Homotopia are delighted to announce on International Trans Day of Visibility that Pride is a Trans Led Protest! is back and bolder than ever before, and it isn’t going anywhere.
Pride is a Trans Led Protest! curates work from transgender rights activists, community groups, grassroots activism, and trans and queer artists based in Liverpool and beyond placing at the centre a commemoration of the city’s queerness and community. The exhibition is both a curation and a document, placing 2025 in a hyper-local and global context, including the weeks following the Supreme Court ruling, the different protests and moments of visibility, and the longer histories of trans activism that culminated in Liverpool Pride which, for the first time in its history, was a trans led march.
As an organisation, we stand firm in our commitment to celebrate the full diversity of the LGBTQIA+ community, without compromise, exclusion, or erasure. Postponing the exhibition, and finding this new venue and duration to exhibit, allows us to ensure that it can be presented in its entirety, in the way it was originally envisioned by the artists, contributors and collaborators involved: authentically, unapologetically, and with respect for the voices and experiences of trans people.
Some words from our Executive Director:
“On International Trans Day of Visibility, we’re proud to showcase trans artists, activists and communities in bringing Pride is a Trans Led Protest! back, and ensuring it has the space it deserves to be seen in full. LGBTQIA+ rights have been hard won, and trans people have been leading that fight for our freedoms for decades. I’m delighted to see that story launched today and I’m excited for people to engage with trans work beyond TDOV.”
Homotopia would like to thank those who have contributed to this exhibition during its past and present version. Special thanks to curators Connie Frankish and Gary Needham.
Be sure to catch the exhibition from the 23rd of April to the 8th of May at Lost Art, the exhibition is free for all to access, please note the exhibition is operating different opening times, 9am-6pm weekdays, 10am-6pm Saturday, 11am-5pm Sunday. Join us at the exhibition opening event on the 23rd of April and make sure to keep an eye out for further activity surrounding the exhibition due to be announced soon.
For more information, visit: https://www.homotopia.net/events/pride-is-a-trans-led-protest/