A protest sign made by two dyke friends at The Dyke Collective Brighton's sign making event held on 19th March 2026 in preparation for marching against the far right. Sign reads: "Hairy muffs against fascism!"

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".

She's six now, and calls it the rainbow parade. She understands it is about love, and being able to be proud of who we love. This year we're going to Trans Pride too.

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.

Using three symbolic and evocative objects, Fox Fisher shares personal and political stories of their queer life in Brighton over the last two decades. Artist, film maker, author and trans campaigner, Fox Fisher is a local and national mover and shaker, their advocacy work has and continues to inspire and empower trans and queer people around the world. In this interview Fox talks about being a young student at Brighton university, about the origins of Trans Pride, and about their political commitment and activism from public to private life. Recorded remotely on August 27, 2021 Interview by: Roni Guetta and David Sheppeard Editing and original music by Olive Mondegreen

This watercolour painting was done in response to attending One Church Brighton, which is very inclusive of LGBT+ people, with services about Queer Theology and Pride Communions. This painting shows how the unconditional love and acceptance of God mirrors that of the LGBT+ community. Despite how much the church has rejected gay people, some at One Church find it a place to heal. Created in May 2025

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

Pink Kashmir scarf with fringe. A gift from a friend who shared a similar cultural background to myself where you could not always admit you were different but wanted to be able show your identity in a way that was important to you. We both knew Pink was a colour that was associated with PRIDE and it was she who gave me the scarf to tell my story but hidden in plain sight.

A badge handed out at the first Horsham Pride event in 2017, run by students involved in the National Citizenship Service. The pride event ended up being about 20 teenagers sitting in a park wearing flags.

This show is a mash-up of theatre, cabaret and music celebrating Brighton Pride, on Friday 2 August 2013 at 7.30 pm.

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.

"Interview with John Rosewarn for Queer in Brighton Oral History Project (28 May 2013), interviewed by ??. Oral history interview collected as part of the Queer in Brighton project 2013-2014. Life history from Taunton to Brighton DOB 1944 circa - leaves home at 18 (gets thrown out by father after being caught in bed with dad’s best mate) goes to London -sex worker from 18 to 24 years of age 1961 to 1967 - moves to Brighton 1969. Trains as a nurse - lives in Brighton- work students in Hayward’s Heath. Moves to Spain from 1991-1999. Talks about sex work, cottaging and it’s demise in the early 1980s, celebrities, work as a nurse, homophobia, bars in Brighton, his relationship with older man - open relationship- promiscuity, first Pride, estrangement from parents, drag persona. "