• Thank You

    Thank You from the UK Black Pride Team!

    THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO THE 2011 UK BLACK PRIDE FESTIVAL IN TORRINGTON SQUARE AND MADE IT SUCH A WONDERFUL OCCASSION :) We look forward to seeing you in 2012
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  • Phyll, UK Black Pride – It Gets Better… Today!

    Phyll, UK Black Pride - It Gets Better... Today!

    Why is it that when we talk about black pride, people want to attack, they become very unhappy, they say its about equality for all regardless about colour but yet when we talk about women's spaces, access for disabled and tackling homophobia - its not right for Black people from Asian / African decent to want to challenge the discrimination within our own community? UK Black Pride is not an exclusive event or...
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  • UK Black Pride 2011 by Chris Jepson

    Check out the photos from UK Black Pride 2011

    Check out the fantastic photos from UK Black Pride 2001 by photographer Chris Jepson https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150409355039115.445111.644399114 (You don't need a Facebook account to view them)
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  • ken

    Message of support from Ken Livingstone

      Dear friends I wholeheartedly welcome and congratulate you for organising this year's UK Black Pride. This is a positive celebration of the BME LGBT communities, who play a valuable role in our diverse society. Black Pride is an important festival as it brings together those who are challenging the lived experience of both racism and homophobia.  It is a measure of the freedom and diversity that is e...
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  • Lynne Featherstone MP supports UK Black Pride

    Message of support from Lynne Featherstone MP, Minister for Equalities

    I am delighted to be supporting UK Black Pride 2011. Equality sits firmly at the heart of this Government. While we celebrate the real progress has been made towards equality in recent years, we must not be complacent and we are working hard to achieve more. We must celebrate the diverse nature of Britain - our race, our sexual orientation, our gender and we must celebrate that we are all these things and many...
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  • Brother Kato - Ugandan LGBT Activist

    Nominations now open for the David Kato Vision & Voice Award

    On 26 January 2011, the world was deeply shocked and saddened by the news of David Kato's brutal murder in his home in Uganda. An internationally recognized human rights advocate working for Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), David campaigned tirelessly for human rights and particularly for the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people in Uganda and across Africa. In recognition of...
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  • Check out UK Black Pride on TV courtesy of London 360 on Sky Channel 359

    Watch UK Black Pride on TV

    Check out this great feature courtesy if London 360 from The Community Channel on Sky #359   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PouDnsF-oPM&feature=player_detailpage#t=653s
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Patrick Lilley

PR Consultant

Patrick Lilley has worked for UK Black Pride as a volunteer for the last 3 years in a variety of roles including marketing and event consultant.

Patrick is a veteran of London’s club scene and an award winning Club Promoter, Event & PR Consultant who has worked with black audiences for over 20 years. Patrick opened Queer Nation 19 years ago and it is London’s longest running continuous club event and voted “Club of The Year” at the Black LGBT Community Awards in 2007. Patrick Lilley presents WORK @ AREA is Britain’s biggest weekly gay rnb & bashment event and the night was nominated “Club Of The Year” in 2008.

Patrick has contributed features, interview and columns to a number of gay titles including Gay Times, Attitude and QX magazine. Patrick has worked with a range of artists as PR consultant or manager including Norman Jay MBE, Duran Duran, Divine & Sinead O’Connor.

In 2002 Patrick created a photographic exhibition titled Queer Nation 02 (a photographic history of lesbian and gay clubbing since World War 2 in collaboration with 02 the mobile communications network).

In 2006 he hosted a Vogue Ball “Singstar Extravaganza with Sony Entertainment Europe that brought legendary vogue father Benny Ninja to London raising funds for Body & Soul (the charity supporting children & families affected by hiv).