LGBTIQ+ History Club: Brighton Trans*formed

Schedule

Sun Apr 28 2024 at 02:00 pm

Location

Old Courtroom | Brighton, EN

In 2014 Brighton Trans*formed, a QueenSpark Books project, set off to record and document the lives and experiences of Brighton & Hove’s Trans community. Using writing, memories, oral histories and photography, the project captured a snapshot of the rich variety of Trans lives in Brighton & Hove at a moment of significant change for the community.
The project’s contributors ranged from 18 to 81 years old with very different life experiences, and participants interviewed each other, resulting in a collection of stories that are deeply personal and honest. An absolutely groundbreaking project for the time.
Ten years later Brighton LGBTIQ+ History Club invites all project participants to celebrate the ten year anniversary of the project with an afternoon of readings from the original interviews and a panel discussion.
In the first part of the event some of the participants of the project will read extracts from their oral histories.
In the second half of the event E-J Scott will join QueenSparks Book,and some of the project participants for a panel discussion on collecting, documenting, and making queer and trans history.
The panel will explore the specific challenges of language, identity, confidentiality and safety. What did these issues look like ten years ago? And what it would look like now?
Speakers and contributors include: Alice Denny, Rory Finn, Sabah Choudrey, Fox Fisher, Rebecca Williams, Cass Hoskins, Sharon Kilgannon, Stephanie Scott, Reuben Davidson, Ben Pritchard and more.
About QueenSpark Books:
Since 1972, QueenSpark Books has been dedicated to preserving the rich history of Brighton. QueenSpark Books has been producing books about the people of Brighton & Hove, with a focus on enabling ‘lesser-heard’ voices to tell their stories. Their collection of local history books and ebooks offers a unique perspective on the city's past, meticulously researched and told by the people who lived here.
The event is a sober space, tea, coffee and light refreshments will be provided.
The Old Courtroom is wheelchair accessible. If you have any accessibility needs you would like to discuss ahead of the event, please get in touch at [email protected]
The event is free/PWYC - but spaces are limited and we always sell out, so please make sure you book your space. And please let us know if you are no longer able to make the event so we can reallocate your ticket.
Event Details
From 2:00PM to 4:00PM
Location
The Old Courtroom, Brighton, Brighton, BN1 1UD

Where is it happening?

Old Courtroom, Cote, 115 Church Street, Brighton, BN1 1UD, United Kingdom,Brighton and Hove

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Host or Publisher Queer in Brighton

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