18 Gscene
Team Gscene
Our merry band of writers, editors, social media and design folk is the backbone of this magazine. Pull up a chair and get acquainted...
Hi! I’m Rae, I’m 21 and a writer here at Gscene. I moved to Brighton three years ago to study English and Media at Sussex University with the goal of pursuing a career in journalism, so I was massively excited to join the Gscene team earlier this year, particularly as LGBTQ+ publications like this were so important to me growing up queer. My aim is to write stories which cover all corners of the LGBTQ+ community and I am so proud to be working for a magazine which promotes inclusion and diversity. When I’m not writing I’ll either be going for a run or a walk along the seafront or getting stuck into a good book. I’m also a cat lover, coffee addict and fan of all things fashion and beauty related.
ROGER WHEELER
COLUMNIST & CONTRIBUTOR
JAQ BAYLES FEATURES EDITOR
Jaq started working in local newspapers at the age of 17 and turned freelance to allow her to undertake a degree in Media Studies at Sussex Uni – a bit of a back-tofront version of the usual career journey. She found her 15 minutes of fame by writing her dissertation for a Masters in Sexual Dissidence & Cultural Change (aka Queer Studies) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She has worked on a variety of publications, including the Guardian Weekend magazine, was Gscene’s original Women’s Editor for several years and returned in 2019 as Features Editor. She has had a constant miniature schnauzer companion for most of her adult life, and when not up on the Downs with current pooch Sydney, she can often be found stand-up paddleboarding.
GRAHAM ROBSON DESIGN & SUB/NEWS EDITOR
Graham is a massive Mackem who has lived in Bouelvard of Failed Romances, Brighton, for 10 years – the same time he has worked for Gscene. Before all that hoolabloo, Graham studied drama at college (a terrible
actor; an even worse contemporary dancer), before moving to the big smoke on his tod to study Journalism at London College of Communication. Graham loves pop music (especially French stuff), wine, wine, wine, and a whine, ‘cosy catastrophe’ novels, vinyl, weird Italian horror films, going to the gym when it’s open, and takes comfort in discovering alternative ways to walk home to dodge uncomfortable social interactions on St James’s Street.
RACHEL BADHAM NEWS WRITER & COLUMNIST
James Ledward asked me to write some ‘interesting’ pieces for Gscene in 1997 never thinking that 23 years later I would still be doing it. My husband, Mike, joined me in 2002 and also started writing for the magazine. Mike died suddenly in 2019 so now this retired civil servant is still at it. I have lived in Brighton since 1948 and have been involved in hundreds of local events like the Pride parades, raising the initial funds for the Sussex Beacon and many others. Now well past my sell-by date I am trying to live a quiet life in Kemptown, but no chance.
RORY FINN CONTRIBUTOR
