A tour of Brighton’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender history.
Piers & Queers offer a tour of Brighton from a lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer perspective, taking in over 200 years of history in a colourful 80-minute walk along the beach and historic centre of one of Europe’s queerest cities.
The tour follows in the footsteps of Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde and Dusty Springfield, visits the place where England’s first Civil Partnerships were celebrated, and reveals some extraordinary unsung heroes, including a pioneering doctor who passed as a man decades before women were allowed to practice medicine, a 19th-century lesbian diarist, and a same-sex marriage – back in 1923!
Piers and Queers is titled after Noel Coward’s quote: ‘Ah, dear Brighton: piers, queers and racketeers’
What: Piers & Queers
Where: Around the Streets of Brighton: Meet opposite West Pier, by the War Memorial Statue in Regency Square
When: Every Saturday and Sunday during Brighton Fringe: May 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 June 1
Time: 12 noon
Cost: £8/6: To book CLICK HERE:
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