Supporting Pride across East Sussex this Summer

This year marks Stonewall’s fifty year anniversary.

In the early hours of June 28, 1969, New York City police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay club located in Greenwich Village in New York City. 

The raid sparked a riot among bar patrons and neighbourhood residents as police roughly hauled employees and patrons out of the bar, leading to six days of protests and violent clashes with law enforcement outside the bar on Christopher Street, in neighbouring streets and in nearby Christopher Park.

Commitment to valuing diversity

Of course, our work isn’t put on hold during each Pride celebration.  We will have many staff on duty in Eastbourne, Brighton and Hastings and we will be opening our doors to Preston Circus Fire Station during Brighton Pride to meet and greet the LGBTQ+ community.  

We are taking part in all three events to show our commitment to valuing diversity. We know that the more diverse our organisation is, the better we’ll serve our communities. We want our LGBTQ+ communities to know that East Sussex Fire and Rescue is a Service that is there for all members of the community, no matter what their age, gender, sexuality or race.