UK Black Pride
UK Black Pride (UKBP) is a pride event in London that has taken place since 2005. It is Europe's largest celebration for African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Caribbean heritage Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people.
Event co-founder Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, is executive director[1].
UK Black Pride began in 2005 as a day trip to Southend-on-Sea of members of the online social network Black Lesbians in the UK(BLUK) [2].
On Sunday 8 July 2018, approximatly 7,500 people attended UK Black Pride at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens [3]
The 2019 event takes place on Sunday 7 July 2019 at Haggerston Park, East London
Stonewall, Europes largest LGBT rights charity, withdrew its support from the Pride in London festival in 2018, following concerns over the event’s “lack of diversity”[4]. The charity instead partnered with UK Black Pride, agreed on a joint programme of work in 2019, including the appointment by Stonewall of a full-time member of staff to work with UK Black Pride and BAME community groups[5].
External links
References
- ^ Rorison, Alex; Okundaye, Jason; Faloyin, Dipo (2019-06-06). "Why Hackney Is the Perfect New Home for UK Black Pride". Vice. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "UK Black Pride: 'Shades from the Diaspora'". LambethLife. 2018-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Rorison, Alex; Okundaye, Jason; Faloyin, Dipo (2019-06-06). "Why Hackney Is the Perfect New Home for UK Black Pride". Vice. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ Khomami, Nadia; agency (2018-02-23). "Stonewall withdraws from Pride in London over 'lack of diversity'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "UK Black Pride and Stonewall announce ground-breaking partnership". Gay Times. 2019-02-26. Retrieved 2019-06-12.