been increasingly involved in meeting, planning for the future, getting involved in new roles, and developing the qualities of what we do. Other highlights have been winning a Golden Handbag; the support from Pride and the community at our Community Café in Preston Park; our 5th Birthday where HIV & LGBT community groups turned out in force to celebrate with us; our first runner in both marathons; food and equipment donations; and the continued support of local businesses, choirs and the community in helping us fundraise at a time when funding becomes increasingly competitive and harder to secure. Thank you to everyone who has been involved in all these ways, you make a huge difference. As we plan another year our aim is to reach more people with HIV, people who are marginalised and those who find accessing services more difficult. We know that people don’t always know about us. Please help and support us by reaching more widely - spreading the word of who we are, and how passionate we are about peer support, togetherness and community.

more info ) To find out more about Lunch Positive please see: www.lunchpositive.org or call 07846 464384 or email lunch@lunchpositive.org

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QUEENS ARMS CABARET IN COMFORT AND STYLE IN GEORGE STREET ) The newly refurbished Queens Arms opened its doors last month after undergoing an extensive refit and restyling. Walls have been removed, the bar remodelled and new toilets installed. The effect is stunning and provides Brighton with its latest new gay venue as the city repositions itself on the international stage as a destination for LGBT tourists. Top cabaret is featured six nights of the week with the new layout giving unrivalled views of the stage from all parts of the bar. Local personalities including Dave Lynn, Stephanie Starlet, Sally Vate, Davina Sparkle, Jennie Castell, Jason Lee and Maisie Trollette, brought a touch of glamour to the launch party and it was especially good to see the support shown by local licensees from Bar Broadway, Poison Ivy, A-Bar, The Black Horse, Marine Tavern, The Zone, Bar Revenge, Club Revenge, Charles Street and the Royal Oak, who turned out in force to wish manager Barry Nelson all the best with the latest, stylish addition to Brightonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commercial gay scene.

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) WORLD AIDS DAY Mon 1 December free mulled wine for vigil attendees at 6.30pm. ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sun (30) St Andrew’s Day Scottish themed FIREPLACE SESSIONS with Trudi Styles & The Pianoman switching on the Xmas Lights at 9pm. ) REGULARS Mon is After Work SHOWBIZ QUIZ fundraiser for Rainbow Fund at 6.30pm; rollover jackpot, £50 bar tab for winner, £1 to the Rainbow Fund. ) Thur is TABITHA’S OPEN MIC, free drink for performers at 9pm. ) Fri & Sat is BROADWAY JUKEBOX at 4pm. ) Fri pianist Mark Russell at 9.30pm, ) Sun piano cocktails at 5pm, followed by FIREPLACE SESSIONS at 9pm: Laura Nixon (2), Jason Lee (9), Best of Broadway with Said the Ghost, Tabitha Wild & Vincent Youngman (16) and Paul Diello (23). ) DRINK DEALS Mon & Tue all day; Wed–Sun 4–8pm; bring your NUS card on Thur to get happy hour all night; two cocktails for £10 on Sun, 5–7pm ) OPEN Sun–Thur 4pm–1am, Fri & Sar 4pm–3am. www.barbroadway.co.uk

friends welcome! ) REGULARS Sun TRIFARI’S KARAOKE at 4pm. ) Mon, Tue & Thur TRIFARI’S KARAOKE at 6pm. ) Wed is OPEN MIC PIANO BAR at 8.30pm. ) Fri at 9.30pm: Billie May (7), Paul Diello (14), Gio’s SOUL SESSIONS (21) and SAN FRAN DISCO with DJ Mick Fuller (28). ) Sat (1) monthly BRIGHTON MEET UP ladies night at 8.30pm; see www.meetup.com for details. Other Sat is SANFRANDISCO with DJ Mick Fuller at 8pm. ) FOOD bar food served Mon–Sat 12–5pm; Golden Handbag award winning Sunday roasts served 12–5pm (last orders 4pm), to book call 01273 696691. ) DRINK DEALS house wine £12 every day; double-up on spirits for extra £1.50 all day, every day; Sun–Thur, buy one cocktail get the other half price all day. ) OPEN Sun–Thur 12pm–12am; Fri & Sat 12pm–2am. Unrivalled sea view, large smoking & sun terrace, and all big sport events. www.abarbrighton.co.uk l BAR RED Marine Parade, BN2 1TL Tel: 01273 698331 www.funkyfishclub.co.uk Seafront facing bar, mixed clientele OPEN: weekend from 4pm-late BARS l BAR REVENGE l A-BAR 11-12 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL 32-34 Old Steine, BN1 1EL Tel: 01273 696691, www.abarbrighton.co.uk Tel: 01273 606064, www.revenge.co.uk Seafront bar with sun terrace & food Seafront bar with DJs & live music OPEN: Sun–Thur 12pm–12am, Fri & Sat OPEN: Sun-Wed 12pm-1am; Thur 12pm12pm–2am 2am; Fri & Sat 12pm-6am DRINK PROMOS: all day, every day. DRINK PROMOS: Mon-Sun, day & night l BAR 7@CRAWLEY l BEDFORD TAVERN 7 Pegler Way, Crawley, RH11 7AG 30 Western Street, BN1 2PG Tel: 01293 511177 www.7crawley.co.uk Tel: 01273 739495 Bar & lounge with top cabaret Friendly, traditional pub in the heart of Hove OPEN: Sun & Wed 6pm–12.30am, Thur–Sat OPEN: 12pm daily 6pm–2.30am l BULLDOG 31 St James's St, BN2 1RF DRINK PROMOS: Wed 6–9pm, Thur all night Tel: 01273 696996 l BAR BROADWAY 10 Steine Street, www.bulldogbrighton.com BN10 8GA, Tel: 01273 609777 Two floor venue with DJs & cabaret OPEN: Sun-Thur 4pm-1am; Fri & Sat 4pm- OPEN: daily 11am–very late 3am DRINK PROMOS: Mon, Tue, Thur 4–8pm & DRINK PROMOS: Mon & Tue all day; Wed11pm–12am; Wed 4–8pm; Fri 4–8pm & Sun 4-8pm 9–11pm; Sat 10pm–12am; Sun all day–12am. 24-hr student discount every day Information is correct at the time of going to press. Gscene cannot be held responsible for any changes or alterations to the listings

BAR 7 CRAWLEY ) REGULARS Thur is BOOGIE NIGHTS with DJ Claire Fuller at 9pm. Fri DJs at 10pm, entry free before 11pm, £3 after. ) Sat DJs at 10pm, entry free before 10pm, £3 after. ) Sun is KARAOKE, free entry. ) DRINK DEALS Wed 6–9pm, Thur all night. ) OPEN Wed–Sun from 6pm. ) www.7crawley.co.uk

l CAMELFORD ARMS 30-31 Camelford St, BN2 1TQ Tel: 01273 622386, www.camelfordarms.com Dog friendly, traditional pub OPEN: daily from 12pm l CHARLES ST 8 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA Tel: 01273 624091, www.charles-street.com Bar with food, top cabaret, DJs & sun terrace OPEN: daily from 12pm DRINK PROMOS: Mon–Sat 5–9pm, Tues, Thu & Fri 9pm–close, Sun 8.30pm–close l DR BRIGHTON’S 16-17 Kings Rd, BN1 1NE, Tel: 01273 208113 www.doctorbrightons.co.uk Dog-friendly seafront bar, DJs & pool table OPEN: Mon–Thur 3pm–12am, Fri & Sat 1pm–2am, Sun 1pm–12am DRINK PROMOS: Sun–Thur all day, Fri & Sat 1–7pm l GROSVENOR BAR 16 Western St, Hove, BN1 2PG www.thegrosvenorbar.com Friendly bar with regular cabaret

OPEN: Tue-Sun 1pm-late DRINK PROMOS: Tue-Sat 1-6pm l IRON DUKE 3 Waterloo St, Hove, BN3 1AQ, Tel: 01273 734806 www.irondukebrighton.co.uk Pub, guesthouse, kitchen & theatre OPEN: 12pm-late every day l LEGENDS BAR 31-34 Marine Parade, BN2 1TR Tel: 01273 624462, www.legendsbrighton.com Bar with regular DJs, cabaret, food & seafront facing sun terrace OPEN: daily 11–5am DRINK PROMOS: Mon-Thu 5-9pm; Fri 12-11pm l MARINE TAVERN 13 Broad St, BN2 1TJ Tel: 01273 905578, www.marinetavern.co.uk Friendly bar with regular quiz nights OPEN: 7 nights a week 11-1am. DRINK PROMOS: Wed & Thur 7-11pm l OHSO SOCIAL 250a King's Rd, BN1 1NB Tel: 01273 746067, www.ohsosocial.co.uk Seafront-facing cafe/bar OPEN: Mon-Thur 9-12am; Fri-Sun 9-2am

BEDFORD TAVERN ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sat (1) SPOOKY-OKE HALLOWEEN KARAOKE at 7pm. ) REGULARS Wed is WEST END WENDY’S new monthly night of musicals & cabaret at 8.30pm. ) Fri is KAMIKAZI KARAOKE at 8.30pm. ) Sun is PIANO

BINGO at 5pm. ) FOOD Sunday roasts served from 12.30pm; (2) is the Halloween 3-course feast with wine for £15. ) OPEN daily from 12pm.

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BRIGHTON SAUNA

) ONE FOR THE DIARY Get a Golden Ticket when you visit between 6pm–1am every Mon, Tue & Thur to enter the monthly prize draw (drawn on first Mon of the month) and you could win £250 cash. ) REGULARS Wed & Sun is NAKED DAY all day, no towels to be worn. ) DRINKS licensed bar 7 days a week; Sun–Thur 11–1am and Fri & Sat 11–2am. ) OPEN For future listings visit: www.thebrightonsauna.com

l PARIS HOUSE 21 Western Rd, BN3 1AF Tel: 01273 724195 www.parishousebrighton.com French style cafe/bar OPEN: daily from 12pm l POISON IVY 129 St James' St, BN2 1TH Tel: 01273 604076 Drag hosts & karaoke 7 nights a week OPEN: daily from 11am DRINK PROMOS: Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat all night; all day & night on Sun l QUEEN’S ARMS 7 George St, BN2 1RH Tel: 01273 696873 www.thequeensarms.wix.com/thequeensarms Karaoke & cabaret bar OPEN: 4pm Tue-Fri; 2pm Sat & Sun; closed every Mon. l ROYAL OAK 46 St James’s St, BN2 1RG Tel: 01273 621093 Dog friendly bar, cask conditioned ales, cabaret, food & beer garden OPEN: Mon–Thur 12–11pm, Fri & Sat 12pm–1am, Sun 12–10.30pm l SUBLINE 129 St James's St, BN2 1TH Tel: 01273 624100, www.sublinebrighton.co.uk Men only cruising bar, regular DJs & themed nights OPEN: Wed–Sat from 9pm, Sun from 8pm DRINK PROMOS: Wed & Sat l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS 59 North Rd, Brighton, BN1 1YD Tel: 01273 608571, www.3jollybutchers.com OPEN: Mon–Sat from 12pm, Sun from 1pm

TBS2

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: every day and night

CLUBS

l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Nightclub below Legends Bar & Hotel www.legendsbrighton.com OPEN: Wed & Fri–Sun from 11pm ENTRY: free entry daily DRINK PROMOS: Wed, Fri & Sun all night l ENVY Nightclub above Charles Street www.charles-street.com l FUNKYFISH CLUB 19 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL, Tel: 01273 698331 www.funkyfishclub.co.uk DJs, 70s/80s/90s funk/soul classics OPEN: Fri & Sat 9pm-late ENTRY: Fri free, Sat £5 DRINK PROMOS: Fri & Sat all night l REVENGE 32-34 Old Steine, BN1 1EL Tel: 01273 606064, www.revenge.co.uk Club with top DJs & PAs (student-friendly) OPEN: Tue from 11pm, Thur, Fri & Sat from 10.30pm ENTRY: Tue: £1 with a flyer/£2 without; Thur: free entry b4 11.30pm with flyer/£4 without/£3 NUS; Fri & Sat: free b4 12am with flyer/£5 without/£4 NUS DRINK PROMOS: Tue, Thur, Fri, Sat all night

) ONE FOR THE DIARY Fri (7) is the monthly CUMUNION International Sex Party at 11pm, entry £15. ) REGULARS For entry prices and full details: www.TBS2.com or call 01273 723 733. See the TBS2 advert in this month’s Gscene to get 50% off your first visit. ) FOOD Free quality tea & coffee served. Check out the TBS2’s new menu! ) OPEN 10am-11pm every day of the year.

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PICS FROM BULLDOG + CAMELFORD

NOVEMBER

LISTINGS

BULLDOG

CAMELFORD ARMS

) MEMBERSHIP Free entry for members only, door charge for non-members. For

) WORLD AIDS DAY Camelford WAD raffle tickets sold Fri (28)–Mon (1) Dec.

membership visit www.bulldogbrighton.com/membership-application.

Mon (1) free hot drinks all day for those attending the Vigil; WAD raffle drawn at 7.30pm, all money raised from raffle and food sold on the day to the Sussex Beacon. ) REGULARS Thur is the £300 BIG CASH QUIZ at 9pm. ) The FRIDAY CLUB is at 6pm. ) Sun (2 & 16) is the BEAR BASH at 5pm; free raffle every Sun at 5pm. ) FOOD Wed is SENIORS' LUNCH with two courses for £5.50 served 2–3.30pm; home-cooked menu & manager's specials Mon–Fri 12–3pm & 6–9pm; Sat 12–9pm; Sunday roasts & select menu 12pm–till gone! ) OPEN daily from 12pm. The Camelford is a dog-friendly pub.

) ONE FOR THE DIARY Fri (7) CABARET with Drag With No Name at midnight. ) REGULARS Tue is POPTASTIC with DJ Lee at 10pm. ) Wed DIVA RUSH with

DJ Marcia, all drinks £1.99 when select artist plays and traffic lights go green, 10pm–2am. ) Thur RELEASE with DJ Grant Knowles at 10pm. ) Fri DJ Grant Knowles at 10pm; DJ Marcia hosts CABARET upstairs at midnight: Jennie Castell (14), Dave Lynn (21) and Davina Sparkle (28). ) Sat DJs V John at 10pm, Lil Alex & Grant Knowles at 3am, Missy B (22), and Amy’s KARAOKE upstairs at 10pm. ) Sun KARAOKE at 9pm, DJ Grant Knowles at 10PM. ) Mon DJ Marcia’s GLITTER BALL 70s/80s tunes at 10pm. ) DRINK DEALS Mon, Tue & Thur 4–8pm & 11pm–midnight; Wed 4–8pm; Fri 4–8pm & drinks £1.99 9–11pm; Sat 10pm–midnight; Sun all day–midnight. Drinks include: pints from £1.95, double spirit & mixer from £2.30, bottles from £1.85 (Terms & conditions apply). ) OPEN daily from 11am–very late. ) www.bulldogbrighton.com

SAUNAS

l TBS2 84-86 Denmark Villas, Hove, BN3 3TJ, Tel: 01273 723733, www.tbs2.com Gay sauna in Hove with licenced bar OPEN: 10am-11pm every day of the year ENTRY: £14 standard, £10 with VIP membership, £20 weekend pass, £5 under 25s every day

l THE BRIGHTON SAUNA 75 Grand Parade, BN2 9JA, Tel: 01273 689966 www.thebrightonsauna.com Gay sauna with licenced bar OPEN: Mon-Thu 10am–1am, Fri 10am then 24 hours to Sunday night 1am ENTRY: standard £15, weekend pass £20 (3 FOOD days), under 25s £5 Mon-Thur l A-BAR Tel: 01273 696691 LICENSED BAR: Sun–Thu 11–1am, Fri & Sat FOOD: Mon–Sat 12–5pm; Sun roast 12–5pm 11–2am l BAR REVENGE FOOD: free pizza on Sunday l BEDFORD TAVERN Tel: 01273 739495 FOOD: Sunday roasts served from 12.30pm l BETTY LA LA’S 22 St James’ St, Brighton, BN2 1RF Tel: 01273 693444, www.bettylalas.com FOOD: Tue–Sun 12pm–late l CAMELFORD ARMS Tel: 01273 622386 FOOD: Mon–Fri 12–3pm & 6–9pm; Sat 12–9pm; Sunday roast & select menu 12pm–till gone; seniors' lunch Wed 2–3.30pm l CHARLES ST Tel: 01273 624091 FOOD: Mon–Sat 12–8pm; Sun lunch 12–7pm l IRON DUKE Tel: 01273 734806 FOOD: new menu Mon-Sat, Sunday roasts from 12pm–late (booking advised) l LEGENDS BAR Tel: 01273 624462 FOOD: Mon–Fri 12–3pm; Sat 12-4pm; Sun lunch 12–3pm

l NEW STEINE BISTRO 10/11 New Steine, Brighton, BN2 1PB Tel: 01273 681546, www.newsteinehotel.com FOOD: every eve 6–9.45pm for last orders l PARIS HOUSE Tel: 01273 724195 FOOD: French platters every day l ROYAL OAK Tel: 01273 621093. FOOD: Mon–Fri 12–3pm & 6–9pm; Sunday roasts 12pm-gone. l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Tel: 01273 608571 FOOD: daily 12–3pm & 6–9pm; Sunday lunch from 1pm

SATURDAY 1

l A-BAR Brighton Meet Up: ladies night 8.30pm l BAR BROADWAY Broadway jukebox 4pm l BAR REVENGE DJ Fifilicious 9pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l BEDFORD TAVERN Spooky-oke Halloween Karaoke 7pm l BULLDOG DJ V John 10pm; DJ Lil Alex 3am; DJ Grant Knowles 3am; karaoke 10pm l CHARLES ST Boys In The Bar Fierce Freak Out: DJs Lil Alex, Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm l DR BRIGHTONS Sexy Sat: DJ Tony B 9.30pm l FUNKYFISH CLUB Sat Night Old School: DJ Aky 10pm l LEGENDS BAR pre-club DJs 7pm l PARIS HOUSE live jazz 4pm; TC’s Joyful Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke noon; Camp Attack: host Gloria Hole 7pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Jacque Bennett 9.30pm l REVENGE Vampire Ball; Sweet Revenge: DJs Sam DMS, Alex Baker + LED box bar

10.30pm l ROYAL OAK cabaret: Jennie Castell 9.30pm l SUBLINE Brighton Bear Weekender: Saints & Sinners theme, door money to Rainbow Fund 9pm l ZONE The Bitch of Oz: Sally & Rachel’s Annual Halloween Party 9.30pm

SUNDAY 2

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 4pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY karaoke 6pm l BAR BROADWAY live piano 5pm; Fireplace Sessions: Laura Nixon live 9pm l BAR REVENGE acoustic music 4.30pm; Karaoke: Trick, Dana & Lou Bag 7.30pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l BEDFORD TAVERN Piano Bingo 5pm l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm l BULLDOG karaoke 9pm; DJ Grant 10pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash & Raffle 5pm l CHARLES ST cabaret: Lady Imelda 7.30pm; Tranny Rock & Roll Bingo: Sally Vate 8.30pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: La Voix 3.30pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke with hosts noon; cabaret 5.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Double Cabaret: Myra Dubois 6pm & 9.30pm l SUBLINE Come in Your Pants: underwear party 9pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live jazz 4pm l ZONE Betty Swollocks’ karaoke 6.30pm

MONDAY 3

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l BAR BROADWAY After Work Showbiz Quiz: fundraiser for Rainbow Fund 6.30pm l BAR REVENGE Quiz with Liz 8.30pm

PICS FROM CHARLES STREET

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CHARLES STREET BAR ) WORLD AIDS DAY Mon (1) Dec is WAD CHARITY CABARET FUNDRAISER for Sussex Beacon with host Drag With No Name and Lola Lasagne, Mrs Moore, Rose Garden, Sally Vate, Cassidy Connors & many more at 7.30pm; Bar 150 after. ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sat (29) WHITE WINTER WONDERLAND PARTY with DJ Lil’ Alex, Joan Bond, icy décor & prizes for best white outfits, 9pm. ) REGULARS Wed (5 & 12) Myra Dubois’ Edinburgh show Auntie Myra’s Fun Show at 9pm. ) Wed (from 19) QUIZ WITH NO NAME XMAS RUN with Drag With No Name, fun & prizes, 9pm. ) Thur MAD COW'S TEA PARTY, Alice in Wonderland décor, tea pot cocktails, shots & hostess Joan Bond, 9pm, entry £1. ) FRUITY FRIDAY FIX with DJ Leeroy, dance/funky house 9pm. ) Sat BOYS IN THE BAR all-male DJ line-up inc Lil Alex, Grant Knowles & Leeroy, free. Sat (1) FIERCE FREAK OUT Halloween Special, DJs, bloody cocktails & bottles of bubbly for best dressed, 9pm. ) Sun CABARET at 7.30pm: Lady Imelda (2), La Voix (9), Myra Dubois (16), Titti La Camp & Louis Cyfer (23), Mrs Moore (30); TRANNY ROCK & ROLL BINGO with Sally Vate at 8.30pm. ) Mon STUDIO 150 student night at 10pm. Mon (3) HALLOWEEN HORROR SPECIAL. ) FOOD 12–8pm Mon–Sat; two for £6.95 on select mains, 2-4-1 gourmet hotdogs at Dog Tails on Tue. Sunday Lunch: roast beef, chicken or veggie served 12–7pm, £6.95, or two for £10. ) DRINK DEALS All drinks 50% off Mon–Sat 5–9pm; from £1.50 at Studio 150 on Mon; from £1 and win a bar tab for the night Thur; Sun from 8.30pm, after the show. All deals excl sparkling wine & cocktails & not in conjunction with other offers. Cocktails: new menu for November; 2 for £8 Tue & Fri 9pm–close. ) OPEN daily from 12pm. Sea-facing sun terrace. ) www.charles-street.com

l BULLDOG DJ Marcia’s Glitter Ball 10pm l CHARLES STREET Halloween Horror Studio 150 10pm l LEGENDS BAR Miss Jason’s Monday Madhouse 9.30pm l MARINE TAVERN Poker/Games 9pm l POISON IVY Glam: DJ Lil Rob + karaoke 7pm l ZONE You Say We Play 7.30pm

TUESDAY 4

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l BAR REVENGE Wheel of Fortune Karaoke: Nathan or Lou Bag 8pm l BULLDOG Poptastic 10pm l MARINE TAVERN Nat’s Quiz 9pm l POISON IVY C U Next Tuesday: Dave Lynn & guests 7.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate’s Games Show 9.30pm l REVENGE Drop Out: DJs Trick & Dana 11pm l ROYAL OAK Pooh La May’s Quiz & Curry Night 8pm

WEDNESDAY 5

l A-BAR open mic piano bar 8.30pm l BAR REVENGE Crash: DJ Dana 7pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Ice: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am l BULLDOG Diva Rush: DJ Marcia 10pm l CHARLES ST Auntie Myra’s Fun Show: Myra Dubois 9pm l LEGENDS BAR Lola & Dave’s Midweek Menopause 9.30pm l POISON IVY Taboo: Stephanie Starlet’s Amateur Strip Night 8pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Don’t Miss Jason 9.30pm l SUBLINE Fag Machine: alt night 9pm

THURSDAY 6

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY Boogie Nights: DJ Claire Fuller 9pm l BAR BROADWAY Tabitha’s open mic 9pm

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PICS FROM DR BRIGHTONS + GROSVENOR BAR

NOVEMBER

LISTINGS

DR BRIGHTONS ) REGULARS FUNKY FRIDAY is with DJ Nick Hirst at 9.30pm, free entry. )

SEXY SATURDAY with DJ Tony B is at 9.30pm, free entry. ) DRINK DEALS from Sun–Thur all day and Fri & Sat from 1–7pm: Fosters & Carling £3.30 a pint, Smirnoff & mixer £3.20, large Smirnoff & energy £5, large wines £4.30. 2-4-1 cocktails Sun–Fri 3–9pm. ) Free game of pool every day with every round of drinks during happy hour. ) Now taking Xmas party bookings. ) OPEN Mon–Thur from 3pm–midnight; Fri & Sat from 1pm–2am; Sun from 1pm–midnight. ) www.doctorbrightons.co.uk l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up 9pm l BULLDOG Release: DJ Grant 10pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Big Cash Quiz 9pm l CHARLES ST Mad Cow’s Tea Party: Ms Joan Bond, tunes 9pm l MARINE TAVERN Throwback Thurs 8pm l POISON IVY Stacy Swallows’ karaoke party with top cabaret 9.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS An Evening with Josh Mills & David Raven 9.30pm l REVENGE FOMO: DJs 10.30pm l SUBLINE Leathered 9pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live music: The Informers 8pm l ZONE Tom Tom: 80s club night 7.30pm

9.30pm l FUNKYFISH CLUB Strictly 80/90s 11pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke noon; Camp Attack: host Gloria Hole 7pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Jennie Castell 9.30pm l REVENGE GOT pres Clique: all-girl DJs on level 2; X Factor Fridays level 1 10.30pm l SUBLINE Steam 9pm l TBS2 CumUnion International Sex Party 11pm l ZONE Singalong: Rachel & Marty 9.30pm

GROSVENOR BAR ) REGULARS Sat CABARET at 9.30pm: Maisie Trollette (8), TBC (15) and Sally Vate (22). ) Sun CABARET at 3.30pm: Sally Vate (9), Miss Jason (16)

and Maisie Trollette (23). ) HAPPY HOURS: Tue-Sat from 1-6pm. ) OPEN Tue–Sun 1pm–late. ) www.thegrosvenorbar.com

Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke noon; Camp Attack: host Gloria Hole 7pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Dave Lynn 9.30pm l REVENGE Sweet Revenge: DJs Sam DMS & Alex Baker + LED box bar 10.30pm SATURDAY 8 l ROYAL OAK cabaret: Krissie DuCann l A-BAR Sanfrandisco: DJ Mick Fuller 8pm 9.30pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJs 10pm FRIDAY 7 l STEYNING CENTRE H2 Women’s Disco: l BAR BROADWAY Broadway jukebox 4pm l A-BAR live music: Billie May 9.30pm DJ Ann, coffee, nibbles, raffle, BOYO 7.30pm l BAR REVENGE DJ Fifilicious 9pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJs 10pm l SUBLINE We Are 4! with Leathermen l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Fusion: l BAR BROADWAY Broadway Jukebox South 9pm DJ Peter Castle 11pm 4pm; pianist Mark Russell 9.30pm l ZONE cabaret: Mrs Moore 9.30pm l BULLDOG DJ V John 10pm; DJ Lil Alex l BAR RED Fri Night Sessions 9pm 3am; DJ Grant Knowles 3am; karaoke 10pm l BAR REVENGE DJ Alex Baker 9pm SUNDAY 9 l CHARLES ST The Boys In The Bar: DJs l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 4pm Lil Alex, Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm Fastforward: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY karaoke 6pm l DR BRIGHTONS Sexy Sat: DJ Tony B l BEDFORD TAVERN Kamikazi Karaoke l BAR BROADWAY live piano 5pm; 9.30pm 8.30pm Fireplace Sessions: Jason Lee live 9pm l BULLDOG DJ Grant 10pm; DJ Marcia + l FUNKYFISH CLUB Sat Night Old School: l BAR REVENGE acoustic music 4.30pm; DJ Aky 10pm guest Drag With No Name midnight Karaoke: Trick, Dana & Lou Bag 7.30pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Maisie l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Trollette 9.30pm l CHARLES ST Fruity Fri Fix: DJ Leeroy Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l LEGENDS BAR pre-club DJs 7pm 9pm l BEDFORD TAVERN Piano Bingo 5pm l DR BRIGHTONS Funky Fri: DJ Nick Hirst l PARIS HOUSE live jazz 4pm; TC’s Joyful l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm l BULLDOG karaoke 9pm; DJ Grant 10pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Raffle 5pm l CHARLES ST cabaret: La Voix 7.30pm; Tranny Rock & Roll Bingo: Sally Vate 8.30pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Sally Vate 3.30pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Drag With No Name 3.30pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke with hosts noon; cabaret 5.30pm

l QUEEN’S ARMS Double Cabaret: Lucinda Lashes 6pm & 9.30pm l SUBLINE Come in Your Pants: underwear party 9pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live jazz 4pm l ZONE Betty Swollocks or Carrie O’Kay’s karaoke 6.30pm

MONDAY 10

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l BAR BROADWAY After Work Showbiz Quiz: fundraiser for Rainbow Fund 6.30pm l BAR REVENGE Quiz with Liz 8.30pm l BULLDOG DJ Marcia’s Glitter Ball 10pm l CHARLES STREET Studio 150 10pm l LEGENDS BAR The Final Miss Jason’s Monday Madhouse of 2014 9.30pm l MARINE TAVERN Poker/Games 9pm l POISON IVY Glam: DJ Lil Rob + karaoke 7pm l ZONE You Say We Play 7.30pm

TUESDAY 11

IRON DUKE ) REGULARS Top CABARET coming soon! ) FOOD Mon–Sat new food menu & Sunday roasts 12–late, booking advised. ) OPEN daily from 12pm–late. ) Theatre and lounge available for private hire for free. ) www.irondukebrighton.co.uk, 01273 734806

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PICS FROM LEGENDS BAR & BASEMENT CLUB

NOVEMBER

LISTINGS

LEGENDS BAR

LEGENDS BASEMENT CLUB

) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sun (30) is LEGENDS’ 23RD BIRTHDAY & World AIDS

) FREE ENTRY to the club every day ) REGULARS Wed is ICE with DJ Claire Fuller, chart/house/r&b. ) Fri is FAST FOWARD with DJ Peter Castle, dance/ chart. ) Sat is FUSION with DJ Peter Castle house/chart. ) Sun is POP!CANDY with DJ Claire Fuller, recent/classic pop. ) DRINK DEALS selected shots £1.50/£2 drink deals all night on Wed; promos inc

Day CABARET BENEFIT with Lola Lasagne plus a host of cabaret stars at 3pm. ) REGULARS Mon (10) Final MISS JASON’S MONDAY MADHOUSE of 2014 at 9.30pm. ) Wed is LOLA & DAVE’S MIDWEEK MENOPAUSE at 9.30pm. ) Sat pre-club DJs at 7pm. ) Sun CABARET at 3.30pm: La Voix (2), Drag With No Name (9), Lady Imelda (16) and Dave Lynn (23). ) FOOD served Mon–Fri 12–3pm; Sat 12–4pm; and Sunday Roasts served 12–3pm with top quality locally sourced meat, poultry & vegetarian options. ) DRINK DEALS Mon–Thur 5–9pm, includes pints of Grolsch £2.50 & double spirit & mixer, £4. Wine promo: Every Fri 12–11pm, buy any bottle of quality wine and get the second half price. ) OPEN daily from 11–5am. Free entry, all day sun terrace. ) www.legendsbrighton.com

£1.50 shots on Fri; £2 drinks on Sun. ) OPEN Wed & Fri–Sun 11pm. ) www.legendsbrighton.com

l BAR BROADWAY Broadway jukebox 4pm l BAR REVENGE DJ Fifilicious 9pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l BEDFORD TAVERN West End Wendies 8.30pm l BULLDOG DJ V John 10pm; DJ Lil Alex l REVENGE FOMO: DJs 10.30pm 3am; DJ Grant Knowles 3am; karaoke 10pm WEDNESDAY 12 l SUBLINE Leathered 9pm l CHARLES ST The Boys In The Bar: DJs l A-BAR open mic piano bar 8.30pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS Let’s Get Lil Alex, Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm l BAR REVENGE Crash: DJ Dana 7pm Quizzy Big Cash Quiz 7.30pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Ice: DJ l ZONE Tom Tom: 80s club night 7.30pm l DR BRIGHTONS Sexy Sat: DJ Tony B 9.30pm Claire Fuller 11pm l FUNKYFISH CLUB Sat Night Old School: l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am FRIDAY 14 DJ Aky 10pm l BULLDOG Diva Rush: DJ Marcia 10pm l A-BAR live music: Paul Diello 9.30pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: tba 9.30pm l CHARLES ST Auntie Myra’s Fun Show: l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJs 10pm l LEGENDS BAR pre-club DJs 7pm Myra Dubois 9pm l BAR BROADWAY Broadway Jukebox l PARIS HOUSE live jazz 4pm; TC’s Joyful l LEGENDS BAR Lola & Dave’s Midweek 4pm; pianist Mark Russell 9.30pm Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm Menopause 9.30pm l BAR RED Fri Night Sessions 9pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke noon; l POISON IVY Taboo: Stephanie Starlet’s l BAR REVENGE DJ Alex Baker 9pm Camp Attack: host Gloria Hole 7pm Amateur Strip Night 8pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: TBA 9.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Don’t Miss Jason Fastforward: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l REVENGE Sweet Revenge: DJs Trick & 9.30pm l BEDFORD TAVERN Kamikazi Karaoke Alex Baker + LED box bar 10.30pm l SUBLINE Fag Machine: alt night 9pm 8.30pm l ROYAL OAK cabaret: Jason Lee 9.30pm l BULLDOG DJ Grant 10pm; DJ Marcia + l SUBLINE Men’s Room: DJ Screwpulous THURSDAY 13 guest Jennie Castell midnight 9pm l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live music: l BAR 7@CRAWLEY Boogie Nights: DJ l CHARLES ST Fruity Fri Fix: DJ Leeroy 9pm Heart & Moonlight 9pm Claire Fuller 9pm l DR BRIGHTONS Funky Fri: DJ Nick Hirst l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 9.30pm l BAR BROADWAY Tabitha’s open mic 9.30pm 9pm l FUNKYFISH CLUB Strictly 80s/90s 11pm SUNDAY 16 l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up 9pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke noon; l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 4pm l BULLDOG Release: DJ Grant 10pm Camp Attack: host Gloria Hole 7pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Big Cash Quiz 9pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Saucy Sophie l BAR 7@CRAWLEY karaoke 6pm l BAR BROADWAY live piano 5pm; l CHARLES ST Mad Cow’s Tea Party: Ms 9.30pm Fireplace Sessions: Best of Broadway 9pm Joan Bond, tunes 9pm l REVENGE Anthem: DJs Lee Jeffery & l BAR REVENGE acoustic music 4.30pm; l MARINE TAVERN Throwback Thurs 8pm Sammy G + X Factor Fridays 10.30pm Karaoke: Trick, Dana & Lou Bag 7.30pm l PARIS HOUSE live music: Steve Aston l SUBLINE Steam 9pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS 8pm l ZONE cabaret: Stone & Street 9.30pm Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l POISON IVY Stacy Swallows’ karaoke l BEDFORD TAVERN Piano Bingo 5pm party with top cabaret 9.30pm SATURDAY 15 l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Mrs Moore l A-BAR Sanfrandisco: DJ Mick Fuller 8pm l BULLDOG karaoke 9pm; DJ Grant 10pm 9.30pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJs 10pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Bear Bash & Raffle 5pm

l CHARLES ST cabaret: Myra Dubois 7.30pm; Tranny Rock & Roll Bingo: Sally Vate 8.30pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Miss Jason 3.30pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Lady Imelda 3.30pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke with hosts noon; cabaret 5.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Double Cabaret: Kara Van Park 6pm & 9.30pm l SUBLINE Come in Your Pants: underwear party 9pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live jazz 4pm l ZONE Betty Swollocks or Carrie O’Kay’s karaoke 6.30pm

MONDAY 17

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l BAR BROADWAY After Work Showbiz Quiz: fundraiser for Rainbow Fund 6.30pm l BAR REVENGE Quiz with Liz 8.30pm l BULLDOG DJ Marcia’s Glitter Ball 10pm l CHARLES STREET Studio 150 10pm l MARINE TAVERN Poker/Games 9pm l POISON IVY Glam: DJ Lil Rob + karaoke 7pm l ZONE You Say We Play 7.30pm

TUESDAY 18

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l BAR REVENGE Wheel of Fortune Karaoke: Nathan or Lou Bag 8pm l BULLDOG Poptastic 9pm l MARINE TAVERN Nat’s Quiz 9pm l POISON IVY C U Next Tuesday: Dave Lynn & guests 7.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate’s Games Show 9.30pm l REVENGE Dropout: DJs Trick & Dana 11pm l ROYAL OAK Pooh La May’s Quiz & Curry Night 8pm

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PICS FROM POISON IVY + QUEENS ARMS

NOVEMBER

LISTINGS

QUEENS ARMS ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sun (23) is CHARITY CABARET for Sussex Beacon &

POISON IVY ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Wed is TABOO, Stephanie Starlet’s Amateur Strip Night

with prizes, complimentary shots & ‘shower pole dancing round’ at 8pm. ) REGULARS Mon is GLAM with DJ Lil Rob, house/dance/pop at 7pm. ) Tue is C U NEXT TUESDAY with Dave Lynn & guest hosts at 7.30pm. ) Thur is Stacy Swallows’ KARAOKE party; top London CABARET at 9.30pm. ) Fri & Sat is CAMP ATTACK with Gloria Hole at 7.30pm; KARAOKE from 12pm. ) Sun is non-

Andy’s Birthday Bash with hosts Davina Sparkle & Patti O’Dors, plus Cherry Darling, Laurie La Mour, Jennie Castell, Dave Lynn, Maisie Trollette, Miss Jason, Lucinda Lashes, Jason Lee, Martha D’Arthur, Laura Nixon as Amy Winehouse, Sally Vate, Cassidy Connors, Jason Prince, Kelly Wilde & many more at 5pm. ) REGULARS Sun is DOUBLE CABARET at 6pm & 9.30pm: Myra Dubois (2), Lucinda Lashes (9), Kara Van Park (16) and Drag With No Name (30). ) Tue is Sally Vate’s GAME SHOW with cash prizes at 9.30pm. ) Wed is Miss Jason as Never Seen Before at 9.30pm. ) Thur CABARET at 9.30pm: An Evening with David Raven & Josh Mills (6), Mrs Moore (13), Topsie Redfurn (20) and Little Cosmic (27). ) Fri CABARET at 9.30pm: Jennie Castell (7), Saucy Sophie (14), Jason Lee (21) and Cassidy Connors (28). ) Sat CABARET at 9.30pm: Jacque Bennett (1), Dave Lynn (8), TBA (15), Candy Slag in Drag (22) and Baga Chipz (29). ) OPEN from 4pm Tue–Fri; 2pm Sat & Sun. ) http://thequeensarms.wix.com/thequeensarms

stop KARAOKE with hosts at noon; top CABARET at 5.30pm. ) DRINK DEALS all day & night on Mon; £2.50 all night on Tue; 2-4-1 cocktails on

Wed; 2 bottles for £5, vodka slush puppy & coke £2.50 on Thur; extended happy hour on Fri; £1.50 Jagerbombs on Sat; happy hour 11am–midnight on Sun. Shots £1 during karaoke. ) Celebrate the POISON IVY’S 5TH BIRTHDAY with after work drink deals of £1 pints 5–7pm and double up on house spirits for a penny every night. ) OPEN daily from 11am. ) http://tinyurl.com/poisonivybar

WEDNESDAY 19

l A-BAR open mic piano bar 8.30pm l BAR REVENGE Crash: DJ Dana 7pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Ice: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 11am l BULLDOG Diva Rush: DJ Marcia 10pm l CHARLES ST Quiz With No Name Xmas Run: Drag With No Name 9pm l LEGENDS BAR Lola & Dave’s Midweek Menopause 9.30pm l POISON IVY Taboo: Stephanie Starlet’s Amateur Strip Night 8pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Don’t Miss Jason 9.30pm l SUBLINE Fag Machine: alt night 9pm

l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Topsie Redfurn 9.30pm l REVENGE FOMO: DJs 10.30pm l SUBLINE Leathered 9pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS comedy night 8pm l ZONE Tom Tom: 80s club night 7.30pm

FRIDAY 21

l A-BAR Gio’s Soul Sessions 9.30pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJs 10pm l BAR BROADWAY Broadway Jukebox 4pm; pianist Mark Russell 9.30pm l BAR RED Fri Night Sessions 9pm l BAR REVENGE DJ Alex Baker 9pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Fastforward: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l BEDFORD TAVERN Kamikazi Karaoke THURSDAY 20 8.30pm l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l BULLDOG DJ Grant 10pm; DJ Marcia + l BAR 7@CRAWLEY Boogie Nights: DJ guest Dave Lynn midnight Claire Fuller 9pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm l BAR BROADWAY Tabitha’s open mic l CHARLES ST Fruity Fri Fix: DJ Leeroy 9pm 9pm l DR BRIGHTONS Funky Fri: DJ Nick l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up 9pm Hirst 9.30pm l BULLDOG Release: DJ Grant 10pm l FUNKYFISH CLUB Strictly 80s/90s l CAMELFORD ARMS Big Cash Quiz 9pm 11pm l CHARLES ST Mad Cow’s Tea Party: Ms l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke noon; Joan Bond, tunes 9pm Camp Attack: host Gloria Hole 7pm l MARINE TAVERN Throwback Thurs l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Jason Lee 8pm 9.30pm l PARIS HOUSE Beaujolais Nouveau l REVENGE Doggy Style: DJ Fifilicious + Celebrations: Fleur de Paris & Cherri Bella X Factor Fridays 10.30pm 6pm l SUBLINE Mr Subline 2014 Fundraiser for l POISON IVY Stacy Swallows’ karaoke THT with hostess Wilma Fingadoo 9pm party with top cabaret 9.30pm l ZONE cabaret: Maisie Trollette 9.30pm

SATURDAY 22

l A-BAR Sanfrandisco: DJ Mick Fuller 8pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJs 10pm l BAR BROADWAY Broadway jukebox 4pm l BAR REVENGE DJ Fifilicious 9pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Fusion: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l BULLDOG DJ Missy B 10pm; DJ Lil Alex 3am; DJ Grant Knowles 3am; karaoke 10pm l CHARLES ST The Boys In The Bar: DJs Lil Alex, Grant Knowles, Leeroy 9pm l DR BRIGHTONS Sexy Sat: DJ Tony B 9.30pm l FUNKYFISH CLUB Sat Night Old School: DJ Aky 10pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Sally Vate 9.30pm l LEGENDS BAR pre-club DJs 7pm

l PARIS HOUSE live jazz 4pm; TC’s Joyful Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke noon; Camp Attack: host Gloria Hole 7pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Candy Slag in Drag 9.30pm l REVENGE Sweet Revenge: DJs Trick & Alex Baker + LED box bar 10.30pm l ROYAL OAK cabaret: Pooh La May 9.30pm l SUBLINE Men’s Room: DJ Screwpulous 9pm l ZONE live music: Hot Rats 9.30pm

SUNDAY 23

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 4pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY karaoke 6pm l BAR BROADWAY live piano 5pm; Fireplace Sessions: Paul Diello live 9pm

PARIS HOUSE ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Thur (20) Beaujolais Nouveau Celebrations with

chanson/ swing music from Fleur de Paris & dancer Cherri Bella at 6pm, free. ) REGULARS Sun (30) live blues/bluegrass/Tex Mex/Cajun from Area Code 273 at 6pm, free. ) Thur (13 & 27) live folk/jazz with Steve Aston at 8pm, free. ) Sat free live jazz at 4pm; TC'S JOYFUL NOISE with DJ Kenny at 9pm, free. ) FOOD platter of French food to share & large carafe of wine £15. ) OPEN daily from 12pm. ) www.parishousebrighton.com

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PICS FROM BAR REVENGE, CLUB REVENGE + ROYAL OAK

NOVEMBER

LISTINGS

REVENGE

BAR REVENGE ) REGULARS Thur is the FOMO (fear of missing out) warm-up at 9pm. ) Fri DJ Alex Baker at 9pm. ) Sat DJ Fifilicious, chart/urban at 9pm. ) Sun is ACOUSTIC

SUNDAY with live music at 4.30pm; KARAOKE QUEENS with Trick, Dana & LouBag at 7.30pm. ) Mon is the QUIZ WITH LIZ, big prizes, rolling jackpot at 8.30pm, £1 entry pp. ) Tue is WHEEL OF FORTUNE KARAOKE with Nathan or Lou Bag at 8pm. ) Wed is CRASH with DJ Dana chart faves/alt anthems at 7pm. ) FOOD free pizza on Sun. ) DRINK DEALS BOGOF cocktails Thur–Sun 5–9pm; select drinks £2 on Mon & Tue; drinks drop as low as 70p on Wed at Stock Exchange with fluctuating drink prices depending on what people are buying; select drinks £1.50 on Thur; from £2.50 on Sat & Sun, plus roll the dice on Sun to win a free drink. ) OPEN daily from 12pm; open till 6am on Fri & Sat. Revenge Passes: £1 discount passes on Tue, Thur, Fri & Sat. ) www.revenge.co.uk l BAR REVENGE acoustic music 4.30pm; Karaoke: Trick, Dana & Lou Bag 7.30pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l BEDFORD TAVERN Piano Bingo 5pm l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm l BULLDOG karaoke 9pm; DJ Grant 10pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Raffle 5pm l CHARLES ST cabaret: Titti La Camp & Louis Cyfer 7.30pm; Tranny Rock & Roll Bingo: Sally Vate 8.30pm l GROSVENOR BAR cabaret: Maisie Trollette 3.30pm l LEGENDS BAR cabaret: Dave Lynn 3.30pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke with hosts noon; cabaret 5.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Charity Cabaret for Sussex Beacon & Andy’s Birthday: host Davina Sparkle & Patti O’Dors + Cherry Darling, Laurie La Mour, Jennie Castell, Dave Lynn, Maisie Trollette, Miss Jason, Lucinda Lashes, Jason Lee, Martha D’Arthur, Laura Nixon as Amy Winehouse, Sally Vate, Cassidy Connors, Jason Prince, Kelly Wilde & more 5pm l SUBLINE Come in Your Pants: underwear party 9pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live jazz 4pm l ZONE Betty Swollocks or Carrie O’Kay’s karaoke 6.30pm

MONDAY 24

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l BAR BROADWAY After Work Showbiz Quiz: fundraiser for Rainbow Fund 6.30pm l BAR REVENGE Quiz with Liz 8.30pm

) WORLD AIDS DAY Sat (29) RED PARTY for WAD raising money for Sussex Beacon with DJs; £1 b4 12am with a pass/£5 without/£4 NUS. ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Fri (28) THE POWDER ROOM presents Jodie Harsh on level 2; then X FACTOR FRIDAY with act most recently voted off show on level 1 at 10.30pm, £3 b4 midnight with pass/£5 without/£4 NUS. ) REGULARS Fri is X FACTOR FRIDAY with most recent act voted off the show on level 1; level 2 theme nights: Girls on Top presents CLIQUE (7), 90s/00s trance night ANTHEM with DJs Lee Jeffrey & Sammy G dance anthems (14) and DOGGY STYLE with DJ Fifilicious hip hop /r&b (21); £1 b4 12am with pass/£5/£4 NUS. ) Sat is SWEET REVENGE with DJs Trick & Alex Baker, Sam DMS (8), messed-up pop; deep vocal house on level 2 in Box Bar, £1 b4 12am with flyer/£5/£4 NUS. Sat (1) the VAMPIRE BALL, free b4 12am if in fancy dress. ) Tue is DROP OUT with DJs Trick & Dana pop, £1 with flyer/£2. ) Thur is FOMO with DJs & music, free b4 12am with Facebook guestlist/ £4/£3 NUS. ) DRINK DEALS bottles of Fosters & shots from £1.50 & all main-line drinks £2 on Tue; from £1.50 on Thur inc double vodka & mixer £3; double-up for £1 on all mainline spirits, from £2.50 on Fri; double-up for £1.50, all main-line drinks £2.50 b4 12am & Jagerbombs £2.50 all night on Sat. All drink specials exclude champers & doubles (excl doubling up). ) OPEN 11pm Tue, 10.30pm Thur, Fri & Sat. Discount entry passes from Bar Revenge or from www.revenge.co.uk

l POISON IVY Taboo: Stephanie Starlet’s Amateur Strip Night 8pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Don’t Miss Jason 9.30pm l SUBLINE Fag Machine: alt night 9pm

l BULLDOG DJ Marcia’s Glitter Ball 10pm l CHARLES STREET Studio 150 10pm l MARINE TAVERN Poker/Games 9pm THURSDAY 27 l POISON IVY Glam: DJ Lil Rob + karaoke l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm 7pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY Boogie Nights: DJ l ZONE You Say We Play 7.30pm Claire Fuller 9pm l BAR BROADWAY Tabitha’s open mic 9pm TUESDAY 25 l BAR REVENGE FOMO warm-up 9pm l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 6pm l BAR REVENGE Wheel of Fortune Karaoke: Nathan or Lou Bag 8pm l BULLDOG Poptastic 9pm l MARINE TAVERN Nat’s Quiz 9pm l PARIS HOUSE live music: Area Code 273 6pm l POISON IVY C U Next Tuesday: Dave Lynn & guests 7.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Sally Vate’s Games Show 9.30pm l REVENGE Drop Out: DJs Trick & Dana 11pm l ROYAL OAK Pooh La May’s Quiz & Curry Night 8pm

WEDNESDAY 26

l BULLDOG Release: DJ Grant 10pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Big Cash Quiz & launch of World AIDS Day Raffle for Sussex Beacon 9pm l CHARLES ST Mad Cow’s Tea Party: Ms Joan Bond, tunes 9pm l MARINE TAVERN Throwback Thurs 8pm l PARIS HOUSE live music: Steve Aston 4pm l POISON IVY Stacy Swallows’ karaoke party with top cabaret 9.30pm

ROYAL OAK

) ONE FOR THE DIARY Tue is Pooh La May’s QUIZ & CURRY night with the tin of

baked beans at 8pm. ) REGULARS Sat CABARET at 9.30pm: Jennie Castell (1), Krissie DuCann (8),

Jason Lee (15), Pooh La May (22) and Sandra (29). ) FOOD made by Golden Handbag-winning chefs: Mon–Fri 12–3pm & 6–9pm; Sunday

roast 12pm–till gone. Now taking bookings for the Christmas Day 5 course lunch! ) DRINK DEALS A wide selection of local cask conditioned ales served daily. ) OPEN Mon–Thur 12–11pm; Fri & Sat 12pm–1am; Sun 12–10.30pm. Check out

The Royal Oak’s spacious beer garden.

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NOVEMBER

SALLY VATE (15)

LISTINGS

SUBLINE

ZONE BAR

) ONE FOR THE DIARY Celebrate Subline’s 4th birthday on Sat (8) at WE ARE 4 party with Leathermen South, jelly, cake and a sausage or two! ) REGULARS Sat (1) BBWE SAINTS & SINNERS, door money to Rainbow Fund. All other Sat is MEN'S ROOM with DJ Screwpulous; free entry for members till 11pm. ) Sun COME IN YOUR PANTS underwear party. ) Wed FAG MACHINE LGBTQ alt night with live music. ) Thur LEATHERED with free lockers. ) Fri STEAM, free b4 11pm. Fri (21) is MR SUBLINE 2014 Fundraiser for THT with hostess Wilma Fingadoo. Contact the venue to enter. ) DRINK DEALS selected drinks £3 on Wed for members, cheap drinks on Sat. ) OPEN Wed, Thur, Fri & Sat from 9pm, Sun from 8pm. ) www.sublinebrighton.com

) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sat (1) is THE BITCH OF OZ, Sally & Rachel’s annual

l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Little Cosmic 9.30pm l REVENGE FOMO: DJs 10.30pm l SUBLINE Leathered 9pm l ZONE Tom Tom: 80s club night 7.30pm

l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke noon; Camp Attack: host Gloria Hole 7pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Cassidy Connors 9.30pm l REVENGE The Powder Room pres Jodie Harsh + X Factor Fridays 10.30pm FRIDAY 28 l SUBLINE Steam 9pm l A-BAR Sanfrandisco: DJ Mick Fuller 8pm l ZONE cabaret: Lascel Wood 8pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJs 10pm l BAR BROADWAY Broadway Jukebox SATURDAY 29 4pm; pianist Mark Russell 9.30pm l A-BAR Angelica’s 80th Birthday 8pm l BAR RED Fri Night Sessions 9pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY DJs 10pm l BAR REVENGE DJ Alex Baker 9pm l BAR BROADWAY Broadway jukebox 4pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS l BAR REVENGE DJ Fifilicious 9pm Fastforward: DJ Peter Castle 11pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Fusion: l BEDFORD TAVERN Kamikazi Karaoke DJ Peter Castle 11pm 8.30pm l BULLDOG DJ V John 10pm; DJ Lil Alex l BULLDOG DJ Grant 10pm; DJ Marcia + 3am; DJ Grant Knowles 3am; karaoke 10pm guest Davina Sparkle midnight l CHARLES ST White Winter Wonderland l CAMELFORD ARMS Friday Club 6pm Party: DJ Lil Alex, Ms Joan Bond, prizes 9pm l CHARLES ST Fruity Fri Fix: DJ Leeroy 9pm l DR BRIGHTONS Sexy Sat: DJ Tony B l DR BRIGHTONS Funky Fri: DJ Nick Hirst 9.30pm 9.30pm l FUNKYFISH CLUB Sat Night Old School: l FUNKYFISH CLUB Strictly 80s/90s DJ Aky 10pm 11pm l LEGENDS BAR pre-club DJs 7pm

THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS ) ONE FOR THE DIARY Sat (15) live bluegrass Hearth & Moonlight at 9pm, free. ) REGULARS Thur free live blues/soul with The Informers at 8pm (6), LET’S GET QUIZZY quiz with £150 jackpot at 7.30pm (13 & 27), comedy night, free (20). )

Sun is the JAZZ ROAST at 4pm, free. ) FOOD 12–3pm & 6–9pm, two burger meals £15. Sunday roasts from 1pm. ) OPEN from 12pm on Mon–Sat, 1pm on Sun. Private function room available for parties, call 01273 608571. ) www.3jollybutchers.com

Halloween Party at 9.30pm. ) REGULARS Thur is TOM TOM 80s club night with retro drinks at 7.30pm. )

Fri live at 9.30pm: Singalong with Rachel and Marty (7), Stone & Street (14), Maisie Trollette (21) and the X Factor’s Lascel Wood (28). ) Sat live at 9.30pm: Mrs Moore (8), Sally Vate (15) & (29) and Hot Rats (22). ) Sun is KARAOKE with hosts Betty Swollocks or Carrie O’Kay at 6.30pm. ) Mon is YOU SAY WE PLAY with videos, tunes, films at 7.30pm. ) DRINK DEALS all day and night Mon–Thur; 10am–6pm Fri–Sun. ) OPEN daily from 10am. ) www.zonebar.co.uk l PARIS HOUSE live jazz 4pm; TC’s Joyful Noise: DJ Kenny 9pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke noon; Camp Attack: host Gloria Hole 7pm l QUEEN’S ARMS cabaret: Baga Chipz 9.30pm l REVENGE Red Party for World AIDS Day + Sweet Revenge with DJs Alex Baker & Trick 10.30pm l ROYAL OAK cabaret: Sandra 9.30pm l SUBLINE Men’s Room: DJ Screwpulous 9pm l ZONE cabaret: Sally Vate 9.30pm

SUNDAY 30

l A-BAR Trifari’s karaoke 4pm l BAR 7@CRAWLEY karaoke 6pm l BAR BROADWAY live piano 5pm; Fireplace Sessions: Trudi & Pianoman 9pm l BAR REVENGE acoustic music 4.30pm; Karaoke: Trick, Dana & Lou Bag 7.30pm l BASEMENT CLUB@LEGENDS Pop!Candy: DJ Claire Fuller 11pm l BEDFORD TAVERN Piano Bingo 5pm l BRIGHTON SAUNA Naked Day 12pm l BULLDOG karaoke 9pm; DJ Grant 10pm l CAMELFORD ARMS Raffle 5pm l CHARLES ST cabaret: Mrs Moore 7.30pm; Tranny Rock & Roll Bingo: Sally

Vate 8.30pm l LEGENDS BAR World AIDS Day Cabaret Benefit & Legends’ 23rd Birthday: host Lola Lasagne & a host of cabaret stars 3pm l PARIS HOUSE live music: Area Code 273 6pm l POISON IVY non-stop karaoke with hosts noon; cabaret 5.30pm l QUEEN’S ARMS Double Cabaret: Drag With No Name 6pm & 9.30pm l SUBLINE Come in Your Pants: underwear party 9pm l THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS live jazz 4pm l ZONE Betty Swollocks or Carrie O’Kay’s karaoke 6.30pm

MONDAY 1 DEC

l BAR BROADWAY World AIDS Day: free mulled wine to vigil attendees & Showbiz Quiz Fundraiser for Rainbow Fund 6.30pm l CAMELFORD ARMS World AIDS Day Raffle Fundraiser for the Sussex Beacon 7.30pm l CHARLES STREET World AIDS Day Charity Cabaret Fundraiser for Sussex Beacon: host Drag With No Name + Lola Lasagne, Mrs Moore, Rose Garden, Sally Vate, Cassidy Connors & more 7.30pm; Studio 150 10pm

PICS FROM PINK PARTY FUNDRAISER @ LONDON HOTEL SOUTHAMPTON

38 GSCENE OUT & ABOUT

SOLENT & BOURNEMOUTH BOURNEMOUTH

l BAKERS ARMS 77-79 Commercial Rd, BH2 5RT, TEL: 01202 555506 l BAR VENTANA at CUMBERLAND HOTEL East Overcliff Dr, BH1 3AF, TEL: 01202 556529 www.cumberlandbournemouth.co.uk l BRANKSOME ARMS 152-154 Commercial Road, BH2 5LU, TEL: 01202 292254 l DYMK 31 Poole Hill, BH2 5PW TEL: 01202 318566, www.dymk-bar.com Modern bar mixed-age clientele DRINK PROMOS: Mon, Tue, Wed & Fri all night OPEN: Sun-Thur 3pm-1am; Fri & Sat 3pm2am l SAUNABAR 140 Commercial Rd, BH2 5LU TEL: 01202 552654 www.gaysaunabournemouth.co.uk l 2930 THE TRIANGLE CLUB 29-30 The Triangle, BH2 5SE TEL: 0845 496 2934, www.2930thetriangle.com l EASY TIGER 27 The Triangle, BH2 5SE TEL: 01202 554195, www.easytigerstore.com l XCHANGE 4 The Triangle, BH2 5RY, TEL: 01202 294321

PORTSMOUTH

l HAMPSHIRE BOULEVARD 1 Hampshire Terrace, Southsea TEL: 2392 297509 l OLD VIC 104 St Paul’s Rd, Southsea TEL: 02392 297013, www.oldvicportsmouth.co.uk l TROPICS SAUNA 2 Market Way, PO1 4BX TEL: 02380 296100, www.tropics-sauna.com OPEN: 7 days a week from 11am

SOUTHAMPTON

l ISOBAR 100c St Mary’s St TEL: 02380 222028 Modern bar, decked garden l LONDON HOTEL 2 Terminus Terr, SO14 3DT TEL: 02380 710652, www.the-london.co.uk Friendly bar with regular cabaret, DJs & food OPEN: Mon-Wed 12-11pm, Thur 12-12.30am, Fri & Sat 12-1.30am, Sun 12-11.30pm FOOD: Mon-Sat 12-3pm & Sun roasts 123.30pm DRINK PROMOS: Mon-Wed all day l TITANIC Simnel St, SO14 2BE TEL: 023 8021 1879, www.thetitanicpub.co.uk OPEN: daily fom 12pm FOOD: Mon 12-3pm; Tue-Sat 12-3pm & 6-8.30pm; Sunday roast 12-3pm l EDGE Compton Walk, SO14 0BH TEL: 02380 366163, www.theedgesouthampton.com Club with 2 floors & 3 bars l PINK BROADWAY SAUNA 797/80 East St TEL: 02380 238804, www.pink-broadway.com

SATURDAY 1

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs & video wall PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am l OLD VIC DJs all night SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE The Big One: DJs 10pm l LONDON HOTEL Guilty Pleasures Halloween Special: DJ Dazza 10pm

SUNDAY 2

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Sunday Service: Lea Martin & CJ 3pm; Drag DJ & hostess 9pm; cabaret 10pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am

SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pounded: DJ 11pm l LONDON HOTEL Double Bill Sun: Mary Mac + Drag With No Name 8pm

MONDAY 3

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Karaoke Queens: Lucinda Lashes 9pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 2am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm

TUESDAY 4

PORTSMOUTH l OLD VIC Quiz 8pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE video jukebox 11pm

WEDNESDAY 5

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs Ami, Jay & Bailey PORTSMOUTH l OLD VIC NUS night 7pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Bar 150: DJs & karaoke 10pm

THURSDAY 6

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Miss Jason’s Bona Balls Bingo with DJ Grace Lightning 8pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am l OLD VIC karaoke 8pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm l LONDON HOTEL Karaoke Cruising: Sally Vate 8.30pm

FRIDAY 7

LONDON HOTEL

) WORLD AIDS DAY Sun (30) is a World AIDS Day Fundraiser with Mary Mac,

Rose Garden, Phil Lawrence & Tanya Hyde at 8pm. ) REGULARS Fri is FAIRYLEA with DJ Ruby Roo at 9pm, CABARET 10.30pm:

Mrs Moore (7), Miss Jason (14), Davina Sparkle (21) and Kevin Cruise (28). )Sat is GUILTY PLEASURES with DJs at 8.30pm: Dazza’s Halloween Special

(1), Lucinda (8), Neil Sackley & guest Eva Inglesias (15), Claire Fuller celebrating Emma the Plumber’s 40th (22) and Lucinda & guest Saski (29). )DOUBLE BILL SUNDAYS from 8pm with Mary Mac and cabaret: Drag With No Name (2), Dave Lynn (9), Lola Lasagne (16) and Mrs Moore (23). )Thur is KARAOKE CRUISING with Sally Vate at 8.30pm. ) FOOD served Mon–Sat 12–3pm; two course Sunday lunch served 12–3.30pm. ) DRINK DEALS 20% discount on all drinks Mon–Wed with some exceptions. ) OPEN daily from 12pm. www.the-london.co.uk

WEDNESDAY 12

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Drag hostess & DJ Lucinda Lashes PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Get Some: DJs 10pm l LONDON HOTEL Fairylea: DJ Ruby Roo 9pm; cabaret: Mrs Moore 10.30pm

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs Ami, Jay & Bailey PORTSMOUTH l OLD VIC NUS night 7pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Bar 150: DJs & karaoke 10pm

SATURDAY 8

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs & video wall PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am l OLD VIC DJs all night SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE The Big One: DJs 10pm l LONDON HOTEL Guilty Pleasures: DJ Lucinda 10pm

SUNDAY 9

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Sunday Service: Lea Martin & CJ 3pm; Drag DJ & hostess Cassie 9pm; cabaret 10pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pounded: DJ 11pm l LONDON HOTEL Double Bill Sun: Mary Mac + Dave Lynn 8pm

THURSDAY 13

FRIDAY 14

MONDAY 17

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Karaoke Queens 9pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 2am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm

TUESDAY 18

PORTSMOUTH l OLD VIC Quiz 8pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE video jukebox 11pm

WEDNESDAY 19

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs Ami, Jay & Bailey PORTSMOUTH l OLD VIC NUS night 7pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Bar 150: DJs & karaoke 10pm

SATURDAY 15

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Karaoke Queens 9pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 2am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm

TUESDAY 11

SUNDAY 16

PORTSMOUTH l OLD VIC Quiz 8pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE video jukebox 11pm

PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pounded: DJ 11pm l LONDON HOTEL Double Bill Sun: Mary Mac + Lola Lasagne 8pm

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Drag hostess & DJ Lucinda Lashes PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Get Some: DJs 10pm l LONDON HOTEL Fairylea: DJ Ruby Roo 9pm; cabaret: Miss Jason 10.30pm BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs & video wall PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am l OLD VIC DJs all night SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE The Big One: DJs 10pm l LONDON HOTEL Guilty Pleasures: DJ Neil Sackley + guest Eva Inglesias 10pm

MONDAY 10

SOUTHAMPTON

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Sunday Service: Lea Martin & CJ 3pm; Drag DJ & hostess 9pm; cabaret 10pm

THURSDAY 20

FRIDAY 21

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Drag hostess & DJ Lucinda Lashes PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am

WILMA FINGADOO SUN 19

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SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Get Some: DJs 10pm l LONDON HOTEL Fairylea: DJ Ruby Roo 9pm; cabaret: Davina Sparkle 10.30pm

SATURDAY 22

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs & video wall PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am l OLD VIC DJs all night SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE The Big One: DJs 10pm l LONDON HOTEL Guilty Pleasures & Emma the Plumber’s 40th : DJ Claire Fuller 10pm

SUNDAY 23

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Sunday Service: Lea Martin & CJ 3pm; Drag DJ & hostess 9pm; cabaret 10pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pounded: DJ 11pm l LONDON HOTEL Double Bill Sun: Mary Mac + Mrs Moore 8pm

MONDAY 24

BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Karaoke Queens 9pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 2am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm

TUESDAY 25

PORTSMOUTH l OLD VIC Quiz 8pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE video jukebox 11pm

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BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs Ami, Jay & Bailey PORTSMOUTH l OLD VIC NUS night 7pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Bar 150: DJs & karaoke 10pm

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BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Miss Jason’s Bona Balls Bingo with

DJ Grace Lightning 8pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD karaoke till 2am l OLD VIC karaoke 8pm SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm l LONDON HOTEL Karaoke Cruising: Sally Vate 8.30pm

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BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Drag hostess & DJ Lucinda Lashes PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Get Some: DJs 10pm l LONDON HOTEL Fairylea: DJ Ruby Roo 9pm; cabaret: Kevin Cruise 10.30pm

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BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK DJs & video wall PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 3am l OLD VIC DJs all night SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE The Big One: DJs 10pm l LONDON HOTEL Guilty Pleasures: DJ Lucinda + Saski 10pm

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BOURNEMOUTH l DYMK Karaoke Queens 9pm PORTSMOUTH l HAMPSHIRE BLVD DJ till 2am SOUTHAMPTON l EDGE Pop!: DJ 11pm

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BY QUEEN JOSEPHINE & KATE WILDBLOOD

ALBUMS Whizz, bang, wheeee! Yes our favourite banger of a month brings a fine selection of soundtracks to keep November toasty and warm. ) First up is the subdued minimalism of Brassica’s Man Is Deaf on Civil Records and it is as minimal and every bit as civil as you’d expect from this must play electronic wizard. Lose your self in the finely crafted beats and bleeps for a longplayer you’ll find life less without. ) Also keeping us soaring this month is the divine dirty disco beats of Craig Bratley’s Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride on Tsuba. ) And the fierce French house and techno wonders of Kyō mixed by Oxia aka Olivier Raymond on Kyō Records. Remarkably addictive. ) Berlin wonder Chanson 3000, from the renowned German producer Munk on Gomma, brings much needed sunshine and will impress with his mix of house, disco and all things exquisitely electronic.

) As will the brilliant new Tilt album Resonator on Pro B Tech records. Tilt, aka Mick Park and Nic Britton, deliver a session of future music that ticks every house, techno and classic electronica box and then some. A real Tilt treat. ) Finally our must have a wiggle albums include the sublime electronic pop of Various Artists The Green Collection on Eskimo Recordings – the aptly named follow up to the labels Pink and Blue collections. Already a firm favourite in the QJ & WB household, it will enhance any frosty adventures you have planned this winter. ) As will Needwant: 5 Years on, you guessed it, Needwant with Maxxi Soundsystem, Bonar Bradberry, Kim Ann Foxman and more on board - it really is the ride of November. Get on board sharpish. Enjoy. For more Wildblood and Queenie action check out www.perfectdistractions.com

DJ PROFILE: HOLLIE DISCO-DOLLY This month Queen Josephine chats to the marvellous Hollie Disco-Dolly and rediscovers the magic of vinyl - particularly when the disco beckons. Where can we catch you DJing? I’m a strictly vinyl DJ, which can be problematic when I’m booked for gigs! I explain that from the outset then I arrive at the venue to find only CDJs or unloved broken decks! Luckily vinyl is having a resurgence and I’m playing at SanFranDisco at A-Bar, Brighton. We’ve had a couple of genius all-dayers – I’m playing disco so am out of my ‘house DJ comfort zone’ but it’s music I LOVE! The crowd are brilliant and the place always ends up rocking. Another alldayer is coming soon so watch this space... DJ style? Watching people dancing and enjoying themselves to your music is a legendary feeling. I’m a soul girl and that shines through wherever I play – I call it FunkySexyDiscoHouse! Favourite tune ever? Oh my... such a hard question but one of my all time faves is Angie Stone’s I Wish I Didn’t Miss You. I get goose bumps whenever I hear it. Tune which always fills your dancefloor? Without a doubt it has to be The Boss either by The Braxtons or Diana Ross depending on whether I’m playing house or disco set. It was my signature final tune at Sunday Sundae, and it still never fails to deliver!

WB & QJ’S NAUGHTY NOVEMBER 12”s ) BRODANSE Nobody Walks (Original Mix) Danse Club Records Sultry saucepot of a tune that demands your devotion. ) XINOBI Bogata (Psychemagik Remix) Discotexas If there were such a genre as ‘whallop’ this is it. Dirty, dirty bass! ) TRULZ & ROBIN feat Camilla Luna Me To You Eskimo Recordings Deep house of the dead sexy kind destined to delight . ) COPY PASTE SOUL The Push (No Artificial Colours Remix) 2 Swords Another spectrum busting remix from the Artificial wonders ) STEVE LAWLER That's House Play It Say It A slice of classy back in the day house that’s impossible to resist. ) ALI LOVE Perfect Picture Crosstown Rebels Loopy bassline with a funky heritage that will have you hooked ) HIGH CONTRAST Who's Loving You (Deetron Remix) Virgin / EMI Deetron deliver yet another must wiggle remix to keep us moving. ) JAYMO & ANDY GEORGE In My Way Moda Black Always a class above, always perfection. ) SECONDCITY feat Ali Love What Can I Do (Mark Fanciulli Rmx) MOS Come 5am this is all you’ll need. ) BUNTE BUMMLER Purple Talk Hot Trax Kooky kool hot trax out to thrill with its unique house groove.

Ultimate dream gig? This is easy! I’m a Vivienne Westwood devotee (I even have a Westwood classic orb emblem tattoo) so it would be to DJ at one of her catwalk shows wearing head to toe Vivienne! Guilty pleasure? Reality and trashy TV... Big Brother, TOWIE etc and I’m slightly addicted to Gogglebox (sad but true). Best ever gig? I’ve been really blessed and lucky to have played at some amazing gigs... warming up for Freemasons and Bobby and Steve, playing in tents at various Prides and every Sunday Sundae! My standout gig was a few years back at The Arc for Trade v Wild Fruit. All my London friends were down and the place was rammed! Taka Boom (Chaka Khan’s sister) did a PA in the DJ box during my set, then MC Tyron (Bootylicious /Off The hook) did a mini set after over the top of my records. Fabulous! Tell us a secret? Loose Lips Sink Ships!

HOLLIE DISCO DOLLY’S SANFRANDISCO FAVES ) CANDI STATON When You Wake Up Tomorrow Warner Bros Music ) ODYSSEY Follow Me (Play Follow The Leader) Chappell Music/RCA ) SISTER SLEDGE Love Don’t You Go Through No Changes On Me Atlantic ) JACKIE MOORE This Time Baby CBS Records ) JACKSON SISTERS Miracles Tiger Lily Records

GSCENE 41 like to call them, describes our night as being similar to Baltimore and the trashy bars that John Waters frequented. We take this as a huge compliment! Have you settled in well at Subline? Sam: Subline as a venue was always my first choice, simply because it had an alternative and rebellious feel to it! Not only that I had an idea what the basic interior of the venue was like as I’d been to the bar in its previous incarnations and I felt that the dungeons and arches would be perfect for Fag Machine. What should people not expect? Oli: Haters. We like to feel that our night is a safe space whatever type of person you may be. The only people we aren't tolerant of is intolerant people. Also don't expect covers bands, karaoke or mainstream music.

FAG MACHINE Oli Spleen and Sam Culpeck talk to Graham Robson about their alternative LGBT club night ) Fag Machine is different to most club nights on the scene. Where did the idea come from? Oli: I thought that the gay scene in Brighton was doomed never to connect with real local talent. Then a year ago when we shot the video for the title track of my solo album Fag Machine at the Queen's Arms we were asked if we were interested in running a weekly clubnight where we could showcase what we liked. Finally my dreams of transforming the scene could be realised. As every subculture is catered for in Brighton I was always surprised by how mainstream the gay scene was, thankfully now that’s changed. What can people expect on the night? Oli: We use the term ‘alternative’ but in the

root sense meaning we alternate and are eclectic rather than stick to one preconceived genre or style. We try to keep an LGBTQ ethos with the music that we play but that can mean anything from Little Richard to Queen, Peaches, Le Tigre, Bowie, The Buzzcocks, The Smiths, a lot of the gay-fronted pop from the 1980s, 1960s girl bands and pretty much anything else in between, just not current mainstream pop. Why do you think ‘gay Brighton’ is lacking in alternative spaces/venues/club nights? Will this change? Sam: Whilst having had experience of visiting other gay areas eg London, Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich and New York City, it feels like they all seem to have something for everyone. Whereas in Brighton it seems like whilst they are trying to offer something for everyone it’s ultimately the same. For me, in ‘gay Brighton’ you could blindfold me and take me to a venue and ask me where I am and I couldn’t tell you. Oli: I think the scene here has gotten big enough that there is space for a thriving alternative gay scene. It’s changing already. Who does Fag Machine attract? Oli: Our people are the ones who don't feel they fit in, who feel different or alienated from what the wider culture expects you to be. If you put these people together you can have a force to be reckoned with. Sam: It ’s important that we provide a platform for LGBTQIA acts to play in a gay venue, and that this whole spectrum is very much welcomed and represented. An American lady who’s become a regular, a ‘Faggette’ as I

Tell us about the live music aspect… Sam: A key aspect of Fag Machine is that it provides a platform for unsigned LGBTQIA acts to play in a gay venue. We’ve always tried to have a wide range of acts from the very heavy sounds of say Oli’s band Pink Narcissus to Paul Diello, a pianist who plays electro music with very strong pop sensibilities. We’ve even had performance poetry from the wonderful Salena Godden, who makes poetry cool and was described in Kerrang as 'Everything the Daily Mail is terrified of!’ This year for Pride we had a Fag Machine Pride special called ‘Fag Fest’ which was a further success and highlight of our calendar for us too. Any tips for those interested in performing at Fag Machine? Sam: Obviously there has to be a degree of talent. I know that a perspective of talent is quite subjective. We assume if an act is already formed and they’re gigging, then they clearly have a degree of professionalism and talent behind them. We embrace all kinds of music genres and we want to give LGBTQIA acts a strong platform to play to an audience that they represent and in turn represents them, because at the end of the day – we’re all in this together! What’s next? Sam: We’ve recently been headhunted by a major club in the south east, which is hugely flattering. However we’re expecting some sort of Fag Machine expansion, and hopefully will be exploding in other venues in the South East. Oli: I'm writing new songs with my band Pink Narcissus for a future EP Pig Miracle Day and I'm gigging with them as well as doing gigs with my old band The Flesh Happening and solo as Oli Spleen.

more info ) Fag Machine is on every Wednesday at Subline from 9pm-1.30am (Show time 10pm) FREE ENTRY and everyone welcome. Enquiries regarding performers and performances should be directed to FagMachine.Brighton@gmail.com

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BRIGHTON CENTRE Kings Road, Brighton Box office: 0844 847 1515 www.brightoncentre.co.uk ) Music highlights include: ASKING ALEXANDRIA (Sun 9); A DAY TO REMEMBER (Sat 15); PALOMA FAITH (Fri 21); BRIT FLOYD DISCOVERY WORLD TOUR (Sat 22); KASABIAN (Wed 26); LILY ALLEN (Thu 27); JAMES BLUNT (Fri 28). ) WWE LIVE (Tue 11). Fans will be able to see all their favourite WWE Superstars and Divas all under one roof! ) AN EVENING WITH NOEL FIELDING (Sat 29). Expect a magical mix of Noel's unique brand of stand up comedy, live animation, music and some of Fielding's best known TV characters (such as The Moon and Fantasy Man).

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Bee’s Mouth, 10 Western Rd, Hove www.facebook.com/FrockabillyPr omotions ) Frockabilly presents DIABLO (9pm-2am, Sat 1). Monthly night of devilishly good rockabilly with DJ Lonesome M (Frockabilly/ Honey Hush/Dixie Fried). Expect to hear throat-tearin', foot-stompin' rockabilly and rockin' blues boppers played at a pleasantly loud volume. Free entry. ) FROCKABILLY RADIO SHOW with DJ Lonesome M, is on air at 7pm every Wednesday!

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88 London Road, Brighton www.emporiumbrighton.com ) THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS (Sat 1). You are cordially invited to Adam and Eve’s house for dinner… but this dinner party isn’t as prepared as they had planned! Tom Jackson-Greaves and Polly Motley present this vibrant dance comedy - a sensory explosion of physical dance, an original musical score by popular artist Pete Lyons, projected film, spoken word and delicious costumes. tour of the north with a Jack ) UNWHOLESOME THINGS (Thu BAR BROADWAY Russell and to single-handedly 6–Sat 8). 'Pleasingly atmospheric' 10 Steine St, Brighton, box office: cause her parents' divorce. rehearsed readings of two eerie www.otherplacebrighton.co.uk ) ODD SHAPED BALLS (12, 13, tales from the pen of celebrated ) CHRIS COLTRANE: THERE'S NO 15). A moving, honest and comical master of the Edwardian short HEROES LEFT EXCEPT ALL OF US one-man show exploring issues of story, William Wymark Jacobs. (Sat 1). The world is corrupt, Two cautionary, supernatural politicians are garbage, but we are homophobia in sport through the 'curtain raisers' which promise to awesome! Let Chris Coltrane show delight and enthrall. you how to use activism and fun to ) AN AUDIENCE WITH ROBIN kick the bad guys out, and make ASKWITH (Mon 10). The Misty the world a better place. 'One of a Moon Film Society present a few comedians who are the future raucous evening of stories about of British political comedy' Mark the career of one of Britain's best Thomas. DOME loved comedy legends of the 1970s ) THE JEST (Sat 1). Fresh from New Road, Brighton Robin Askwith as told by the man their slot on BBC Radio 4's Box office: 01273 709709 himself. Sketchorama, sketch quintet come ) BLACKOUTS: TWILIGHT OF THE ) SPRING AWAKENING - THE to Brighton with their critically IDOLS (Fri 14). Drag fabulist MUSICAL (Thu 13–Sun 16). A acclaimed debut show. Expect dark, subversive sketches and grotesque experiences of a young professional Dickie Beau shapeshifts through a musical based on the Frank rugby player. Drawing on recent shadowy soundscape of lost souls Wedekind's controversial 1891 characters. And Maggie Smith. events, the show looks at how the in a theatrical trip to the play is set in late 19th century culture of male sports, and subconscious underworld of his Germany and explores the journey pressure from fans and the press, future self. Bringing to life from adolescence to adulthood can intimidate sports stars to live extraordinary audio artefacts Dickie with poignancy and passion in an a lie. 'Funny, uplifting, thoughtleads us on a bewitching adventure electrifying fusion of morality, provoking and clever... all delivered in found sound as he channels the sexuality and rock & roll! with explosive energy and pinpoint ghosts of his childhood idols. accuracy' Everything Theatre. Uniquely, this innovative theatre KOMEDIA ) CLAIRE DOWIE: ADULT CHILD, show includes audio that has never Gardner Street, Brighton DEAD CHILD (Fri 21). A new before been heard in the public Box office: 0845 293 8480 version of Claire Dowie's acclaimed domain from Marilyn Monroe’s final www.komedia.co.uk award-winning play, performed by interview before she died, the ) BENT DOUBLE (Sun 2). An her own company of solo tapes of which Dickie was given irreverent night of fun and frolics ) DEFYING GRAVITY (Thu 6–Fri exclusive access to. The resulting hosted by Zoe Lyons (Mock The 7). Piano, Powerpoint and possibly performers: Ayesha Caselyshow is partly a study of icons in Week and Michael McIntyre's the biggest finish on the fringe exile - not only from society, but Comedy Roadshow). Headlined by accompany a show that is equal also from themselves; yet it is also Mae Martin 'Rapier wit and cute parts bleak and hopeful. Defying a show that reflects on the Gravity was 2012 Funny Women impressions they leave behind. At Variety Award Winner Sooz the same time, it is a portrait of Kempner's hit Edinburgh debut the artist as a very old man. show this August. Her biggest 'Touching, bizarre and visually dream is to be in the musical gorgeous, a thing unlike any other, Wicked but so far she's only the drag show at the end of the managed to get a season as a world.' Time Out Christina Aguilera tribute act, a ODD SHAPED BALLS

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Hayford, Deirdre Strath, Lola Kotey, Martin Stewart, Tania Rodrigues, Claire Dowie and special guest Stephen Oxley. 'Beautiful writing by Claire Dowie managed to find humour in the horror as we heard, and identified with, parental power at its worst. A very moving piece' London Theatre.

charisma' ScotsGay; with Bethany Black 'Britain's only goth, lesbian transgender comedian'; and Sally Ann Hayward 'Exceptionally funny' The Independent.

LATEST MUSIC BAR Manchester Street, Brighton www.wegottickets.com ) HAVE A WORD (Wed 26). LGBTQI Arts Performance Spoken Word & Music events.

) MISS BEHAVE’S GAMESHOW (Fri 21). In a reaction to the slick and earnest high production populating the world of entertainment today, Miss Behave presents a deliberately lo-fi, silly and audience-centric bag of fun. Ably assisted by her glamorous assistant Harriet (youtube star and dance sensation Harry Clayton-Wright), Miss Behave creates a world of anarchy, chaos and fun for all audiences. 'Shockingly good' Evening Standard.

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PUTTING ON THE GLITZ MISS BEHAVE

4 Princes St, Brighton www.brownpapertickets.com ) COLLECTOR OF TEARS (Wed 5). A poetic and epic love story over 400 years that focusses on Tanya Sealt, a young woman who cannot age until she has cried. Instead Sunderland-born Tanya collects tears from the people she encounters during moments of radical English history, learning to fight for human rights and understanding her own sexuality forged in relationships with men and women across time. She carries with her a collection of glass tearbottles, through which she reveals each story of the tears’ owners. This hauntingly lyrical play is about humanity, human rights, the universality of love and specifically reaches out to LGBT communities.

H2 WOMEN’S DISCO STEYNING CENTRE, Fletchers Croft, Steyning, BN44 3XZ ) H2 Women’s Disco (7.30pm, Sat 8) with DJ Ann, coffee, nibbles, a free raffle, a BOYO booze policy and free parking. Get £7 advance tickets on 01903 812332 or email heather@contactfile.co.uk, £10 on the door.

THEATRE ROYAL New Road, Brighton ) BRIGHTON GAY MEN'S CHORUS: PUTTING ON THE GLITZ! (7.30pm, Sun 30). Don your DJs! Put on your pearls! Join the Chorus as they raise the curtain on a night of glamour, glitz and who knows... maybe even the occasional show tune. Marc Yarrow, the Chorus's MD, says: 'Choosing music for such a glamorous and glitzy show has proved hugely exciting. A variety of musical genres will be featured, including pop classics and a sprinkling of blockbuster show tunes – with many of the numbers being arranged in-house. All in all it promises to be an evening to remember, simply the most spectacular and theatrical thing the Chorus have ever done!' Tickets £10-£24 (booking fee may apply) from: www.atgtickets.com or www.atgtickets.com/shows/brightongay-mens-chorus/theatre-royal-brighton)

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This month I’m concentrating on one show that deals with LGBTQ issues, which also happens to include me in the line-up of artists.

GFEST 2014 VISUAL ART

ENZO MARRA FRANCIS BACON

Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London SE1 1RU, www.gaywisefestival.org.uk/visual-arts ) The Gaywise FESTival 2014 visual art exhibition (Mon 10-Sat 22), showcases a series of art works on Urban Myths. My involvement in the show is a series of Francis Bacon works, all oils on canvas. Having previously been selected for GFEST 2010, I’ve been working from images of Francis Bacon for a number of years. A figure who could viably be seen as a mythical figure who personified the concept of the gay artist, Bacon's work ethic was informed by his close, personal, creative and sexual relationships, and the social life that surrounded it, known for its apparent debauchery and alcoholism. Francis Bacon created a reputation beyond his artworks and their commercial success, in an art world which he didn't fit into easily, his personality as vibrant as his art works.

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Other selected artists include Sadie Lee, who explores the myths surrounding lesbian sex and the depiction of ‘safe and tasteful’ images of lesbian couplings in Classical Mythology paintings. Her new works for GFEST 2014 challenge notions in the form of ‘mash-ups’ of classic paintings and sexually graphic images from vintage erotica. A BP Travel Award winner artist, Sadie has had several solo shows nationally and abroad including Venus Envy at Manchester City Art Gallery and A Dying Art - Ladies of the Burlesque at the National Portrait Gallery. Matthew Stradling, who was born in Hertfordshire in South-East England and now works from his studio in North London, has chosen to paint as homage to certain themes that have been depicted in the history of art which seem to resonate with him, all dealing with an LGBTQI subtext. Presenting a contemporary take on the image of Saint Sebastian, The Dying Slave (of Michelangelo) and The Death of Lucretia. João Trindade, Jennifer Welton, Mathias Vef and Gökhan Tanrıöver have also been selected for the exhibition. There is a panel discussion on LGBT Myths And Mythology In Art Past, Present And The Future, at the Menier Gallery on Fri 21, 6–7.30pm, (free entry). GFEST 2014 artists will be talking about their works. Art critic and writer Anna McNay who has written an essay on the GFEST 2014 exhibition, will also present her views. Professor of Philosophy & Fine Art Johnny Golding, Director, Centre for Fine Art Research (CFAR), Birmingham School of Art will chair and lead the discussion, also linking her most recent works like Ecce Homo Sexual. Gaywise FESTival 2014 is open Mon–Thur & Sat 11am– 6pm; Fri 11am–8pm; all free entry. The private view unfortunately is invitation only on Tuesday 11, 6–8pm.

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) WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON by JOHN GREEN & DAVID LEVITHAN. Written in the voices of two boys who share the same name - two boys, one name, two lives, one event which changes both boys in ways they scarcely comprehend. One Grayson is gay, one is straight. Both seek

prostitution and vice. Then comes a ticket to Hawaii, where his wealthy daddy enjoys a decadent high-life of unbridled lust. He meets Mohammed and his troubles really begin. Twisted desires and murderous jealousy put his life in jeopardy. Can young Mississippi Hustler survive and find true love? Bellamy successfully recreates a story in the cast of the best gay pulp from the 1950s/60s, with a narrative urgency and every trick in the book to make you smile as much as it might entertain you in other more torrid ways. Great fun! ) DOMINICANOS by ERNEST MONTGOMERY. An exceptional book, with 128 pages of full colour photographs of some astonishingly beautiful men in a Caribbean country almost as breathtakingly varied as the men who live there. It's a rare photographer who goes in for this kind of glossy nude and

affirmation and love from different sources and the plot works tightly to maintain the narrative tension. With a breadth of character and voice this has some very funny characters and catch-you-off-guard profound depths. A perfect book for the younger LGBT reader (13+), the feeling of being ‘other’ is embraced and reassures at the same time. It’s a simple story done with sensitivity and almost audible empathic motivation of each boy accepting his life choices. There’s some salty swearing too, but it sits nicely with the boys’ backgrounds and their angle on the world. ) MISSISSIPPI HUSTLER by ROD BELLAMY, £12.99. Abandoned by his Mississippi plantation-owning daddy, young Jeff gets by as best he can in a torrid world of

keeps the man in the centre of the lens rather than his magnificent manhood. Montgomery gives them a voice, so they look back at us, defiant, curious and resolute. His photographs not only draw attention to their sculptured form but also give us moments to pry into these men’s lives, past the vanity of the lens, past their need to be found beautiful, past our needs and the objectification of their bodies into something more knowing, more intelligent. If you have a sophisticated interest in photography of the nude male form and you fancy something with a little more class on your coffee table this autumn then this is for you. Yes I gush, but this is one of the best male nude photobooks I’ve had the pleasure to review in a while. Recommended.

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CULTURE CLUB Following on from Boy George’s sell out gig at Concorde 2 in 2013, Culture Club return to the Brighton Centre in December as part of a UK arena tour to mark the release of their new album Tribes. Dean Stockings caught up with them in the recording studio just outside Granada in Spain. ) The last time you performed together was over twelve years ago; what’s it like working together again after such a long break? George: “It’s been great! We’re actually getting on better now than ever before. We’re essentially the same people, but mellower versions of ourselves. I mean, there have been moments… but it’s been a really productive and creative time. We recorded 19 new songs in the space of 14 days. We’re on fire at the moment!” Jon: “I actually didn’t sleep the night before we left for Spain, I felt really anxious, but then I found out everyone else was feeling the same too! Initially I didn’t want to make a new album, but now I’m really glad that we did. I think we’ve made one of the best records we’ve ever made, it’s really unusual!” Mikey: “It was a bit of a risk getting back together again. It could have really backfired, but it’s worked out really well. It’s been amazing.” Roy: “It feels like the time is right. The stars are alined! We’ve all done a bit of growing up since we were last together too. And most importantly, we’ve made a great album and it’s

been a fantastic experience!” George: “It’s all about the music now and we’re doing it because it’s what we love doing. There isn’t the same pressure that there used to be. In the past, fame kind of took over, but we’ve gone back to our roots with this record. We’re really enjoying making music again.” Grammy Award winners Culture Club have sold in excess of 100 million singles and over 50 million albums worldwide and were the first group since the Beatles to have three top ten hits in America from a debut album. They launched the current tour with a one off gig at Heaven in London in October and are currently touring the USA, with an extra date already added in NYC due to high demand. George, who recently received an ATTITUDE Icon Award from the magazine, said “This felt like a unique opportunity to rewrite the ending, because the other ending wasn’t so great! It was a chance to do it again, and do it properly”. So what can people expect to hear at the Brighton show? “We’re not a nostalgia act. We’re definitely living in the present, not the past! However there will be a good balance of old and new.

There’s no point just doing the same material over and over, although we appreciate that the audience want to have a good time, so we will be doing all the hits. There’ll be plenty of things people know, but also material from the new album.” What’s the new album like? George: “It’s very eclectic, a real mix of sounds, there’s even a bit of funk, but it’s all working together really well. Culture Club have always been eclectic. We all have different ideas and inspirations and we bring that all together in a big melting pot. That’s what keeps it exciting!” Roy: “There’s this big ballad on it called Oil & Water which is so dramatic. I love where George has taken the middle section - it’s very Bowie meets Bassey! My appreciation for everyone’s musicianship is off the chart.” Jon: “One track, called Like I Used To, is pure funk - led by the bass and drums. The brass parts are off the hook.” Mikey: “We think it’s our best album yet!” Are you looking forward to playing in Brighton again? Mikey: “We love playing Brighton! It’s always such a great crowd and atmosphere”. George: “It’s one of my favourite places to play, because my best friend Kate Magic lives there, and she always brings us all RAW cakes to eat!”

more info ) A limited number of tickets are left for Culture Club (with very special guest Alison Moyet) at the Brighton Centre on Thursday December 11. ) Culture Club’s new album Tribes will be out early in the new year.

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THE CASE AGAINST 8 Dir: Ben Cotner, Ryan White Stars: Ted Olson, Christopher D Dusseault Plot: Behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California's ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film follows the unlikely team that took the first federal marriage equality lawsuit to the US Supreme Court. Word on net: “A powerful advocacy film as well as one of historical record.” ) “Beautifully connects the procedural ennui of large-scale legal cases with the individual struggles of those directly involved.” ) “Even knowing the outcome, it's like watching a well-scripted legal thriller.” of humanity.” ) “Spall delivers an Oscar-calibre tour de force reminiscent of Charles Laughton.” ) “A rambling, richly detailed character study with a magnificent central performance.”

videoing crimes as they happen. Word on net: “A showcase for its wiry and wired star, and for the fascinatingly amoral anti-hero he brings to life.” ) “Amusing to watch but not believable for so much as a second.” ) “Thoughtprovoking and strangely hilarious feature that blends elements of drama and horror with the blackest of comedy.”

SET FIRE TO THE STARS Dir: Andy Goddard Plot: An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas. Word on net: “Its appreciation of Thomas' work remains superficial, while the polished filmmaking never quite finds its own poetry.”

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HORNS NIGHT TRAIN TO LISBON Dir: Bille August Stars: Jeremy Irons, Mélanie Laurent, Jack Huston Plot: Raimund Gregorius, a Swiss Professor, abandons his lectures and buttoned-down life to embark on a thrilling adventure that will take him on a journey to the very heart of himself. Word on net: “It's all terribly talky and low-energy; that wonderful noirish title, it turns out, was just a front for a history lecture.” ) “Take the last train to anywhere but here.” ) Long and sometimes predictable, but worth seeing for Irons, who reprises a role that he almost invented: the troubled intellectual in search of himself.”

Dir: Alexandre Aja Stars: Daniel Radcliffe, Juno Temple, Heather Graham

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MR TURNER Dir: Mike Leigh Stars: Timothy Spall, Paul Jesson, Dorothy Atkinson Plot: An exploration of the last quarter century of the great, if eccentric, British painter J.M.W. Turner's life. Word on net: “An astute summation of director's glum view

) “Stylishly shot movie doesn't succeed in forming a sustained emotional connection with the viewer.” ) “Has the ability to stir your deepest emotions.”

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Plot: In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to strange horns sprouting from his temples. Word on net: “Benefits from the director's twisted sensibility, but suffers from a case of overall silliness.” ) “Dogma-style mashup of grim comedy and religious satire.” ) “Film can't decide what it wants to be, whether genuine story of innocence lost, crude comedy or gory horror flick.”

Dir: Dan Gilroy Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton Plot: A young man stumbles upon the underground world of LA freelance crime journalism,

masterful construction that held me rapt from first shot to last.” ) “Climactic plot twist is all the more laudable because it springs directly from complexity of character.” ) “Entire film vibrates with understated tension.”

Dir: Michaël R. Roskam Stars: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini Plot: Bob Saginowski finds himself at the centre of a robbery gone awry and entwined in an investigation that digs deep into the neighbourhood’s past where friends, families, and foes all work together to make a living - no matter the cost. Word on net: “Dark odyssey through an amoral dream Brooklyn is curiously invigorating; it's a

) THE IMITATION GAME stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing, the gay mathematician who cracked he Nazis' Enigma Code and helped the Allies win WW2. ) SERENA stars Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper and Toby Jones in a story set in Depression-era North Carolina. The future of George Pemberton's timber empire becomes complicated when it is learned that his wife, Serena, cannot bear children.

) Tati's masterpiece PLAYTIME is re-released. A complex, near-silent, comedy in which M Hulot is confused by modern life.

FILM C O MP E TITIO N ) Christopher Nolan's INTERSTELLAR stars Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway as explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel. To win two tickets to the Odeon Brighton send the answer to the following question on a postcard along with your address to: Gscene Film Competition, 111 Western Rd, Hove, BN3 1DD: Which recent sci-fi two-hander starred George Clooney and Sandra Bullock? October Competition: Flight

little more abandon would be acceptable, but within the context of Lortie’s consistent style, this is a great performance. Chandos CHAN10813

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REVIEWS ) Baroque violinist Johannes Pramsohler returns with his second album on his own label, this time with friends Varoujan Doneyan (violin), Gulrim Choi (cello) and Philippe Grisvard (harpsichord), under the name of ENSEMBLE DIDEROT. I contributed

to a crowd-funding initiative to support this recording, and I have to say I am not at all disappointed with the end result. This is an outstanding recording and one which deserves the widest recognition possible. The repertoire is chamber music from the Court of Dresden from the first half of the 18th century, from a clutch of composers, some of whom we know well, Handel and Telemann for example, and some of whom will be new names for most. In fact the three central works on this disc, Trio Sonatas from Johann Fux (1660-1741), Johann Fasch (1688-1758) and Ignác Tůma (1704-1774) are world première recordings. They are joined by a Trio Sonata from Telemann’s ‘Musique de Table’, and then the whole disc is bookended by two Handel Trio Sonatas. What stands out above all is the bright, lively and delicately poised musicianship on show. The two violins fizz and shine with perfectly matched tones, and the harpsichord and cello continuo compliment the solo lines throughout. The repertoire is also a revelation – one might think a whole disc of Trio Sonatas, with alternating fast, slow movements would pall, but not so. In the Fux, there are the most beautiful, delicately ornamented duets between the violins, and in the faster movements, they engage in a game of tag, with each taking over from the other as the lines rise and fall. The Fasch feels slightly less inspired in

comparison, with the sequences feeling a little more mechanical – but the players create interest here nonetheless. The Tůma fragments (just two movements here) are fascinating, the second of which has exciting faster outer sections sandwiching a short adagio. The finale of the Telemann has a real fizz, and the Handel that ends the disc is a real joy. If you have the slightest interest in Baroque music and/or the violin, you must hear this. Audax ADX13701 ) LOUIS LORTIE is on his third volume of Chopin, and he continues his practice of alternating pieces (here Nocturnes and Impromptus), paired by connected key relationships. This works very well, and avoids the danger of monotony that can creep into whole discs of Nocturnes, say. He then gives over the second half of the disc to the third Sonata. I particularly like Lortie’s approach to Chopin – as I have commented

before, he allows the music to speak, and it is the composer that is foregrounded, not the pianist himself. Right from the first notes of the delicate C sharp minor Nocturne at the start of the disc, he draws us into Chopin’s world – and once we are there, he releases the wilder, declamatory nature of that Nocturne’s middle section. And the fiery Impromptu that follows makes perfect sense here – with the reverse pattern of a beautifully tender and lyrical central section, highlighting Lortie’s sensitivity and beauty of tone. This sums up his approach overall – the passionate, virtuosic moments always have a context, and are not just fireworks displays for the sake of it, and the lyricism so essential in Chopin is never lost. When it comes to the Sonata, the constant rippling of the Scherzo has real energy. The Finale might be the one place where a

CINEMA ) You can see Donizetti’s L’Elisir d’Amore, broadcast live from The Royal Opera House (Wed 26). The cast includes Lucy Crowe, Vittorio Grigolo, and Bryn Terfel. ) You can also see screenings of Bizet’s Carmen, with Anita Rachvelishvili, Aleksandrs Antonenko and Ildar Abdrazakov, and Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville),

with Isabel Leonard, Lawrence Brownlee and Christopher Maltman, from the Metropolitan Opera. Various dates in November in a range of local cinemas, including: Dukes at the Komedia, Brighton, Odeon Cinema, Brighton, Cineworld Eastbourne, and Connaught Cinema, Worthing. Check for times and dates. Reviews, comments and events: nicks-classical-notes.blogspot.co.uk Email: nbclassical@hotmail.co.uk

CONCERTS BRIGHTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Dome Box Office: 01273 709709 or www.bremf.org.uk

) The last week of the Brighton Early Music Festival, includes Early Music Live! Young Artists Day (daytime, Sat 1, Latest Music Bar) with two sets of drop-in performances from great young performers and ensembles, including Ars Eloquentiae and the Fieri Consort. L’Avventura highlight the influence of African and Brazilian music on Portugal (Sat 1, St George’s Church); and Little Baroque Company stage Bach’s Coffee Cantata (Sun 2, The Old Market, Hove). Musica Secreta, Celestial Sirens and Brighton Festival Youth Choir perform music for convent choirs by Charpentier, Lully and Couperin (Sun 2, St Paul’s, West St), and The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments recreate Shakesperean actor Will Kemp’s dancing journey from London to Norwich in 1600 (Fri 7, St George’s Church). The final weekend has CPE Bach from Neil McClaren (flute) and Tom Foster (harpsichord) (1pm, Sat 8, St Paul’s, West St), French opera music by Rameau and Lully performed by Le Jardin Secret and the BREMF Players (Sat 8, St George’s Church). The festival closes with Purcell and Handel, performed by the BREMF Players & Singers and a host of soloists (Sun 9, St George’s Church).

BRIGHTON DOME Church St, Brighton, 01273 709709, www.brightondome.org ) Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Barry Wordsworth (2.45pm, Sun 2) perform Schubert, Elgar’s Enigma Variations and Strauss’ Oboe Concerto with Nicholas Daniel (oboe), joined by Brighton Festival Chorus for Parry’s I Was Glad and Blest Pair of Sirens. ) Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (7.30pm, Sat 15) conducted by Julian Kuerti joined by Alexander Romanovsky perform Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Borodin and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5.

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) London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov (7.30pm, Sat 29), perform Brahms Symphony No. 1 and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Dmitri Berlinsky (violin).

CONGRESS THEATRE, EASTBOURNE

01323 412000, www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk ) London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Aziz Shokhakimov (3pm, Sun 30) perform Brahms Symphony No. 1 and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with Dmitri Berlinsky (violin).

SUSSEX DOWNS COLLEGE Lewes, www.nyslewes.org.uk ) Nicholas Yonge Society welcome pianist Jayson Gillham (7.45pm, Fri 28) with a programme including Chopin, Chabrier, Dukas & Debussy.

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SHOPPING WITH MICHAEL HOOTMAN

) THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (Eureka blu-ray). Robert Wiene's silent movie is one of the first horror films, a movie which invented some of the tropes which the genre still uses. Its theatrical, Expressionist sets give it a haunting atmosphere of a nightmare world. Conrad Veidt is the murderous somnambulist under the malign influence of the eponymous occultist. The twist ending is ambiguous and has been the source of debate for the best part of a century. This high-def restoration is little short of miraculous with some shots looking as if they were filmed yesterday. Another vital piece of film history from Eureka. ) THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN (Arrow blu-ray). In the summer of 1977 this was the film me and every other 12-year-old boy wanted to see. Even getting the tallest boy in the class to try and buy tickets at the Odeon (the film had what was known in olden times as an 'AA' rating) didn't work so instead we all had to see some boring film about spaceships and light sabres. And now, 35 years later, it gets a glorious highdef outing. It is, of course, rubbish (as special effects maestro Rick Baker candidly admits in one of the discs extras). An astronaut starts to decompose and goes on a murderous rampage after exposure to space-radiation. This prompts the most halfarsed manhunt in the history of motion pictures (the one person charged with halting the carnage breaks off the hunt so he can have his boss round for dinner). But then the director argues that he was making a comedy. Baker's effects and makeup are queasily effective. And it's certainly a lot more fun than Star Wars.

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GEEK

COMICS

GAMES & COMICS BY CRAIG STORRIE

) Since I’ve been reading comics I’ve had the pleasure of experiencing many fantastic storylines as well as some completely abysmal ones. But the only series I can safely say that had me hooked from the first issue to the very last is that of The Sandman. Conceived and written by one of the great geek gods Neil Gaiman, The Sandman chronicles the story of Dream or Morpheus (who as one of the Endless is an aspect of the Universe), a supremely powerful personification of dreams who rules the land of dreams and nightmares. After being imprisoned for 70 years by an aging occultist who tries to use Morpheus to achieve the secret to immortality, Morpheus escapes to avenge his capture on his prisoners and must reclaim his objects of power as well as returning to his realm to reclaim his kingdom which has fallen into disrepair in his absence as well set right the world of dreams. The journey to reclaim his totems takes him through many areas of the DC Universe while still in a weakened state, confronting an addict to his dream powder, the legions of Hell, and an all-powerful madman (Doctor Destiny) whilst also encountering heroes and villains such as Martian Manhunter, John Constantine, Scarecrow and even a cameo by Batman.

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) This month sees the finale to Peter Capaldi’s first series as the Doctor. After rave reviews and being welcomed with open arms, let’s take a look at some games featuring the Last of the Time Lords.

DALEK ATTACK (PC, C64, AMIGA, ZX SPECTRUM) Following the series being cruelly cancelled in 1989, and with the stories only continuing in novels, the video games dried up. The final two games based around the classic series were released in the 1990s to some celebration or praise. Released in 1992 on the PC, Amiga and C64, Dalek Attack was a side scrolling action game that saw the Doctor forget his non-violent ways and fight the Daleks head on. The game featured different combinations of Doctors and companions dependant on which version you played (usually choosing between the Fourth, Fifth and Seventh), although the later Spectrum version only had Sylvester McCoy;s Seventh Doctor to control. A nice feature of the game is that a second player may join in as either the Doctor's companion Ace or a UNIT soldier although only Ace is controllable in the Spectrum version; K-9 also makes a welcome appearance.

THE ADVENTURE GAMES (PC) Brilliantly written by Phil Ford a man who has written for both Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures, The Adventure Games were released to coincide with Matt Smith’s first series as the Doctor. Series producer Piers Wenger claimed “There aren’t 13 episodes of Doctor Who this year, there are 17 – four of which are interactive. Everything you see and experience is part of the Doctor Who universe” All the episodes were free to download and featured stunning voice work from the main stars: the Doctor and Amy in series one, whilst Amy’s husband Rory joined the TARDIS team for series 2. Each episode is fantastically written and extremely enjoyable to play with many featuring the return of old enemies like the Vashta Nerada, Rutans and the Sontarans. Sadly the BBC announced they had shelved the games in favour of worldwide console games such as Doctor Who: The Eternity Clock.

THE ETERNITY CLOCK (PC, PS3, PS VITA) Arguably the most popular companion since the series returned back in 2005 is River Song; a time travelling archaeologist who also happens to be the Doctors wife. Using this as a springboard, the BBC cancelled the hugely successful Adventure Games to create a new trilogy of stories revolving around the Eternity Clock; a record of everything that has or will happen in all of existence. The game cleverly uses time travel as a device to solve puzzles. One instance requires the Doctor to travel to the past to change the plans of some gas pipes so that an explosion happens elsewhere in the present. It’s an interesting mechanic that isn’t used to its fullest potential. Sadly the game wasn’t successful and follow up stories appear to have been cancelled which is a shame as Matt Smith and Alex Kingston are having a blast lending their voices to the game.

Morpheus begins the series as a lofty god whose haughty and cruel nature begins to soften as the story moves forward, but the challenge of undoing past sins and changing old ways is an enormous one for a being who has been set in his ways for billions of years. In its beginnings, the series is a very dark horror comic. Later, the series evolves into an elaborate fantasy series, incorporating elements of classical and contemporary mythology, ultimately placing its protagonist in the role of a tragic hero but it’s the relationship with his siblings that makes the series stand out head and shoulders above most other comics out there. Dream is one of the Endless Seven siblings who represent aspects of the Universe and all begin with the letter D; Dream, Death, Delirium, Destiny, Despair, Destruction and Desire. It’s in his relationship with his sisters Death and Delirium that define him the most and he shares a close, reciprocal bond of dependence and trust with his elder sister Death, who always seems to appear when Dream is at his lowest and helps to lift him back onto his feet and see things for what they are. The Sandman is collected into ten separate graphic novels which all deserve to be experienced as the series is hands down one of the best I have ever read. Even now almost 10 years after I first read them, the series is still the benchmark to which I compare every future comic to.

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NEVER FORGET WE WILL REMEMBER THEM SAYS CRAIG HANLON-SMITH @craigscontinuum As part of a creative project I'm researching, I have been meeting and talking with a range of gay men and women over the age of 40, many of whom are in their 60s, 70s and beyond. Although the project is concerned with ageing and our attitudes towards the older community, one topic of conversation which often emerges is the devastation of AIDS in the 1980s. Thirty years after we first began to hear of our very own 'gay cancer' as it was often dubbed, it's easy to forget or at least through the mists of time soften, the impact of AIDS upon what was at that time still an emerging and establishing culture and community. To be young and gay in the early to mid-1980s, and as with each consecutive generation since apparently easier than the one before, bore little resemblance to the world we all inhabit in 2014. In 1982, as reports from America of gay men becoming sick began to drift across the pond, homosexuality between two consenting adults had only been legal for 15 years, and then only if you were over the age of 21. The first official Gay Pride rally had taken place only 10 years before, was in its first few years a political cry for help and certainly did not resemble the festival atmosphere or scale of Pride events today. Gay people were considered at best to be on the fringes of society, the gay scene operated in run-down areas of large cities, behind blackedout or jam-jar windows, and without any formal protection in law, unless you were prepared to argue a case for alleged discrimination on account of your 'disability', the majority kept their cards close to their chest at work and amongst their wider families. The British Attitudes Survey as late as 1987 suggested that 75% of the UK population considered homosexuality to be unacceptable or wrong and between 1967 and 2003 (yes: 2003), 30,000 men in the UK were still arrested for sexual behaviour offences that would have been considered part of the social norm had one partner been female. Men aged 21 that fell in love with a man 12 months younger would be considered to be engaging in sexual misconduct with a minor. It was into this context that AIDS dropped into the gay world like a plague of biblical proportions.

The men I've talked to as part of my own project have talked openly and without exaggeration of the fear “that we would all be wiped out”. Of going to pubs, clubs, cafés and bars and week after week watching fit and healthy young men wither and die. Of avoiding members of the community who looked thin “just in case”, and of being turned away from family events and friends’ houses for fear “we were carrying diseases”. Larry Kramer, author of The Normal Heart, the mid-1980s play that charted the effect of AIDS on the gay community in New York, this year screened as a USbased television drama, said in 1985: “a man I know said to me ‘I know 150 people who have died’. 150! Most US soldiers [who fought] in Vietnam didn't know 150 people who died. My mother is 86 and she doesn't know 150 people who have died. I counted 50 people I knew by 1983 and then I had to stop counting”. Here in the UK, to appreciate the national hostility towards the gay community in the wake of HIV/AIDS, we should look no further than the unhappy coincidence that the most oppressive and discriminatory piece of legislation in UK Government history, in Clause or Section 28, was tabled only a year after the government’s AIDS Don't Die Of Ignorance campaign. The fear of prosecution in the shadow of Section 28 meant that many local authorities closed their lesbian and gay support groups or at least pulled their funding and divorced themselves by association. The gay community, dying in their hundreds each month, had never before needed such support, and this was at this critical moment withdrawn: F*** off and die.

“The fear of prosecution in the shadow of Section 28 meant many local authorities closed their lesbian and gay support groups or at least pulled their funding and divorced themselves by association” I am struck, and appropriately so, by the amount of commemoration across the UK for those that fell in WW1. The aerial shots of the ceramic poppy moat around the Tower of London are haunting in equal measures that are both beautiful and disturbing. The evocation of the river of blood image is unforgettable. Earlier in the year I interviewed Stephen Richards aka Lola Lasagne for this magazine and he talked openly about a gay community in shock 25 years ago, about that period of time during the first few years of AIDS as people became aware and many died as being “our war” and I do not consider that in any way to be an over statement of the circumstances. And so as another World AIDS Day approaches, and as our younger communities feel further away from an issue that they may naively believe does not affect them, I ask you to do one of two things. Put yourself in the shoes of a gay man 25 years ago and remember many of our community still live with the daily realities of HIV infection. Or, go and spend five minutes at the New Steine HIV/AIDS memorial, FIVE minutes; lay your hands on that monument and say this: “They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, not the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them”.

LARRY KRAMER

CRAIG’S THOUGHTS

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CHARLIE SAYS NO CLASS MIDDLE CLASS DOWNTIME BY CHARLIE BAUER PhD I’ve managed to avoid most of that vile revisionist nonsense known as Downton Abbey. I mean – it isn’t even a proper abbey and not really a stately home either. It’s not even a television series - it’s been labelled as a soap with no hope. What it really is, is an exercise in lemon-scented classdriven romanticism, centred around the well-heeled Etonian canonfodder stompers, sometime between WW1 and the abdication. The carefully chosen narratives romanticise the working class as never before - I’m thinking Her Benny on diazepam here. Inadvertently, the writers remind us of the halcyon times when those awful suburbs hadn’t yet been invented – the ones that housed the gauche middle classes and their misplaced social views. Hurrah for the halcyon period of English drama before social reform stole the hearts and drives of the subservient working class. Poor people dying and suffering had BIG currency up to this point - go read some Dickens - the finest literature before that awful Marxist ideology crept in…

as some sort of reference tool or barometer for something grander, something to be considered then tossed aside as the feeling arose. I wish the recently departed Debbo’ Mitford-Devonshire would have figured in the stream of things. I would have loved to see Downton Abbey full of English Fascists and Blackshirts - taking high tea with Dowager countess of Grantham. With Grantham later to become Margaret Thatcher’s stomping ground. (Nice heads-up there, Downton.) Of course today, Downton Abbey the building would be an international business centre populated by the very ancestors of the same industrial capitalists - but this time as paying guests. It is to this class that the then middle classes migrated. A place where an economic slump has the same ring as losing a colony. Leaving only - yes the lower and the upper classes. With the monarch on the top of the pile and everyone below cow-towing upwards with their values as buffers of social consciousness, never again will they promise the poor things like education, health care; and culture.

“I wish the recently departed Debbo’ Mitford-Devonshire would have figured in the stream of things. I would have loved to see Downton Abbey full of English Fascists and Blackshirts - taking high tea with Dowager countess of Grantham”

Back then, the arrogant rich thought that they would never topple. The poor scumbags (my ancestors) had no intention of going any place in the foreseeable future - they’d been wedged up that same chimney of abject poverty since time began. Hell, the rich and the poor ‘got along’ back then according to all the revisionism - and ‘everyone knew their place’. A mythical marriage made in history. But the invention of the middle class also gave way to a completely stand-alone brand of bitterness. They were desperate to be caring towards the poor and socially mobile, when all the time they knew that they could not be both. Of course they claimed they were Fabians and Socialists and the rest, but they would have loved to have a go on a real crown. Because the middle classes could not mobilise themselves upwards (they would have to marry into the aristocracy) they assisted the poor to spite the rich. They did this by rushing social reform through the house right under the noses of the Edwardian lords who were still smarting from the prolapsed empire as it gradually slipped away. Today there is a feeling that the middle classes themselves are ebbing away. All those values and three-story terraces on nicer streets, are finally falling into disrepair. They all over-extended themselves, and now all those tenured lectureships and socialworking posts are being offered to part timers who’ll do it up the back alley for a Mars bar and zilch pension rights. In a way I’ll be so glad when they’re once again extinct and the poor can just live out our Downton Abbey avatars and doff our caps at the squire all over again. Downdraws Abbey skillfully reminds us that we (the born poor) used to know their place in the world. And we were once damn grateful to be around those baronial types in their palaces. Although, occasionally, a pikey would be asked for one’s opinion, but only when it could be used

Of course, the other side of the pond LOVES Downton. America responds to the feeling of something that is forbidden within a capitalist society. The feeling of entitlement and history they never had until they threw out the British. It’s a good way to imagine the whole race thing away for white American precolonialists. But they seem to love the curtseying and preening and references to the monarch. Perhaps they realise that within Downton, that their nation would soon take over the new world order and, for a while, kill off the arrogance of royal entitlement - only to reapply it on its own terms later in the century with government ‘agencies’. The romanticism of this Edwardian system knows no bounds. Don’t forget, it was also a time when all those Harrovian/Sandhurstian/ chinless nincompoops went over to Northern France - as clueless as everyone else as to what WW1 actually entailed. Once there, they endlessly sent lines of regional Tommies over the trench wall because they knew of nothing else to do. Had they been better prepared for a modern war, these chaps would have come up with a more effective way of protecting themselves and their class – something they are adept at only with the right preparation.

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BY QUEEN JOSEPHINE

STRIP SERVICE

CUPID STUNTS ) As World AIDS Day approaches I am delighted to report that my HIV positive pals here in Brighton are in fine fettle. Whilst there is as yet no cure, I feel the wretched stigma for people affected by the virus has abated significantly in the last ten years. Shame the same cannot be said for the rest of the world, in particular South Africa where the dread spectre of an AIDS epidemic has been always been fuelled by ignorance and stupidity.

PRESIDENT ZUMA

When I visited in 2010, then President Thabo Mbeki blamed ‘the poor’ for the rampant spread of HIV, while his health minister, the very clever Manto Tshabalala-Msimang (easy for you to say), endorsed beetroot and garlic as a cure. Of course, we could try President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia’s stonking idea of herbal body rub and bananas. But no. I still favour Zimbabwe politician Morgan Femai’s remedy: shave women’s heads and mutilate their genitals. That way the menfolk won’t find them so devilishly irresistible, a bit like me with Pringles. Oh Morgan, what a beautiful mind you have, thank you for sharing. Please close the door on the room marked ‘stupid’ behind you… if you can locate the handle; it is like you, a knob. However, back in South Africa, things are looking up. Despite the current President Zuma’s allegedly corrupt ways, he’s rolled out the largest anti-retroviral program in the world. Now we’re seeing results. Of course, Africa does not have the monopoly on stupid politicians. I believe you can tell a lot about a country by the way it views and treats disease, in particular HIV. Earlier this year I was appalled to read that a group of 18 Conservative MPs tried to amend our immigration bill to prevent entry to the UK for people with HIV or Hepatitis B. President Obama actually repealed a similar unkind and unhelpful law for the USA back in 2009. If these bigoted Tories had their way we’d be hurtling back in time, joining such humanitarianly enlightened nations as Russia and Iran.

“Crystal Meth may allow HIV to spread faster and hide better, even making users with HIV more infectious. There was no such result for other recreational drugs tested” And again in the UK, who could forget that charming young lady, a PR Executive (oh the irony), who tweeted back in 2013 “On a plane to Africa. Hope I don’t get AIDS. Just kidding, I’m white!” And a twat. Never underestimate the stupidity of a racist with a smartphone. Meanwhile, on the medical front there’s worrying evidence surrounding one so called ‘club drug’ which I haven’t been stupid, bored, or desperate enough to take… yet. Studies indicate that Crystal Meth (‘Tina’ to the gay scene, or ‘Tik’ to South African users) may actually assist the virus once it enters the body. Crystal Meth may allow HIV to spread faster and hide better, even making users with HIV more infectious. There was no such result for other recreational drugs tested. Crystal Meth is relatively cheap and readily available worldwide. Users are of course more likely to make reckless sexual choices. Could be a ‘Tik’ time-bomb. Just sayin’.

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SHARP WORDS LIFE IN A BOX DEL SHARP ON KEEPING EVERYTHING CONTAINED ) Sharp Words is living with a tyrannical mistress that is starting to rule my life. I can't go to work without feeling the burden on my back. And when I get home I know there will be cursing and a definite racket in the kitchen. My extreme fondness for the new fangled Tupperware is becoming the bane of my life as I've realised with dismay that in an effort to save the planet I'm ruining my own environment. Instead of wrapping and using anything disposable for the many meals I seem to carry to work I have a container for everything from cereal to soup, salad to sandwiches, and everything in between. I even have something for a cut up orange. Now the whole point of an orange is that it comes with its own portable disposable covering, and what do I do but spend time cutting it up and putting it in something else that I bring home to wash. But when I'm in a fevered hurry for a long day peering at a couple of screens too far from any window, snatching up some comforts to take is paramount. Though every time I open the ‘plastic cupboard’ full of bottoms and lids, I find, like the sock drawer, that they never quite match up and also like the socks some just mysteriously disappear. I rifle through whatever falls at my feet and fill the appropriate style and sized box with whatever is available.

“Every time I open the ‘plastic cupboard’ full of bottoms and lids, I find, like the sock drawer, that they never quite match up” I do like my sliced bread-shaped one, though have struggled to find any slices of any loaf in existence to fit it. At its best the salad box with its split levels and dressing container will be engorged with giant couscous, feta, sun dried tomatoes, rocket and halloumi with carrot batons, olives and a fragrant carefully made vinegarette. On other more challenging days it's more likely to be a half peeled carrot, balsamic vinegar and a sachet of either red or green soup. Very often I manage it pretty well and have at least the ghost of a smug feeling that I'm not at the mercy of any 'meal deal' from a supermarket and bereft of a snack for eight hours. But after a fraught bus journey of rattling, swishing and occasional spilling in my bulging rucksack my smugness at saving money turns to irritation. The curious attention I get from my array of morsels makes them seem a little extravagant when surrounded by people who get by on a crispbread and a banana. Actually I do have one of those banana cases - they are really good on public transport because the thing won't look like it's done a few rounds in a boxing ring before I get to eat it. However panicked I get about managing to leave home to catch my bus there is something comforting and vaguely triumphant about fleeing on time with last night's leftovers. Indeed very often it's the biggest achievement of my day.

I know when I get back there is the unloading of all my clippy, locky containers, most of which seem to be made in New Zealand (just how much of the stuff does that place turn out?). And then there’s the tiresome washing up and the tricky three dimensional puzzle to get them all back in their designated cupboard. But like treasured playthings I can't help the pull of opening the door yet again and forgoing the wink of clingflim and glint of foil. Oh except for toast, that gets wrapped and the foil taken home to be dusted off for the next day, preferably unsticky. However it's granola and yoghurt and fruit all tucked up in my compartmentalised new prize of a box which is more in favour lately. It seems obvious that having breakfast before I leave would save me the trouble of taking it, but there just isn't the time. Hearing the pips of the hour means an undignified middle-aged sprint to the stop with a covert snort of Ventolin on the bus as my reward.

“Work fridges too are things to avoid except for entertainment while the microwave is on” Also, like Bilbo Baggins I do find myself quite partial to a second or even third breakfast so the delay of the first one will hopefully mean that the later hunger pangs turn into lunch. I do note suddenly that I eat just as much but by changing the time I actually put anything into my mouth I can qualify that I’ve only had two small meals during the day and all eaten with my spork. If you don’t have such a wonderful implement do get one, it’s a knife, fork and spoon in one and will save you from using workplace cutlery which we really don’t want in our mouths. Work fridges too are things to avoid except for entertainment while the microwave is on. I’m currently fascinated by a knitted can cosy on someone’s coke that I can only imagine is to keep their hand warm while they drink it. Hmm I’m sure I can find room in the foil drawer for such a useful thing. And I’ve also spotted a clever water bottle that has a digital display showing how much has been drunk. Not something to decant my wine into perhaps but maybe my days are missing a precise measurement of liquid intake. I may well need more cupboard space.

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HOMELY

HOPES

HOMILY

ALL I WANT

CAN YOU LEND A HAND?

) I'm tired of HIV. Weary. After more than a quarter of a century of it I've had enough. If you'd told me all those years ago that the killer of the wise and beautiful, the grace-filled and joyous, the gentle and loving, would be a constant companion in my world almost 30 years later I would have looked at you with disbelief.

) When the HIV/AIDS epidemic first hit Brighton, a wave of devastation swept across the gay scene which mainly affected gay men. During this period the red top newspapers daily spewed out HIV+ headline grabbing untruths: fear ruled. Around the same time the gay community came into its own, pulled together and created safe places for people who were trying to cope with an HIV diagnosis that at the time had no cure. Father Marcus Riggs would go on to create the onestop advice and community place, Open Door, while Graham Wilkerson, helped develop the Sussex AIDS Helpline which went on to become the Sussex AIDS Centre. These hubs were followed by Our House (aka, Body Positive) and in 1992, the Sussex Beacon opened as a respite and hospice care centre, becoming a much needed safe haven for people living with and dying from AIDS.

BY REV MICHAEL HYDES

Like swimming with sharks, living in a world with HIV is dangerous. You never know when it will turn to feed on you, taking the ones you love to dash them against the rocks. A constant companion? The phrase reeks of compromise, defeatism, capitulation. And yet right now it is. I want a world without HIV. I want a world where uninhibited and joyously expressive sex is solely a revealing of the self in relationship with another - however brief or long that relationship may be. I want a world where sex is not a risky and potentially life threatening enterprise. I remember when the worst news you got at the clinic was 'you need a course of antibiotics'.

BY GLENN STEVENS

By the mid-1990s new drug trials gave many of those living with HIV hope, however, this also led to the government and local authorities to reduce their amount of funding for many of the HIV charities. This resulted in the Sussex AIDS Centre merging with THT in 1999, while five years later, Body Positive closed as did Open Door three years later. Throughout all these times it’s been the passionate volunteers who’ve worked alongside the paid workers, ensuring these essential services continue to be available; Lunch Positive and Peer Action are both run solely by volunteers as they continue to provide the safe space and support services once offered by Body Positive and Open door.

We human beings are by nature sexual creatures, driven by the urge to express ourselves and meet our body's needs. Sometimes it is the joining together as one, that place where one body melds with another and both merge into something more. Other times it is brief, gratuitous, a casual affair of mutual attraction and need. Sex between consenting adults is invariably good, even when it's bad. I believe that God gave us sex to enjoy. If it were simply for procreation I think it would have been perfunctory, practical, a choice two people make simply to have a child. But it's not. It's wonderful and fun, expressive and adventurous, imaginative and stimulating. We are both spiritual and carnal and should be able to explore and enjoy each part of ourselves. HIV makes a mockery of God's gift. It turns it into an opportunity for fear instead of joy. It demands that we make sex 'safer' as if sex in itself was designed to be dangerous. Fear and ignorance make the problem worse and when you add the patriarchal morals of a controlling religion you have the perfect storm. Still today groups live in ignorance, afraid to bring the truth to light when it threatens to reveal a hypocrisy that would be an inconvenient actuality.

“We are both spiritual and carnal and should be able to explore and enjoy each part of ourselves” Yet, I have hope. I believe that the day will come when we have a cure. Millions died in Europe from syphilis before we discovered a cure, and yet it met its match with the discovery of penicillin. Other diseases that were similarly deadly are now controllable if not curable. It will take time, but I believe a cure will come. Until then we remain vigilant. We refuse to let it dominate our vision and yet acknowledge that it is a part of our landscape. Safer sex is not a sign of defeat, rather a recognition that we understand the nature of the danger but refuse to let it control us. It is a single step on the way to a freedom that cannot come too soon.

“For many, it is only when they find the need for these services that they understand how lucky we all are to have them to turn to” With World AIDS Day on Monday December 1, we are all reminded that despite the advancers in medication intervention, there is still so much more to be done to combat stigma, as well as supporting the elder HIV+ community as a whole host of new challengers present themselves. Raising funds on World AIDS Day (and throughout the year) continues to be of crucial importance for these essential services to carry on running. For many, it is only when they find the need for these services that they understand how lucky we all are to have them to turn to. As well as popping some loose change (and notes if you can afford it) into the various HIV charity boxes and collection buckets on World AIDS Day, have a think about how much these HIV organisations would be missed by the many people who rely on them to live their lives. Over the years I’ve volunteered for most of the organisations in one way or other and have not only gained satisfaction that I have made some small difference, but have also gained a wealth of valuable experience in a variety of ways. So here is a suggestion, can you spare some time to volunteer? From an hour each month to something more regular, you really can make a huge difference and ensure that organisations like the Sussex Beacon, THT (South), Lunch Positive and Peer Action continue to offer such important services to those living with HIV.

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DAD & DADDY GOOD MATES THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR SAYS SYD SPENCER

The love and cuddles they get from our friends Antonio and Phil is a pleasure to see, these two are quite literally our kids’ other daddies and from that we get a sense that no matter what life throws at us as a family, those two will always be right behind us. Seeing Nikos sitting upstairs with them as they brush his hair and put make up on him is priceless, while Barry is a TV star in their eyes and they will both readily tell anyone that is willing to listen to them. Daniel and Laimis are their two exotic continental aunties, helping us out with the dog/house sitting so we can broaden the kids’ experiences with long weekends away. Laimis comes with tales of his holidays that enthral and educate them both and Daniel teaches Katy how to speak and sing in French.

) When I get five minutes to sit down between school runs, housework, mountains of endless laundry, food shopping, buying replacement school uniforms, my dog walking business and dealing with social workers and teachers and I take a breath and think about how much our lives have changed since being parents it really amazes me. Gone are the long nights of drinking, working our way from one bar to the other, a little karaoke here, a dirty murky cocktail there, the following morning, a big mashed up haze of flashbacks. Now our evenings involve phonic games to help our son continue his journey of improvement and attempts at understanding the maths that our daughter brings home, although more often than not, sweat beads dot my forehead, betraying my desperation to not look as dumb as I really am in front of her.

Our friend of many years, Richard, is always there at the end of our road, someone that we know is a solid constant and who we could turn to if needed. Our great friends in Kent, Ben, Mark, and Becci, although further away, are every bit as much a part of our extended family as those living locally and the kids love them dearly.

Bedtimes are now times for adventure, tales from The Famous Five, swashbuckling duels between Peter Pan and Hook or at times the more refined adventures of Mary Poppins. Our phone apps are now spelling games, Angry Bird, Uno and Temple Run, gone are Growl, Grindr and Scruff. Now when Kevin and I sneak an early night they are a far cry from naughty cuddles and lashings of lube and very much a competition as to who passes out and snores first this time.

We get support from other friends in ways that I don’t think they actually realise is support. Friends that I meet for coffee occasionally, such as Michael, are a blessing. He always takes an interest, sits back and listens to me talk about the kids and about family life and as he does so, he really has no idea how therapeutic and needed it is at times and I am very grateful for that.

It’s not only our lives that have changed but also so have that of our friends. There they all were living their lives, organised, settled and calm until we decided to become Dad and Daddy and drag all of them into it too. Luckily for us, because of the people they are, the love and support that we have received has been incredible and very humbling. The kids now have many hairy bearded ‘aunties’ in Brighton and their extended family is widespread across the UK; one of their Godmothers, Debs, lives up north but makes an incredible amount of effort with the kids, always coming to see them when she is down and regularly asking about them the rest of the time. In town the glittery love-filled Auntie Princess, the other Godmother, sees them often and is regularly offering to have them so we can have a date evening or catch the latest blockbuster at the cinema.

Everyone mentioned has welcomed our kids and shown nothing but love. They go out of their way so that we can still fit into their lives and that means the world to us. With Katy’s adoption completed and Bradley’s at the last hurdle, Kevin and I have already discussed having one more daughter and not friend has tried to talk us out of it or told us we must be mad, although I’m sure many have thought it.

My endless updates on Facebook about family life are ‘liked’ by many and words of encouragement and humour are added. Other parents we know add suggestions and ideas to help me tackle my way through the more difficult times of parenthood and it helps to remind us that it is a path well-trodden. Recently we met with a couple of other gay dads and their kids, which has been a real positive for our two as they don’t know any other kids with gay dads, so hopefully a new friendship will come from this for all four of us. The support we have from places we expected but also from others that we would never have thought would be there is incredible and we want to make sure that everyone in our little family’s life knows that we are very grateful and it means the world to us. Thank You.

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SAM THE TRANS MAN SO BRAVE WE WILL REMEMBER THEM BY DR SAMUEL JAMES HALL ) So the light is fading and darkness is drawing in. I have a 13year-old daughter who LOVES this time of year. She has been talking about her plans for Halloween since the end of July! It’s not my best time. I suffer from seasonal affective disorder and start to panic about the darkness some time in June. Pointless I know, but I have to do some serious self-therapy to conquer the feelings of impending doom. It’s the lack of light that really drives me crazy. I go to work in the dark, there are no windows in the bit of the hospital I work in, and when I come out at the end of the day, it’s STILL dark. Depressing. Last New Year I took my kids to the far north of Sweden to stay in the Ice Hotel and see the Northern Lights. The Ice Hotel was fantastic - but the Northern Lights were elusive. This year we’re going to try again. Iceland this time. That far north it’s dark almost all day long, with just a few hours of dusk during the middle of the day. I don’t know how people cope. I can only manage it for a couple of days. By the time Christmas comes and the winter equinox arrives I will feel more chirpy but I guess that’s only because I know it’s going to get lighter. Time for a lightbox I think. Mental health problems are such a burden. Not only because we all seem to have them to a greater or lesser degree, but also because there’s still such huge stigma around anything to do with our psychological or psychiatric health. We’re particularly vulnerable in the trans* community, with some pretty appalling statistics for depression and suicidal thoughts or attempts. There’s good evidence that transitioning will improve these significantly, although it’s unlikely that any individual will return to the baseline risk of the general population even after a successful transition. Lately it’s become apparent that the ‘supply’ of surgical treatments for trans* people is far outstripped by escalating demand, and this is a huge cause for concern. More and more people are coming forward, emboldened by the increasingly visibility of the trans* community, and the NHS just isn’t keeping up. We’re all set for catastrophically long waiting lists for surgery that in many cases is literally life-saving. Holding people in the interim while they wait, is going to be crucial. We’re going to need significant investment in mental health services for trans* folk across the board.

“Community groups in Brighton & Hove supporting the older LGBT population are without a doubt going to grow in size and importance” Thankfully there’s a precedent and a model. Both LGBT Switchboard and MindOut are organisations with excellent track records in supporting people with mental health issues within the LGBT community. There’s a long history of this need, ranging from the ostracism and rejection by families, Christian and other religious communities, workplaces and schools, to the wider stigma in society associated with being HIV positive for example. We know that community groups with structured support help to keep people out of hospital, and that this applies across the board, especially when you start looking at the elderly. Our ageing population is increasingly active but also increasingly lonely. There are more single households

than ever in the history of our country, and with more people living longer the potential for social isolation is phenomenal. Community groups in Brighton & Hove supporting the older LGBT population are without a doubt going to grow in size and importance. As the LGBT community gains stature and composure, it becomes more acceptable to come out, even amongst older folk. With any luck the expansion of such groups can be turned into a real force for good, building infrastructure and solid relationships within the community so that people have a real sense of being safe - of being ‘held’. I certainly believe that as we mature as a community we will have particular needs that are not as pertinent in the heteronormative world. I mentioned the stigma of HIV that often leaves people partnerless through tragic circumstances - this is just one way in which the gay male community in particular suffers. I’m sure no-one has missed the fabulous film Pride. Amongst other extraordinary events portrayed, this beautiful film reminded us of one of the UK’s longest surviving HIV positive men, and of course of the many that died. It was a real eye-opener for me to reflect on the impact of HIV and AIDS diagnoses over the years, and of course the very many positive changes that have happened in that time. I was a child when HIV first hit and a medic by the time we really started to make an impact on long-term survival, and although HIV hasn’t really had an impact on my personal life, I’ve been deeply moved by other people’s stories and the tenacity of those who’ve suffered or been bereaved. I recently met an 82-yearold straight woman, who lives with her HIV with such dignity and has done so since she contracted it from her (now deceased) husband some 30 years ago. It’s easy to forget that the ramifications and fallout go way beyond the gay community in this country, as all over the world. We will be remembering those who have lost their lives on World AIDS Day (Monday, December 1), and as usual there will be a concert at St Mary’s Church (top of St James’ St) in the evening to round off the day’s events. It’s a moving and special evening of singing involving several gay and LGBT choirs, and a fitting tribute to Brighton’s many brave warriors, both dead and alive. See you there…

Based in central Brighton, the Clare Project weekly drop-in is a safe and confidential space to explore issues around gender identity. Facilitated peer support is an important element, as well as providing access to low-cost psychotherapy and speech therapy.

CLARE PROJECT meets every

TUES from 2.30–5.30pm at DORSET GARDENS METHODIST CHURCH Dorset Gardens (off St James St) Brighton BN2 1RL Except 1st Tues when there’s an optional meal out preceded by the drop-in from 5–7.30pm

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SAT 22 NOVfrom 11am–1pm Welcoming all trans & questioning people to this event which will run every 4th Saturday of each month More details: www.clareproject.org.uk Or find on us facebook under Clare Project. Email clareprojectinfo@gmail.com

58 GSCENE At MindOut we offer several peer support services. Peer support groups and one-to-one peer mentoring are available. In addition our online support service operates weekday evenings and our advocacy service exists to support LGBT people as they seek and obtain the services they need, the information they need to base decisions on and to get the best of care and treatment on offer.

HIV AND MENTAL HEALTH TODAY The links between HIV and poor mental health are well documented, multi-layered and complex. With the latest figures released this month showing more new infections amongst gay men in 2013 than in any year since the epidemic began, understanding those links is more important than ever. ) From the early days of the Sun newspaper carrying headlines about the “Gay Plague” to present day dating app profiles containing demands that we should be “clean” or “disease free”, HIV has never been just a virus. Those affected by it have faced high levels of stigma which have had a detrimental effect on their mental health. Side effects of some treatments - depression, insomnia, hallucinations and impotence – have in some cases been more debilitating than physical symptoms of the virus. Refinements to treatments, research into side effects and awareness of them have improved over the years but many people continue to report the harmful consequences to their mental health of anti-retroviral medications. Sometimes these mental health effects, including periods of depression, can lead to lower levels of adherence to treatment. This in turn can lead to the development of resistance to medication. One in four people say they miss doses of medication due to mental health problems and only one in five report 100% adherence. Anxiety, low self-esteem, and social isolation in people living with HIV are well researched and levels of all three are higher than in the general population. Anxiety about treatments, sexual practice and performance, and disclosure of status are common. The historic culture of blame is still prevalent in some attitudes today and damages our self-esteem. Blaming attitudes can lead to social isolation which is harmful to our mental health. Many who lived through the early years of the epidemic, suffered the trauma of multiple

bereavements and spent years of their life living in fear and secret. They are now, decades later, exhibiting mental health issues associated with conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Fear of receiving a positive diagnosis can lead to people not being tested. Levels of anxiety and stress increase and mental health suffers. In the three decades since it was identified, HIV has had a massive and detrimental effect on the mental as well as the physical health of those whose lives it touches. The cumulative effect of these detrimental effects can make it very hard to make decisions about our health and HIV demands many decisions from us. Decisions about partners and sexual practice; decisions about testing and treatment; and decisions about alcohol and drug use. With the debate raging about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) it is possible that before long another major decision will be added to the list. Getting support to maintain our mental health can help us to make informed, considered decisions in all these areas. Confidence helps us to make good decisions and can help us to clarify our thinking. Peer support has proved invaluable for thousands of people living with HIV as they navigate the myriad of services on offer, treatments available and live their life day to day with the consequences of an HIV diagnosis. However research suggests that a minority of people living with HIV who suffer from poor mental health make use of peer support and counselling services. Together we can change that.

People say life is good I say it’s shit People say life is for living I can't see that People say life is worth living No it’s bloody not Why can they see it but I bloody well can't? I want to see life like that But depression has blinded me to life. I think to myself who did I upset in a previous life? Or was it this so called God of ours properly but hey who cares No one. People say they do care but this mental illness won't let me see the ones who care. Because I am blinded by mental illness. Yay I've beaten it I say to myself Then it hits you That trigger from out of the blue Flying in to a spiral out of control going down Faster than a war plane hit in a dog fight Then I'm back there The anxiety, the depression, the low selfesteem The self-harm and that damn wish to suicide So is this battle lost? I hope not Sometimes it sure feels likes it I wonder where the strength will come from. The truth is I don't know Mental illness I have a message for you You may win the odd battle but you won't win the war. The end. Regan Burree

MINDOUT EVENT Please do come along to MindOut’s annual celebration event on Wednesday, November 12, 4–7pm at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church. Refreshments provided. All welcome.

MINDOUT SERVICES ) If you would like to know more about MindOut, about the services we offer, about how to get involved or to donate, please contact info@mindout.org.uk or see the website www.mindout.org.uk ) MindOut’s instant online chat service is open weekday evenings and some weekends. Please see the website for opening times.

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BY PC RICH BRIDGER & RORY SMITH

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) Only one hospital in the UK currently admits its patients to older accommodation than our Royal Sussex County Hospital. The big open wards in the Barry Building admitted their first patients in 1828, 20 years before Florence Nightingale began her nursing career.

) As we approach the end of the year, a myriad of things start to come into mind: darker, longer evenings; sitting by a log fire; and avoiding the horror of Christmas music in all the shops (although granted, that normally starts in about September). December 1st also marks World AIDS Day, a global event that unites us all in the fight against HIV, shows support for people living with it and remembers those who we have lost because of it. This year marks the 26th anniversary, the first event happening in 1988, before some of you dear readers were even born (not that I’m bitter).

Fortunately, after many years of negotiation, the Treasury has finally agreed to release £420million to fund an extensive redevelopment of 45% of the total hospital site. The old crumbling wards will be demolished and replaced by patient accommodation of which 65% will be in single rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Hospital management has promised to attempt to minimise confusion and the disruption of patient care while buildings are emptied, demolished and replaced. The contractors are committed to a code of practice which, if adhered to, should prevent all but a small amount of inconvenience to the public in general and local residents in particular. Work on the final, third, phase will be completed by 2023, but the new in-patient accommodation should be opening its doors in 2021, and the first phase, which will create a much larger Cancer Treatment Centre serving a population of 1.3 million people, is expected to be fully functional by 2018. The hospital will become home to the neurosurgery unit currently based at Haywards Heath and this will complete the creation of a major trauma centre. You will be hearing much more about the ‘3Ts’, which is the title of the whole project and stands for Trauma, Training and Tertiary Care. Once the dust settles and the lorries depart our city is clearly going to have magnificent new hospital facilities.

“Is it too much to expect that a meeting of doctor and patient is joined by the relevant notes and investigation results?” Let’s hope that these smart and functional new premises inspire a few changes in NHS culture. The provision of healthcare is highly complex and it is easy to find fault with NHS. It’s a huge organisation and the third largest employer in the world, only outdone by the Chinese army and the Indian railways, which makes scrutiny a problem for those wishing to improve the quality of care. I hope for changes that have little to do with the efficiency of our doctors, nurses and therapists, the vast majority of whom are competent, hard working and courteous - they revolve around communication. On one hand patients act irresponsibly by failing to cancel appointments and by attending A&E inappropriately, on the other hand is it too much to expect that a meeting of doctor and patient is joined by the relevant notes and investigation results? Is it acceptable for a caring organisation to crank up a patient’s anxiety by failing to phone them with the result of an investigation which has been available for weeks? Could one of the many people a patient meets in a hospital experience be made responsible for overseeing that patient’s care and for contacting them? Almost everyone these days has a phone so why don’t we use this marvellous tool more thoughtfully? With £110billion being spent on the NHS this year the cost of a few extra calls and text messages will not affect the National Debt and might well improve the quality of care.

As a child I remember the hysteria around what was commonly referred to as AIDS; the ‘Don’t Die of Ignorance’ TV and media campaign, the barrier nursing of patients, the misjudged assumption that it was a ‘gay’ disease, and only affected gay men. Huge effort was put into educating people properly into the risks to everybody, not just gay men and further research showed the limitations of the virus’ ability to transfer. Combine with that the huge advances in treatment, and the virus is no longer the automatic death sentence that it once was. Unfortunately, along with advances in knowledge and treatment has come a degree of complacency (for some, at least). It’s not just the younger generation who maybe haven’t experienced the pain of losing friends or loved ones to this vile disease, but also among us, ahem ‘more senior’ gentlemen. UK-acquired infection diagnoses have doubled in the last 10 years, and 51% of new diagnoses are men who have sex with men (source Public Health England via THT). The advance of ‘Chem Sex’ is sometimes attributed to the rise in infection. Guys who use drugs like K, Meow or GHB/GBL in their sex lives often report experiencing lowered inhibitions, increased libido and sometimes take risks they wouldn’t normally take. The comedown from some of these can often be unpleasant and put the user in danger – I have personal experience of several chemsex casualties whom I have found headbutting walls, fighting with themselves in the middle of busy roads or spending hours in already overstretched hospitals whilst they convulse. Trust me, it’s not a chic look! Whilst a HIV diagnosis doesn’t necessarily mean the end of your life anymore, it still has a profound effect on those who contract it. It means a lifetime of sometimes complicated and unpleasant daily medication; it means your travel plans may be restricted because of laws that prevent entry to certain countries, and sadly many find there is still a stigma attached to the condition that impacts on their day to day life. Sadly attitudes haven’t always advanced as well as treatment. If you have any concerns about any of the above, please come and talk to us. We’ll be happy to point you in the right direction of services that can help.

THIS MONTH’S FIGURES ) In September we had 12 incidents of LGBT hate, which included malicious communications using social media, public order offences whereby anti-gay slurs were shouted towards strangers and neighbour disputes.

CONTACT INFORMATION ) We both have Facebook profiles and a page – our usernames are: PC Rich Bridger and LGBT Caseworker Rory Smith, and Brighton and Hove LGBT Police Team. We tweet @PoliceLGBT. Social media should not be used for reporting incidents – please call us on 101, or if it’s an emergency, 999.

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40 JUSTIN LLOYD (Kemptown) 118 St James’ St, 692424 41 JUSTIN LLOYD (Brunswick) 111 Western Rd, Hove, 692424 42 JUSTIN LLOYD (Hove) 176 Church Rd, Hove, 692424

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35 NEW STEINE BISTRO 12a New Steine, 681546 16 OHSO SOCIAL 250a Kings Rd Arches, 746067 17 PARIS HOUSE 21 Western Rod, 724195 21 ROYAL OAK 46 St James St, 621093 32 SMOKEYS 123-125 Kings Rd, 323888 22 THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS 59 North Rd, 608571

) FOOD 1 A-BAR 11–12 Marine Parade, 696691 2 BAR REVENGE 7 Marine Parade, 606064 8 CAMELFORD ARMS 30-31 Camelford St, 622386 9 CHARLES ST BAR 8-9 Marine Parade, 624091 12 IRON DUKE 3 Waterloo St, 734806 13 LEGENDS BAR 31-34 Marine Parade, 624462

45 ENGLEHARTS 49 Vallance Hall, Hove St, Hove, 204411

) COMMUNITY 46 BRIGHTON WOMEN’S CENTRE 72 High St, 698036 www.womenscentre.org.uk 47 LUNCH POSITIVE Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, 07846 464384 www.lunchpositive.org 48 MINDOUT Community Base, 113 Queens Rd 234839 www.mindout.org.uk 48 SWITCHBOARD Community Base, 113 Queens Rd 204050 (5–11pm)

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13 BASEMENT CLUB (below Legends) 31-34 Marine Parade, 624462 9 ENVY (above Charles St Bar) 8-9 Marine Parade, 624091 4 FUNKY FISH @ New Madeira Hotel 19-23 Marine Parade, 698331 25 REVENGE 32-34 Old Steine, 606064 26 WILD FRUIT www.aeonevents.co.uk

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29 CAVALAIRE HOTEL 34 Upper Rock Gardens, 696899 30 COURTLANDS HOTEL 19-27 The Drive, Hove, 731055 31 COWARDS HOTEL 12 Upper Rock Gardens, 692677 32 GRANVILLE HOTEL 124 Kings Rd, 326302 33 GULLIVERS HOTEL 12a New Steine, 695415 34 HUDSONS 22 Devonshire Place, 683642 12 IRON DUKE 3 Waterloo St, 734806 13 LEGENDS BAR 31-34 Marine Parade, 624462 35 NEW STEINE HOTEL 10/11 New Steine, 681546 36 QUEENS HOTEL 1/3 Kings Rd, 321222

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1 A-BAR 11–12 Marine Parade, 696691 2 BAR REVENGE 7 Marine Parade, 606064 3 BAR BROADWAY 10 Steine Street, 609777 4 BAR RED @ New Madeira Hotel 19-23 Marine Parade, 698331 5 BEDFORD TAVERN 30 Western St, 739495 6 BULLDOG TAVERN 31 St James’ St, 696996 7 BRIGHTON TAVERN 99-100 Gloucester Rd, 680365 8 CAMELFORD ARMS 30-31Camelford St, 622386 9 CHARLES STREET BAR 8-9 Marine Parade, 624091 10 DR BRIGHTON’S 16 Kings Rd, 208113 11 GROSVENOR 16 Western St, 770712 12 IRON DUKE 3 Waterloo St, 734806 13 LEGENDS BAR 31-34 Marine Parade, 624462 14 MARINE TAVERN 13 Broad St, 681284 15 MARLBOROUGH 4 Princes St, 570028 16 OHSO SOCIAL 250a Kings Rd Arches, 746067 17 PARIS HOUSE 21 Western Rod, 724195 18 POISON IVY 129 St James St, 604076 19 QUEEN’S ARMS 7 George St, 696873 20 REGENCY TAVERN 32-34 Russell Sq, 325652 21 ROYAL OAK 46 St James St, 621093 22 SUBLINE 129 St James St, 624100 23 THREE JOLLY BUTCHERS 59 North Rd, 608571 24 ZONE 33 St James’ St, 682249

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