Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Brighton On behalf of the Rainbow Fund, I am writing to thank all involved and all who attended this weekend’s Brighton Pride events. So many people put so much time and effort into the weekend, which again showed Brighton and Hove at its very best. Of course there will be issues or concerns but overall it w By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Where has the ‘gay’ gone from Pride As an early member and chair-person of Sussex Gay Liberation Front I am sad to see how Gay Pride celebrations have become more and more an excuse for making money. The original idea for the march and outdoor picnic was a celebration of sexual diversity and tolerance and the term out of the closet wa By Contributor • 2 min read
Features & Longread Anorexia, bulimia and eating disorder treatment for men Laura Chapman highlights the best treatment available for men with eating disorders. Eating disorders in men aren’t often spoken about as such disorders are widely seen as a female problem. However, a third of those who do suffer from eating disorders are male and the mentality that they shouldn’t s By Contributor • 4 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you for nominating me as a Pride Ambassador I am writing following the announcement in July Gscene that I was first runner up to be a Pride Ambassador this year. It all started when one the longest supporters of Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, Elaine Evans, a Gold Friend of the Chorus, told me that she had written to GScene nominating me. How fant By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: No to transgender exclusion John Cohen’s Cause (GScene July 2014 p69) terribly misrepresents transgender experience to wrongly justify transgender exclusion. He states: “I am happy with my sexuality [a gay man]” but that that “transsexuals […] consider their condition a medical problem.” No. It is western culture that consider By Contributor • 1 min read
Features & Longread Queer Fellows Mark Govier asks why the Royal Society does not acknowledge its own gay founders. Following the recent posthumous Royal Pardon of computer pioneer and codebreaker Alan Turing, who became Fellow of the Royal Society in 1951 but was punished with chemical castration in 1952, Mark Govier says it’s time By Contributor • 5 min read
Arts REVIEW: Princes & the Treasure The Princes and the Treasure is a modern take on a very old, well-loved story. Review by Syd Spencer Written by Jeffery. A. Miles and illustrated by J. L. Phillips, the book comes alive as soon as you open it. It tells a tale of bravery, quests, magic, witches and above all true love, but […] By Contributor • 2 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you from THT “Terrence Higgins Trust Brighton would like to thank all the staff, performers and customers that made the Dave Lynn drag roast at Charles Street last month a roaring success. “A special thank you to Charles Street manager, Chris Marshall and entertainers Dave Lynn, Lola Lasagne, Michael Topping, By Contributor • 1 min read
Letters Thank you from the Rainbow Fund “I am writing on behalf of the Rainbow Fund to publicly thank our supporters for their recent donations. “May saw an all-star cast come together at Legends for the spectular Bobby Davro cabaret evening. Much time and effort was put into arranging the event by Lee Tracey, for which we are very gratef By Contributor • 1 min read
Interviews Queens on top! Lola Lasagne talks sequins, camp and drag ahead of this years Legends cabaret tent at Pride. The sequins have been ordered, the wigs are being groomed and the frocks are being finalised. Yes the biggest day in Brighton’s cabaret year is getting closer so we decided to chat with Legend’s Cabaret Tent By Contributor • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Adopting our 2 Dads Having two years ago purchased Panzini’s and Karmer’s previous book Some people have two Dads we, as a family, were keen to read their new book and excited to be asked to review it. Laid out in the same way as the previous books with the same simple, affective illustrations our 7 and 9 year […] By Contributor • 3 min read
Letters LETTER TO EDITOR: Thank you Camelford Arms “I would like to thank Mark Flood and his staff at the Camelford Arms for their support in allowing us to be the beneficiary of their ‘Eurovision Evening’ on May 10. Thanks to the hard work of Mark and his team the evening was very well received with many people commenting on what a great […] By Contributor • 1 min read
