Belonging Archives - Into The Outside

“Sex ed. needs to be taught for everything”
“I went to a Pride in Portsmouth, which was drastically different”
“I talk to my mum a bit. My family I think are aware, but we don’t really talk about it much”
“Sex ed. is just straight and for us that’s living hell”
“Everyone questioning an identity or an orientation wants to find out more”
“I love the fact that they’re building in new LGBTQ+ness into the media, as we know it”
“Politicians are there to represent us. We need to be political about our rights so that they get it”
“I know there was a lot of opposition against our community back in the old day”
“It’s nice to know that you’re part of something that’s just brilliantly vibrant”
“I have a lot of LGBTQ+ friends. A lot of them identify as many different things”
“I’d say Brighton Pride has a brilliant atmosphere”
“The LGBTQ+ community is vibrant within my college, but is being drowned out when it comes to identity”
“A name isn’t everything”
“My name has changed over the years, because I felt I couldn’t identify as my birth name”
“My friends, luckily, are really accepting”
“There was a time where I wasn’t at all comfortable with this and I was very sort of isolated”
“I’m still actually quite new, to be completely honest, it hasn’t been long”
“Pride is important, because it allows us to be together in solidarity”
“It’s increasingly becoming less of a political event and more of a just a big party, which annoys me a bit”
“Brighton Pride, it’s sort of THE event of Brighton and also it’s an event celebrating my community”
“Generally I identify as a girl, although some days I’m a little bit kind of not, so just like 97% girl or something”
“It’s nice to feel a part of something”
“You can still hear people say fag and stuff. You still hear that”
“I’ve always kind of dressed like a tomboy since I was a kid. I hated girly things, but I’ve never really thought much of it”
“In the future it will become a lot easier to be yourself”
“It’s like a remembrance day. You remember a war because something bad happened. It’s the same for Pride. So many bad things have happened in history to gay people”
“Don’t worry if you don’t know, it might take you a while. It has taken me three years”
“We don’t have equality yet and that’s really shocking”
“I find it a bit overwhelming”
“I have never seen so many openly gay people. Never”
“At the end of the day, all we can really do is accept each other”
“I think in this age and generation, nobody should be afraid to do anything”
“My sister’s girlfriend, her mother didn’t approve of it really and spent a long time trying to make sure she didn’t feel comfortable”
“There were people playing ukuleles and singing. It was so open and it was so lovely”
“So me and my mum came out to each other!”
“I realised the things that made me identify as one or the other, were inherently really sexist“
“To show that solidarity is very important I think”
“I think representation is important”
“This is my first Pride. I thought it would be a really nice opportunity to be around more people like me”
“I remember the one time I actually said to a group of people that I was straight and it was when I was really uncertain”
“I’d almost been out a year and so I wanted to feel like I was really part of the community and fully comfortable with my identity”
“My parents bought me the ticket to Pride for Christmas”
“It shows we’re a part of society. Everyone feels like they can express themselves in their own way. They don’t have to hide away”
“You could scream anything from the top of your lungs about your sexuality, or acceptance and everyone would probably just yell ‘Cool!’ back”
“I’ve always questioned my gender and I’m still not really sure”
“I enjoy being open and feeling like part of the community”
“It should be a Pride Day, Day of Pride, everywhere has it on the same day.”
“I decided to come to Pride today because, number one, I am very rainbow”
“I don’t think I have a single straight friend, so they’re all very accepting”
“I love Pride. It’s one of my favourite days of the year”
“There were so many other people that I could relate to there.”
“I feel super gay, but I like it.”