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• Bi Curious George and Other Sidekicks
  
  Bi Curious George and Other Sidekicks
• Interview with Lucy Foster for Queer In Brighton, Oral History Project 2012-2014 (04/02/2013)
  
  Lucy Foster is interviewed by Ten Harber (04/02/2013). Lucy came to Brighton from Surrey in 2008 to study humanities at Brighton University. She has yet to truly discover the gay scene and has been out for 2 years. She recalls how she felt after coming out and how her friends and family reacted. She says she is still coming to grips with her sexuality and mentions her fears of getting involved with the queer community but that she also has a desire to do so. She speaks about how visiting Stonewall affected her coming out experience. She notes how there is a sensitivity of language in Brighton that doesn’t exist in her hometown.
• Interview with Rory Smith for Queer In Brighton, Oral History Project 2012-2014 (23/07/2013)
  
  Rory Smith is interviewed by David Sheppeard in The Marlborough theatre green room. Rory came to Brighton in 2001 when he was 18 for university. He speaks about other close family members coming out to him before he came out as bisexual, and how it wasn’t until his third year of university that he discovered LGBT nightlife in Brighton. He speaks about being intimidated by the lesbian scene in the mid-2000s and how starting a drag king troupe helped him explore his gender identity. Whilst working for a trans charity he began to be solely referred to as Rory and use he/him pronouns. He speaks about bi erasure in Brighton and how it has been even more of a challenge post-transition Rory talks about being part of the group that started the Club Wotever events at The West Hill, which was one of the only alternative queer events at the time. The Cowley Club is also mentioned as part of this scene and it’s involvement with Queer Mutiny, an activist group. Rory then became involved in FTM Brighton and notes how a Trans Day of Remembrance became the catalyst for a new wave of local trans activism, including Trans Pride.
• Interview with Tiffany Ansari for Queer In Brighton, Oral History Project 2012-2014 (11/02/2013)
  
  Tiffany (Tiff) Ansari is interviewed by Ten Harber at The Fountainhead. She came to Brighton from Doncaster to study at Sussex University in 2010. She speaks about having a gay housemate who introduced her to her first LGBT event. She recalls Revenge being a strange first experience and that she now works there. She speaks of the celebrities she has met during her time there, and the performers she has seen. She also speaks about joining the women’s football team and the initiation process it takes to join as a fresher. Tiff talks about her experience as a volunteer for Switchboard and being a representative at different events. She gives examples of the types of calls received and the challenges of working in the role. She speaks about her coming out experience while living in Brighton and the discrimination she has faced on nights out.
• Maria Jastrzębska: on Girl Scouts, knives, and poetry
  
  Maria Jastrzębska shares the powerful stories behind the three objects she is donating to our Queer Museum. Polish-British poet, feminist, editor, translator and playwright, Maria has published three full-length volumes of poetry and two pamphlets. She is the co-founded Queer Writing South and South Pole. In this interview Maria talks about being a girl scout, feminist activism and intersectionality, and the inherent queerness of poetry... Recorded remotely on April 29, 2021 Interview by: Roni Guetta and David Sheppeard Editing and original music by Olive Mondegreen
• Rejected illustration by Aubrey Beardsley for front cover of Yellow Book, Volume V.
  
  On show in the Queer the Pier exhibition (2020 - 2022) at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Proposed black and white pen and ink illustration created by Aubrey Beardsley (1877-1898) for the cover of the Yellow Book magazine (1894-1897). Digitised image is provided by Royal Pavilion & Museums, who currently hold the original object. Daren Kay, Community Curator: Born in Brighton in 1872, Beardsley (1872 - 1898) is best known for his erotic illustrations for a number of avant-garde publications like the Yellow Book - a fashionable magazine that ran from 1894-1897 that took its name from the covering controversial French novels were wrapped in at the time. Tainted by his association with Oscar Wilde (who was apparently carrying a copy of the Yellow Book when he was arrested for sodomy in 1895), Beardsley was fired as Art Editor of the Yellow Book. His original illustration for Volume V (on show here) was replaced by that of another artist. Beardsley's sexually explicit art work has earned him a place in the heart of the queer community and maintained his popularity with generations of gender non-conforming and bisexual people.