Join us for Diaspora Pride — a collective celebration of Black and Global Majority queer and trans brilliance, resilience, and joy. This day is dedicated to honouring our queer ancestors whose truths carved paths of freedom, and to uplifting the living legacies carried by their descendants today.
Queerness and transness are not modern imports to the Global South, they have deep, rich roots across continents that predate colonial rule. In many pre-colonial societies, gender and sexuality were understood in fluid and diverse ways until colonialism violently disrupted these knowledge systems, imposing rigid binaries and homophobic laws rooted in Victorian morality. Today, we celebrate LGBTQ+ individuals across the diaspora and honour the ancestors who lived fully in their truth—proof that queerness and transness have always been part of our story.
Through community, storytelling, and collective healing, we will gather to centre mental health, reclaim rest, and create space for our radical existence. Whether through art, ritual, or shared movement, Diaspora Pride invites us to be held, to be seen, and to be whole.
Come as you are. Leave recharged, reconnected, and reminded: we are never alone even when we’re far from home.
Festival Programme
More details for our festival will be coming soon. But for now, here is what you can expect:
- Workshops
- Music and performances
- African and Caribbean food vendors
- Our ancestor wall remembering our queer and trans ancestors
- Stalls by groups/local organisations supporting Black and PoC LGBTQ+ communities
Diaspora Pride centres Black and Global Majority LGBTQ+ voices and lived experiences while also welcoming all backgrounds and identities including sexual orientation, gender, race, ethnicity, culture and faith, immigration status, age, sizes, and mental and physical abilities.
Accessibility
Our venue is on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible and a quiet room will be available throughout the event. Masks and hand sanitiser will be available at the main entrance, but please note the event will be taking place inside. We encourage everyone to do a Covid test before attending and please do not attend if you have any Covid symptoms.
Practicalities
How to find us
We are located inside Pop Brixton, which is 4 minutes walk from Brixton tube station and 1 minute walk from Brixton mainline station. Once you arrive at the main entrance, you will need to walk down to the back of Pop Brixton. We are in a building called The Factory and look out for the Pride flags in case you can’t see us :)
Volunteers
Our event is free for everyone to attend and does not receive any corporate sponsorship or funding. To support the day to run as smoothly as possible we are looking for volunteers to be part of our team and if you would like to help out, please email info@blackpsychotherapy.org and we can provide more information. If you’re not able to help out, please consider donating as part of your ticket purchase.
About Us
Black Psychotherapy is a mental health service serving exclusively Black and racially minoritised communities. The team provides decolonial, intersectional and anti-oppressive therapy alongside education, training and consultancy on liberation and justice-based approaches to mental health and wellbeing. With a low-cost community clinic at Pop Brixton and sessions available virtually nationwide, Black Psychotherapy promotes an inclusive and culturally attuned approach to mental health that tackles stigma and directly addresses the impact of racial trauma on mental health and wellbeing.
You can find out more about their work on their website and social media.