Digital reproduction of a review in the Evening Argus of Siren's play ‘From the Divine', which opened at the Pavilion Theatre, Brighton.

A celebration of the work of Val Brown. Presentation compered by Jane Traies, historian and writer of lesbian history. March 31st 2019 - Brighton Museum & Gallery. Supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

1. This shows the cover of the Contemporary Theatre Studies book called Feminist Stages. Tasha Fairbanks from Siren is interviewed in the book and discusses why gender and sexuality matter so much to her. 2. This shows a photo from the book of Jude Winter from Siren in 'Pulp' (1985).

Housewife’s Choice Opening night Saturday 24th September 1994 The Loft (previously The Asylum and downbeat) 11 Dyke Road, Brighton (members only – membership available on 0273 325491) 10pm-2am £3.50 b4 11, £4.50 after Music policy – groovy house, tough handbag and girlie garage DJs Gordon Lovetrain a.k.a. Sex Kitten (Zap Club) Meesh Mash, KTB. Mixed gay For queers, drag queens, extroverts, clubbers, girlies, dollies, fag hags, bisexuals, trollops, groovers, tarts, funky mothers, housewives, glamour pussies Inspiration Queer Nation in Covent Garden London and Vague in Leeds. For up-to-date information and recipe line ring 0273 731170

The shoestring budget and DIY ethos meant the LGBTQI+ club night Housewife's Choice was a cheap date - decor created from the begged, borrowed and nicked. Painted in our flat at Wilbury Road by Queenie and Michele the bedsheets were transformed to keep the 50s Housewife ideal alive.

Housewife's Choice 1994-95

Housewife’s Choice Saturday 21st January 1995 Queen Josephine presents Jacksons Wig World (Jackson the Barber) The Loft, 11 Dyke Road, Brighton (members only – membership available on 0273 325491) 10pm-2am £3.50 b4 11, £4.50 after. £1 discount for wig wearers Music policy – wig wobbling house and girlie garage DJs X Kitten (Zap Club) Meesh Mash, KTB. Mixed gay Bring your own carmen rollers and hairspray

Housewife’s Choice Saturday 26th November 1994 The Loft, 11 Dyke Road, Brighton (members only – membership available on 0273 325491) 10pm-2am £3.50 b4 11, £4.50 after Music policy – groovy house, tough handbag and girlie garage DJs Gordon Lovetrain a.k.a. Sex Kitten (Zap Club) Meesh Mash, KTB. Mixed gay For up to date information and recipe line ring 0273 731170

'It's Christmas Carole!' Marlborough Madams Flyer 2010 (Front & Back)

Kathy tells Roni and David which are the objects that would best tell her personal queer story. Quite literally the queer voice of Brighton, Kathy Caton is broadcaster at BBC and Radio Reverb, as well as a woman pioneering in the world of gin making! In her interview Kathy talks about the buildings that hold our community together, how we need spaces and places to come together and to thrive. Recorded on October 19, 2020, at The Spire, Brighton, as part of the My Queer Museum podcast Interview by: Roni Guetta and David Sheppeard Editing and original music by Olive Mondegreen

The review was written after a performance at The Trades Club in Leeds, and thanks Leeds Women’s Committee for financially supporting the performance.

Brighton Lesbian and Gay Pride, 15-25 May 1992, was organised by a small group of people under the name of Pink Parasol. In the run up to the event they produced a leaflet about their plans for Pride, which included the unveiling of a Lesbian & Gay Pride Memorial in the Old Steine. The leaflet announced the unveiling on Sunday 17 May 1992, and made it sound very much like it was a done deal with the council. "Brighton Council has pledged a central site on the Old Steine and has agreed to install and maintain the memorial. The granite slabs from which it is to be made are ready for work to begin. The design and wording has been consulted on and approved. "The memorial is a celebration of our Pride over the last quarter of a century. It is dedicated to the lives of ordinary lesbians and gay men who preceded us, to ourselves, and to the future equality of those who will follow us in this life". When a group of us gathered to attend the unveiling, we were surprised so see there was only a chalk outline of the memorial drawn on the ground, with the design beautifully brought to life with flowers. I’ve been told a number of tales about why it never came to be, from outrage caused by the council donating £5,000 to Pride '92 (partly to enable disabled access in Preston Park), to objections about the Pride memorial being too close to the existing war memorial. Whatever the reason, the Pride Memorial was sadly never realised in anything more than flowers.

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

Marlborough Madams Flyer (2010)

This was the original photograph which was used for the ‘Siren in Queerstreet’ cassette cover.