Pushing gently to one side all pretenders to her crown as the official Queen of Brighton, Queen Jo announces her New Year Honours List for those who made Brighton a special place to live in 2015.
Those honoured with the Garter of the Rainbow Queer, include poet Alice Denny for her joyous and thoughtful poetry; Danny Dwyer for his boundless energy fundraising for Bear-Patrol and other charities; Nick Ford for his simply beautiful work of photographic genius; Neil Masey for his marvellous work in the world of beards; Kathy Caton for her fabulous radio work and her amazing gin; Christopher Jepson for his tireless work for Pride, including his design for the Pride bus and for being a synchronised swimmer and finally Michele Allardyce for her magnificent working designing Gscene magazine for the last 12 years and controlling the deadlines.