Copy of GScene magazine with a photo of a shirtless trans person on the cover

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

This snippet is part of a longer interview James Ledward gave to Queer In Brighton oral history project. Recorded on 27 April 2013 In this snippet James Ledward describes the origins of G-Scene Magazine, early forms of community fundraising and organising, and the relationship of the community with local newspaper The Argus.

AIDS Memorial sculpture – New Steine Gardens The cast bronze AIDS Memorial Sculpture situated in New Steine gardens stands four metres high. It depicts two intertwined figures, one male figure and one androgynous figure, soaring up towards the sky. The sculpture which forms a shadow in the shape of the red ribbon was unveiled by Mr David Furnish on the 9th October 2009.  Artist & sculptor Romany Mark Bruce said:   “My starting point was the internationally recognised Aids ribbon, perhaps not original but poignant. My idea was for two figures, touching at the base as their paths crossed, soaring upwards, intertwining, with no certainty if they would meet again. Many of those affected by HIV and Aids in Brighton is the result of the union of two men, but the disease is not confined to gay men. Two figures would represent all those affected, one male, one genderless. My inspiration was memories of my friend Paul Tay who died of Aids in the 1990s. I wanted the Memorial to represent not only the tragedy of Aids but also hope for the future with the advancement of medical treatment.”