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Pride festivals in UK and globally bounce back after pandemic - 50 years after first London Pride march
PinkUk, a leading UK-based global listings site that tracks LGBTQ+ Pride festivals around the world, has announced a recovery in the number of Pride festivals scheduled since the pandemic forced many cancellations over the last two years. READ MORE
Steps celebrate 25th anniversary with Platinum Collection
Come Out & Play exhibition to support the work of Albert Kennedy Trust (akt)
Curated by artist Andrew Salagdo, the LGBTQ+ themed exhibition Come Out & Play will celebrate internationally-based queer artists who prioritise a bold approach and work that is celebratory, challenging, and progressive. READ MORE
Lunch Positive receives Queen's Award for Volunteering
Five years on from staging one of the most successful comebacks of the decade, Steps are celebrating their 25 years in style with the Platinum Collection. READ MORE
Brighton-based HIV charity Lunch Positive has received The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
New LGBTQ+ centre, The Proud Place, opens its doors in Manchester
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Co-founders of Terrence Higgins Trust, Rupert Whitaker and Martyn Butler, awarded OBEs
LGBTQ+ youth charity The Proud Trust has unveiled its new, state-of-the-art LGBTQ+ centre, which over the past four years, has undergone a massive £2.4million redevelopment.
The OBEs are for services to charity and public health.
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FEATURE: Beginning A Rainbow: The Origins of the Rainbow Chorus, Brighton & Hove’s LGBTQ+ Choir
Harry’s celebrates Pride and five years with Albert Kennedy Trust
The Rainbow Chorus is 25 years old this year and has a celebratory summer concert on the Sunday, July 9
To celebrate Pride this year, grooming brand Harry’s is launching a collection of bespoke artworks, in collaboration with four creators from the LGBTQ+ community
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Legends Jubilee Fundraiser raises £500 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund
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The Sussex Beacon and Peer Action to merge
Brighton's brilliant performers came together once more last month to raise money to be distributed as grants to local LGBTQ+ and HIV organisations and projects. READ MORE
SPOTLIGHT ON: Divina de Campo
Local HIV charities Peer Action and the Sussex Beacon have agreed to collaborate, to ensure that the activities provided by Peer Action can continue following the winding up of the charity. READ MORE
Barbican Cinema to celebrate 50th anniversary of Pride in the UK
Brian Butler talks to a non-binary performer who knows exactly where they’re going READ MORE
The Barbican is screening two queer films early in July, and then a further two later in the month as part of the SAFAR Film Festival. READ MORE
Turning The Tables: Scene chats to Andrew Flewitt
Why should you pick a humanist wedding?
Scene is in conversation with Andrew Flewitt, who is used to being interviewer rather than interviewee. Andrew is here to tell us about his new Podcast series, Queer I Am, which is launching at the Queens Arms in Brighton on Saturday, July 2. READ MORE
Brighton drag queen Crudi Dench makes final of Next Top Bingo Caller With love in the air, and the first proper wedding season for two years getting into full swing, we ask James Thomas, Brighton-based LGBTQ+ wedding celebrant, that very question READ MORE
After Crudi secured the most votes back in April at the knockout stages to then winning over the audience at the Semi Finalists early this month, she will now join three other contestants at The Finals on Sunday, July 3. READ MORE
REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus: 'Nobody Does It Better'
Andrew Kay reviews this first class, five-star performance READ MORE
Transport for London shines spotlight on LGBTQ+ stories in poster exhibition to commemorate 50 years of Pride
Scene partners with Fernando Velez to publish a LGBTQ+ Superheroes comic book episode as a monthly supplement to the magazine
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UEFA Women's Euro 2022 set to 'raise awareness of LGBTQ+ in sports'
From this issue of Scene magazine we will be including episodes of Class6 as a supplement to the magazine each month. READ MORE
LISTINGS: Trans Pride Brighton to return in July
The 2022 UEFA European Women’s Football Championship is set to be an exemplar of LGBTQ+ inclusion and could encourage more sportspeople to come out, according to University of Gloucestershire’s Dr Rachael Bullingham. READ MORE
FEATURE: LGBTQ+ History: The Hotel Roger Dee by Alf le Flohic
Trans Pride Brighton, the first and largest Trans Pride event in Europe, returns in July with a march and park event planned for Saturday, July 16, and much, much more besides! READ MORE
ARTS PREVIEW: From iconic handshake to queer bathtime singing - it’s all yours
A gay couple opening a hotel near Brighton is so commonplace these days it’s almost a cliché. In 1972, however, few people had seen the likes of the Hotel Roger Dee before…
Brian Butler previews another range of shows, from iconic handshake to queer bathtime singing
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LISTINGS: Brighton Bear Weekend to roar back to life in July
#DaleyPop shares his favourite POP tracks!
Make room for another portion of the fizziest POP tracks from our resident pop pixie #DaleyPop READ MORE Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW), which last year raised £4,000 for the Brighton Rainbow Fund, is to roar back to life in July - from Thursday, July 14 to Sunday, July 17.
Brighton & Hove Pride announces fundraising events at Ironworks Studios in July
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We are really doing it! By esmale.com
We are out there doing the real thing, time to put that gay dildo back in the drawer for a more occasional use, LOL! READ MORE
The Brighton & Hove Pride, which returns in full this year over the weekend of Friday, August 5 - Sunday, August 7, has announced a series of not to be missed events at Ironworks Studios, 30 Cheapside, Brighton BN1 4GD in July. Events raise funds for the Brighton Rainbow Fund. READ MORE
Paris, France, 2015.
SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING.
ARE YOU READY FOR YOUR ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE?
HEY!
I’M MORE THAN READY
ACTUALLY, I HAVE A FEW SURPRISES, ONE YOU’LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR UNTIL WE GET HOME.
OH NATALY… I LOVE YOU. WHAT’S THE SURPRISE? HOW ABOUT WE SHARE A GLASS OF WINE FIRST?
…I SPOKE TO A DETECTIVE TODAY. WE’RE GOING TO TRACK DOWN YOUR BIOLOGICAL MOTHER.
MY BIOLOGICAL MOTHER!
I’VE WONDERED FOR YEARS WHAT HAPPENED TO HER, AFTER...
HOWEVER, THIS OTHER ONE CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER…
Montenegro, Eastern Europe, 1995.
Neveah’s home with her biological parents, back when she was a boy named Andy.
IF HE WANTS TO BE A GIRL, THIS IS NO LONGER HIS HOME, AND YOU AND I ARE NO LONGER HIS MOTHER AND FATHER! DO YOU UNDERSTAND!?
PLEASE, DON’T DO THIS!
Years later, after Andy’s dad threw him out onto the streets for being transgender.
HERE, SON.
PLEASE SIR, CAN YOU SPARE A COIN?
I MISS YOU MOM. I’M JUST SO LOST. I DON’T KNOW WHO I AM, AND WHERE TO GO.
I WISH I COULD BE WITH YOU AGAIN, UNDER THE SAME ROOF.
GOD, IF YOU REALLY EXIST, PLEASE SAVE ME. YOU WHO MADE ME THIS WAY, DIDN’T YOU?
MOM...
Paris, France, 2015.
CHEERS FOR BEING SO STRONG, I LOVE YOU.
I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHT NATALY, REALLY, I DO. BUT I’M NOT AS STRONG AS YOU THINK I AM.
I STILL HAVE MUCH TO OVERCOME BEFORE I CAN TELL OTHERS MY STORY.
YOU KNOW NEVEAH, I’VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT HOW YOU HAVE YOU COULD HELP OTHERS A FANTASTIC IN THE LGBTQ STORY THAT COULD COMMUNITY, ESPECIALLY BRING HOPE TO TRANSGENDER A LOT OF PEOPLE YOUTHS. AROUND THE WORLD.
Montenegro, Eastern Europe, 2003.
HERE THEY COME
Andy is homeless and 16 years old.
NOT AGAIN!
EVIL BASTARD!
YOU DESERVE TO DIE! FAGGOT.
PLEASE, STOP! HELP!
1,117 organisations worldwide urge the UN to renew its human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity
“The continuation of this mandate is critical. In every region of the world, widespread, grave and systematic violence and discrimination based on one’s real or perceived sexual orientation and/or gender identity persists,” the coalition said in their statement." READ MORE
Meet the fabulous contestants for Mr Brighton Bear 2022!
Duncan Lustig-Prean, Centre Director of the Ledward Centre, announces his retirement from the role
"It will be difficult to leave behind something which has occupied me for so long... I will miss our staff, volunteers and customers from whom I have learned so much and who have taught me how to be a far more informed and better ally." READ MORE
Rainbow Chorus to take part in Tesco Community Grants Scheme
Brighton’s longest running LGBTQ+ choir needs your help to reach out to deaf and sign language users in our community. READ MORE
Debt Free London to launch new helpline for LGBTQ+ community Brighton Bear Weekend (BBW), a fundraiser for the Brighton Rainbow Fund which this year takes place Thursday, July 14 - Sunday, July 17, has announced the seven finalists of this year's Mr Brighton Bear competition, and what a line-up it is! READ MORE
The hotline is for LGBTQ+ community members who have financial issues. READ MORE
Acts announced for Northern Pride, hosts of UK Pride!
Northern Pride is pulling out all the stops to ensure that the year it hosts UK Pride is one to remember READ MORE
Interview with Oksana Dobroskok, coordinator of LGBTQ+ shelters in Kyiv, Dnipro, and Chernivtsi
Queer campaigners launch share sale to open UK’s first community-run queer venue
Award-winning queer campaigners Friends of the Joiners Arms have announced they are launching their community share offer in order to raise £100,000 and open a community-run LGBTQ+ venue in London this year. READ MORE
MAISIE, documentary on Britain's oldest drag artist, in cinemas August 5
Oskana tells us what challenges community organisations face as they continue to provide services to vulnerable groups during wartime. READ MORE
People living with HIV now recognised as fully fit for service in UK Armed Forces MAISIE is a hilarious fly-on-the-wall documentary about Britain's oldest drag artiste David Raven aka Maisie Trollette, who at 88 is still shaking his sequins after over 50 years in the business.
Serving personnel who are taking suppressive treatment for HIV, and whose blood tests show no detectable virus, will now be recognised as fully fit for all service READ MORE
In director Lee Cooper's touching and insightful film, we follow David rehearsing for his 85th birthday with fellow Brighton drag royalty Miss Jason and Dave Lynn and reminiscing about his life on the boards. READ MORE
WaterBear launches new LGBTQ+ documentary - Together We Dance
Together We Dance follows the story of Jonathan Prestney and his local LGBTQ+ community in Colchester, as they turn to dance to help them through their darkest days during the pandemic READ MORE
Commonwealth summit 'again refuses to discuss LGBTQ+ equality', says Peter Tatchell
Thirty-five out of 54 member states still criminalise homosexuality READ MORE
Brighton Gin and Dave Pop! collab!
Amazon Prime bans queer sex comedy, 'Saint-Narcisse'
Saint-Narcisse, which is a darkly comic psychosexual thriller, was reviewed favourably in Scene when it first got a screening at the prestigious Iris Prize Film Festival last autumn READ MORE
My Genderation to celebrate 10 years of film-making at Ironworks Studios
Join My Genderation, a non-profit film project that celebrates intersectional trans lives and experiences, in celebrating 10 years of trans documentation and celebration of trans lives at Ironworks Studios in Brighton on Thursday, July 14. READ MORE
TransSober community support group to launch at new Trans Pride Centre
Cheers Queers! These new art-bottles celebrate the diversity, sheer cheek and beauty of Brighton’s queer scene
TransSober is a new peer support drop in for the the TNBI community by the TNBI community.
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UK Civil Aviation Authority announces landmark changes for pilots and air traffic controllers living with HIV
The UK Civil Aviation Authority, with the support of Terrence Higgins Trust, National AIDS Trust and British HIV Association, has issued a package of measures for pilots living with HIV to support them flying and continuing with their careers. READ MORE
CLASSICAL NOTES
Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus and South Wales Gay Men’s Chorus to join forces for 'Flying With Pride'
In a special one-off performance, two of the country’s leading gay choirs will join forces to celebrate the return of Brighton & Hove Pride at All Saints Church in Hove on Friday, August 5 READ MORE
The Sussex Beacon's 'Bizarre Bazaar' at The Curzon on Saturday, July 9
Nick Boston tunes into the best classical music READ MORE
Join Trans Pride Brighton for Trans Pride Film Event, curated by Fox Fisher, at Duke of York's on Friday, July 15
This event features curated short films in every genre, featuring trans themes, from all over the world. This is a fundraising event, with all profit going back to Trans Pride Brighton, a registered charity. READ MORE
The Summer Bizarre Bazaar will take place upstairs at the Curzon Bar in Kemptown on Saturday, July 9 from 2pm. READ MORE
Macmillan Coastal Garden Trail to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support
Visit 17 eclectic and individual gardens between Brighton and Seaford on Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24. READ MORE
Government’s Conversion Therapy Bill 'breaches Human Rights Act', says leading QC
At Home With Hootman
Top public law and human rights barrister Dan Squires QC has advised that the Government’s Conversion Therapy Bill, if enacted in its current form, would likely be open to legal challenge on the grounds that it is incompatible with the Human Rights Act.
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FILM REVIEW: Swan Song
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Kennedy Street Recovery wins funding to secure its Community Recovery Hub
Brian Butler finds a queer road trip film absolutely enchanting Brighton addiction recovery charity Kennedy Street Recovery has been awarded funding through Postcode Society Trust READ MORE
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The UK's first national LGBTQ+ museum, Queer Britain, announces future plans
Freddie Mercury’s childhood Stamp Album to be displayed at London’s Postal Museum
The album will be on display in the museum from July 13 - October 30
Queer Britain say: "There have been tears of joy, robust debate, memories and laughter shared"
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Brighton & Hove city councillors give green light to plans to tackle inequality
The development of A Fairer Brighton & Hove framework, Family Hubs and ensuring people get help as early as possible, will help to combat inequalities, councillors agreed. READ MORE
FILM REVIEW: Firebird
Victoria Olsina wins Comedy Bloomers LGBTQ+ Comedian of the Year
Comedy Bloomers celebrates fresh comedy talent READ MORE
Kate Wildblood reviews Brighton Music Conference
"A realistic love story with thriller elements, set against the stupidity of authority." READ MORE
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SERVICES DIRECTORY LGBTQ+ Services l Allsorts Youth Project Youth Groups and One-to-One Support for LGBTQ+ young people under 26 (in-person & online). Weekly sessions 01273 721211 or email info@ allsortsyouth.org.uk. allsortsyouth.org.ukk l Brighton & Hove Police Report all homophobic, biphobic or transphobic incidents to: 24/7 assistance call police on 101 (emergencies 999) Report online at: www.sussex. police.uk LGBT team (not 24/7) email: LGBT@sussex.pnn. police.uk l Brighton & Hove LGBT Switchboard • LGBT Older People’s Project • LGBT Health and Inclusion Project • LGBTQ Disability & Neurodiversity Project • Rainbow Café Project: support for LGBT+ people with dementia • Trans and Non-Binary Link Project • LGBT Grief Encounters Project • Volunteering opportunities, call Riley 07599 434057 Helpline hours: Wed & Thur, 7–9.30pm; trans-only webchat on Sun 3–5pm: call 01273 359042 or email info@switchboard.org.uk or helpline@ switchboard.org.uk. Webchat www.switchboard. org.uk/helpline. www.switchboard.org.uk/brighton Office Number: 01273 234009 l Brighton OneBodyOneFaith Brighton sexuality, gender, & faith Group. Meets monthly. Contact: Nigel Nash nigelnash@me.com. www.onebodyonefaith.org.uk l Brighton Women’s Centre Info, counselling, drop-in space, support groups admin@Womenscentre.org.uk or visit www. womenscentre.org.uk l Lesbian & Gay AA 12-step self-help programme for alcohol addictions: Sun, 7.30pm, Chapel Royal, North St, Btn (side entrance). 01273 203 343 (general AA line). www. alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk l LGBTQ+ Cocaine Anonymous Meeting every Tues 6.30-8pm, 6 Tilbury Pl, Brighton, BN2 0GY, CA isn’t allied with any outside organisation, and neither endorses or opposes any causes. Helpline 0800 6120225, www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk www.sussexcocaineanonymous.co.uk l LGBTQ+ NA Group Brighton-based LGBTQ+ (welcomes others) Narcotics Anonymous group every Tue 6.30–8pm, Millwood Centre, Nelson Row, Kingswood St. 0300 999 1212 l LGBT+ Meditation Group Meditation & discussion, every 2nd & 4th Thur, 5.30–7pm, Anahata Clinic, 119 Edward St, Brighton. 07789 861 367 or www.bodhitreebrighton.org.uk l Lunch Positive Lunch club for people with HIV. Meet/make friends, find peer support in safe space. Every Fri, noon–2.30pm, Community Room, Dorset Gdns Methodist Church, Dorset Gdns, Brighton. Lunch £1.50. 07846 464 384 or www.lunchpositive.org l MCC Brighton Inclusive, affirming space where all are invited to come
as they are to explore their spirituality without judgement. 01273 515572 or info@mccbrighton.org.uk www.mccbrighton.org.uk l MindOut Independent, impartial services run by and for LGBTQ people with experience of mental health issues. 24 hr confidential answerphone: 01273 234839 or email info@mindout.org.uk and out of hours online chat www.mindout.org.uk l Navigate Social/peer support group for trans, non-binary & intersex, AFAB, FTM, transmasculine & gender queer people. Every 2nd Friday of the month from 6-8pm (currently on Zoom) at Possability Place, Windlesham Venue, BN1 3AH (formerly Space for Change). navigatebrighton.co.uk l Peer Action Regular low cost yoga, therapies, swimming, meditation & social groups for people with HIV. contact@ peeraction.net or www.peeraction.net l Rainbow Families Support group for lesbian and/or gay parents. 07951 082013 or info@rainbowfamilies.org.uk. www.rainbowfamilies.org.uk l Rainbow Hub Information, contact, help and guidance to services for LGBT+ communities in Brighton, Hove and Sussex at Rainbow Hub drop in LGBT+ one-stop shop: 93 St James Street, BN2 1TP, 01273 675445 or visit www.therainbowhubbrighton.com l Some People Social/support group for LGB or questioning aged 14-19, Tue 5.30-7.30pm, Hastings. Call/text Kerrie Tolley-Cloke 07874 637593 or email somepeople@ eastsussex.gov.uk l TAGS – The Arun Gay Society Social Group welcome all in East & West Sussex Areas. Call/Text 07539 513171. More info: www.tagsonline. org.uk l Victim Support Anyone seeking help can contact our free 24/7 Supportline number on 0808 16 89 111 or get in touch via the website www.victimsupport.org.uk. A range of tools to help people cope and move forwards after crime can be found at www.mysupportspace.org.uk/moj l The Village MCC LGBTQ+ affirming church worship and pastoral care in Kemptown. See www.thevillagemcc.org, or call 07476 667353 for details.
HIV Prevention, Care & Treatment Services l AVERT Sussex HIV & AIDS info service 01403 210202 or confidential@avert.org l Brighton & Hove CAB HIV Project Money, benefits, employment, housing, info, advocacy. Appointments: Tue-Thur 9am-4pm, Wed 9am-12.30pm Brighton & Hove Citizens Advice Bureau, Brighton Town Hall. 01273 733390 ext 520 or www. brightonhovecab.org.uk l Clinic M Free confidential testing & treatment for STIs including HIV, plus Hep A & B vaccinations. Claude Nicol Centre, Sussex County Hospital, on Weds from 5-8pm. 01273 523388 or www.brightonsexualhealth.com l Community HIV Specialist Service NHS nursing team supporting patients with HIV in the community and offering free HIV training for groups across Brighton & Hove and West Sussex. www.
sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/hiv l Lawson Unit Medical advice, treatment for HIV+, specialist clinics, diet & welfare advice, drug trials. 01273 664 722 l The Martin Fisher Foundation STI HIV self-testing kits via digital vending machines available from: Jubilee Library, Wellsbourne Centre, Portland Road (between Wish Park Surgery and Kamson’s Pharmacy), BMEC Partnership Centre, Prowler and Brighton Sauna. www. themartinfisherfoundation.org l Substance Misuse Service Brighton & Hove Recovery Service manages and delivers the adult drug and alcohol services for the city. Change Grow Live (CGL) provides tailored support to adults in Brighton & Hove who identify as LGBTQ+. CGL offers 1-to-1 support, a variety of online and face to face groups. They offer LGBTQ+ specific groups via the peer-led Speakout group and have established links with a wide range of LGBTQ+ services. To refer to the service, email brighton.info@cgl.org.uk or phone 01273 731 900. More info: www.changegrowlive. org/brighton-hove-recovery-service/info l Sussex Beacon 24-hour nursing & medical care, day care 01273 694222 or www.sussexbeacon.org.uk l Terrence Higgins Trust Brighton & Hove For more info about these free services go to the THT office, 61 Ship St, Brighton, Mon–Fri, 10am–5pm 01273 764200 or info.brighton@tht.org.uk, facebook.com/THTBrighton For people living with HIV: • HIV support services: Info, support & practical advice • Welfare rights advice: find out about benefits • Counselling from qualified counsellors for up to 12 sessions Health Promotion in Brighton & Hove: Provides services for men who have sex with men, anyone from African communities, sex workers of any gender, and trans or non-binary people. • Visit clinic for free fast HIV & STI testing with results in <10 mins • Free condoms and lube • Confidential info and advice on sexual health & HIV • Face2Face for gay/bi men; negotiating sex, chemsex, newly diagnosed • Tailored support for sex workers, trans people and African communities • Outreach - say hello online and in person for info, condoms & lube, and HIV/STI testing at Brighton Sauna, Boiler Room Sauna, Amsterdam, Charles Street Tap, and Legends bar. For details please check facebook.com/THTBrighton l Sexual Health Worthing Free confidential tests & treatment for STIs inc HIVA; Hep vaccinations. Worthing-based 0845 111345645
National Helplines l National LGBT Domestic Abuse Helpline at www.galop.org.uk and 0800 999 5428 l Switchboard 0300 330 0630 l Positiveline (Eddie Surman Trust) Mon-Fri 11am-10pm, Sat & Sun 4-10pm 0800 1696806 l Mainliners 02075 825226 l National AIDS Helpline 08005 67123 l National Drugs Helpline 08007 76600 l THT AIDS Treatment 08459 470047 l THT direct 0845 1221200
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35 Gloucester Rd, BN1 4AQ 01273 624010 8 Brighton Box m 25 Dukes Lane, Ship Street, BN1 1BG, 01273 722 036 9 Brighton Sauna m 75 Grand Parade, BN2 9JA 01273 689966 www.thebrightonsauna.com 10 Brighton Tavern m 99-100 Gloucester Rd, BN1 4AP 01273 680365 11 Bulldog m 31 St James’s St Mews, BN2 1RF 12 Camelford Arms mm 30-31 Camelford St, BN2 1TQ 01273 622386 13 Charles Street Tap mm 8-9 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA 01273 624091 www.charles-street.com 14 Curzon m m
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1 Affinity Bar m 129 St James’s St, BN2 1TH www.facebook.com/AffinityGayBar/ 2 Centre Stage mm 11-12 Marine Parade, BN2 1TL 01273 688 826 www.facebook.com/centrestagebrighton 3 R-Bar m 10 Steine St, BN2 1TE 01273 609777 www.barbroadway.co.uk 4 Bar Revenge m 5-7 Marine Parade, BN2 1TA www.revenge.co.uk C5HUBarber Blacksheep m RCHGeorge’s Rd, BN2 1EB 18 St ST 01273 623408 wwww.barberblacksheep.com 6 Bedford Tavern mm 30 Western St, BN1 2PG 01273 739495 7 Brighton Birdcage m
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