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
Shameless Hussies may have been heading towards its final dance but a phoenix did arise from the disco ashes in 1994 – dressed head to toe in flammable polyester as clubbing and tiaras and synchronised hair slides finally met on the dancefloor in the shape of Housewife’s Choice at Brighton’s The Loft Club – anew venue opening on Dyke Road where the old Reform Club … Continue reading LGBTQ History Month: Housewife’s Choice
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
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
Last year we got very, very close to leaving Brighton. To high re-mortgage rate rises to cope with, absentee student landlords below delivering the stress, health issues ensuring I needed a cheap and easy life. We stopped that train earlier this month (the grass is not always greener or cheaper it would seem) but not before the serious downsize was had. One of which was … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie – The Vinyl Edit
Some headlines never change, the moral panic sliding into our lives via outraged font bashers desperate to share their bigotry and hate. The year was 1992 but the story is the same today. Hatred whipped up into coverage destined to scare and seduce. The lesbian, gay and bisexual community harangued by a right-wing press determined to use their media to maximum effect. Brighton Pride was … Continue reading Hard News Channel 4 1992 – LGBTQ+ in the media
Wildblood and Queenie’s Queer Wedding – the illegal one in 1997. You know – the one where we had to make it all up, Sarah officiated, China was our bridesmaid, Wes and Christy our best men and our stepdad Joseph our videographer – alongside photographer Aaron. Readings were given by Helene and Clare, and the garden was decorated by Sade and Aaron. Meech babysat the … Continue reading Wildblood and Queenie’s Queer Wedding 1997
We are beyond thrilled to be playing at Traumfrau’s Spring Of Love on Friday 8th April as we celebrate our proud LGBTQI+ roots with a disco-infused, heritage house set destined to keep your hands in the air and our queer hearts soaring all night long. Add the truly amazing DJ’s Sista Selecta and Tabs from Butch Please plus some epic live cabaret acts TBA, Queer Arts Club and we have a … Continue reading Traumfrau Spring Of Love
Wildblood and Queenie 