New Gay Festival for Brighton.

dougdeep · Jan 28, 2014

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/10966718.New_Brighton_gay_festival_launched/

Good money spinner or do you think that this should be a festival aimed at everyone?

beorhthelm · Jan 28, 2014

see the ever growing acronym is now LGBTQ... does the "Q" stand for Questionable, like car registrations?

wellquickwoody · Jan 28, 2014

I'm waiting for someone to promote/advertise/market a heterosexual event, anywhere.......won't hold my breath.

surrey jim · Jan 28, 2014

Is there a need for a new event when (IIRC) pride has been under threat for the last few years due to numbers attending/funding.

supaseagull · Jan 28, 2014

surrey jim said:
Is there a need for a new event when (IIRC) pride has been under threat for the last few years due to numbers attending/funding.

One new event...just one.

If there was a new music festival in stammer park would you still ask the same question?

Popularity in pride has dwindled because it's no longer free...cynical ploy by our so called gay-friendly council

Notters · Jan 28, 2014

HB&B will be delighted.

Herr Tubthumper · Jan 28, 2014

Notters said:
HB&B will be delighted.

For this reason alone I support it.

Herr Tubthumper · Jan 28, 2014

wellquickwoody said:
I'm waiting for someone to promote/advertise/market a heterosexual event, anywhere.......won't hold my breath.

Good work. 3rd post in and we have this tired and simple argument.

Publius Ovidius · Jan 28, 2014

beorhthelm said:
see the ever growing acronym is now LGBTQ... does the "Q" stand for Questionable, like car registrations?

Queer?
Quizzical?
Quorn?
Queens?

Billy the Fish · Jan 28, 2014

No problem with the concept - if they can make money out of it then fair play to them.

To be fair though it does sound completely LAME! It's taking on a similar format to the great escape which is only a month later with much better music and tons more venues. If I wanted to do this kind of thing in Brighton I'd go to TGE regardless of sexuality. Or the BMC which is two weeks later.

kevtherev · Jan 28, 2014

supaseagull said:
One new event...just one.

If there was a new music festival in stammer park would you still ask the same question?

Popularity in pride has dwindled because it's no longer free...cynical ploy by our so called gay-friendly council

None of these events should be free. Why should the people who don't want to attend these things. Have there lives disrupted by it, and foot the bill for the pleasure

These sort of events should pay for themselves. It shouldn't be the tax payers bill.

wellquickwoody · Jan 28, 2014

Herr Tubthumper said:
Good work. 3rd post in and we have this tired and simple argument.

Tired and simple? Have a look in the mirror.....

surrey jim · Jan 28, 2014

supaseagull said:
One new event...just one.

If there was a new music festival in stammer park would you still ask the same question?

Popularity in pride has dwindled because it's no longer free...cynical ploy by our so called gay-friendly council

I understand it is only one more event however the other event (Pride) is curently floundering due to lack of interest / people unwilling to pay a relativly small ammount to attend. What is different to ensure that this event will be a success?

To answer your other question I understand it the Shakedown event (the only one I can think of at stammer park) is fully funded and well attended. If they wish to have another fully funded music event there I would have no problem with that.

Publius Ovidius · Jan 28, 2014

surrey jim said:
I understand it is only one more event however the other event (Pride) is curently floundering due to lack of interest / people unwilling to pay a relativly small ammount to attend. What is different to ensure that this event will be a success?

To answer your other question I understand it the Shakedown event (the only one I can think of at stammer park) is fully funded and well attended. If they wish to have another fully funded music event there I would have no problem with that.

It's not fully funded by the council though is it? I thought it was a private event that pay a rent to hire stammer park from the council?

Return of the Rev · Jan 28, 2014

As with the american football having one game in this country i think its time for one Albion game to be a lgbtq game. :thumbsup:

Acker79 · Jan 28, 2014

beorhthelm said:
see the ever growing acronym is now LGBTQ... does the "Q" stand for Questionable, like car registrations?

Urban Dictionary: LGBTQIA
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=LGBTQIA
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and asexual.

The Large One · Jan 28, 2014

Did you read the article? Where does it say the council (and hence the taxpayer) is paying for this?

The Large One · Jan 28, 2014

Football v Homophobia is asking every club in the country to nominate ome game during February for just that.

This week's Albion Roar has more information.

surrey jim · Jan 28, 2014

granny weatherwax said:
It's not fully funded by the council though is it? I thought it was a private event that pay a rent to hire stammer park from the council?

Yes fully funded by private money and no council subsidy.

Garage_Doors · Jan 28, 2014

Acker79 said:
Urban Dictionary: LGBTQIA
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=LGBTQIA
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and asexual.

What does the "questioning" mean?

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