LGBTQ+ News Thousands join first Trans* Pride Parade Thousands of Trans* people, their friends, allies and supporters joined the first ever Trans* Pride Parade today, bringing St James’ Street to a stop. The Parade started at The Marlborough in Princess Street just after noon and made its noisy way up St James’ Street to New Steine Gardens. People lin By Besi • 2 min read
Community News OLDER & OUT take to the seas OLDER & OUT the social networking group for older LGBT people enjoyed a cruise today from Brighton Marina. The group meets on the last Friday of each month at the Somerset Day Centre, 62 St James’s St, Brighton where they can have a bite to eat and listen to guest speakers. They organise trips such By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News The Old Ship Hotel dresses for Pride The Old Ship Hotel on Brighton seafront unveils its Pride decorations. Gscene joined the Older and Out social network group for older LGBT people for their cruise on a pleasure boat from Brighton Marina today and took the opportunity to photograph the magnificent rainbow banners on the front of the By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Marine Tavern raise £600 for Rainbow Fund With just two weeks to go till they leave the Marine Tavern, Steve and Nat hand over a final £600 to the Rainbow Fund, the result of their weekly fundraising activities at the bar. Steve, Nat and the Marine Tavern are the current holders of the Gscene Golden Handbag fundraising award. Over the last By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Weather looks good for Trans*Pride today Trans*Pride 2014 opened last night with the Trans*Pride Film Night at the Duke of York’s Cinema presented by Eyes Wide Open and My Genderation. The main celebrations start today (Saturday 26) with a parade up St James Street to the festival site at New Steine Gardens. The parade starts from outsid By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News What Trans*Pride means to me Rory Smith explains why Trans*Pride is important to him. “I’ve been working within the trans* community since 2007. I’m enormously proud of what the local community has achieved, both in the time I’ve been involved and in the decades past. “Brighton has always been a place that has attracted gender By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News What Trans*Pride means to me Nicole Gibson explains what Trans*Pride means to her. “For me, Trans* Pride shows how far the world has come, while at the same time reminding me that being trans* is still classed by many as a taboo subject and we still have a long way to go. “I’m very much a ‘live and let live’ kind of girl and ha By Besi • 2 min read
Community News What Trans*Pride means to me Sarah Savage explains the importance of Trans*Pride to her. “I’m pretty new to the concept of Pride: I come from an island where LGBT people still have few rights and there has never been a Pride Parade and these days there isn’t even a gay club. I had been attracted to men, women and everyone in be By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News What Trans*Pride means to me Sabah Choudrey explains the importance of Trans*Pride to him. “Once upon a time, long before Trans* Pride existed, I didn’t feel proud. I didn’t feel proud to be in the LGBT community. I didn’t feel proud to be trans*, nor did I feel proud to be a person of colour. “I was disappointed; it felt like By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Caroline Lucas MP to speak at Trans*Pride Green Party congratulates Trans Pride Brighton organisers on eve of second annual festival. On the eve of the second ever Brighton Trans* Pride, Greens have congratulated the organisers on a growing community event in the city’s calendar. 2013 saw the first Trans* Pride after representatives formed By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Sussex Police support Trans* Pride in Brighton Sussex Police and Brighton’s LGBT Police Liaison Team will be supporting Trans Pride in Brighton on Saturday (July 26). LGBT liaison officer Rory Smith and PC Rich Bridger of the Brighton LGBT team will be manning an information stall in partnership with the ‘Safe In The City’ community safety team By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Pride tickets sales go international Brighton Pride has become an international event with visitors attending from countries across the globe including mainland Europe as well as America, Canada, Brazil, Australia and New Zealand. Pride’s all new ticket system shows tickets being purchased by Pride–goers from across the globe as they m By Besi • 1 min read
