The Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum (LGBT CSF) will be organising and facilitating the Access Tent at this years Brighton Pride.
It is the first time an LGBT organisation has provide the service for quite some years.
Discussions are underway to finalise the improved service and these will be announced at a public meeting on Saturday, March 1 at 2pm.
Joanna Rowland-Stuart, said: “as the disability rep of the LGBT Community Safety Forum and trans rep for REGARD the LGBT disability charity I am very happy the LGBT CSD is taking the lead on this project.
“The access tent is not just a meeting place for disabled visitors to pride, for them it’s also a refuge, a place to seek advice, to get help, first Aid and to report problems of any nature with their day at pride, up to and including reporting hate crime incidents.
“Because of this, it is essential that the Brighton and Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum take the lead in organising, promoting and publicising this facility both to maximise its uptake by the disabled community at Pride but also to ensure that the access tent is fully effective and that the Forum itself is visible to the wider LGBT community.”
Billie Lewis, Chair of the LGBT CSF, added: “I am delighted we are able to provide this important service. I am hoping that the facility will not only benefit and empower those needing to use it but will remind the LGBT community that disabled people and the elderly are welcome at Pride and should be equally welcome throughout the LGBT scene.
“We will be working closely with other volunteer services to make sure the facility is as inclusive as possible.”
For more information on the Brighton and Hove LGBT Safety Forum, CLICK HERE:
www.lgbt-safety-forum-brighton.com
For more info on the pride access tent visit, CLICK HERE:
www.lgbt-help.com/pride
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