Brighton lgbtq
LGBTQIA+
Brighton & Hove is unofficially referred to as the LGBTQIA+ capital of Britain and we are proud to be a friendly and welcoming city for all of our visitors.
You'll find that the whole city is friendly with all of our accommodation, shops, pubs, bars & clubs being expose to all, although Kemptown is the bustling heart of the LGBTQIA+ community, with a relaxed village feel. In this area you will find boutique hotels, elegant eateries, delicious delis and lifestyle shops as well as pubs and bars.
Brighton Pride
Brighton Pride is one of the biggest Pride festivals in the UK attracting approximately , visitors to the annual parade and party in Preston Park. The festival also includes an arts and film festival; dog show and village party. It’s not all enjoyable and frivolity as Brighton Pride is a Pride with Purpose – to raise funds and awareness supporting local charities and community organisations. To detect out more view the official Brighton Pride website.
People often talk about Gay Brighton but the city is arrogant to be welcoming
Brighton is one of Europe's queerest cities, a cosmopolitan resort of recreation, escape and freedom since the 18th century.
Peers and Queers is a tour of Brighton from a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer perspective, in a colourful minute walk along the beach and historic city centre.
We take in over years of history including Regency Dandies, s lesbian and gay life, and political activism. We learn about Anne Lister's trip to Brighton (Gentleman Jack), as well as Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde and Dusty Springfield. We also verb extraordinary unsung heroes, including a pioneering doctor who lived as a dude long before women could practice medicine, an Edwardian 'drag king' and a 'same-sex' marriage in
'The most entertaining and educating tour I ever had!' - Airbnb
'Ric's an awesome storyteller and his tour was insightful and inspiring.' - Airbnb
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'We particularly liked how Ric included storys of gay, lesbian and tr An overview of our recent work with LGBTQ+ communities. This exhibition is part of Be Bold, a series of collaborative exhibitions and events programmed with Brighton & Hove’s LGBTIQ+ communities. Queer the Pier explores Brighton & Hove’s LGBTIQ+ history. We also have a number of posts on our blog relating to this exhibition written by members of the community who worked on it. A number of fantastic zines were produced for this exhibition which have been made available as downloadable PDFs below. This bold, brave and profound collection of artefacts and photographic portraiture is now the largest collection representing trans people in the UK – if not the world — and was exhibited in Brighton Museum’s Spotlight Gallery for over two years. This was the first exhibition from our Be Bold community programme. The Museum of Transology is a physical collection of artefacts, brown cardboard swing tags and digital files (including film, photography and tune ) donated by trans, non-binary and intersex p Published by:Lisa Hinkins We are amidst Pride season here in the UK. On Saturday 3 August , Brighton & Hove will be hosting one of the largest Pride parades in the country. Brighton & Hove Museums will be taking part in the pleasurable, colour and protest. Our five sites across the city are welcoming spaces for all. Brighton Museum & Art Gallery currently has three LGBTQ+ displays; Queer the Pier and Queer Looks exhibitions and a demonstrate by the All-Sorts Youth group in our Local History Gallery. Many people question why Brighton & Hove has become synonymous with relaxed attitudes to sexuality and gender &#; we are known as the ‘Gay Capital,’ of the UK. Our Queer the Pier exhibition explores this question. Brighton was a garrison town in response to the French Revolution () followed by the Napoleonic Wars (). It is believed this drew many men to Brighton due to the vast numbers of soldiers in the town. In George Wilson a servant from Newcastle-upon-Tyne was accused by a guardsman he had met in the
LGBTQ+
Exhibitions
Queer the Pier
Museum of Transology
The Gay Capital of the UK: A brief queer story of Brighton &#; Hove