Thousands of visitors started pouring into the city tonight (August 2) for Brighton and Hove Pride 2019. Whether you want to see Kylie, Clean Bandit, Grace Jones or Jessie J during the two day Festivals on Preston Park, take suncream with you, drink plenty of fluids and most importantly, stay safe.
Running order for main stage at Pride in the Park on Saturday, August 3:
1.30pm Alice Chater
2.30pm Zak Abel
3.30pm Rina Sawayama
4.30pm Björn Again
5.40pm Fleur East
6.10pm Prancing Elites
6.45pm Clean Bandit
8.45pm Kylie
10.15pm Finale fireworks
Running order for main stage at LoveBN1Fest on Sunday, August 4:
2.30pm Grace Carter
3.30pm Nina Nesbitt
4.30pm Rak Su
5.30pm House Gospel Choir
6.45pm Grace Jones
8.30pm Jessie J
Lunch Positive hold pop up Cafe at Brighton and Hove Pride, on Preston Park on Saturday, August 3.
Have a cup of tea and home made cake as you watch Pop Princess Kylie on the main stage.
ALL staffed by the award winning Lunch Positive volunteers, they will be selling very affordable food and drink to raise funds for their weekly lunch club at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church every Friday!
Gary Pargeter
Gary Pargeter, Service Manager said:“We’re very excited to be staging the pop-up Community Café food stall at Pride again this year. Twenty seven volunteers will be giving over 140 hours in total to stage the Café. All working hard in a variety of roles on such a busy and important day. We’ll be serving freshly cooked home-made food at affordable prices which will also raise funds for the weekly HIV lunch club. It’s also an opportunity to combat HIV-stigma, including people living with HIV, being visible and undertaking community activity. Our many thanks to Pride CIC who have been supporting our inclusion back into the main park area this year. We very much hope to serve as many people as possible, and to see friends old and new!”
Go along to support this amazing project and help them beat the target they raised last year at what is their biggest fundraising opportunity of the year.
This weekend, local independent travel agent, Marc Silver and his team, will be out in force promoting his new travel business aimed at the LGBT+ communities.
MARC’S business –beOUTbeFREE.com – offers LGBT+ holidaymakers and travellers the opportunity to travel the world in comfort while feeling safe in their own sexuality.
Marc believes there is a huge gap in the market for gay LGBT+ friendly holidays and is already helping customers travel the world in a safe and welcoming environment where everyone is equal.
He offers LGBT+ luxury bespoke and tailor-made travel options from short-haul holidays to popular European resorts, to long-haul holidays of a lifetime to exotic destinations.
Marc said:“We scan the world looking for hotels that welcome the LGBT+ community with equality open arms, where our community is treated equal and safe”
“Over the last 20 years I have travelled the world and experienced first-hand the issues of staying in hotels with my partner and have felt the pain we have when travelling. and was frustrated by the lack of real choice for LGBTQ+ travellers, when visiting overseas destinations outside of Europe, I believe that there is a huge demand for this type of service within the LGBTQ+ arena, as we, the LGBTQ+ community wants to see the world too, but we want to feel safe and we want to feel welcome.”
Mr Silver found in particular a lack of choice of LGBT+ friendly hotels in Brazil, Japan, China and Hong Kong. He has now secured accommodation in all these destinations and many others around the world, who openly welcome gay travellers. The choice is getting bigger and the destinations are increasing.
To celebrate Brighton Pride 2019, GB Railfreight name a Class 66 locomotive Pride of GB Railfreight.
THE special rainbow livered GB Railfreight locomotive – was unveiled at Brighton Station by Times columnist Matthew Parris and Engineering Director Bob Tiller, alongside representatives from Brighton and Hove City Council.
GBRf is the UK’s fastest growing rail freight company, employing over 900 people across the UK. The new livered locomotive recognises LGBT+ employees across the rail industry and celebrates the businesses ongoing commitment to ensuring diversity and equality in the sector.
Bob Tiller, Engineering Director at GBRf said:“We are delighted to be part of Brighton Pride this year. Our newly named rainbow loco is symbolic of the changing nature of the rail sector and how important our LGBT+ employees are. As a business, we are keen to ensure that diversity and equality shines through, and the ‘Pride of GB Railfreight’ helps us in our mission.”
Stuart Meek, Train Services Director, Govia Thameslink Railway added:“We are pleased to be able to work in partnership with GBRf to promote diversity in the rail sector and are thrilled to be part of the unveiling of the ‘Pride of GB Railfreight’ at Brighton station which is joining our Thameslink ‘trainbow’ out on the Brighton Main Line and beyond. It’s a real testament to the company’s commitment to showing everyone is welcome on board both freight and passenger trains.”
Matthew Parris who was accompanied by his partner said he was “thrilled’ to be unveiling the locomotive and was presented with a model train to mark the occasion.
Brighton and Hove Buses will be helping revellers get to the Pride in the Park Festival for Brighton & Hove Pride, 2019 this weekend.
SHUTTLE buses will run regularly through the weekend between the Old Steine and the seafront, Preston Park and Waterhall Campsite.
Martin Harris
Managing Director Martin Harris said:“We’re pleased to once again to be running buses alongside our Pride partners to transport people safely to and from the event.
“We stand with Pride against all forms of discrimination, while celebrating the advances in equality and inclusion over the past five decades.”
Single fares on the shuttle buses cost £2.50 and returns £4. You can pay by cash or contactless. No passes are accepted on shuttles as this is a special service that raises money for Pride.
For full timetables and the most up-to-date travel information, click here:
LesFlicks website promotes films that show women loving women on screen; have a central lesbian or bisexual storyline; or which have a strong lesbian or bisexual presence which shows these women in a positive light.
LesFlicks launched on March 1, 2019 because they were tired of seeing so many great films with lesbian and bisexual storylines that either weren’t getting distribution, or even with distribution just weren’t reaching their audience, yet the clear message from the industry is that there isn’t an audience and filmmakers can’t get funding to make these films.
To prove there is an audience for lesbian films LesFlicks visited LFEST Lesbian Festival in North Wales to collect key audience data last month.
Over 65% of women surveyed had not heard of the film they saw before seeing it at LFEST, despite all being fans of lesbian films and many subscribing to video on demand channels and regularly attending cinemas.
Over 100 women were surveyed as they left the twenty film screenings across the weekend. The analysis showed some exciting trends, that indicate that whilst queer women do enjoy lesbian films, they are not finding out about screenings and there is a clear disconnect between film distribution and film consumption for this demographic. Simply put the women want to see these films, but they don’t always know of their existence.
Naomi Bennett
Naomi Bennett, CEO and Founder of LesFLicks said:“This initial data confirms what I had suspected all along. The women are desperate for representation on screen and to see lesbian films – both at home and in the cinema. Cinemas are reluctant to screen these films at key times due to low attendance, but the research shows if the women knew the film was on then they would attend. We can use this data to work with distributors and cinemas to help connect these films with their intended audience. It is very exciting and shows we really can have a positive impact on this industry.”
Cindy Edwards
Cindy Edwards, director of LFEST added: “The cinema returned to LFEST this year after popular demand from the women who attend, and I’m delighted it was full all weekend. We’re already in talks with LesFlicks to have them return next year in a larger space so they can meet the demand. LFEST prides itself on providing a range of arts and culture and social activities across the festival weekend and the cinema is a key part of this festival. The data collected by LesFlicks is a really interesting snapshot of the festival attendees.”
♦ How do you like to watch lesbian films: computer or tablet 65.09%; Mainstream public cinema 45.28%; Women only cinema 36.79%; DVD at home alone 37.74%; DVD at home with friends 42.45%; Mobile device 13.21%
♦ Do you think that mainstream platforms provide you with the lesbian films you want to see? Not at all 19.81%; Not really 46.23%; Sometimes 33.02%; Yes 0%
♦ What kind of films do you like to watch: Features 86.79%; Documentaries 69.81%; Web Series 42.45%; Shorts 48.11%
♦ Are you interested in donating to future lesbian films? Yes 20.37%; No 30.56%; Maybe 49.07%
♦ Had you heard of this film before seeing it at LFEST? Yes 15.50%; No 68.22%; Not Sure 4.65%
LesFlicks has published the survey on their website and will continue to collect this key data on an ongoing basis.
The results will be published on a quarterly basis, and will be available to filmmakers to use when pitching for funding or to show potential supporters that there is an audience for their content.
This weekend, local independent travel agent, Marc Silver and his team, will be out in force promoting his new travel business aimed at the LGBT+ communities.
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