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vivabrighton<strong>Issue</strong> 30. Aug <strong>2015</strong>editorial...................................................................................Pride falls at the very beginning of <strong>August</strong> this year, which gave us aproblem. We wanted to celebrate the city’s biggest annual event, butwere aware that some readers will pick up the mag after it’s finished.So we decided upon a theme which was, in effect, powered by Pride,and came up with ‘Every Which Way’, in celebration of the city’sprevailing acceptance of who and how its inhabitants choose to loveand how they gender identify. A few figures here: a 2014 <strong>Brighton</strong> &Hove Council report estimates that 11-15% of the over-16 population identify as LGB (lesbian,gay or bisexual), and 0.9% as transgender. This compares with a national estimate (LGBonly) of just 1.5% in a recent survey conducted by the Office for National Statistics, with thegay rights organisation Stonewall estimating the figure to be more like 5-7%. Whatever thecase, <strong>Brighton</strong> certainly has one of the biggest per-capita populations of people identifying asLGBT in the country, and thus every right to proudly host the country’s biggest celebrationof sexual and gender orientation diversity. While recognising that an attempt to be allinclusivecan lead to long, complicated sentences in columns like these, we salute tolerance inall its forms, and are proud to live in a city where few people bat an eyelash when whosoeverflutters theirs. Or not. Or whatever. Enjoy the issue...The Team.....................EDITOR: Alex Leith alex@vivabrighton.comDEPUTY EDITOR: Steve Ramsey steveramsey@vivabrighton.comART DIRECTOR: Katie Moorman katie@vivabrighton.comPHOTOGRAPHER AT LARGE: Adam BronkhorstEDITORIAL ASSISTANT: Rebecca CunninghamADVERTISING: Anya Zervudachi anya@vivabrighton.com, Nick Metcalf nickmetcalf@vivabrighton.com,PUBLISHERS: Nick Williams nick@vivabrighton.com, Lizzie Lower lizzie@vivamagazines.comCONTRIBUTORS: Black Mustard, Joe Decie, Amy Holtz, Chloë King, Antonia Phillips, JJ Waller,John Helmer, Ben Bailey, Lizzie Enfield, Joda, Martin Skelton and Andrew Darling<strong>Viva</strong> is based at <strong>Brighton</strong> Junction, 1A Isetta Square, BN1 4GQFor advertising enquiries call 07596 337 828Other enquiries call 01273 810259Every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of our content. We cannot be held responsible for any omissions, errors or alterations.