F*@K Magazine - Pride Supplement - This magazine was run by Tommy from Popstarz / Ghetto / Trash Palace (who also sadly died, at the end of 2020). It was a free magazine to kind of support the alternative gay scene in London and beyond. It was monthly and given away free in bars, clubs and cafes etc alongside Boyz / QX. This features is from their Brighton Pride issue - I’d say this would be 2006 but not 100% sure.

First attempt at creating a Brighton Pride memorial In the mid-90s, legendary LGBT activist Arthur Law (RIP) led a campaign to have a Pride memorial set into the pavement by the Old Steine war memorial. In those days Brighton & Hove Council were not the gay friendly pink £ chasing politicos we know today, and the proposal was roundly rejected. A few of us gathered with Arthur one day to see his design for the memorial which he’d painstakingly picked out using flowers. My memory is not what it was, so if you were there too and remember the date, please get in touch.

When we used 5000 red cupcakes to create a 40 foot slipper and 40+ matching gingham dresses. Amazing reaction from thousands of people in the audience. Great sense of community and unity.

Flyer advertising Gay Shopper's event at The Megastore with live performances and entertainment. July 4th 1996 at 14-16 Oxford Street, London W1. Hosted by Duckie's Amy Lame and the Readers Wifes.

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

Elle Kennedy is interviewed by Ten Harber. She speaks about coming to Brighton for university in 2010 and choosing it as a place to transition. She speaks about nightclubs such as Legends, The Queens Arms and Revenge, and the issue of unisex toilets in club spaces. She speaks further about passing and dating as a transwoman, including the challenges of being translesbian in women’s spaces. Elle also talks about straight people attending Pride and how it brings a higher security risk. The Clare Project is mentioned as a space to meet and speak to other trans women, also noting The Marlborough and The Zone as trans-friendly spaces. Though self-identifying as right of Labour, she does support Caroline Lucas and the Green party in Brighton. Brighton is mentioned as a place that introduced Elle to gender beyond the binary, now regarding the term queer as a ‘conciousness’ rather than as a sexual preference. Elle speaks about transitioning and how Brighton uniquely helped with that.

Twin exhibition of Isle of Wight LGBTQ+ artists plus Winter Pride Arts Award - Quay Arts Centre, Newport, Isle of Wight on 15th June 2018

Latex Theatre was initiated as part of a sexual health project, in Leeds, in the early 90s. The group met weekly in the AIDS Advice Centre, and wrote collectively and individually. 1. A manuscript of a poem that Janet co-wrote in 1994 with her partner. The poem was read and performed on tour across the country. 2. A photograph of Janet and another member of Latex theatre performing a short piece at London Pride between 1993 and 1995. The piece was short and punchy and delivered in an angry tone. Each of the sentences was made from tabloid newspaper headlines, and the homophobic language used around HIV/AIDS. "AIDS, you're better off dead. AIDS, a bullet in the head. AIDS, you made your bed, lay on it" 3. Stupid Bastard: a sketch written by Janet Jones for Latex Theatre in 1993. The piece is a commentary on current legislation on AIDS, rape, MSM, the prison population, the age of consent, and drug use.

Brighton Lesbian and Gay Pride, 15-25 May 1992, was organised by a small group of people under the name of Pink Parasol. In the run up to the event they produced a leaflet about their plans for Pride, which included the unveiling of a Lesbian & Gay Pride Memorial in the Old Steine. The leaflet announced the unveiling on Sunday 17 May 1992, and made it sound very much like it was a done deal with the council. "Brighton Council has pledged a central site on the Old Steine and has agreed to install and maintain the memorial. The granite slabs from which it is to be made are ready for work to begin. The design and wording has been consulted on and approved. "The memorial is a celebration of our Pride over the last quarter of a century. It is dedicated to the lives of ordinary lesbians and gay men who preceded us, to ourselves, and to the future equality of those who will follow us in this life". When a group of us gathered to attend the unveiling, we were surprised so see there was only a chalk outline of the memorial drawn on the ground, with the design beautifully brought to life with flowers. According to a news report in Capital Gay by Richard Smith, the council rejected the proposal very late in the day. One of the objections raised was that the Pride memorial was too close to the existing war memorial. Sadly the Pride Memorial was never realised in anything more than flowers.

Abigail Dombey in conversation with Kate Wildblood, reflecting on queer life on Brighton during 1989-1992 and the community created through protest and Pride courtesy of the discovery of Abigail’s long lost slide film collection. From her job in the local camera shop to the streets of Brighton, Abigail Dombey, a budding 18-year-old queer reportage photographer, was capturing the passion and the prejudice of early 1990s Brighton, one 35mm slide film at a time. A time where bigotry and fear stalked the LGBTQ+ community as they fought against the Tories’ hateful Section 28 legislation, the media’s toxic narrative and society’s demonisation of queer lives at a time of the HIV and AIDS pandemic. A time of Doc Marten’s pounding the streets in protest, placards held high, hearts full of the desire for action (and occasionally each other). A time of grassroots activism as the shame fuelled by Section 28 loomed large over our lives, homophobic violence a daily reality, challenging our sense of LGBTQ+ community as we fought to create our modern day Pride movement. It was our time, of baby dykes and glorious queers, of prejudice, protests and those all-important picnics. A time that saw us determined to challenge the unremitting homophobia that filled our lives and change the world together. One protest t-shirt at a time. ​History ​isn't just in the past; it's in the present. All the steps and moments we take as a ​community lead to ​radical changes. We invite you to bring photos ​or look through your memories of what's in Brighton and ​is making ​history. We will have a map ​of Brighton to gather around and discuss what makes Brighton ​the ​place for you. Queer Heritage South; powered by Marlborough Productions. Made possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Filmed by Lucy Lebrocq

Flyer containing information about London Gay Pride events in July 1996. Events include LGBT Pride march at Hyde Park and Pride Festival held at Clapham Common for the first time. Schedule of the Cabaret tent and Bisexual tent at Pride Festival are detailed.

Poster for trans pride season featuring Alok Vaid-Menon at the Marlborough Pub & Theatre in July 2018 Image of poet & performer Alok Vaid-Menon

Memory of pride 2024 The text reads: I have great memories from Pride last year (2024). My aunt came to visit from Italy and we saw the parade and wandered around the city taking in the atmosphere. She then went to see the Mika gig in Preston Park, which she loved. I love the way Pride takes over the city and the joy and colour everywhere.

Parade Protest Perform Flyer (2011)

Seven images of Brighton Pride event at the Level in 1994