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www.scenemag.co.uk Trans Rights Protest to take place in London on Friday, August 6
Vaccination champions needed Village MCC Pride service on
Sunday, August 8 at 6pm
) Laura Dale, a trans woman and author of Gender Euphoria, is currently helping to organise – along with trans rights activist Felix F Fern – a trans rights protest, which will take place at the gates of Downing Street in London on Friday, August 6 at 1pm.
in-person service at its new home at Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Brighton BN2 1SA. Village MCC hopes to hold an in-person worship service at 6pm on the first Sunday of every month there. These in-person services will be streamed live on Facebook, and all our other worship services will still be available on both Facebook and Zoom. Michael Hydes, pastor of the Village MCC, said: “Thank you so much to the Somerset Day Centre for providing a safe space for us to worship in over our ) Village MCC, the Christian church first five years as an LGBTQ+ affirming in Brighton that has a primary mission to church. They have been amazing!” serve the LGBTQ+ community, invites D For more info on the Village MCC, you to join them to celebrate Pride on Sunday, August 8 at 6pm for its first visit: www.thevillagemcc.org
Laura said: “Our protest will be demanding improvements to trans healthcare waiting times, an end to the government’s constant placating of anti-trans hate groups, and meaningful changes being made to better support the trans community from the current onslaught of hate we are receiving in the UK.”
Rainbow Chorus, Brighton’s LGBTQ+ mixed choir, opens Trans Pride Brighton & Hove with video message
Speakers at the protest include: Fox Fisher, Rico Jacob Chace, Kathryn Bristow, Eric Sophia McAllister, Roz Kaveney and Kate Gee. Organisers say more speakers are to be announced. D For more information, visit: www.facebook.com/ events/636214590671118/?sfnsn=scwspmo
) The Clare Project, a selfsupporting transgender support and social group based in Brighton & Hove, has announced that Dr Sam Hall is stepping down from the board of trustees and will be replaced as chair by Andie Davidson (she/her), who has served as a trustee since 2019, having long been a friend and one-time service user of the Clare Project. Andie is currently a technical author and has worked in IT, engineering and social research organisations. She began involvement with the Clare Project in 2011 and blogged the experience of transition extensively. She has lived in Sussex for over 25 years and in Brighton & Hove since 2013. The board of trustees will be joined by Maria Rosamojo (she/thee), a black mixed-race pan spirit multimedia artist and musician committed to fighting racism, ableism, mental health stigma and discrimination. Dr Sam Hall will continue to be very much involved as a volunteer at the Clare Project, running the Trans Health Hub, an outreach service for TNBI people who are struggling to access affirmative healthcare. D For more information on the Clare Project, visit: www.clareproject.org.uk
LINDSEY STEVENSON
ANDIE DAVIDSON
Clare Project announces new Chair of trustees and trustee
) The Rainbow Chorus opened Trans Pride Brighton & Hove last month with a vibrant video message of support and solidarity to those performing and watching the virtual Trans Pride event.
Our motto is Strength In Harmony, not just through our performances but also in supporting the whole community to respect differences and to acknowledge that Trans Rights Are Human Rights.
Lindsey Stevenson, chair of the city’s largest LGBTQ+ mixed chorus, said: “Brighton’s Rainbow Chorus and RC+, our monthly singing workshop, wish we were singing in person at Trans Pride but instead we’ve produced this video to celebrate with our trans, intersex and non-binary members, trans allies and everyone who supports Trans Pride.
“We wish each and every one of you a very Happy Trans Pride 2021!”
“We’re proud to be an inclusive and diverse LGBTQ+ choral organisation.
The Rainbow Chorus has opened Trans Pride the last few years and is one of the UK’s largest LGBTQ+ choirs. If you’d like to know more about the Rainbow Chorus, which is a registered charity, or would like to drop in and try a RC+ workshop, please check out the website: www.rainbowchorus.org.uk D To see the video, visit: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=rdblka9XRoQ
