1. Bristol Pride Crossing
Why we chose this location
The crossing on Wine Street at the top of Union Street had the iconic rainbow painted across the ground on 30th June 2021 as Bristol prepared to celebrate Pride, the annual celebration of LGBTQ+ people and rights that takes place each July.
Unfortunately, less than 48 hours later, it had been defaced.
The crossing was quickly cleaned. Bristol Pride organiser Daryn Carter said he had been disappointed but not surprised by the graffiti.
"I know a lot of people who are quite shocked, but the reality for our community is that it's something that we still face quite regularly," he said.
"If you ever needed a reason to see why we need things like this [rainbow crossing], then this is why.
You can read more about the crossing and Bristol pride, here.
Now take action below for Turkish students defending LGBTI+rights.
Turkish students Melike and Özgür were peacefully protesting the banning of Pride on their campus when police responded with excessive force.
The police arrested Melike and Özgür, along with other students who are now on trial.
If sentenced, they could face 3 years in prison.
Send an email to Turkish authorities now calling for their acquittal.
https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/demand-justice-turkish-students-defending-lgbtq-rights
What is gender?
Created by young people for young people, 'What is Gender?' combines animation and documentary interviews to explore how diverse gender can be. Young people share their views on topics such as the gender binary, stereotyping, identity, pronouns and gender-based bullying. The film also uses real-life experiences from participants to think about what it means to be transgender, trans or to identify outside of the binary.
Created by Off the Record (Bristol) and Educational Action Challenging Homophobia (EACH) as part of the Government Equalities Office funded Inspiring Equality in Education programme.
Bristol LGBTQ+ support services
The information below is from Off The Record (OTR). OTR is a mental health social movement by and for young people aged 11-25.
LGBTQ-Support-Services.pdf