Objections spanning breadth of LGBTQ+ communities raised after Brighton & Hove City Council announces no Pride for ‘gay village’, St James Street

Proudly presenting Pride 2025 – we listened, we changed, we’re ready for the summer!

Major changes are underway for Brighton & Hove Pride following input from local people to help shape the city’s biggest and most colourful annual event. Improvements have been made to all aspects of the official Brighton & Hove Pride weekend activity, taking place on the first weekend of August. The most significant change this year is that St James Street and surrounding roads will remain open to pedestrians and vehicles throughout the Pride w…

Objections spanning breadth of LGBTQ+ communities raised after Brighton & Hove City Council announces no Pride for ‘gay village’, St James Street

Objections spanning the breadth of our LGBTQ+ communities have been raised after Brighton & Hove City Council announced the Pride Village Party, which usually takes place in the heart of LGBTQ+ Brighton – St James Street – will be moved to Marine Parade. On Wednesday, April 2, Brighton & Hove City Council  announced “major changes” […]

City of Burien reaffirms commitment to transgender community amid national rollbacks - The B-Town (Burien) Blog

The City of Burien this week announced that it is reaffirming its support for transgender and gender-diverse residents, citing the importance of inclusion, dignity, and safety amid what advocates describe as a wave of federal rollbacks on transgender rights. The Burien City Council renewed its formal support during a meeting on Feb. 24, 2025, just ahead of International Transgender Day of Visibility, observed annually on March 31. In a recent st…

Annual Pride Flag Raising at Burien City Hall

The City of Burien is kicking off a celebration of LGBTQIA+ Pride Month by raising the Pride flag over Burien City Hall on June 4, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. City Councilmembers and members of the Burien Pride Committee, a community-led group that organizes Burien’s annual Pride event, will join together to raise the flag.