Brighton Pride
Brighton Pride is held every year in Brighton, East Sussex, normally in August (but the 2012 event was on the 1st of September). The first event was held on The Level in 1992[1] or alternaively comprised a march from Hove Town Hall to Brighton Town Hall in 1991 to protest against Section 28.[2]. There are also unsubstantiated accounts of a Pride in 1973.[2]
Brighton Pride now includes a parade through the streets from the seafront, ending at Preston Park where there is a festival. The organisation running Brighton Pride in recent years (Pride Southest Limited) has been a registered charity since 2004.[3] The festival has historically been free, but it was decided to charge admission for the first time in 2011.
For 2012 Pride Southeast Limited proposed to put on only a festival and no parade, but this was rejected by the City Council.[4] Instead, the Council appointed a new company, Pride Brighton and Hove, to run the event, which will include both a parade and a festival.[5]
Winter Pride
Brighton Winter Pride has been held in February or March since 2005.
Doggy Pride
Brighton Doggy Pride takes place in July.[6]
External sites
References
- ↑ http://www.brightonpride.org/news.php?id=292 About Pride in Brighton and Hove
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Janet Cameron, LGBT Brighton and Hove page 85
- ↑ http://www.brightonpride.org/news.php?id=292 Official press release
- ↑ http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9565119.Brighton_Pride_bid_set_for_rejection/ The Argus, 1 March 2012
- ↑ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/07/brighton-pride-2012-confirmed/ Report in Pink News
- ↑ http://brighton-pride.org/event.php?id=1363446034. Accessed: 2013-05-25. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6GspK6LHa)
