Brighton Pride programme 2015

Brighton & Hove Pride CELEBRATING PRIDE IN OUR CITY 1ST & 2ND AUGUST 2015

THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UK’S BIGGEST PRIDE FESTIVAL DOG SHOW · DIVERSITY GAMES · RAINBOW COLOUR RUN · ARTS & FILM COMMUNITY PARADE · PRIDE FESTIVAL · PRIDE VILLAGE PARTY

CONTENTS Welcome.........................................................................................................06 Where does your money go?............................................................08 Pride Social Impact Fund.....................................................................08 The History of Pride in Brighton.......................................................10 Pride Community Parade.....................................................................12 New Parade Route....................................................................................14 Supporting Global LGBT Communities.......................................15 Ruby Rose exclusive interview..........................................................16 Pride Festival in Preston Park.............................................................18 Pride Main Stage........................................................................................20 Tents and Stages at Pride.....................................................................24 Pride Diversity Games............................................................................27 Rainbow Colour Run ...............................................................................28 Pride Dog Show .........................................................................................28 Pride Arts & Film Festival .....................................................................30 Pride Village Party.....................................................................................32 Social, Economic & Cultural Impact...............................................34 Social Impact - Social Cohesion.......................................................36 Access at Pride............................................................................................36 Pride Matters ................................................................................................37 The Challenge of Policing Pride across the City....................40 An interview with Chief Superintendent Nev Kemp

Pride Thanks & Partners........................................................................44 Pride with Purpose...................................................................................45 Rainbow Funbd Grants..........................................................................45 Pride Village Party Supporters ........................................................46 Pride Respect Campaign......................................................................46

***** Best UK Pride Event – Out & G3 Magazine Awards ***** Best UK Pride Event – Boyz Magazine Scene Awards ***** Best International Festival – Planet London Awards ***** Best Pride Event - National Student Pride Awards ***** Gscene Princess Diana Award – Golden Handbag Awards

Design and photography © Chris Jepson, www.ChrisJepson.com Original cover artwork Pete Hayward Contributors: Sean Chapman, Paul Grace, James Ledward, Alf Le Flohic, Sam Milford, Eric Page, Real Brighton, Neil W Shaw, Kate Wildwood Brighton Pride 2015 – 25th Anniversary

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WELCOME Dear friends, Brighton & Hove Pride is a Pride to be proud of.

Alongside with the smiles, sunshine (hopefully) and good times, our sole ethos is to promote tolerance and diversity within our communities. As a not for profit community interest organisation, supporting local community groups and charities is the cornerstone of everything we do. We are a ‘Pride with Purpose’.

As one of the UK’s most popular international Pride Festivals, Brighton Pride attracts a diverse demographic audience from across the globe and is singularly the most popular visitor attraction in the City’s event calendar. It is our opportunity to celebrate the unique diversity and quirkiness of our fabulous city. Pride is as famous, vibrant, popular and utterly unique as our City itself.

One of most frequently asked questions when it comes to Pride can be “Why do we need a Pride?”

Given the huge improvement in equalities over the last decade with protections written in to law and a legal recognition of same sex partnerships, then it is understandable that some people, including some within the LGBT community, might think that we've won the fight for freedom. However in five counties across the globe homosexuality is still punishable with the death penalty, while a further 70 imprison citizens because of who they are.

Our Pride will continue to raise awareness of the plight of Global LGBT communities who do not have the same freedoms that we enjoy in the United Kingdom.

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This year Pride are also introducing a respect campaign that encourages and supports respect for all our communities (please see page 46). We are also asking for support from local businesses to help with our fundraising effort for a new community Social Impact Fund (see page 8).

This years Pride promises to be a truly inclusive city-wide celebration when our community comes together to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Pride in The City with a wonderful “Carnival of Diversity”. There’s no better time support the City’s amazing and diverse community event that is Brighton & Hove Pride.

Everyone’s welcome, join in, get involved, laugh, cry, express yourself, have fun and come celebrate your Freedom to Live.

Paul Kemp / Dulcie Weaver Directors Brighton Pride CIC email: info@Brighton-Pride.org

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WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO? A Pride with purpose, Brighton Pride has raised over £107,000 for The Rainbow Fund in the past two years thanks to the support of businesses, sponsors and the many thousands of you that purchase tickets for the Pride Festival in Preston Park and Pride Village Party.

But aside from community fundraising for the the Rainbow Fund where does your ticket money go?

Brighton Pride CIC, a not for profit community interest company (CIC), all tickets revenue raised goes directly to the operational and running costs of producing the Pride Festival, LGBT Community Parade, Pride Village Party and community fundraising.

Our sole aim to provide benefit to

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the community or to trade with a “social purpose,” rather than to make a private profit, and we work hard to ensure not only are fundraising targets reached but that Pride delivers value for money.

Your Brighton Pride Festival ticket money pays for vital infrastructure and services across Preston Park to ensure a safe and enjoyable day for all, from entertainment and wellbeing to security and production.

For example, Pride 2014 spent £30,117 on power, £51,190 on sound and lighting, £33,477 on crew costs, £25,685 on toilets and £15,685 on waste management whilst £10,057 was spent on police, £18,324 on St John’s Ambulance and £93,357 on Parade and Park security and stewarding, and that’s just a fraction of the overall costs of staging a world class Pride event.

Brighton Pride is recognised as one of the very best in the UK, but in today’s economic climate isn’t a cheap proposition to produce such a large scale event.

Regular festival goers will recognise that most commercial festival tickets carry a much higher price.

Pride has simlar production costs to other commercial events but with anticipated increases in cleaning, security and policing costs over the next few years we face significant challenges. We aim to deliver an accessible community event that is award-winning, critically acclaimed and value for money, as well as fundraising and creating a sustainable future.

Thank you for buying your ticket and helping us make it so.

Pride brings in over £13.8 million to the city’s economy over the Pride weekend. This year Pride intend to set up a Social Impact Fund that could help raise money towards community projects in areas of the City most impacted by the Price celebrations. Pride hope more local businesses will get involved and support this fundraising effort especially the businesses who benefit from the extra business over Pride.

There are lots of ways businesses can get involved, big and small, this may be as easy as taking a collection tin or helping with the fundraising effort.

There are many scene venues and businesses who support the community all year round with fundraising activities, but it would be lovely to see more businesses help with Pride’s community fundraising effort.

Brighton Pride director explains.

“It’s always lovely to see all the businesses flying the rainbow flag over the Pride weekend and all the extra businesses thats brought into the City. Pride is committed to our ongoing fundraising for the Rainbow fund but we intend to set up a new fund that could benefit all our communities in the area’s most affected by the social impact of the Pride weekend celebrations. Our priority remains to deliver a safe and sustainable Pride weekend but we are asking for the continued support of local venues, businesses and hotels to help us raise extra funds towards a new social impact fund that could benefit wider community projects” As a not for profit community interest company, Pride have limited resources with all ticket revenue going directly to the operational and running costs of producing the Pride Festival, LGBT community Parade, Pride Village Party and our fundraising contribution towards the Rainbow Fund.

Pride will be publishing a Friends of Pride Community Guide that includes all supporting businesses and awards for top supporting businesses will be given at the Rainbow Fund grants awards at the Hilton hotel in September. Please support these businesses who help Pride deliver extra fundraising for our community.

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Friday 31st July - Sunday 2nd August

PRIDE VILLAGE FAYRE New Steine Gardens Open 12 Midday - late TIPPLE TEMPLE Rainbow Rooms Vintage Marquee FOOD VILLAGE AND MARKET CONCESSIONS ENTERTAINMENT 路 SUNDAY FAMILY DAY (Children u12 free) see Brighton-Pride.org for more info During Pride Village Party hours PVP Wristbands will be required for entry.

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the hIStory oF prIde In brIghton In 1991 the LGBT community were years away from equality. No equal age of consent, barred from the armed forces, our families with no legal protection, labelled “pretend”. Civil partnership and same-sex marriage were decades away and government legislation, in the form of Section 28, banned local authorities from promoting homosexuality. And yet we weren’t pretending. Our Pride was real and set to become an important part of LGBT life in Brighton and Hove.

The first Brighton Gay Pride took place on Saturday 7th July 1973 with a march from Norfolk Square to The Ship Hotel, followed by a Gay Dance at The Royal Albion Hotel and a Gay Picnic on the Sunday.

But it wasn’t until 1991 that the Brighton Pride we know today began. Born from protest-fuelled beginnings, Pride emerged from years of annual marches organised by Brighton Area Action against Section 28. The strong and creative community action that had been built in defiance of Section 28 soon lead to a desire to proclaim Pride together.

From those early days of marching from Hove’s Town Hall and a Pink Picnic in Preston Park, the News Of the World’s negative response to Queer On The Pier, and days out on in Queen’s Park and The Level, to its present day Community Parade, Pride Festival on Preston Park and Pride Village Party, Brighton Pride has grown into the biggest Pride event in the UK with over almost 250,000 people enjoying the citywide celebrations over the Pride weekend.

But it’s not been sunshine and smiles all the way.

Under previous management, partly due to poor contributions that averaged at only 20p per person, Pride ran up over £200k of debts and in 2011 went bankrupt. From 2012, the current management have raised over £110k for local LGBT community groups and Pride has become a truly inclusive event featuring everything from live performance, cabaret, dance tents, line dancing, literature, community events, the Arts & Film Festival, sports and plenty of family fun. It’s enjoyed glorious sunshine days and the occasional rainy one. Its changed date, parade routes, it’s been awarded charitable status and emerged from financial uncertainty to become a Community Interest Company. It’s even endured the odd antigay protest with humorous good grace.

Since 1991, Brighton Pride has blossomed by campaigning, celebrating and, most importantly, connecting communities. Pride and its generous supporters have worked hard to fundraise for local LGBT charities and organisations, campaign for the global Freedom To Live and represent every aspect of our diverse LGBT community. It brings so many aspects of our city together – charitable, voluntary, political, business - allowing us to achieve so much.

From its glitter to its grit, from the partying to the fundraising, Pride has a history we should all be proud of. with thanks to Alf Le Flohic

Brighton Pride is our Pride. A pride with purpose.

Pride is more than just a day out, more than a party.

It is a unique opportunity to bring people together and celebrate the diversity of our communities.

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Saturday 1st August 2015

The annual Pride community parade is one of the most colourful and exciting visual events in the city’s calendar bringing the whole community out to Brighton & Hove’s streets with over 160,000 people to view the spectacle in all its outrageous colour.

2015 Brighton and Hove Pride mark 25 fantastic years of Pride in the City. That’s a quarter of a century of out and proud celebrations and visibility of our amazing and diverse LGBT+ P communities and the outstanding work done by our community groups.

To mark this important milestone, and in recognition of our diverse and inspirational community, our theme this year is ‘Carnival of Diversity’ 2015’s Carnival of Diversity encompasses everything that has become iconic about the diverse, creative and open-minded community that makes Brighton internationally famous.

The community parade is the spectacle of the year and a chance for you to join with others in what is the liveliest, most colourful, uplifting and empowering visual showcase in the city.

Thousands of people watch the parade every year and it is the best ‘shop window’ for community groups and business to get your message of support for Pride and the message of equality and diversity.

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PRIDE PARADE do yoU WAnt to be An eXotIC pArtICIpAnt In the brIghton prIde pArAde? Well now is your chance to find your inner ANIMAL and get involved courtesy of a new project by andwhatarts and costumier extraordinaire Mandinga Arts. Don’t hesitate!

Proud Interventions funded by Arts Council England (so you know its good!) is a stylised costume based processional work that will be brought to life by YOU – gay, straight, lesbian, trans, bi – we don’t care, because this is a work about community.

As a volunteer you will receive 1.5 days (of FUN)

training with andwhatarts, Mandinga arts and a professional choreographer, to perform in one of Europe’s best Pride Parades, free entrance to the party in the park and above all you will be part of something really special, get to wear amazing, bespoke & cheeky costumes designed by Mandinga and contribute to a project that injects high quality art and political motifs into the parade. Overall it will be an AMAZING (and FREE) experience!

We need around 40 committed volunteers so tell your friends and family; come in groups or on your own – contact Andrew at andwhatarts@gmail.com for more details.

No experience necessary just a willingness to get involved and dress up and have great fun.

“The Brighton Pride Community Parade is the most vibrant event on the city’s calendar attracting spectators and participants from across the UK and beyond and delivers an engaging, inspirational and proud day for all.”

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Starting at Hove Lawns the Pride Community Parade will make its way along King’s Road, passing the Peace Statue where so many past Pride marches began and taking in the best of the city’s seafront, ensuring an amazing view for both participants and spectators. The parade will then return to its traditional route, making its way up West Street, along North Street and London Road before ending in Preston Park, home of the 2015 Pride Festival.

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WEST STREET

The Pride Community Parade is going back to its Pride roots in an exciting new high profile parade route for 2015 to create a spectacular event for Brighton and Hove, filled with music, floats and supporters taking in the fabulous sights of the UK’s favourite seaside city. With over 160,000 people filling the streets with Pride it promises to be an amazing Carnival of Diversity for all to enjoy.

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MARINE PARADE MADEIRA DRIVE

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SUpportIng Lgbt CoMMUnItIeS As one of the UK’s biggest Pride festivals, Brighton Pride leads the way in campaigning for the rights of our global LGBT community.

Campaigning to highlight global LGBT communities and community fundraising is at the cornerstone of everything Pride represents. As Brighton Pride celebrates its 25th anniversary of Pride In The City, Pride continues to put the global LGBT community at the centre of everything it does.

By highlighting the lives of LGBT communities across the globe Brighton Pride asks us to look beyond our own backyard and engage with those LGBT people living in countries who criminalise or persecute them purely because of their gender or sexuality.

The Egyptian governments recent crackdown on the freedoms enjoyed by gay men with increasing arrests and prosecutions, the horrific pictures allegedly showing two gay men being thrown to

their deaths from the top of a tower released by the self proclaimed Islamic State (ISIS) and the continuing legislative process in the United States against the Supreme Courts ruling in favour of same-sex marriage reminds us of how far we have yet to go as a global community in the fight for LGBT equality.

Brighton Pride 2015’s Freedom to Live campaign, started in 2013, will show that as a LGBT community here in the UK we can stand beside those in other countries and campaign for the freedom to live. The 2015 Pride Community Parade will highlight the 78 countries where it is illegal to be homosexual or engage in homosexual conduct by once again including 78 placards representing those countries on the parade. Amongst the Pride celebrations, we will remember, we will campaign and we will connect to the many LGBT communities across the globe fighting for the freedom to live.

Brighton Pride, proud to be a voice for others, proud to be a Pride with purpose.

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IN AN ExCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BRIGHTON PRIDE, THE MULTIHYPHENATED CREATIVE SPIRIT THAT IS RUBY ROSE, THE ACTRESS-MODEL-DJ-PRODUCER-CAMPAIGNERPRESENTER, TALKS ABOUT BREAKING FREE, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK AND HER FORTHCOMING DJ APPEARANCES AT BRIGHTON PRIDE. With over 50 million views the global reaction to break Free and its examination of gender fluidity and gender stereotypes was amazing. how did that feel for you?

Break Free was many years in the making. I just had not taken a break in ten years and so when I finally had the down time I thought, okay, I’m not working, what am I doing here? I started creation from a foundation level. I shot Break Free in a day, edited it the next and then it was online. I never anticipated that it would be as huge as it turned out and I never imagined the volume of people who would be touched by the video.

Break Free was a dream come true and I’m so glad I made it.

It’s been a long time coming but is gender fluidity finally being addressed in the mainstream?

Its all been baby steps, sometimes individuals come out (excuse the pun) like Ellen or Laverne and help us take giant leaps but generally we are going at a slow pace. Its all the small things that add up and gain momentum. Shows incorporating gender fluid characters, celebrities coming out as gender queer, trans* people getting screen time and magazine covers. Also I think it has been great for people to know a term or label for things that represents the way they feel, that they may not have felt were real, or accepted or experienced by other people.

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time to talk all things orange. you must be thrilled to be part of the show?

I auditioned for Stella, put my audition on tape, sent it in, and then flew to NY to shoot. I felt very comfortable and at home playing Stella. I love the show as it covers all types of demographics, religions, sex, gender identity, sexuality, and age. And it tells a story with heart. brighton pride is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. When you look back at those early days of gay liberation how do you feel it compares with today?

We should always be grateful with how far we have come because of those of us who have fought the fight to get us to today, but we are far from finished. We need to eradicate violence towards the global LGBT+ community, and guarantee access to health and housing. LGBT+ rights should be our human rights.

Are you looking forward to dJing at brighton pride?

It is my first time and I am stoked! I love the UK. When DJing I jump about a lot and I’m pretty goofy but the music is always good. The love at Pride events is palpable and I always want to connect to my brothers and sisters. ruby rose is headlining at the Women’s dance tent at pride Festival and Koochy official brighton pride After party for girls at Concorde2.

FULL IntervIeW At brIghton-prIde.org

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Quite simply the Cities most spectacular, diverse, flamboyant and life affirming alfresco Festival.

Taking place at the iconic and beautiful Preston Park, Brighton and Hove Pride is the The UK's largest Pride Festival and really has something for everyone.

This years 25th Anniversary Pride Festival in Preston Park has already confirmed a diverse line up of main stage entertainment including the legendary Human League, Fatboy Slim, Jess Glynne, Hercules & Love Affair, Foxes, Tulisa, The Freemasons, Bright Light Bright Light and Carnival collective to name just a few.

But Pride should never be just about the main stage artists, we’d be missing the point! Pride should always be a day with community at its heart, a day we can all celebrate together.

A reflection of the true diversity of our lives, the improved Pride Community Village is at the centre of our Pride celebrations, enabling the community to connect, engage and support organisations and charities. The newly improved Community Village will also include the Access Area and Accessibility Matters, Libraries Literature Live in the park, the Shelia McWattie Women’s Performance Stage, as well as the new Family Diversity Area (non alcohol and safe space) where families can enjoy a range of activities alongside the exciting live entertainment planned for the day.

“Empowering, inspiring and delightfully diverse”

Add the many dance tents, Cabaret big top, the Radio Reverb Alternative Performance Stage the Urban World Dance Tent, Market, Funfair and the many more diverse entertainment areas and you have a Pride we can all be part of, be proud of and celebrate together.

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PRIDE STAGES

tULISA She put the diva into N-Dubz, the fierce into x Factor and the girl power into Little Mix. She was FHM's Sexiest Women of The Year 2012, the MOBO award winning Tulisa.

Pride is thrilled to welcome the critically acclaimed house, disco and pop music collective herCULeS & Love AFFAIr to the Pride Festival for 2015.

With achingly cool NYC grooves and credible pop credentials Andy Butler’s ever evolving musical collective Hercules & Love Affair deliver house and pop music with real meaning, combining mustdance grooves with tales of emotional triumph to create a tough yet soulful sound. Add the unique vocal talents of Brit nominee John Grant, Belgian singer Gustaph, the deep gospel of Rogue Mary and the smoky voiced virtuoso that is Krystle Warren and you have the spellbinding perfection that is Hercules & Love Affair.

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Mercury Prize, Brit and Mojo Award winning multi-talented singer songwriter, MC, rapper and producer.

Multiple UK top 20s and a Grammy award for her delicious experimental pop.

DON’T YOU WANT ME BABY? Are you ready for some Love Action? Are you ready for the proudest Sound Of The Crowd? Are you ready for The Human League?

Michael and Robbie Williams, and have had five albums and eight singles in the UK Top 10 and have sold more than 20 million records sales.

The Sheffield band who have revolutionised pop music across the globe since the Eighties, influenced almost everyone who picked up a Casio keyboard from The Pet Shop Boys to Little Boots, have been sampled by artists including George

Get ready to tell Phil Oakley, Joanne Catherall and Susan Ann Sulley that you really do want them as we celebrate the very best in British electronic pop for a spectacular Pride finale.

“Quite simply the most spectacular, diverse, flamboyant and life affirming Pride Festival”

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KeLLI-LeIgh

Grammy award winning, global chart topping producers and one of the world’s most successful DJ acts.

Acclaimed performancer at The Grammy’s, The Oscars, WMA Awards, and The Brit Awards.

JeSS gLynne Grammy award-winning, double Brit nominee and chart topping wonder.

SeAMUS hAJI The DJ that saved our life and the producer that has remixed everyone from Rihanna, Mariah Carey, Moby to Scissor Sisters and Elton John.

CArnIvAL CoLLeCtIve Brighton's 21st Century big band of over 30 musicians deliver an irresistible tidal wave of energetic music.

brIght LIght brIght LIght Electronic pop artist adored by the Pet Shop Boys, Scissor Sisters and Sir Elton John.

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Fatboy Slim at Brighton Pride 2012

“There are many reasons I love my home city.

Our tolerance and encouragement of alternative lifestyles is one of my favourites.

It is a pleasure therefore for me to join in celebration of our LGBT community in the fruitiest way I know how� Fatboy Slim 22

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UrbAn WorLd dAnCe tent This year the Urban Dance Tent will be curated by Urban World Events and will be a unique collaboration between some of the most ethnically diverse club events in the UK. The internationally acclaimed clubs joining Pride and the Urban Dance Tent this year include Work, the UK’s premier urban LGBT club night playing the best in R’n’B, hip-hop, soca, afrobeat and bashment and

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LIFE IS A CABARET FOR LOLA Hosted by the one and only Lola Lasagne, the 2015 Legends Cabaret Tent line-up is a sensational collection of international diva’s, national delights and Brighton’s finest cabaret stars.

Get ready for a world class day of entertainment with the powerhouse vocals of La Voix and her half-naked Va Va Voom boys, our Sandra - the lady that just lives for audience participation, the award-winning doyennes of drag Crystal D’Canter & Kelly Mild, the Tartan wrapped drag artiste Mary Mac, the legendary Dave Lynn, the outrageous Cassidy Connors and the Commonwealth jewels that are Rose Garden & Dolly Diamond.

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Add Drag Queens of London star Baga Chipz, the unpredictable perfection that is Lady Imelda, Brighton’s wonderful Miss Jason & Maisie Trollette, the hilarious Drag With No Name and Brighton Pride debuts from the diamond that is Davina Sparkle, Rotherham’s least celebrated daughter Myra Dubois, HRH’s favourite tiara polisher Kara Van Park, Drag Idol Winner Mrs Moore and the stunning Brighton vocalist Gabriella Parrish and you have the best cabaret line-up on the UK Pride calendar.

The RadioReverb Alternative Live Music Stage is an exciting new addition to Preston Park bringing the best of Brighton’s music scene to the heart of Pride. Curated by RadioReverb, Brighton's independent local radio station, it will highlight everything that is special about this most creative of UK cities and will deliver a unique mix of live music from electronica, ska, punk, house and rockabilly, to jazz, alt and rock to Brighton Pride.

Showcasing the very best of the city’s alternative bands, artists and DJs RadioReverb promises a day of amazing live performances.

The Legends Cabaret Tent at Brighton Pride 2015. Get set for the most fun you can have under canvas.

Brighton Pride’s Wild Fruit Dance mega big top has been an instritution since the first Pride and is a pulsating thriller of a ride, filled with jubilant Prideclubbers dancing to a proud beat from midday to sunset. Nothing can match its unique atmosphere as 8000+ clubbers come together to raise their hands in the air and share the Brighton Pride love. DJs, dancers, PA’s and amazing production.

2015’s Dance Tent DJ line-up of global superstars, national treasures and local heroes is set to ensure the thrills will be had all day long. Celebrating Brighton Pride’s 25th Anniversary, the Wild Fruit Dance big top will be fuelled by a joyous soundtrack of Pride classics and anthems. A proud day where DJs, dancers, PA’s, amazing production and Pride clubbers unite as one to celebrate Brighton Pride 2015.

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An integral part of the Pride Community Village, the Trans Community Area is a community lead initiative created from a working party of local community members and representatives of local Trans* organisations.

The Brighton Pride Family Diversity Area will offer families a chance to enjoy a range of activities alongside the exciting live entertainment planned for the day. Whether relaxing in the chill out area, getting creative with arts and craft activities and face painting, having fun on the bouncy castle, playing giant Jenga or Connect Four, singing along to our Kids Karaoke, getting sporty with table tennis or table football or having a wiggle at our end of Pride day disco, the fun, safe, and alcohol free Family Diversity Area will be flamboyant family day out.

Join us at Brighton Pride 2015 and let’s put the many varied and wonderful families of our diverse community at the centre of our celebrations.

Children under 12 are free at Pride.

Supported fully by Brighton & Hove Pride, the Pride Trans Community Area will be a celebratory and welcoming space, providing key information, points of reference and entertainment for and by Brighton & Hove’s wonderful Trans* community.

Curated by local poet Alice Denny, the Pride Trans* Community Area will also host a variety of live performances throughout the day.

LIbrArIeS LIterAtUre LIve In the pArK After the critical success of last year's Literature Live at Brighton Pride, Brighton & Hove Libraries in partnership with Queer in Brighton and ‘HAVE A WORD’ will be hosting an afternoon of entertainment at Preston Park on Saturday 1st August with writers and performers talking about and reading from their own work.

Sit back, chill out and listen to compere Clare Lydon, author of ‘The Long Weekend’ & ‘London’s Calling’ introduce a lineup that includes Catherine Hall, author of ‘The Repercussions’; Stevan Alcock, author of ‘Blood Relatives’, Alison Childs in a duet with Rosie Wakeley performing from ‘All the Nice Girls’ and poets, authors and contributors from ‘Black and Gay in the UK’, including John Gordon, Edd 'MC Chewy' Muruako and D'relle Khan.

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Who'S the dAddy? Men’S tent retUrnS to prIde. If you go down to Preston Park on August the 1st August you’ll be sure of big bear surprise as the Brighton Pride Men’s Zone, supported by Brighton Bear Weekender is back; bigger, better and more Bear-tastic than ever before.

The popular Men’s Dance Tent with the scene’s best loved DJs will be keeping the dancefloor hot, hot, hot

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Brighton Pride is delighted to announce that singer songwriter Nicky Mitchell, performance poet, stand up and MC Annabel Pribelszki and the Charity Cabaret team will be hosting the Sheila McWattie Women’s Performance Stage at this year’s Brighton Pride Festival in Preston Park.

The Pride Community Village is at at the heart of our Pride celebrations in the park with local and national charities and organisations playing an important role in the day.

The Pride Community Village is key to the Pride celebrations, enabling the community to connect, engage and support LGBT+ organisations and charities.

The Sheila McWattie Women’s Performance Stage will showcase the brightest and best women performers from both Brighton and further afield; stimulating your senses with an amazing day of spoken word, stand up comedy, cabaret and a wide variety of musical entertainment and promises to be a uniquely welcoming and creative space to chill, relax, meet friends and be entertained.

A reflection of the true diversity of our lives, the Pride Community Village encompasses everything

here CoMe the gIrLS! The Girl’s Dance Tent is an amazing sight and sound to behold as the ladies come together to celebrate Brighton Pride. The centre of so many women’s Pride day festivities, the Women’s Dance Tent always sets the foundations of Preston Park rocking with its sassy and pulsating mix of house and dance music.

The 2015 Girl’s Tent DJ line-up is one filled by the finest house and dance soundtrack purveyors as the cream of the national and international female DJ scene take to decks to deliver a proud day you’ll not forget.

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wonderful, creative and supportive about LGBT+ life in the UK and beyond.

Our community at the very heart of our Pride., Just as it should be.

A weekend that will reflect the wonderful diversity of Brighton & Hove, the Pride Diversity Games will be a citywide celebration as we hop, skip and jump together in a variety of inclusive and fun sporting events including football, athletics, tennis, golf and more.

Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July will see venues across Brighton and Hove including Withdean Stadium, Preston Park, Hollingbury Golf Course and Waterhall hosting a variety of sporting events.

Sunday 19th July in preston park, The Pride Diversity Games, Rainbow Run and Fun Day in association with BLAGSS. A fabulous and free event for spectators, it will be a day for the entire city to enjoy with fun activities including the 5K Rainbow Colour Run, those must-do Fun Day classics Egg & Spoon, Sack Race, Tug Of War challenge and Three-Legged race plus great entertainment and sporting demonstrations for all to enjoy.

Sunday’s event at Preston Park will also include the Pride Diversity Games prize giving ceremony and Albion in the Community kick about, Military assault course, sport displays, Zorbs and much more.

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As a truly international company, we have offices in Germany, Spain, Australia, France and Italy, all of which work hard to deliver our customer promise to take the worry out of breakdowns.

PRIDE DIVERSITY GAMES

This summer the city of Brighton & Hove will come together for a truly unique event, an event that will see community groups, businesses and individuals united by sport, regardless of sexuality, race, age or ability. Sponsored by Domestic & General the Pride Diversity Games will witness the city immerse itself in a weekend of sporting achievements and fun-filled events.

This international, caring and diverse background makes us an ideal partner for the Pride Diversity Games. “Pride is full of energy and we have no doubt the Games will be a reflection of this.

Although it’s all for fun, we’re a sales driven business and can’t help being competitive - if any of our teams/employees win their events, the whole city will hear our cheers!” promises Craig White, Domestic & General’s Contact Centre Director. careers.domesticandgeneral.com

Albion in the Community is the charitable arm of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, who through the power of football reach out and work with people of all ages, abilities, gender and sexuality.

Alongside participating in the Pride Community Parade, Albion in the Community is also a proud partner of the Pride Diversity Games, providing a day of fun football themed activities in Preston Park on Sunday 19th July.

Gary Townsend, on behalf of AITC, commented: “Brighton & Hove Albion and Albion in the Community (AITC) will provide a variety of interactive games and demonstrations that will engage our community and encourage people to think about diversity and inclusion in sport.

“The activities will be focused on our inflatable pitch where we will see demonstrations of sports for people of differing abilities such as walking football for fans of the game looking for a lower impact introduction to the game.

“The Albion are excited to support these first ever Pride Diversity Games – it aligns beautifully with our efforts to support inclusiveness and diversity in the sport and at the Amex.”

Brighton & Hove Albion are also supporters of Football v Homophobia (FvH), the international campaign tackling homophobia and prejudice against LGBT+ people in football.

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PRIDE DIVERSITY GAMES & PRIDE DOG SHOW

bLAgSS pArtner WIth prIde For dIverSIty gAMeS Bringing together 400+ members from Brighton, Hove, Sussex and beyond for a variety of sports and social activities every week, BLAGSS is excited to be a part of Pride Diversity Games 2015.

Our two biggest activities this year will be Football and Golf. The Football Tournament on 18th July will see several teams (six a side) engaging in a frenzy of assists, overhead kicks and dives. Our Golf Tournament which is happening on the same day will be a showcase of skilful golfers battling for the prize at Hollingbury Golf Course with great views of Brighton.

We are also participating in many of the fun activities planned for the next day, The Rainbow Colour Run and Fun day at Preston Park (Sunday 19th July), and inviting everyone to join us in this big celebration of diversity.

Saturday 18 July various venues across the city Sunday 19 July preston park, brighton

2014's Rainbow run was one of the highlights of the Pride season and entries for this year are now open.

Further to the success of last years 5k Rainbow Run we have decided to add in even more colour and even more fun! We know that those of you who took part in last years fancy dress event may not think it possible, but it is, and here's how.

We have decided to go all out this year and make it a very messy affair. We are doing our very own Rainbow 'Colour' Run with plenty of colour stations to puff, poof and splatter you in all the colours of the rainbow as you make your way along the course.

Trans Pride Brighton was set up to celebrate gender diversity and unique histories.

They are a not-for-profit, community interest group, here to inspire all trans, intersex, gender variant and queer people to help make a real difference. By promoting equality and diversity through visibility, they educate and eliminate discrimination , and as well as celebrating their unique history and gender diversity.

Come in white, leave in a Rainbow!

Trans Pride Brighton: Putting the T first.

Sunday 19 July preston park, brighton

24-26 July see www.transpridebrighton.com

prIde dog ShoW In association with our friends at Coastway Veterinary Group and The Dogs Trust, the annual Pride Dog Show at Hove RFC features awards for numerous categories, retail stalls, a glamorous catwalk doggy fashion show, bar and refreshments.

One of Brighton Pride’s most wonderfully accessible of events, we celebrate our four-legged best friends with a day of fun and barking frolics, as dogs and dog lovers come together and shine with Pride.

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PRIDE ARTS AND FILM FESTIVAL

Packed with a diverse selection of exhibitions and entertainment the Pride Arts & Film Festival (PAFF) hosted events at the Brighton Library with artwork donated by the Keith Haring Foundation in New York, a film festival at the Duke of Yorks cinema and much more.

Commissioned by Brighton Pride, We Are Pride is a new online episodic viral series of short documentaries examining what the Pride movement means to people today. Contributors include LGBT+ rights advocates as well people who have not spoken on the subject before.

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Eyes Wide Open are proud to once again curate a selection of queer films for the Brighton Pride Arts & Film Festival at The Duke Of York’s and Duke’s At Komedia Picturehouses. This year they have chosen a colourful mix of films from across the globe, celebrating diverse storylines whilst also showcasing the very best in local talent.

The Eyes Wide Open at Brighton Pride Arts & Film Festival will launch with a screening of Dressed As A Girl and a evening of entertainment from live drag acts. The story of East London’s exciting drag scene with touching personal stories at its heart, Dressed As A Girl sees individuals questioning their friendships, family and personal ambitions whilst dressing up to shock the world. Telling the story of Jonny Woo and his new drag army, Scottee, Holestar, Pia, Amber, and John Sizzle, Dressed As A Girl reflects on how this band of fabulous queers shook Shoreditch to its core in a cloud of killer heels, glitter and duct tape.

Eyes Wide Open will also be showing a selection of Queer Shorts by local filmmakers.

#oUtCoMe photogrAphy eXhIbItIon A portrait exhibition celebrating LGBT diversity and the happy, successful lives we can all grow up to lead.

Photographer, Tom Dingley, photographs different people from the LGBT community as they are now, holding their own childhood photo. Giving a sense of hope & optimism for the future of young LGBTs and their sexuality/identity, that there is a varied & diverse life out there for the taking! #Outcome - Growing up. Coming out. Living life.

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Through the testimonies of representatives from countries where homosexuality and transgender identification is criminalised, We Are Pride also examines the global LGBT+ rights movement and the importance of demonstrating solidarity with communities living in repressive conditions. We Are Pride reminds the viewer that the term LGBT+ and the community it represents has become an important part of the fabric of multicultural Britain, synonymous with a wider regard for human rights.

Directed by Flora Berkeley and produced by Richard King of Spirited Pictures, We Are Pride will premier at the Pride Festival on the main screen on Saturday 1st August 2015, and will be available to view online at Brighton-Pride.org, and is an open invitation to the viewer, however they self-define, to join in the celebration of a society that privileges equality, diversity and freedom of expression.

Spirited Pictures’ Flora Berkeley said: “Pride is important to us as a celebration and also as a part of a wider global movement with a rich history and a lot of work still ahead of it. While we’re celebrating our freedom we must remember the many people who are living in repressive situations all over the world. Until everyone is free from persecution and able to live as themselves and love without fear our freedom is incomplete.” www.spiritedpictures.org

IRELAND’S HIGH (DRAG) QUEEN PANTI BLISS CHATS TO PRIDE ExCLUSIVELY TO BRIGHTON PRIDE ABOUT IRELAND’S HISTORIC ‘YES’ VOTE, PANTIGATE AND HER NEW SHOW HIGH HeeLs In LOW PLACes Ireland’s foremost gender illusionist Rory O’Neill a.k.a. Panti was propelled into ‘Pantigate’ after her remarkable interview on RTE’s Saturday Night Show. Stirring emotions she argued that journalists and organisations that actively campaign for LGBT+ citizens to have less rights than their straight counterparts, were in effect homophobic.

Her follow-up speech about homophobia and oppression at Dublin’s Abbey Theatre, described

by Fintan O'Toole as “the most eloquent Irish speech in 200 years”, became a viral sensation, supported by Stephen Fry and Madonna and debated in Ireland’s parliament.

Brighton Pride are excited to announce that Panti will be speaking at the Pride Festival in Preston Park and performing her new show High Heels In Low Place at the BPAFF Pink Fringe. Something Panti is also very excited about. “I’m looking forward to immersing myself in the special (and especially gay!) energy that Brighton always seems to have,” said Panti “That, and the fellas! I’ll be immersing myself in the fellas.”

It’s been a jubilant time for Panti after the historic

Yes vote in Ireland’s Same Sex Marriage Referendum. “It has been an incredible experience to be Irish at this time. We are the first country in the world to put marriage equality to a popular vote, and the first to enshrine that right in our constitution through such a powerful, incontestable mechanism. It feels incredible that Irish people, after a long and difficult campaign, have fully embraced the humanity and equality of LBGTI people. It’s a powerful message to Ireland gay citizens and it feels wonderful!”

As for those High Heels In Low Places? Expect “pearls of gay wisdom, stories, laughs, food for thought, perhaps a tear, and two wigs for extra volume” explains Panti. “My shows have always mined my real life experiences for entertainment and illustration, and Pantigate was too good to waste! It’s also cathartic to tell it from my point of view and I hope entertaining for an audience to hear!” thISISpopbAby presents panti in High Heels in Low Places, Friday 31st July at the Spire, Kemptown, brighton 8.30pm 16+ tickets www.marlboroughtheatre.org.uk FULL IntervIeW At brIghton-prIde.org

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The Pride Village Party now takes place over two days in the Kemptown district of the city with community fundraising at its heart. 2014 saw for the first time ever Brighton’s iconic seafront along Madeira Parade was closed to traffic and filled with thousands of people celebrating Pride.

From the reflective Candlelight Vigil to the chilled vibes of the Rainbow Rooms and the new Pride Village Fayre on the New Steine gardens to the party atmosphere of the many bars and venues with DJs and entertainers throughout the St James Street area, the Pride Village Party sees people from Brighton and beyond join local businesses to mark a truly magnificent Pride weekend.

The Pride Village Party now has a new community fundraising purpose that brings a unique addition to the city’s Pride celebrations.

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CAndLe LIt vIgIL Hosted by the LGBT Community Safety Forum, Brighton Pride held a unique celebration of love and life in New Steine Gardens in the heart of the Gay Village on Pride Sunday as the LGBT community came together to celebrate Pride and remember friends and loved ones at a very special candle lit sunset event.

Providing a space for reflection and celebration, lit up by love and the support of each other this Brighton Pride, music was provided by the fabulous Rainbow Chorus.

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pride provides a citywide cohesion and focus for the wider community with its positive inuence lasting long thought out the year which cannot be underestimated.

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SOCIAL IMPACT - SOCIAL COHESION pride provides a citywide cohesion and focus for the wider community with its positive influence lasting long thought out the year which cannot be underestimated.

The very nature of Pride being an immersive and inclusive festival and celebration builds lasting community capital that is difficult to measure but easy to see. What is easy to measure is the money that is generated by Pride, not only from ticket sales on the festival in the Park but also across the city. Pride is the largest community event in the City with benefits not only for community groups and charities but also the wider city services, tourism and commercial venues’ profits.

Pride is not just a weekend of parades and parties for the majority of the cities LGBT population, it’s the time when their friends, relatives, neighbours and the city itself, recognises them, their relationships and the vibrant breadth of culture and community that the wider LGBT community brings to the quality of life in the city.

Pride is a city wide celebration of the value of the LGBT communities to the city. Pride provides a citywide cohesion and focus for the wider community with its positive influence lasting throughout the year which cannot be underestimated.

In simple terms it makes you feel part of it and this increases self-confidence, happiness and wellbeing.

Pride empowers communities, enlightens, educates and embraces an equal and diverse society for all.

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LGBT ACCESSIBILITY MATTERS @ PRIDE Brighton & Hove’s LGBT Community Safety Forum work with Pride to provide unparalleled Access facilities and services for the deaf, disabled, elderly and those with mobility issues.

Again this year, the deaf, disabled, elderly and those with mobility issues will have a Safe Space at the head of the Pride Community Parade.

Brighton Pride are aware that many deaf, disabled and older Pride goers will need to march in a space where access stewards are available to prevent them from being crowded out or bumped into, where they can feel confident and therefore proud.

The Access Tent at 2015’s Pride Festival will be in a new position at the southern end of Preston Park making it easier to get to from the parade finish area. The Access Tent will not just be a meeting point but a safe space and place to report any incidents. The Tent will also serve as a key information point for Pride, and will have an information desk outside the tent, a sign language interpreter present at all times and accessible portaloos within its grounds, accessible only though the tent, not accessible directly from outside.

PRIDE MATTERS SIMon FAnShAWe “FreedoM to LIve” I walk out of my front door with not a care. I am a known homo in lots of my life. It never scares me. I live in Brighton and work in London, Manchester, Edinburgh.......all over the UK. I am free to live.

But in 76/194 states in the world we are not free to live. This is not even about love or sex. It's about going to the shops to get milk and being safe. It's about meeting your friends and feeling safe. It's about reading any book that I want without the police using it as evidence.

It's about the everyday moments of everyday life. It's about the everyday freedoms that, as individuals, we take for granted. The freedom to live free of threats, violence and harassment are basic human rights. Every time you buy milk.... shout it out. I have the freedom to live, I want others in the world to have it too.

To fight for that freedom is something to have PRIDE in. Support Pride for a reason. Support Kaleidoscope and support those abroad to have the freedom to live. simon Fanshawe OBe is a journalist & Broadcaster works to create effective change in organisations and in the world. simon is also a founding trustee of the The Kaleidoscope Trust, that campaigns so that others may have the same freedom to live !

peter tAtCheLL, prIde MAtterS I am proud to support Brighton and Hove Pride. The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community makes a vibrant, positive contribution to the city; enriching its cultural diversity.

As well as being a fabulous celebration and party, Pride is an important manifestation of our continuing campaign for LGBT dignity, respect, acceptance and human rights.

Despite having won almost complete legal equality, queer-bashing violence and homophobic bullying still exist.

It is outrageous that half of all LGBT pupils have experienced homophobia at school and that half the country's schools still don't have an anti-bullying programme that specifically addresses homophobic bullying.

Equally alarming, one third of the LGBT people have been victims of hate crimes. This shows why Pride is still necessary - and why it matters to me.

We've won the battle for same-sex marriage in the UK but about 80 countries still criminalise homosexuality, with penalties ranging up to life imprisonment and even the death penalty.

The battle for LGBT equality is a worldwide struggle. Despite setbacks in Russia, Cameroon, India, Nigeria and Uganda, the overall global trend is towards greater rights for LGBT people. Queer freedom is an unstoppable international phenomenon.

My appeal to you is: Don't accept homophobia. Dream of a world without the persecution of LGBT people.

Make homophobia history.

Peter Tatchell is a human rights campaigner & activist. www.petertatchellfoundation.org

brIghton prIde IS In ContInUAL need oF voLUnteerS to help out on the day and in the year-round planning and delivery of our events. Brighton Pride simply does not happen without the essential contributions made by volunteers who make up a huge chunk of the people power behind Brighton Pride.

This is a great opportunity to meet others, become part of the Brighton Pride ‘family’, use your skills and knowledge.

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ECONOMIC IMPACT brIghton prIde IS SIngULArLy the MoSt popULAr vISItor AttrACtIon In the CIty’S event CALendAr AttrACtIng ALMoSt 2% oF brIghton’S AnnUAL vISItorS In JUSt 1 dAy, WIth An eStIMAted £13.8 MILLIon Spend over the prIde FeStIvAL WeeKend.2 Annual Pride events have been the highlight of summer in Brighton & Hove since 1991. As a coastal City and popular seaside resort Brighton boasts a population in excess of 1.2 million (68% ABC1 social demographic)1 with an Affluent Families Catchment of 11.2% and the number of suburban homeowners at 21.2% exceeding the national average by 7.2%.

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TOURISM brIghton prIde IS reCognISed AS An IConIC event WIth A gLobAL reACh And AttrACtS both nAtIonAL And InternAtIonAL vISItorS to the CIty. Visitors to Pride 2014 based on data collected from ticket sales 2014 ticket sales

Trips where visitors stayed overnight hit 1.4m, up five per cent, and the total number of visitor nights spent in the city rose by 7.5 per cent to 4.8m.

Figures released by the Office for National Statistics put Brighton as the 8th most visited City for city breaks and showed the city as the UK’s most popular seaside destination for overseas visitors.

In the UK Treasury actuaries identify that 3.7 million people in Britain are lesbian, gay or bisexual. Businesses that get their marketing and communications strategy right can win the loyalty of lesbian, gay and bisexual consumers.3 1 Source CBRE Retail Consultancy Report.

2 Source Tourism South East Economic Impact of Tourism, Brighton & Hove 3 Source Stonewall Guide To Marketing Gay Consumers

LoneLy pLAnet nAMe brIghton prIde “one oF the beSt In the WorLd” We are delighted that Lonely Planet has named Brighton, alongside Queenstown in New Zealand, Luang Prabang in Laos, San Pedro de Atacama in Chile and San Sebastian in Spain, as one the top spots in the world in which to lose track of time and, well, stay just one more night.

They also named Brighton Pride “one of the best Pride’s in the world” and alongside Brighton's vintage shopping, hedonistic nightlife, vibrant art scene, must-visit festivals and glorious beach, one of the top reasons to visit the city. High praise indeed coming from one of the world’s best travel websites.

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THE CHALLENGE OF POLICING PRIDE ACROSS THE CITY AS prIde ApproACheS JAMeS LedWArd, edItor oF gSCene tALKS to ChIeF SUperIntendent nev KeMp AboUt the ChALLengeS, In the preSent eConoMIC CLIMAte oF poLICIng brIghton prIde And the prIde vILLAge pArty In 2015.

Chief Superintendent nev Kemp was appointed Divisional Commander for Brighton and Hove in 2013, seventeen years after joining the police. On becoming Division Commander he took on the role of the forces LGBT Champion.

As the Gold Commander policing Pride it is his responsibility to deliver a safe event, not only for the LGBT community, but also for local residents and visitors to the city. He understands the economic importance of Pride to the City of Brighton and Hove and most importantly to the Rainbow Fund who receive £1 a head from every ticket sold to distribute to LGBT/HIV organisations providing effective front line services to the LGBT community in Brighton and Hove.

However, in 2013 problems emerged during the Pride Village Party. His feedback from police officers was that the event was darker and less safe than in previous years. Officers reported that the tone of the event was less friendly and that areas of the Pride Village Party were at times dangerous and threatening.

A new approach to the Village Party was required and an agreement was reached to work in partnership with the Pride organisers, the City Council and other agencies to produce and deliver a paid for Pride Village Party event in 2014 that was safer for everyone and would give visitors to

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the city a positive impression of Brighton and Hove.

thousands of capsules. This year we will be doing exactly the same.

Commander Kemp said: “I spoke to a police officer last year who said this is now a great event, and if off duty, he could now come and would really enjoy it, whereas the previous year it felt unsafe.

“Another fairly big challenge for us was the issue of respect for people, including police officers on duty.

During the day sexual assaults were going unreported, including on some of the uniformed security staff and police officers on duty. I have not only a responsibility for the public but also for my own officers, so this year I would like to see more emphasis on respecting people's boundaries. From a policing perspective officers involved tell me Pride is a great event and they really want to support it. We don't want to cause upset by being kill joys but on the other-hand people are entitled not to be groped and grabbed during the event.

“Pride is one of the most challenging events we deliver in Brighton and Hove. For sussex Police it is up there with the Lewes Bonfire, except there are many more people at Pride with estimates of up to 160,000 revellers on the streets.

“With Pride, there are a number of events that go on throughout the day stretching officers shifts. We need to refresh our numbers which means we use a lot of officers and need to bring some in from outside sussex to provide cover.

“Drugs are quite a big challenge, especially when they are mixed with alcohol and last year in particular nitrous oxide legal highs proved to be a big problem. We seized tens of thousands of capsules, the difficulty we had is that it is not illegal to sell them to people over 18, so we had to use a really old bit of legislation, which we don't often use, the Pedlars Act of 1881, to stop them being sold.

If people selling the canisters didn't have a Pedlars License we were able to use that as the grounds to seize their stock.

“For example there was one young girl who the consultant on duty at the sussex County Hospital A & e thought was going to die. she had taken nitrous oxide and drunk alcohol. Her survival was touch and go.

“For sussex Police it is not about preventing people at Pride having fun.

We are never going to say don't drink, but last year the combination of nitrous oxide and alcohol, did worry us. We did what we could, and seized

“The officers we use on the day are a mixture of specialist public order and general neighbourhood policing officers. I spoke to some officers last year who had worked on Pride for the first time. Most of them really enjoyed the day and were more concerned that they had been on their feet 15 hours with only a bite to eat at the start of the day.

“Pride generally has a great atmosphere and people are really pleased to see the police marching on the Pride Parade. For my officers it is a unique experience and those officers from outside sussex are often quite goggle eyed at the scale of Pride, what goes on and the general carnival atmosphere.

“Last year my daughters who are 15 and 16 came, they absolutely loved it and want to come again this year. I personally would like one year not to police it and just go with my family and enjoy Pride with them.

“The safety of people at Pride is really important and that does cost money from the police budget.

“In terms of partnership working, I have got a very good relationship with Pride and they have been very responsive to concerns raised in the post event agency debrief.

“This year for the first time I have tried to agree with Pride how things are going to look over at least the next three years, rather than doing it just a year at a time.

“Overall Pride costs more than £300,000 to police. Much of that is things like policing the parade and the rest of the city. “now that Pride is a ticketed and paid for event we have guidelines to follow and are required to charge for elements of the services we provide when we are policing inside Preston Park and the Pride Village Party.

“This will not include officers who are working in plain clothes, identifying people who are trying to steal people’s bags and that sort of thing.

Also we won't be charging for things like arrest teams. Literally, we will be

charging for a contribution towards the uniformed officers that are dedicated to police inside Preston Park and The Pride Village Party as they are paid for ticketed events. To give you an idea, what we charge this year will work out at about 12 % of the total cost of policing Pride for sussex Police.

“The Association of Chief Police officers (ACPO) have guidance which says if an event is ticketed 100% of the policing costs should be charged.

A reduction can be made for a charity.

Pride being a CIC does not fit the matrix criteria which are fairly strict for getting a reduction but, as Division Commander and LGBT Champion, I have discretion to make a decision, so what I have done for 2014 is give a 50% discount on costs which is £25,000 and next year and onwards I am going to give a 25% discount on costs. We will only ever charge 75% of the very limited costs we seek to recoup for policing the total event.

“I want Pride to be a success because I think it is brilliant for the city. It is

one of the best things that happens and the last thing I want is to do anything that undermines its success.

However, on the other hand my budgets have been hugely reduced this year and even when we get up to a 75% cost contribution towards policing Preston Park and the Pride Village Party, it will only represent about 12% of the total cost of policing the event. so 88% of the policing of Pride is funded by the tax payer, or to be more precise out of sussex Police budgets. I think that is pretty generous and what I have tried to do is say to Pride, this is what it will be like this year, next year and in the future, step by step, so at least they can plan and budget for the future making the event more sustainable.

From a policing perspective if Pride were not running the Village Party it would be a massive headache for us.

The last thing we want to do is undermine that or compromise it in any way. The Pride organisers work very hard, do a very good job and deserve to be rewarded for their efforts like everyone else.”

“I want pride to be a success because I think it is brilliant for the city. It is one of the best things that happens.”

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Alongside the smiles, sunshine and good times, Brighton Pride’s sole ethos is to promote tolerance and diversity within our communities.

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MArKet And CAterIng ConCeSSIonS At prIde Brighton Pride 2014 was widely recognised as one of the best to date. As Pride celebrates it's 25th Anniversary of Pride in the City, we have trader concessions available for both Preston Park and the Pride Village Party Fayre. trader concession prices have been reduced to 2006 rates.

Bookings made after June 30th may incur a late booking fee.

PRIDE THANKS Brighton Pride would not be possible without the ongoing support of our statutory partners, Brighton and Hove City Council, Sussex Police, East Susses Fire and Rescue, the NHS as well as the generosity and support of many companies and individuals.

A huge thanks you to our partners, our charity and voluntary sector supporters and our individual volunteers who contribute so much time and eort to make Brighton Pride the UK’s biggest Pride festival and help us deliver our community fundraising objectives.

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PRIDE WITH PURPOSE Brighton and Hove Pride is the UK's biggest Pride Festival. Operated by Brighton Pride CIC, a not for profit community interest company (CIC), all tickets revenue raised goes directly to the operational and running costs of producing the Pride Festival, LGBT+ Community Parade, Pride Village Party and community fundraising.

Pride has it’s routes in the community and in the last two years has raised £110,000 for local good causes.

In addition to Pride’s continued commitment to our fundraising for the Rainbow Fund, it is our aim to establish a community impact fund that could benefit all our communities in the area’s most affected by the social impact of the Pride weekend celebrations.

Our priority remains to deliver a safe and sustainable Pride weekend but we are asking for the support of local venues, businesses and hotels who might benefit from the bumper Pride weekend we hope to raise extra funds that could benefit wider community projects.

Please look out for collection tins around the city and help us raise even more for local good causes.

RAINBOW FUND GRANTS Pride 2014 raised a record amount with almost £65,000 being donated to the Rainbow Fund allowing more community groups than ever to be supported.

This is how they allocated their funding: Peer Action received £5,000 for activities and treatments for people with HIV. ✪ Allsorts Youth Project received £5,000 for a Trans youth worker for the Trans*formers youth group. ✪ Older & Out received £4,360 for activities for older LGBT people. ✪ MindOut received £5,000 for a weekly peer support group. ✪ FTMB received £4,313 for core running costs for 2 years. ✪ LGBT Community Safety Forum received £5,000 towards hate crime advocacy and support including continued British Sign Language training for volunteers.

Blueprint 22 received £5,000 for development of online social networking for young people. ✪ Sussex Beacon received £5,000 for an alcohol-related health project for people with HIV. ✪ GEMS received £5,000 for activities for older gay men. ✪ LGBT Switchboard received £2,500 for domestic violence training for Switchboard counsellors. ✪ Out in Brighton received £2,500 towards LGBT radio training and equipment costs. ✪ Lunch Positive received £5,000 towards food costs, venue, volunteers and a new Sunday lunch pilot.

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PRIDE VILLAGE PARTY SUPPORT & FUND RAISING 2014 pride couldn’t raise for the rainbow Fund with out the support of the brighton Lgbt businesses and venues. below are the 2014 venue fundraising figures which includes village party business contributions/£1 from each wristband sold in venues/ and other fund raising and venue pride sponsorship.

Legends Wild Fruit/Aeon events new Steine hoteliers Charles Street revenge/bar revenge the bulldog the Marlborough brighton rocks A-bar Marine tavern Audio Co-op St James’s Street new Madeira hotel prowler Morrisons tesco

£6,619.00 £4,695.00 £2,000.00 £1,861.00 £1,610.20 £1,410.00 £1,363.00 £1,357.00 £1,281.63 £1,274.00 £1,251.00 £1,171.00 £1,079.00 £1,018.00 £1,000.00 £1,000.00

St James Tavern The Queens Arms Neighbourhood Nice & Naughty Kings Arms Mucky Duck The Zone Poison Ivy Black Dove Subline The Latest Music Bar Betty La Las Bar Broadway Girls Weekender Corner Café Bella Cafe Izzy Sussex Beacon The Royal Oak Sawadee Morris & Jacques Matt Alber gig Ambassador Witchez Café Bar

£779.00 £757.00 £701.00 £700.00 £699.00 £679.00 £679.00 £579.00 £578.00 £557.00 £544.00 £526.00 £511.00 £500.00 £492.00 £479.00 £479.00 £400.00 £300.00 £250.00 £100.00 £85.00 £50.00 £21.00

reSpeCt yoUrSeLF (And otherS) Pride is about every aspect of our diverse community, respecting each and every participant, worker and service provider who make our Pride celebrations and events so special. Respecting those who help us deliver a safe and amazing Pride festival of events.

2015 will see the launch of the brighton & hove pride respect campaign. Working in conjunction with the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum, the Pride Respect Campaign will celebrate the service providers in our city, ensuring not only a warm welcome but also a respectful appreciation of the work they do to make our Pride events possible.

Respect for Brighton and Hove’s refuse workers, ambulance drivers and paramedics, police officers and support staff, fire crews and stewards. Respect for everyone working at or providing services for Brighton Pride 2015, regardless of gender, sexuality, colour or creed.

“Pride promotes tolerance, acceptance and respect for of all our diverse communities. We really hope that everyone can engage this positive campaign thats promote our citywide respect campaign.

This should include respect for the residents of Preston Park and st James’s street area who’s lives are disrupted by the Pride celebrations on their doorstep as well as your fellow Pride goer. We don't believe Harassment or inappropriate behaviour to fellow Pride goers or service providers should not be tolerated and we support the Police in taking appropriate action.

We really want locals and visitors to the City to have an amazing Pride weekend and encourage people to please drink responsibly and to help make Brighton and Hove Pride the UK’s proudest Pride celebrations” The Respect poster campaign will highlight Brighton Pride’s commitment to a event free from bullying, sexual harassment or body shaming. An event where all are welcome and free to be who they are. A Pride based on respect for all.

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