For the second Southend Pride Opening Party we are building on last year's party success in celebrating our rich LGBTIQA+ history and culture by having a Tea Dance.

One of the first LGBTIQA+ safe spaces grew on Fire Island in New York, starting in the 1930's with a few full time residents with accommodation and entertainment spaces for people to visit from the city and surrounding area.

The Tea dance originally began as a party starting at tea time, over the years the theme developed into High Tea and Low Tea to mark the beginning and end of the season. The Tea Dance theme has been adopted across the world by LGBTIQA+ communities. Our own Café de Paris in London held a famously fabulous Sunday Tea Dance for many years that people remember fondly.

Southend Pride brings you Tea Dance, in our own special seaside style:

Serving Low Tea in the bar:
DJ's Rob T and Sean Moriarty (disco set), 6-9 pm.
Band: Marlow, 9-10.
DJ Adrian Pel 10-11.
Band: Subject:2 11-12midnight.
DJ's Rob, Sean and Adrian 12-2am.

Serving High Tea upstairs :
DJ Tony Pontius (Spatial Awareness) and;
DJ Scott Cuba (Coco Cuba) 8pm-2am.

Hostess and MC, The Fabulous Sofonda Cox.
Sofonda is the glue that holds us all together and a mistress of mischief and making everyone feel fabulous and welcome, we hope.

Back for 2019, our Under 18's mixer!

Many thanks to our sponsors; Figuring It Out, Southend YMCA, and Co-op Foundation for making this happen.

This event provides a safe-space for LGBTIQA+ Young Adults to socialise, talk about their experiences, and access support in a fun and relaxed environment.

Under 18s in the LGBTIQA+ community often face a great deal of hardship; they may feel isolated due to being afraid to come out, or not being able to attend licensed venues or use online platforms to meet their LGBTIQA+ peers due to age restrictions. They may face stigmatisation as the result of Homophobic, Biphobic, Transphobic (HBT) bullying from immature peers. If they opt to use contravene terms of service and use online methods to meet other LGBT+ people they are vulnerable to exploitation etc.

Tickets will be available on Eventbrite soon.

Southend-on-Sea Pride Presents; a celebration of the LGBT+ Alternative Community.

With live performances from Fortify, Raze The Void, and T-Bitch, it's a night you won't want to miss.

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We're back! Join Us and March with Southend Pride at Royal Plaza (The top of Pier Hill, behind the Royals) from 11am.

The Parade will set off at 12pm up the High Street.

Be part of Southend Pride and show our town what equality and acceptance really is, be colourful, bring banners and signs.

The 2019 Southend Pride Festival.

Join us for colour, glitter, community stalls, food, drinks, a cracking merchandise stall and obviously a stage full of camp and cracking local acts!

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that began the modern LGBTIQA+ rights movement. Join us for a half-century of history and a celebration of just how far we've come.

The only full time Southend LBGTIQA+ venue The Cliff Pub is proud to support Southend Pride 2019!
Hosting the Official Southend Pride After Party!

After a jam packed time of celebrating the freedom of equality, and joining the spirit of pride of sharing love and respect for all!
Why not continue the party here at the Cliff?

Doors open at 5pm, open till 3am.
Celebrating equality for all! With all the Gay classic hits, up-to date tunes and floor fillers!

Fantastic drink deals all night long // Free entry // 18+.
It’ll be a night NOT to be missed!