Stonewall announced as main sponsor of UK Black Pride 2012

UK Black Pride, the biggest celebration of African, Asian, Caribbean and Middle Eastern LGBT people in Europe, is proud to announce that Stonewall is the main event sponsor in 2011 … Stonewall has spent more than 20 years fighting for the rights of all lesbian, gay and bisexual people, from equalising the age of consent to repealing Section 28, from civil partnerships rights to enabling same-sex couples to adopt. Stonewall has a proud record of engaging and winning for full equality.

Proud to be … UK Black Pride

Proud to be… UK Black Pride By Pav Akhtar It is great to know that so many Black, LGBT and other people will be out supporting UK Black Pride event on Saturday 18 August at the Ministry of Sound in London. Notwithstanding the change of venue because of the inclement weather, which has impacted on [...]

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 organisation, it is here to empower and support LGBT people who are not so visible: What’s wrong with that?

Thanks to Stonewall for your continued support. ‘It Gets Better Today’ image courtesy of Stonewall.

Click here to visit the Stonewall website for more information

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.

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 [...]