PRIDE IS A TRANS* LED PROTEST

Homotopia commissioned me to lead and produce ‘Pride is a Trans Led Protest!’ in Spring 2026 following the postponed exhibition of trans+ artists and curators in October 2025.

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. 

From visual art, photography, protest ephemera, community-led history projects and queer artistic expression, Pride is a Trans Led Protest aims to capture a variety of actions and experiences across a complex community during times of precarity. Pride is a Trans Led Protest celebrates trans* people at the heart of Pride. The exhibition documents community responses to the ongoing attacks on trans* rights, including themes such as identity, bodies, wellbeing, access, healthcare, and philosophy.

Homotopia as an organisation stands firm in their 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. 

Thanks those who have contributed to this exhibition during its past and present version. Special thanks to curators Connie Frankish and Gary Needham.