🖖 SUMMER PRIDE: PROTECT THE DOLLS
20th & 21st June
@thelockdownbar (Drag Brunch at @beringers on Sunday)
Hopewell Square, Leamouth Peninsula, London E14 0SY
Theme: Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations
Six decades ago, Star Trek gave us IDIC, a manifesto that our differences aren’t just to be tolerated, they are our greatest strength. That message is as urgent now as it was then.
“Protect the Dolls” is a call to action and a love letter to every trans, non-binary, intersex and gender-diverse person out there. To the dolls and the trans mascs, the femmes, the butches, and everyone living loudly in a world that keeps trying to silence us. To the ballroom girls and the queer trailblazers who carved out the path we dance on today. We are protecting each other, all of us.
Because make no mistake: we’re living through dark times. Our trans community is facing an escalating wave of attacks on our rights and dignity. At the same time, our migrant and refugee siblings are being pushed to the margins, under mounting pressure from hostile policies and rising xenophobia. We see you. We stand with you. This summer is a celebration of that resilience, of taking up space, of sharing our stories, and of showing up for one another with radical joy.
The trans+ community makes up less than 1% of the UK population, and yet we’ve been made a scapegoat. The Supreme Court redefined “sex,” “man” and “woman” in the Equality Act without consulting a single trans+ person. The EHRC’s new code tells us to use facilities that don’t match who we are, or find a “third space” that most venues don’t have.
Making trans+ lives harder will not make anyone safer.
But the code is not yet law. MPs and peers have 40 days to challenge it. ✉️ Write to your MP. Today. That window is real, and it matters.
Across the weekend, expect drag, biodegradable glitter, and protest in heels.
SATURDAY 20 JUNE | @thelockdownbar
13:00-13:30 Doggy Pride Parade 🐶
13:30-16:00 DJ Set
16:00-20:30 PROTECT THE DOLLS: Pride Show (hosted by @themimichanel & @selsinclair)
21:00-00:00 After Party
SUNDAY 21 JUNE
11:00-12:30 Drag Brunch at @beringers
12:00-18:00 LGBTQ+ Market at @thelockdownbar
14:00-16:00 Live Music at @thelockdownbar
17:00-17:30 Raffle Results at @thelockdownbar
In our long-standing tradition, we’ll be raising funds for @stonewallhousing and @notaphaseorg 💖, tackling housing insecurity and homelessness and safer futures for our community.
🎟️ Free Tickets in the bio.
♿ Accessibility needs? Email hi@eastlondonpride.org or DM us, we’ll sort it.
Infinite diversity in Infinite combinations. See you there. 🖖