Trans Pride NI Festival

Trans Pride NI Event Celebrating Gender Diversity and Transgender People
 

On the 31st of May and 1st of June 2019 history will be made, when the first multi-event Trans Pride NI Festival takes place, celebrating gender diversity and transgender people at events in Belfast city centre.

Themed “Celebrating Gender Diversity” this year’s festivities will include a vibrant and colourful march, discussions and an art exhibition on what it is like to be Trans, Intersex or Non-binary. 

Open to everyone, the main Trans Pride NI Festival march will start at Buoy Park at noon on Saturday 1st June and take a short loop through Belfast city centre before returning to Buoy Park at 12.30pm. 

Michael Steven (Trans Pride NI) quote:

“We very much look forward to families, friends and community groups attending this celebration to support Trans rights and those of the wider LGBT+ community including TNBI (Trans, Non-Binary and Intersex) because Trans rights need to be the same human rights shared by everyone.”

Spread the word and use the hashtag #transprideni2019

At Buoy Park immediately after the march speakers will include the Lord Mayor of Belfast, a representative of The Training for Women Network, and Dr. Sidhbh Gallagher who will talk about her gender affirmation surgery work with the Trans community. Entertainment will be supplied by Quire LGBT Singers, Victoria Garrett, Carla Queen, Miz Tasty, Alexis Cox, Fefe Geisha and Onya Becks.

Viewer discretion at the rally advised. 

Saturday’s festivities continue at the Minor Hall of First Presbyterian Church, Rosemary Street, from 2pm to 6pm, where we can learn of support for the Trans, Intersex or Non-binary community at stands manned by Unite the Union, Queerspace, Trans Pride NI, the Northern Ireland Civil Service and the Department for Communities. 

A talk on Transphobia and Religion will be held on 31st May ’19 at the Minor Hall, First Presbyterian Church, Rosemary Street, Belfast, between 8pm and 10pm, where relationship building between the Trans NI community and religious groups throughout Northern Ireland will be talked about.

Speakers at the Transphobia and Religion event will include Michael Steven (Can with Candle Charity), Stephen Caves (Humanist Association of Northern Ireland) and David Kerr (lay preacher, First Presbyterian Church, Belfast).

Stories of Trans Pride NI Art Exhibition and Launch (Sat 1st June 2-4pm, Monor Hall, First Presbyterian Church, Rosemary Street, Belfast)
Attendees will have the opportunity to draw or write their Stories of Trans Pride, using drawing materials provided.

A portrait artist will be drawing portraits of consenting attendees for FREE, as well as giving practical art advice to anyone who requests it.

Trans Information Exchange (Sat 1st June 4-6pm, Minor Hall, First Presbyterian Church, Rosemary Street, Belfast)

Would you like trans, non-binary and intersex people to know about your trans-friendly business or organisation? 

Trans Pride NI is inviting all transgender, LGB and T groups, trans-friendly businesses, trade unions, religious organisations, human rights groups, student groups, government agencies, public sector, political groups, women's groups and equality groups, that support trans, non-binary and intersex people, in Northern Ireland, to a discussion on what their group can do to help trans, non-binary and intersex people within the next year. 

Event participants will be recorded on the https://transinformationdirectory.org website

While all Trans Pride NI events are FREE, please let Trans Pride NI know you are coming by getting a free ticket on the Eventbrite web site – 

For free tickets for any event, Google search ‘Trans Pride NI Eventbrite’ or go to this address on your web browser www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/trans-pride-ni-17024436658

The Trans Pride NI Festival 2019 is supported by Belfast City Council, Department for Communities, The Executive Office, and Policing and Community Safety Partnership.

This event has been grant aided by the PCSP. The views expressed are not necessarily shared or endorsed by the PCSP; and the PCSP does accept any responsibility or responsibility for the same.