December 2018 – Scene Magazine – From the heart of LGBTQ+ Life

Rainbow Chorus Winter concert rescheduled for January 12

Posted on 31/12/201831/12/2018 by Besi

The Rainbow Chorus winter concert was postponed at the eleventh hour on December 15 due to water damage at St George Church which rendered the building unsafe.

THE concert, entitled Les Misteltoe, has been rescheduled for Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 7.30 pm (doors and bar open from 6.30 pm) and will be conducted by their musical director Aneesa Chaudhry.

The decision to postpone the concert was not taken lightly—knowing that many local folk were already geared up for the evening and some members’ family and friends had travelled from as far as Belgium to see the show—but with an anticipated audience of over 450 guests in addition to the 60-strong choir and band of volunteers, there really was nothing else that could have been done in good conscience considering the water damage to the church electrics.

On a positive note, St. George’s Church, the choir’s home for several years, has been busy fixing problems with the building (including removing some dead seagulls which were blocking guttering and diverting rain into the church!).

So (once again!) go along and join the Rainbow Chorus on the barricades as they round off their 21st birthday celebrations with a bang!

The Rainbow Chorus is known for its eclectic repertoire and Brighton & Hove’s oldest LGBT choir will be bringing the sounds of the West End to Kemp Town with a rabble-rousing and rip-roaring medley of songs from the long-running musical Les Misérables.

From France to Freddie, the chorus will also be performing a selection of iconic hits from one of the greatest rock bands of all times, Queen.

It may be January, but you can expect all the feel-good cheer of the Rainbow Chorus promising a right royal post-Christmas cracker of an evening!

Important information concerning tickets

Please keep your tickets

When you attend the rescheduled performance on January 12, 2019, please use the tickets issued for December 15.

No new tickets will be getting issued. However, if you are not able to make the new date and would also like a refund:

Tickets purchased through Brown Paper Tickets

If you paid by credit/debit card on the website, please contact them for a refund on 0800 411 8881. If you paid by PayPal, please email treasurer@rainbowchorus.org.uk to ask for a refund. We are only able to refund the cost price of the ticket without fees.

Tickets purchased through Rainbow Chorus members

Please return your tickets to the member you bought them from together with a note of your bank account details and a refund will be credited direct to your account.

Event: Les Mistletoe

Where: St George’s Church, St George’s Road, Brighton BN2 1ED

When: Saturday, January 12

Time: Doors and bar open 6.30pm – Concert starts 7.30 pm

Cost: Tickets for this concert are still on sale now at £15/£10(concession)/£7(children

INTERVIEW: Al Start chats about her current project for kids ‘Go Kid Music’

Posted on 27/12/201831/12/2018 by Eric Page

Renaissance women Al Start has been many things during her time in Brighton, but always creative – Eric Page grabs a moment to chat about her exciting new project and how it came about.

Why Brighton Al? “I came to Brighton 30 years ago to study an art degree. I was metal sculptor back then! I love Stanmer woods, I love the seafront, but down my ‘Portslade innit!’ end of town, it’s the docks!”

When did you come out? “I was never really ‘in’! I was naturally attracted to girls and only when bullied and made to feel like a freak did I back-track a bit. I stayed under the radar for a few years (but not under the gaydar!) I embraced my sexuality in Brighton at 19 and met like-minded people, realised I wouldn’t ‘burn in hell’, and could live a full life. I wrote a letter to my parents and told them – they were horrified, repulsed and ashamed. So after many years of trying to get through to them I gave up and disowned them. Had to be done! I do have two amazing sisters who I love and see all the time, one’s also gay – divine retribution to homophobic parents! Ha! I’d regretted being scared to put myself “out there” and take a risk. Now I realise time is short and you’ve got to just go for it.”

When and how do you write? “I sing to myself, if something sounds any good I’ll get a quick recording, then I listen when I have time in my studio. I put the songs together on my guitar or ukulele. I study a subject in the way a child would learn at school, put songs together on the key facts and find a funny angle.”

What’s makes you laugh? “Kids! They are so ridiculously funny!

What prompted Go Kid Music? “I’ve been a singer songwriter all my life, worked with children and I finally put the two together when St Lukes School head teacher pestered me to sing with the children in assembly. It really wasn’t my bag, so I took my knowledge of what kids love and wrote a spooky song called ‘Creepy Castle’. I taught it to them, they loved it – and weirdly so did. I went on to write more, had enough for an album, but had no idea they’d be successful. I now have seven children’s albums to my name, three musical shows and countless more projects, songbooks, online clubs…! So ‘Go Kid Music’ was born! There is demand for good quality children’s music. We’re filling that gap!”

A highlight of last year? “I finally got a publishing deal for two songbooks illustrated by talented artist Chloe Batchelor and am now a published author! Whoo-hoo!”

What makes you angry? “School funding cuts. I am furious! The government has cut school budgets & the creative arts are being squeezed out – no music, drama, dance, art – our children are really suffering, it’s so short-sighted.”

Tell us something about your Grandmother? “My grandmother was a superstar. I lived with her when my mum died, I was 7 and she was my main carer until my dad remarried. I was very close to her, she was an amazing artist. She was clever, a brilliant speed knitter who insisted on knitting most of my clothes (even in secondary school, which was not so good!) she made jam, pies, delicious dinners and mended everything!”

What makes you proud to be LGBT? “Everything. I’m super-proud to be visible and out in my work with kids and to be a positive role-model and show them that they are going to be ok! There are so many LGBT children but no-one dares address that, but I’m planning some songs! Brighton makes me proud – I LOVE my home! How lucky we are here!”

Musician, songwriter, singer, curator, creator, sculptor, metalsmith, researcher, entrepreneur, puppeteer, translator, author, is there anything you can’t do? “Ha ha ha! Wow, that sounds awesome! I’m not good at paperwork. It’s a struggle to run a business when book-keeping and being organised is key. The hardest job of all is being a mum! O…M….G….!”

What advice would you give to a 16-year-old LGBT+ just starting out on their life? “I’d say – you’re so lucky!!! You are born into a time when you can be yourself, school is still gonna have been hard, kids are still mean, so try not to worry what other people think of you, just be who you want and live your life the way you want to!”

Tell us about That Quiff? “What MY quiff? Well, I grew up watching Happy Days and Grease…so my hair role models were the Fonz and Danny Zuko! I say to kids when they ask if I’m a boy or a girl “I’m a girl….with short hair!” I don’t think they believe me!”

You have a favourite joke? “Knock-knock (who’s there?) Interrupting cow (interrupting cow wh——) MOOOOO!!!!”

What’s your next project? “I’m determined to get into writing for Children’s TV. I have the songs for a new album to release before Christmas, hopefully and I’m plugging my brilliant online music club for families and schools alike – find it here: https://club.gokidmusic.com”

Any up and coming events?“A monthly daytime gig at The Brunswick Pub, Hove called Mamas & Papas is for families/kids – If you’re interested in coming/playing please find me on Facebook @gokidmusic.”

FEATURE: My name is Jac, and I’m an addict

Posted on 27/12/201831/12/2018 by Contributor

Not words I ever expected to say … this wasn’t part of the plan.

DESPITE a fairly normal childhood, I never really felt comfortable in my own skin. I started using drink and drugs in my teens, like everyone else. They solved my problem, and helped me to become the person I thought I wanted to be; I partied hard and believed I’d found the key to happiness and success.

After moving to Brighton in 1999, I found ‘the scene’ and felt like I’d found my place in the world, my home. I loved the acceptance and freedom I felt here, to be whoever I wanted to be. I spent almost every night in my favourite clubs and bars, always afraid of what I was missing if I spent a night in. I was part of something bigger than me, and for a while, things were great.

Fast forward a few years, and things began to change, the people I partied with started to move away from the scene, and become more sensible – they grew up!

I refused to do so, and things became more serious and sordid – I drank every day, and partied every weekend without fail. The gaps between using drugs got shorter, and the variety of drugs I used grew. Cocaine, ecstasy, speed, GHB, ketamine … they all did it for me, they filled the hole in my soul.

At some point, using drugs and drinking stopped being a choice and became a necessity. After reaching breaking point more than once, each time being worse, with more consequences, and a soul-destroying desperation, I realised that this had to stop, my life was at risk.

It was then that I sought help and went to my first 12-step meeting. This felt like the end of the road and I was certain my life would never be good again, how would I have fun if I couldn’t drink and use drugs?

In reality, this end was the beginning for me. I found a different type of home, and met people who had felt and behaved like me. What a relief!

When I walked into my first Cocaine Anonymous meeting, I was immediately made to feel welcome – someone made me a cup of tea, gave me a hug and a place to sit. And, as I listened to what everyone else had to stay, I felt a glimmer of hope for the first time.

Two and half years down the line, I live a life that I couldn’t have imagined in my wildest dreams. I got my family back, I have love and laughter in my life, and a fellowship of like-minded people who help me to stay clean and sober one day at a time. I don’t spend my time avoiding and obsessing over drugs and alcohol, I am free.

Cocaine Anonymous offers a program of recovery that is open to everyone, free of charge, and which protects the individual with anonymity. It is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from their addiction. We have found that the best way to reach an addict is to speak to them on a common level. Our members are all recovering addicts who maintain their individual sobriety by working with others.

Cocaine Anonymous is not a drug-specific fellowship, and we treat all mind-altering substances, including alcohol, in the same way. Our primary purpose is to stay clean and to help others to achieve sobriety irrespective of the substances they use. Cocaine Anonymous uses the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, which is a programme of action, designed to bring about a change in us, that allows us to get clean and stay clean.

Meetings are where newcomers get a chance to meet recovering addicts who can help and support them. We hold over 35 meetings a week, at venues all over Sussex, and there are daily meetings in Brighton and Hove. The group itself can vary in size from 5-30 people, with a variety of formats. Everyone gets a chance to share their thoughts or just to listen to others.

Our meetings are diverse and inclusive of all people, regardless of gender, sexuality, social background, religion or disability, and we are also currently starting one within the LGBTQ+ communities, details of which will be available on our website or meetings list once a time and venue are confirmed.

To get in touch with us, you can visit our website: www.cocaineanonymous.org.uk or call our helpline: 0800 612 0225, which is open from 10am to 10pm every day. Our helpline is staffed by our members, and you can call for information, a chat with someone who understands, and details of our meetings. If you are interested in going to a meeting, we can get someone local to you to give you a call with more information.

Finding Cocaine Anonymous has saved my life, and I am a very happy and healthy member of society today. We can help you if you feel you are at the end of the road and are desperate to stop, we have a solution that works.

Eastbourne Rainbow’s Christmas Party

Posted on 26/12/201813/12/2018 by Besi

Over thirty five members of Eastbourne Rainbow and their friends enjoyed a Christmas lunch in the private dining room at The Dolphin in Eastbourne on Tuesday, December 11.

AS well as celebrating Christmas the event also marked seven successful years since the group first started.

Eastbourne Rainbow is a group for the 50+ LGBT+ community living in Eastbourne and the surrounding area, for socialising, making new friends, getting support and obtaining information.

Meetings are held from 2pm – 3.30pm on the last Wednesday of the month in the Girder Room on the first floor of AGE Concern’s Venton Centre, Junction Road, Eastbourne, BN21 3QY.

Tea/coffee and biscuits are provided with £1 per person charge to cover costs.

If you would like to make contact prior to attending a meeting, leave a message or text to 07516 670654. If you are a first timer and prefer it, you can be met at the AGE Concern reception desk by a group member who will be pleased to accompany you to the meeting.

For more information about Eastbourne Rainbow, click here:

FEATURE: The art of the Drag Queen

Posted on 25/12/201813/12/2018 by Brian Butler

Brian Butler chats to up and coming artist Ian Brown about bears, drag queens and the homeless.

IAN Brown had always been interested in art, but when he became a Primary School Head at a relatively young age, he admits he just didn’t have the time to paint.

When injury gave him time off work, he turned to painting again as a form of therapy.

Just over 2 years ago, after turning to part-time teaching, Ian moved to Brighton, finding more of a market for his particular style of portraits which often emphasises the bear and leather world.

“I need to find what is the Ian Brown style,” he said at his basement studio under his Brighton home. “I’ve moved from realism, more towards pop-orientated, street art,” he says.

He finds that drawings sell more easily than paintings and his work has gone to the USA, Russia and Australia.

His parents never regarded art as a proper job, but when his work started to be recognised, he says they rethought their values, “especially when I came out”, he admits.

One of his latest projects is to explore the essence of drag queens on canvas. He’s already painted Maisie Trollette and Mary Mac and has others planned for a future exhibition. He aims to complete about 10 , depicting both drag queens and kings over the next year.

Then he plans to turn his attention to homeless people living on Brighton’s streets. It’s an ambitious work programme for one of Brighton’s still-developing artists.

Ian’s work can be seen on Facebook at Ianbrownstudios.

Enquiries about sales or commissions to: ib1966@aol.com

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A Gay History of Sitges on film

Posted on 25/12/201829/11/2018 by Brian Butler

Brian Butler talks to Brandon Jones about his unique film about the history of the gay Spanish Mecca of Sitges.

BRANDON Jones first went to Sitges in 1981, buying his house there in 1985. In 1989 Brandon and his partner Juan were appointed as the representatives for BBC SPORT, to help in putting together the infrastructure for the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, but he is best known locally for being the co-owner of Casablanca cocktail bar and art venues or the last 20 years.

“About 7 years ago I started to research the gay origins of Sitges from members of the LGBT communities here,” he said. With local sponsorship and crowd funding he released the film earlier this summer to wide acclaim in the town.

He has pieced together a fascinating insight into how a sleepy fishing village just south of Barcelona, with an original population in 1900 of 3,500 has now grown into a bustling internationally well respected gay resort.

“In the dark days of Franco’s dictatorship Sitges became an almost secret haven for gays who felt safe here although they still had to behave discreetly”, he adds.

Apart from a dark period in the late 1990s when homophobic demonstrations left a local barman in a coma, Sitges has triumphed as a liberated, tolerant and diverse community.

Surprising then that the first LGBT association began in only 2001. The theory is that until recently most gay visitors were just that – visitors for a few days or weeks. But with a notable number of gay people buying properties and paying taxes, it was inevitable social action groups would be formed, as Brandon did in 2011 as co-founder of Gay Sitges Link.

And Sitges has always managed to avoid becoming a gay ghetto, the film tells us, and the newly formed associations are committed to integration within the wider community, while supporting events like World Aids Day.

And the film makes it clear that it’s always been easier to be gay in Sitges than elsewhere in Catalunya.

So who are the main players in Sitges gay development ?

Santiago Rusinol was a poet, playwright and painter who in the late 1880s left Barcelona and his wife and young child to go to in Paris with the painter Ramón Casas. Rescued by his wife from a morphine and absinthe detoxication clinic in Paris, Rusiñol returned to Barcelona and later discovered and moved to Sitges, attracted by its quality of light and the famous white-washed walls of its buildings.

Brandon explains: “His Bohemian, homo and bi friends joined him, as did the likes of Diaghilev, the ballet entrepreneur and his gay lover the dancer Nijinsky, composer de Falla, playwright Lorca and painter Salvador Dali, all of whom helped to transform the fishing village into a Bohemian artists’ retreat- a tradition which remains today.

The Barcelona bourgeoisie-who had gay sons began to send them away out of that city’s eyes and set them up in Sitges, and they in turn attracted their friends to the resort.

Film stars began to visit and reside there and films were located there. Today there is a major International Film Festival which this year marks its 50th birthday.

In the 1930’s and 40’s there were no gay bars – just bars full of men, who had to be careful because despite its libertarianism, Sitges had a repressive and cruel police force.

Antonio Amaya, an international singing star was the first to open a ‘gay’ club, but of course gay didn’t exist as a term.

Brandon says: “he put Sitges on the map. Carnival which was banned by Franco was allowed to exist in Sitges, though only indoors, in bars where men dressed up, but not on the streets “.

Nowadays a whole series of festivals and events are spread across the year. The 17-year-old Bears week now attracts over 3000 visitors who spend some 3 million Euros in the town in just 7 days.

Luis Enriquez, who owns or has an interest in 17 gay bars and venues, is also Chairman of the association which organises Gay Sitges Pride – first held in 2011. Some feel it’s not as political as Barcelona Pride – more of a party – but others in Brandon’s film feel Sitges has now moved on to be much more socially aware.

Gay Sitges Link tackles homophobia and violence against gays in the town and organises a Cultural Pride as well as producing an annual magazine, Vision.

Nowadays, says Brandon, there are over 40 places under gay ownership – a huge number for the size of the town.

It’s current gay mayor, Miquel Forn, says Sitges is a place where co-existence, tolerance and inclusivity are a reality.

Brandon’s film is available for overseas purchase via thegayhistoryofsitges@gmail.com

REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus at St Andrew’s Church

Posted on 24/12/201824/12/2018 by Carole Todd

It’s Actually (a real) Christmas (concert)!

I can’t think of a better way to have spent my birthday other than attending The Actually Gay Men’s Chorus Christmas Concert, It’s Actually Christmas at St Andrews Church, Hove on Saturday, December 22 alongside the Deputy Lieutenant Hugh Burnett, Cllr Dee Simpson Mayor of Brighton and Hove and a church packed to the seams eager to hear the Christmas concert – the Star on the top of the proverbial tree of concerts in 2018. No-one was disappointed as the standing ovation, cheers for more, and stamping feet at the end demonstrated.

A few years back, when Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus were fresh from their television success and developing their theatrical, all singing/all dancing spectaculars famous for their comic interludes and themed programmes, the Actuallys seemed to be following in the shadows and struggling to keep up in a similar vein.

Not any more! Over the last three years and under the baton of maestro Samuel Cousins, this Chorus has found it’s own voice, it’s own personality and has grown in performance confidence. Nearly all smile now and sing with emotion although a general rule over where the eyeline is meant to be can be the next detail to tackle!

In the same way that BGMC are famed for their wonderful sequinned waistcoats and the recent glorious wash of coloured Christmas jumpers, the Actuallys have also stamped their own look in their shows looking so very smart in wing collars, sparkly broaches and classy, red tailored waistcoats that are made by a chorus member and are reminiscent of a formal, elegant bygone age.

The musical programme was very classical and Simon Gray’s piano accompaniment (exquisite in The Holy City and Pearl Fishers – with the Chorus singing in French) was supported by the Harvey’s Brass Ensemble.

Used sporadically, they were particularly effective in Mary’s Boy Child and Stop the Cavalry.

Soprano Melody Hornett was stuck in Boston due to the Gatwick drones, but her place was superbly covered by the beautiful voice and humble approach of one of my favourites, Karen Orchin. I particularly liked The Holy City.

There were several well performed solos and an excellent Let it Go from Philip Davies and Jack Lynn the latter of which charmed us with one of his self- penned and thought provoking poems, delivered with fun as well as passion.

With the gentle Irish comedy of host Gerry McCrudden linking but not over-powering the singers, it was a marvellous evening and also supported the Sussex Beacon.

For more information about Actually Gay Men’s Chorus, click here:

PREVIEW: ‘Not today: How I chose life’ – a new autobiography from Sophie Cook

Posted on 24/12/201813/12/2018 by Besi

Trans campaigner and broadcaster Sophie Cook chronicles her voyage towards truth, validation and authenticity in a new autobiography that charts her journey from self harming and having suicidal thoughts to finally transitioning and learning how to love herself.

“I know that one day I’ll kill myself, because I don’t know how to stop feeling this way but it won’t be today. In the meantime I’m going to do the best I can to enjoy every single day and then on the day that I die, in many, many years time, I’ll look back and realise that I didn’t get around to doing it.

“With this simple revelation I found a way to live. It may not have slain my demons completely but it significantly reduced their power to hurt me.”

HAVING spent a lifetime hating herself and struggling with post traumatic stress, her gender identity, self harm and suicide, RAF veteran and former motorbike racer, newspaper editor, Premier League football and rock photographer, Sophie Cook was at breaking point when she transitioned in 2015.

“I’d reached the point where I had to either change my life or end it.” Sophie says as she sips her coffee and looks wistfully out to sea.

Since that point she has been busy and it’s breathtaking what she’s managed to pack in these last three years.

She became the first transgender woman to work in football’s Premier League as club photographer for AFC Bournemouth following her transition, and was Europe’s first trans TV newscaster with Brighton’s Latest TV where she also presented her own chat show. She now has a show on RadioReverb.

Sophie has also been flying the flag for diversity and inclusion as well as forcing the discussion about mental health awareness onto the national agenda, as an in-demand public speaker, delivering keynote talks and LGBT workshops across the UK for high profile organisations including the TUC, Kick It Out and Stonewall.

In April 2017 Sophie was selected by the Labour Party to contest the East Worthing and Shoreham seat in the General Election where against all the odds, she increased the Labour vote by 114% and narrowly missed out on becoming the UK’s first transgender MP.

“Everything that I’ve done since my transition has been about trying to raise awareness and help others, whether it’s mental health, hate crime, trans inclusion or breaking down the walls of prejudice. Politics felt like the ultimate way in which I could try to make a difference.”

Sophie’s autobiography Not Today: How I chose life has just been published and the book charts her personal journey from despair to redemption and is designed to act as a self-help book for anyone struggling with their mental health or identity.

From her childhood and her first suicide attempt at the age of 12, through post traumatic stress after saving a colleague’s life following an explosion whilst in the RAF, Sophie explores and examines her self harming and depression, ultimately finding redemption, awareness and self-love.

“Over the past three years I’ve spoken to thousands of people about my journey and how I overcame my demons and this, in turn, has helped them with their mental health and now it’s time to tell my full story for the first time.”

Poignant and heart-rending, yet at the same time inspiring and uplifting, Not Today traces a journey from private torment to personal triumph. Told with honesty and candour – and written with warmth and intimacy, outlining the huge emotional and social toll of gender dysphoria and chronicling a voyage towards truth, validation and authenticity.

Sophie’s compelling story portrays the fragility and fortitude of human emotions, demonstrating how – by conquering fear and summoning strength – a person is capable of making the progression from loathing themselves to loving themselves.

But Not Today isn’t just a memoir.

“There’s all of the stories and ideas that are floating around in my head and I really needed to share them. It’s part autobiography, part self-help book, part political manifesto, and part personal philosophy. It’s everything that makes me, me, and everything that I understand about how my journey led me here.

“Not everyone has the opportunity to change the world with a single act but we can all make incremental changes, by being nicer to people, by helping them, by standing up to hate or by respecting those that we meet.

“If we want to change the world we first need to look within ourselves and find the strength, compassion and love that fuels the human spirit. By loving ourselves we can learn to love others, by being kind to others we can learn to be kind to ourselves, unfortunately so many of us fall down on loving ourselves.”

‘Not Today: How I chose life’ is available as a paperback or eBook from www.sophiecook.me.uk/book

BBC Three reveals children under the age of seven reported for homophobic and transgender hate crimes,

Posted on 23/12/2018 by Besi

During an investigation into hate crime, BBC Three has found that some children under the age of seven have been reported to the police for homophobic and transgender hate crimes since 2014.

THE findings, published in an article on the BBC News website, also revealed that there has been a 150 per cent increase in recorded transgender hate crimes over the past four years, with recorded homophobic hate crime also having risen by 66 per cent in the same period.

Key findings from the research are:

On the number of crimes

♦ Since 2014, the number of recorded transgender hate crimes has risen by 150 percent, recorded homophobic hate crime has risen 66 per cent, and both together have risen by 72 per cent

There has been a 10 per cent drop in the proportion of homophobic hate crimes resulting in a charge, from almost one in four (23 per cent) in 2014 to just one in eight (13 per cent) in 2017
The highest rate of recorded homophobic hate crimes were in Merseyside, followed by West Yorkshire, Gwent, South Wales and Leicestershire. However as the data only accounts for recorded crimes, this could be due to better reporting in these areas.

On perpetrators of crimes

♦ Among those reported to the police for homophobic or transgender hate crimes since 2014 were 70 children under 13, including several under the age of seven.

♦ People in their 20s are the most likely to be accused of a homophobic hate crimes, while suspects in transgender hate crimes tend to be teenagers or even younger

On victims of crimes

♦ The age group most likely to report being a victim of homophobic or transgender hate crime are those aged 20-29

To read the full BBC article, click here:

Mesobiolift collagen skin tightening treatment

Posted on 23/12/201816/12/2018 by Besi

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What does the treatment involve?
A relaxing warm radio frequency treatment; where a special serum of plant collagen is infused into your skin, making it feel soft and hydrated for days. The facial normally last 45 minutes, and is followed by a relaxing lymphatic drainage facial massage and cooling mask. The body treatments vary from 10/20 minutes per area.

How many sessions will I need?
That depends on how much of the skin has lost it’s collagen and to what degree as we all deplete collagen production in our 30’s. It also depends on your expectations; Mesobiolift can even treat loose skin on isolated areas. On average a course of at least six facials for your body and eight for your face is recommended.

How often do I need treatments?
For best results one or two weekly sessions are recommended.

Are the results permanent?
The results will remain the same if you have a monthly top-up treatment for the face, however on some parts of the body you many only need to just have a treatment once every six weeks.

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Month: December 2018

Rainbow Chorus Winter concert rescheduled for January 12

The Rainbow Chorus winter concert was postponed at the eleventh hour on December 15 due to water damage at St George Church which rendered the building unsafe.

INTERVIEW: Al Start chats about her current project for kids ‘Go Kid Music’

Renaissance women Al Start has been many things during her time in Brighton, but always creative – Eric Page grabs a moment to chat about her exciting new project and how it came about.

FEATURE: My name is Jac, and I’m an addict

Not words I ever expected to say … this wasn’t part of the plan.

Eastbourne Rainbow’s Christmas Party

Over thirty five members of Eastbourne Rainbow and their friends enjoyed a Christmas lunch in the private dining room at The Dolphin in Eastbourne on Tuesday, December 11.

FEATURE: The art of the Drag Queen

Brian Butler chats to up and coming artist Ian Brown about bears, drag queens and the homeless.

A Gay History of Sitges on film

Brian Butler talks to Brandon Jones about his unique film about the history of the gay Spanish Mecca of Sitges.

REVIEW: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus at St Andrew’s Church

It’s Actually (a real) Christmas (concert)!

PREVIEW: ‘Not today: How I chose life’ – a new autobiography from Sophie Cook

Trans campaigner and broadcaster Sophie Cook chronicles her voyage towards truth, validation and authenticity in a new autobiography that charts her journey from self harming and having suicidal thoughts to finally transitioning and learning how to love herself.

BBC Three reveals children under the age of seven reported for homophobic and transgender hate crimes,

During an investigation into hate crime, BBC Three has found that some children under the age of seven have been reported to the police for homophobic and transgender hate crimes since 2014.

Mesobiolift collagen skin tightening treatment

Mesobiolift collagen skin tightening treatment for sagging and crepey skin.

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It’s Actually (a real) Christmas (concert)!

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Trans campaigner and broadcaster Sophie Cook chronicles her voyage towards truth, validation and authenticity in a new autobiography that charts her journey from self harming and having suicidal thoughts to finally transitioning and learning how to love herself.

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During an investigation into hate crime, BBC Three has found that some children under the age of seven have been reported to the police for homophobic and transgender hate crimes since 2014.

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