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As party night HE.SHE.THEY. celebrates its fifth anniversary, its founders discuss how they pioneered true diversity in clubland

Words Anna Wall

On 24 February 2018, the inaugural HE.SHE.THEY. club night took place at the legendary Ministry of Sound. Headlining the main room were Maya Jane Coles, Ellen Allien and Satoshi Tomiie, alongside Wax Wings, Warboy and many more, while dancers from Little Gay Brother took to the stage. It felt like a massive gathering of friends, wild and untamed, sweaty and euphoric. On the dance floor, people in T-shirts and jeans partied next to drag queens and clubbers clad in harnesses and leather. There was a certain excitement in the air like we’d all discovered something new together. HE.SHE.THEY. was founded by Steven Braines and Sophia Kearney, with a launch mission statement to create a “place without prejudice, where people can be people. To create a utopia where people feel they belong…

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Attitude (Digital) - 1 Issue, No. 353 - July/August 2023

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