My new exhibition – Gay Liberation: The Trailblazers of the Pride Movement – opens 1st August for 2 months at Plus X Innovation in Brighton.
To mark 50 years since the first ‘Brighton Gay Pride march’ in July 1973, the exhibition presents new portraits of veterans of the London GLF and the Sussex GLF, each a poignant testament to the personal narratives of the veterans, reflecting the trials they encountered while navigating the path to acceptance and liberation.
NEW EXHIBITION
ONE DAY ONLY
The Identity Project – Seahaven Edition, a collection of stories and portraits of the LGBTQ+ community of the Seahaven area – was displayed at Seahaven Pride at the Martello Fields, Seaford on 26th August.
Totally honoured to be listed as one of the 10 best places to celebrate LGBTQ+ history month by Stephen Emms in the Guardian.
IDENTITY is a project by award-winning British photographer Chris Jepson, exploring what it means to identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community today.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUPPORT THE IDENTITY PROJECT, YOU CAN donate VIA PAYPAL or KOFI. you can also buy a copy of the poster or zine HERE. THANK YOU!
The black and white images encourage the viewer to look beyond the trappings of location and engage directly with the sitter. The diverse faces of LGBTQ+ people from innumerable walks of life aim to challenge the stereotypes and assumptions to dispel the myths of perceived identity.
As a multi-exhibited body of work, IDENTITY gives visibility to marginalised LGBTQ+ people promoting a diverse and inclusive community.
WHY NOW?
Throughout recent history we have been persecuted and legislated against but in times of need we step up for each other. In the early days of the AIDS crisis in New York City it was lesbians who rallied around gay men in their hour of need and when the Trans community was under attack it was the rest of the LGB community that stepped up and said ‘No, Transphobia is not ok’.
As our hard fought for rights are being eroded, it is essential that we come together as a community.
All families have disagreements and moments of discord, and the rainbow family is no exception, but I am hoping this project will show that our rich diversity is our greatest strength.
GET INVOLVED
I am looking for members of the LGBTQ+ community from all walks of life. If you would like to participate, please complete the ‘Get Involved‘ form, then we can arrange the when and where for the shoot which, once set up, should take no more than 10-15 minutes.