deflated blue foil balloon with the words 'it's a boy' printed on it

Flyer for a club night at The Cavern, West Street, Brighton (below Swifts) on Wednesday 9 April 1997. £1 B4 10.30 + flyer, £2/2.50 after.

B.A.D. Coalition is the Bodily Autonomy and Dignity Coalition. We held a protest to mark the passing of the period of Parliamentary scrutiny for the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces, a piece of legislation that excludes trans people from public life + that makes it harder for organisations to be trans affirming and trans inclusive. TRANS DEFIANCE, FLUSH THE GUIDANCE

Worn blue and orange crocodile dog toy

Flyer detailing an event for Brighton Trans Club, for the 15 March 2025.

This HLF-funded Brighton project by QueenSpark Books changed the face of the trans community in our city. We plastered the side of the wall of the pub with photocopies of our faces and all came out to the local community walking past. We projected huge images of our faces onto the side of a church in the busiest part of town. And we found each other, and worked together, and listened to each other’s stories

A3 poster for Xmas & NYE parties at Transister, The Beachcomber 24–31 December 1995. For gay boys & girls, trannies, inbetweenies and friends.

Christine Burns MBE, campaigner and writer, takes us on a journey through the history of trans activism. Rich with anecdotes and stories from her personal journey as an early trans activist, this talk is inspiring, uplifting, and just what we need to end this strange 2020. A reminder that change is always possible. This event was recorded as part of Brighton LGBTIQ+ History Club, and is supported by Brighton Museums and National Lottery Heritage Fund.

During London Pride 2025, one of the floats was giving out free cards. The card, which reads ‘TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS’, was one of the cards I received that day.

Flyer for a month of Friday nights at The Lift, Queens Road, Brighton, February 1995. Sarah Schulman, Julia Grant, Loaded Magazine, Santa Diamanda.

This collection of badges come from a variety of places: from queer markets, handmade gifts from friends, and Sabana's own making at The Dyke Collective Brighton badge-making events. Each badge represents the love, rage, joy, and resistance of Dyke life in the quotidian.

The following items have been donated to the archive by Edward Whelan. 1. This image depicts Edward at Brighton Pride 2012 wearing a 'FTM BRIGHTON' t-shirt in front of a handmade material banner with the same text. 2. This image depicts Edward at Brighton Pride 2012 wearing a 'FTM BRIGHTON' t-shirt holding a handmade material banner with the same text alongside a friend. 3. This image depicts Edward on the cover of the Terrence Higgins Trust booklet 'Transmen: Trans Health Matters', the header of the booklet reads "Sexual Health, HIV, and wellbeing - a guide for trans men".

Club flyer for 'endorphine visions' at The Royal Pavilion Tavern, 7–8 Castle Square in Brighton on Monday 14 April 1997. Djs: Sophie, Laylah, Lettuce. Fetish, leather, rubber, pvc, tv, fantasy, cyber, uniforms.

Copy of GScene magazine with a photo of a shirtless trans person on the cover

Flyer for Lucy Hutson's show 'If you want bigger Yorkshire puddings you need a bigger tin' which told the story of her 'to trans, or not to trans' search for femininity.