deflated blue foil balloon with the words 'it's a boy' printed on it

Flyer for a club night at The Cavern, West Street, Brighton (below Swifts) on Wednesday 9 April 1997. £1 B4 10.30 + flyer, £2/2.50 after.

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

Worn blue and orange crocodile dog toy

Flyer detailing an event for Brighton Trans Club, for the 15 March 2025.

This HLF-funded Brighton project by QueenSpark Books changed the face of the trans community in our city. We plastered the side of the wall of the pub with photocopies of our faces and all came out to the local community walking past. We projected huge images of our faces onto the side of a church in the busiest part of town. And we found each other, and worked together, and listened to each other’s stories

A3 poster for Xmas & NYE parties at Transister, The Beachcomber 24–31 December 1995. For gay boys & girls, trannies, inbetweenies and friends.

Christine Burns MBE, campaigner and writer, takes us on a journey through the history of trans activism. Rich with anecdotes and stories from her personal journey as an early trans activist, this talk is inspiring, uplifting, and just what we need to end this strange 2020. A reminder that change is always possible. This event was recorded as part of Brighton LGBTIQ+ History Club, and is supported by Brighton Museums and National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Flyer for a month of Friday nights at The Lift, Queens Road, Brighton, February 1995. Sarah Schulman, Julia Grant, Loaded Magazine, Santa Diamanda.

This collection of badges come from a variety of places: from queer markets, handmade gifts from friends, and Sabana's own making at The Dyke Collective Brighton badge-making events. Each badge represents the love, rage, joy, and resistance of Dyke life in the quotidian.

Club flyer for 'endorphine visions' at The Royal Pavilion Tavern, 7–8 Castle Square in Brighton on Monday 14 April 1997. Djs: Sophie, Laylah, Lettuce. Fetish, leather, rubber, pvc, tv, fantasy, cyber, uniforms.

Copy of GScene magazine with a photo of a shirtless trans person on the cover

Elle Kennedy is interviewed by Ten Harber. She speaks about coming to Brighton for university in 2010 and choosing it as a place to transition. She speaks about nightclubs such as Legends, The Queens Arms and Revenge, and the issue of unisex toilets in club spaces. She speaks further about passing and dating as a transwoman, including the challenges of being translesbian in women’s spaces. Elle also talks about straight people attending Pride and how it brings a higher security risk. The Clare Project is mentioned as a space to meet and speak to other trans women, also noting The Marlborough and The Zone as trans-friendly spaces. Though self-identifying as right of Labour, she does support Caroline Lucas and the Green party in Brighton. Brighton is mentioned as a place that introduced Elle to gender beyond the binary, now regarding the term queer as a ‘conciousness’ rather than as a sexual preference. Elle speaks about transitioning and how Brighton uniquely helped with that.

Juno tells Roni and David which are the objects that would best tell her personal queer story. Juno Dawson is a best selling novelist, screenwriter, and journalist. She is also a part of the queer cabaret collective known as CLUB SILENCIO. Juno grew up in West Yorkshire, writing imaginary episodes of Doctor Who, today she lives in Brighton. In this interview Juno talks about teenage crushes, growing up as a queer person, being a writer, gender and fashion. Recorded on November 3, 2020, at The Spire, Brighton, as part of the My Queer Museum podcast series.

A small feature piece 'Transexual movie' advertising a screening of the film 'Let Me Die A Woman' at Brighton's Continentale Cinema, Sudeley Place, 9 December 1982. This and the accompanying listing come from Issue 2 of The Lavender Letter - courtesy of the Bishopsgate Institute. A review of the film 'Let Me Die A Woman' screened at Brighton's Continentale Cinema, Sudeley Place, 9 December 1982. This comes from Issue 3 of The Lavender Letter - courtesy of the Bishopsgate Institute. This is the concluding paragraph of the review: "The transsexual is far more the sexual outlaw (to borrow John Rechy's expression) than the gay man or woman and a movie like 'Let Me Die A Woman' can serve no purpose other than to titillate those who find humour or entertainment in the anguish of others." The advert for the film comes with the copy: Born a man... Let Me Die A Woman. All true! All real! See a man become a woman before your eyes!