Bear Patrol and Brighton Bear Weekender will march together on the Brighton Pride Community Parade this Saturday, August 2.
First and foremost Brighton Pride is about community. Working together for the best outcome for those we live, socialise and work with.
This year the Pride Community Parade will see numerous local and national LGBTQ voluntary organisations, charities, businesses and groups march with Pride through the streets of Brighton and Hove.
For Brighton’s Bear Patrol and Brighton Bear Weekender, the Pride Parade is an opportunity to stand together as one.
Danny Dwyer from Bear Patrol, said: “After listening to concerns from Bear Patrol members regarding the Brighton Pride Parade as “who to walk with” I was concerned about members feeling awkward about letting anyone down with their support. I spoke with Brighton Bear-Weekender about the possibility of us working together to enable our members to walk with us both as ‘one’ unit but still with our own identities”.
“Having confirmed with the Pride organisers we could walk together we are now very excited about the Parade. By working together as organisations, be it during Pride or across the year, you can achieve so much more and create a happy, comfortable and safe support network for everyone to be a part of”.
Brighton Bear Weekender’s David Harvie, added: “We want to send out a message of working together within the community. Even though the two groups have a great deal in common, we are also different in some ways, and we don’t want people to feel they have to “pick a side”; we sometimes have to do that in life, but Pride shouldn’t be one of those times”.
“Marching together is a show of unity and an environment where everyone is welcome, in the best spirit of Pride. So if you’re a bear, a friend or an admirer, join both groups in this year’s Pride Parade and fly the flag for the bears!”
Bear-Patrol with Brighton Bear Weekender, two LGBT Organisation will come together to support their members and Brighton Pride. In the words of Bear Patrol’s Danny Dwyer “Those who play together, stay together”.
What: LGBT Community Parade, The World’s a Disco
Where: Madeira Drive, Brighton
When: Saturday, August 2
Time: 11am start
What: Pride Brighton & Hove 2014: Freedom To Live
Where: Pride Festival Preston Park 12noon – 10pm
When: Saturday, August 2
Time: Noon to 10pm
Tickets: £9 /£12.50 Early Bird & £15 first release advance tickets have Sold out. £20 in July/ More on the day.
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