Trans Pride Brighton

Trans Pride Brighton and Hove is a pride protest and community festival advocating transgender rights. Held in Brighton and Hove, England. The event takes place annually beginning in 2013.[1][2]

History

Trans Pride Brighton and Hove was founded in 2013, the first trans-specific pride event to be held in the UK.[3] The co-founders included Fox Fisher, Sarah Savage, Stephanie Scott and Sabah Choudrey.[4]

The 2016 event saw attendance of several hundred people.[5]

The 2017 event saw attendance of 2,500 people.[6]

The 2018 event saw attendance of 5,000 people.[7]

The 2019 event saw an attendance of 8,000 people, 2000 more than was anticipated by the organisers.[8] The march that year used the slogan "putting the T first," in reference to the acronym LGBT, where the T is usually placed as the last letter.[9]

In 2020 and 2021, in-person events were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in England, with events being held virtually instead.[10][11] The 2020 digital events saw a total audience of 10 000 viewers.[12]

In 2022, in-person events returned and saw an attendance of over 20,000 people.[13] The community festival was headlined by performance artist Travis Alabanza.[14]

See also

References
  1. McConnell, Freddy (8 September 2014). "Trans Pride Brighton defines key year for emerging community". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. "Trans pride is great but it's not enough to camouflage discrimination". 31 July 2015.
  3. "Brighton and Hove celebrates Britain's first ever Trans Pride event". 30 July 2013.
  4. Kale, Sirin (20 June 2022). "The people making a difference: meet the founder of the UK's first Trans Pride". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  5. "Hundreds join march for trans equality". 23 July 2016.
  6. "PICTURES: Thousands turn out for record breaking Trans Pride". 23 July 2017.
  7. "Huge turnout for 'biggest ever' Trans Pride in Brighton". 21 July 2018.
  8. "Brighton Trans Pride's 'amazing turnout' showcases 'all that's been achieved,' says MP". 21 July 2019.
  9. "Putting the T first at Trans Pride in Brighton".
  10. "Trans Pride Brighton 2020 is cancelled". 18 March 2020.
  11. "Trans Pride Brighton & Hove update". 13 April 2021.
  12. "University celebrates links to Trans Pride Brighton 2021".
  13. "Trans Pride Brighton: Over 20,000 people march for trans liberation in largest turnout ever". 19 July 2022.
  14. "20,000 people march for trans rights and liberation at Trans Pride Brighton". 16 July 2022.
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