Arts DJ Profile: Peter Castle This month, Queenie catches up with DJ Peter Castle to chat about the amazing fact that he’s been Legends’ Saturday resident DJ for 10 years. Have those years been as good for him as they’ve sounded to us? By Queen Josephine • 2 min read
Community News TwistedXXX Media stars to take centre stage in LGBT Foundation information videos Actors from leading gay porn studio, TwistedXXX Media, will be taking centre stage to create a series of informative sexual health videos for Greater Manchester’s LGBT Foundation. By Besi • 1 min read
Features & Longread MENTAL HEALTH FEATURE: Depression Do not confuse ‘being depressed’ with the medical syndrome of the same name, this would be like misunderstanding the difference between sleep and a coma. No one who has suffered from depression harbours any doubt that they were seriously ill as this account of his illness by my friend Mike Wall will By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts FEATURE: Princess C*nty Holly Smith – a biologically female drag queen, by Rebecca House. A few months ago I’d never heard of the term ‘bio-queen’. It wasn’t until I had a conversation with someone from the drag industry, that I became aware of the expression and its definition. This then led me to do some research around By Contributor • 3 min read
General News Council Spring clean removes three tonnes of roadside rubbish Cleaning crews have removed tonnes of rubbish from the side of the A27 and A23 in a series of night time clear ups. Staff from the council’s Cityclean team have been picking up litter from grass verges and central reservations on the two main routes into the city. By Besi • 1 min read
Arts Countdown begins to Brighton Fringe opening as events hit 1,000 With two days until opening, Brighton Fringe has hit 1,000 events for the first time in the festival’s history. When Brighton Fringe announced its programme in March, 970 events had registered to take part, but additional artists registering online means Brighton Fringe 2017 now includes 1,000 event By Besi • 3 min read
Features & Longread OPINION: Transitioning with Sugar: Trans exclusionary feminism by Ms Sugar Swan When I came out very publicly as trans, I was flooded with love and respect and within the first month of ‘being out’ half a dozen people had contacted me and come out as trans. Some of them I knew from Brighton, some I didn’t, but they all had the same message for me: “Thank you for talking about t By Ms Sugar Swan • 4 min read
Business News FEATURE: Sauna Jak My name is Jak. I’ve worked on the scene at the Brighton Sauna for two and half years now and I love it. It’s varied, entertaining and ultimately I get to meet a lot of different people. They get to meet me too. You see, I’m a trans guy and as far as I know, the only openly trans guy who works in an By Contributor • 4 min read
Arts Brighton Fringe Preview: BoxedIn Theatre presents WOOD Following their 5 star smash-hit production of Romeo and Juliet, BoxedIn presents WOOD, an explosive piece of new writing that examines gender constructions, sexual labels, and what to expect when you go camping. By Contributor • 2 min read
In The South Brighton Diversity Games to include Same-Sex Dance Championships Brighton Diversity Games, organised by BLAGSS, Brighton LGBT Sports Society, will take place over the weekend of July 8 and 9, 2017. The Games include Same-Sex Dance Championships, which comprises two sessions and will take place at the Mandela Hall, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9RH on Saturd By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
Arts REVIEW: Queer British Art 1861-1967 @Tate Britain This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the passing of the Sexual Offences Act, which decriminalised consensual sex (in private) in England and Wales between men aged 21 and over. The show includes works from a period of over 100 years, and is bookended by the 1861 Offences against the Person Ac By Paul Gustafson • 5 min read
Arts PREVIEW: New book will be first dedicated to work of iconic San Francisco photographer This summer will see the publication of a new photographic book which records LGBT+ life in San Francisco during a seminal period in the development of the LGBT+ movement. LGBT: San Francisco is the first book dedicated to photographer Daniel Nicoletta’s archive of powerful images tracing the burgeo By Paul Gustafson • 2 min read
