My first time feeling confident enough (and having friends who wanted to go!) for the Trans Pride afterparty at Concorde 2. After quite a few drinks and realising I had a crush on my friend (now my partner) the three of us got these instant photos from the photobooth and laughed as we realised how unflattering they were. It was also the night the Royal Albion Hotel burnt down - the air was full of smoke and the energy was a bit manic. It was nice to celebrate trans joy amid turbulent times for our community.

Anthony Luvera is an Australian artist, writer and educator based in London. Anthony collaborated with Queer in Brighton on our first commissioned project ‘Not Going Shopping’ to explore the lives of LGTBQ+ people in Brighton. Anthony invited eleven participants to meet him and bring photographs that told their story, and they were encouraged to consider what being queer means to them, and to photograph their experiences and the things they are interested in. The group met regularly to discuss their work and share photographs, and created self-portraits in a photo booth on the North Laine, which led to discussions about photography and identity. Anthony said of the project: “the prospect of creating this work seemed to me to offer a useful way to further my inquiry into participation and self-representation with groups of marginalized individuals, and at the same time provide an opportunity to confront my own views of queerness as a gay man… Images play a powerful role in the stories we tell about ourselves and the histories told about us. Not Going Shopping expresses the points of view of the participants and myself about what it is to be Queer in Brighton.” This collection of photographs were taken by Edward Whelan, one of the respondents to Anthony's open call for submissions. 1. This photo captures the top window of a house. 2. This photo depicts a group of people making a poster in support of trans people and trans rights. The poster reads "MARCHING FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T. SOLIDARITY WITH TRANS PEOPLE WORLDWIDE"

Off-white chest binder with a zip up the front and a blood stain on the lower left side

seven inch pink prostetic penis made of silicone

The Clare Project is a Brighton-based charity, supporting trans, non-binary and intersex adults. This image was created by me in September 2024 for sharing on the charity's social media (Facebook and Instagram). The design is in a calendar format, with listings of the charity's events by date.

A selection of performances featured as part of Trans Pride 2017

A sign made by me on 9th July 2023 at a sign-making workshop at The Queery, and carried at Trans Pride Brighton on 15th July 2023. The sign is double-sided. The front reads '50% BUTCH DYKE, 50% CAMP FAG". The back reads "100% NONBINARY". The sign is hand painted in black, yellow and purple paint and glitter on white paper (the colours of the non-binary flag).

Flyer for launch party of Transister at Passion club 19 November 1996. For Camp Queens, Delicious Dykes, Tasty Trannies, Inbetweenies & Friends. Dress to the extreme.

Flyer advertising 'a change of a dress' for weekly Friday night of Transister at Kirks Club. £1 off entry with flyer.

Flyer for cowboy themed club night at Transister, The Beachcomber 19 May 1995. Trash Disco. 100% Ho-Down. Slap your chaps and swing your plats to celebrate all things country, plus the normal nonsense and sillyness (sic), join Gladys and co for an evening of ye-ha!

Advert for Transister, supporting Brighton Pride, The Beachcomber 18–27 May 1995. For gay boys & girls, trannies, inbetweenies and friends. This appeared on the back of the programme for Queer Bashed, a play by John Roman Baker, performed by the AIDS Positive Underground Theatre, at The Zap.

Flyer for weekly Friday night party of Transister at Zenons club 17 January 1997. The ultimate party night for Camp Queens, Delicious Dykes, Tasty Trannies & Inbetweenies. Often copied never equaled.

Flyer for a 2016 Christmas gig at DIY Space For London played by Twink 182, 'the only all-trans pop-punk covers band in Brighton... maybe even the world!' Twink 182 were founded in Brighton in 2016 and played gigs at the Marlborough, Coachwerks and West Hill Hall. They headlined the main stage of Trans Pride in 2017.