On show in the Queer the Pier exhibition (2020 - 2022) at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. Excerpt from 'Brighton Head and Freak' magazine (Issue 3, published 1968/9). Cover features a printed illustration by John Upton. Inside back cover features a poem about cottaging by Bill Butler. Ref: Royal Pavilion & Museums BH703003 Daren Kay, Community Curator: Before the internet, bookshops provided spaces where LGBTIQ+ people could meet and find out about people like themselves. One such queer friendly space was Unicorn Bookshop at 51 Gloucester Road, Brighton that was open from 1966 to 1973. It was owned by openly gay poet and writer, Bill Butler (1937-1977). A poet in his own right, Butler often published homoerotic poems in the shop’s publications such as this one, which is probably about ‘cottaging’– the practise of men looking for sex with other men in public toilets.     John Upton, who designed the cover of this issue of the 'Brighton Head and Freak' magazine, also painted the original mural on the outside of the Unicorn Bookshop.

Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” This collection of photographs depicts the exhibition of Not Going Shopping by Anthony Luvera in Gravitas Photo50, curated by Christiane Monarchi, London Art Fair, 18 – 22 January 2017. The group exhibition featured 13 different artists and explored the theme of adolescence through photography. Luvera's work was exhibited here, and a new edition of Not Going Shopping, inclusive of a newly commissioned essay, was published alongside the exhibited photographs. These photographs of the exhibition include the collaborative portrait of Fox Fisher.

Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” This collection of images depicts the exhibition in the public realm in Brighton for Queer in Brighton, where it was displayed from 7th March 2014 - 31st March 2014.

Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” The following images depict the Exhibition of 'Not Going Shopping' by Anthony Luvera, 2013 – 2014, in the public realm in Malmö, Sweden, Malmö Fotobiennal, Contemporary Activism, 11 – 20 September 2015.

Theatre program for Brighton Cares of Follies including local business advertisements and a letter from Brighton Cares on 31st October 1993, thanking the for the support in fundraising for people living with HIV/ AIDS with a message from the Mayor of Brighton Councillor David Lepper. It also includes names of the performers and the musical numbers with production credits with a special dedication to Alexis Smith, an award winning star of the Original Broadway production of Follies on the back cover

Gay Soc Meeting - University of Sussex

Fund raising event for the Christmas Dome Show

Gscene magazine cover advertising Brighton Cares 10th annual musical extravaganza at the Dome Theatre, Brighton at 7:30 on 7th February 1999 where all the procedes go towards helping people living with HIV/ AIDS

The booklet provides information on a range of services available through the NHS, including services and support for Black and minority ethnic communities, carers, community and social care, contraception and pregnancy, drug and alcohol services, general advice and support, HIV and sexual health promotion, homelessness, medical treatment and care, mental health, national agencies, sexual violence, young people, and after hours services.

Free news sheet which details Brighton local HIV healthcare stories and support. Includes sections covering aromatherapy, HIV service forums, medical matters, figures regarding HIV, positive news stories.

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.

An invitation from Brighton Cares to Allan Cardew to the official opening of the Jack Tinker Garden on Friday 7th August 1998 at 12:30pm

Lunch Positive was established in 2009 as a weekly lunch club for people living with HIV and their carers. It provides a welcoming space where good food, meeting people and the chance to find out more about healthy eating are positive steps towards improved well-being. The club meets every Friday from 12 noon to 2.30 pm, with lunch served from 1 pm at the Community Hall, Dorset Gardens Methodist Church.

Get it sorted at Terrence Higgins Trust and Lunch Positive's new drop-in advice service for all people living with and affected by HIV, and enjoy a healthy and nutritious lunch at the same time. Free advice and information about issues affecting daily life, including benefit issues, housing, disclosure, food poverty, money troubles, isolation & loneliness, returning to work, lifestyle changes. Lunch Positive HIV Lunch Club runs every Friday from 12–3 pm. The advice drop-in service is on the first Friday of every month between 12–2 pm.

Weekly HIV community lunch club opens on Fridays from 12 midday until 3 pm. Lunch is from 1 pm and costs £1.50, or is free if needed. Come along at any time that suits you.