Worthing Pride 2026 with THE RENEGADES! Dykes on Decks meets Volkhun meets us. Joy, pure queer joy. New friends Old friends A proper family

A photo of Bollyqueer performing at Worthing Pride, Saturday 4 July 2026

Abigail, Melita and Alf being interviewed for SE Today BBC about Pride 1991.

B.A.D. Coalition is the Bodily Autonomy and Dignity Coalition. We held a protest to mark the passing of the period of Parliamentary scrutiny for the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces, a piece of legislation that excludes trans people from public life + that makes it harder for organisations to be trans affirming and trans inclusive. TRANS DEFIANCE, FLUSH THE GUIDANCE

How do we tell and record our stories and our secrets? Nu McAdam (he/they) & Suchi Chatterjee (she/they) present to you ‘Your Lavender Life Part II: Secrets in the Woodwork’ with special guest Jane Traies. Jane Traies (she/her) local writer, researcher, storyteller, film maker, and oral historian has been recording the lives of queer people, uncovering and documenting untold stories. In this session Jane taught us about the fundamentals of Oral History, how to record it, asking the questions, getting consent, and how to navigate conversations about lives that may have remained secret for a long time. Jane then interviews Suchi Chatterjee and talks about her own Lavender Life, collected histories, archiving and the secrets that Brighton and Suchi has yet to reveal! 23 July 2026 at The Ledward Centre, Brighton Filmed by Lucy Lebrocq

An interactive installation in which visitors were invited to take selfies imagining they are on a sunny winter break holiday and post them on social media. The installation was created by the exhibition's curator Gil Mualem-Doron and during the LGBTQ History Month event the photographer Soham Joshi took photos of visitors who were then given Polaroid-like prints on the spot. The event included also a discussion about the visitor's ideal "Queer beach".

Abigail Dombey in conversation with Kate Wildblood, reflecting on queer life on Brighton during 1989-1992 and the community created through protest and Pride courtesy of the discovery of Abigail’s long lost slide film collection. From her job in the local camera shop to the streets of Brighton, Abigail Dombey, a budding 18-year-old queer reportage photographer, was capturing the passion and the prejudice of early 1990s Brighton, one 35mm slide film at a time. A time where bigotry and fear stalked the LGBTQ+ community as they fought against the Tories’ hateful Section 28 legislation, the media’s toxic narrative and society’s demonisation of queer lives at a time of the HIV and AIDS pandemic. A time of Doc Marten’s pounding the streets in protest, placards held high, hearts full of the desire for action (and occasionally each other). A time of grassroots activism as the shame fuelled by Section 28 loomed large over our lives, homophobic violence a daily reality, challenging our sense of LGBTQ+ community as we fought to create our modern day Pride movement. It was our time, of baby dykes and glorious queers, of prejudice, protests and those all-important picnics. A time that saw us determined to challenge the unremitting homophobia that filled our lives and change the world together. One protest t-shirt at a time. ​History ​isn't just in the past; it's in the present. All the steps and moments we take as a ​community lead to ​radical changes. We invite you to bring photos ​or look through your memories of what's in Brighton and ​is making ​history. We will have a map ​of Brighton to gather around and discuss what makes Brighton ​the ​place for you. Queer Heritage South; powered by Marlborough Productions. Made possible thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Filmed by Lucy Lebrocq

Images of: When we went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show. We were dressed up but when we got to the Theatre Royal Shakespeare was playing. We had got the wrong night! Photos include Pat, Shirley, Tanya, Rachel, Elaine. Inside the Sussex Club on my (Tanya's) birthday. Although the club was for over 25's only, I started going at the age of 21.

A photo of a Trans Pride badge from 2014.

In 2015 I watched Pride from a top floor flat on the seafront. That year the parade was delayed due to a potential bomb scare (which turned out to be a pin hole camera apparently?) The parade of course was not cancelled or postponed, but went ahead on a slightly edited route- a metaphor perhaps for the resilience and adaptability of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Images of members of the Sussex Club at Blue Oyster Bar, including Pete on keys. These pictures were likely taken on nights out after the Sussex Club closed for the evening. The Sussex Club closed at 11pm, due to its license.

Photographs of Pete's birthday party at the Sussex Club. Pete was a friend of Shirley's and for a short time worked at the Sussex Club.

Images of Sussex Club members at the Zap Club. These pictures were likely taken on nights out after the Sussex Club closed for the evening. The Sussex Club closed at 11pm, due to its license.

Photographs of a birthday celebration and a Christmas party at the Sussex Club.

Photographs from the Sussex Club featuring a gig with Al Start and Nicky Mitchell