- Title
- Queer the Pier Exhibition, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
- Date
- 2020 - 2022
- Publisher
- Queer in Brighton
- Contributor
- E-J Scott
- Format
- JPEG
- Type
- Museum Exhibition
- Creator
- E-J Scott
- Spatial Coverage
- Brighton Palace Pier
- Language
- English
- Rights Holder
- Queer in Brighton
- Rights
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
- Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License
- Alternative Title
- Queer the Pier Exhibition
Description:
The Queer the Pier exhibition was founded on the premise that Brighton and Hove's current reputation for creativity and inclusivity is founded on it's long history of LGBTIQ+ community artistry, protest and visibility. The community curatorial team therefore wanted to challenge the premise that "bed notch" proof was required to evidence the existence of a local LGBTIQ+ past. Using a postcard depicting Brighton Palace Pier, the exhibition opens by asking the viewer instead, to prove who WASN'T queer? The reverses the premise and makes it obvious the disproportionate levels of proof required by the queer community to have their existence recognised, as compared with the straight community.
Queer the Pier Exhibition
