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Homotopia is the UK's leading LBGTQIA arts and cultural festival and takes place in Liverpool each November. Est. 2004.

06/05/2026

2 days to go until our Pride is a Trans Led Protest! Celebration Event & Creative Workshops. 🏳️‍⚧️

We’re closing Pride is a Trans Led Protest! this Friday, and it’s your last chance to be part of it.

Join us for a full evening of workshops, celebration and community at Lost Art:

✂️ Zine making�
✊ Banner making�
🎧 DJ sets�
🗣️ Speeches�
🍻 Drinks + space to connect
🖼️ Final chance to experience the exhibition

Whether you’ve been part of the journey or are joining us for the first time, this is the moment to show up, get involved and celebrate together.

📅 Friday 8 May�
📍 Lost Art, Liverpool�
🎟️ Free entry, booking required: https://www.homotopia.net/current-events/

04/05/2026

🚨 GET CREATIVE WITH US! 🎨

Our Pride is a Trans Led Protest! workshops are coming soon and we want you to be a part of it.

Join us on Friday 8 May at Lost Art for an evening of creativity, connection and collective action:

✂️ 4-6pm: Zine Making with Badly Drawn Zines
Make your own DIY zine and share your story, all materials provided.

✊ 6-8pm: Banner Making with Trans Info Shop
Create something powerful for Trans Pride 2026 or take it to your next protest.

Spaces are limited and once they’re gone, they’re gone.

📍 Lost Art, Liverpool
🎟️ Secure your spot now: https://www.homotopia.net/current-events/

Come create with us!
📸 Emily Joan Collins

03/05/2026

Don’t miss the closing moment. 🏳️‍⚧️

We’re coming together this Friday 8th May to celebrate the final night of Pride is a Trans Led Protest! and you’re invited.

This is your last chance to experience the exhibition in full, and to be part of a space rooted in community, creativity and collective resistance.

Expect an evening of connection and celebration, with DJ sets by
BLVK VELVET and ELAMENT, speeches, making, and moments to reflect on everything this exhibition has held.

✨ A final chance to gather, celebrate and be in community.

📅 Friday 8 May, 6-10:30pm
📍 Lost Art, Liverpool
🎟️ Free entry, booking required: https://www.homotopia.net/events/pride-is-a-trans-led-protest-celebration-event/

Please note that tickets for the creative workshops are separate from workshop tickets, meaning that if you'd like to attend a workshop and the closing event, please book separate tickets.

Let’s close this together 💖

01/05/2026

Creative workshops - join us! 🏳️‍⚧️

We’re closing Pride is a Trans Led Protest! with a night of making, sharing and celebrating, and spaces for our workshops are limited.

Join us on Friday 8 May at Lost Art and get involved:

✂️ 4–6pm: Zine Making with Badly Drawn Zines:
Create your own DIY zine in response to the exhibition.

✊ 6–8pm: Banner Making with Trans Info Shop:
Make something bold for Trans Pride 2026 or your next protest, all materials provided.

These are intimate, hands-on sessions and tickets won’t be around for long.

⚠️ Please note: workshop tickets are separate from the closing celebration event, if you’d like to attend both, you’ll need to book each individually.

📍 Lost Art, Liverpool
🎟️ Book now: https://www.homotopia.net/current-events/

Don’t miss out, come make something with us. 💖

📸 Emily Joan Collins

29/04/2026

We’re closing Pride is a Trans Led Protest! with a night of making, sharing and celebrating, 🏳️‍⚧️

Join us on Friday 8 May for two hands-on workshops at Lost Art, alongside our closing celebration, whether you want to get creative, connect, or make something to take into the world.

✂️ 4-6pm: Zine Making with Badly Drawn Zines (£5) - Create your own DIY publication in response to the exhibition. Prompts, materials and guidance provided, no experience needed.

✊ 6-8pm: Banner Making with Trans Info Shop* (£5) - Make banners for Trans Pride 2026 or your next protest. Come with a message or find one on the day, all materials included.

Both workshops take place upstairs at Lost Art and are open to all.

⚠️ Please note: workshop tickets are separate from the closing celebration event, if you’d like to attend the workshops and the closing event, be sure to book each individually.

📍 Lost Art, Liverpool
🎟️ Booking required, https://www.homotopia.net/current-events/
📸 Emily Joan Collins

28/04/2026

Join us for a special closing celebration of Pride is a Trans Led Protest! 🏳️‍⚧️

After an incredible run, we’re coming together for one final moment to experience the exhibition, and to celebrate the trans voices, stories and communities at its heart.

Our celebration event is a chance to reflect on that, and celebrate together.

✨ Expect:
- Placard-making with local q***r and trans organisers
- DJ sets from BLVK VELVET and ELAMENT
- Celebration speeches
- A bar throughout the evening
- A final chance to experience the exhibition

Whether you’ve visited before or are joining us for the first time, we’d love to have you there.

📅 Friday 8 May
⏰ 6:00pm - 10:30pm
📍 Lost Art, Liverpool
🎟️ Free entry, booking required: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1988402590675?aff=oddtdtcreator

️Please note: we are hosting a number of workshops as part of the evening. Workshop tickets and closing event tickets are separate, if you’d like to attend both, you’ll need to book each individually.

📸 Emily Joan Collins

24/04/2026

What a night. 🏳️‍⚧️

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening night of Pride is a Trans Led Protest! it felt truly special to come together in such a powerful, generous and affirming space. Moments like this remind us what community looks like: connected, resilient, and full of care.

We’re so grateful to our speakers for holding such a thoughtful and urgent conversation, and to T.S Idiot for an incredible live performance. Thank you to everyone who joined us for showing up, for holding space, and for being part of this with us.

You can visit Pride is a Trans Led Protest! at Lost Art from now until 8th May.

Find out more and plan your visit here:
🔗 https://www.homotopia.net/events/pride-is-a-trans-led-protest/

If you couldn’t make it, there’s still time to experience it. And if you did… keep an eye out, we’ll be sharing details of a closing event very soon... 😉

22/04/2026

Are you joining us tomorrow? 🤞

We’re proud to welcome curators Connie Frankish and Gary Needham to speak at the opening night of Pride is a Trans Led Protest! the voices behind this vital, uncompromising exhibition. 🏳️‍⚧️

Together, they’ll be in conversation with Deity Evans and Emeri Curd, reflecting on the origins of the exhibition, the realities of organising in this moment, and the power of community-led resistance. Plus a live performance from T.S Idiot

About the curators:�

Connie Frankish is a Liverpool-based trans rights activist, educator and organiser, whose work centres community, visibility and advocacy for trans+ people locally and beyond, including founding Pride is a Trans Led Protest! in 2025. Gary Needham is a Senior Lecturer in Film at the University of Liverpool, specialising in Q***r Film, with a body of writing spanning LGBTQIA+ culture, cinema and television.

📅 Thursday 23 April, 6-9pm�
📍 Lost Art, Liverpool�
🎟️ Free entry, booking required�
🔗 Book now: https://www.homotopia.net/events/pride-is-a-trans-led-protest-opening-night/
Don’t miss this one.

21/04/2026

3 days to go - tickets are nearly sold out! 🏳️‍⚧️

Join us for the long-awaited opening night of this vital exhibition, Pride is a Trans Led Protest!

This is more than an exhibition, it’s a living document of trans resistance, joy and community, Pride is a Trans Led Protest! centres the voices, histories and futures of trans people, rooted in both local and global movements.

Expect an evening of conversation, reflection and connection, featuring a panel with curators Connie Frankish and Gary Needham in discussion with Deity Evans and Emeri Curd, alongside a live performance from T.S Idiot.

�📅 Thursday 23 April, 6-9pm�
📍 Lost Art, Liverpool
🎟️ Free entry, booking required�
🔗 Book your ticket: https://www.homotopia.net/events/pride-is-a-trans-led-protest-opening-night/

📸 Jo Wilson

15/04/2026

Join us for the long-awaited opening night of this vital exhibition, Pride is a Trans Led Protest! 🏳️‍⚧️

This is more than an exhibition, it’s a living document of trans resistance, joy and community. Bringing together work from activists, grassroots organisers and artists from Liverpool and beyond, Pride is a Trans Led Protest! centres the voices, histories and futures of trans people, rooted in both local and global movements.

Expect an evening of conversation, reflection and connection, featuring a panel with curators Connie Frankish and Gary Needham in discussion with Deity Evans and Emeri Curd, alongside a live performance from T.S Idiot.

�📅 Thursday 23 April, 6-9pm�
📍 Lost Art, Liverpool
🎟️ Free entry, booking required�
🔗 More info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-is-a-trans-led-protest-opening-night-tickets-1986428268424?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

📸 Jo Wilson

14/04/2026

Yesterday we came together for the Trans Unity Quilt Workshop 🏳️‍⚧️

Hosted as part of Pride is a Trans Led Protest!, this was a space for creativity, connection and collective care, where trans people and allies gathered to contribute their own patch to a growing, shared artwork. 🧵

Each piece created holds a story. Together, they will form the Trans Unity Quilt, a powerful symbol of trans joy, resilience and solidarity, which will be carried at London Trans+ Pride 2026 before travelling across the UK.

Thank you to everyone who joined us, shared space, and stitched themselves into something bigger, and thank you to CN Lester for leading such a thoughtful and generous session. 🫶

Be sure to join us at the Pride is a Trans Led Protest! Opening Night, tickets are free but booking is required: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pride-is-a-trans-led-protest-opening-night-tickets-1986428268424?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

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