Today I walked down the high street of Brighton and was greeted by nothing but rainbows. Every balcony, every business, every window adorned it seemed with my tribes’ colours. And I rejoiced. Even this cynical soul couldn’t stop the grin. Because those rainbows, displayed by the allies and supporters of my LGBTQ+ community are helping us create a change that can’t be challenged. Because twenty-nine … Continue reading Brighton Pride : We Stand Together
Time for me to get on my (h)omo soapbox. Time to talk fundraising this Brighton Pride weekend. We all know things out there aren’t as rosy and liberated as we’d like them to be 50 years since the Stonewall riots. This sadly makes fundraising for local LGBTQI charities vitally important. With a Boris lead Tory government leaning a little too right for comfort and austerity still … Continue reading Give 5 for Pride
I want to say thank you. Thank you to the queer darlings, the trans women of colour, the bisexual beauts, the lesbian heroines, the non-binary diamonds. The kitten heeled, DM booted, frock frilling, denim donning wonders of Stonewall Inn who stood up and said no more. No more. No fucking more. Thanks to your bravery this 14-year-old baby dyke back in 1983 had a story … Continue reading Stonewall 50
What is so shocking about this latest attack is we’re not shocked. Let’s be honest here, most LGBTQI members of our community know that regardless of pledges made, policies changed or statements issued by politicians, authorities and services we are all likely to face such violence at some point in our lives. I’ve been queer bashed twice in Brighton over the years and I’ve stood … Continue reading Condemnation must become a convictions
I’m addicted to vinyl, am nothing without strings or a bass line and find a day without radio a day not worth being part of. And yet above all of this, there in the sky and in the trees and by the sea and the rivers is the most important song of my life. Birdsong. A soundscape I cannot imagine being without, an accompaniment to … Continue reading Perfect Distraction: Let Nature Sing
Today is #TransDayofVisibility. Standing with the T. We are one family. #WithTheT Continue reading Trans Day Of Visibility
1BTN’s IWD Takeover on March 8th 2019 was a day we shall always remember as our fellow 1BTN broadcasting sisters did it in style, delivering a day of celebrations, campaigning and fundraising for Threshold and The Girls Network. With shows from 8am till midnight and over 30 presenters and guests taking part, it is a 1BTN IWD tradition Queenie and Wildblood are proud to be part … Continue reading Feel up Queenie + Wildblood with Kerry Jean Lister
I’m not sure if this is what Mrs Ronson had in mind when having noted my early childhood vinyl obsession she made me Class 6 Record Player Monitor at Frinton Primary School. But it seems those days of putting a needle on a “not too exciting” record for everyone to file into the assembly hall to were not in vain. Although I always wondered if the … Continue reading 1BTN IWD Soundsystem at Patterns
We’re back, baby! 1BTN’s annual all-day female takeover returns Friday 8th March for sixteen hours of femme-focused music and entertainment to soundtrack your International Women’s Day celebrations. The 1BTN International Women’s Day Takeover will feature a phenomenal line-up of female presenters and special guests. The IWD19 campaign theme #BalanceForBetter will be at the heart of the day, highlighting women’s achievements in the music industry, campaigning … Continue reading 1BTN International Women’s Day Takeover
Whilst Amber Rudd makes noises but takes little action when it comes to making the benefit system more humane and as we witness the Universal Credit rollout devastate nearly every home it touches, now seems a more appropriate time than ever to think of others. Nothing is harder than to be alone at Christmas starring into empty cupboards or fearing the new year whilst you … Continue reading Fight food poverty this Xmas
Wildblood and Queenie 