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A new exhibn is showsg prevly unseen pictur of Brighton's first Gay Pri march 1973, after old negativ were disvered an archive.

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Pri events 2022 mark 50 years sce gay rights mpaigners marched through Brighton 1972. * gay pride march brighton *

Image source, Andy Garth/Arg Photographic ArchivImage ptn, Prevly-unseen photos of Brighton's first official gay Pri march 1973 were unveiled at an exhibn last yearGay rights pneers have relled the early days of the movement ahead of Brighton Pri returng this summer for the first time sce the panmic. Organised by the Ssex Gay Liberatn Front (SGLF), a march 1972 saw a handful of people gather on Brighton seaont East -founr Mark Rowlands scribed walkg publicly hand--hand wh his boyiend at the march as "excg".

Image ptn, Mark Rowlands -found the Ssex Gay Liberatn Front and mpaigned for gay rights 1972Speakg of the early monstratn 1972 and ahead of the return of Brighton Pri, Mr Rowlands add: "We wanted people to see and to know . "Up until then people ed to say that gay men lived sad, miserable and lonely liv and we weren't.

" Image ptn, Alf Le Flohic (L) said Pri and the Brighton Gay Swchboard have "stood the tt of time"Campaigners later set up a helple for the Brighton gay muny 1975, which has sce bee an LGBTQ+ support service. LGBTQ+ historian Alf Le Flohic said: "It was origally [lled] the Lavenr Le but beme Brighton Gay Swchboard and that was another way of ntactg people, gettg help.

BRIGHTON PRI TO MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF GAY RIGHTS MARCH

Brighton Pri will be markg the 50th anniversary of the first gay pri march the cy. * gay pride march brighton *

There were also people wearg yellow and blue flags llg for peace them was the gay rights activist Peter Tatchell, who tweeted: “At @PriBrighton solidary wh #Ukrae agast Rsian aggrsn.

”He also spoke out agast the Commonwealth, which he said is a “bastn of homophobia”, llg for “an end to the crimalisatn of LGBTs 35 Commonwealth untri” up to First Edn, our ee daily newsletter – every weekday morng at 7am BSTAguilera, who also performed at Los Angel Pri June, is among dozens of acts who will take to the stage at Prton Park over the weekend for We are performers clu Ella Henrson, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Björn Aga and RuPl’s Drag Race UK stars Tia Kofi and Bimi.

This weekend also marks the 50th anniversary of the cy’s first march, anised by the Ssex Gay Liberatn Kemp, aniser of Pri, told the BBC: “It has been a very long wa but we’re fally here. Gay Pri Brighton.

BRIGHTON PRI: UNSEEN IMAG OF 1973 GAY MARCH DISVERED

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About Gay Pri Brighton. Brighton Gay Pri is a very popular gay pri event and one of the biggt the UK. Held at this seasi beach cy - which already has a strong LGBT muny - Brighton Pri is an sential date the gay lendar, wh many people travelg down to the south ast of the UK.

Program for Gay Pri Brighton. Pictur of Gay Pri Brighton. Brighton Pri will be markg the 50th anniversary of the first gay pri march the cy.

The unseen imag of the cy's first Gay Pri march are beg displayed at an exhibn. * gay pride march brighton *

Organisers of the annual para and ftival will remember some of the trailblazers of the gay rights movement Brighton and Hove wh exhibns and lamppost banners across the cy the n-up to the event Augt. The event was anised by the Ssex Gay Liberatn Front (SGLF).

Photos om the event taken by The Arg were redisvered 2021, wh protters rryg banners which say “glad to be gay”, “gay but not ashamed” and “homosexuals are humans”.

“This year, as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Brighton Gay Pri, anised by the Ssex Gay Liberatn Front July 1973, we will be rememberg and upliftg some of the trailblazers exhibns and on lamppost banners across the cy. A new exhibn is showsg prevly unseen pictur of Brighton's first Gay Pri march 1973, after old negativ were disvered an archive. The Ssex Gay Liberatn Front (SGLF) anised Brighton's first Gay Pri march July 1973, and though the march was photographed by the Arg newspaper, the photographs were never ed.

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