News Devon celebrates ten years of Pride! The historic market town of Totnes in rural Devon, saw its tenth Pride event at the weekend, which brought the LGBTQ+ community together with their allies, to celebrate difference and demand queer liberation! By Graham Robson • 3 min read
Community News Proud2Be to bring this year’s Totnes Pride celebrations online Totnes Pride to lay on a whole host of events from Monday, August 31 to Saturday, September 5, which will bring the LGBTQ+ community together with their allies, to celebrate difference and increase understanding around issues that are still faced by the community. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community Proud2Be receives £160,000 to support LGBTQ+ young people in Devon Totnes-based social enterprise, Proud2Be, is celebrating after being awarded £160,000 in National Lottery funding to support its work with LGBTQ+ young people and their families in Devon. By Graham Robson • 2 min read
Community News Hundreds march to support Totnes Pride The Historic Market Town of Totnes in rural Devon, hosted its fifth Pride event at the weekend, with an estimated 1,500 people coming together to celebrate with the local lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, (LGBT+) communities. Organisers of the popular event, Totnes-based social enterprise Proud2Be, lai By Besi • 4 min read
In The South Proud2Be will paint the town gold at fifth Totnes Pride The historic market town of Totnes in Devon, will host the fifth Totnes Pride on Saturday, September 2, 2017. Social enterprise Proud2Be are organising a host of events, which will bring the LGBT+ communities together with their friends, families and supporters, to celebrate diversity in the town. By Besi • 3 min read
Community News LETTER TO EDITOR: Proud2Be responds to BBC new article Devon-based Proud2Be responds to “Christian school worker Victoria Allen in gay marriage row” published on November 28, 2016. By Contributor • 2 min read
Community News Over 1,000 attend Totnes Pride Totnes in rural Devon, saw its fourth Pride event on September 2, with over 1000 people taking to the streets of the historic market town to celebrate the LGBT+ communities in Devon. Organisers of the event, Devon-based social enterprise Proud2Be, laid on a host of events in the town in what is now By Gary Hart • 4 min read
In The South Rainbow flag flies over Totnes Civic Hall A rainbow flag proudly flies above the Civic Hall in the historic market town of Totnes, Devon celebrating their fourth Pride on September 3. By Besi • 3 min read
Mat and Jon Price In The South Ten-foot tall puppet to lead Totnes Pride Parade The procession at Totnes Pride on Saturday, September 3, will be lead by a ten-foot tall puppet. Social enterprise Proud2Be teamed up with ROC Creative to create the Puppet. ROC Creative is a dedicated Art project which supports adults with learning disabilities express themselves through a variety By Gary Hart • 3 min read
Arts Largest collection of LGBTQ+ books in Devon launched Social enterprise Proud2Be have teamed up with Totnes Library to launch a new section of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans &/or questioning+) books. For the first time ever, members of the library will be able to borrow a diverse mix of books that cover the histories, issues and the lives of gen By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Community News Proud2Be nominated for National Diversity Award The Devon-based social enterprise Proud2Be has been nominated for the LGBT Community Organisation Award at The 2016 National Diversity Awards. By Gary Hart • 2 min read
Fundraising News Disco fundraiser in Devon for Proud2Be Proud2Be, the Devon based social enterprise which supports LGBT+ people, are hosting a disco to raise funds to support their community services. The disco will be on Saturday, April 23, 2016, from 8pm-midnight (doors close at 10.30pm) at The Barrel House, Totnes, with music from resident DJ’s Madame By Gary Hart • 1 min read