LGBTQ+ History Month: Love Lounge at Candy Bar

3rd in a series of flyer action from this flyer addict for LGBTQ+ History Month. The Candy Bar, 33 St James Street, Brighton 2001 13th July 2001. The Love Lounge with two not-so-old disco queers called Wildblood and Queenie makes their Candy Bar debut – over there at 33 St James Street, Kemp Town, Brighton. Bar stools for a booth, belt drive for decks, the … Continue reading LGBTQ+ History Month: Love Lounge at Candy Bar

LGBTQ History Month: Shameless Hussies gets regal

Back in 1992 Queenie and Michele Allardyce aka Xi-Xi used to play live percussion at the Coco Club at the Zap on a Saturday night and decided doing the same at Shameless Hussies might be a good idea. Michele said to Queenie ‘ go on – phone up that Kate woman and ask if we can shake our maracas at the next one’. Suffice to say … Continue reading LGBTQ History Month: Shameless Hussies gets regal

LGBTQ History Month: Shameless Hussies Brighton

First in a series of flyer action from this flyer addict for LGBTQ+ History Month. Shameless Hussies Fagins, East St and Reform Club, Ship Street Brighton 1992/93 Shameless Hussies was born out of two meetings – some lubricated by herbal tea…others not. A meeting made when this house music-obsessed soul found myself at Women Only night Venus Rising at the Fridge in Brixton where promoter … Continue reading LGBTQ History Month: Shameless Hussies Brighton

LGBTQ History Month : Bootsie Sue

This LGBQ+ History Month I’m gonna be digging deep into my illustrator archives and sharing some of my portfolio of past wonders. That’s me, Queen Josephine. Drawing a queer crowd in pen and ink since 1984. Here is Bootsie Sue – a character I created back in 1992. They say to draw what you know. Well here I am – promoting an exhibition at Brighton’s … Continue reading LGBTQ History Month : Bootsie Sue