UK Black Pride

Queer pride in UK aiming towards people of colour

UK Black Pride

Poster from 2019

Status| Active
Genre| Black gay pride
Frequency| Annual
Venue| Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Coordinates| 51°32′46″N 0°00′46″W﻿ / ﻿51.54615°N 0.01269°W﻿ / 51.54615; -0.01269
Country| United Kingdom
Founded| 2005 (2005)
Most recent| 14 August 2022
Next event| 19 August 2023
Attendance| 25,000 (2022)
Website| Official website

UK Black Pride (UKBP) is a black gay pride event in London that has taken place since 2005. It is Europe's largest celebration of African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Latin American and Caribbean heritage lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people attracting nearly 8,000 people annually.

Event co-founder Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, is executive director.[1]

## History

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UK Black Pride began in 2005 as a day trip to Southend-on-Sea by members of the online social network Black Lesbians in the UK (BLUK).[2]

On Sunday 8 July 2018, approximately 7,500 people attended UK Black Pride at Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens.[3]

Stonewall, Europe's 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]

In July 2019, British Vogue published an interview with the UK Black Pride co-founder where she discussed the need for a black LGBT pride event in the UK.[6]

## See also

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* Pride in London
* Black gay pride
* Black Lesbian and Gay Centre

## References

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1. ^ Rorison, Alex; Okundaye, Jason; Faloyin, Dipo (6 June 2019). "Why Hackney Is the Perfect New Home for UK Black Pride". Vice. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
2. ^ "UK Black Pride: 'Shades from the Diaspora'". LambethLife. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
3. ^ Rorison, Alex; Okundaye, Jason; Faloyin, Dipo (6 June 2019). "Why Hackney Is the Perfect New Home for UK Black Pride". Vice. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
4. ^ Khomami, Nadia; agency (23 February 2018). "Stonewall withdraws from Pride in London over 'lack of diversity'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
5. ^ "UK Black Pride and Stonewall announce ground-breaking partnership". Gay Times. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
6. ^ ""Pride Is Not Just A Celebration, It's About Change": Why Black Pride Matters". British Vogue. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2020.

## External links

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* Official website