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LGBT guided tour of Brighton

By Scott Hart
Aug 7, 2011 - 9:45:40 AM
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Lord Alfred Douglas, Oscar Wilde's lover, was a frequent visitor to Brighton.
Pier and Queers: a guided tour of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) personalities from Brighton's past, will take place during August 2011.

A spokesman for the event said:
"Long before it was known as the ‘Gay Capital of Europe’, Brighton has attracted people with alternative sexualities and gender identities. Their stories give us insight into the surprising diversity of lives in the past, while many also made unique contributions to wider society and culture. This walking tour looks at some of the stories from Brighton’s past, focusing on the personalities of LGBT interest and their tales of achievement, challenge, bravery and infamy.

"Who passed as a man to become a pioneering surgeon? What’s the Brighton connection with The Importance of Being Earnest and ‘the love that dare not speak its name’ ? Who came to Brighton to start a new life – and illegally marry – in a new gender? Which Brighton gal became an icon to gay men and lesbians alike? Who did Edward VII call ‘the most remarkable woman in the kingdom’? Which romantic hero spent a last summer of youth in Brighton? Whose diary has been called ‘The Rosetta Stone of lesbian history’? What’s the cross-gender connection between Brighton and the Venezuelan Revolution? Why has Brighton become such an LGBT-friendly city?"

Meet by the West Pier, Upper Promenade (opposite Regency Square). Just turn up!

Tours during Pride week August 7th (11am), 11th (7pm), 14th (11am). Tickets:£7 (£1 goes to Pride) .

For more information view:
www.onlyinbrighton.co.uk/piersandqueers




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