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64 Pages·2016·18.05 MB·English

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T H E W A I T I S O V E R
C O M E O U T T O P L A Y
# S O H O S B I G G E S T S E C R E T
H A S A R R I V E D . . .
S T E P I N T O T H E S H A D O WS
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Best
foot Last week, gay football team
Stonewall FC hit the
Emirates stadium to play against
the Arsenal FC Staff and
forward
the UK Parliamentary
Football Team. Now, there’s
a threesome nobody ever
Photos by Chris Jepson expected to see…
omophobia in football is fans. It’s a lifelong dream for any Arsenal fan,
H still a taboo that we have myself included, to play on the same pitch as
yet to defeat. Players your idols. Week in, week out I go to watch
are coming out after Arsenal, but to get changed in the changing
they have retired with rooms and walk out the tunnel onto the pitch
many people asking the was a feeling like no other. To be there and
question “why is there experience that with all your close friends will
not an openly gay man be something that I will never forget. Luckily,
in the Premier League?” Stonewall FC is the Chris Jepson was on hand to take pictures so I
longest standing and world’s most successful can keep reminding myself!”
openly gay football club - welcoming players of Jamie continues: “Our manager, physio,
all sexual orientations. players and, of course, the committee who all
Jamie Feldman, Treasurer and current player voluntarily dedicate time and effort to this club,
for Stonewall FC, is one of many on a mission work so hard every year, so to give them all a We will only beat
to end this latest taboo in football. His latest reward like this was a great feeling. It’s been a
achievement in doing so was to contact Arsenal long time coming that Stonewall FC gains the the battle of
FC and create the Arsenal For Everyone Cup. support of such a prestigious club like Arsenal.
homophobia in
The Arsenal For Everyone Initiative covers We will only beat the battle of homophobia
all forms of discrimination in football and in football if we get people talking about it. football if we get
attempts to eradicate the barriers to entry The link-up we have created with Arsenal FC
that people believe exist. The Arsenal For will hopefully continue long into the future. people talking
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about it.”
Premier league football club to openly show parliamentary team just shows you how much
their support for a gay football team and people back the cause.”
by special invitation, the UK Parliamentary The Speaker, Mr John Bercow, who played on
Football Team was also invited. the day commented on both the fantastic work
The day itself was a tremendous success that Arsenal FC were doing by hosting such a
for all involved. Jamie Feldman told QX: “The competition and also his admiration for what
excitement amongst the Stonewall FC players Stonewall FC stand for and are about.
was evident from the day we announced it back Stonewall FC won the competition itself by
in February. We had a limit of 17 players to take beating UKPMFC 3-2 and Arsenal FC Staff
to the game and 27 offered themselves to take 2-0, with a special mention going to Marcos
the day off work. Eric, our manager, ended up Fernandez, a lifelong Arsenal fan, for scoring a
choosing a team that included all the Arsenal goal at the Emirates.
For more information about Stonewall Football Club please go to
www.stonewallfc.com or contact [email protected],
Facebook/stonewallfc or @stonewallfc
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INFTHE WHO, WHAT, WHYCC, WAAHRRENNRIIEVV, AAWLLHEEEN OF GAY LONDON…
CCaafféé ddee PPaarriiss, 33-44 CCoovveennttrryy SSttrreeeett, WW11DD 66BBLL
Sunday 8th June, 7pm-1am.
Tickets: www.jj-events.co.uk/carnivale
Table bookings: 07867 650225
‘Carnivale’ promises an evening of sensual delights that will have
you mesmerized, mystified and mortified… Held in a realm of
unknown fantasy, Café de Paris, London’s iconic venue, is giving
you a mélange of current music provided by DJs Kris di Angelis and
Joshyouare, whilst there will be performances by the fantastic likes
of Andromeda Circus, Marnie Scarlet, Angelica Kluft and many more.
Hosted by Johanna Londinium, Daniel John Lynch, Mitchell Marion
and John Murphy, with Master of Ceremonies Tristan Temple.
HOME Johanna Londinium
Home House, inaugural Home
COMING
Coming music event at
FESTIVAL
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre
Sunday, 1st June 2014 on Sunday 1st June 2014 to
from 5pm. benefit the Elton John AIDS
Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Foundation, in partnership with
London. English luxury mobile phone
http://london.ejaf.org/events/ brand, Vertu. The ticket price
event/home-coming-festival/ will also include a sumptuous
Do you want to see Paloma mix of delicious food & drink
Faith, Sophie Ellis-Bextor & including bespoke cocktails from
Suggs perform in this summer Grey Goose RSVP, and many,
Kris Di Angelis
sun? You should attend the many other special acts!
PETS BURN: Moving Images
WITH by Cabaret Artists
LETS! Sensorama
Spectacular
OUTLET4PROPERTY
www.outlet4property.com Hackney Attic, Hackney Picturehouse,
Living and renting in London 270 Mare Street, E8 1HE
is hard enough let alone Sunday 1st June, doors 7pm, show
should you come with a 7.30pm. £7/5 concs.
best friend who happens Box Office: 0871 902 5734
to be a pet… The guys at www.burnlondon.com
Outlet know that finding BURN, the platform for moving images by
rented accommodation cabaret artists, is back at Hackney Attic for
is very hard if you have the latest edition of its monthly residency, with
pets, with most landlords not doyenne of lo-fi hi-glam Lorraine Bowen. Plus
accepting them through the false belief that they on-screen video amazingness from Bourgeois
will damage property. So to encourage landlords to take & Maurice, Christeene, Die Roten Punkte,
on more guys and their best friends, Outlet have enlisted EastEnd Cabaret, Paul Kindersley, Scottee,
the help of the Dogs’ Trust to go about creating wonderful Tomás Ford and Waxie Moon. And New
CVs for pets with references, and policies in the tenancy York writer/musician Joseph Keckler will
agreement to put at ease owners’ worries. Look out for be taking a sense spectacular into whole
the launch poster on Old Compton Street and they will new dimensions of tongue-in-cheek opera
donate £5 to the Dogs’ Trust every time anyone has their psychedelia, looking awesome in goth
picture taken with Compton the Pug! drag. A rare London appearance!
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PRIDE SPORTS DAY
WALK FOR LIFE 2014
SPECIAL OFFERS
RAINBOW RUN… 5k
Sunday 8th June. £7 registration. Preston Park, Brighton
www.walkforlife.co.uk Sunday 27th July, £18.50 registration.
There is still www.brighton-pride.org
time to register Disco divas are asked to get themselves ready for Brighton Pride’s
for this year’s fun run and community sports day! Every omi and polone is expected
event of the to chuck on some lyrcra and leg warmers and troll along to Preston
Walk for Life Park to vada the talented totty and bona bods as they mince around
at the above a series of camp courses. Dress for 70s wonder women action, and
web address. every 1k grab some extra disco glamour… Registration closes on the
The 10km walk 30th June.
starts and ends
at Bloomsbury
Square Gadens,
with a circular
route that
takes in the
South Bank,
Theatreland
and The City.
Funds raised
go towards
the Terrence
Higgins Trust’s
Hardship Fund, a project that offers small grants to people living
with HIV in severe financial need. Anyone who raises more than £100
in sponsorship will also receive a free Walk For Life T-shirt.
All adults will receive a medal at the finishing line which they can
now use to gain a number of special offers in venues around Soho:
Circa, Frith Street: 25% off drinks until 8.00pm
East Street Restaurant, Rathbone Place: 50% off total food bill all night
G-A-Y Bar, Old Compton Street: Drinks for £1.50 all night
Green Carnation, Greek Street: 25% off drinks all night
Ku Bar, Frith Street and Lisle Street: First drink free
New Bloomsbury Set, Marchmont Street: Selected discounted drinks
all night
She Bar, Old Compton Street: First drink free
The Queen’s Head, Acton Street: 10% off drinks all night
DARRELL BERRY

PHOTOGRAPHS 2007-2014
Rich Mix, 35-47 Bethnal Green Road, E1 6LA
Thursday 1st May – Saturday 31st May, 2014
www.darrell-berry.com
Darrell Berry is an East
London artist who has
been shooting the East
London queer scene for
many years now, with
photos published in
Vogue Italia, A Magazine
Curated by Riccardo Tisci,
Out There and many
others. Now you
can enjoy all of his
work over a seven
year period collated
together for the
first time as part
of Tupac Martir’s
LOMW Festival
at the renowned
Rich Mix cinema
and arts space in
Shoreditch.
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Manbar – Regulated Entertainment license reinstated
Manbar has been granted back its entertainment license by those party poopers at Westminster Council and promise
a return of all their DJs and entertainers. On Thursday, guest DJs on rotation rock ‘til 3am in Babylon. On Friday
it’s Spunk, featuring dance tuneage from Amos, Rob C and Brent Nicholls, while Saturdays serve up Hombre,
with Spanish DJ Gretta Gargola, laser shows and more.
Manbar, 79 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0NE.
Until 3am, free entry Thursdays, free until 11pm Fri & Sat.
30/05/14: Superqueeroes 30/05/14: STP
Welcome to the underworld of East London’s Resistance Dance till you can’t dance no more. Drink till you can’t drink
Gallery, where capes and pants are the thing to be seen in, ever again. STP will be playing so many party bangers you’ll
uniting all superqueeros in one exploding club night of epic be twerkin’ and booty shakin’ like a party demon, The STP
proportions. A polysexual party for all supernatural beings boys serve up hip-hop, R’n'B and pop goodies to cut a rug
and superhumans alike, superqueeroes come in all shapes and to in everyone’s favourite Dalston Basement, Vogue fabrics.
sizes and the bash invites you to strap on the capes, Lycra, Expect celebrations, T-shirt giveaways and beats courtesy of
spandex, belts and boots – or (cid:49)(cid:77)(cid:87)(cid:71)(cid:76)(cid:69)(cid:3)(cid:49)(cid:69)(cid:223)(cid:69).
just come as you are. Featuring Wear whatever
incredible, outlandish performances you like but leave
from some of London’s most the attitude at the
impossible artists and DJs, door.
expect earth-saving sounds and
intergalactic visuals all night long. Vogue Fabrics, 66
Stoke Newington Rd,
Resistance Gallery, 265 Poyser Street, Dalston, N16 7XB,
Bethnal Green, E2 9RF. 10pm-late. £5. 1100ppmm--33aamm.. ££55..
30/05/14: G-A-Y Camp Attack starring FFiivvee SSttaarr
lead singer DENISE PEARSON
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with iconic pop group, Five Star. Five Star had over 20 top tthhiirrttyy UUKK ssiinngglleess
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the single ‘Free Fall’ and what better way to launch it than at GG--AA--YY CCaammpp AAttttaacckk..
Heaven, Villiers Street, WC2N 6NG. 11pm-4am. FREE entry wristbbaannddss ffrroomm GG--AA--YY BBaarr..
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31/05/14: XXL Retro
Step back in time with everyone’s favourite night of friendly bears, cute cubs and OTT otters as Pulse pumps out the house sounds
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fellas, expect resident DJs Christian M, Alex Logan, Andy Almighty and more to blow your mind, tickle your nipples and get
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Pulse, 1 Invicta Plaza, South bank, SE1 9UF. 10pm – 8am, Members £8 non Members £15.
Christian M & Alex Logan
Andy Almighty
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East Bloc,
217 City Road,
Shoreditch, EC1V
1JN. 10.30pm-6am. £7
before midnight, £9 after.
31/05/14: JagerNacht
(‘Hunt Night’)
It’s hunting season at Eagle London this Satur-
day! Bears, cubs, otters, pandas and all in be-
tween watch out because predatory huntsman
are looking to make you their trophy catch.
Hosted by our Sex Entertainment Manager
Alan Stuart (there’s a creative job title for
the CV for you!) the Eagle will be transformed
into a maze of male-on-male primal pleasures.
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men-only midweek Cruise Control (Monday-
Thursday, 9pm-late). Free shots of Jagermeister Eduardo Herrera
to get this friendly hunt in full swing. R18
resident Eduardo Herrera will be laying
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journey with a specially extended DJ set.
Eagle London, 349 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall,
SE11 5QY. 9pm-4am. £6 includes drink and
coat check.
31/05/14: Zig Zag Samstag
A one of a kind London party featuring
a carnival of techy sounds. Homos,
beardy boys, freaks, geeks, friends, and
Greg Lowe lovers are invited to a magical world
of wild fun in deepest darkest Bethnal
Green. Expect a colourful mix of sexy
house, twerky tech house, and big room
Craig Campbell techno under the arches. So, all you hot
and sleazy boys and girls come on down
for some dark and hedonistic Berlin-
inspired fun. DJs Craig Campbell
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contemporary tunes with a trippy
techno edge (and a few old favourites).
Resistance Gallery, 5-7 Poyser Street,
Bethnal Green, E2 9RF. 9pm-late. £3
before 10pm, £5 after.
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