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 Ludo Foster for Queer in Brighton Oral History Project 2012-2014 (12 Dec. 2012), interviewed by Heather. Short Q&A with Ludo Foster about identity, origin, labels and social spheres. Interview with gender-fluid, , reflecting on identity, spaces. Ludo speaks about gender identity, gender fluidity and of being a transmasculine person of colour living in Brighton in 2010s. Discussion about reasons for relocating to Brighton, impressions before and after moving, day/nightlife in Brighton and academic life at University of Sussex. Discussion about gender expression, gendered assumptions, being transmasculine and transitioning at work and with family. Discussion about the bureaucracy of transition, trans rites of passage and milestones, and changes to which queer & straight spaces are welcoming or unwelcoming when coming out as transmasculine, ties between lesbian and FTM communities. Discussion about challenges of dating like pubs/clubs, gender identity, how potential partners perceive you, the safety and separation/privacy of the internet, online dating not being designed for trans people. Original audio (in two parts), transcript and consent form included.

Snippet from an interview with Rachel Beck. The full interview was part of Queer In Brighton oral history project. A collection of over 100 recordings, documenting queer life in Brighton. In this interview Rachel describes retaliation against Central Free Church in Brighton that was firebombed due to allowing gay people to meet on the premises.

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.