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FEB 2012 GSCENE magazine www.gscene.com @gscene GScene.Brighton
BRIGHTON AND HOVE GAY MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CHOIRS AT ST ANDREWS CHURCH
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PUBLISHED BY James Ledward TEL 01273 722457 EDITORIAL info@gscene.com ADS+ARTWORK design@gscene.com EDITORIAL TEAM James Ledward, Graham Robson ARTS EDITOR Michael Hootman SUB-EDITOR Graham Robson NEWS Hector Montalbo DESIGN Michèle Allardyce
FRONT COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Sam Milford www.realbrighton.com
GEMS, THE GAY ELDERLY MEN’S SOCIETY ARE ENTERTAINED AND THANKED BY THE MAYOR OF BRIGHTON FOR THE WORK THEY DO FOR OLDER GAY MEN IN BRIGHTON & HOVE
LETTERS & NEWS
CONTRIBUTORS AJ, Jaq Bayles, Jo Bourne, Nick Boston, Suchi Chatterjee, Nick Douglas, Craig Hanlon Smith, Adam Highway, Neil Masey, Enzo Marra, Hector Montalbo, Rick Moore, Netty, Charles Nyereyegona, Carl Oprey, Kate O’Riordan, Eric Page, Marcus Patrick, Steph Scott, Del Sharp, Keith Sharpe, Gay Socrates, Glen Stevens, Craig Storrie, Mick Sykes, Jordan Thomas, Vron, Roger Wheeler, Mike Wall, Morham White, Rachael Woodgate, Kate Wildblood
6 Letters To The Editor 8 News
SCENE LISTINGS 24 Brighton Listings 36 Solent & Bournemouth Listings LEGENDS
ARTS 42 44 45 46
PHOTOGRAPHERS Phil Bailey, Michael Hootman, James Ledward, Sam Milford, Hector Montalbo, www.realbrighton.com www.brightonmoments.co.uk
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FEATURES 17 LGBT HISTORY MONTH DIARY REBEL @ THE HAUNT
Arts News Classical Notes Art Matters Film Reviews
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Charlie’s Kitchen Dance Music Desert Island Disco Geek Scene Shopping Craig’s Thoughts Wall’s Words Gay Socrates Sharp Words Trans Scribe BSSN Keith Sharp Just Jordan Airwaves Charlie Says Lunch Positive Twisted Gilded Ghetto MindOut
Diary of events in Brighton Sussex and Kent for LGBT History Month
INFORMATION
20 STUDENT PRIDE
57 Service Directory 58 Classifieds 60 Advertisers’ Map
What is it like to be an LGBT student in Brighton?