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
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
Community News New high point in accessibility for Brighton Pride 2014 Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum will deliver the most accessible Pride Festival ever through their Accessibility Matters Project this year. Brighton Pride and the LGBT Community Safety Forum have managed to procure not only the usual accessible portable toilets (portaloos) but for the ve By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Whats Trans*Pride means to me Dee Burger, current Miss TransLiving 2014, explains what Trans*Pride means to her. Pride has a very special meaning to so many people! For me it’s a time when the entire community comes together and everyone stands together for equality and diversity. A time where we all embrace what makes our commu By Besi • 2 min read
LGBTQ+ News Get your Pride tickets quickly For cheaper advanced tickets for Brighton Pride CLICK HERE: Or scan the QR code below to get a handy eTicket direct to your mobile. By Besi • 1 min read
Community News Kemptown MP encourages supermarkets to support Brighton Pride Village Street Party Following an intervention by Simon Kirby MP for Kemptown and Peacehaven, Tesco and Morrisons in St James’s Street have agreed to donate £1,000 towards the cost of the new Village Street Party during Pride weekend. Simon Kirby contacted the three supermarkets with alcohol licences and asked them to s By Sarah Green • 2 min read
Arts PRIDE PREVIEW: Stephen Fry’s ‘Out There’ Stephen Fry’s BBC2 Out There documentary will be screened at Duke’s At Komedia on Sunday, July 27 as part of the Pride Arts and Film Festival together with a special Q&A with director Fergus O’Brien. Few documentaries hit home as forcibly as Out There. Fry’s journey across the globe highlights the s By Besi • 1 min read
LGBTQ+ News Alternative events for Pride 2014 Beth Granter from Queers Against Cuts has created an internet resource called Brighton Queer Pride highlighting “non-corporate goings on” during the Pride Month in Brighton. The blog draws attention to Alternative Brighton Queer Pride Events in 2014 –events outside the mainstream Brighton Pride Fest By Besi • 1 min read
