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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